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The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
Works For Alaska.

We have back with us again Ex- Mayor Steele, after trip through the states, going as far east as Wash ington and New York, and, as usual, doing some good for Alaska by talking up its many good quail ities.
 After leaving here this spring, Mir. Steele stopped long enough in Seattle to help out others of this town in showing to the chamber of commerce of Seattle, the necessity for railroad from Valdez to the interior and his statements were covincing. At Washington he was consulted on many points touching legislative measures for Alaska, notably by the fisheries commis- sion regarding the maintenance of hatcheries. He was also consulted by the secretary of the interior as to the appointment of commis- sioner to represent Alaska at the St. Louis exposition, and upon Mir. Steele's representation of the feel ings of the people of Alaska touch that subject, he assured him that the appointment would be made from Alaska.
 Mir. Steele has made seven trips to the states and three times to Washinton, D. C., since he became q resident of Alaska, and has on each occasion done some good for this country.
 It was largely through the argu- ments of Mir. Steele that the light house board decided last year to put a light on Hinchinbrook island at the entrance to. Prince William Sound.
 During the past winter in Wash ington hs appeared before the Sen ate committee on territories, and pointed out the feasibility of hold ing elections in Alaska, gave esti- mates of the cost and showed con- clusively that elections here would cost less than the sending of com- mission to the country.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
COuNCILMEN.

The council has decided that the less publicity that is given to their doings the better it will be for them. So under the pretense that the papers are Charging an exorbit- ant price for publishing the city ordinances, have voted not to issue a contract for their publication in the future. The rate asked for printing these ordinances was ten cents line for the first insertion and five cents for each subsequent insertion. This is the same rate that the merchants of the town pay for their reading locals, and they do not consider it exorbitant. Of course after paying bills amount ing to over $400 for improving Keystone ave. and the approaches thereto, it is not surprising that the council should have q spasm of economy; especially when one con- siders that the printing of the ordi- nances passed would not directly
 increase the value of the council mems Keystone avenue holdings.
 Yes, dear reader, there was an ordinance passed Monday regulat- Ing the size and grade of sidewalks, and dimensions of lumber to be used in building them. Ifyou con- template building a side walk call on the city clerk and he will show you the ordinance in question: The councilmen are afraid that if they publish it some one will want it amended, and they are tired of crawfishing on measures they have passed, and they can't all cache themselves when anything import ant comes up, as some of them are in the habit of doing occasionally.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
AUTHORIZED AGENH.

Mir. Steele has on every occasion taken the opportunity to forward our interest, and it is we'll for us that he is an Alaskan and takes the time from his own affairs to at- tend to ours, and in justice to Mir. Steele for unrequited services, we make the foregoing statements.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
KSwiee of ForfeituHE.

SEATTLE, Ash.v Apu-<A iSO. To HERMAN KAsEE:
 You arr hereby notified that the undersigned, Alaska DeSeiOpmanh Com pany, has cxrenlied during the year 1902 one hundred (fl0O) dObars lin labor and improvements upon each of the following oil claims situated in the Chilkat mining distrdrt, Valdez precinct, District of Alaska, to-wit: Ruby Oil Claim No. F, the To- cation certificate of which, is of record in Book A of mining locations, page 363 in the ofiice of the district recorder Of said Valdez precinct. and Burls Oil Claim No. 12. the location cer- tifcate of which is of record in Book of min ing locations, page 34s, in the office of the dis triat recorder of said Valdez precinct, in order ito held zach of said claims under the provisions iof seotiOn 2::2s, RaMised Statutes of the United states. and the aanendmep1s thereto concern ing annual lheu uQ.n mining claims. being the afn0unt required to hohi each of said claims fer the perio enali linX on the 3lst day of December A l902- Anh if an tiise xDiEatiOn Oi ninetydays fromthe pubAeatiOm of thiE notice, You flisi or refuse to contribute YOuu arOpOr- tion of such expenditure as co-owner, your in terest in sabi claims and in each of them will become the property of the undersigned Alaska Development Company, your cO-owner who has made the reqslired expenditure. by the terms of said section.
 ALASKA DEvELoPNRNr GeNRANY, Attest. By R C. JOHSsToN, President.
 CHMs-F MCNDAY, Sectetary-
 Date of first publication, May :. l90s.
 Date of last publication, August (, l9OS.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
Notice of Forfeikaane.

