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The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08
JUNE S. l@1
WHY PRoPoRTIoNATELY
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Referring to the question of what would necessarily te the cost of terri. torial government in Alaska t may not oe aulss to revert once more 10 the territorial history of Dakota. What is now the two great states oi North and South Dakota embracing & superficial area of 240 square miles was organized as one territory in le6l. l. then had population of less than 5.0s1 people: there was not single wagon road in that whole eXpanSe ot country. TOT vet ore Of its people possessed of title in fee simple 10 the land they occupied. The first terri torial officers were chosen by the people. and the first treasurer, sam uel (. Irish is still living at Whiting, il the State of Idaho. Mr Irish re- lates that the |. $. marshal, one George N. Pinney, assumed direction and control Of the election. there being but one polling place, and that i, was found on the count being made that more ballots had been east than were voters, whereupon Pinney. who had charge of the ballot box dur lrg the noon recess. was charged with fraud. run out of town, and new election held. Plnney was after wards made marshal of Montana. and while in that position shot and killed a prominent citizen whose name The Miner cannot now recall, but Who was ihe grandfather of the present [. :. commissioner al Skawgay, for which he was tried on charge ot murder. and acquitted.
 AIr. Irish states that during his whole term of office as territorial treasurer. he did not handle 8 single dollar Of public money. from which fact Il may readily be il terred that the administration Of tergl ,nrial affairs could not have been accompanied |! any very great expense. Ills state ment III this regard is corroboratd by the Iact that seven years later she revenues ot the territory, derived from taxation. was s3s6. E. ard the whole amount Of expenditures s55.. '5. The treasurer in this last mention ed period was Moses k. Armstrong. an cd time personal friend of the editor Of this paper. who was paid q yearly salary Of s75. Al this time, IS5S. the population of the territory was estimated a. 25.oQQ. Perhap- some one will kindly tell os why, making allowances for changed con- ditions. me expenditures Of territorial government. in Alaska need neces- sariI! be prop0rt.onatsly any large, than il was in Dakota. T. would certainly depend entirely upon me ability of the people 10 manage theiI own local affairs.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08
''So many prominent evil doers.


 .So many prominent evil doerS. says the Marquette. Mich. Mining Journal. have received at least a part of their deserts during the last few years that calling attention to the old lesson anent the wages of sin has become monotonous. The life insurance officials who retired from their places Of social prominence and financial emolument 10 disgrace and in some eases-t0 death: the rail- road men who have followed along the same uncomfortable pathway, fur nished the text which appealed to every one. But now that sordid boss like Abe Ruef has come to the end of his days Of power and pros perity and a lawyer like Ate Hummel feels at last the retribution of the law which he has so long prostituted for his profit. we grow somewhat weary Of the continued repetition and ask to be shown decent man again. lest we begin 10 think that the whole world is vile. For there are decent men even in high places; it is rot the rascals alone who prosper. And the decent men, whether in high places or low, have a peace and a joy in liv- ing tha, the rascals can never hope for. To one w ho stands afar of where he can see only the glitter of pros perity it often seems that rascal and de cent stand upon the sane plane ot happiness. To a considerable extent they do the sane things: both have carriages. both have beautiful houses. both are able 10 entertain lavishly. co nsequertly both have physical comfort and companionship. But there the similarity ends. Tie laScaI has sold his heritage Of decency ieI a mess of pottage: when the pottage . is gone. all-is gone. And even while ne enjoys his pottage he regrets the price he paid fer II. The 6eath of the life insurance men. the craven sick ness that has afforded subject for bitter tests when the doings of other prominent citizens were discovered, the abject whining Of Boss Ruef. show on what an insecure foundation rests the pleasures bought by evil doing. The man who sells his heri- tage of decency for money or success becomes thenceiorth a hollow sham, a mere pretense Of a man. without courage or independence or self-re- spect, the slave of his fears.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

