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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

The following letter will be read with interest by the citizens of Keteh- isan because the ia6y who wrote il Sas formerly resident of this city and for the further reason that the subject she is talking about is of De- culiar interest just now.
 Rockford, H.. April To Mr. Mitchell.
 ketchikan, Alaska.
 Dear Sir:
 have a letter from Mrs. Swine for6 and Mrs. Hunt. or signed by them. as secretaries of the Woman's Auxiliary ot the Alaska Yukon Exposition rel alive to advertising, or perhaps I should say writing up the ketchikan district, ard places about there. am very much interested in their doing this work and think every effort possible should be made to present the claims of Alaska as wonderful country and ketchikan IS the banner town of Alaska. IL is astonishing to me how ignorant and positively stupid the people here are, about our par. of the world-those, too. who are readers, and travellers ID foreign lands. 1 an so tired of answering questions regarding the dreadful cold. tbe clothes we must have 10 wear" Do we have beds to sleep in, are the Indians peaceful etc. etc. that I am thoroughly disgus,ed. 1 enclose a check for fifteen dollars, which you will please hand to one ot the laGies who wrote me. If you think this too small an amount. let me know. and will try 10 add more to it.
 Hoping to see you before long. am. Sincerely yours.
 Mrs r Ei1n
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

Indians Of Alaska coming with protest against the importation Of Jars ether cheap skates eton be ing framed Kechikan signed by them and dele gate Wckersha asking him his influence in sending the blessings of protection inc la6orer himself and quite So products which always controlled by corporations and
 The Japanese maintain standard Of existence low for Indian compete with and live all and order keep iron deenerating again into tribal relations they have de wages
 The government has usually been very sotoas the Indians and this may be e Of getting kind Of leg which degree Of benefit IS white trash.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

Another daily newspaper is to be started at Juneau whose object will be boost Juneau There already daily newspapers tere 6ut the dgacea ~q1ab6ag between them has involved half he bro ard judge The people going gel together ID there and establish paper n fact as well as U
 newspaper s public institution the publisher right 10 weapon Of abuse l. mighty force for good directed agh Of the cussaes dizoord when handled by morally feeble 10 udae their hates and !ealouses
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

Adgces from Washington today bring the conclusive that President Taft will Pacific Coast this and will make side trip Kesckan and other places Alaska If he visits Alaska all have him stop he and 1t B perfectly reasonable that the first gentleman in would stop al the First City in Alaska.
 Mayor Pnger other pre- pared caegram and it o the president inviting him here and pointing of the things that should influence his coming.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

Bert aowdesbsll has taken charge of the daily heachikan Ninerand the paper sboNs big improvement. II is now bright zns nesSYs iis head lines gre well written. and the editorials 4Ee exceptionally ver.-Skagway ] Alaskan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

The aged pedestrian Weston arrived in Chicago 5oiSy on his way 10 the Seattle exposition. He is being enter tAinei oy the officials of the cisy.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

Battling Nelson has signed up with Mcfarland for tol lsy-dye round match lo oe pulled of aa San Francisco July fifth.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

valid claims exempted from sale. For further information ana regulations governing sales address the under. signed.
 w. A. Langille. ketchikan, Alaska.
 First publication March 27. l909
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24

The Roosevets doing The popularity relays
 After Theodore does his steps Of the young Ker gets spotlight thus The zept constantly before the public few evenings he young took poker game passing hoer heard around he world The Seattle print cd picture Of te heroic youth defending she honor Of the Aer- game by uppercung foreigner who had cold thing police report
 The question Of establishing telephone system n ketcfkan being discussed Already half business houses have private lines that indicates the need complete system l. may h that 1t would dividend paying affair syndicate handle ba local co1ld be made very ervabe need be Densive.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
RICHARD GAULT

