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The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-06-17

their bill is for sIo, ,569,3o, soI55,75 for wages, end sI4I3.55 for room and board; this is to be assessed, not against oI3 lots as MT. Smith would have us believe, but against less than three hundred lots, which are owned by not to exceed ONE HUNDRED actual property hold CTS. These are the people who will have to foot the bills, so that instead of figuring that that the survey cost ten dollars per lot, the actual expense to the average property holder will be just about s135.oo
 We claim that MT. Inman has exceeded his instructions in many instances, all of which have added to the total costs, For instance, his instructions We're to survey on- ly such land as was claimed and occupied. In the face of this, ,ac- cording to MT, Smiths letter there are s24 lots unclaimed out of the total of oI3. Is this justice to the property holders?
 As for the masterpieces" that Doc" Whitfield turned out in the way of plars, we might have hired some world famous artist at less than the rate Mir. Smith would have us pay he Whitfelds. What We want is not a pretty picture, but the knowledge that the town has been properly surveyed, and that the corner stakes are all where they are supposed to be, a condition which dees not exist now, in spite of the works of art and the exces- sive bills We are charged for the work.
 As to the Whitfelds, they should not be condemned without a just hearing" Mir. Smiths letter says. Well they were with us for two years more or less, and we one and all had the best of opportugi- ties to judge of the quality of their work by personal observation, as we have watched them run and re- run their lines, notably on Front Street, time and time again. We are of the opinion that a competent surveyor should be able to locate any errors he may have made by going over the ground a couple or three times, and that it requires more than a pencil and a piece of to make correct survey, By an
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-06-17
COMM UNlCAf E D
Wrangeil, Alaska, June 5 'oo

Wrangeil, Alaska, June I5 'eo Editor The Sentinel,
 Wrangell, Alaska,
 Dear Sir:-We would esteem it a favor if you would kindly publish the following in your paper as we consider the matter of such impor- tance to everybody in Wrangell that We desire the utmost publicity given to it.
 We have no desire to hurt the feelings of anybody, most of all of our esteemed friend and fellow townsman, F. E. Smith, who, al- though he is hrst-class milk man, has no right to think he knows it all when it comes to the subject of
 
 the townsite trusteeship. We re- alize that he is probably in a posi- tion to speak with authority, as he no doubt has had better opEortu- mites to see the trustee's books than have the rest of us, notwith- standing the trustee's claim that he has kept his books and records open at all times for public inspec- tiQn. In spite of this, however, the fact remains that Brother Smith is compelled to acknowledge that 1t took a surveyor (where he got the right to use that title II is hard to imagine) qI5 1-2 days, or practi- cally three years to survey and plat 378 acres of land, two-thirds of which is vacant and of absolute ly no value, as shown by the fact that MT. Inman himself has placed no valuation upon, and levied no assessment against 1t,
 Then again, the milkman scribe says that the Whithelds are to re- ceive but So,155 and infers that is all the surveying cost, and that it is to be assessed against o13 lots al an actual average cost per lot of about s1o.oo. The facts are that
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-12

Just arrived our new line of Ice
Boxes in different sizes at prices
that Will be money saved for you ii
YOU will see our line before you buy.
S. M& Il. II. Wilkes e Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-12

When girl falls in love with q
loafer we usually find him the idle OF
her heart
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

