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Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15

of it, and left it fully satisfied that death in any shape would be quite preferable to Imprisonment in such 8 place. One painting, executed by one of the old masters is said so be the lar gest painting in Europe.
 If you have waded through the above l think you will be glad that have concluded to dismiss the whole matter by stating that this old city, which at one time boasted of contained 250,00O people, now contains but little over half that number, and one-fourth of them paupers.
 Tomorrow or the day after l start for Scotland, just to give the "land O cakes" hurried look over, then few days in Ireland, on my way back to Liverpool, and then Americaward. When this reaches you I will be we'll on my way to Montreal.
 Best wishes to all inquiring friends and to yourself and family. Regards as we'll. Very truly yours,
 J. A. KEMNIIs.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15
Advertised Letters

Letters remaining unclaimed in the postofice at Douglas, Alaska, on Sep tember 11th, 1909. Parties wishing for any of them should call for advertised letters and give date of list:
 Brace, John, Beginicich, Christ; Bus afari.; Cattinari, Ernest i3); Cook, Mrs. Jennie; Facchini, Filipo; Hammond, Joseph; Jenson, Hans; Johnson, Jim mic; Ka.a, woke, Friday; Reyes, Percy @; Kempet, John; Keepte, Jack; Kos kela, Able; Marr, Capt. J. w.; Mahl. berg, h.; Meredovich, Luco; Hemedo- vich, Luis; Murry, Charles Nelson, Geo. B.; O'Brien, Mrs. J. CD; Panta, Steve, j2y; Fender, Giacomo; Renupe, Patsy; Schienderman, Mrs. Carrie Short, Samuel J., (2); Tack, Louis Wharton, Miss Tempress; Wilson, T. F.i Zigusp, Mihat.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15
Pacific Monthly

The Pacific Monthly of Portland, Oregon, is a beautifully illustrated monthly magazine. If you are inter. ested in dairying, fruit raising, poultry raising, or want to know about irrigated lands, timber lands or free government land open to homestead entry, The Pa cific Monthly will give you full infor- nation. The price is $1.50 year.
 If you will send twenty five cents in stamps, three late issues will be sent you so that you may become acquaint- ed with it. Read the following splen- did offers:
 Offer No. 1-McClure's Magazine, Wo- mans Home Companion and the Pa cifc Monthly, costing S4.5O, will be sent at special rate of $500.
 Offer No. 2-McCIure's Magazine, Review of Reviews and The Pacific Monthly, costing $500, will be sent for S3.6O.
 Offer No. 3-Human Life, Ideal Homes and The Pacific Monthly will be sent for S2.OO.
 Order by number and send your order accompanied by postal money order for the amount to The Pacific Monthly, Portland, Oregon.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15
lRONDALE
Steel Company, and in the lots of th' steel city of IRONDALE.

Steel Company, and in the lots of the steel city of IRONDALE.
 IRONDALE is the steel plant on Port Townsend Bay, on Puget Sound. It will begin operations few weeks hence, on October l5. The town has been recently plated, and will grow like wild6re as the time for the opening of the mills approaches. Lots bought now at present low prices will soon double and treble in value.
 Stock in the IRONDALE plant will be enormously profitable for it's holders. The company's assets are in excess of SI7,OOO,OOO, with liabilities of less than S3,OOO,OO0O. Figure it out. You ought to plant some of your idle money in IRONDALE. Send to us for complete information and free illustrated book lets about IRONDALE and the iron and steel it will soon be making.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15

OttieIia Klstte has established first class dress making psrlors in Mrs. Lynch's private boarding house, Ju- neau, and invites the patronage of the ladies of Douglas. Formerly establish ed in Portland and Chicago.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15

Nina Chelain, one of the pupils in Miss Halls room, is reported sick with the whooping cough.
 MAE E. MCCORMICK, Senior.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