Son of Francis and Deborah Stew
2l, 1880. Came to Philadelphia, Pa,
with his parents when seven years
old, where he learned the cutlery
trade. The family moved to Wiscon
sin in 1851; thence to Appanoose coun-
ty in 1888. Mr.. Gault came to Ham
Inns grove the following year, where
he worked for Mr. Hamlin and was
his assistant in the office of Treasurer
and Recorder: Clerk of the District
Court, ls612. About 1863, he and his
brother-inlaw. Augustus c. Herrick
bought the farm from his father-in-
law, Alvin lIerrick in sections s and 8
Extra township, and soon after he
bought the share of his brOther-n-laW
in the farm. which was long known as
( the Gaillt place. Soon after locating
| in this county he secured large, fine
body of timber and prairie in Gault's
| Grove, afterwards called Luccock' S
Grove, in Leroy township. In the
| spring of 1866 he and Julius NJ. Hub
| bard made the first settlement i'm this
grove, which was sold soon afterwards
and settled by Christopher ID. Luc-
cock, o. III. z. Roberts, Robert and
James Miller all we'll known to oul
old settlers. Mr.. Gault returned tc
his farm at Extra
He married May /, 1860 Mary LEI
| tingwell, daughter OF Alvin and Pau.
lima tLet1ingwelll Herrick, born il
Mass. (perhaps Westfeld) about 1892
who died Aug. IL, 1871 Mr. Gault
never remarked but devoted the re-
mainder of his life to his children
living on the farm until they married
and afterwards lived in Extra Will
his children. Democrat, Member o.
Extra Lodge, X. p. He died April -
1904, leaving a good estate to his chill
dren.
Children, born Audubon County:
Henry Franklin m. Dora Smith anC
Melissa Cook
Augustus Collins: m. Naomi Campbell
Mildred Ann: m. John b. Hash
Charles Richards; m. Maud Wilcutt ant
Anna Glasscock.
Caroline: m. Ernest Delbert Powell.
Anna Belle: IN. Charles Washington
Houston.
Mary Let1ingwell: IN. Albert Bintner
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
SAMUEL SMITH

He was called English Smith, to
distinguish him from another of the
same name, called Gun Smith The
date of his coming from England has
not been found He lived on DR.. Bal
lard's place, for whom he built Il sod
fence ON the north side of the road
leading west from Billiards. bridge,
which could be seen for many years
afterwards.
lie broke out a farm in Section IA,
Hamlin township, which he sold to
Josephus Lewis, now owned by Mr..
William ID. Stanley. His first wife
died here and have been told was
buried in private burial plat ON the
Ballard place in the fork Of the road
leading to the Fred Ballard place, now
owned by Charles Bison, where Dr..
Billiards. children were also buried.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
Hanlin

An extension has been made to the
stock yard grounds on the west.
johnson & Anderson shipped %
cases of eggs to Atlantic Tuesday.
The Hamlin Shooting Club will
hold premium shoot at Hamlin,
May 3lst.
Mr.. Laurits Lauritsen was in town
Tuesday hauling out posts for long
string of fence he is going to build.
The carpenters are at work on tie
addition to the creamery residence,
having it raised and ready for shiny
ling.
Cecil Crane and wife were shop
ping here Tuesday and he informed
lis that iu the big washout last week
he had five acres of corn washed out
necessitatipg replant.
The cloud burst near Hsmlin last
Thursday was bad, washing out corn
and all other grain not we'll rooted,
garden truck here in town was
washed away and Broadway was a
veritable river for couple of hours.
Hans Agaard has his house ready
for the painter and then when the
job of painting is done you can bet
Hans won't batch any longer. He
acted the wise part, procured the
best cage money could purchase, then
comes the bird and cozy life.
Geo. Picking was pretty badly
bruised up in the runaway he was in
Tuesday of last week but is able TO
be up now bat not strong enough to
risk climbing on top of house or
barn and roddiug it, but hopes to be
able to resume his work the latter
part of this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
For Sale

Seed corn, Glover and Grass Seed.
m2O PETER NELSON
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
WALTER j. JARDINE

a Scotchman, who with wife, Eliza
beth and children came here from
Jones County, Iowa, and first settled
where A bert Bintner now lives. He
sold his place to Rev. Richard G.
Meek and settled a little north, where
Mr.. Van Wrinkle and Henry Green af-
forwards lived. He finally settled in
Section "a, adjoining the home of
Hon. William Walker on the west,
where he died many years ago. In
politics, democrat and sometimes
township trustee. He was Il member
OF and assisted in forming the first
Methodist church in the county but
did not take much interest in Church
affairs the latter part Of his life. His
favorite by-words were; "By Ora.
cious'' and by the Everlastin." After
his death Mrs. Jardine and son solo
the place and went to Utah, where
her daughter lived.
Children:
Jane: m, Samuel Hickman
James: unmarried.
Continued Next Week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20

