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Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

An exchange tells the following story: A woman and boy got on a train with full fare and half fare ticket. "Madam, I can't take this ticket for the boy, he wears long pants" said the conductor. "All right" said the woman, "take the full fare ticket for him."
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

The most exciting part of the Juneau election yesterday was the contest over the member of the school board. Brass bands with banners paraded the street and even the children made 8 house to house canvass. MT. Chas. Goldstein was elected by good majority.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Attention Red Men.

All Red Men in these hunting grounds are invited to attend the in- stitution of Aux Tribe, No. ', l. o. R.. M., and the first installation of officers, at Eagles Hall, Douglas, on Thursday evening, April 9th, at o'clock.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

Imported Beer 20 cents bottle at the Log Cabin.
 Plated ware-the best made at the Kemmis Jewelry Store.
 Universal Coffee Percolator, makes perfect coffee-sold by Jules Jensen.
 The Treadwell Store has just received a large line of New Clothing for Men and Boys.
 If you are in need of range or a Heating Stove, go to Jules Jensen's, where you will get Square Deal. Dan dy Banquet and Perfect Wonder Ranges in stock.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Property For Sale

Alex. SmallWood's property and business in Douglas are for sale at bargain. The property list includes the store building on the beach, the two-story building on Front street, formerly occupied by the Douglas Iron Works, and number of cabins. Must all be sold at once. For further par. ticulars, call Rt the Beach Store, Doug. las, Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
TREADWRLL TOPICS.

Mir. c. w. Osgood, formerly pump man at the Treadwell mine, returned on the Jefferson, after an absence of two years in the East, and has re- sumed his work in the mines. Mrs. Osgood will be up on one of the next boats.
 The Treadwell school will suspend operations next week for the Easter vacation.
 The Hum boldt arrived yesterday sf- ternoon bringing freight and a bunch of men in search of work-which they found without much difficulty at Treadwell, though the vacant places are filling up quite rapidly.
 Nearly two hundred men have gone to work at Treadwell during the last two weeks, as shown by the pay roll on the first of the month.
 The Club Band held it's regular prac- tice on Monday evening.
 Dwellers on Van Ness avenue miss the merry rumble of the cars of late. The car system of the avenue has been temporarily out of commission since the shut down of the 700 mill, but it is hoped that traffic will very soon be resumed.
 Mrs. Nels G. Johnson is on the sick list this week.
 Additional fire protection for the new rooming houses has been provided recently by the placing of wooden tank for water on the roof.
 The big steamer w. s. Porter, of Monterey, arrived Monday night with 5O,OO0 bbls. of oil. which she began dis. charging as soon as she could be dock ed. She is due to sail tonight for Monterey.
 The Cottage City is looked for Thurs day night.
 Additional sleeping accommodations are being provided for the use of the boarders at the Mexican Boarding House, all available rooms having been, disposed of some time ago.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

And now the spring poet leads off something like this: %oh the pig in the mire and the COW in the grass, and the mind of man is turning to thoughts of garden sass.n
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

Any boy will save money with which to buy a gun. The boy who saves money with no gun in view, is the one who deserves credit.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
U. s. SURVEYOR GENERALS OFFICE

JUNEAU.-Wllllam L. Distin, Surveyor-gen' eral; George Stowell, chief clerk; Martin George, chief draftsman; John J. Clark. steuographer and type writer; William E. JefPreys, tranScribing clerk; William Rugg, draftsman; Laurence Delmore, copying clerk; Charles Haley, messenger.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
U. s. LAND OFFICE, (JUNEAU)

John W. Dudley. register; P. NJ. Mullen. receiver; H. K. Love- special agent.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Independent Order of Red Men

Last Thursday night the Red Men elected officers for the ensuing term, who will be installed tomorrow (Thurs. day) night. Deputy Incohonee Claude Erickson will be the installing officer. The officers chosen are as follows:
 Prophet. .................M. M. $. Hudson Sachem .......... Dr. H. c. DeVighne Senior Sagamore ...... James McKanna Jnnior Sacamore. .....J.F F. Henson Secretary. R. J. Mchanna Treasurer. ..............B. R. Hubbard.
 All kinds of fresh sausage always on hand at the Treadwell Market.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
April showers.

