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Alaska forum., 1904-12-31
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE Juneau, Alaska. May 26. 1904.

Noti.e IS hereby given, that in pursuance of and the provisions of the gener al homestead laws and the special Act of Congress approved May IA. 1S8, extending the to the District of Alaska, authorizing the acquisition of title through the erCisc of Soldiers Additional Hcme stead riekts.e Js.mes E. SIlevely. whose address is 130 Valenta street, San Francisco. Cal, as assignee of Anra9 Sneveiy, widowof John SneveIy, las made arpil~.. cation for ratent to the following described tract ot and, to wit;
 Beginning at point identical with Corner Mo- 6 of the original Eagle City Town Site Survey where is set large Mica Schist Stone sscribed Sur. No. a5 cGT No l. Mlenee VI e v l. hs n Fla kssS k ho & I. Co.'S. Store bears N. 39 deg. OO min. F.. zo,o 8. thence S.s23 deg min. E along bne idrr- tical with the east line of the Pemeroy HoHestesd- a1.c4 chs. to Cor Mo- ?. where is set large store scribed Sur Mo- 351, Cor No:2 thence N. 66 dea.s ~ min. F. 36. 33 chs. to Cor No. about chs nearly due south from the leftba of the Yulsn river, where is set large stone escEibed SuT. No. 36l. Cor. Mo- 3, thence. N. 60deg CA min. w. 44.,6 chs to the intersection of the scuth fine of Adam Cor. No. 4. whence Cor. Mo- 2 of the original lag e City Town Site Estimated rthe brink of tt C. left barl. o1 the ukon river) tears N 40 deg. 4 min F. It. chs thence s: 40 deg. Al min. ". asorg~ and identical iti. the line ot the south side of Ad- ams StlO.60 chs to Ger. NO: the point of been-AA ming. containing 79. 65 acres situated near tie tonn oi Eagle, Alaska. sno known as U. S. Survey No. Sol OI tie Soldier Addltiun Hi esteadof Jee9 1 Sneveiy.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely to tho above dsserabedstsct of lamt 9s surveyed splatte ahd applied for are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims aseduly Aiedaccofdire to law and tlsc regulatn.s thereurder. within the time and> Office at Juneau in the District of Alaska they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of said laws. John w. Dudley <
 It IS hereby ordefed that the for1oi1r noticaae published for the statutory period in the ALAskAs FORUM. a'weekly newsral CT published at Ran- part Alaska. John w. I,udley;..s
 saRegister
 Date ofsfirst puhlicaticr Oct.e ,51eoA:
Alaska forum., 1904-12-31
NOTICE OF FoRFEITUI y:

To M. Nixon Kinball: You are hereby actifel ments on placer mining claim No 28 above ,liseov- cry claim on Little Minook IT. creek, Raru art re- cordine district, District of Alaska t,reter to hold said premises under section 2S24 revised stat- utes of the United States, being the amount reir ed to hold said claim for the years 1901 1902 903 and 1904 and if you fail or refuse tc 70 tribute your proportion of said expenGituT ae 4l c-cyvner within ninety days after the first publication nf this notice your interest in said premises eH be-
 :"r1:f tie roperty of the subscribe, T CT said section 2S24. First publication Oct a, 1904. Donald Mcr,aar
Alaska forum., 1904-12-31
box OF CHRONICLES Chap. 4.

\ NOW it came to pass that the
 p " people of the city of Skag-
 ky, which being translated signifies
 wicked wind, having taken counsel
 ishe carpet-baggers, and builded stores
 hd houses upon the lots to which they
 Id no title, did conduct themselves in
 manner that indicated ownership of
 the earth. Whereat the men of the krpet-bags did rejoice greatly, for they ~ hw an exceeding great Graft in imme- late prospect. And they thereupon rganized gang, under the leadership f fellow ofthe tribe of Smith, whose hrna .ne was ''S apy."
 They then proceeded to levy tribute ipon ansuspecting pilgrims, who were passing to the Northland in greatly in- treasing numbers. And they did gath er in the shekels by the handfuls and bushels. No longer did they feed upon hou 5hnuss; but champagne and oysters were their daily pertion. And the fame of Smith spread abroad in the land, and many choice spirits were daily added to gang, for the harvest was abundant and the reapers were busy
 ' put when those who feared God, and regarded man, began to kick and to say; Behold this thing has gone far enough, yea, much too far already. It is time the Vigilantes took hand. '' The carpet-baggers answered with enc accord; 'It is not meet or lawful to raise hand or voice against the law-lo! is not this man 'Soapy" an officer of Uncle Sam? Therefore he can do no wrong. g.'' And the carpet-baggers wax ed-bolder day by day.
 ' Howbeit, when patience did cease to be virtue, the men who regarded that which is right, did rise in their mig ht. And in the space of one hour-less fif- ty-seven minutes the carpet-baggers, did flee to the mountains. Nor was hide or hair of them seen in that region. even unto this day. But ''Soapy,' their leader, lay dead in the harness.
 YUKON ORDER OF PIONEERS
Alaska forum., 1904-12-31
YUKON ORDER OF PIONEERS

