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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-29
Travelled by Men of Note.

The old Oregon trail led out from the
town of independence, Mo-, overland a
matter Of 5000 miles to Vancouver
and Astoria. Lewis and Clark, the
first official explorers of the region,
traversed parts of the trail. DR.. Mar
Gus Whitman traversed it time and
again between his home, near Fort
Vancouver, Wash, and the national
capital in his efforts to induce con-
gress to Americanize the vast region
and secure permanent hold. JOAQUIN
Miller, the lyric poet of the pioneers,
traversed the old trail as boy with
his fathers family.
Whatever may be the outcome Of
Ezra Meeker's mission, no person who
is acquainted with the story of the
pioneers and the history of the strug-
gle for the Oregon country and it's
splendid development can withhold re-
spect and reverence from this man
who in his declining years has written
with the wheels of an OK team an epic
couplet in lines 5000 miles long. The
rex Of Ezra Meeker belongs to Ameri-
:an history. ROBERTUS LOVE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-29

1852 Ezra Meeker, pioneer, aged
Il twenty-five, drove an OK team to
Il the far northwest over the Ore
gon trail In 1906-O7 Ezra Meeker,
pioneer, aged seventy-six, has driven
an OK team from the far northwest to
the east over the Oregon trail and far
beyond. Between these two dates
what marvels have happened!
Ezra Meeker, pioneer, is a poet,
though he does not write verse. No
man save one whose soul is possessed
by healthful sentiment could have IN
dertaken such a trek as Ezra Meeker
is just completing. For an old man
or his years it is almost an epic
achievement. Yet Mr.. Meeker insists
that he is ''only seventy-six years
young" and we must apologize right
at the outset for calling him, old. The
pioneer declares that be- hasn't known
a sick day, for more than half a CEN
tury. He was TWENTY-FIVE when he
took his young wife to the Oregon
country from the old home il, Indiana
ffty-four years ago. Mrs. ,Meeker-
the same young wife Still lives to
share her husbands fame, for he IS
going to be famous as the preserver
and restorer Of the old Oregon trail.
one of our most historic highways.
So that has been the mission of Ezra
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-29

Meeker on this eastward OK team trek,
this prairie schooner excursion from
the west coast to the east coast, which
has occupied nineteen months. Mr..
Meeker might have travelled it in five
days by transcontinental train, but be-
ing poet soul and a pioneer still aft
er half century Of pioneering he
would have nothing but a drive iden-
tical with that of 1852, only in reverse
direction and continuing right on to his
birthplace in Butler county, Ind; then
to New York city, which he has just
reached; then to Oyster Bay to pre-
sent his plea to the president and then
on to Washington for further pushing
of his pet project. What that project
is may be told in few words.
Pioneer Way.
Ezra Meeker wants the government
to build great national highway, fol-
lowing the old trail from the Missouri
river to the Oregon country, to be
named Pioneer way.
ut will be a way" says this pio-
ASCA, lu<tL Sut111 uldh0 1dllC pEdClA-
cable by the trackless car, a road of
cement that shall be thronged by the
coming generations.''
Mr.. Meeker left his home in Pu-
gallup, Wash, Jan. 20, 1906, accompa-
MED by Miss Bertha Templeton, his
granddaughter. Two stout, sturdy oxen
pulled an ancient prairie schooner Of
the type of the Oregon pioneer time.
The wagon bed was Of boat shape;
hence the name schooner. Pioneers
used to find the boat shaped bed handy
in crossing streams. Mr.. Meeker him
self crossed several streams by using
his wagon bed for boat on his way
out to Washington. A considerable
part of the wagon in which he made
the eastward trek belonged to the
Identical schooner which he used in
1852. His camp and cook outfit was
made up pretty much like that of the
early pioneer. There was even a dog
trotting alongside the tar bucket hang
ing at the rear. Ezra Meeker Is moth
ting If not realistic in hio doubling back
over the old trail.
The oxen were about the only mod
ern part Of the outfit, and yet they
looked strangely out of date as they
drew the covered wagon along the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-29
THE DREAM OF THE STAR.

