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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Here is literary gem that needs publishing. It is letter received by Mir. Casperson and is self explanatory. It is printed with all it's originality of spelling and capitalization.
 Bell Island Hot Springs Alaska arl 6 1909 Mr. N. Casperson Ketchikan alaska My dear Sir
 you Will Please Find your Keys that Belong to your hous Find our hOus Very Mutch Mis- RePresented the huus is Long Ways From the Springs and Long Ways to Walk after taking hot Bath thar IS not no cook Stove that Fit to cook on No matres in the Bead the Winders Brokant and the hous not Fit to Live in and on Return Boat you can Return the $5. .00 that paid you For Rent also Return ax By sso Prohabley you can Rent it to Sum Rudy that don't Know Try it Proble you can thar is no Sid Walk Fit to walk over thar is no Bath hous that is Ere Which Was told that Baths was Ere that Man Told me that you had No Bath hous up here For your Rent CTS the Man Ges i Bleave that his Naim Told Me that he dident Rep up Bath houses For other Parties that Was Renten houses at this Phase that you dident own Eney Bath hous at this Phase or dident SPsnd Eney mon- ey at this Phase to KeP it uP and if you Wanted your Renters to have Ere Baths that you Would haft to Max
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
Her Awful Sin,

A little girl of six once went in gre, distress to her mother, saying that she had committed a sin which could nev- CT be forgiven and which was too bad to be repeated. By dint of little coaxing she was induced to make full confession, which was in this wise:
 q felt so sorry for poor Satan and wanted to give him a little comfort. So l got glass of cold water and poured it down little hole in the kitchen floor"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

The following effusion was handed in recently and is now published in due order of coming. T'was many and many year ago,
 On an Isle n the Northern Sea Where they feed on herring and sal
 mon roe,
 That was Siwash maiden S beau, = She loved and was loved by me.
 The name of the maid was Anna Hootz: She wore a blanket and high gum
 boots We lived serene in the Native Ranche And had twenty dogs or more, And an old canoe, close by, to launch, Which was filled with many an olive branch
 When we sailed from the perfumed shore. They were all bow legged, with blend ed eyes,
 And of different colors, like diamond dyes. The sun came up and the sun went down A very great number of times,
 And shadows grew long on the mountains brown, And the Russian bells rang Christmas
 chimes, And foolish poets wrote rambling
 rhymes
 For print in the white mans town. But my Siwash maiden was true to me In our odorous home by the sound ing sea. But change came over my wild rose
 when
 A Celestial, named Ah Jim, Who worked as a cook for pale faced men,
 Led her heart astray, toward him.
 Ah /, then my trouble it did begin, - For he carried away my Anna Hootz, -
 But he left the blanket and high gum boots. And the scent of the salmon fingers yet In the place where she used to be. And while life lasts shall Eever forget How sweet it's perfume to me, And the blear-eyed children upon her knee,
 With legs adapted for crooked boots, The patentee's sign of Anna HootZ. And now I sit by the smoky fire
 Through the day and the twilights dim, Cherishing only wild desire
 To build an elaborate funeral pyre And to get one chance at Jim:
 To mangle and tear him limb from limb And boil him well in a copper pot In the place where Anna Hootz is not. have boiled the blanket and gummy
 boots.
 And seasoned them with tear, I have formed liking for human soups
 As dish both rare and queer. And now when the nights are dark
 and drear
 I sit and mourn in sepulchral tones For chance to pick Celestial bones.
 One boon l crave, the chance to squeeze Nutritious revenge from a fat Chinese. Oh ;. if were only a Captain bold
 Or an Officer of Marines, An Jim would never grow very old
 Nor be troubled by Chinese dreams In these vioet-scented scenes.
 would hang him in front of Brady $ store
 Where the Ravens might peck him
 evermore Sitka, Alaska, June 7th, 1889.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Sum Cind Rangments For it he Told Me that he Wasant your Servant Not By Long ways that you dident own Gney thing at this Plas and dident think that you had Eeny Chanc of owning of Eney Thing at This Phase.
 Truley yours
 John Thomas
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
TELEGR A P Fl
Items of Interest From All Over the World, Told in Short
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United Press special