In the base ball games at White horse, Y. T. on the 20th ult., the Skaeway team beat the Juneau aggregation hy score of s to , ana were in turn wallopped hy White horse 10 the tune of 6 to }. The next day Juneau tackled Skagway, at the latter place, and succeeded n tallyiug .a score of l to 13. taking home with them basket filled 10 overflowing with goodiy-sized goose eggs.
 -T. K. Wood. |. $. district attor- ney for the second judicial division, Alaska, during the Noyes-Mchenize nastiness, died in California on the aSrd ult. He shared in the Moves disgrace. and for his part of it served a term of Imprisonment to which he was sentenced hy the u. :. circuit court.
 -Thos. Gale, Alaska's delegate to congress, will visit the towns oi southeastern Alaska next month. He should be given rousing reeep- tion. in order that he may be certainly informed that the people have not ahated one lot or little oi the faith which led them into giving him such rousing majority last August.
 The revenue cutter Rush captur- ed the sealing bark Charlotte C. Cox, of Victoria, about fourteen miles of the coast and towed her into Sitka last Saturday. She was caught red handed, with full crew and com plement of sealing boats, and seventy seven skins. some of the latter freshly taken.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

Negligence, greed, and apathy in adopting appliances that will reduce the danger are alleged by d railway expert in the United States to be the cause of the many accidents in that country. In nineteen years, six thous- and passengers and forty-eight thops- and employees have been killed on American railways, while nearly one million people have been crippled or maimed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

Isaac J. Tomlinson, erstwhile mer- chant prince and postmaster at Grin dall, Prince of Wales island. and well known q feS years ago in this section has got himself into hot water ln Seattle. by selling the practically worthless stock of the so-called Grin- dall Mining and Smelling company = q Tacoma concern. The public vas long ago warned against this stock jobbing concern. he advertisements of which were such as to reveal it's purely speculative character. The company has never made application for patent to any of the locations to which it lays claim, and it is doubtful if most of them are not now subject to relo- cation for noncompliance with the law,
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

Here's another evidence of the superabundant prosperity of cur be. loved country. As result of a de. partment ruling increasing the standard of purity required by the pure food law, the price of whiskey has been elevated all over the states to the tune of 20 per cent. By what course of reasoning the official who made that ruling succeeded in convinc- ing himself that whiskey can prop erly be chased among the food stuffs is not wholly clear, even though there be not few people to whom ardent spirits are as the staff of life.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

John II. Swift. an Iowa preacher, was convicted by Jury in the federal court at Des Moines the other day on a charge of using the mails to ex- tort none ' from prominent banker by threatening to expose alleged i'm proper relations between the latter and young lady member of the formers flock. Tine wire does not mention the denomination to which Swift belongs, but it's safe to sug- gest that he was a powerful exhorter, as was the other clerical impostor who left wife and children to elope with one of his ''soiled doves" a week or two ago.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The Gold Standard Mining com pany. whose property is Helm bay, this district, has sued the Hallidie Machinery company, of Seattle, in the superior court of that city fol :2l. TO damages alleged to have been sustained through the noD-arrival of mining machinery according to con- tract. Plaintiff allege that sl50, GOO had been invested in the mine and *3j. 000 in gold taken out, and though the company was hard up financially, if the machinery had arrived on time it could have taken out enough gold to relieve their financial distress.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08
WHO INSULTS THE FLAG:


