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THE POPCORN BELT.
One County In Iowa Produces Hair the
COuntry's Supply,

Nearly half OF the p OF corn consumed
in the United States is raised in the small
county of Sac, in the northwestern portion
of Iowa. There it has been found that
the soil is particularly adapted 70 its cult
vatiouM
Before the shows and the street corner
merchants took il up, the hot buttered
popcorn wasn't very much in demand.
Its cultivation was restricted to a few
stalks on the farm that met the home de-
mand. A small quantity might be bought
at the store, but it was high in price and
the sales were few.
The breakfast food manufacturers ara
now the largest consumers of POPCORN in
the market. Nearly half Of the ready
TO serve foods have a considerable PER-
centa6e OF ToI corn. One brand In prac-
tically all Tor corn.
The popcorn Lelt is invaded each String
by the agents of Chicago and New York
firms which contract with the raiser 10 take
over his entire crop. This method of hand
ling the harvest makes the grower an as
sured market at a remunerative price.
and for several years the average Trice
paid has been ~ cents a hundred r ounds.
The average yield is about 5000 rounds
to the acre, the csn requires less care
and watchfulness than the Indian variety.
and even on hundred dollar land there liz
good Profit in it-more than in wheat, corn
or oats.
An Iowa authority a y that the total
yield OF Sac and IDA counties, which COM
rose the ropcorn belt, will reach Is, COO. COO
pounds, and IL it were all ropred before
being shirT ed it would require 1000 train
loads Of Twenty cars each.
Popcorn has the ADVANTAGE OF other
memte ems Of the corn family in that il al
WAYS ripens before the early frost can set
a chance at IL, and the drought doesn't hurt
IL much. The job OF picking and huskin1
il not q pleasant one, owing to the sharp
ness Of the grain ends, hut expert pickers
can make IS a day, at the usual rate OF Is
cents a hundred pounds.
The discovery of the Iowa popcorn belt
came about by accident. Ar out twenty
five years ago an eccentric Yankee who
had located in Sac county, near OdeboIt,
decided TO freak awav from the old tradi-
tions, and instead OF diversifying his crops
TO plant them 10 one thin only. He tried
wheat one year and failed 10 make any
money. For two years thereafter he planted
all of his 200 acres to potatoes, and
everybody lau~hed. When a few years
later he planted il all to popcorn a BIG
shout Of merrirnent went mp, hut when
in the fall the Yankee marketed his entire
crop at \ big profit no. ody even smiled.
The next year a neivh' or followed his
exarple. Cotton. the first popcorn man.
tou' ut his crop in the ground and that
wear had more popcorn than anv ten men
in the United States. He had the market
cornered. and he rot the price he named.
Then he tried to / eat the Chicago Board OF
Trade and dropped out Of sirht. His neigh-
bors gradually o up the idea, and to-day
they get rich returns for their trouble.
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There 10 . story that sometimes these
poachers do not kill the elk. They rors
the animals, hogtle them. as cowboys tie
cattle, and pun their teeth. Then the elk
are turned loose to starve. This is far more
cruel than killing them outright.
A few weeks ago some settlers Of the
Jackson's Hole country held a meeting
and sent word TO several individuals who
we're known to have been concerned in the
slaughter Of elk TO get out Of the country
Some who received the warning acted on
the advice, but most Of them merely joined
gangsof roaShers and refused to pay n at
tsntion to thenotlce. Theresult is likely TO be
an expedition Of settlers against ~thepoachers.
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part Of the West where large numbers
of elk are left. They were cleaned out
Of Colorado several years ago.
Those that were left worked their way
northward through Wyoming to b jack
sons Hole country and joined the thousands
there. In winter it is nothing to see bands
OF several hundred elk travelling across
Jackson's Hole. Sometimes the snow will
appear black with them.
Mountain lions are numerous ia Jackson's
Hole, and these animals feast upon the
elk. Heretofore in spite OF the increasing
number Of hunters and the many killed by
mountain lions the elk AVE not decreased.
But this year when the tusk hunters began
work the settlers became alarmed.
Elk teeth have enriched several Western
men in recent years. and the increasing
price for these emblems has resulted in
the defiance OF the law in the elk country.
One man at Billings. Mon, was shrewd
enough to see a chance for a fortune in elk
teeth several years ago.
He bought elk teeth Of the Indians, elk
teeth dresses being the ~favorite raiment
Of squaws. The purchaser put the elk teeth
away and in a few years had a barrelful of
teeth. These are worth a fortune to-day
and the market is constantly rising.
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EkK[ nv TIE sSNOM