Chocolate Almonds at Rosswog's.
 Imported Beer S4.OO per case at the Log Cabin.
 Try Universal Bread Mixer, sold by Jensen.
 You can get any size window glass at Jensen's.
 Mrs. Barquist has decided to move to Seattle.
 John stoft has bran new Water bury wagon.
 Looks like we might have another Mike for mayor.
 J. p. Bertram, who spent the winter at Tacoma, Is again with us.
 Jensen carries big stock of cooking utensils-worth going to see.
 We may expect to hear the whistle at the saw mill almost any day now.
 Just as represented-is the warrant of the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Douglas. When you go to Juneau, stop in at Spickett's Smoke House and get fine cigar.
 The children of the Douglas Public School will have vacation all next week.
 Ladies:-Call and see the new Dress Goods and Underwear at the Treadwell Store. , Have you tried that pure steam rendered lard put up by the Treadwell Market.
 To RENT.-A neat, comfortable room over the News office For particulars call here.
 Call Phone 3-2-3 Juneau. For Fresh Cream and Ice Cream. Turner's Ice Cream Parlor.
 The Treadwell Market receives a fresh supply of green vegetables on every P. c. Go. steamer.
 Just take notice of one thing that those new ranges have arrived at Julius Jensen's.
 Ifyou play Pool-the best tables in Alaska are at Chas. Rosswog's, Hunter Block, Front street, Douglas.
 Things are looking brighter in Doug las and Storekeeper Stubbins started in today to wash his windows.
 The Juneau Dispatch compliments Douglas for the friendliness displayed in employing homegrown school teach CTS.
 Anton Krasel-shop on Second street cleans and repairs clothes with neat ness and dispatch. Prices very reason able.
 Prices that compare with Eastern prices, and goods that are the very best at the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Front street, Douglas.
 FoUND:-A Woodman of the World pin. Owner may recover same by calling at John Feusi's hardware store, on Front street.
 F. Wolland, the Juneau tailor, is re ceiving shipments on almost every boat of the latest weaves for spring and summer wear.
 Its easy to look we'll if you have good clothes, and it's easy to get good clothes of SmallwoOd, at the Beach Store near the 300 Mill.
 Mrs. James Christoe, of Treadwell, has gone to the Simpson hospital at Juneau, where she will undergo an op- eration for appendicitis.
 Col. Sol Ripinsky, of Haines, is spending several days in the city, and is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Erie, at their home on St. Ann avenue. pr. H. c. Devighne was called to Wrangell last week on professional business, and was expected home on the Humboldt last night, but failed to arrive.
 fyou want special favors in your mouth you had best go to the City hall right away and see Dr. Metallic, the Dentist, while he is in the notion of buying the Fox.
 Mir. Henry Berry, proprietor of the Douglas Cigar Factory and the manu- facturer of the celebrated-Henry Clay cigars, left on the Jefferson for pleas
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
DIRECTORY OF ALASKA
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT

Governor, Milford B. Roggatt, Juneau. Secretary to the Governor, Wm. H. LolIer, Juneau.
 Ex-oficio Secretary of Alaska, William L. Distin, Juneau.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
DEpARTNlENT OF AGRIoULTURE

c. c. Georgeson, sitia, special agent in charge of Alaska investigations.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

BUREAU OF EDUCATION Milford B. Hoggatt, ex-officio superintend. ent of public instruction, Juneau; Harlan UpdegrafP agent, Washington, D. c.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

People hate the man who is a con- stant drain on their sympathy.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
INTERNAL REVENUE

John Cameron, deputy collector. Fair banks; D. H. TerwilIiger. deputy collector, Juneau,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
Land Entries

Homestead entries were made by
the register and receiver Of the United
States land Office yesterday as fol-
lows:
John w. Bates of Mountain Home,
for southeast quarter southwest quar-
ter, section Is, and east half north
west quarter and northeast quarter
southwest quarter, section "a, town
ship south, range east, 160 acres.
Richard E. Thompson of Mountain
Home, for south half northwest quar-
ter and north half southwest quarter,
section 81, township south, range S
east, 160 acres.
Desert entries:
John j. McGinniss of Glenns Ferry,
for northeast quarter northwest quar-
ter, section %, and southeast quarter
southwest quarter. section 20, town
ship south, range east, so acres.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
LOCAL men
FORM COMPANY
Snake River Lands 10 Be Irrigated.
Tract in 0wyhee County viii
Receive Water.