catrsila City. April g. l9O3. District Of MaSka, Kayak Mining District. To JOHN FR3RsssN, JAMES MCPHERSON, EMILY McI'HERseS, JONN CULVER, JAMES McpHEKsOS: fOuyansie each of you. are hereby notified that of $aarieS in work and imprOvmenns on the Lake oil ( Aim, lecated at or nssr Cstfelas bay. in the Kayak Mining District, District 0i Alaska Thesaid sum. being necasrary tO hold said claim fur the years ending n99 l9O0. l9Ol. l%n. If at the end of ninety daNs from date you refuse or neglect to cOn9istaie your pro- portion of said claim, your .fntare~t in said property will become the property of the sub scribers under Section 2s2i, Revised Statutes of of the United States.
 ED. HANSON.
 T. F. STAAEY. THOs. G. WHIrE Agent
 First published April 9, 1903.
 Last published July D. l9Gs.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
Notice of Forfeiture.

SEATTLE, WASH, Apr 2a, l9o3 To JULES BLoNQUIsr.
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned Alaska Development Company, has expenIts', during the year l9g2 one hundred ($liU) dOl1ars in labor and Improvements upon the Burk Oti Claim No. 13, situated in the Chilkaf mihnuR district, Valdez precinct, District of NAsAsi. the location certificate of which is of pecand In Book A of mining locafio,vS. 1age sn- in. the Ofice of the district recordhr ef saDt valdes precinct. in order to hold sali claim unAAtr the provisions of Section 2s2t, Revised Statutes e< the United States, and the amend aentss une nssG concerning annual labor upon mining oh19s being the amount required ts heiT saiio cilstnl for the period ending On rAs Msu day,oh Deoen, ber, A.. D. 1902. And if A the ex 1irasdDnl of ninefy days from the publication of this mtice yD fsia' or refuse to cen tibHi,s wsur nusQartion of sudiA \ penditure . eo-Ownpr- Wsur infer est i'm said cihin wiE beeOne the proRerty oi the undersigned Alaska Devel"Ru,rnf Com pany, your co-Ownen;, Mfe' han+ nssIle the re quired sxpendia,re,. Bw ufie tens,S ot said section.
 AIAsK A DRyNlceyENT GbM3AEsr Attcso:: RwR- C.. Je6NSpeE. Pre- sifent
 6HAs. F. MpNDA.N, SeeredsHY.
 Dafsnof hxst piibfaattbn, May = 19DA-
 Date ohlsst publication, August di Neai
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
El,KS. ENTERT AINMENT.

Last night at the Elks hall there
was given dance, in honor OF MISS
Mary Rich, young lady visiting
friends in Hattiesburg. A number Oh
young people. champeroned by Mr.
and Mrs. DuMont, were present, and
all report it most enjoyable event
Those in attendance were Misses
Grace Hoskins, Cora Morford, Grace
M orford, Marguerite Redding, AT
wood Redding, jamie Wolfe, bessi'
Sadler, Jennie Morrison, Dora Haney
Jessie Allen, Mary Rich. Annie oden
Messrs. o. A. Caskey. Jim Maple
Will Mcleod, G. E. Rich, W, u
Gillespie, Joe Wesson, 4. u. King
w. M. Duke, F. H. Deas, X. n. Coi
lins. Ira CASTOR, W. X. Boyd, 4. y
O'Ferrall.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
WESTERN UNIONS QUARTERS.
One of the Nicest in the State
The Manager and His Assist
tants and Messengers.