owing to their use in the badges Of mem
beers Of a great secret order.
In order TO supply the demand it is esti-
mated that poachers of the Jackson's Hole
country alone have killed hundreds Of elk
This season. II is believed that 900 elk nave
been killed since winter set in.
The animals are run down in the deep
snow by hunters on snowshoes. and they
ere shot in the head with a small bore rifle
NJ close range. The teeth are pulled. and
IN some Instances the scalp is taken, but
the remains Of the animal are left 10 be de-
voured by coyotes and wolves.
Thu settlers, many of whom make a liv-
ING In the regular hunting season as licensed
guides, foresee that their means Of employ
msnt will he taken from them if the
e~iaughter goes on. II is recognized that
n such Wholesale slaughter goes on there
viii be no more elk in Jackson's Hole in a
few months.
h leader Of one gang Of poachers has
eerved terms ~ = prisonm mt In wyom-
ing jails on Iccount OF game .aw violations.
His punishL ent seems to have had no
effect on him.
This year he has surrou lded himself
with a dozen folio Ners. who make their
rendezvous in all isolated cabin in the
Wild country around the Tetons. In win
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In Yellowstone Park the penalties for
the killing OF game are severe. In fact
no tourist is allowed 20 carry a firearm
in the park unless il is sealed, But in
winter it is impossible TO guard the edges
OF the park and it is asserted that the Jack
sons Hole outlaws are not at all particular
where they wander in search OF game.
Indeed. boasts rave been made that
game has been slaughtered within hearing
distance OF soldiers posts. Jackson's
Hole itself is contained in the vast Yellow
stone or Teton forest reserve, south Of the
park. But II is held hat only. State laws
hold good on forest reserves.
The Government forest rangers are
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always willing TO cid in running down
transgressors OF the State ganAs lave.
but there are only -four or Ave rangers
on this reserve. which Is as large a. q New
England State. So the rangers annot
be depended upon to render much asaist-
anoe against a gang Of lawbreakers.
: In the opinion c. some people the solu-
ton Of the anne problem in Jackson's Hole
lies in the addition Of the Teton reserv Q
to Yellowstone Park itself. This has been
argued many times.
In the great valley Of the Snake River.
skirting the Teton ang the elk and other
wild animals OF the West have made their
home. In fact Jaokson's Hole is the only
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ter thts country south Of Yellowstons Park
10 covered with deep snow, and II 10 i'm
possible for any q TO get around EXCEPT
on snowshoes.
Tho elk, which have focked to the Jack
sons Hole country by thousands, making
Il q natural game preserve, &c TO the val
leys to secure forage and to escape the
deepest Of the nov Here, a. they founder
through the drifts. they are easy Frey for
the poachers.
Skilled hunters, on snowshoes, run down
the animals with ease. There is the sharp
crisp report OF q rife, and the elk falls
dead. Then the teeth are pulled and the
poacher goes on his way.
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why Briar Wood 10 Scarce.
From the London DaIv N,r.

- FFVW We LONDON DdWV NsNa.
"orshippers Of My Lady Nicotine. who
are thinking Of replenishlng their pipe rack
IN view OF the coming festive season will do
Wen not to larry. for we hear that the price OF
the oriar root Is to be raised by 20 per cent
ehd this almost Immediately. The news
was eonnrmed Yesterday by J. s. weineott.
the Fleet street tobacoonist.
The increase in the price OF goods ex-
planned MI Weingott, ia chiefly due to tho
20 ianoe In the price OF labor and the recent
strlSes tnat TOOK place on the Continent .
re centre OF tae trade in cheap briar root
pl9es. brl7r, as Il Is known, or TO give Il he
Italy and from Corsica, and the late aarth
SNake and volcanic eruIti1ns have ruined
nondreds Of acres OF plantations in the Can
Jams ana other parts OF central aud southern
nIaly, Hence the scarcity Of the wood at the
ccrsssns LLme. a9d. a. an inevitable Iconse-
Quenoes the coming increAas In price,
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ACCOUNTS OF G. WASHINGTON.
RELICS ~ AUDIT0R'S OFFICE OF
NATIONAL TREASURY.

