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Douglas Island news., 1904-06-01

Charles w. Wright, of the United States geological survey, after an ex- haustive examination of the Porcupine creek district, of Alaska, makes a re- port upon it's characteristics in which he states that the region is likely to increase steadily in prominence as gold producer.
 The democratic territorial convention at Juneau on the 9 ult elected the following delegates to the national con vention; w. B. Crews, L. l.. Williams, Frank Bach, John Troy, A, P. Swine ford and Geo. Murphy. Alternates, c. D. Rogers, Judge Ostrander, John Duckworth, Phil Abrahams, $. B. Ag- new and Joseph Sullivan.
 One of the most inspiring scenes which the people of Seattle ever wit ness occurs when an Alaska steamer makes her departure for the North, carrying five hundred passengers and the fullest capacity of freight. Such scenes have been occurring on the water front of this city for month, and will continue in magnitude until about the 10th of June-many ships having de- parted in the meantime.-Seattle Times.
 Beatrice Putnam, the 5-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. Putnam, was drowned in an abandoned shaft on No. 4 below on Bonanza creek. The hole was filled with water from melt ing snow, and the child fell in while playing. The coroner's jury holds that the accident happened through care lessness on part of miners not pro- tecting the abandoned hole. Many such death traps in the old prospect holes exist on all Klondike creeks and hills.
 If the first and second class accom- modations on the vessels to comprise the first Nome fleet are all sold out be- fore the sailing of the first eleven yes sells, more than 5000 persons will leave Seattle and San Francisco for the Nome gold6elds. While the steamships Ohio, Indiana, and Conemaugh have been withdrawn from the trade, the North western Steamship Company has added the steamships Victoria, Olympia and Tacoma and the passenger accommoda- tions have been greatly increased.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-01
Notice of Forfeiture.
DOUGLAS, ALASKA. Feb. 2S. 1904.

DOUGLAS, ALASKA, Feb. 23 1904. To NJ. G. Munley and Jennie WiedemanD:
 You and each of you are hereby notified thai l, the undersigned, have expended dur ing the year 1903, eleven hundred (Sl1OO.00 dollars in labor and improvements upon the Saint Mary's No. 1, Saint Mary's No: 2 santa Cruz, Santa Rita, Washington, Elizabeth, Anna Barron, Rose, Assumption, Oregon and Miller quartz lode mining claims, situate near Hawk Inlet, on Admiralty Island, in the Harris Mining District, Alaska, in order to hold said claims, under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, approved January 22d, 1880, concerning an nual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said claims, for the period ending December SlSt, 1903.
 And if, within ninety days from the person. al service of this notice upon you, or within ninety days after the publication thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of such expenditure as a co-owner, your in- tereSt in the above described claims will be- come the property of your co-owner who has made the required expenditure by the terms of said section of the Statutes.
 GEO. RIEDI. z. R. CHENEY, Attorney for Geo. Riedi. First publication Feb. 24, 1904.
 Last publication May 25, 1904.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
UNDER THE WHEELS.
Vincent Langan Killed by the
Cars at Butler.

A deplorable accident, in which
Vincent Langan, a young photog.
rapher Of Warrensburg, lost his life,
occurred at our depot Wednesday
morning. Young Lsngsn had been
on Welt to his father, W. E. Lang.
an, a leading photographer OF Ne.
vada, and was returning to his work
on the first train from the south for
over a week. The train run In on a
side track to let a southbound train
pass. Young Langan got out on the
depot platform. When the train
backed out on the main line and
started it did not stop at the depo,
aud he attempted to board it, was
dragged under the wheels and his life
was crushed out, the body being hor
ribly mangled.
Vincent Lsngan was about q
years old and worked ia the photo
graph gallery OF Stone & Degrau
OF Warrensburg.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

We have learned that water wont
stop the 0sag,rs They came right
through and Were fuller Of fight than
before taking the emersion. W. had
always been led ,o t'-lieve that the
average Osager lad "A great aversion
to water and bsiieved it was only fit
for cattle to drink. hut that has been
demonstrated u he without founda-
ton. They take tn 1t as natural as
if it was their native element. Now,
we wonder il there is anything that
would keep them awayfrom a Demo-
cratic convention. No one has ever
doubted their fighting proclivities.
They don't always return home with
scalps at their belts, but then they
do not always have a Colonel Joe
Bomar as big Indian chief. Joe GER
tainly deserves full share of credit
for their victory Our hats are OFF
to those south NJ river boys who
braved the floods TO reach Dem =
cratic convention. You can't beat
such fellows, either ia "a convention
or in an election.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
Drowned Near AmOret.