| white cashmere, with blue and white
ribbon. The remaining Jacket Is OF
white flannel, with buttonholed edges
and ribbons of pink. This 10 one OF
the best models for q jacket, as II
opens out fat, all in one piece, thus
making It very easy to launder. There
are ribbons tied under the arm to
hold the garment In place. For sum-
mer, this Is an ideal model carried out
in piQue, with colored ribbon, and q
little embroidery. The edges may be
ribbon bound II there Is no time for
hand work. but every baby should
boast two or three hand embroidered
jackets for best"
Though the outer garment may be
made satisfactorily, even daintily. by
machine, 1t is absolutely essential
that the underclothing DO handmade.
Machine-run seams are hard and ridgy.
and make the wee one uncomfortable.
All seams must be sewr as fiat and
smooth as possible.
The little white dresses are the
prettiest things imaginable. Only
very fine lace should be used, II any.
II possible, real valenciennes or very
fine white cluny is best. The most
delicate hand embroidery is very
charming-veritable fairy tracery. OF
course, this is not pra' .ical for tina
average woman, but the little frock
may be fine and pretty, though per-
fectly plain. A baby Is the daintiest,
cleanest thing in the world. and one
would no more think Of putting
hard, coarse cotton dress on 1t than
one would think Of putting a bunch OF
American Beauty roses In wooden
scrubbing pail.
The little gowns should be made OF
nainsook, null, batiste or handker.
chief linen, or fine lawn. The bishop
style is very quaint, and the little
round Jokes are pretty. The neck
and wristband must not be too toght.
Some very pretty little dresses may
be found in the shops for quite reason
able sums. So many are necessary FOR
the babykins that 1t Is as well to buy
a few ready made.
So much for the dresses. Then there
are the bootees. These are adorable
things, quite At to tread the rose-hued
path Of infancy. There is simply an
endless variety of baby shoes. Three
are shown In the sketch; a pair OF
costly fieece-lined bootees. another OF
pink taffeta with ribbon rosettes, and
q pair OF soft kid Indian moccsGins.
Put this very mannish form Of baby
footgear on a wee boy, and he viii
crow with delight and Immediately
begin to kick and assert his man
hood.
In the right-hand corner Of the
sketch is q merry little lad all ready
for bed in his nisht-drawers and point
ed cap. A piQuant air has that cap.
The whole outfit Is simply ideal for
jolly plllow-fght on winters
night. The grown-ups always long to
Join IN, but Of course they can't-the
small fry would think It very odd Of
the olympians."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

~ ASHIONS for a baby may sound
a bit far-fetched, yet fashions
there are, just as surely as FOL
grown ups. OF course there are
not the whimsical vagaries Of
the Paris modes, but each year one
finds preferences for certain styles
and materials In baby clothes. One
might call this q corduroy" year, for
that is the favorite material for coats
for the wee ones. One Of the best
features of corduroy is that 1t laun-
ders beautifully. 1t comes in many
lovely colors, and is particularly pref
ty in white. II would be dificult to
imagine q sweeter or more coy
looking coat and bonnet for very
small baby than one of white cordu'
roy.
Snowy eiderdown is another favo'
rite material for the tiny ones winter
coat. It is a very warm lightweight
material. A coat of white eiderdown
il shown in the upper right-hand cor
ner of the sketch. 1t is cut with the
sleeves and body in one piece, kimo-
no fashion.
These are the newest lines in ba-
by's coat, and they are very becoming.
II does away with the little shoulder
cane. which must be a great discom'
fort to the child, for the capes are al
WAYS blowing up into his face on q
windy day. In the coat illustrated, a
dainty touch Is given by little pink
rosebuds embroidered on the front.
They are done with plain embroi-
derry stitch, and as there are only a
few of them, 1t would perhaps take
only an hour of two to work them, and
the result is we'll worth while.
The bonnet is Of eiderdown, with an
embroidered bunch Of wee pink rose
buds at each side.
The other sketch Is cape and hood
for summer of white cashmere. 1t Is
buttonholed with silk and embroi'
dered In the corner. The ties and BOWS
on the hood are of baby blue satin
ribbon, and there is frill OF lace IN
side the hood.
There has been q fancy OF late to
make the wee ones hmonos and
dressing sacques of gay lowered ma
terials. Japanese fashion. They are
remarkably pretty. too. these flower
and butterfly and bird strewn gar
ments. Such tiny little things to be
40 gay! The wrapper in the sketch Is
the very essence Of spring. II is q
creamy flannel, with apple blossoms
IN delicate pinks. gorgeous butterflies
and brilliant birds scattered over II.
The ribbons are lovely rose pink.
Every bit Of this wrapper Is made by
machine. II Is cut on hmono lines
and fiat scanned. The ribbon binding
Is first to be basted on, with the RIB
bons for fastening basted on where
the stitching will pass over them and
hold them in place.
The two little sacQues In the lower
part Of the sketch are also machine
made. One Is Of white outing flannel
with a pink dot, and pink wash ribbon
binding and bows. The other u Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