Lafayette's Receipt WARRANTS for Great
Government Purchases Old Mileage
Books OF Webster and CIay-Dinner at
Revolutionary Headquarters, July Z.
1855. on the First Independence Day.
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KILLING ELK FOR THEIR TEETH
POACHERs BUSY IN THE JACK
SONS HOLE COUNTRY.

nundr eds eS the Animals said 10 Have
Beer Killed Already This Inter 60
Provide secret Society Ba~dses-Alttle
Chance for FIN TO Escape In snow.
DENVER, Col, Dec. I2.--People in north
western Wyoming are calling for measures
90 put a stop TO the slaughter OF elk for
their teeth. Elk tusks bring fancy prices
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quaint. Here and there appear "baskitts'
Of fruit or vegetables; -~collyfower" was a
f~avorite dish. evidently. -Loyn OF veal"
frequently purchased.
Very often wild fowl were purchased
while on the march, and in many cases the
expense of the horseback ride Of the men
sent miles away for the necessary food il
added TO the account. The menus run
very much the same throughout the books,
but there is one page which holds the at
%tention. in spite Of it's similarity TO the
others. It is dated Thursday, July Z. 177e.
1t shows what Washington had for dinner
on the very first Independence Day. The
uornnpt raada.
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places where the head lay and feet
lay and found that the head was four
and one half inches lower than the
feet Flags were stuck in the ground
at each point and photograph of the
house and grounds was taken last
Sunday. This photograph was intro
duced in evidence by the state. The
state then rested.
No Wound In Heart?
DR.. l. S. Patterson Of Unionville
was the first witness called by the de-
Tense. He testified that he made an
examination of the body of Frank Og-
den on April 2, 1905, at the Ogden
home. He described the location and
character of the wound, and the char
acter and extent of his examination.
He testified that he traced the bullet,
attempted to probe but could not probe
beyond the inner surface of the rib
through which 1t passed. That after
the body was opened he traced the
bullet with his finger through the
chest wall and the left lung.
Dr. Patterson said the bullet passed
above and back of the heart and that
he had the heart in his hands and saw
no wound in it. In his opinion, he said,
the bullet did not penetrate the heart
at all. He said there was no opening
in either the sac which encloses the
heart or in the heart itself.
An important issue is whether or
not the bullet penetrated the heart, as
the state claims it did and death re-
suited Immediately, and that in fact
the defendant killed Ogden at the
barn and carried him to where he was
found in front of the house. The de-
PENDANT claims that Ogden was shot
near the porch and walked around the
house to where he was found. DR..
Patterson testified that he was assist
ed in his examination by L. R. Sidmon,
who was the next witness, and testi-
fled to substantially the same facts as
did DR.. Patterson.
Follow Osden's Movements.
Following him the defendant put on
A. S. Ball as witness, who was run
ming a restaurant at Moulton at the
time, and who testified that decedent
was at his place on April 1. 1905, about
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a vacation from Penn college, was
pleasantly surprised by large num-
Der OF her young friends, who spent
the evening with her.
DR.. w. E. Dodds visited a short time
In Oskaloosa, returning last Thursday
Otto Hinshaw, who has been clerk
IN the Ollie hotel for some time, came
home Friday to make arrangements
for journey to Oregon.
Mrs. Jess. Sturgeon and son of Ollie
are visiting Mrs. Surgeons parents
Mr.. and Mrs. LATE Brolliar, before de-.
parting for the west.
Lon Wade and family are arranging
to move to the state of Washington
the latter part of next month.
Mrs. Matte Bloom and daughter,
who have been visiting in Ohio arriv-
ed at the home of Oscar 1Hinshaw last
Thursday Tuesday of tMs week they
departed for their home lty1 Enterprise
Oregon. Otto acknowledgements
them home and will petiably remain
Art Robinson has DO, AZ. the Harriet
Wade property in tErsAs,rth part of
town and will take possession about
the first of May.
Luther Snider. who has been in part
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siGoURNEY.