The lands laying along the Snake
River subjected to irrigation are fast
attracting the attention of those men
who are looking for fruit lands. This
land has many advantages not found
on the higher table lands and which
make it particularly adapted to the
growing of the smaller and more tend
er fruits.
Last week articles Of incorporation
were filed with the secretary of state
by the Snake River Land & Irrigation
Company, a corporation capitalized
at $500, 600, which proposed to reclaim
several thousand acres of arid land in
Oywhee county. states dispatch in
the Capital News of Tuesday.
The incorporators are c. H. Lamper-
ton. Jr., R. D. Roberts and Ross
G ood, Jr. The project which this
company proposes to launch, has been
under investigation for some time and
has been most favorably reported on
by expert engineers. A deal is now
pendiog however, by which the iricor-
poration will dispose of their interests
to j. M. Neil, CHI. Lambeton and c..
B. Faraday, the latter two being bus
mess men of Mountain Home.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24

greatly missed. Mr.. Bullock has
been in Mountain Home since early
spring being connected with the
Great Western Beet Sugar Company
the greater part of the time. He has
a genial disposition and pleasant man
ner which has attracted to him host
of friends in Mountain Home. They
will reside in the residence formerly
occupied by w. Fl. Dudley.
Maverick joins with their many
friends in wishing them long life of
happiness, filled with all the blessings
that come from happy union. and
may their song of gladness become
sweeter with increasing years and OLD
age come to them like the peaceful
close of a grand symphonic poem, in
perfect cadence, that marks life
well spent.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
APPLES LEAD
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
Captured First and Second Premiums Aside
From Various Specials -WenatChee
In Second Place

varieties, second on Gano, Rhode Is
land Greening, Yellow BelleFleur and
Newton Pippin and thirds on North
ern Spy. Winter Banana. Arkansas
Black, White Winter Pearmain and
Senator varieties.
A. E. Wood, Captain Shawhan and
Silas Wilson in charge of the big Cam
yon county exhibit did not enter for
individual premiums. They are huge
ly pleased over the outcome of the
state and county sweepstakes contest
Wednesday evening.
Silas Wilson of Nampa gave one of
the best addresses of the congress
this afternoon on Forty Years in
Horticulture -
An additional announcement made,
tonight by the judges gives Idaho
several premiums in addition to those
of the Council Valley Fruit Growers
association and Miss Fitch. They in,
clude w. H. Dorman, Caldwell, for
the best individual fruit display and
and the largest exhibit of apples by
any individual grower; N. S. Miller
of Caldwell, best 10 apples shown BY
any grower Of any variety, the best
box of apples and the best five boxes
of apples of different varieties.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
Leap Year Party

The young men of Mountain Home
were very pleasantly entertained last
Friday evening at the Garrett Opera
House by the young ladies Of the city.
The earlier part of the evening
was spent in playing progressive High
Five, the head prizes being won by
Miss Brady and Ernest Bunk. while
Miss Patterson and John Brady were
consoled with the foot prizes.
Delightful refreshments were served
after which the young people danced
to music furnished by the popular
McKibbin orchestra. The young lad
les proved themselves delightful enter
tainers and the young men regret
that leap year comes so seldom.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
LEADS IN CAREY
ACT ALLOTMENTS
Two Million Acres Added To Idaho
by the Last Congress May
rs and 26.