 Commenting on an article in the Skag3ay Alaskan deprecating. ln pretty strong terms t Is true. the selection ot Cor. Eoggatt b represent Alaska al the ceremonial breaking of ground for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. the b!pbeaated morning publication al Juneau. without attempting 10 gaiusay CT deny the truth or justice ot the criticism passed upon the exposition manage ment and the governor because of what the Alaskan calls an unhappy selection. throEs up it's editorial digits ia holy horror. and proceeds 10 denounce the Alaskan : screed a. '.an insult to Gov. Hoggat.. 10 President Roose7e.t. who appointed him. auo to.the flag that floats over the terri tory.
 T. is nor often that the Juneau hypneIa,ed sheet goes of al either ha.i or falI cock. but when il does 20 of at ali. il scatters lame logic and counterfeit patriotism premls- cuously around without rhyme. reason or decent regard for truth. Is il an insul. 10 either the governor or presi- dent 10 assert that the former is not . touch with the true Alaska spirit CD questions of grave import 10 the people of Alaska. that he has. in both his crtcial and personal capacities done al within his power to discfedit the representatives of the people who were chosen by overwhelming major ities. and that his connection Bith the exposition is more likely. so far as Alaska is concerned. 10 jeopardize than 10 insure its success? If that De not true. Bhg not conttoyert the assertion. instead Of being content with denominaiing an altogether truthful statement. an insult? The fact i.. ana the hyPehenated sheet. knows 1t as well as 1t knows anything. that there are q dczen Alaskans jn its o1n town who would have more ablg and creditab!y represented Alaska at the Junction alluded to. and that but for his official position the selection of Mir. Hoggatt would nor have been thought of.
 An insult to the flag that floats over the territory. There is patriotic utterance which would be truly pathet ic were it not % excruciatingjy absurd Since when has criticism of the public acts and utterances 0f a public official been properly construed into real CT even implied insult to the flag, which is al once the pride and th- glory of every true American? Such an idea is worthy of the massive intellect from which il emenates- an intellect so densly massive that il is incapable of comprebending what that flag stands for. It is not matter open to question or dispute as
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

A German naval authority suggest: as motto for the wall of The Hague Conference Hall: If you wish war, prepare for peace. This is intended as an argument against disarmament. Our civilization must have badly broken down, if the only way by which the peace of the word can be preserved is for the nations to con- front each other armed to the teeth. and to expend the earnings of the people in efforts to outrival each other in preparations for war.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The people of this section complain ed rather bitterly upto the middle ot April Of the persist ency with which winter fingered in the lap of spring but this. from the Marquette. tMich. , Mining Journal of May 2i, ought to convince theni that they didn't have any kick coming: "A gang of men employed by the SparrowKroll con- pauy of kenton. extending railroad spur in from Anthony. a point near Kenton. to some timber the company intends 10 get out, thrsw up their jobs this week because. as they put il. they didn't want to shovel snow all summer. That was exactly the trouble. They have been compelled 10 shovel snow ever since they went on the job. and they are tired Of handling it. The Consolidated Fuel $, Lumber company had similar experience this week at q wood camp near Summit. The gang employed there. eight or ten men quit. because they. too weie tired Of laboring with the snow. with no prospect tha, the wools would be clear at an early date" No finer weather could be desired than that which prevailed in this section throughout the month Of May. there having been no snow to interfere with or retard mining or other operations. except high up in the mountains.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08
HOW IT DID AND DOES IT.