Sigourney,, March 2S.-The funeral
of the late Charles M. Harlan occur
red at his late residence in the north
part Of town Tuesday afternoon at 81
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Philip Pal
mer and the Masonic Lodge. Mr.. Har-
Ian was well known throughout the
county and was one OF this city's old
operated the North Side lumber yard
for many years. He was seventy-fourI
years. one month and thirteen days Of
age. 1nterment was made in the West
cemetery.
Harry Warren of Hedrick was up
Monday evening calling on Sigourney
friends.
Mrs. Fred schipfer, DR.. strawbridge
and wife, Mrs. Frank Jackson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Haffner, Mrs. Eugene Schip-
fer, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wilcox Mrs A.
N. Strain and daughter Millie, Miss
Jessie LATER, Mrs. D. T. Stockman
Misses Laura Carol and Alice Will
liams, Mrs. G. H. White and Francis
Reinert, Frank Jessup, Carl Schilling
Fay Yerger Ray Williams and Mr..
and Mrs. James Wyllie went to What
| Cheer Monday to hear Sousa's band.
Waldo Young and Miss Elsie Schil-
ling Of Hedrick came over Monday
evening and attended the Blind
Boone" concert.
At the city election Monday strong
vote was polled. The day did not de-
velop the excitement it promised and
everything was quiet, a very few even
forgetting that it was, election day
J. T. Parker. republican candidate for
| mayor, and w. H. Hamilton, the DEM
| ocratic nominee each received Els
votes, making a tie that will have to
be cast for at the coming council
meeting next Monday evening. A. M.
1 Gov,
teer 1875; L. H. Hinkley for treasurer
301 votes. Martin Reinert. the demo-
cratic nominee, refused to serve and
had his name taken from the list. so
| there was no candidate in the field
| against Mr.. Hinkley. In the blank
space Martin Reinert received two
votes by his name having been written
ir by voters. and Elmer Rattle receiv-
ed one vote. John Welsch for asses
sor 239 and A. H. Johnson 1876; Silas
B. White, councilman ISL, and Geo.
T. Namur 254. Which party gets the
| mayor rests with the result of Mon
day evening. The republicans elected
every other officer but one, Mr.. T. Ma
muir.
The Blind Boone" concert under
| the auspices of the Epworth League in
the M. E. church last Monday evening
proved quite successful In spite of
the bad weather the church was well
filled and all seemed to appreciate the
program throughout. The league re-
ceived twenty-five per cent of the pro-
ceeds and realized about eighteen dol
lars for their share.
DR.. Joseph Johnston and wife of
Des Moines. are in the city, called
here by the death of Mrs. Johnston's
father, c. w. Harlan.
Miss Pearl Williams of Keswick vis-
> tied here with relatives and FRIENDS q
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nership with W. n. Davis in the gro
Gerry business, bought Mr.. Davis's In
terets last week and now has sole pos
session.
Mrs. George Trigg has been visiting
her son, Ross, in Sigourney.
Mrs. orba swayze and son return
ed to their home in Eldon last Thurs
DAY, after a two weeks visit with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grover and
daughter departed last Tuesday even
ing for Dakota, where thew will re-
main all summer on the farm with
their son.
Word was received here short time
ago that Alfred Smith, an old time
resident of this place, had died at
Oakland, Neb., March II of paralysis.
Mr.. Smith was a prominent member Of
the Christian church and postmaster
when he resided here.
Richland has coal famine The
mines q couple of miles southwest of
town have shut down and the dealers
say they can't get any shipped in.
Charlie Pringle and wife of Business
Corner We're in town last Friday on
business.
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had provided in the northern part of
town. Mr.. Greenlee was raised here
and has many warm friends. Mrs
Greenlee has been teaching kindergar-
ten school in Menominee, Wis, for
several years.
Postmaster Fred Fearis arrived
home Friday morning, after a weeks
visit. He found his wife sick when he
arrived at home.
Rev. Wall went to Batavia Saturday
to preach Sunday in Rev. Walkers
place.
The meeting at the Christian church
is still in progress.
Vinton Emery is unable to be out on
account of the measles. There are a
number in the country who also have
the measles.
Last Monday evening the school
board met and reelected Prof Atkin-
son as principal of the school. He has
given universal satisfaction the past
year and the school could not afford TO
lose him.
Rev. J. F. Barnett attended the semi
annual meeting of the board of trus-
tees of.the Iowa Wesleyan university
last week.
Last Friday evening Miss Leila
Mendenhall. who has Just returned for
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couple Of days, and left for Eddyville

1'lleSOaV. q
The program arranged for the COM
ing entertainment Friday evening, to
be given by and for the benefit of the
band boys, Is as follows: Internezzo,
Vivian Gray, band; The King of Boy
vile. White, Miss Lolo Perkins; De-
scriptive, a hunting scene, Bucalossi,
band; a, Her Photograph; b, Lovers
Lane; c, When the Old Man Smoked
by Dunbar, to be recited by Miss Per-
kins: When Day Fades, Parke, Male
quartet consisting of. E. 3. Phelps
c. 3. McQuaid, ]. H. Morgan and S.
W. Needham; trombone solo, The Holy
City, Adams, by Will Mass; Renting a
Baby, Stockton. Miss Perkins; violin
solo. selected, Walt Richardson. Part
2 of the pregnant: Selection, by band
and brass quartet; That Little Dog OF
Mine, Riley, Miss Perkins; waltzes
Wild Flowers, Ktefer, band; violin
solo,, selected, Walt Richardson; The
Cooper Song, Won Suppe, male quar-
tet; march, Southern Smiles, Kelly,
band. The program is to be given
in the opera house here commencing
at 1880 Friday evening.
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RIcHLAND.