the evening. Grand Master Walllng of
David City and Grand Chief Mrs. H.
Cleaver of Neigh had charge OF the cere-
monies, which concluded with refresh
ments The Degree Of Honor officials in
stalled for the ensuing year are:
Mrs. NJ. House, p. c.; Mrs. r. N. Thorpe,
c. OF H.; Miss Ethel Juhlin, l.. of H; Mrs.
H.. Erichoff, c. of o.; Ralph Emery,
recorder; Mrs. V, Kingsbury, nnancier
*, N. Thorpe, receiver; Mrs. w d. Wat
ters, guide; Harry Waters, I. W.; N. ].
Juhlin, o. w.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
installed these officers:
w. L. Fisher, p. M; r. N. Thorpe, NJ.
w; r. Purdee. foreman; Ralph Emery,
overSeer; +. Hunter. ~flnancier; L. G. Gill
dersleeve. receiver; i, w. Alter, recorder;
Z. r. Hartford. guide; +. Z. Fleetwood,
L. W.; N. j. Juhlin, o. w.
At a meeting Of the Ben Hur lodge at
their room. held the same evening, the
following officials were installed for the
ensuing year:
G.. w. Former, chief; Mrs. c. Bonner.
Judge; James Bush, X. OF T.; Mrs. Pru-
dence Surber, scribe; Mrs. w. Holbrook,
teacher: Mrs. w. II. McNeal, guide; Mrs.
+. A. Berry, captain; Mrs. Soules, h. OF l.
Thomas Brockman, X. of o.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
mapman saloon SIN Open.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb., IAN. s.-(Special.)
The supreme court has declined to issue
a mandate prayed for by the demonstration
in the Chapman saloon case, asking for
an Immediate execution upon the action
of the court recently in sustaining the
demonstrators in their appeal and ordering
a revocation OF the saloon license held by
Lew Powell, and the saloon will be al
lowed to continue business at least until
January q. 1t will be remembered that
when the license was granted by the VIII
lage board Of Chapman last May the re-
monstrators carried the case to the dis
trict court and upon being overruled there
appealed TO the supreme court. Early in
December the supreme court Uverruled the
action OF the lower court and directed the
| board to revoke the license. Under the
rules of practice before the higher court,
however. litigants ave forty days after
the handing down Of a decision in which
to perfect a motion and file briefs for a
rehearing. MT. PowelTs attorneys have
taken advantage Of this rule and their
time will expire on January q. Then. II
the motion for a rehearing is denied. as
II probably will be. the saloon will be
closed, and Merrick county will have but
one saloon within its borders. the one at
Silver Greek.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
Peru Normal Notes.

PERU, Neb. Jan. 8.-(Special. 1.-The
work of the advanced Latin department OF
the Normal is being supplemented by work
in a society known as the Normal Latin
club. The club is organized on the plan OF
the old Roman government and is ruled
by a triumvirate The triumvirate as just
elected is as follows: Vesta Lively, Mabel
Gormley, Fern Rslston. All the proceed
ings Of the club are carried on in Latin and
a fine is imposed for all English spoken
The Normal Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION is planning to send a large dele
CATION to the state convention of the Young
Mems Christian association. which is tc
be held at Hastings, February IS, 10, 20 and
q, 1909. Mr.. f. ]. Slmonds, state student
secretary OF the Young Mems Christian
association, praised the work done by the
Normal organization during the last year
very highly.
The following members OF the Normal
faculty will attend the meeting of the Ne
braska Schoolmasters' club at Lincoln: G,
F.. Beck, President ]. w. Crabtree, ]. w.
Searson, r. D. Overholt, Herbert Brownell,
w. N. Delzell and z. L. Rouse. DIR, f. A
Winship, who lectured in Peru last even
ing, will speak at that meeting and also
Superintendent ]. l.. McBren will deliver
his lecture, Fifty Years of Education in
Nebraska"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
Suit over Valuable Farm.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Ian. s.-Cspecial.)
An action has been started IN the district
court of Merrick county asking for the
partition OF an eighty-acre farm known as
the old Dooley place, lying between Central
City and Chapman. Daniel Dooley was one
OF the early settlers Of the county and he
died February 8. 1892. His heirs were his
wife, Mary Dooley, and his children. Bid
die A. Combs. Joseph Dooley n Mary
Watkins. During the life OF the widow the
farm remained in her possession under her
dover and homestead right, but now tha
she is dead the farm is TO be divided
among the children. Hence Mollie Watkins,
now residing back in Illinois. has started
suit, through her attorneys. j. C. Martin
and w. H. C. Rice, asking for a partition
OF the farm between herself. her brother
Joseph Dooley, and Frank Combs. admin
istrator OF the estate of Biddie Combs. de-
ceased. The farm is a fine one and In case
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
BOYS CHARGED WITH MURDER
Five st. Louis Lads Admit Stonine
Miser Just for Fun.
ARRESTED IN SCHOOL ROOM
Murder Was Mystery Until Mother
of One Lad Overheard Them
Talking and Informed PO-
lice Authorities.

