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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.

Oysters at Trimner's Meat
Market.
Mr.. Wigger sundayed at
Doran with friends.
An Arc light has been
placed on the bridge.
Miss Flo Quinby from Staples
is here visiting friends.
Jno. Hammerlick of Fargo
was in the city, Tuesday.
U. S. Marshal Shea from Far
60 was in the city, Tuesday.
Miss Stanley spent Saturday
with relatives at Paramount.
Rev. A. G. Young conducted
services at Christine last Sun.
day.
A sun was born to Supt.
Black and wife, Friday even.
ing.
Isaac Hull from Fairmount,
was in the city, Saturday on
business.
Miss Rose Keen of the Bee
Hive force, is absent from duty,
on account of illness.
WANTED.-Girl for general
house work. Inquire at the
home of Mrs. Geo. freeman.
Jno. Chezick, who has been
at st. Paul, learning the barber
trade returned home, Friday.
Mrs. ]. Lutzer who has been
i'll for some time was taken to
st. Francis Hospital the past
week.
Miss Cecilia Braun returned
Saturday evening from a two
months trip with relatives at
St. Cloud.
DIR. Sowles, the dentist, will
be at Great Bend all next week
prepared to do all kinds of
dental work,
Miss Mary Simmer was a
passenger to Tintah Monday,
where she wall spend some
time visiting relatives.
Henry Horton celebrated his
fourth birthday Tuesday after
noon by inviting a number of
his little friends to birthday
party.
Mrs. Theo. Albrecht is in
structing class OF sixteen
young ladies for a play to be
given at the opera house, on
Feb. 22nd.
Wednesday was Ash We'd
nesday the beginning of Lent.
Services were observed at st.
Johns and st. Adalbert's
churches.
Mrs. Geo. Wallace went to
Faifmount Saturday evening
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Grovenor who is a relative of
Mrs. Wallace.
For SALE-A second hand
Gasoline Engine PIE H. P.
thoroughly overhauled and in
good condition. Can be seen
at Aspinwall's Book Store.
Leo Baer of Fertile. Mimi,
a former employee at Storms
clothing store twenty-five years
ago, spent Friday here the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Aaron
Stern.
a surprise party was tender
ed Mr.. Divet, who resides west
of Wahpeton last Saturday
evening. A large mum Der from
here attended and report a
most enjoyable time.
The fire department was cal
led out about l a. No., Saturday
morning by the explosion of
lamp, at the home Of Mrs.
Neering,near the power house.
The house was considerably
damaged.
Mrs. JOS. Simard returned
f,o.>, c. D,,,l M1-Lo- .-.L
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-14
Mrs. II. g. Rice ia III with an

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at Fargo o. business.
Mrs. N. Caspar of Kent is in
the city visiting friends.
Editor Falley was a passen
ger to Fargo last Friday.
Lorenzo Jones of Rutland
Sundayed here with friends.
A. ]. Bailey who is'ill with
fever is reported as improving.
II. c. N. Myhra and wife re-
turned to Kongsberg. Tuesday
evening.
FouND.-Shirt waist pin with
old English initial. Apply at
this office.
w. r. Fitzpatrick of Fargo
transacted business in the city
last Friday.
Miss Anna Oedbauer return
ed from a weeks vacation at
Fargo last week.
Mrs. Chas. Danstrom return.
ed from weeks visit at Fargo
last Wednesday.
Anton Kuhn came up from
Larimore Saturday morning
for a few days visit.
The Commercial Club will
give social Thursday evening,
21st, for members of the club.
Gus Nowka and Ned Louns-
bury went to Tintah Tuesday
morning to attend the Simmer
Shebeck wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. RAIN of
Hankinson spent Friday here
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Rinderman.
Mrs. Hanson who has been
the guest of her sister Mrs.
Overboe, returned to her home
at st. Paul, Friday morning.
The Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, will
meet with Mrs. E. O. E!dridge,
Tuesday, Feb. 10Th, at 3 o'clock.
The Manhattan Club gave a
dance at the Commercial Club
parlors Wednesday evening.
Ainsworth's Orchestra from
Sheldon, Ia., furnished the
The Fortnightly Club held
their annual banquet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Wallace Wednesday evening
The ladies entertained their
husbands at this meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Schmitt
moved into town last Thursday
and are now nicely located on
Second street. Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Stovick have moved out
on the farm vacated by Mr..
Schmitt.
Mrs. A. G. Young conducted
the meeting of the Junior
Christian Endeavor at the Con-
gregational church Sunday
afternoon. by request of Mrs.
Murray Brown, who was un-
able to be present.
There will be Willard Social
under the auspices of the w. C..
I. L. at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lundy, on Monday even
ing, Feb. 18th. A musical pro-
gram will be given and light
refreshments served. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
NJ. L. Sprung, while assist
ing the drayman to unload
some furniture last week was
struck on the head by the
springs of an iron bed stead
leaving a deep and painful
cash on his head. DIR. Devine
was called and Mr.. Sprung is
able to be around but still very
weak from the effects.
WANTED-Gentleman or lady
to travel for Mercantile House
of large capital. Territory at
L
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-14