Richland, March 2s.-John Greenlee
OF this city and Martha Logsdon Couli
were married March 81 at the home of
the brides sister, Mrs. Jackson Prin-
die in Chicago. The newly welded
couple arrived here Sunday morning
over the Milwaukee and went, immed-
lately to the beautiful home the groom
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noon and had two quart bottles of
whiskey, one having been opened and
partly emptied, the other wrapped up.
Frank Taylor, the next witness, tes-
titled that in April, 1905, he was liv.
Ing at Moulton and saw Ogden there
on the day of his death and that Og-
den gave him a drink of whiskey out
Of square bottle.
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Continued from Page 1.)

assisted DR.. Heady at the examination
of the body on April 9 and described
the location of the wound. He said
the bullet passed through the left auri-
Gle Of the heart and the upper and
back portion of the left side. He de-
scribed the position of the heart in the
body and gave general description Of
the human heart. He said he found
post norton incision and bullet
wound, but no other.
Witnesses Take Measurements.
John Ogden, L. A. shuck and w. j.
lShuck were all recalled and testified
that on last Sunday they were at the
Whistler place in question and made
measurements at the place where the
body of the deceased lay when first
found and took a level between the
The daily Alaskan., 1906-06-28
Ordinance NO. 73

AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance No. 42 the same being and Ordinance forbiddiug the Construction, Erection or Maintenance of Nuisanccs in the Town ot Skagway, providing punish menJ therefor, and for other purposes. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway:
 Sec 1. That Section No. of Ordi- nance No. 42 be and the same is hereby amended by substituting the words "nOt more than one hundred dollars for the words "aOt more than two hun dred dollars" " the same being the max imum of fine as penalty for the viola tion of the mi5demeanOr provided i0 sad Section.
 Sec. ,. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of its passage and ap- prOyal
 P5ssed by the Common Council this 18th day of June, 1906,
 F.. ]. SHAW,
 President of Council. w. s. MCKEAN, Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-06-28
REV. J,W. GLENK
 REAPPOINTED

Rev. J. w. Glenk has just been re- appointed pastor of the Methodist church of Skagway for another year. It was expected that Bishop David Fl. Moore would visit Alaska this year for the Annual Meeting which was to be held at Skagway, but he has found 1t impossible to do so. As the Methodist law demands that pastoral appoint menJs shall be made annually, Bishop Moore is making the Alaskan appoint ments from his episcopal residence in Portland, Oregon. Although nothing definite has been received in regard to the other appointments in Alaska there will probable be very little change except that new work will be opened up.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-06-28
HERB
Get Souvenirs at Big
 CuriO Store

Get your Alaska souvenirs al the BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA. It has the largest stock ever displayed tn the north and the best selected of Indian baskets, Alaskan totems, moe casins, Indian carved mammoth and walrus ivory in all designs, gold mug getts, nugget jewelry, combination nugget and ivory jewelry, snow shoes, art novelties, souvenirs of all kinds and other things too numerous to men ton.
 Jewelry of all kinds, watches, clocks, etc, glassware, Chinaware and every thing carried by a first-class jewelry store.
 Repair work done neatly, quickly and in such a manner that one trial makes one a regular patron.
 We have a graduated optician who is excelled by no one on the coast, in the store. He will examine your eyes free.
 H. D. Kirmse,
 Pioneer Jeweler, Optician and Off, cial Time Keeper for the W,P. S Y. R.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-06-28
Gold Bonds for Small Investors

BETTER INTEREST GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVIDEND Banking Company Dep corpor of $500 and sO0 payable in single payment or in sem-annuay annual instalments following liberal features
  inYe
  converting instamentinto PAID UP BONDS LIBERAL Lcashs withdrawal features o sole security ot bond thereto principal maturity dividends estate Title of Seattle bonds write the SIS Pike " . PHIL ABRAHAMs Local Agent, Skagway'