ST. LOUIS Jan. s.-Ffve boys ranging
IN age from s 10 Is years. were arrested
in their class rooms In the Shaw school
today and charged with the murder OF
William wachter, a peddler who was found
with his skull crushed wednesday. The
arrests followed information given to the
police by Mrs. Mary G~oebhardt 6Za Wilson
avenue. mother OF two Of the prisoners.
The boys are Joseph Leo. ID years old;
George Remmel, Il years old; Frank
Mamick, 9 years old, and Henry and Arthur
Goebhardt, IL and s years old, respectively.
They told the police that they had stoned
Wachter Just for fun"
wachter was found dying Wednesday
morning by ~neighbors. lie lived in g COM
bination dwelling and stable at 6Soe Wilson
avenue. and he was known in the neigh
borhood as a miser and hermit. When his
plight was discovered the police removed
him to the city hospital, where II was
found impossible TO rally him sufficiently
70 obtain a coherent statement from him.
The killing remained a mystery until today
when Mrs. Goebhardt overheard a con-
versation between some boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

stances since l have been upon the bench
in which parties charged with an offense
have been given into the custody OF their
. 'unseL
While in the practice at the bar I was ia
miliar with a number of cases in which the
court sentenced parties to the custody of
the marshal, and authorized the marshal at
the expiration OF the period, and also per-
mitted such parties, after being sentenced
TO the custody of the marshal, to depart In
company with their counsel.
In my 1udgNAnt II does not admit of dis
pute that Marshal Mathews. in his conduct
with reference TO Richards and Comstock,
acted In the utmost good faith in accord
ance with a custom which he not only be-
lieved TO have existed. but which in fact
had existed in the district for many years,
courts order. A sentence OF Imprisonment
in the custody OF the marshal does not
contemplate confinement in a public Jail.
w. II. MUNGER.
Always Did His Duty.
THE United States marshal has no initia-
tive. He has no authority and is not per-
mitted by the Department OF Justice to
hunt up evidence or perform the work of a
detective. His powers are limited to the
execution of the orders OF the court. / as
sert now and I challenge contradiction, that
so far as I rave anything to do in the
matter Of the prosecution OF the land cases,
that I and everyone connected with my
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
Nebraska News Notes.

| BEATRICE-Frank Grabher of Ellis and
Miss Bessie May Amos OF Odell were mar
ried yesterday at Odell, Rev. Mr.. Banksor
officiating.
BEATRICE-WIlism Jobman and Miss
| Maud Elizabeth Davis. two young people
OF Finley, were married here yesterday by
Judge II. f. Spafford.
BEATRICE-The burlington. shopmen al
Wymore yesterday adopted the nipe-houl
Cchedule. The ten-hour schedule has beer
in vogue the last few months.
BEATRICE-The. Fraternal, Aid ~associa.
banquet was held at Brenker Bros restau'
rant at the close Of the meeting.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Archer sen
days in the county Jail because he stole
five pair Of trousers from a store In THIS
city.
BEATRICE-The Rainwater laundry al
Wymore was slightly damaged by fire
plumbers who were engaged In thawing
out frozen water pipes.
YORK-York college closed the first week
is up TO the highest point in the history
OF the Institution and everything is start
ing out at a good pace.
BEATRICE-M. F. Radebaugh, who re-
Gently severed his connection with the
jewelry department of Klein's store, will
soon open a tewelry store In Davis &
Thorne's music house on East Court street
RED C~LOUD-CarTie Steffen and Charles
Shellock left town last evening and drove
70 Guide Rock and then to Superior, anC
where they went from there Is not known
but no word OF their marriage has been re-
ceived yet.
BEATRICE-The directors OF the Bea-
trice iron works met last evening and
elected these officers; A. j. Trude, presi-
dent; Dr. II. NJ. Hepperlen. vice president
August Schaefer, secretary and treasurer
Hunter Millen. superintendent.
BEATRICESThe merchants at WymorS
yesterday held a meeting and decided Il
close their places or business at $50 .. m
IL was also decided 10 put the nd or
good and tight Sundays by closing meat
markets, bakeries, drug stores. etc.
MISUNDERSTANDING they were ''stung
by the transfer OF a general store al
J cnfaSfisld. Nsh- for lots In Rlna anFlnea
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

Beatrice Farmers Institute Holds a
Profitable Session.

