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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
ONE MANS OPPORTUNITY

A great deal of prose and some poetry has been written concerning the vital importance of catching opportunity on ahe ly. Wilson Nizner apparently en- grayed these admonjtions upon his memory or else he had the instinct to grab opportunity without getting a pointer from anybody
 M;ner's opportunity came in the shape of the rich Widow YerkeS, from ghu,e sorrow-strtckeu form he suatched ,he weeds of mourning less than thirty day, after che death of the street car uagnate. Pcrhap, she was not mourn .ag deeply. She had been living apart .row Mir. Yerke, for several years and keeping him out O. the family mansion uy force of arms. However, when her .fch spouse wa, about to pass away ,nr torgaye him ,uo past in view of .ne favor b. wa, about Co confer upon her by crossing the Sryx and leaving his million, he.m..
 Right ,herg you- Niner nailed the opportunity O. lifetime. He had spent several wears m Alaska but had not done much a. himself because he could mot study 0gra winning combino- aiou ou Che roulette. wheel and his de- po,f,, in he faro bank could uo. be checked out. H., brother. Edgar Mizncr. wa, agent for the Alaska Commercial Company at Dawson and
 rom hi, brother and che dance halls a which he exercised his baritone .1fce he extracted an income sufficient .. pcrpeuate the existence which has become che joy 0. rho Quoudam Mrs. Ferkes.
 This demonstrates anew that a capu- 1le man only requires opportunity. Mr. Mizuer never did any good in any kind of business. His former acquaia- tances in Dawson and Nome say they never saw him do lick of work more onerous than singing in a concert hall OF planting chips on 8 layout, and when they heard that he had annexed the wealthy widow they were filled with merriment
 Still Mir. Mizuer'S old associates are anxious Co learn how he worked it.. They coucede that he has a fine voice, tace and figure, but are curious 10 know how this youth of % got the chance to employ his talents in the ulea,ing task of rescuing Mrs. Nerkes
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
". A. BELL DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
One of Stewards First Residents Yields His Life to COmplica.
 ton of MaladieS

William A. Bell died Thursday after an illness of several weeks re- suIting from a complication of disorders which had made him practically an invalid for long time before he was confined to his bed about January l. It had been known for several days that he could not survive.
 NIr. Bell was born in New Brunswick about fifty-three years ago. In boy, hood he removed with his parents tc Maine. where he lived until after he was grown, when he moved to West Virginia. About twenty years ago he came west and took up his residence in Whatcom, now Bellingham, Washing ton. In 1897 he came north to Skag- way, where he lived until 1902, when he moved to Valdez.
 A year later Mir. Bell came with ;he first band of immigrants on the Santa Ana who started the town of Seward August 2S, 1903. Since then he lived in Seward until his death, conducting a cigar store. He had been in that business since he lost the fingers of his right hand in a mill accident in What come, which disqualified him for physical labor.
 Although for years Mr. Bell was subject to much physical suffering he was of cheerful disposition which made him very popular with acquaint- ances and his store was a favorite re- sort for numerous friends. He was a member of the Arctic Brotherhood at Skagway, and transferred his member ship to Seward camp when it was organized a few days before he was prostrated by the physical weakness which ended in death.
 Mir. Bell leaves a wife, who was his constant attendant through his illness. His mother still resides in West Vir- ginia.
 The funeral will be held this after noon at , o'clock from Moore's hall, under the auspices of the Arctic Brotherhood.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
SlRSCRPILNN RAIES
JUST WATCHED rHEw DROWN