Rampant Lodge No. 2, Yukon Order or Old floneers, wAl ce.e.re4.e rhe eleventh year of the founding of the order, by ball, to be held next Mon day evening. January 2, at A. B. Hall Good music has been secured, and after Che dancing supper will be served lic >ets are on sale for $l.5j, which in- cludes refreshments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
McCarren and the Others.

What started the trouble at MilMgan's
wake was that Casey brought a bottle
OF wood alcohol and drank it!
McCarren of Brooklyn has drunk .
pint of wood alcohol, and that il one
Of the things that is accomplishing the
d~isintegration of lower New York poll
ties and will prevent the giving Of the
great foreign Democratic majority down
around Manhattan Island, which some
times offsets the vote throughout the
State, where apple blossoms grow.
They are talking about "Odel1ism's
and factions in the Republican party.
Undoubtedly there are some differences
among the Republicans in New York.
But. as for preventing the accumulation
Of votes the differences between the 4.
lent, fierce factions about Manhattan Isl
and among the Democracy may be said
to offset any differences in the RepubN-
can situation.
Some one OF the Democratic leaders
has admitted that Roosevelt could -
elected should a vote be taken TO-DAY.
This is going to be one Of the most gold
en- OF Octobers, blending into 1 NoyAmr
Der when things will happen, and the
extent to which Roosevelt could be elect.
ed to-day does not compare with chat 81
which he will be elected IN Nov. 8.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
MINERS LIKE ROOSEVELT.
William Little Tells Why the Presi-
dent Should he Elected.

Democracy's campaign managers are
trying their utmost to show that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is not the friend Of the
wage-earner, but are meeting with re-
Bluffs on every hand. All the big. pros
porous labor Organiza tons are non-par-
tisan, strictly ignoring politics as a body.
but influential members are not chary in
expressing their views individually. Will
liam Little, a member of the executive
board OF the United Miners Of America,
is as careful an observer OF public senti-
ment as can be found in the great army
of toilers. He travels extensively. and
has become convinced, after talking with
representative labor unionists through
the country, that there is nothing or
nobody in it but Roosevelt" as he terse-
~ sizes up the political situation. In an
interview in the Labor World OF Pitts
burg, printed in its issue OF Sept. 2,
Mr.. Little says:
l and a Roosevelt sentiment prevailing
among those who do not take much interest
In politicssas well as among those who do.
Roosevelt Will certainly have a big vote
among the workingmen for 1t is their firm
conviction that he is their friend. And let
Inc remark that he is a true friend. l have
watched his policy toward organized labor
ever since he became a public man. and be-
yond all doubt he is In sincere sympathy
with the man who works for wages. There
Is no denying this fact. He may not be
able to secure all that we reasonably need,
but we can depend upon 1t that he will get
US more than any other man l know Of.
l am aware that among the workingmen
there are many who will neither vote the
Democratic or Republican tickets. They
will vote for some radical candidate. Let
me point out a great truth and it is this:
II we do not want TO throw our vote away
let us cast 1t for Roosevelt. To vote for
the Socialist ticket Is wasting a vote, for
there Is no possible chance for other than
the Democratic or Republican candidate be-
ing elected. 1t is simply q contest be-
tween Parker and Roosevelt, and we all
know that Teddy has been our friend and
will remain so. We don't know what Par.
ker is, but he cannot be any better than
Roosevelt. and there are SO chances to !
against his being as good. 1t is our duty,
therefore, to use our votes In a way that
they will do most good. We can do this by
voting for Roosevelt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
The PARTY OF The FLAG.