IA Song of the Oregon Trail. Dedicated
to Ezra Meeker. Pioneer.]
A song for the men who bIazed the
With hearts that would not quail
They made brave quest of the wild
Northwest,
They cut the Oregon trail.
Back of them beckoned their kith and
kin
And all that they held their own;
Front Of them spread the wilderness
dread,
And ever the vast Unknown.
But ever they kept their forward course,
And never they thought to lag,
For over them flew the Red, White and
Blue
And the dream Of star for the flag!
A cheer for the men who cut the trail!
With souls as firm as steel
And fiery as wrath, they hewed the
path
For the coming CommonweaI.
And close on the heels of the pioneers
The eager throng closed in
And followed the road to a far abode,
An Empire new to win.
And SO they wrought at the end Of the
trail,
As ever must brave men do,
Till out of the dark there CLEANED a
spark,
And the dream of the star came true!
toast to the men who made the road!
And health to the men who dwell
In the great new land by the heroes
planned,
Who have buiIded it wide and we'll!
The temple stands where the pine tree
stood,
And dim is the ancient trail,
But many and wide are the roads that
guide
And stanch are the ships that sail!
For The land i. a o~~~L .n4 s.e1i,.
land,
And it's fruitful fields are titled
By the sons who see on the FLAG of the
free
The dream Of the star fulfilled!
ROBERTUS LOVE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-29
Picturesque Abode.

Picturesque Abode.
At the Lewis and Clark exposition
in Portland two years ago I talked
with Ezra Meeker from time to time.
He was Feature" of that exposi-
ton. he lived on the grounds in
coZy house made Of section of a ri
gantic Washington tree followed out
and rooted over with canvas. It was
strikingly picturesque abode, delight
fully appropriate to the occupant and
the occasion. There sat Ezra Meeker,
selling his books to those who would
buy, talking with his visitors about
the old days and the new days and
discussing his pet scheme for person.
ally retracing the trail and having it
restored. In his tree house, the room
being at least fifteen feet in diameter,
Mr.. Meeker had relics of the old days.
l never met a saner man than Ezra
Meeker. BE is widely Travelled man.
He has known both wealth and pov-
erty. Early in the Washington terri
tory days he discovered that hops
grow with remarkable fecundity in
that region. He planted great hop
yards and waxed wealthy from the
product. In those days he was called
the hop king.
Daniel Webster and other easterners
strongly opposed the acquisition OF tho
Oregon country. Webster held that all
the country beyond the Rockies was
barren desert, worthless Wilderness
and made some comments on the
worthlessness of that region which
look like hilarious humor today. But
Webster was serious. He knew little
or nothing Of the great west beyond
| the backbone Of the mountains. The
fight for Oregon, which meant a great
deal more than the present state Of
that name, was carried on by the pio-
neers. 1t was waged by Ezra Meeker
and men of his stamp, who drove OK
teams across that trackless, worth
less" wilderness. It was waged also
| by men like Benton and DR.. Lewis
| F. Linn in the United States senate,
both of them from Missouri and both
able to "show" what Webster couldn't
see. Linn really began the battle in
the senate, and after he died Benton
took up the struggle. The state of
Oregon has named counties for Linn
and Benton.
The United States did not get all
of the original Oregon country. We
got the territory now comprised in the
three states of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho and small portion of two
other states, but the greed Of Great
Britain and the dilatoriness of some
Of our own statesmen robbed us of the
rest of it. The slogan of "fifty-four
forty or fight is we'll remembered. It
meant that by right Of discovery and
exploration the land was ours up to
the parallel of 81 degrees 40 minutes,
marking the southern boundary of
what was then Russian America. By
final compromise we got the southern
part, and England took the northern
section. Had America held out for
the whole Of the Oregon country the
United States now would extend in an
unbrolen line from the tip end of
Florida to the icy cap Of northernmost
Alaska. Wouldn't it have been worth
while?
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,rsons witnessed this interesting Ger.