h. ~.ur. ancr -.- within
 O. ,u. facts about .a. Valencia
 wreck rh. am...,. wmh mast hy rr.r .uar IN. -..an,u.n~ and two
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 ..... -...U .. q. sn. n... ".u.. ..u..r What happened Na, rhc uuuuu- ~. Il- m.n. women a~. children. wa., .. .U.. v..h.ua short .s,.....r .n. ...-..n" hnar,. long rf.. .nu latte. .. clos. enough Co
 ~.- -u- ,....-... queen ,.ood c1 nr.-lua..r, a. . mile for hours and s.. sailed .o~ Sm Francisco leaving -ga.soI ngIn.e,, lives on the upper ..,>s aua .u ,h. rigging of the wreck. .EE.u >nr reached the Golden Gate .r.. Cousin, stated that Inc had been ordered so proceed oa hi, way. There -.ou, uo reason Co doubt this but .r. |, many ship, master who .r.d Hag. ignored such am order if
 ..U come from rhe owner of the .u.. uu board
 Is the Queen sailed chgertuly for h. ,frru, belt ,n. was relieved by the t.. of Topeka. which for hour, stood
 umd mImImg ,U. spirit of the in-
 u..lou .Thcy also serve who only ,.grI and wait. She never ape ruched near enough Co see the .r..k but she stayed in the vicinity au. uail raft carrying eighteen ..-u who propelled it with two oars appeared iu sight. This raft for hours .ot. the sea, which the men on the queen, the Topeka. the tugs Salvor sad Car. all confidently assure the public no small craft could live in. Other rafts and boats from the wreck carried survivor, weakened by eX- posture and hunger Co safety, but the combevs were too high for the big ves- ,tl, OF the life boats they carried. Whe Topeka also sailed away before che Valencia went down, with heavy hearts" 8 Post-Iute!Hgencer reporter, who was on board, atirms.
 Neither has it been explained why aine men who reached shore near the wreck all travelled in the other direc- tion to telephone the news. It is hard Co criticise men in such a strait but it seems that the party might have been divided and some have found their way Co the beach to catch line. It ,s agreed by everyone that the Va jenuia shot three lines to shore and chat if one man had been there to drag it over every life could have been saved except those already lost in the smashing of small boats.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
BUYS ELDER DOWN ROBE
Dr. Grieve Acquires Fancy Ex-
 hibit of Indian Fabrication

hibit of Indian Fabrication
 Dr. Grieve brought back from Kenai a trophy in the shape of an eider-down robe, which compensated him for the hardShips of midwinter mush of un- usual difficulty and danger, although it cost a small mint of money. This robe is composed of the breast down of 24O cider ducks sewed together with the peculiar skill of Alaska natives so that the seams are invisible. It came from Dutch Harbor, where it was made by Aleutian Indians.
 The robe is striped as artistically as the skin of a zebra or Bengal tiger. The breast of a male cider duck is a dark buff or delicate brown, and these are interwoven in alternating align ment with the nearly white down of the female. Although as large as an ordinary quilt and an inch or more thick, the robe weighs but four pounds. Dr. Grieve does not state the exact cost but he draws long breath when the subject is mentioned, like dad the day after Christmas.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
Strike in IenderfoOt District

A rich strike has been made on Ten derfoot creek, in the Delta district, ac- cording to recent adviceS from the in- terior. Tenderfoot creek was diScov- cred and located more than a year ago and while there was a stampede to the district and considerable work done nothing big Wal, found and most of the claims were abandoned. A few stayed with it, however, and now it is said a very rich strike has been made on dis covery claim.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
Amnnn Those Mlssina

The football player with the ban Jagged head was limping over the scene of the desperate conflict the next day.
 Fighting the battle over again, are you?' some one asked him.
 Not at all, |" he answered with dig nity, q am looking for my ear. .'-Chi- capO Tribune.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

from the sorrows of widowhood before grief and loneliness had time to add their corrosive lines to the impress of forty years OF more upon her face.
 igIs 30 long jump from the concert halls oC Alaska mining camps Co the crust ut New ' ork society, and it is doubtful whether anybody could make ir except a Native Son of the Golden
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Joe Cans Swore in the trial of his wife's application for a divorce with alimony that he was "all in as pug Hist and could not make a living that way any more. Then he went to San Francisco and walloped the toughest Irishman of his weight in the pugil- istic world
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Gov. Peunypacker of Pennsylvania says Benjamin Franklin was not one of that states great men; that he was merely smart. Dogberry wished that he might be writ down an ass, but Gov. Pennypacker has no reed to ut ter such a wish, as he has turned the trick several times himself.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
SEWARD STEAMERS

Farallon: sailed from Seattle, 10th. Oregon; sailed from Seattle, 18th. Excelsior; sails from Seattle, 18th. Bertha: sailed from Seward, 7th. Santa Clara: sailed from Seward, 12th Santa Ana; sailed westward, 17th.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

IT the miners whose gold was stolen by George Adams cannot get their money back they can comfort them selves with the reflection that it is still in circulation and they may get a whack at it that way
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
Away from the Rarhers

"How do you think this exciting race for the pennant is going to come out?' asked the baseball fan.
 Don't ask me" replied Gruff. 'Pm not well posted in those matters. You see, I've been shaving myself lately.
 Robert B. Roosevelt of New York, uncle of the president, is accused by the U. s. circuit court of appeals in an opinion, of beating a trust company of which he was president out of Sl26,OOO.
 It is claimed that many of ehe na- tives near Sitka have become Chris tianized.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Congress threatens to cut off the sup ply of Acknowledgements, apparently believing that the country has enough little ones now.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
NO moHEy 10 sAyE LIFE