Perhaps one of the finest telegraph
offices in the state-the neatest, clean
est, the most convenient and the best
arranged-is the Western Union S
new office in the First National Bank
building, and into which the office
fixtures and the employees were moved
yesterday The arrangement OF near
~ all of it was under the supervision
of A. f. Potter, the lineman IN this
territory for the company, and every
thing is so handy and the work so
greatly facilitated that all the boys,
from the manager to the last mes
senger, are wearing smiles that for
depth and broadness were never seen
ON such faces before.
The office opens up on North Pine
street, only a short distance from the
front door of the First National
Bank, and is about as convenient to
every part of the city as it could be.
Anybody can find it, and when per-
son finds it he will also find nice
place to transact his business and
some mighty nice people at the other
end of the business.
G. r. Hughes is the manager. lie
has been in the Office here for several
months and has perhaps given better
satisfaction to the majority of the
t customers of the Western Union than
any other who ever had charge Of it.
He is intelligent. accommodating, a
good operator and a fine business
man, and all like him. He has for
his assistant S. @. Nichols, the chief
operator, and J. G.. Phipps, assistant
to the chief, while G. F. Wolfe is the
chief clerk, and he is good one too.
He has four boys at present as mes
sengers, whose names are as follows
after they have washed their faces
Henry SETTLER, Robert Cornell,
Charlie Praytor and George Dicey.
These boys have been with the com
pany for some time and seem to give
general satisfaction.
In all, Hattiesburg has one of the
incest and most convenient uptown
Western Union offices in the state.
and those people who laughed ant
hoofad aft tho i6no of tho office holm
moved up town when the Progress
was alone in advocacy of the move
can now go way back and sit down
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

To the Editor of the Progress.
commencement being over, we are
now giving our attention to the FAR
mers' institute program for this sum
mer. and are arranging definite dates
for same. Please give notice to the
people of your county that they can
have from two to three institutes
free of all cost by applying to the
nresident of the A. and M. College.
Preference will be given to the COM
munities of the county sending III the
large tcs petitions asking for an instl-
tute. We like for the petitions %
s'aie v hat subjects lie lelole Of TIE
raanr,unitv wouid like &c have en-
phasized: whether dairying, I've
stock. trucking, disease Of animals
and plaDts, fertilizers. Or general agIi-
culture, and also about what time II
July or August would suit.
This campaign for the summer will
lclose with roundup trainers lnstl'
tute and industrial convention here
at the college the latter part o
August. We will have with US upol
J tb is occasion some of the leading agrl
J cultruists of this country. The rail
roads will give one fare round trip
and pleasant time is promised al
who come and all are invited. Th
] oxact date will he fixed later
T. G. HARDY, President.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
''WOMAN' PROVED TO BEA man
A Suspicious Stranger Was Elected From
Ewen's Hotel. The Wife of the Princi-
~pa1 Witness Against Jett and White
HID Her Suspicious Confirmed.
Court Gould Not Get July
Faom Sixty Men.

Jackson Kf.. June Sit is be-
tieved that tie soldiers guarding the
house of B. a. Even, the principal
witness agisnst Jett and White. pre-
vented an assassination last night.
Even keeps hotel. Parties claiming
to be man and wife applied last night
for lodging and were taken in. Mrs.
Even was suspicious and asked for
additional guards. When the new
dodgers were heard moving about in
their room the soldiers made an ex-
animation and found that both were
men. The parties were turned away,
but no arrests were made. The sol
diers can make arrests under martial
law and the county officers are max
ing no arrests for drunkenness or on
suspicion. There has been no town
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
APPRECIATED VISIT.

Prof. W. H. Magruder OF Stark
Vile is in the city visiting his son
and of course called at the Progress
office to see the editor whom he has
not seen since 1868 when he was
teaching his young ideas how to
shoot. 1t has been long time ago
and both of the men have somewhat
changed in general appearance, but
their friendship is as strong as ever
Prof. Magruder, though quite old
seems to be enjoying good health ano
doubtless will live several years long
or to serve the pepole as an educator
which profession he has followed 10
thirty or forty years. He Will re
main in the city for several days.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

The result of the last years work al
the Experimental station at Mcneil was
such as to make the management or the
New Orleans & Northeastern railroad
believe that it is desirable for all the
people along its line to know as much
az possible about it.
no that end a special excursion train
will be run from Meridian to Mcneil
and return. Wednes lay, June 10, leav
| ing Meridian al Z 100 a. In and reacn
| ing McNeill about II noon; ana re-
turning, leave McNeili about p. M ln
order 10 give the people who are inter
ested In the work of station an opportu'
nifty to. thoroughly inspect the place
Mr.. Ferris, the director Of the statlot
| will he on hand to explain the work O
the station, and he will be assisted o,
some of the professors from the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College 0
Starkville. :,
The excursion. while at Mcneil, VII
take the character of a picnic, in tn
. grove on the grounds Splendid waite
will be supplied from the wells on Tn
farm. ETC., but as there is no place
McNeill suitable for provididg enter
/. taiument, it has been decided to sug
gest that the excursionists carry baske
and make picnic of it.
A baggage car will be on the tran
and baskets can be put in that car.
q Mr.. Ferris will do everything poss
! BILE to make the few hours spent
3, McNeill both instructive and entertain
d ing.
% The excursion rate will be very che
+ and will be announced in posters a
otherwise. GEO. ID. SMITH,
Gen. Pass. Agent, New Orleans, La
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
This City the Home of a Representative
of One of the Largest Corpora.
tions in the South.