HOW IT DID AND DOES II.
 Commissioner of Corporations Her. bert Knox Smith has submitted to the President the report of his in- vestigations of Standard Oil methods, and that part of it which deals with the history Of Standard operation has been made public.
 Mir. Smith treats at some length of the organization showing how the control is held practically by six men who divide very large per cent Of the profits among them. He shows how as laws were enacted designed to curb the depredations of the company, changes were made in the oragniza- ton to evade these laws and enable it so retain control of the oil industry. u is history of lawlessness without parallel. Even, now, when the rate oil requires the company in its capacity oi common carrier, to pub fish rates. it does so only between points where very little oil is handled and has neglected to publish rates between points where the great bulk of the business is transacted. Whether it Is the company's purpose 10 defy the law until forced to reeog- nize it's provisions or whether it is inviting prosecution in the belief that the courts will hold that the law Is unconstitutional, is matter of conjecture. But it is not unlikely that the government will proceed at once to put the law to test. it Ii won't hold water, congress will be urged to remedy the defects in order that an efeetual check be placed on business methods that are harmful to the country.
 On the subject of the Standard Oil company's various schemes to monop- rolize the oil market and such inoe- pendent producers and refners. Con- missioner Smith furnishes a mass of interesting information. The con- D any is no longer enjoying rate dis criminations and rebates. Prosecu- tions successfully pressed by the gov arnment have made that feature of the business highly dangerous and proftless. But the company is still enjoying what is in effect discrimi- nation. through it's refusal to make of it's pipe line common carrier. Con- ditions which it imposes on the in- dependents who seek the service of it's lines are oppressive and prohib- itory.
 The commissioner also reviews the retail oil trade to show how the Standard has secured and retains a monopoly. Although producing not more than one-sixth of the crude oil, because of it's superior advantages ir the transportation department, it has been enabled to force it's rivals to sell out, leaving 1t in undisputed possession of the field. The rail- roads that have been compelled tc pay tribute to the giant have thus furnished the Standard with the sinews with which to fight its com petitors.
 There is not much new in the re- port. but il is valuable n this respeC that | is an official report, drawn from undi>puted facts. and free from the prejudice that has marked most 1t the attacks made on the Standard. The onlg motive of the government was to learn the truth that it nigh act without injustice.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The Jap sailors saw New York the other day, and established a record in doing it, for the strongest thing they drank was Croton water and they didn't lick even solitary copper. Afoat or asbore the Jap sailor is always record breaker.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The total number of fishermen re- quired in Alaska this year is 1000, of which San Francisco furnishes about % per cent. The rest are obtained in northern waters. There are about thirty-six vessels engaged in the traffic, of which the Alaska packers employ twenty-five, and others about eleven. These vessels average about 1,oC0 tons each.- Pacific Fisherman. If the Fisherman means to be understood as placing the whole number of men employed in the fishing industry in Alaska. in- ciuding cannery employees, at 4.000 it Is certainly way off its base.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The Pacific Fisherman predicts that the present will be prosperous year for the Pacific fishing industry. The condition of the salmon market, the prospect of good run, and fair packs. the enlarging and improve ment of the different packing plants, the prices fixed on salmon to be paid the fishermen, and many other things all tend to indicate that the season will be banner year in profits and one in which all concerned will pros per fully and bountifully. The pros pect for good year in Alaska are certainly most promising whatever they may be elsewhere on the coast.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08

The Juneau Dispatch has the lighthouse tender "America'i wander ing around these waters, with Capt. : Gregory in command. Probably means the Armeria.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
Auction Sale.

On Thursday, Oct. 81, 1907, at 10
o'clock a. M, l will sell at the
old Peterson place about miles north
west of Troy and one and half miles
northeast Of Howell, property as fol-
lows:
One set light harness; Q mares in
foal: A mich cows; ! yearling steer; 4
calves; brood SOW; 8 shoates; l full
blood Chester White SOW; ! hack; l
TOP buggy; 12-inch walking plow;
/ hay rake; l pair bob sleds; spring
tootn harrow; a spike-tooth harrow,
new; about 10 tons of oat hay; De
Lavel cream separator.
Terms: Ten dollars and under, cash;
over ten dollars to April /, 1908, with
out interest on al proved security.
J. M. Conner, Owner.
N. R. Shepherd, Auctioneer.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
Helmer Items.

County Surveyor Kirkwood surveyed
road extending from the north end OF
Main street to the w. l. & M. depot.
A. E. Hollenbeck, who is working
at the Ruby Creek mines, will move to
Helmer sool on account of his wife's
health.
w. c. Ogden and wife visited Hell
mer last Saturday.
Mr.. Olson is erecting a new house
on his lots.
Engle Bros. have been busy supply
ing meat to the different camps.
New school books have been re-
ceived in district No. SO, and 23
pupils are now enrolled.
Mesdames Olson, Ogden and Weller
visited the school last week.
One of the buildings at camp 6
burned last Saturday night. Fire is
supposed to have been started by some
chilly hobo.
Mrs. w. S. Miller was in Helmer
the latter part of last week.
w. S. Miller has just received one
OF the best kind of compass, and
there will be something doing in the
way OF roads around Helmer.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
Burglars.