The old flags still ~a-waving, the stars
are clean and white,
The red and blu are cleaning, q Joy
to every sight.
With drum beat and with trumpet, with
musket and with sword
The old flag came to being, each thread
with glory stored.
We held it high, triumphant, when It
was but n rag.
And still we stand beneath it, the party
Of the flag.
The old flag and its story! The old flag
and it's truth,
We wove it in the passions that marked
the nations youth;
sons;
1t wrapped the laureled caskets Of our
heroic ones.
/. waves to day in homer from forepeak
and FROM crag.
And We stand proud beneath it, the party
of the flag.
The cid flag and it's henor. The old 0ag
amt it's pride.
II shakes a silent challenge whenever it's
ueneU.
1t whispers us a blessing all through tho
starry night;
II sings a song Of safety when blazing
in the light.
Ii bushes all contention. all buster and
all brag.
And we stand hrm beneath it, the party
of the nag.
The old flag and its meaning! The story
it has made.
The story of brave actions, of soldiers
unafraid. "
The story OF stern duty; of faith that
there should be
One land from south to northland, one
land from sea to sea.
We held it high. triumphant, shot-rid-
died and a rag;
And still we stand beneath it, the party
Of the flag!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
FOR HOME AND FIRESIDE.
tncoln Signed Homestead Law-Mi1-
Hone Thus Become Freeholdera.

lions Thus Become F~reeholdera.
The Homestead Law was passed by a
Republican Congress-Democrats oppos-
ing-and signed by President Abraham
Lincoln in 1862. 1t has proven to be
one or the most beneficial measures ever
enacted by a Congress or signed by a
President. 1t has largely populated the
west, NJ to date, with independent
homecoming citizens. 1t opened to inn
mediate settlement millions of acres Of
public domain. chiefly west Of the Mis-
sissippi. Settlers rushed in from the
Eastern States and from Europe. More
than any other influence, it has contrib
uted to the development of the Western
states and the rapid growth Of the ma
ton.
The Democratic party was true to it's
policy of obstruction in this, as it has
been in every other measure intended
for the good of all the people. The first
bill. introduced in 1859, passed the
House by a vote OF 12O to 76. The Re
publicans were supported by a few scat
tering Northern Democratic votes, but
the Southern Democrats voted in a body
against it. The Senate was then Demo
cratic, and no vote was taken in the up
per house. In March, 1860. Mr.. Love
JOY reported the Grow Homestead bill.
and it was passed by a vote of 115 to
90; all OF the affirmative votes. except
one, being from the free States. The
Senate passed a different bill and there
was a conference which finally agreed
upon a modified bin. This was vetoed
June %, 1860. by the Democratic Presi-
dent, Buchanan.
In 1862, when the Republicans had a
majority Of 80 in the House and T. in
tine Senate. a new homestead bill was
passed and signed by President Lincoln.
as stated. The measure was framed by
Republicans and passed by Republican
votes. At the same session were passed
the acts establishing a Department of
Agriculture and providing for agricul-
tural colleges. In 1864. 1870 and 1872
bills We're passed by Republicans giving
Union soldiers special homestead priv
ileges. These measures encouraged thou
sands of soldiers who were discharged
in 1866 and 1866 to emigrate from the
East to such States as Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas and the Dakotas, in the middle
West.
There are many and strong reasons
why the western farmers. ranchmen and
miners should vote the Republican ticket,
but the national Republican legislation
that gave homesteads to millions is
enough. OF itself. to bind the West ire
vocably to the Republican party.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
MUST TRUST ROOSEVELT.
There IL No Other Alternative for the
Workin gmen.