The harness shop work is at a stand
still now till the plastering material
arrives.
Work on the cement walk improve
ments will commence soon so it is an
nounced.
Peter Poulson on Rt. 5, Extra has
purchased lumber here for barn 32x
60xl6 feet.
There will be basket social at the
Hamlin Center school house, May
2Sth to which all are invited.
Peter Nelson received car of baled
hay this week and shipped car of
wheat and one of hogs on Tuesday.
Nelson & Juel made 5000 foot
shipment of lightning rods and the
fixtures to an agent Tuesday evening.
Henry McIlroy was in town this
week and purchased good set of har-
ness of our harness man Christensen.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Olsen enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs. j. Jacob
sen aud two children Of Extra on
Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Cameron and brother
Sam arrived here Tuesday morning
from Jewell Co., KS. on visit with
their brother, A. j. Cameron out
northeast of town.
Mrs. Dryden returned from Extra
Tuesday morning after waiting on
Mrs. Silas Crane who was i'll and then
visited at John McKibbin's, south of
that town a few days before coming
home.
Rev. Chris johnson conducted SER
vices at the church here last Sunday,
very appreciat1ve audience well
coming him. There will be services
in the church again this Thursday at
the early hour OF 1890.
Ed Dryden returned from Canada
Monday, greatly pleased with the
country around Calgary and Tabor
and will soon return there with his
wife for prolonged stay and maybe
he will become land owner in the
kings realm.
Jacob Anderson of the ssHaml n
store received the sad tidings from
Denmark last week of the cath of his
mother at the age of "a years, We
extend our sincere sympathy to him
in this his sad bereavement as do his
numerous friends in THE town ard
neighborhood.
Insure in the Continental ! III
ance Company. THEo. PATTY, "a.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
C. DWIGHT WEST

Come with the family of his step
father, Edison Herrick, with whom he
made his home until his marriage.
He married VERNE Miller and settled
on section l6, Greeley township: after
wards on the south west quarter OF
Section 10. Extra township, where he
lived several years. He has lived some
time in Section So, Hamlin township
just north of Extra. Democrat.
Children
Etna: m. Fred Wahlert.
Grace: M. Floyd Young.
Dayton.
Ernest.
Laura.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
~ %><~>AD

Late i'm life he married Mrs. Louann
Bailey, who owned a farm in Section
IA. Extra township, where they lived,
and where Robert Oliphant after
wards lived He was a Republican.
Three of his sons, Jack, James and
William We're soldiers in the Union
army. He died soon after his second
marriage.
Children:
Mary: m. James Dalton
Eliza; m. John w. Dodge.
Jack.
James: m. Elizabeth Mcconnell.
William F.: M. Cymantha Hamlin.
Samuel.
Elizabeth, M. James Peaslee
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
GEORGE WISE

Wife Lucy Ann. Lived on the Bal
lard place and bought a tract of land
there srom Or. Ballard in 1856, which
they sold to James NJ. Blown, the fol-
lowing year. They probably removed
from the County about that time
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
ROBERT sTANsBERRY

Wife Ara. Not much is known
about this family. He owned several
tracts of timber in Extra township,
and lived on and held down a timber
claim for Dr. Ballard in Section u,
IIaniin township. They lived here
but few years and went to Missouri.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20

Many weak, nervous women have been
restored TO health by Foley's Kidney
Remedy as it stimulates the kidneys so
they will eliminate the waste matter from
the blood. Impurities depress the nerves
causing nervous exhaustion and other
ailments. Commence today and you will
soon be we'll. Pleasant to take.-Nick
Dofting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20

Fresh dug trees and plants set
back out of the sun in cellars to
plant when you have time up to
June 10th. Grape vines, shrubs,
roses are safe to plant all month.
May write or phone me at once.
w. NJ. BOMBERGER
m26 Harlan Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20

Gold MedalStock Food for sale at
Peter Reisgaard's of West Extra.
Best Conditioner and Worm Dis
peller on earth. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
Rev. 1. w. williamson's Letter

