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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

dren have applied to the committee
for the so-called vacation colonies"
for a chance. to send their children
into the country at the expense of the
committee; but the means at the
disposal of the committee are so
limited that only about 1000 chill
dren can be cared for. The expenses
average exactly IS cents day for
each child.
About rs convicts will be sent to
Vardalen to work on the improve
ments of the government lands in
that valley.
A very large number of tourists are
passing through Trondnjem this
year. Most of them are Americans.
The southern division of the Nor
wegian employers union held it's an
nual meeting in Kristiania. This di-
vision includes 421 business concerns
in Kristiania and vicinity, and they
employ 10000 persons. In the same
territory the national labor union has
only 10000 members.
The Social Democrats held their ma
tional convention the last days OF
May There were 1872 delegates. Their
reports show that there are 256
unions, which have 13, 500 members.
A good hay crop is practically as
sured in the southern part of Nor
way.
The beautiful Storoen property in
Holsfjord, Ringevike, has been sold
by Major Brandt to E. I. Haarseth,
Rendalen, for $4,000.
The imports in 1902 were $46,758,-
276 as against $42,516,954 in 1901. The
main increase was on timber products
and animal food stuffs.
The Conservative party is more
liberal than the Liberal party at one
point, to say the least: the Conser-
vative platform demands that the
members of the storthing be elected
directly by the people in all parts
of the country, while the Liberals
wish to grant this privilege only to
the cities.
Bjornson predicts that the Liberals
will suffer "a crushing defeat" at the
polls.
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Compliments Our Commercial Club.


Secretary Feig of the Old Settlers
association in speaking of Tuesdays
meeting at Willmar complimented in
the highest manner Willmar's new
institution, the Commercial Club.
1.-THE Commercial Club with the gen.
eroos and able assistance of tho
ladies of Willmar did themselves
proud; their combined Efforts are
power in entertaining and their treat
ment of the old settlers will not soon
be forgotten by those who appreciate
good fellowship and progressiveness.
With the advent of the Commercial
Club Willmar steps into the vanguard
of Minnesota's progressive cities. -
Mr.. Feig was also we'll pleased with
Tuesdays sixth annual meeting. 1.-THE
attendance was good; we had an ideal
day; forty three new members enrolled
themselves. We received in annual
dues, membership fees and sale of
badges $l15 %. After paying all bills
we have a balance OF S104 90 in the
treasury. '-Atwater RepublicanPress.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

DR.. G. E. Gerretson, dentist. Office
IN Mikke1aon block Wtllmar 22t}
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
FINLAND.

Bjornstjerne, Bjornson's poem
about the use Governor Bobrikoff is
making of his dictatorial powers in
Finland has been translated into Fin
nish and Russian and is read very ex-
tensively. Governor Bobrikoff has
found it necessary to mention the
poem in his organ, and his comments
are misleading but are given in tenn
Perate language.
Governor Bergh of Kuopiolan visit
ed tavernkeeper to induce him to
compel his son to perform military
service. When the tavernkeeper de-
clined to do so the governor threat
ened to annul his right to keep a
tavern. ''Do you mean to say that
you have deprived me of the right to
keep a tavern?" Eyes" WELL" said
the tavernkeeper calmly, there is the
door. Get ready to leave the prem
Uses. This is no tavern And the
governor withdrew, realizing that for
the time being he had been outwit-
ted.
NORWAY.
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T. Otos writes fire and tornado
insurance. ..s ,: 3ltf
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Andorson.b roberR..