The extraordinary popularity Of flno
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch a matter Of great inn
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, Is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary, with the result Of
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

Each person lives best who does his
best for one day at time, and then
refreshes himself for his level best
the next day.-Robertson
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11
THE suevILLE BASEBALL GAME.

Jim Ant-Run, fellows run!
Bill Beetle-What's up?
Jim Ant-Why, here comes the ny
conf
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

Cheap onion seed Is not safe to ust
as It may mean mixed varieties, lack o:
uniformity in the crop or the produc
ton OF scullions. Onion seed is SLOW
to terminate and the little plants are
delicate and slender-rooted at first
The fresher and more vigorous the
seed the better the termination and
the stronger the plants. The germina
tive vitality of onion seed decreases
quite rapidly with age.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

Root crops are the things for brood
mares, sows and sheep, but for cow
corn silage is the best form Of succu
lent winter food Sheep will also dc
well when fed silage as part ration
but for brood sows and mares
would prefer to have root crops. such
as carrots for mares and beets ant
mangels for sows.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

Be sure that the lameness in tn,
mare you propose using for breeding
purposes Is not due to hereditar.
tendencies. Wellbred. well-shaped
large-headed. sometimes fast ant
woodworking mares that are lame
often attract the attention Of men VIII,
have an eye to raising nice colt. Thu
mare is cheap because she IL hopeless
ly lame and useless for work. TIT
mare 10 taken to stallion in ordei
that she may earn her keep by breed
ing. and the result Is very frequently
q gOod-looking foal. but. nevertheless
one with q predispOsition to the dis
ease that made II necessary to With
araw Its mother from work
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-11

Read your farm paper as well as
Meadowbrook Farm Notes. We give
You nuggets of farm wisdom here and
Toil need also the longer articles on
agricultural science to be found In
vour farm papers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
BY c. v. GREGORY,
'cuIfuraI DiOision. xoUo Stare

moths appears about the middle of
July. It is this brood which does the
most damage. 1t is the worms which
hatch1from the eggs laid by them that
are so often found in fall and winter
apples.
Many poisons, Of which paris green
is the n most commonly used, are
effective in destroying the cooling
moth. Paris green is usually used in
connection with bordeaux mixture,
which fl a remedy for the various fun
gous diseases which affect the leaves
and fruit
10 make this mixture dissolve five
pounds Of copper sulphate and five
pounds Of lime separately in twenty
i've gallons Of water each. When they
are thoroughly dissolved mix the two
solutions and add four unces Of paris
green. The lime in this solution is
added to prevent the chemicals from
injuring the leaves and to make the
mixture stick better.
Three sprayings are sufficient for the
codling moth. The first should be CIV
en- Immediately after the blossoms
fall, the second from ten to twenty
days later and the third about the last
Of July.
One of the chief insect enemies Of
the plum and one which also attacks
many of the other fruits is the curcu-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
American ROYALTY.

A visitor to one of the hotels a,
Carlsbad, Germany, tells the story Of
a gentleman to whom the servants and
the proprietor paid the most profound
attentions. He was royalty treated
rather to the neglect of the rest of the
guests.
Every time he came out of the hotel
door a strip of green carpet would be
rolled down in front Of him and the at.
PENDANTS would take off their caps and
bow in the most de%ferential and Obse-
Quious manner Neither the visitor
thus so strangely honored mol the 9th
er guests could make out what this
Difference meant.
AT last some one looked in the print.
ed register, or Kurgast Liste. There
was the entry:
James the First. King of Buffalo.
N. Y"
1t was the native printers rendering
Of the Americans name--James I.
King, Buffalo, N. Y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
ALIAS SUM MONS.