Beatrice FarTners' Institute Holds a
Profitable Sessicn.
BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. s.-(special.)-
Tho Farmers institute closed here last
evening after a successful run of two
days. Arnold Martin spoke on Grow
ing Show Corn and Prof. Pugsley on
Rotation of Crops at the forenoon ses-
sion. A free lunch was served at noon,
which was partaken OF by nearly 500 per.
sons.
At the afternoon session these officers
were elected: Dwight s.. Dalbey, presi-
dent; A. II. Kidd, vice president; Johr
Essam, secretary; L. e.. B~loodgood. treas
urer, The speakers for the afternoon
and evening were George COPELAND and
Prof. Pugsley. PRICES were awsrded as
follows:
PotatoesSL E. Austin. first: A. Jami.
son. second: A. =, Hstherington. third
sam, first; r.. =. B~loodgood, second; p
FreTichs, third; Howard Hsuser, fourth
richs, second: Q FTerichs, third; l.. e
Bloodgood. fourth.
Yellow corn-George Potts. first; F., H
third: A. Jamison, fourth.
Apples-Robert Wilson, first; e. d
McCune, second; @. W. MCGOWAN. third
In the domestic science department the
following are the prize winners:
White Bread-Mrs H. Essam, first
Mrs. N. NJ. Harsh. second.
White Loaf Cake-Mrs. H. Essam, first
Mrs. c X. Higgins, second.
White Layer Cake-Miss Gertrude Sa'
bin.
Doughnuts-Mrs. Robert Wilson, first
Mrs. William ClouBh, second; Mrs. W. o
Reimund. third; Miss Dora Jamison
Butter-Mrs. John Rhodes, first; Mrs
Robert Wilson, second; Mrs. r.. j
strawn Bsrneston, third; Mrs. DaviC
Graf, fourth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

office, did their full duty. II there Is any
evidence to the contrary, 1t was not made
known to me by the president, in my inter-
view with him, or by the Department of
Justice. This is the first public statement
made by me, relating to my removal and
1 feel that this plain statement OF facts is
due me, and due my friends whose loyalty
1 so highly value"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
Platte MortEaEe Record.

COLUMBUS. Neb., jan. s.-(Special)-
The last years mortgages filed and re-
leased in the county clerks office shows,
259 farm mortgages filed, amounting to
S5S2. OF. 81; released, 275. $40. SSO.Os; increased
indebtedness on farms, S4i. 06S2. City prop
erty. mortgages filed, 346, amounting to
&Os,626.SO released. a4, 1901. SIS. 70; increase
in mortgages, %. sos. 7O,4. Chattel mort
gages filed. SCI. amounting 10, S&O.69a55:
released, $40. S1S.l1l.s2; increased indebted
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

1t is an easy matter to do business
through The Bee Want Ad. columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
MATHEWS DEFENDS HIMSELF

Continued from First Page.)
asking for certain Information applicable
TO the action Of United States Marshal
Mathews which has resulted in his dis
missal.
At the nrssAnt time l only recall two in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09
WAYNE LndEen In.tnII.

WAYNE, Neb., Jan. s~,-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Ancient Order Of United Work
men and Degree OF Honor lodges OF this
city held a Joint installation OF officers at
the lodge rooms last night, attended by a
large number OF members. tn Wayne
Commercial Club band furnished music for
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

ness, 1,5d. $116.<661. Total increase filed
over releases, az amounting to $2s5, sS7. 81.
There have been three foreclosures,
amounting to S10,57.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

it cannot be equitably divided, it will be
sold at referees sale and the proceeds d.
vided.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
Board Of Trade Banquet April 30.

The first annual banquet of the
Alma Board of Trade will be held at
the Wright House on Friday evening
April both. Tickets for the BANQUET
are now on sale at 81. 90 each and all
tickets must Re engaged and paid for
not later than next Monday evening
to allow the committee to prepare the
banquet. There will be no invitations
issued, but all members of the Board
of Trade and the citizens of Alma
generally are invited. Those who
desire to attend will confer favor on
the committee by,securing their tickets
early at the drug stores of G. f. Brown
or G. G. Rhodes E. A. Stowe.
editor of the Michigan Trsdesman.
and for two years president of the
Grand Rapids Board of Trade. will
deliver the address of the evening
Buv your ticket early and watch for
the program next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
The BRUSH AUTOMOBILE.
MeSSrS Smith and Knapp Encounter Bad Roads
on Return Trip From Detroit.

Last Thursday Messrs. Ray Smith
and j. b. Knapp left Alma for
Detroit. expecting to return the dav
following with Brush demonstration
car. The gentlemen arrived in Alma,
but not Friday or Saturday. but Sun.
dav. They left Detroit Friday and
reached Lansing on schedule time
with good roads and no trouble.
From Lansing to Alma the rain of
Friday and Saturday had put the roads
in such a condition that it required
skill and good car to get through
and that the Brusn reached Alma
Sunday after passing through mud
hub and axle deep, speaks well for
the car. Mr.. Smith says the roads
were simply the worst ever and it
required careful driving to get through
at all. He thinks more of the Brush
as an all-arounud car than ever be-
fore.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
Friday Nights Entertainment.