One Of the pretty weddings held in
this county recently was that of Mr..
John Ansgar Anderson, of Madelia,
and Miss Ella Broberq, of New Lon
don, which occurred last Wednesday
evening at the Sw. Lutheran church in
New London. The following account
OF the wedding is taken from the New
London Times of last Thursday:
The wedding WAS the socis! event of
the season and had been most prettily
arranged. The church had been Hastily
decorated with white drapings and
ferns. AS the bridal procession, which
consisted of two flower girls, Eunice
Broberg and Gertrude Johnson; two
bridesmaids, Misses Martha Broberg
and Carrie Larson; groomsman, Ell
mer Broberg; best man Arthur Peter
son, and the bridal couple marched to
the altar Mendelsst.hn's wedding
march was played by Mrs. Patterson.
sister of the groom The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. J. Collin
who also gave short address appro-
pri to for the occasion.
A reception was given at the home
of the brides parents after the cere-
mony and a large number of invited
guests were present. The young couple
were the recipients of manv beautiful
tokens of esteem in way of gifts.
The bride, who is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Broberg, is an accom-
plished and greatly esteemed young
lady of this village. The groom is an
active young hardware merchant of
Madelia and g son # Rev. Swan An
dersou, of WorthingtOn, MINI.
They leave TODAY for q wedding trip
| to- Denver, Colorado.
We join in wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson q long happy married life.
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NORWAY.
Verdens Gang stated May 20 that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Thee. 0. d. MAN.
He Tells of Romantic Women Looking
for Knight Grants.

4OI might EIIAub5s
Now ana then a country constable
has given me the collar for a tramp"
said the c. O. D. man. as he pocketed
his fee in advance, but most people
have sized me up for what 1 ana
dilapidated gentleman making a sort
of farewell tour of the country.
It's a practical age, and love stories
are out of date, but don't you forget
that there's lots Of romance lying
loose. 1t has got me into trouble over
and over again Most men viii take
me for what 1 seem to be, but most
women scent romance in my coming
-Four years ago come summer was
up in Connecticut making a slow jaunt
and enjoying the scenery as passed
along. One day 1 stopped at farm
house where the farmers old maid sis
ter was his housekeeper. I don't think
I looked like a knight Grant as 1 drew
near the house and hit the dog in the
head with a rock, but had scarcely
termilk when I saw romance IN the old
maids eye. In five minutes she had
worked UP a case against me-
I was the Chevalier D'Aural IN dis
guise. was looking for some one VINO
would marry me for love alone. had
left my retinue in Podunk and my lance
in a pumpkin somewhere else. Butter
milk was not good enough for me. She
sat me down TO square meal ana she
waited on me with her own hands
The brother came up from the corn
field by and by, and one glance told me
that he ran to pork and beans instead
Of romance After the sister talked to
him in private, he invited me to tarry
for a day or two and rest my lordly
tiredness, but didn't like his looks. His
demeanor towards my lord smacked
of a put up job. He invited me out to
the barn to inspect a colt he had just
bought, and we had hardly entered the
building when he turned on me with:
Now, then. you burned old tramp,
but I'm going to thump Texas out OF
you
's What for? I asked.
o. Because of my fool sister. You are
no more of a lord or duke than my old
white faced OK
with that he tackled me- said the
c. 0. D. man, but I had a surprise
party awaiting him He was lusty Of
limb and broad in the back. but I put
him to sleep in one round. The OLD
maid was on hand to see the last of
the row, and I was not only a knight
Grant. but a hero as we'll in her eyes
She offered then and there to eloDe
with me and pay me reverence all her
days, and I have no doubt that she
shed conious tears and was heartbroken
when got into my coat and made for
the highway.
Poor old gal. I felt sorry for her
but meeting tin peddler mile away
posted him up on the knight business,
and he said he would stop at the house
and work up a good thing
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The winter Of that same year
brought me another romance. waA
viewing the frosty scenery between two
Rhode Island towns, when two tramps
ahead of me turned into a farm house
turned in also as 1 came up, and I
walked into the kitchen just as they
had locked a girl up in a closet and
were about to go through the house.
They invited me to take a hand in /
took two hands in They made It in
teresting for me for three or four min
utes. but Weary Willie is no boxer. He
depends upon wild swings instead OF
straight punches. I had EN- both down
when the farmer came up from the
woods, and we let his daughter out and
sent the fellows of to Jail.
-Seek-no-further apples and mines
pies were none too good for me for
the next week The daughter was a
schoolma'am, about twenty years Of age.
and I had won her heart ere three days
had passed. The old man Thought 1
lacked weight to hold a plow in ston9
ground. but I guess he would havs
sanctioned the match out of gratitude
1t was not to be, however. When 7 had
cured the blisters on my heels with
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mutton tallow went out to split some
Wood one evening and forgot to return
to the house.
Another case happened TWO years
ago, and this time it was widow As
logged along a dusty highway in
ONO l got cotton in my throat and
called at a farmhouse for a drink
saw no one about, and went to the
well to help himself from the old oaken
bucket. Some one cried out to me from
the bottom of the well, and behold.
let down the bucket and drew up
woman. 1t was the widow who owned
the farm, and she had been down there
a couple of hours She wasn't over a
minute and a half jumping from graft
tude to admiration, and in q couple of
minutes more she realized that 1 was
a Knight of the Golden Cross in dis
guise. That settled it, She had been
band fell from the top of his windmill
and was killed, and her heart was mine
before she had changed her iee-cold
draperies.
she was a good-looling woman,
and it was bully farm, but I could
not return her love. As dilapidated
gentleman, I had to make a tour of
Indiana before winter set in. Aside
from my own feelings in the matter
there was the hired man to be con-
suited He threw out hints that I was
no more of a knight than he was a
hubbard squash, and he finally became
so plain spoken that had to leave him
asleep under the currant bushes as I
pursued my adventurous way.
"Oh, yes We've got electric street
cars. wireless kilograms, self-acting
washboards and patent pancakes, and
we are looking for automatic nurse
girls and double-jointed refrigerators.
but don't you bet that all the romance
of life has died out. There's heaps of
it lying around loose, and Chevalier
Tomnoddy has only got to appear at
lust the right moment to wake it up"
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an interesting historical brochure. de-
scribing this beautiful valley. which
was the scene of the horrible massacre
Of white settlers by the Indians in 1778
Of PARTICULAR interest to students of his
tory. viii be mailed you. on receipt OF
a &c stamp. by the General PASSENGER
Department, Lehigh Valley railroad,
Anew York
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The Schoolmaster assumes responsibility
for the following:
President Hadicy of Yale-I have tried
in vain sir, for a solution: tell me, DR..
Eliot what is your definition of 2 con-
ceited German barber?
President Eliot of Harvard-A sausage
endowed with the power OF speech
An original joke is one so old that every
one else has forgotten it.
If YOU have a good temper keep it; Il
you have a bad one, don't lose it-Colum-
bia Jester.
Papa. what is a pool room?"
ing for something Life
Lady Novelist (in background)-Ah now
I shall get a lovers talk for my new
He (peering into Phyllis eyes)-Dear. is
my sty getting any bigger?-London Tat
Ter.
Her novel is one Of the ephemeral sue
cesses,
oh. YES. Tt was published before 9
O. clock IN the morning, and was not COM
pletely forgotten until quite a bit after 8
clock in the evening. Life
The sleep-walker is no idle dreamer
Puck.
try to love my nabur as myself. hut in
spite OF all I kin do I hev to feel thankful
spite Of all I kin do hev to feel thankful
mine.-Detroit Free Press.
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HIGH-BRED STALLION.