E.e.g yoar several vessels are wreck ed or t.. nu.SbomG yoas, or Naucou- yo. island near the entrance to the sua.r, O. Juan Dc Fuea aud otloumany live, are Io,. Yet ghc American Con- gre--. which ,qumdots hundred, O. million, unoa Jho Philippines and rushed into a war ton Cuba with its eye, shut. for decade, ha, beErudgcd che Pacific coast the small sums which would make the locality amos, oo- ,u...e.y safe.
 One o. jsu mo~. '-., houses and a life saving station sucu l., iocalgt at interval, along the Atlantic shore would have avoided nearly all the wreck, which have occurred and would have saved nearly every person from
 the wrccas which were unavoidable.
 The Canadian government has been equally dereIict. Canada owns the rocky headlands which are standing menace Co navigation, yet it has done no more Co protect the entrance to the straits than the United States govern men.. The property lost oT Vancouver island would build and maintain TOW of light houses for miles on both sides of the straits like a line of street lights. The lives lost wereperhaps ofno value. Some of the dead may have been of no more accum, in life than a member of Congress or the Canadian parliament.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

At the rate of progress maintained by the anti-Snootitcs they ought to boost the apostle out of the Senate in ubou. thirty years. His term iS six year, and he has already served half nF ft
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Eddie Cudahy says hecannot identify Pat Grove as one of his kidnaperS, which fact will remind suspicious per- sons that Pat has been charged with saying that Eddie was in the deal to hold up his dad for S25,OOO.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

It may turn out that the Russian pretender to the throne who went around clothed in purple and fine linen was James Hagen Hyde.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Some of the gushing persons who have given expensive presents to Alice Roosevelt without knowing her per sonally would not give 10 cents to a hungry wanderer.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

The death sentence of an Alabama negro was commuted by the governor to imprisonment for life but the mob which took him from the jail and hanged him can scarcely be accused of interfering with the governors action. It merely cut short the term of the colored gentleman'S incarceration.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

If the foreign missionaries in China were Christian scientists they would not allow their imaginationS to betray chem into fear of massacre.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

The Yukon Polar Institute was or gaulzed ut Dawson in the summer sea son and we notice very little has been heard of it since the mercury began to rolic around in the ueighborhood of jO below The man who expects 10 wear pausies in the lapel of his coat on polar expeditions might as we'll stop at M0osehide. WhitehOrse Star.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

The officials of the Northwestern Steamship Company must be easily dis couraged if they have given up the steamer Dora merely because she has been missing lifty-four days. Maybe it never occurred to them that her ma chinery is disabled and she is waiting for the company that sent her out to offer relief.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Hall the eggs in those 400 cases which the Oregon is bringing for the Panama are not good the rejected can be used in the politics of thatregion.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
GUTTER RUSH TO agNT DORA
Passes Through Seward on Way
 to Search for Missing Boat

The revenue cutter Rush arrived Monday evening at 5:3O. two days and fom. hours out of Sitka, and sailed Tuesday for the westward to search for the steamer Dora, which has not been heard from here since she left Kodiak December 24. Capt. Broadbent will follow the usual course of sailing taken by the Dora, putting in at every port and examining every place of shelter. The Rush took on fifty tons of coal and 60 barrel of engine oil, left for her by the Santa Clara.
 It is not believed Tn Seward that the Dora is in serious straits but if she k tied up in an isolated place her crew may be short of provisions, as it Is now nearly two months and half since she left Seward and she was due in the ordinary course of sailing to return in fifteen days. It is thought by men familiar with navigation to the westward that the steamers ma chinery may have been disabled and she is tied up at one of the westward ports. If she is at Dutch Harbor she would not lack for supplies of any kind.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Sundays cable news reports three wars brewing. As this information un- doubtedly came from the Hearst news service it is apparent that William is not a contestant for the Nobel peace prize of 1906.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Thirty labor candidates were elected to parliament in Great Britain in the recent elections.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
Company Gives Up the Dora

Seattle, Feb l6 Officials of the Northwestern Steamship Company state that they have given up all hope of the steamer Dora. They believe that she was lost in the recent general storm which prevailed along the entire coast. The Santa Ana will go on the westward run until other arrange ments are made.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17
What Happened to Bill

Bill Jones is a country storekeeper down in Louisiana, and last spring he went to New Oreleans to purchase a stock of goods. The goods were ship ped immediately and reached home before he did. When the boxes of goods were delivered at his store by the drayman his wife happened to look at the largest. She uttered a cry and called for a hammer. A neighbor, hearing the screams, rushed to her assistance and asked what was the matter. The wife, pale and faint, pointed to an inscription on the box which read Bill inside"
 A man arrested for murder bribed an Irishman on the jury to hang out for a verdict of manslaughter. The jury were out for long time, and finally came in with a verdict of manslaughter. The man rushed up to the juror and said: I'm obliged to you, my friend. Did you have a hard time?" "Yes," " said the Irishman, q had. The other eleven wanted to acquit ye."
 The ukase issued by General Man ager Berdoe of the White Pass X Yukon road providing dismissal as the penalty for drinking or gambling by an employe is hurting the business ol Skagway saloons.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