persons witnessed this interesting Ger
emory.
Ezra Meeker's memory is perfect.
He recognized many spots which he
had seen as young man. But he
found vast changes. The country
through which be passed in 1852 was
largely barren plains, prairies, DESC
late stretches of waste wilderness. he
found the scraggly buffalo grass sup
planted by the cultivated grasses Of
agriculture. He found orchards and
forests developed on what had been
treeless territory. He found splendid
cities and thriving towns all along. He
found highly developed farmhouses,
the wide fields cultivated by motor
plows and the grain gathered by great
reapers which move by traction power
over the fields, heading the wheat,
thrashing it and filling sacks with the
golden store. For considerable part
of the journey he found a great trans
continental railway line following
practically the Oregon trail.
Whizzing automobiles passed the an
cient schooner outfit from time to time,
Occupants Of these modern machines
no doubt wondered who it was in the
prairie schooner and why he was do
ing it. Perhaps some Of them smiled
at the quaint spectacle, as at "the last
leaf on the tree" But the we'll pre-
served pioneer, enthusiastic in his mis-
sion for preservation of the old trail,
for building Pioneer way so that fu-
ture generations may travel it and
recall the glorious achievements of the
early pioneers, the men who settled
the Pacific northwest and made It
American territory - this young old
pioneer cared not a whit what others
thought of him. He did care, though,
for what they thought of his project,
and at every opportunity he told the
people about it and urged their CO.
operation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24
Leyes de 1902

Dentro de pocos dias sc pom
dra a la venta, la esmerada edi-
ci6n de las leyes de 1907, que
viene preparandose en- los talle-
res tipografcos del BnLEr1N
MERCANT1L.
Ell precio del volumen sera
de $3.50 a $l75.
Slrvanse tomar nota de clio
los senores Letrados y las nu-
merosas personals que nos es-
cr'ben solicitando las leyes del
presente alO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24
l|!|||| [||||||| H|H Porto RjIIiiiI C / Express Co.

Debdo al aumento de nuestro negoco ocinas
LA cale de Allen nnmero resuan demasado
10 que el guso de avsar que
Compahia ocupar denro de da todo Ell edfce
No. la GALE de la CRUZ
Ell DESP ACHO estara la planta baa de dcho edi6ck
desde Ell IS de JUNO de 1907
LA OFICINA EJECUTIVA quedara instalada en- altos
desde Ell prmero de JULIO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24
HOTEL AGUDO

Este Hotel uado de las principaes GALES de
tiene habacones atlas comodas
propias matronio senoras sola cabaeros ama
Buena mesa esmerado traoPrecos equitavos servcie
garantzado.
SANJUAN
The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1907-12-05

cause he is partly democratic :.
ideas Of government. Taft's o.,
ton to the income tax will r,t
of the nomination.
Bryan made no declaration >,
whether or not he would seal.
democratic presidential nomia.s
Seattle, Dec. 2-The fierce 81.
winds which blow down me a.,
river valley are being ken ia,a 8
GUS consideration By the p,.n,.,
Of the proposed Cope River
Northwestern railway COMPANY. Va
with velocity Of eighty miles
hour are not Of unusual occurew.
and it is feared they would ri
havoc with trans and Bridges. Ii
~ "'oio 'iiS'e Aux | - All - lie q
cent OF the valley Is the problem nov
facing the road builders. 1t is not !,
all settled that the road to the conn,
fieids Will 60 up inns valley but it i
conceded that -c:l u tha BERN,
cosl fields vii he a4to,nntaj 49,
Coriova. Competent engineers hsy
made reports to the effect that Ii
Copper river route is impractical
by reason Of the cost involved.
- ~,
The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1907-12-05

advances in per cent. increases special
efforts will be made hereafter to Sc
cure a more extended report CT con-
ditions in that territory.
II NAV be that agents Of the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor
NAV be sent North next year to re-
port in detail CT cost Of living, rcven-
ue from produ re raised, rates, wages,
etc.
Washington, d. c., Nov. "a
sensation was created il the lobby of
the Hotel Willard last night, after the
banquet given in honor OF William
Jennings Bryan, when Ex-senator
Stewart, the venerable OK free silver
tie, walked into the hotel and joined
a party of politicians, who were dis
cussirg the speech Of Bryan, made at
the festal board. Stewart became
vituperative in his abuse of the demo-
cratic leader, calling him q chariatan
and fakir. He said Bryan was die
tatorial and stole his ideas from
others. Bryan was sitting within
hearing of Stewart, who did rot OBJ
serve him, and the aged senator only
ceased his tongue flashing of the free
silver advocate when his attention
was called TO lis presence. Stewart
is now republican, having hopped
from the free silver ranks back 10 the
g. O. p. Senator Daniel Of Virginia
had '.grouch" and failed to break
bread with the peerless one at the
banquet.
In his speech at the banquet, Bryan
stated that Roosevelt's popularity was
largely due to the encouragement OF
democratic ideas. He claimed the
administration had its hands tied,
and could not enact its policies, be-
cause Of opposition in the Republi-
can party. This condition made the
Wall sire ct fir ancial 0istu! BARGE pcs
sible. The republicans will oppose
the denomination CT Roosevelt be-
The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1907-12-05
Twenty Per Cent Increase