JACKDAW the most successful sire In
the Missouri valley and The Shamrock.
the handsomest and best bred stallion IN
Kansas are at 326 Jackson st. r. 1. Lee.
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Papa. what is a pool room p
My son,it's place where you get moth
ing for something Life
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Union Pacific
WESTBOUND.

Missouri Pacific
Arrive. Leave
13 mPodation No e0ss ~ s:s pm 100 ana
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
FREE pIsPFNsARY.

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TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, SOUTH
east corner 18th and Tyler sts;. from l
regular practicing physicians for The
benefit of persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment. Pa
tents are assured OF careful and consid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished IA
most cases
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MISCELLANEOUS

BUY Betty's Oil Stock now for SOC on the
dollar. It's great investment See Phil
FPS & Chaney, Columbian bldg.
WANTED-You to let us make your cid
carpets into rugs. Call phones 421, or adj
dress MCCORMICK & PEAKE.
527 Jackson ST.
YOU CAN GET in on the ground floor If
you buy Betty's Oil Stocks now. Selling
for SOC a share, par value $1.00 See Phil
fps & CLANCY, Columbian bldg.
WE CLEAN. PRESS, DYE AND RE
pair ladies' and gentlemen's garments.
We do it right and quick. Goods called
for and fdelire cred. The Hirbour Steam Dye
Works and the Topeka Pantatoriun.
s115 Vest Seventh St
Both phones 81
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CARPET CLEANING.
srRAYRp or sroLEN.