The N, p. 500 Club were en-
tertained by Prof. Smith and
wife Wednesday evening.
A, good cough remedy, DR..
Formaneck's Lung Balsam al
Henry Miller's. If
Henry Sizzling from Kent
was in the city Wednesday on
business. The Times acknow-
lodges a pleasant call.
Mrs. Louis Fliegelman aud
daughter Jessie went to Fargo,
Tuesday morning to visit with
Mrs. Hardy for a few days.
DIR. Nyswander-specialist-|
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Briggs Block,
Wahpeton, n. d.
For SALE.-Large barn on
Second street in good condition
and could easily be made into
a comfortable dwelling For
particulars see N. Mayer. If.
Mr.. Schoenborn. brother of
Mrs. Nick Klein arrived Tues
day morning from Butte, Mont.
He was too late to attend the
funeral on account of delayed
trains.
DR.. Meckstroth returned from
Europe Sunday night, where
he had been for the past three
months taking a post graduate
course. The Doctor looks we'll
and is we'll pleased with his
trip.
c. ]. Sullivan, the Fargo op-
teal sdecialist, will be at Mer.
chants Hotel, Wahpeton again
Feb. II, 10 and 16 Persons
having eye troubles, needing
glasses or changes, should not
fail to call.
The Basket Ball game be-
tween the Herman and 1sin,ah
teams and the State Science
School at the gymnasium Satpr-
day evening resulted in score
of 81 to 3 and 16 to 8 in favor of
the Science School team.
At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in this city on the
evening of February sth. Mr..
Edward Johnson and Mrs.
Gertrude Molten were united
in marriage. Rev. E. Olin Ed
ridge officiating. Both of the
contracting parties were from
Minneapolis to which city they
returned for their future home.
The Poverty Social given by
the w. r. G.. last Wednesday
evening at the Workman's Hall
was we'll attended. 800 was
played. Mrs. Beatty winning
ladies head prize and G. w.
Mckay gents head prize. Prizes
awarded for poverty costumes
to G. b Wintersteen gents and
Miss Avis Sleeper ladies'.
Everyone present had jolly
good time.
Rev. A. G. Young was very
much pleased the past week to
receive an invitation to be
present at the dedication of the
new Congregational church at
SAWYER, N. d., where Rev.
Young labored the past fall,
and it is through his efforts
and untiring work that the
present edifice is now complet-
ed. The dedication will take
place the Goth If this month.
The mask ball given by the
Turn Verein at Turner Hall,
Monday evening, was COM
plete success both socially and
financially. AS this was the
last public dance before the
Lenten season the hall was
crowded. The prize for the
best dressed lady was awarded
to Miss Rose Sanker, to best
dressed gentleman Milton
Lease, to most conical dressed
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
IndOrSeS Action of President in Withdrawing Them From
 Further Entry.
GIVES REASONS FOR COURSE
Says Biz Financial Interests Are Trying to GObble Fuel and Cop
 per Deposits of Alaska.