j. y Armentrout, % years OF age,
son OF Squire j T, Armentrout, o,
Amsterdam, was drowned near AM
oret Sunday eveninglast. The young
man was working in the water assist
Ing in repairing the track Of the X
C, & Southern railway near Amoret,
which had been washed out by the
overflow Of the Marias des Cygnes
river. Tie men had quit work for
the evening and young Armentrout
stepped to the side OF the track to
wash the mud OF his clothing, and
while standing on the end of the ties
took the cramps and fell from the
track iuto the water. Aiellow work
man attempted to Rescue him AS lie
went under, but his hold broke and
young Armentrout went under the
water and was not seen again until
his body was recovered several hours
later. The funeral took placs from
the home of his parents Tuesday and
was largely attended
The decea Ied WAS unmarried and
was very popularin the n.ighborhood
in which he resided and the a,-.i len t
was deeply deplored aud the berpav'
ed family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
At the point here the accident o.
Cured the railroad company had
$50 or 200 men at work repairing
the break in the grade and they had
worked all day in water almost to
their arm pits, placing car loads OF
rock and sacks OF gravel.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
Hon. Joseph w. Folk in Butler

Hon. Joseph W. Folk, Missouri's
next governor, was in Butler last
Friday. He was met at the train by
a reception committee composed Il
Judge Graves, Congressman De
Almond and Hon. Jas. N. Sharp.
The band and q large number of en-
thusiastic supporters also went out
to meet him. Judge and Mrs. Graves
entertained Mr.. Folk and the recep-
ton committee to dinner. At two
o'clock he was introduced by Judge
DeArmond to an audience which
filed the big court room and extend
ed out in the hall. Mr.. Folk spoke
for an hour and a half along issues
which have been paramount in this
campaign. After his speech, which
was we'll received, enthusiastic friends
and supporters passed by and shook
hands with him. Mr.. Folk was
driven out to the trap shoot, north.
east of town, when he did some excel.
lent shooting, breaking Al balls out
OF so. This was the first time he
had ever shot clay pigeons and bis
score ia considered remarkable, Mr.
Folk was entertained at q six O'Clock
dinner by Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Allen
Judge and Mrs. ". W. Graves, at
the formers home, on TT. Scott
street, Mr. and Mrs. Ludwick being
guests. He left on the evening train
for Lamar.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
How Farmers May be rid Of Rats

A farmer who has tried the expert.
ment says: "If you willsprinkle sui
phur on the barn floor and throw your
some on corn as you gather, there
will not be q rat or mouse bother Il.
Ihave done this for several years and
have never been bothered with rats
or mice. l have some old corn in q
crib at present and not a rat or
mouse can be found. In stacking
hay or oats, sprinkle q little on the
ground and then on each load, and.
my word for it, rats or mice can't
stay there. "A pound Of sulphur win
b sufficient to preserve q large barn
OF corn, and Il good for stock and
Win not hurt the corn bread" lex.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

The NJ rmaton. Mt FIT. scott, TIE
Inter part OF last week was over a
mile wide and the damage done to
farm lands and railroads cannot be
estimated. One thousand people
were rescued from Belltown, a north
ern suburb OF TT. Scott. In many
places in the town the water was five
feet deep and in the lowerend of Bell
town the houses were completely
covered by water. The Missouri Pa
citic whops where $50 men are en-
ployed are closed down, three feet OF
water being in the engine rooms.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
Lee culver still sells those larl o
picture frames for one dollar all
complete.