New York, April 7-Vice President Sherman is here and was yesterday taken seriously ill with lagrippe. He has cancelled al, engagements.
 United Press special
 Washington, April 7-President Taft today offered the governorship of Porto Rico to Charles Landis.
 Mir. Landis is an ex-congressman from Indiana and publishes several newspapers in that state.
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 Berlin, April 7-Fifteen hundred Russian fishermen were driven to sea today at Riga on huge iceberg. After carrying them out into the gulf the iceberg turned turtle and only thirty escaped alive.
 United Press special
 Juneau, April 7-E. Valentine, may or of this city was reelected yesterday together with his entire ticket.
 He is a member of the Wickersham faction and this election is another rap at the governor.
 United Press special
 Seattle April 7-The telegraph key with which President Taft will start the wheels going at the A. Y. P. Ex- position, is to be studded with the first gold nuggets taken from the Klon- dike by George Carmack.
 United Press special
 Chicago, April May wheat started soaring at the opening of the stock market today. It began climbing early and before closing had reached 125, several points higher than during the famous Gates corner Ot l9Oo.
 United Press special
 Berlin, April "A terrific gale is sweeeing ever tie Baltic sea and many vessels have been wrecked.
 Forty fishing boats are known to have gone down and hundreds of peo- pie drowned.
 Spokane, Wash, April-6. Ensign Robert Mongahan, US. N whose mem- ory is to be honored by the war depart ment by giving one of the new torpe do boat destroyers the name of Mong- ahan, was native of eastern Washing ton, born at Chewelah, March 26, 1873, the son of Mir. and Mrs. James Mong ahan of Spokane. He was killed in
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
Discourteous.

At game of definitions" a dlscour- teous wag gave just olfense once by defining woman as "a creature that was made after man and has been aft CT him ever since"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
An Execution,

Little Joe-Say. papa, is it true that history repeats itself? Papa-So they say. my boy. Little Joe-Well, mine don't when I'm trying to learn It, Exchange.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
United Press special :

Chicago, April S-Chicago was struck by ar asful cyclone yesterday in which dozens were injured and hundreds of homes and houses wrecked.
 Last night the storm increased in fury killing eight people and running property all over the city. The scenes of desolatiou are heartrending, many are homeless tnd the whole city is terror stricken.
 Late reports from the storm centers in Otio Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Mississippi show an increasing number of deaths and property losses inralculable in extent.
 Ten were killed in Detroit yester- day and damage wrought equaling that of Chicago.
 Scores are reported killed and hun dreds injured in Mississippi. Indeana towns suffer heavy damage and a number of lives lost.
 Cleveland is cut off this morning, all wires are down and the extent of damage cannot be learned.
 A blinding blizzard is raging in Michigan ard half the state is isola- ted because of down wires and inter- rupted traffic.
 Seattle, Wash. April 6-Rear Ad- miral Robley D. Evans, better known as Fighting Bob'' was a visitor in Seattle during the past week in the course of his lecture tour of the country, and during his stay here was the guest of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition officials for trip around the Fair Grounds. The Admiral was the first noted visitor to the fair who has been taken through the interior of any of the buildings. On the oc- casion of his visit the party went through the Manufactures and Oregon State Buildings, in both of which eX- hibits are being installed. Admiral Evans expressed his approval of the fair in the following words:
 of one should comb all the world he could not find more beautiful spot for an Exposition than the site of the Alaska Y ukon-P Pacific Fair. l have never seen anything myself to equal it.. It's veritable jewel of a place. And the Fair will be ready, too, in my opinion.
 Spokane, Wash, April 6.-Members of the Northwest Mining association, re presenting interests controlling more than 40 per cent of the lead pro- duction of the United States, at a special meeting in the assembly rooms of the Spokane chamber of commerce adopted resolutions strongly protest ing against the passage of a congress- ional bill reducing the tariff on pig lead. The organization joined forces in the movement with the lead pro- ducers in Missouri, also the Western
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

.Ine eiecJiun cIerKS finished count ing the votes for yesterdays election, 1t ten o'clock last night. The con- test was spirited enough to be inter- esting without engendering any hos tilities. It was very clean affair all the way through and not voter was challenged.
 Out of total registration, of 329, there were 299 ballots cast, which is seven more votes than the previous year. The woman vote has picked u some this year, nine of the gentIef sex coming forward and exercising the nominal right given them in the matter of school election.
 The judges consisted of Chas. V. Thiell J. Mcfarland and J. McLaugh- lin, while ]. B. Van Slice and RI . Graham acted as clerks.
 Following is list of candidates as they appeared on the ballot together with the number of votes received by each.
 Andy Anderson, 1Se
 William A. Cornell, 94 Henry Goemaere, l50 P. J. Gilmore, 147 w. T. James, S9
 George Morrison, 1T4 Jacob Pittinger, 192 John Raber, 1S2
 William Schlothan, 1S7
 H. R. Thompson 67 J. c. Barber, ls2
 H. z. Burkhardt 1lt
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