N. M. Ruick, former United States
district attorney, calls attention to
an erroneous statement contained in
the report of Register Chruch of the
state land Office published in recent
issue of the Capital News to the effect
that the total acreage of Carey act
land to be reclaimed in the state of
Idaho is 1000, 600 acres. Mr.. Ruick
states. that the figures should have
read 5000, 600 for this is the correct
amount of acreage segregated by
the United States government to this
state and which comes under the di-
rect supervision of the state land
board.
No other state in the union has as
large segregation of Carey act land
set aside, Idaho ranking first with her
sister states in this line. Wyoming
comes the nearest to Idaho, having
| . total of 2, 900, 900 acres of Carey act
land. While large amount of the
lsrid land of southern Idaho has been
irrigated either through private or
government projects, the greater
amount of the 5000, 900 acres still re-
mains classified as not reclaimed
The only provision which surrounds
the Carey act land segregated by the
government to the state is that it be
irrigated and occupied by bona fide
homesteaders before final patent is
assured.
What is known as the Carey act
was passed August Is, 1894 and it
authorized the secretary Of the inter
Tor, with the approval of the president,
to enter into a contract with each
| of the public land states binding the
United States to donate, grant and
patent to each state not exceeding
l, 200, 900 acres of desert land to be
reclaimed by the state under the pro-
visions Of the act.
At the last session of congress, as
rider on the sundry civil appropria-
tion act approved May 27, 1908, an
aouitiohdi L, VVV, VVV acres ol driu idnus
within each of the states of Idaho
and Wyoming was made available and
subject to the terms of the Carey
act mentioned above
By joint resolution approved May
25, 1908, further additional ], 900, 0O(
acres of arid lands within the state
of Idaho was made available and sub
ject to the terms Of the Carey act,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
GREAT STATE
Is IDAHO
Statistics Prepared by Commissioner
of immigration show Increase
In Population

Heber @. Hale, chief clerk of
the bureau of immigration, labor and
statistics, has prepared a statement
about Idaho, which is of general
interest and shows the great develop
ment of the state as we'll as indicat-
ing the possibilities Of the future
Idaho has 275 days of sunshine
every year. Its average mean tenn
perature is 1852 degrees. The aver
age annual precipitation is 20.47 inch
es. 1t is the greatest lead producer
in the world; produces over half the
lead mined in the United States. Has
over ], 800, 900 acres of land actually
cultivated by irrigation. Has over
3, 600, 900 acres of farm lands lying
under canal systems. Has over 10, :
900 miles of canals, built at a cost of
$12, 900, 0O0 Has more land open to
settlement than any other state in the
Union. The great Snake river valley
is in the same altitude as Spain and
Italy. 1t grows 35, 900, 600 bushels of
wheat annually. 1t has 1000, 0O0
sheep, which produce an annual clip
of over II, 900, 900 pounds of wool. 1t
has $50, 600 head of cattle. $50, ,0O0
horses and $4,000 hogs. Its mines
produce yearly $22, 900, 900 in the ores
and precious metals. 1t has 1,9le
miles of railroads, whichaare assessed
at $19, ,O59, 7s4. so. Its total assessed
valuation is sl15, $50, 056. 80. one half
its actual value, not including mines.
Its increase in valuation in the past
five years is $40, 705, 7s4.s1. Has the
greatest contiguous irriaged area in
the world. embracing 1000. 900 acres
an empire in itself. Has redeemed
more land by virtue of the Carey act
than any other state in the Union. 1t
has more than doubled its population
in the last seven years, and more than
quadrupled it since statehood-l69O.
1t has "a, 400 square miles--over 40 1-2
times larger than the state of Della
ware and nearly 1000 square miles
larger than the state of Minnesota.
Produces annually 246. 900 tons of
sugar beets from which farmers reap
a reward of 1909. 900. The output in
sugar is So. 700. 90 pounds, represent
ing a value of So, oil, 500. 1t puts on
the market each year lumber to the
value of 81. 243. 100. It's rivers furnish
power possibilities sufficient to drive
every wheel in the Pacific states. 1t
has about so, 900 acres in orchard which
pruoduced an annual crop of fruit to
the value of over 81, 800. 600. 1t has
an unexcelled public school system and
offers an equal suffrage to all.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
GIenns FERRY Edition

Besides our regular edition with its
numerous changes of Christmas ads
and many new ones and an unusual
large amount of job work, we have set
up and printed special holiday and
industrial number of the Glenns Ferry
Gazette. The Baptist Watchman on
Saturday will make the third paper
turned out of our Office this week.
The Glenns Ferry Gazette was a
very fine edition and reflects great
deal of credit upon its publisher, Geo.
F. Lee. 1t gave pleasing write-ups
of the business institutions of the Fer
ry which were we'll illustrated with
half tones. The history of the city
was we'll told as we'll as that of the
state and county. The edition will
do much toward adertising this section
of Idaho and should be a distinct
boom to the interests of Glenns Ferry.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
hymenlaI