STOLEN From 116 F. 4th St. a Rugby
bicycle, IS inch frame. Rugby tires, co!cr
black. Return to Journal office.
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cARpRNrERs AND BUILpERs.
STORAGE

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STORAGE-Onice stoves wanted for sea
son; we pack, snip, store goods insurance
on everything Miller, AS Kansas ave-
Phones S56-
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1856. Clarence Skinner, II T.
18th st.
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wANrED-sALRsMEN

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SALESMAN to sell first class nursery
stock: all goods guaranteed true to name
Good salaries paid Write for terms to
Mount Hope nurseries. Lawrence, Kan
WANTED-SaIesmen for fun line Of
fruit and ornamental trees. pay weekly:
outfit free. steady work. Lawrence sNur-
sery Co.. Lawrence, Kan.
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DRESS CuTrING AcAnEMY

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SQUARE inch tailor system for ladies and
children's garments; trial lessons free.
Miss T. NJ. Brown, 619 Quincy st.
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try to love my nabur as myself hut i
spite Of all I kin do / hev to feel thankful
spite of all I kin do hev to feel Thankful
mine.-Detroit Free Press.
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MONEY.

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MONEY TO LOAN on live stock pianos.
organs, typewriters, household goods and
personal security. l. Biscoe. 523 kan. Ave.
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WHEN you want to hire man or boy.
call up Y. NJ c. A, telephone 81 We
have a list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. Y. M c. A.
Employment Bureau, III E. Eighth St
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DRUGGISTS.

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TOPEKA DRUG CO., 1872 Kansas ave- Tel.
74S. Prescriptions promptly and accurate
~ nlled. All kinds soda drinks at fountain.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ExpREss DrIl.IvERY


FOR BAGGAGE and moving call up
phone $685. Atherton Bros. Office 1G2
East 9Th st.
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WORRAL4, 715 Polk, piano lessons, pupils
home 62l2c. Church Il lodge playing rree-
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS.
WANTED SITUATIONS.

WANTED-A position by young lady
stenographer; will begin work for small
salary. Address F. NJ. care Journal
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HOUSEKEEPING.

FRED REINKE, scientific horse sheer;
gentlemen ; rOadsters and carriage horses
a specially Ind. phone 24S. 1880 Kan. ave.
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The sleep-walker is no idle dreamer
Puck.
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COAL DEALERS.
BIoYoLEs AND REPAIRING.

q S. CYCLE CO., us E. sth st. National
g 1ver-Johnson- bicycles. supplies. repairs.
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LApIRs, FACTORING COLLEGE,.

LADIES taught to cut. fit and make their
own Garments Keister system taught.
Bates bldg, corner 9Th and jackson SITS.
Mrs. Nellie Martin, mgr.
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REAL EsTATE AGENTS.

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HAZELRIGG & FIRST, real estate, rem
tai and collections. 522 Kansas ave.
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FINANCIAL AGENTS.

NJ SNATTINGER, financial agent, lis w
9Th St. real estate, bonds ana stocks
bought and sold loans negotiated; notes
discounted
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CONSULAR SERVICE.
a Number Of Appointments Have
Beer Made BY the President.

Washington. June so.-rhe following
consular appointments were made by
the president before his departure on
Saturday. and are announced by Acting
Secretary OF State LOOMS:
Albion Tourgee OF New York. con-
sui at Bordeaux. France. promoted 10
be consul general at Halifax. N. 5.
Tourgee Is the well known author and
novelist.
Urban J. Ledoux OF Maine. now con-
sui at Three Rivers Canada. promoted
TO be consul at bordeaux.
Mr. Ledoux has made a good record
In the consular service. and Is notable
for his knowledge 'of the French Ian.
guage and literature. in addition 20
practical business qualities.
Willlm Harrison Bradley OF nlonols,
now consul az Tunstali. England. pro-
NOTED to be consul at Manchester. Eng
Mrs. Bradley. who has served many
years in the consular service. r. n neph-
ew OF the late Justice Bradley Of the
supreme court.
William T. Smyth. now consul al
Hull. Eng, promoted TO be consul at
Tunstall Mr.. Smyth was a former ST.
Louis newspaper man. and has been
ten years In the consular service.
Louis II. Ayme. now consul at Guade-
loupe, w. l., promoted to be second at
Para. Brazil.
Mr.. Ayme distinguished himself by
his excellent. intelligent and tNeless
labor for the relief Of the distressed at
the time OF the Martinique disaster.
L. Bergholz Of New York. now consul
az Erzeroum. Turkey. promoted to be
second a, Three Rivers. Canada
George II. Anderson OF the District
OF Columbia. now consul at Durango,
Mex. transferred 10 Guadeloupe.
Walter G. Hamm Of Pennsylvania,
appointed consult NJ Hull. Eng.
Mr.. Hamm II n well known literary
man and editorial writer In Philadel-
phia.
James A. Leroy 81 Michigan. appoint
ed consul at Durango, Mexico. Mr., L.
roy has been In the Philippines for
several years. and was recommended
by Governor TAFT and others rs well
as by Senators Burrows and Alger.
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LouBEr's VISIT.
Programme Of French Presidents Stay
a. Guest Of Great Britain.