In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District of the State OF Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
Robert M. Trafton, plaintiff, vs. Ira A. Hartig.
defendant.
The State of Montana sends greetings to the
above-named defendant:
You are hereby to answer the COM
plant in this action which is fled in the Office of
the clerk Of this court, y copy of which lie here.
serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
within twenty days after the service Of this sum
Of your failure to appear or answer, judgment
will be taken against you by default for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Said action is brought for the purpose of SO.
curing q decree OF said court quieting the plain
tits title to the M NEk and NJ NWk section
IA, township 81 north, range 25 east, in Chouteau
county, Montana, in which It 10 alleged you claim
some interest, which is a cloud on plaintiffs title
to said land.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
sr. lcourt this 10th day of April, A. D 1909.
- CHAS. II. BOYLE,
Clerk.
F.. e Stranahan, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, April y, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12

chard and garden crops, since these
must be grown on the same land year
after year. For the insects affecting
these crops spraying is the best rem
edy.
The principal insect that attacks the
apple Is the codling moth. These in
sects pass the winter in a ball Of silk,
or cocoon, which they spin around
themselves. These cocoons are hidden
beneath the bark and under rubbish.
Such as happen to escape the hungry
search of woodpeckers and other birds
change to the pupa stage in the spring.
In this stage changes take place in
side the body Of the worm which 50
transform 1t that early in June 1t
comes out of the cocoon as a small
brown moth.
These moths lay great numbers OF
eggs, which hatch into small worms.
These worms eat their way into the
apple through the blossom end. The
apples thus affected usually fall OF,
and in a short time the worms crawl
out n again spin around
themselves. The life cycle is lived
over again. and a second brood of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIoB,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. ADril %.

UNITED STATES LAND OFTIUv,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 26, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
AKCHILAS BESSETTE,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who. on February Z,
1902 made homestead entry No. 1906 (serial No
range 8 east; lots 1. z, 8, SEN NEk section e.
township II north, range g east, Montana meri.
dian, has filed notice of intention to make final
fve-year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Chas. Il. Boyle, q. s,
commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton, Non.
tsna, on the Sd day of June, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Trefia Gillar-
dean, Alfred LaBarre, John p. Lee and Hilaire
LaBar.e, all Of Fort Benton, Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
1.-THE -
Scrap Book
Settling Bet.

OOSAuVUV8 - o0Ge
A New Yorker and a Chicagoan met
at a big sanitarium where all alco-
holic liquors were strictly forbidden.
To make amends for this a thoughtful
individual had established a b2rroom
at the foot Of the hill on which the
institution was situated. In front of
this, at right angles to the sidewalk,
hung a big sign.
"Clever name that gin mill down
there has," said the New Yorker, THE
Last Chance"
tits clever all right" replied the
Chicago man, ''but you've got 1t
wrong. It's The First Chance"
Argument was s%uperduous. There
was nothing to do but to make a small
bet and settle It at once. The two
went down the hill together, and pref
ty soon the westerner exclaimed trt-
umphantly:
""The First Chance I win"
The New Yorker could not dispute
the evidence of his own senses, but
was deeply puzzled. When they reach
ed the place he looked at the other side
OF the sign. 1t read, 1.-THE Last
Chance" To those going up the hill
the resort was named 'The Last
Chances" to those coming down it
was "The First Chance"
The two men took both chances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
One Thing He FORGOT.

A native born American member of
a party of four business men who
often lunched together took great de.
light in joking the others on their for.
eign birth.
ITS all very we'll for you fellows
to talk about what we need in this
country" he said. "but when you
come to think Of it you're really only
intruders. Not n Of you was born
here. You're welcome to this country,
of course, but you really oughtn't tn
forget what you W us natives who
open our doors to you"
"Maybe," said an Irishman in the
party thoughtfully. Maybe. But
there's M thing you seem to forget.
l came into this country wild me fare
paid an me clothes on me back. Can
you say the same?'--Everybody's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
Desert Lard..Flnal Proof,