Sometime after midnight Sunday the
store of T. H, Christie was entered by
burglars, but nothing but the safe was
touched. Entrance was effected by
breaking out pain OF glass on the west
side of the building. That it was the
intention to blow up the safe was evil
dent from the fact that the thieves left
behind a piece Of burlap just outside
the window, unused because the safe
was not locked. After opening it the
burglars proceeded TO tear out the iron
box, and in doing this tore the inside
OF the safe to pieces. They carried
the box away and nothing has yet been
heard of it. The only money secured
was some $40 of funds belonging to
the Norwegian Lutheran church, but a
lot OF valuable papers were stolen.
This can be recovered, however, so
that the loss to Mr.. Christie will not be
large. The work was that Of experts
and up to this time not the slightest
trace of the thieves is known.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25

IN the afternoon an order came from
the managers of the Rip Roarer mine to
sell 10000 shares, doubtless to depress
the market. This put the price back a
few points. but the shares offered were
all absorbed. Then the stock jumped
with bounds till 1t reached par.
The next day when Maggie Benton
was washing the dinner dishes she
was caught In the arms OF big negro.
Mag" he cried. you're smarter
than chain lightning never believed
you'd understand about heating my
letter. but you did. We're rich as Croe-
sus. | own one quarter of the Rip
Roarer mine. I've got million and a
half"
Jim Benton had played the men who
had frozen him out of the Rip Roarer
mine a neat trick. Having induced his
broker to form a syndicate to buy Rip
Roarer stock on news OF the manage
ment having struck the vein they were
looking for. he disguised himself and
went to the mine for work. But he
could lay out no plan by which TO send
the news. Finally he wrote his letter
and In an acid wrote his secret mes
sage But II is a question II it would
have been successful had Maggie not
used his letter as fire screen, for she
had not interpreted his hint TO heat
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
Rebekahs Ate Chicken.

The Rebekahs, at their session Tues
day evening, had one Of the most en-
ioyable social times so far this year.
There was fried chichen and backed
chicken with plenty of cake and fine
coffee, and enough fun to 60 around.
The attendance was good, it being
quite evident that those who have be-
gun attending these social meetings
keep coming.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
Knights Went to Moscow.

A delegation of Troy K. of P's.
went to Moscow Monday to attend a
session OF the lodge there. A fine
time was had. The Knight Of Pythias
is one Of the best social orders in ex-
istence, founded on an historical Incl
dent that will appeal to the best there
is in men to the end Of time, and the
orders deserves to grow. 1t teaches
men to be true men, earnest and
worthy Of confidence, and has lesson
to teach that all mankind might well
learn.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
School Report.

The following is monthly report
of Free Coinage School for the month
beginning September 23rd and ending
October 18th:
Number Of pupils enrolled, "a.
Average daily attendance, 29.
Number Of tardies, none.
The names of the pupils who were
present every day were: Lou Her
bert, Emma and Alice Spencer. Anna
and Signe Anderson, Minnie, Annie
and Elite Gephart, Andy and William
Dugger, Herman and Carrie Shodin'
Clara and Leo Benson, Joe and Aobie
Perry.
Visitors are welcome.
Florence McGary, Teacher.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25

From a considerable experience as a
dalryman and a gatherer of cream on
n cream route find that poor or sour
cream is almost always caused by care
IessDess In some way on the part of the
dairyman. The person that Is careless
at everything else win be careless In
the dairy, and whatever the method
used there will be a failure to secure
a first class product. and also failure
to secure the income that would come
to one who gives careful attention to
me business in all its detalls.-Charles
D. Dole, Psncbscot County. Ms-
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-25
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old, thrives on Elec.
trio Bitters," writes w. b, Brunson, of
Dublin, Ga, "She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys excellent
appetite, feels strong and sleeps well.'
That's the way Electric Bitters affect
the aged, and the came happy results
follow in all cases Of femrle weakness and
general debility. Weak, puny children
too, are greatly streghthened by them
Guaranteed also for stomach, liver and
kidney troubles, by c. Y. johnson
Druggist. SOC.