London. June So.-The ofioial pro-
gramme OF President Loubet's visit TO
England II a. follows: ON July tho
president win arrive at Dover, where
the Duke Of Connaught will be waiting
&c receive him. on his arrival at Vie
toria station. London. he win be met
BY King Edward and will drive TO York
house. which he will occupy during his
stay in London. Visits 10 the king and
queen. to the Prince and Princess OF
Wales. Duke and Duchess OF Connaught
and the French embassy and dinner
In the evening at Buckingham palace
will occupy the remainder Of the day.
on the morning OF July the president
will visit the I4stitute for French Cow
crnesses and the French hospital LII
ter he will receive various delegations
at York house. NJ. Loubet will be en-
tertalned by the corporation OF London
at luncheon az the guild hall and be
present In the evening at a dinner to be
given at the French embassy In honor
OF the king. Afterwards he viii attend
a gala performance az an opera house.
on the morning Of July 5 NJ. Loubet
will make n private visit 20 Windsor
castle. on returning 20 London he
will lunch az the French embassy and
then accompany Queen Alexandra TO
Aldershot for a review OF the troops
In the evening he viii be entertained
at a banquet by Foreign Secretary
Lord Landsdowne and late viii attend
state ball at Buckingham palace.
President Loubet win leave for Paris
July q
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Made No Comment.

oyster Bay. y. y June 30.-While
President Roosevelt manifested the
deepest interest in the dispatch from
Pekin. placed in his hands by the As
ISOLATED Press. announcing a confer
ence Of Russian officials at Port Ar
thur on the Manchurian question. he
made no comment upon II for publ
cation. II was the first news OF the
proposed conference he had received.
but Is fully alive to It's Importance.
The president Il In close touch by
telegraph with the state department
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IMPORTANT POINTS.
Sheriff Claims 20 Have Found Them
in Mccain Murder Case.

ST. Louis. June ao.-Sheriff Hencken
Of 81. Louis county. into whose custody
harrington was given after the visit 90
the stone quarry where McCann's body
was found developed two important
points. He secured from harrington
the statement that he and Mccain
were alone az Bonils on the night OF
the murder. June II. when they had
trouble. and threatened him several
times because he interfercd between
him CMcCannl and Mrs. Mccain when
they had quarrels.
In the second place sheriff Hencken
found out that harrington spoke Ger
man fuentiy. and with an accent
which makes both the sheriff ana others
who heard him talk believe that he +
native German. and not an English
man.
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YUKON BASIN.
First News From that Region Since
March Has Been Received.

Seattle. Wash. June ao.-A special to
the Post-IntellIgencer from Dawson
says: The FIRST news since March from
the vast stretch OF 1000 miles down the
Yukon basin from Eagle 10 ST. Michael
has been received. The reports says
that hundreds Of miners are ne tho
mouth OF the Tanana river with no
money 20 pay their fare M. but are
going down the Yukon. -Four thousand
people are In camp there.
Indians from Kuskokowin who ar
rived at Andrcafsky report the steam
or Annawanda. belonging 10 Lynn's
post. was lost when the Ice Went out.
Damage was also done 10 the post.
4 big strike has been made on Hog
creek IN Koyukuk and s. 10 20 are
being made daily 10 the man. The camp
has 800 men and an are well supplied.