complete.
8. M. Gregg, successful school
teacher of Grand River, ordered The
TIMES to his address.
Mrs Florence Watrous, OF Parsons,
Kan, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bar
ker, wife of Rev. Barker, of this city.
Our esteem friend j. F. Dillon was
a pleasant caller on Saturday and
had his dates set ahead. Mr.. Dillon
Is one Of Bates county's influential
young farmers.
Rube Oglesby, OF Warrensburg,
candidate for railroad commissioner,
spent Monday in Butler watching
how Bates county Democrats con,
Quoted q convention.
A cat fish Weighing 165 pounds
was caught in the Missouririver near
Waverly the other day and will be
taken to the Worlds Fair for exhibit
in fisheries building.
w. A. McElroy favored us pleas
antly andsTenewed for himself, bis
daughter, Mrs. Minnie Henderson at
Hageman, New Mexico, and his son,
C. J. McElroy, at Denver, Col.
]. NJ. Green, Of Mingo, was in the
city the last week and favored us
with a call and renewal. Mr.. Green
is one OF Bates county's most sub
stantial citizens, an old settler and
highly regarded by ell,
The Mo. Pacific sent trains south
to Joplin Wednesday morning. This
is the first train that has passed
Butler since Tuesday OF last week,
on account Of high water.
William Fl. Miller Of st. Louis, su.
preme master workman Of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen, died at a
Sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich,
where be. had gone for the benefit Of
bis health.
At Fl. Scott it has been agreed to
raise $500 to secure natural gas
! for the town. Gas will be piped into
the city from the gas fields southeast
Of the city.
Children and young folks Rally.
At the Ohio Street M. E. Church at 8
P. M. Saturday. Rev. Brown will
conduct q Rally, let the children
come, let the young folks come. let
the old folks come, let every body
come, and welcome.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
TINES Telephone No. 81.

Some fine fish have been brought
DO town the past week.
just received a big lot OF picture
mouldings at Lee Culver's.
Mrs. Clarence Ritner, OF Kansas
City, IN visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Ford.
C. Taylor, a substantial citizen oil
Homer, was a pleasant caller on
| onday and favored us.
Many of our good Democratic
friends called while in the city attend
ing the county convention Monday.
The Foster Times reports Floyd
Bangs, OF that place critically i'll
h, I'D the extravaganza use OF cigar
bttes.
Lee Culver can fit any sewing ma.
II
lhine in the state with needles.
The new officers for Bates lodge
o. o. F.. elected Monday night are:
Mark Graves, N. g.: and Edgar
Toung. V. G.
J. NJ. Catterlin and wife returned
Tuesday morning from the Worlds
Fair, where they have been spending
Fhe past week.
Mrs. J. G. Clark, who has been
butte sick for the past week, is much
better and it is hoped will be out
hgain IN day or so.
Lse Culver has now in stock 90
Different kinds Of sewing machine
heedles.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Silvers are en-.
toying . visit from their daughter,
Ap. Lawrence Pierpoint, who now
fesides in Nebraska.
Chas. q. Booi, q wealthy citizen oil
ponPorth, Ills, who owns consider
kble land 10 western Bates, favored
bs with remittance for renewal.
II >
JOhn h. Braden, son Of the late
pudes Richie Braden, of Homer, was
61k hh uncle, R. L. Braden, on
and favored us pleasantly.
DOH, . prominent young
s q kingo, was a pleasant
Hif WE4e y ne city Monday, and
- ~ 49, snrolled for The TINES
W ckanpion Sell Binder,
~ q ons aopson and shielded.
/ Seit ell LYNCH.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
DROLL RUSSIAN PROVERBS

THE Scotch and the Spaniards have hith-
erto divided the credit OF possessing the
largest store of proverbial wisdom: but if
the literature of Russia was more widely
known it might prove formidable rival TO
either the land of oatmeal or of oranges.
few specimens are given, which. on account OF
their pointed terseness, their quaint, homely
vigor and dry, Sancho Panza satire, scarcely
need the aid of rhyme to recommend them.
They are indeed more fully than words can
express the faithful mirror OF the shrewd.
simple. dogged. humorous Russian mind. ever
veiling its natural keenness under mask of
habitual and inpenetrable stolidity:
Every fox praises his own tail"
Go after two wolves and YOU will not
catch even one"
"A good beginning is half the work
" Trust in God. but do not stumble yourself
with God. even across the sea. without
Him. rn- even 20 The threshold"
"Wl.augt cheating. n trading"
The deeper you hide ..rrtErng. the sooner
YOU ind It"
III God doesn't forsake US. the pigs viii
not take US
a debt is adorned by payment
"Roguery is the last OF trades -
Never take crooked path while you can
see a straight one
Fear not the threats of the great. but
rather the tears of the poor"
Send Il pig to dinner and he will put his
feet the table"
Disease comes in by hundredweight and
goes out by ounces"
Every little frog is great in his own bog
BE praised not for your ancestors, but for
your virtues"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