Alaska's delegate in congress, Hon. Frank II. Waskey sends the Gateway the following letter concerning the withdrawal of the coal lands from entry. He indorses the action of the president, saying:
 .I enclose herewith a copy of my letter written to the president, also letters of Governor Hoggatt, one of them commenting on my letter.
 "A great number of these copies have been sent to people throughout the coal districts of Alaska, calling attention to the statements 1 made relative to the withdrawal of the coal lands, ard citing it as an instance that | am working in the interest of cor porations and not of the prospecJorS and miners. still maintain that the presidents withdrawal of the coal lands was an act of wisdom and was meant as a check on certain financial interests ludi NlN NINNH 'Nl lAS W monopolize the coal deposits, not only of Alaska, but of the entire West. These interests are fully cognizant of the enormous values and potential possibilities of not only the coal but of the copper deposits of Alaska and at present are making every effort to grab and control all the mineral deposits of the Copper river valley. This with drawal, as 1 understand it, is not made with the intention of interfering with the rights of any previous locations or entries
 "This matter will come before the committee on public lands, and will endeavor to see that the rights of the legitimate miner and proSpector are protected in every way, and that some new legislation may be enacted where by individuals may be encouraged to develop the coal lands and be pro- tected, and at the same time constitute check on monopoly"
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Gov. Hughes Asks Legislature to Take Up HearSt-MCCIeI.
 Ian Contest.
PROPOSES COURT SUPERVISION
SuOOeStS Changes in Election Law of State and limitation of K
 Denditure by Candidate.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Albany, Jan. 3-Gov. Hughes in his first message to the legislature, urges that recount be made of the mayor alty vote i'm the McClellan-Hearst election of 1905 in New York city. The governor states that there is a general belief that recount might change the result. The state courts refused a recount.
 The governor recommends that if the recount is ordered that it be placed in charge of the supreme court of the state instead of the attorney-general, as the law now stands, in order that too much power may not reside in the hands of one man.
 Gov. Hughes further recommends a change in the election law providing that the name of candidate for office may appear only once on the official ballot. Also that a limit be placed upon the amount of money which a candidate may spend in an election.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
PROPOSE TO DEVELOP
 QUARTZ ON CHULITNA
R. Oderkirk and John Sample Start for HeadwaterS of River With
 Large Equipment.

R. Oderkirk and John Sample started inside this week with a dog train carrying supplies and a large equip ment to develop the quartz property discovered and located by Oderkirk last spring. The property is at the headwaters of the Chulitna river, the westerly branch of the Susitna. An assay of $57 in gold was obtained by Harry Ellsworth from ore brought out last spring.
 Oderkirk and Sample are taking a good stock of provisions, and an equip ment to do their own assaying. Oder kirk says the region is full of gold quartz, besides copper, iron and coal. He is not bothering about placers, although he says the placer symptoms are good. He went to Seattle after making his discovery a few months ago and returned on the Saratoga.
 Prospectors are starting inside near ly every day now. Two men started this morning for the Kuskokwim, and party of four headed for Granite creek, on Turnagain arm.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
AttOrney'generaI Holds that They Cannot Be Excluded from
 the Schools.
WILL INSTITUTE TEST SUIT
Opinion Based Upon Provisions of Treaty but San Francisco
 Expected to Resist.
Ry cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Jan. , The at torney-generaps department holds that the exclusion of the Japanese from the public schools of San Francis co is in violation of treaty rights. It will immediately file suit in the United States court there to force the San Francisco school board to admit Japanese to the white schools
 The issue will be tried by making a test case of a Japanese boy. Manda- mus will be brought against the school board to show cause why it excludes Japanese from white schools. It is known that the school board will rest it's case upon the contention that the federal government has no concern with the management of state schools
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
COAL SHORTAGE
 IS ARTIFICIAL
Commissioner Lane Asserts Ii Is Due to Illegal Combine
 of Railroads.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 3-Franklin K. Lane, interstate commerce com missioner, made a report today to President Roosevelt on the causes of the coal shortage in the Dakotas ard Minnesota. He charges that it is di- rectly due to an illegal combine of the transportation companies and asks that the matter be made the subject of a special message to congress by the president
 Lane also recommends that the pres ident advocate the enactment of a law by congress creating a car clear inghouse for the more rapid and equit- able movement of freight cars to local ities where they are most needed. He also asks the president to favor a re- ciprocal demurrage law.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
CHINA TRIES TO
 REVIVE BOYCOTT
War on American Goods Starts Again in Several Big Cities
 of the Empire.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Shanghai, Jan. 4-BecauSe Of the failure of the American congress to modify the Chinese exclusion law the boycott of American goods is again spreading over China. The movement is actively stimulated by the Japanese, who hope thereby to supplant the United States in the trade of China and to align China politically against the United States.
 The boycott is growing in all the large cities of China, particularly in Shanghai and Canton, and Americans in this city believe that it will be difficult to check it this time, especial ly with the Japanese fomenting it in dustriouSly. China is not very friendly to Japan, but is nevertheless largely under Japanese influence.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
T. caldwell to Operate