Rev. l. w. Williamson, Huntington,
w. Va, writes: This is to certify that
| used Foley's Kidney Remedy for ner-
vous exhaustion and kidney trouble and
am free to say that it will do all that you
claim for it," Foley's Kidney Remedy
has restored health and strength to
thousands of weak, run down people.
Contains no harmful drugs and is pleas.
ant to take.-Nick Dohing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-05-20
Short Horn Bulls

We have ten yearling Short Horn
bulls for sale.
j. C. HARDnIAN & son
Brayton Iowa
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

OLLYWOOD has two grammar
II schools with nineteen teachers
IL and an enrolment of nearly 600
children. The school buildings are
thoroughly modern, with large sunny
rooms and satisfactory equipments. In
desks to insure proper seating, and
the temperature and ventilation of thu
rooms, the best adjustment of the light
and so on. The Fairgrounds are fairly
constant vigilance is maintained over
each room, for instance, are adjustable
adequate and are equipped with ap-
paratus for out-of-door gymnastics and
recreatiOnS. An experienced medical
examiner last year gave careful con-
sderation both to general sanitary con
diticns of the schools and to the physi-
cal condition of each pupil. His report
as to the healthful environment of
Hollywood school children was most
gratifying.
Approaching the fact that the best
can be obtained only by paying for it,
Hollywood is paying her teachers the
highest salaries that seems compatible
with the financial limitations of small
and young city, and an excellent corps
of teachers has been secured. The
prominent ideals of the educational
world of today prevail in the schools
The teachers are earnestly endeaVor-
ing to adapt the work to the require
ments of the individual child. Manual
training is emphasized throughout the
grades and the sloyd work is carried on
with great enthusiasm. There are also
in a marked degree the old-fashioned
ideals of order, industry and thorough
ness. The spirit of willing work, of
helpfulness and responsiveness is evil
dent to the most casual visitor of the
class rooms. The high standard of
scholarship has been recognized by the
county board and the Hollywood
schools have been granted special priv
ileges in some matters of self-manage-
ment.
Perhaps, after all, the best feature of
the Hollywood schools, in the estima-
ton of careful parents, is the character
of the children themselves. They come
from we'll ordered, happy homes, and
Hollywood teachers are wont to eX-
claim that they have "the dearest lot OF
children one could hope to find"
ALICE NJ. DAVIDSON,
Trustee
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
CAPTURE OF A LUGGAGE THIEF

A splendid steamer was pursuing its
way over the wide waters of the Volga
in the direction of the Caspian sea. 1t
was late in the evening, when a young
man stepped up to the captain and re
quested to be put down at the next
village they might come to.
The stranger was set ashore. and the
steamer continued on its journey. All
at once another passenger came run
ming to the captain and cried out:
My travelling bag! Where is it? Ny
bag with $1,000 francs!"
The captain had his suspicious. He
told the man to be calm, and not to
mention the affair to a living soul on
board. owing to the great width of the
river at that point few, if any, of the
ships company noticed that the
steamer described a large circle and
shaped its course upstream.
1t did not altogether escape obserVa-
tion, however that a flag of different
colors was hoisted, and sheet of tar
paulin thrown over the bulwarks to
conceal the name of the vessel
Presently a shrill whistle announced
that they were nearing station on the
river. 1t was the same at which the
young man had landed
A boat pushed off from the shore, and
a man came on deck with a leather bag
in his hand. He turned out to be the
very passenger who had left the
steamer not long before, and who,
thinking himself on board another ves-
sci, now fell into the hands of his for
mer captain and the owner of the stolen
property.
At first he could hardly believe his
eyes, but all his doubts were dispersed
when the steamer reversed its course
and landed him at station" where he
is likely to make a protracted stay
Tt-Bits.
Their Final Disposition
Subscriber-Do tell me what you do
with all these clever jokes after you've
printed them?
Magazine Editor-Madam, we send
EN- down to Washington, whence they
are issued, slightly revised, as the
bright sayings of our congressman
Puck. -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

Patience-No, my ears never burn.
Patrice-You don't mean to say that
you have asbestos ears? - Yonkers
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
GRAFT IN JAPAN