Wage %earners, though saying little. are
taking a deep interest in the campaign.
They have compared the records of the
two leading Presidential candidates. and
have found Parker wanting in sympathy
fer the workingmen. Roosevelt's record
speaks for itself. He has never lost an
opportunity to show. by word and deed,
that he is heart and soul in sympathy
with the tOiler. In this connection the
following extract from an editorial in
tile Western Laborer, of Omaha. one of
the best know organs Of union labor in
the West, is interesting:
The workers Of the doubtful States must
trust Roosevelt because they know him
and because Of what they know him to
have done as assemhlyman at Albany, as
governor OF New York and President OF
the United States. II the workers in the
doubtful States Will read Parker's letter
OF acceptance they will fail to find any
comfort for labor in. that, and will GER
document is the work Of a designing knave
or incompetent and certainly not the work
OF 4 statesman, because 1t is fiat. stale and
Improbable to the reader, closely resemb-
ling all his other expressions in which he
has expressed nothing tangible in any Of
his promises or propositions, wherein moth
ing Is but what Is not and the very fact
that the a%nti-union solid south is anxious
for his control OF the government should
be sufficient to alarm all liberty-loving
generous-hearted and fair-minded men.
alternative for the workers Of the United
States.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

Senator Bacon has been reduced to
tears because the North continues to pre-
sent a practically solid front to the Solid
South nearly forty years after the clos
ing of the bloody chasm. The emotional
Senator should reserve his tears for the
Solid South. When they can dissolve
that Bourbon combination OF traditional
mistrust and exploded political dogmas
the chief cause and excuse for sectional
politics will disappear. Why doesn't
Senator Bacon begin a campaign for the
secession Of Georgia from the Solid
South? OF course be will answer 1.-The
Negro" But, so far as national politics
60. the negro is the merest bogey ever
conjured out of the brain Of political
demagogues.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
WATSON'S VIEWS
The GeorRian's Opinion of Roosevelt
and Parker.

The GeorRian's Opinion of Roosevelt
and Parker.
Thomas F.. Watson, the candidate Of
the Peoples party,' is getting a great
deal of amusement out of what he calls
the independent side-show of his own,
Of which he is 'in full militant aggres-
sive control" He says he respects
Roosevelt and the Republicans because
they know what they want, are candid
in stating their position and fearless in
fighting for their principles. He prefers
Roosevelt to Parker, becaus the former
lis not seeking the support OF Bryan
Democrats upon false ~pretenses. He is
not playing q confidence game OF the
negro question. He is not attempting
to win Jeffersonians by a sham adher-
ence to Jeffersonian principles. He is
not in ambush; he is behind no blind;
he stands out in the open and says to his
enemies: Here | am. a Republican
who stands pat or all existing conditions:
II you want a fight, come on"
Mr.. Watson's letter is full of ~vitriolic
contempt for Judge Parker as a weakling
and artful dodger. 1t ridicules his posi-
ton on the pension question and says
his pledge to revoke Order No. IS
amounts to saying, Roosevelt did the
right thing, but not in the right way,
and il you will elect me President l
will do the same thing in the proper
way"
As to the Democracy itself MI. Wat
son asks:
who could put faith in the pledges
of the party which has SO little unity
of conviction as the National Demo
cracyY
What party ever made and broke so
many pledges?"
What party ever changed it's ground
so often?"
What other party ever unloaded all
OF its principles at one quick throw
down as they did at st. Louis"
Candor compels the answer "None."
1t remains the party Of nothing but big
professions, unfulflled promises and
pledges.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
THE big STICK" LIE.
Nonpartisan Testimoaythat Roosevelt
IL leader of Pence Movement

Is Leader of Peace Movement.
Apropos of the silly Democratic charge
that Mr.. Roosevelt is a war lord" it 10
interesting to note how the I~nterparlia.
mentary Union views the President. The
Union is composed of some of the lead
ing parliamentarians of Europe, who Wis
tied this country in the interest of inter-
national arbitration and peace. The Wis.,
itors were entertained at luncheon by tho
National Civic Federation I'M New York
recently. Here is what Thomas Tough.
an Irish member of the Union, in pro-
posing a toast TO the President Of the
United States, said. as reported by the
New York World, a newspaper that has
been %picturing Mr.. Roosevelt as a verita-
bic god of war:
we, who are visitors here. after q few
Gays regard him as a ruler OF one Of the
mightiest powers Of the earth, who has
taken a more distinct step in the interest
OF peace than perhaps any other power
has taken. He is not only a great ruler
himself but IS a worthy representative Of
a great line of rules who have done much
for the liberties of mankind.
w. Randall Cremer. a noted member
of the British Parliament, also praised
the President. The sovereigns OF Eu-
rope, he declared, were ready to listen to
IN"N, fAOP''itiobf. diNdVS =
but He then said:
Not SO your young President; no, but,
but, but, with him in any Of his utter
ances. He talked in a clear, manly tone.
straight from the shoulder-noble words
and we all rejoice in his statement of Sat
urday and IN his assurance that the great
United States will sign what we failed
eighteen years ago to get.
Others spoke in the same strain, giving
non-partisan testimony that President
Roosevelt has lone more to aid the uni-
versal peace movement than any other
President.
The big stick" bugaboo is not worry
ing anybody but those Democrats who
are foolish enough to think they can be-
guile the voters by mutllating the Presi-
dents speeches and twisting their mean
ing into the opposite OF what he said.
Democracy has never yet been able to
conduct an honest campaign. Hypocrisy,
deception and forgery are the chief tenets
of its creed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