Montana at the opera house Friday
evening was greeted with a good
house considering the heavy rain of
the evening. Those present reported
it to have been one of the strongest
plays staged here in manv a day and
Manager Brown is to be congratulated
in the booking.
During the early part of the evening s
entertainment one of the company.
Mr. Bert Dibble, was badly injured
as the result of premature explosion
Mr. Dihble had prepared the material
for an explosion tocccur later in the
act. The fuse had been attached and
all In readiness to ignite when the
time came when a match thoughtlesslv
rubbed in his hands ignited, setting
fire to some scattered powder. thence
to the fuse. Mr.. Dibble thinking to
extinguish it without damage. or
at least remove it from its location.
grabbed the receptacle in which the
explosive was placed Just as the
explosion occurred. Manager G. f.
Brown was notified and DR.. Lamb
called. who found Mr. Dibble's face
badly peppered with powder and his
ewes injured from the effects of the
explosion. His wounds were dressed
and while suffering intense pain he
continued his part until the close of
the entertainment. when he was taken
to his room at the Wright House and
bis suffering relieved as much as
possible. The injured man left
SATURDAY. morning for Saginaw where
he was to receive treatment in one of
the city hospitals.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
BEAUTIFIED THE LAWN AT DEPOT.
LllaCS and Rambler Roses VIII Next Summer
Bloom on the Depot Lawn.

Last year the railroad authorities
plated lawn on the east side of the
depot in this city, and enclosed the
same with a fence. This spring Mrs.
Francis King, who is the prim mover in
the effort to beautify our city, has
caused Halls honeysuckles to be placed
at every post on the south Of the lawn
while the posts to the north have each
Dorothy Perkins Rambler rose. When
these shrubs are in blossom the effect
from the car window to the passengers
through our city will be pleasing. Now
If the improvements noted elsewhere in
this issue can be made and a lattice
work constructed along the north side
of the railroad right of way sufficiently
high to obscure the piles of refuse there
accumulated from the car windows.
strangers will form better opinion of
our progressive city than they are now
able to do.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
0 B | 7 U A R Y.
Frances E. Spinney.

FRANCES II. SplnneV.
Frances E. Spinney died at the home
of her son. John ID Spinnev. 127
Hastings street. Alma, during the
evening of Saturday. April 18th. %.
Brief funeral services we're held at
the residence by Rev. Harry l.. Grain
of the First Presbvtreian church late
Monday morning and the remains
were taken to Evart, Mich. the home
Of her daughter Mrs. Frank
SOvereen. where funeral services were
held on Tuesday morning, conduct
ed by Rev. f. O. Sourrah. pastor of
the PRESBYTERIAN church of that place.
at her daughters residence and she
was laid to rest IN Forest Hill
cemetery. The pall bearers in Alma
were six members OF the local Knights
of Pythias lodge, of which Mr..
Spinnev is member Mrs. James q
Kress accompanied the funeral party
to Evart, Micn.. as a friend of the
family.
The deceased was born in Panama.
New York. January tn. 1884. Her
maiden naE.e was Frances f. Davis.
She married Andrew b. Spinnev in
the place of her birth July 21st. 1860.
and leaves her son and daughter to
mourn her departure. She was bap-
tised in the PRESBYTERIAN church
when an infant. While in Sagi-
nav she became charter men,
ber of Warren Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
church. from which church she took
her letter to the Presbyterian church
in Evart, Mich. For some years she
has been grandma in two households
and patiently waiting for her time to
be called hom g.
Mrs. Spinney was a kindly, warm
hearted woman, in whose presence
you became inspired with a broader
and better view of life. She was
bright and entertaining and her death
is mourned by many Alma people.
who have enjoyed her acquaintance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
DIR. ERWIN GOES TO ann ARBOR.
The Popular Veterinary Submits TO an Opera
ton for Appendicitis.

Last Friday afternoon DIR. Erw in
accompanied by his father and DR.. n. +
McClinton left for Ann Abor. where
Saturday at 200 D. m. the doctor was
operated upon for appendicitis. d..
Erwin was on our streets Thursday
and while not feeling at his best was
not seriously sick until about 100 .. IN.
when he was seized with an acute
attack of appendicitis and at his re
quest he was taken to Ann Arbor for
treatment.
Mr.. Erwin's friends will be pleased to
know that word received from Ann
Arber yesterday afternoon conveyed
the information that he was recovering
from the effects of the operation, and
that his complete restoration to health
seems now assured.