ReOlOglcal report Oh Vne AlasAd SoP
per output for 1906 shows an in
crease of twenty per cent. The re-
port warns investors to investigate
properties before investing in stocks
on account of much wild eating"
Goldfields, Nov. 30-Masked bandits
entered the office of the Bullfrog
railroad last night, held up the watch
man at the point Of reviewers and
blew open the safe with dynamite.
They secured an amount running in
to the thousands and made their
escape. There is no clue as to the
identity of the robbers.
New York, Nov. 3O-The naval fleet
ordered to proceed to the Pacific will
assemble in Hampton Roads Decem-
Der 9, at which time grand review
will take place.
Seattle, Nov. 30-Steamer Jeanne,
after being overhauled in the dry
dock, sailed for Valdez this morning.
Butte, Nov. 3O-A fire this morning
destroyed the town of Cody, Wyonn-
ing. The town was named after the
famous plainsmsn, Buffalo Bill'
Cody.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 3G-Mont-
gomery Bradley, the youngest son of
Mrs. Bradley, is dying with severe
attack of pneumonia. The father Of
the child was Judge Brown, for the
murder of whom Mrs. Bradley is now
on trial.
Colma, Nov. 3)-Kaufnan got the
decision over Jack Twin Sullivan IN
a twenty-five round fight here last
night. While Kaufman won, he failed
to come up to the expectations OF his
friend. who considered him to be in
the front rank of heavy weights.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 30-The
Republican national committee will
meet next Thursday, at which time
the city for holding the national con-
vention will be named. The Cali
fornia delegation in congress will
notify the republican convention that
they expect plank in the platform
for the exclusion of japanese.
New York, Nov. 30-The Endeavo1
society has inaugurated movement
which it hopes will become national
to have the motto, ''1n God we
Trust" restored to coin now being
issued. The latest issue of ten dollar
gold coins omitted these words by
ORDER of the president.
Chicago, Nov. 30-Dora Mcdonald
widow of the notorious gambler, Mike
Mcdonald, and murderer of hel
sweetheart, Walter Guerin, attempted
to commit suicide by shooting herself
with a revolver last night. She was
living at home with her mother, out
on bonds and awaiting trial On {
The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1907-12-05

issue only fifty million worth OF gov
eminent notes. \ hundred million is
now considered unnecessary, rs the
financial situation is growing stronger
day by day.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 20-!The Fedora
Of Labor has sent an address of appeal
to all conyc, ssm,a requesting them
not to re-elect Speaker Cannon. The
labor organization charges that he is
opposed to unionism and the cause OF
labor.
Boston, Nov. 3o-Thonas Lawson
has issued an address condemning the
Roosevelt financial system and trying
to discredit the administration. He
says he is discharging men because OF
his inability to pay cash, and says
there is not enough money in circula-
ton for the volume of business being
done.
Seattle, Nov. 29-J. c. Fuller, alias
Chesterfield, and other euphonious
names, escaped from the penitentiary
at Walla Walla several days ago and
is still fugitive from justice.
Fuller is the young man who forged
the name Of A. K. Beatson, OF Beat
sons Latouche mine, to checks aggre-
eating over $500, and upon convic-
tion at q trial in Seattle therefore, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for a
term Of five years. Chesterfield, as
he called himself, came to Seward in
the halcyon days OF that town. He
dressed we'll, was gentlemanly and
unassuming iii manner, and soon be-
came favorite, especially with the
ladies. Ee worked in the commissary
Of the railroad for short while and
then lost his JOB. For months he
hung around Seward, borrowing
a few dollars here and there
ard selling extensions on mythical
copper ledge on Resurrection bay for
so per claim. He then went to
Latouche, borrowing the money to
pay his fare. He secured employ
ment with Beatson and after working
there six months, returned to Seward
displayed to friends $4,000 in cash,
squared all his bills and dressed like a
prince. He then left for Seattle, pas
sing through Valdez enroute. While
on the dock here he got into an alter.
cation with a former acquaintance re-
garding money matters, and when
his friend threatened to throw him
overheard, demurred to the proceed
ing and in self protection took shot
at his adversary. At the trial which
followed, Chesterfield was acquitted
and proceeded to Seattle and Of
arrival there, began the work which
landed him in the clutches of the law
Seattle, Nov. 29-John Trowbridge
general manager of the Northwestern
Steamship Company, died here las
night from heart disease. He wa
one Of the best known steamship mel
on the Pacific coast.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-06-18
DISTRICT COURT
 DAILY MINUTES