Late Juneau papers state that the Treadwell mine, which recently shut down because it ran out of coal, had secured supply and was about to start up again. This was just before Christmas. The papers also state chat the plant for generating power with oil as fuel will be in operation in another month.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
KILLED
 SEVENTY HURT
Two Passenger Trains on BaIti' more & Ohio Collide
 Near Washington
By cable to rhe Daily aateway.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 3l--Two passenger trains on the Baltimore X Ohio railroad crashed together yes terday evening not far from this city and forty persons were killed and seventy injured. Mangled remains of victims were strewn along the track for half mile.
 Both trains were long and were run ming at a high rate of speed. The cars were all somewhat shattered by the impact and many of them completely wrecked, making heaps of debris un- der which many lives were crushed ont
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
WreCkage from City of Panama Floats Ashore Below San
 Francisco.
LEFT THAT PORT DECEMBER ji
Life Boats and Debris Carry Name of Vessel and No Other inform
 atiOn Received of Her.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

San Francisco, Jan. Ut is reported that the steamer City of Panama, which left this port December 3l, has been wrecked at an isolated place fifty miles down the California coast with the loss of 100 lives. Life rafts and other wreckage bearing the name of the steamer have iloated ashore.
 Among the passengers on the vessel were Dr. Coe and wife of Portland, Dr. Rutherford and wife of this city and many other prominent persons. The total loss of the steamer with all on board is regarded as a certainty on account of the large quantity of wreck age which has come ashore so near this city. Had anyone been saved he should have reported before this.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Attorney-GeneraI Will Help

Albany. N. Y,, Jan. 2-Attorney- General Jackson, who was elected on the Hearst ticket last fall and was in- ducted into office yesterday, at once addressed Hearst offering to reopen the latter's mayoralty contest against Mayor Mcclellan of Greater New York city. Hearst promply wired accep- tance of the offer with thanks, saying that he hoped to be able to prove that Mcclellan is not entitled to the office.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Creates Fourth Alaska Division by Cutting Third on East
 and West Line.
ALSO PROPOSES FIFTH JUDGE
Measure Introduced by Chairman Jenkins of House Judiciary Com
 mitteC and Sure to Pass.
sy Gable to The DaiIy Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 4-,on e gressmau Jenkins, chairman oi the house judiciary committee, introduced a bill today to createa fourth judicial district in Alaska. by cutting the Third in two on an east and west line. The btu also provides for the appoint meut of fifth judge for Alaska, who k Go be subject to assignment by the attorney-generaL
 The bill follows the recommendations made by Gov. Hoggatt and Delegate Waskcy. It has the support Of the president and no opposition is manifest in either branch of congress. so it will undoubtedly go through at this Ses- sion.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
EARLY GOLD MINING
 ON RENAL PENINSULA
Russian Engineer Explored Streams in lS4S and Americans Worked
 PlacerS in 1888.

In a treatise on the Mineral Re
 sources of Kenai Peninsula" and the ] Gold Fields of the Turnagain Arm ! Region, " Fred II. Mofit of the federal geological survey gives the following history of early mining explorations
 and work:
 "The first attempt to develop the
 mineral resources of Alaska was made in lS4S by r. P. Doroshin, a Russian mining engineer, who was sent from ! St. Petersburg by the RusSian-Ameri- can Company to examine Baranof isl- and and the Cook inlet region. The 1 locality which he chose for inyestiga-
 tion on Kenai peninsula was the Kenai
 river valley, but although he found gold-bearing gravelS he was not sue
 cesslul in finding gold in commercial
 quantities, the product of two seasons labor, the summers of lS4S and 1850,
 amounting to only few ounces of the
 precious metal.
 "Doroshiu himself says the work was
 confined to a tributary of the lower flake (Lake Skilak) and to two streams ! flowing into the river (Kenai river)
 connecting the upper and lower lakes,
 and that the quantity of gold obtained
 nowhere exceeded O.OOOOOO4 of the ! gravelS moved. Prospecting was greatly hindered by difficulties en.
 countered in ascending the river, by the necessity of transporting all SUD- ! plies on the backs of men, and in one case by forest fires. He further states ! that while the small results cooled the
 ardor of the chief manager of the
 Russian-Americau Company for gold seeking, he himself was convinced that gold was present and hoped that some other engineer might be more fortu-
 nate in finding iJ.
 "The second period in that part of the economic history of the Kenai peninsula relating to it's mineral re- sources begins with the discovery of
 placer gold in the Turnagain arm
 field. The exact year when prospect
 ing began is perhaps not known, but it
 i, said that gold was found near Hope about the year lSSS by a man named King, and that the first claim was soon afterwards located on Resmrec- ton creek. two miles above Hope, by
 Charles Miller. He did not work the ground himself but leased it toothers, and is reported to have made a good living for ten years and never hit a lick Gold was fouud near by, on . Bear creek, in 1894, by George Ready, F. R. Walcott and Riley, This stream is said to have been worked by the Russians, but if this be true such
 operations must have taken place later
 than the time of DoroShin, for he ex-
 pressly states that the streams pros
 pected by him were tributary to what
 is now known as Kenai river"
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
FAMINE FACED
 BY 100000
Starvation lmpendS Over Vast Numbers in Stricken Dis.
 trict of China.
By Cable to The Dsuy Gateway.