TAPAN IS suffering from graft
scandal of large dimensions.
y Nine members of the lower house
of the diet-the japanese congress
have been arrested; and it is said some
members of the upper house are also
liable to arrest. The cause of the
trouble is alleged bribery in connection
with the recent difficulties of the Jap
anese Sugar company. Japan's modern
history has been glorious, and it is a
pity If it is to be marred by revelations
of official corruption and dishonor.
The love of money is the root of all
evil in every country under the sun.
When men OF certain type are elected
to office their one ambition is to make
the most Of their opportunities for
graft. They do not think of working
in order to bring about the greatest
good for the greatest number of their
fellow men. Their sole care is the
problem of bringing about the greatest
good for themselves.
Official integrity and national honor
are not questions of nationality or of
ture. If the civilized and progressive
nations-of which assuredly Japan is
one-were to train UP their children to
respect men for their achievements,
their speeches, their sermons, their
writings, their influence, their moral
ity, their character, their ability in
producing conditions that help the ma
tion, there might not be a new heaven,
but there would be a new earth. AS
long as money is allowed to be the
greatest of all powers, forces, in
fluences, just so long will civilized ma
tions continue to suffer the conse-
quences of their folly, and will be pun
ished for serving Mammon and covet-
BUSINESS rather than God and the gen.
eral good.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
GREATER LOS ANGELES

WY HILE Captain Fries is engaged
w in the congenial task of point
w ing out to official delegations
the possibilities of San Pedro II is
we'll the people of Los Angeles should
hold fast the thought of consolidation
which will make San Pedro the har-
bor city of Greater Los Angeles, ana
will give an opportunity for haroor
DEVELOPMENT and trade expansion
which cannot be afforded in any other
way. Greater Los Angeles will be
populous, wealthy, powerful commercial
and manufacturing metropolis. II Will
be the leading or dominant city OF the
southwest. It will attract capital ana
enterprise from all parts of the world
1t will give abundant opportunity TO
investors as well as to all citizens who
desire to make a good living in return
for their skill or experience. 1t VIII be
the musical, art and literary center as
we'll as the commercial.
Los Angeles is already a name to
conjure with. No city In the United
States enjoys such prestige as our city
enjoys. No city in the United States
commands as much publicity. All over
the world Los Angeles is one OF the
best known American cities. 1t has
been more written about and more
talked about than any other CITY, It
deserves all its publicity and all its
popularity, for such a combination OF
tba artistic and the useful the beau
tiful and the practical as may be found
in Los Angeles exists in no other city,
and never existed in any other city
of which there is any record. There's
only one Los Angeles" And Greater
Los Angeles, with its fine seaport San
Pedro, will not have any difficulty in
attaining to metropolitan pre-emi-
nence and supremacy on the western
coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
SHOWS HIS BELIEF IN THE
WAY TO ATTAIN PEACE

PASADENA, April 1S.-[Editor Her.
add: We transform from darkness to
light; from ignorance 10 wisdom; from
evil to good. Natures rule means con-
tinuous transformation, no end and
nothing lost.
All races are on the highway that
leads to perpetual bliss, but the longer
we play by the seashore or tarry by
the wayside the longer 1t will take to
reach the goal.
There are two spirits acting on the
mind of humanity: The divine and the
evil spirit. To obey divine will leads
to eternal peace. To obey the animal
means more transformations, sorrows
and tribulations which will continue
till evil is overcome and we are fit
subjects for Godhood and perfection.
The more we subdue the evil. earthly
desires the more divine wisdom we re-
ceive and shorter the journey.
The greatest divine man. scientist
and teacher we have knowledge of was
Christ He was complete master OF
the situation.
Why deny him or his works, which
are but truth. pure and simple? The
works he did were only miracles IN the
eyes of an ignorant multitude.
When history begins to date from
the advent of mans birth, that means
the purest, most powerful personality
the world has ever known. We ought
to know that after ascending to divin-
ity all natures laws were in his grasp,
After being in contact with a selfish,
sinful world the tempter tried to lead
him into worldly ways, but he went up
into the mountain to mediate. where
he overcame the low animal passions,
temptations, evil spirit or devil. He
did this by obeying the divine or God
spirit. What is God? The law says,
God is a spirit; and they that wor-
shin him must worship him in spirit
and in truth" @. X. LUNA.