Monday. June IT, 1907. At 10 a. m., upon converting of court, the following proceedings were had:
 Northern Commercial Company vs. John J. Sesnon Company. The court rendered a decision granting plaintiffs motion for an injunction pendente lite. heretofore argued and submitted, fix ing bonds in the sum of $5.000, and counsel directed to prepare formal order for the signature of the court.
 United States vs. Chung Now, true name Gin Cow. The defendant ap- peared in open court, being in custody of the United States marshal, and upon being asked by the court if he desired counsel stated that he would know later; whereupon. on motion of w. N. Landers, assistant U. S. attorney, the defendant was arraigned. Upon being asked, he stated that his true name was Gin Cow. The court directed that the further proceedings be had under his true name. a copy of the indict- ment being handed the defendant. At 1O:15 a. m. tcourt adjourned until Wednesday. June 19. at 10 a. m.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-06-18
PASSENGER LIST
 OF SS. YUCATAN

The following is the first -class pas senser list of the steamer Yukatan, which was crowded out of yesterdays issue:
 Miss Hanna Brain, James Appleyard, Harry Gerant w. M. Lanen, G. F.. Thorndyke, Miss Mildred Wilburn, w.. J. Young, F. M. Hertzer, John Moberg, J. J. Kelly, George D. Milan, Mrs. H.. J. Christensen, O. A. Lindberg, P.
 Brannon F. Reed c. Rodine. Ida Ro- dine, John Christensen, Mrs. Harry
 Girard. J. Smith, Mrs. H. w. Snow, H. w. Snow, Miss M. Thompson, Mrs. D. J. O'Donnell, Chas. Raudt, William O'Brien, Leslie Grimm, G. T. Moore.
 Asa Gardner, I. J. Andrews, Palmer Way, Fred Miller, Mrs. l.. E.. Smyth,
 Mrs. A. T. Little, Mrs. c. D. Sprague.
 Peter l.. Torut, Martin Beam, Walter
 Frozzatt, F.. c. Bram. Swen Smith, F. l.. Smith, Mrs. F. l.. Smith, w. F. Hines, Mrs. l.. A. Dufresne, s. Slokam
 J. Nero, c. F. Christofferson, K. T. Christensen, H. Carlson, Fred c. Bur | ton, B. Harbin Geo. Tally, J. Jenson, | Eric Brattstrom, Miss c. Hedin, An . | drew Erickson, B. c. Siverston, Mrs
 H. F. Lloyd, John Holmes. Chace An derson, Joe Gilberto, Antonio Filberto
 R. Yoeman, Bob Shenkel Eddie Shen- kel, Dave Galats, Dan Shalt, T. c.
 Cloheey, Miss E. Eglin, Mrs. Sadie Egg | lin, Orrin Eglin, w. H. Rowe, H. B.
 Rowe, A. P. MarstrOn, w. J. F. Dilla-
 baugh. Geo. U. Owen, Ben Mattson, V.
 Henrickson, w. P. Armstrong, Geo. A. | Sweet. G. Vengetti, T. Anderson, Thos.
 J. Hurley, A. Cole, w. Briggs, J. Roy
 croft, Pedro Argostia, Dumas Magne- rigi R. N. Reeves, H. Van lireenwald, | H. l.. Dorsey, Al Lester, J. H. Frede .
 ricks, H. Reymers, N. O. Hultberg. Miss M. KnudsOn, Mrs. L. Le Ballister
 Mrs. Hilda Neimo, Mrs. Pauline Vein,
 Wm. F. Tarker. w. l.. Leland Mrs. Jessie Leland, c. E. Keen, G. w. Gage,
 Mrs. A. M. HOdson, Arthur F. Edg- tuct, T. w. Robinson, Mrs. F. l.. Ills ley, F. F. Illsley Bert Illsley, c. D.
 McDerund J. R. Fox, A. M. Wistland,
 F. W. Eams, T. N. Case, Jno. w. Cor
 son.
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The only public water In town is at City Bath House. Now on tap.