A very pretty wedding occurred at
the residence of Armstrong and Tick
nor yesterday at 80 O'Clock p. M,
when Mr.. RI l.. Bullock and Miss
Annie Borgenson were joined together
as man and wife in the holy bonds of
matrimony, Rev. C. E. Mason per-
formed the ceremony.
Mrs. A. Bullock, mother of the
groom, and the bride arrived on the
early morning train from Racine,
Wisconsin, their former home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bullock both come
from Racine, Wisconsin, where they
are held in highest esteem by those
who knew them best. Mrs. Bullock
was very popular with her associates
and held very prominent part in So
cial circles from which she will be
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
CLIMATE AND CROPS

Southern Idaho boasts Of climate.
that is uniformally mild and inyigor-.
ating. The sun shines an average Of
354 days out of the year and right here
Glenns Ferry the snow fall is practi-
cally nothing. In the mountains
there is heavy fall of snow each.
winter, the melting of which supplies
the necessary water for our summers q
crops. During the summer season
there is no rain and the constant sun
shine makes possible the wonderful
crops which are raised here.
The lowest temperature of the press
ent winter was Is above zero and
that for only one night, In summer
the days are sometimes too warm for
perfect comfort but hot nights are
thing unknown. The altitude Of two.
thousand feet assures US of nights
cool enough for comfort, and days
warm enough too produce any crop.
The constant sunshine is also fac
tor in producing big yields Of grasses
and grams. There is never any time
during the growing season when cold
or wet weather retards the growth of
produce.
The farmer who has actually had
experience in irrigated farming would
not for moment consider going back
to dependence on rain, with it's days of
delay when one can do nothing but
wait for the weather to clear, its
floods and its drouths. In this region
the farmer decides when his crops
need more water and turns the water
into that part of his crop that needs
it the while he serenely attends to the
care of other crops that are not at
that time being irrigated. In raising
alfalfa, there is no danger in cutting
all of the crop and letting in cure.
one is assured that no rain will fall
to damage its quality and that the sun
will shine uniformly day by day until
it is ready for the stack. The sum-
mer climate with its hot dry days and
cool nights is not enervating and one
can sleep out of doors without discom-
fort as there is no heavy fall of dew.
Alfalfa is one of the staple crops
and yield of from eight to ten tons
per acre from three crops is common,
while twelve tons is often harvested.
Alfalfa is essentially dry land
crop and does not produce we'll where
it does not get almost constant sun
shine. 1t is rich in nitrogen and is
better for building up the fertility of
wornout soil than any Of the other
clovers.
Stock eat it ravenously and thrive
on diet of alfalfa alone with no
grain feed whatever. The large
yields make it possible to maintain q
COW to each acre of land and in some
cases even better than that.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24

Council Bluffs, Dec. 17.-Idaho
was today awarded both first and
second premiums at the National
Horticultural congress for the best six
plates of apples for family use, one
of the hotly contested competitions of
the week. N. S. Miller of Caldwell
gets first and the Council Valley
Fruit Growers association second.
In the big event for the Brother
Jonothan trophy silver loving cup Civ
en- by Editor Irwin of ST. Joseph, to the
fruit grower for the best three boxes
of Jonathn apples, Captain j.. H.
Shawhan of Payette proved a very
close competitor to B. M. Chapman of
Wenatchee, Wash, the successful
contestant. Kansas was very poor
third.
Miss Alta Fitch of Payette won
four ribbons on six varieties
of apples exhibited for F. J.. Patch.
These include first on Baldwins sec
ond on Arkansas Blacks and White
Winter Pearmains and third on Spitz-
enbergs.
j. A. Car with the Council valley
exhibit won many premiums includ-
ing first on Maiden Caneuga, Red
Streak Aiken, Ortie, and McAfee
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-24
fine BIRDS
AT PAYETTf
Local Fdncier Exhibits Strongest Line
Of PulIetS In Show.

The poultry show at Payette last
week was one of the strongest exhib-
itions of poultry that has ever taken
place in the state Competition in
the American class was unusually
keen and excellent birds were exhibit
ed In all there were nearly three
hundred birds in the show room. well
divided among the various classes,
but the American leading, as usual
Some very streng White Leghons
were shown as we'll as the celebrated
Wherry line of Hamburgs. H. H.
Collier, who won renoun as one of
the judges at the Portland exposition,
placed the awards and gave entire sat
isfaction. Mr.. Collier thoroughly un-
derstands the poultry business and
his score cards gave absolute values
and no bird escaped deserved cuts for
defects