that can be done for them when we cor
slider the uncertainty of life and the
absolute certainty OF a Life Insurance
policy.
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ones. assume all the cares and response
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1t is for the wife and mother also to
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and after understanding the subject
thoroughly, it is for her to insist that
the husband and father shall promptly
provide proper protection for those
dependent upon him.
Write to NE for further information
l will gladly send to you upon appli-
cation. the literature of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company and advise you
of the best plan to suit your needs.
Address your letters to
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
WOOING POWER OF EGGS

CWIFTWATER" BILL GATES. one OF the
~ most picturesque characters produced
by the great klondIke boom, who. according
TO recent dispatches has struck it lucky IN
the Tanana diggings. first achieved
toriety by his original method of love-making.
saltwater" then one of the klondike's
rich men. desired to win the hand of con-
cert-hall singer in Dawson. At first she
seemed to favor his suit, but later Gates
became alarmed. Several wealthier miners
entered the field. Then he saw that the
singer was about to slip out OF his fingers.
and he executed a brilliant coup.
In those days klondikers lived principally
on canned goods and pork and beans, all ot
which the woman in question detested
with the result that she subsisted almost
entirely on eggs. which were short in the
market. "Swiftwater" bought every egg n
Dawson.
Now. marry me-" he said, "or YOU %
without eggs"
She married him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
Your Fortune

future life from the cradle
Dept. 1863. Bridgeport. Conn
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

Io1d. Send name and address with
wo-oent stamp and date ofbirth. and
will send a pen-picture Of your
to the grave. Prof leAmzi.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
EATCROWDAT TRACK
FINE CARD OF RACES AT RIvER-
 SIDE.
Driving Club Events Were Watched oy Over 2,OOO PeOple.-splendid Performance of MT. WOod's
 Al1mOnt Horse

Not in many. many years has the 1a- nous old race course at Riverside Park witnessed such an outpouring or peo- pie as was the ease ease yesteroay, y ne ns men hung on the fences. The crowd was conservatively estimated at De. tween 2,2O0 and 2,soo. some putting IL as high as 2.5OO. braced the most representative people of Montgomery, fully 1000 of them be- ing ladies. State, County. and City officials watched the speed triais Wiun siasm as the most blatant railbird. while little shrieks of delight or dis may from the ladies as they saw their favorite horses se sNftnees %ln es 0s dignity and color to the whole that reminded one oi the olden days
 In the shady grove just to the south every description of vehicles from the luxurious victoria or my laay 10 o,,ho run, abouts and buggies. a big tallyno standing out like rock in the sea or vehicles. The society element was out fin force. and distinctive feature that was remarked by nearly everybody on the grounds was the good behavior ol the crowd Nothing but soft drinks were sold on the grounds.
 As has been the case at all of the other matinees of the Driving Club every race was won In straight neats, and one result of the races yesteruay was to show the officials that several horses were out of their class, notably Jim. the sturdy brown horse owned by Prsident Judge of the Driving Club and Ben Butterworth. the speedy pacer owned by MT. Bowling.
 The first race on the card was the free for all trot. and pace with four corners. Stella J.. MT. Judkin's little Blue Ridge mare. drawing the pole, with MT. Bowling's Hambletonian horse The Governor second. MT. Grtels 8 handsome Allmont horse third, and MT Judges brown speed marver Jim. on the outside.
 Mir Trimble was driving Stella J.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05

tucked away in a luxurious stall over in Mir Woods's barn at Riverside and her first workout will be in a few
 On August 5. 1900, Major Smith of Prattville sent a Ally over to River side. She was a daughter of Allmont Jr., her dam by the great stallion Ak tell She came from the Garth farm where some of the speediest horses Tn the South have been reared. After showing bursts of speed that were sim ply marvellous Fred Newell took the mare to the Macon races where her grand performances caught the eye of MT. Plant, the Macon banker who died some days ago. On October IA, 1902. he bought the mare and campaigned her on the grand circuit under the name of the East in 2:07, and was getting bet ter. The string was sold. however. on MT. Plants death and MT. Fred Fisk bought the mare. changing her name back to the one that she was famous by here-Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
WILL MEET IN CHATTANOOGA.
Members of Brotherhood of Boiler Max.
 CTS and Ship Builders Meet,