Mr.. G.. W. Champlin who is the local
representative of the Jesse French
Piano & Organ Co. which is one of the
largest corporations in the piano and
organ business in the south. is now the
general rep ~esentative for this county
throughout this territory, and is in
position TO give all intending pur-
chasers the best possible terms and
lowest prices on the fine line he handles
The Starr pianos have world wide
reputation for their purity of tone, sub
stantial construction and elegance o
case work, and also for their reasonable
ness of price. All intending purchaser
| will do we'll to consult with MI
Champlin before purchasing.
may13-1mo
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09
Summer Tourist Tickets.

Queen & Crescent Route will place
on sale, beginning June /, and CON
tinulng until September 80, inclusive.
round trip tickets at greatly reduced
rates, to al summer resorts. Apply to
the nearest ticket agent for detailed i'm
formation, or to the undersigned.
GEO. H. SMITH, G. P. A.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

Just enough rain fell in this com.
munity yesterday to cool the atmos-
phere and make man love his neigh
bor. Still what rain fell did grea
deal of good to the gardens in the city
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

Miss Wilson of Jackson and Miss
Smith of Brookhav are the guests
of Misses Ethel and Juliet Feather
stun this week.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

On account of the illness of Mayor
Rich this morning. the several cases
which were up for trial were post,
poned until tomorrow morning.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

e. H. Welsh and wife OF Little
Rock, Ark, arrived in Hattiesbure
this morning and will spend few
days in the city.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

Miss Annie Carter, who has been
visiting friends in this city for the
past few weeks, returned today to her
home in Heidelberg.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

W. J. Mccoy of Virgins was here
yesterday for short time attending
to some business he had on hand.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

John J. Gresham and wife of Bex
ley, Miss, are visitors to the city.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

marshal here since Ccckrill was
killed.
COURT ADJOURNS UNTIL To-
MORROW.
Judge Redwine came into court at
8 o'clock prepared to call the cases
against Curtis Jett and Tom White,
charged with assassination of j. b.
Marcum. The court adjourned until
tomorrow at 9 O'Clock being unable
to secure jury from the sixty men
summoned.
The adjournment was decided on
because all the veniremen> from Nc
Coffin had not arrived and also because
the defendants annopnced their desire
to procure additional counsel who
cannot reash jackson till Tuesday.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-09

Louis NJ. Allison of Laurel is trans
acting business in the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01

fore his death that bis parents realiz-
ed that death was near, and he died as
calmly and peacefully as child going
to sleep.
In the neighborhood where he grew
to manhood, in the schools of the city
and among all who knew him he was
always popular. He was an excellent
student in school and in scholarship
was among the best in his class. He
left many friends and no enemies. He
was ready to die and while it seems
strange that be should be called away
just at the beginning of manhood,
there is One who knows best and does
all things WELL
He leaves besides his parents, two
brothers, DR.. Charles o. Wiltfong of
Chesterton. Ind, and Arthur, of Chi
cago; two sisters, Maude, the young
est of the family, still at home, and
Mrs. Ethel 1. Bell, the eldest of the
family, now residing at Manilus, SUI
burb of Syracuse, N. Y.
Funeral services were held at the
residence on South Michigan street
Monday at O'Clock p. m. conducted
by Rev. DR.. G. A. Brooke.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01
Mr. Folks Reward.

All the world has learned to admire
Circuit Attorney j. w. Folk, of St.
Louis, who. in quiet, transformations
way, has brought to trial sixteen of
the clique of boodlers who have been
preying on the taxpayers of the expo
sition city, and has secured the con-
viction of fifteen of the gang. The
dispatches state that Mr.. Folk re-
Gently secured the confession of a
former state senator disclosing the
latter's connection with a series of
corrupt deals covering period of
eight years, and involving number
of men who have figured prominently
in state affairs during this period. 1t
has been the effectual work of Mr..
Folk, carried forward in an unob-
trusive way, which has redeemed the
reputation of st. Louis, and is slowly
working a complete reform in the
city's municipal affairs. Such a SER
vice asMr. Folk has performed can
not be estimated in dollars and cents.
It's only reward is the appreciation OF
the public and the name and fame
which came from doing an important
official duty well. Marion News-Tri-
bune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01
MORTUARY
Harry z. Wiltions.