Pekin, Jan. Tt is estimated that 100000 people are starving in the famine district. They are almost who'll ly without food and unless relief iS given to them very soon they will literally starve to death.
 The government is making some feeble effort to assist the famine suffer- CTS and foreign relief is promised but everything moves so slowly that thousands will undoubtedly perish be- fore systematic assistance is given.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Hartman Stands Pat

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2-Herriman re- piled to the threat of the engineers and fremen to inaugurate a general strike on his lines if he does not settle the Southern Pacific trouble, that he is running his own business and will not allow anyone to interiors.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Organizes an Alaska Steamship Company With Capital
 of Sl,0OO,0O0.
TO BEGIN IN MAY WITH THREE
Hne Vessel Will Run to Seward, Another to Nome and Third
 to lynn Canal.
y Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Portland. Dee. 3l The Portland Alaska Steamship Company completed rgauization today with 30 capital stock rr SI 100000. lJ is proposed Co put on . oats to Lynn canal Seward and Nome. At first one steamer will be placed on each route, beginning next fay.
 The corporation vas organized prin- ipally by the efforts of the Portland Board of Trade. The chamber of com lercc at first refused Co iudorse it. Iany prominent and wealthy business
 en are stockholders in the company.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Prospectors Start Inside

Several prospectors who came to Se- ward on the Portland started last Wednesday for the Yentna district. While in town they stated that large number of men will come from Valdez in the next few weeks to go to the interior.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
TO REGULATE
 THE WHALERS
Secretary Shaw Believes Punish iShment Should Fit Crime
 in Boring Sea.
7 Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington. D. C., Jan. 5-Secre- sry Shaw of the treasury department .rongly urges changes in the naviga' .on laws designed to prevent outrages y the masters of Boring sea whaling esseIs against their men and the atives. He proposes to increase the renaIties for oTcuses now defined by ne law and Co provide for the punish ,eut of ofTenses not now cIassed as ines under the navigation laws.
 The secretary practically indorses
 of Capt. uamlet's recommends ous. which were based upon conoi- ons as Hamlet found them last sum- Ter when he cruised Boring sea in the avenue cutter Thetis and investi- rated the whalers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
SEVERAL STRIKE
 UP TO HARTMAN
Engine Men Will Quit on All His Roads Unless He Settles
 Southern Differences.
nr oasls so Ths Daily aatsway.

Peoria, Ill.,, Jan. 3-The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers and Bremen served a second notice on F.. K. Hartman today that unless he set tles his differences with the striking engineers and fremen on the Southern Pacific the strike will be extended to every railroad in the country which Hartman controls.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
TEMPERATURE FOR YEAR
Cool Summer Made Very Low Aver
 age for Local Thermometer

The average local temperature dur ing 1907 was 30.44 degrees. This low average was due to the cool summer. In June, July and August the average temperature was only about 5 degrees. The mercury rose to 70 on only three days, May 9, June ? and June 29, on each of which days it was 72. The lowest temperature was 9 below zero on January D. The average temper
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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-01-05
Reports Kuskokwim Strike

A rich strike at the headwaters of the Kuskokwim was reported in Nome recently by Capt w. E. Geiger of the river steamer Quickstep, which took a prospectors' expedition up the river last fall. Capt. Geiger mushed over- land 800 miles to Nome to obtain medl- cal aid for his son who was seriously