Chattanooga. Tenn. July 4.-About 100 members of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders are here for the annual meeting, which will begin tomorrow The meeting will last ten days and important matters. which it was thought a few months ago would ne cessitate a special meeting. will be acted upon. The grand officers all of whom have reached the city, are:
 Grand President, John McNeill, Kan sas City; Grand Secretary-Treasurer William J. Gilthrop Kansas City; First Grand Vice President. Dominic Me Kane, Bromerton, Wash; Vice-Presi- dents Ed Fox. Buffalo: J. A. Dearing Birmingham; George Dunn, Buffalo; M A. Hart, Brooklyn; Thomas Garvy Chester. Pa. and Charles Jenkins Fit sblIrg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
Mover Carried to Denver.

Cripple Creek. Colo. July 4.-Sherin Edward Bell took Charles F. Mover. President of the Western Federation of Miners, to Denver today. where he will be permitted to furnish security in the sum of $10.000 in an informa- ton charging him with murder and to murder in connection with the Victor riot on June 6, in which two men were killed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
s,oop Yacht Siren Disabled.

New York, July 1.-The sloop yacht Siren, one of the nine contestants that started in the ocean race for the cup offered by Sir Thomas Upton. re- turned to Sandy Hook today in dis abled condition. The Siren sprung her mast in a heavy sea off Fire Island on Saturday evening and lost part of her centreboard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
Ready For Opening of Land.

Bonesteel, S. D., July 4.-Five hun- dred excursionists reached this town at midnight last night on special train to be In readiness for the open ing of the Rosebud reservation to- morrow morning. Another train of nine coaches, also an extra, Is eX- pected here at noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
Two Children Cremated.

Syracuse. N. Y. July 1.-Two child ren. Geraldine and LcRoy Walliser. aged 10 and respectively. were burn ed to death in a fire here today and Lizzie Wasmer. a young woman Is dy- ing al the hospital as result of her injuries. All were asleep in the Wal liser house when 1t took fire in some unknown manner
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05

Atlanta. Ga.. July 4-(Special )- Montgomery and Atlanta broke even on the double header today. the form CT taking the first and the latter the second game. Both were marked by some fast playing. double plays being common. There was considerable dis satisfaction over the work of Umpire Wood. but his mistlxes were evenly divided between the teams and cut little figure in the result
 The magnificent hitting of the At- lanta team in the morning netted the shut out. Demont dld the hitting for the third. .Kohier reached first on a a measly single, stole second, went on to third on a wild throw to second and came home on an out.
 Bridges started in for Atlanta and for two innings did well. In the first inning Krug's two errors caused him trouble, but no scores resulted In the third. however. the Fourth of July Carter singled to renter and shortly afterward was driven to third by Molesworth's terrific drive over the head of Kohler in center. Kohler was playing in too close and also mis- judged the ball.
 With two men on bases. Bridges settled down and two went out. but Delehanty drew a triple to right cen- ter and both men scored. Durett drove him home with q single.
 Hardy was called and Bridges re- tired. The Southpaw pitched one of his prettiest games and was accord ed good support save for one error of Morse which allowed a run in the seventh. Busch was hit by the ball. sacrificed to second and came home on Morses error on an easy grounder.
 The prettiest work of the day was the all-round playing of Demont He caught two mapping off first. Moles- worth being one of them.
 The score follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
Ceneyn, c, HartGord, 5.

Geneva. July -(SpeciaD-The most interesting game of ball played here this season was played on the Geneva diamond today before an immense crowd between Hartford and Geneva. The score resulted G to in favor Of Geneva Geneva's battery. Baisden and Cawthorn: Hartford's battery. Forester and Perry.