The resgaup cutter Rush is painted yellow but Jaa; doe, mol prevent risnmcu from serving in he" crew.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

The coal dealers didn't lose any time in boosting up the price ct eos" when they heard there ml-h, le g miners
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Bishop Turner may be right in des- cribing the American flag as q dirty rag but it is fully as clean as the rag he has been chewing on lately.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Would it D. u.J ai order 'o suggest that the yrca, -Ot" D. New , orl ought lu gu.: r...ng Cu.Grnss n Payne?
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Nobody in .lu,lyp w.ii discourage t. Aug. uu.nae i, G' wants Go come here -L-- MM-- -n--.-. -.IL-N.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Iubaa', ll, Russian government fears iha, the Jewish mere, ,or' over from Amn,,vJ .a tainted.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

TEa heather Nn,nac seems to be aS peculiar a. in the days of Bret Ha"tc.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-02-17

Judge Nickors.9m , opponents must .u"i, that hc is a.wa!, there with an I.~.yn".
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

The man who has no business
and does not work is a detriment
to any community, and is of no
benefit to himself or any one else.
He is merely an existing piece of
flesh and occupies the same posi-
ton to the great body of human
ity that wart does on the back
of mans hand.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

The journal hopes that the OBJ
jections to the proposed drainage
district can be satisfactorily adj
justed and the ditch dug. 1t
would mean a great deal to the
community in the opening of a
vast area of land that is now prac-
tically worthless. The commun-
ity needs the ditch and it also
needs ditch from near town east
ward into Black river. Of course
the assessments should be more
equitably adjusted, but we believe
that with the proper effort that
can be done so that no one will be
hurt.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

stopping
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28
THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT

The Batesville Guard of Mon
day enormously stated that the
four Messrs. Magness, w. D., w.
T., q. O. and j. P, who were in
Batesviile Monday on business
connected with the proposed drain
age district, were there for the
purpose of being relieved of fur
Their responsibility for the matter
The Journal is assured by these
gentlemen that such is not the
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

The report comes from New
York that there is an increased
demand for pearls and prices are
higher than ever before. The
pro minent jewelers. of that city
are making specialties of pearl
collections and several of them
have necklaces valued at from
$3.50, 600 to $3.50, 900. The pearl
hunters in Arkansas should get
busy.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

The Journal is always ready
and willing to publish communica-
tions from any citizen on any sub
ject of public interest, provided
they contain any reasonable or
logical argument, but mere mean
ingless assertions are of no inter-
est to the public.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

The first number of the Tuck
erman Times has reached our ex-
change table, and is a neat and
we'll gotten up sheet. As the edi-
tor of The Journal has had some
experience in the newspaper BUSH
ness in Tuckerman, we are IN po-
siti on to sympathize with Brother
Elliott
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

1t costs the farmer a good deal
more to produce a pound of cot
ton than it does to produce pound
of bacon, a dozen eggs or a peck
of apples; yet either of these will
bring him more on the market
than a pound of cotton.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28
ADVERTISING RATES
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1906

Don't get the idea into your
head that the man who differs
from on is an idiot. If that were
the case there would be mighty
few smart men in the world.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

1t is commendable in any citizen
to be law abiding, but, as an ex-
change truthfully remarks, the
fellow who has to be forced to
obey the law is a very poor citi-
zen.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

An exchange says that Kansas
man advises men to be kind to
boys on the ground that some day
the boys may be superintendent
of t he poor farms where they are
stnnninu
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

President Roosevelt has been
the recipient of many high sound
ing compliments because of his po-
sition on the railroad rate bill,
which was passed at the recent ses-
sion of congress. But under this
new law, officials of the Standard
Oil Company, the worst trust in
the United States today, can be
given free passes on all railroads,
because the pipe lines are common
carriers, and common carriers are
permitted to give and accept free
passes among themselves.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28
Our Clubbing List.

Inc journal and any of the follow
Ing papers will be sent one year for
.he amount set opposite their respect.
I've names. Cash must accompany the,
order to secure these rates.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-09-28

If the town of Imboden can es-
tablish and maintain a system of
waterworks, why cannot Newark
do the samel The town is as
large and has as much wealth as
Imboden, and with our bad fire
record and high rate of insurance,
we undoubtedly stand as greatly in
need of it.