that THE apprehension which now pre-
walls in business circles and the present
unsatisfactory industrial condition of the
country. seems to demand a political
change
The official announcement that the
stockholders of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company now number 44,95O-an
Increase of 81 per cent. since May, 1907
lis a Significant bit of testimony in a
new quarter to the fact that here in the
United States not only is wealth increas-
ing, but that ii is being more generally
and widely distributed han ever be-
fore.
More men receiving larger wages.
more stockholders getting better divi-
dends. is the condition as regards the
railroads Of the United States now as
compared with four and eight years ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

You're the first Parker man I've
SEEN" said an Illinois man to a New
York Democrat who had strayed away
from the city and Travelled west for a
change.
WELL" said the New Yorker, I'VE
don't expect to elect Parker, but we are
gathering the pieces together to recon
struct the regular Democratic party, leav-
ing out the w~ild-eyed wonders OF 1896
and 1900. In about eight years well be
ready for business"
Rather hard, that, on the Esopus can
didate!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
A Coming Surprise for Talnmany.

There are likely to be some surprises
for Democrats, even in the New York
city elections. The Russian and Ger
man Jews are, to a man, for Roosevelt,
and for obvious reasons. He is the
champion Of the oppressed OF all nations,
and has spoken out. with no uncertain
tones, for the most oppressed, maligned
and abused race in existence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

Oh, I wish the war were over!
Would the cruel work done!
Would the party were united,
And the many cranks as one!
"A. q. p.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

A Wa1kaway for Roosevelt.
"Tn carry you, New York." said Par
ker.
The good old State said: How you
talk!
On this plain truth just put a marker
I'm more than old enough to walk"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

President Roosevelt personally stands
for courage, honesty. decency, strength
and common sense. AS a Republican he
stands for wise administration of the
laws, serving all classes alike. He real
ICES he is the servant Of all the people,
sworn to act without discrimination.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21
Railroad Prosperity Benefits. the Pso-

The Illinois Central's total pay roll for
the year ended June 80, 1904, according
to it's annual report just issued, showed
a gain of $2,40O,59 over the previous
year.
This is a significant bit of testimony
as to how times are still improving under
Republican rule, and as to the absurdity
Of the statement of H.. G.. Davis, the
Democratic candidate for Vice President.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

ut 10 Idle to cay that the monetary
standard of the Nation IL irrevocahly
fixed 30 long a. the party which AZ the
last election cast approximately forty
six per cent. Of the total vote, refuses
to put In its platform any statement
that the question 10 settled. '--Rooseyelt'a
letter Of acceptance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

h Truth About It.
"A doubtful State!' the Demmies ~.
But later on they'll shout less,
For after next election day
They'll find the State was douhtIs~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

The Railway Employer Tweut1fk
Century Club OF Ilinois y 40 Is dafe
It adopted Z resolution indorsdns pfe1a-
dent Roosevelt and ,denounctng IL Deru-
ocratic national platform - devoid =
sincerity" Its hard - fool ! eood I'D
road man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

One Credit Mark to New York Deno.
Gratis.
One good thing can Be- aaid Of ~
New York Democracy. II II rapidly
clearing the higher court bench Of -
tive political bosses. First Judge Park.
er, and now Judge Herrick. Next9
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-21

The ele-tion e month will indeed
turn upon the trustworthiness Of the re-
spective parties, aud Republicans bide
the result with the confidence born Of 4
stewardship faithfully. c~ourageously and
successfully administered.