Harry r. son of Mr.. and Mrs John
w. Wiltfong died at his home in Ply
mouth, at O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, September 26. 1908, aged %
years, months and 20 days.
He was born in Plymouth grew to
manhood here, graduated from the
Plymouth high school in June 1900,
and few weeks later went with bis
parents to Chicago and was for time
employed in the dry goods house of
Mandel Bros.
His health failing he spent the win
ter OF 1901 and '02 in New Mexico and
was seemingly benefited. After
spending the summer at home he went
to New Mexico again in November
1902 and remained until May 1908,
when he returned to his home IN Ply
mouth.
During the past summer his health
gradually failed and it was apparent
that consumption had hold upon
him that could not be shaken of.
No one realized his condition better
than himself, and while be was cheer
full and patient he said that he hoped
the end would not be long delayed.
His wish was gratified. For ten
days before bis death be had failed per-
ceptibly but was still able to sit up
most Of the time and Friday evening
he ate his supper and walked from the
table through two rooms to the bed
from which be never rose agsin.
It was only two or three hours be-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01

Home Seekers excursion to west,
southwest and all points in south, In
GLIDING northwest territory, on 1st
and Sd Tuesday Of each month.
The Indiana Baptist Cow ention. at
Bloomington, Ind, Oct. 18th and
14th, return Oct. 18th. One fare
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01
Bio Power Project.

Articles of Incorporation we're fled
Thursday for the Elkhart Power Co.
The capital stock is placed at $500, 600,
OF which $500. 600 is preferred. The
incorporators are Walter Brown, Yer
pom yanFleet and B. c. Brown, Gov.
w. r. Durbin is largely interested Ia
the enterprise and is named as mem
Der Of the board of directors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01

II you want all the news, and
in q clear and readable shape
you'll get it IN The TRIBUNE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-01

day afternoon. Train d., returning
from work at Grovertown. stopped at
o. M. Tower to unload the italian
crew and in throwing some planks of
the work train to the ground one of
the planks struck Mr.. Lacher on his
right leg. He was sitting on the edge
of the car with his feet hanging down
at the time, and was badly hurt He
was brought Ito Plymouth and DR..
Aspinall attended to his injuries. He
is now at home resting quietly. He is
IS yeas old, and this is the first in
jury be has received while at bis work
on the road.
A notable anniversary of the civil
war occurred Thursday. 1t was Al
years ago that the battle OF Iuka,
Tennessee, IL, (which Gen. Rosecrans
defeated the confederates under Gen.
Price. The 18th Indiana regiment,
OF which the late Col. Norman Eddy,
of this city was the commanding
officer, took part ia the fight and out
Of q total Of 420 men participating 1l6
were killed and wounded & was one
OF the savage fights Of tie war, and
the survivors of the regiment now re-
siding IA t;bis community recall IL az
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-24
Death of Leonard c. Jones.

Leonard c. Jones, an old and re-
spected citizen of Hallowell, died at his
home. corner Middle and Academy
streets, Thursday afternoon, after a
long illness. He had been in failing
health during the past two years, and
had been confined to his home during
the greater part of the time.
He was in the meat business on
Water street for many years, being a
buyer and killed of native beef. He
conducted a butcher shop at the cor
ner of Winthrop and Water streets
for some years. with the late Madison
Tuck's market adjoining on the south.
For some years previous to the re-
moval of his son Edward to the West
he was associated with him in the gro
Gerry and meat business in the Wilson
Hall block. He is well remembered by
business men and by all with whom
he came in contact during long and
useful life.
He is survived by two sons. Edward
of South Dakota, and Charles of Hall
Dwell; also by two sisters, Miss Mary
Jones of Hallowell, Mrs. Fogg of Fay
cite. and two brothers, James and Au-
gustus, who also reside in Fayette. His
age was 81 years and 10 months. The
funeral will be announced later.