UNITED STATEs LAND Oyrfor
- GREAT FALLS. Mont. April "a, 1909.
MARGAkfkTr Z. XXI KidifNasBuRY.
Of Great Falls, Montana, who, on May II, 1905,
made desert land entry No. 1875 (serial No. O572(
for the SEN NWA, SWx section 20, Ek NWk'
NWk MEX section 81, township 81 north, range
II east, Montana meridian, has fled notice Of In
tention to make final proof to establish claim &c
the land above described, before the Register and
Montana, on the 8lst day Of May, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Adkin W
Kingsbury, of Great Falls, Montana; Lewis VIII.
liams, Fritz W and Frederick Pitcher, OF
Steele, Montana.
j. M. RURLlNGAME. Rapiata.-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
Notice Of Publication.
UNyfBD STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLs. Mont. Anril 9 II

M UNf8D STATEsL LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 2, 1909.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WILLIAM 8. FRARY,
attorney in fact for Ham ION u. Ewing, whose
P0sto11ce address "a Great Falls, Montana, on
the 29th day e. March, 1909. fled In this once hie
application 10 select. under the provisions Of the
act OF Msrch 4, 1907, lot 4, section 6, township 81
north, range l east, and lot 4, section 81, town
ship 81 north, range | cast, Montana meridian,
containing 81: so acres-seriAl no. O54y2.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because OF
the mineral character of the land, or for any 9TH
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their afidavits Of protest In this ONCE on OF
before the 18th day of Nay, 1909.
J.. n. BURtiNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12

AMONG the enemies which the
~ farmer has to combat perhaps
"a none are more troublesome
than insects. Nothing is more
aggravating than to have a promising
crop of fruit or grain. attacked by a
horde Of bugs and greatly injured
Il not entirely ruined.
Insects, like weeds, are very difficult
to deal with IL you go at them one at
q time, but If properly managed they
c"n be easily held in check. From
tie standpoint Of the damage they do,
insects may be divided into two
classes-those which attack field crops
and those which are injurious to fruit
and garden crops.
There are a number Of insects
which attack corn. While these are
seldom present in large enough num-
bers to destroy any considerable part
Of the entire crop, the money value
Of the damage they inflict on the orn
grown on a quarter section each year
amounts to no small sum.
One Of the most important Of these
pests is the corn root worm. The
eggs, which are laid in the corndeld
during August or September, hatch
during the next June or July. The
worms when full grown are about
One-third of an inch long and as big
around as a pin. They bore up inside
the roots, injuring them so badly that
the growth of the plant is seriously
checked. Often, too, the roots are so
weakened that the corn blows down
badly. Some time during August the
worm goes through a TRANSFORMATION
called pupation, which changes 1t into
a small light green beetle. This bee
tie feeds on the silks and tips Of ears
and lays eggs for the next years crop
Of worms.
Another insect which lives on the
roots of corn is the root louise. These
lice are very small and helpless. They
are kept through the winter in the
egg stage in ant hills. In the spring
after they hatch they are placed on
the corn roots by the ants. The ants
are very fond Of a sweet fluid which
is secreted by the lice, and they take
care of them for this purpose.
Other insects which do more or less
damage to the corn crop are the stalk
borer, wireworm, white grub, bill bug,
cutworm, etc. These insects live and
multiply in grass land and from there
find their way into the adjoining corn
fields. They do the greatest damage,
however, when the grass land is
plowed up and put into corn.
The damage from nearly all insects
affecting corn, small grain or grass
can be readily prevented by a good
system Of rotation. This is especially
true If clover Is used, since such in
sects as cutworms and grubs do not
work to any extent ON clover. The
frequent blowing of the ground and
change of crops where a rotation is fol-
lowed are fatal to most insects. Dam
age from these pests will be still fur
Their reduced If the soil is kept so we'll
supplied with plant food that the
plants a get a quick start in the
spring. Treated in this way, they are
more vigorous and better able to with
stand insect attacks.
These remedies, with the exception
of the last. cannot be applied to or