battle in the Samoan Islands on April l, 1899, as result of an ambuscade by the natives from the rebel king Mata- afa's forces on plantation owned by Germans near Apia. Four American troopers and three bluejackets from the British fleet also lost their lives in the ambush.
 United Press special
 St. Louis, April 7-John Melburn, leading council for the Standard Oil Company. is presenting his side of the case to the federal judges here today. He decries the statement that revolu- tion would follow if the cases again t the corporations were dis missed, and indicates that the company was iusti- fled in it's business actions in this state.
 -ODlt6Q 1T6SS Sp6Cldi-
 Seattle, April 7-The local option elections held in Indiana yesterday suffered a set back. In Wisconsin the vets carried everything and many of the small towns in Nebraska went dry.
 The general indications show a slight reversal of the temperance wave which has swept things for the past few years.
 United Press special
 San Francisco, April 7-The Jury in the murder case of Eugene Gardner, reported disagreement today and a new trial has been started
 Gardner was an officer on the whal- CT Bowhead who killed negro sailor and the crime was said to be unwar- ranted. He put in defense that the negro had attacked him, but the evil dence of other sailors did not seem to bear out the statement.
 United Press special
 San Francisco, April 7-Recall peti- tions are being circulated demanding the resignation of mayor Taylor, on account of alleged incompetency The labor unions are backing the move ment and it will not be difficult to get sufficient signers.
 The mayor is an ex-doctor and is getting old, and it is claimed he is being used asa tool in the hands of interruptions men and corporations who desire favors.
 United Press special
 Toledo, Ohio, April 7-Scores were injured and many killed in a cyclone here today. The country towns have suffered terribly. Relief work has been organized to aid the homeless.
 United Press special
 Jackson, April "A cyclone early this morning swept over Mississippi. Four people were killed at Aberdeen.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
Her Exact Age.

"How old is Bele?"
 "Twenty- four her last six birthdays" Boston Transcript.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
United Press special

Ogden, April S--ln the most ap- proved western manner five despera- does held up the White Elephant gam bling house this morning, and after covering thirty-ive men with revol- vers, took twenty i've thousand dollars from the tables and escaped.
 The games were all running and the bankers had piles of gold in front of them and betting was high, when five men sswith masks over their f c IS pushed their way into the room and ordered every body to hold up their hands. Four of the robbers kept the gamblers covered with guns while the fifth rakea off the gold into sack. They then backed out of the room and mounted horses and were gone in the darkness.
 It is tue boldest robbery ever perpe- trated in the state and the getaway was perfect. A posse has been organ ized to hugt them down.
 United Press special
 Los Angeles, April S-Helena Mod jeska, the famous Polish American actress. is dead. She died in san tarium here this morning after an ill., ness of several weeks.
 Modieska was born in Cracow, Po- land, in lSi4. Her father was a musician and she had early aspera tions toward the stage. After appear ing in an amateur performance her success was such that company was organized and she soon oceanic cele brity in Europe.
 Coming to America in 1866 she tried life in California with her hus- band in business way, but meeting with reverses she again returned to the stage and after studying English for seven months, appeared in San Francisco as Adrienne. Her success was immediate and soon she was ac- knowledge all over the world as the greatest of emotional actresses.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Lead producers association, formed by members of the American Mining Congress at Salt Lake City with this executive committed: H. L. Day of Idaho, w. D. Hoover and J. F. Call breath of Colorado, and Ernest Bam- berger and George W. Ritter of Utah. Copies of the resolution will be for warded to congressional represent atives from Washington, Idaho, Mon- tana, Oregon and Alaska, which are represented by active membership in the Northwestern association.
 The government is sending out in- formation to miners and advising them tomake special search for tin ore.
 The worlds use of tin is steadily increasing and the demand for it is constantly growing. New deposits are discovered from time to time, and certain districts already known are increasing their output, but the pro- duction of some of the important tin mining regions of the world is declin- ing and that of others can not long be maintained. The reserve stocks held in various parts of the world are ac- cordingly being greatly depleted and the price of tin is gradually becoming higher.
 For these reasons the discovery of new deposits of tin ore is of great in- terest to mining men and to many who are connected with the metal indus try. as we'll as to investors. The United States consumes over pre- cent of the worlds output of tin, but contributes an inappreciaple amount, so that any information regarding de- posi's of tin ore in this country is of especial interest The southern App palachian region has not yet afforded tin ores in commercial quantities, but shows promise of containing them.
 Copies of Bulletin 293 can he ob- tained free of charge by applying to the Director of the Geological Survey at Washington.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Men do less than they ought unless they do all that they can.-Carlyle.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Benevolent feeling ennobles the most triding actions. ns.-Thackerav.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
Press special

Washington, April S-The President today nominated Thomas Powell of Nome for marshal of second division. He has the endorsement of the Ore gon senators.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

Washington, April S-The president has offered Charles Fulton of Oregon the position of envoy extraordinary and minister rlenipotentiary to China
 United Press special
 Tahiti, April S-A huge tidal wave engulfed the lowlands and beachs of the south sea islands yesterday. Much damage was done and number of lives lost.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
GHZORT & SON. MOrri/fOn, Arkansas RIc RED AND BLUE sIGNs PLACE
Shoe Department

Ladies' finest dress shoes, lace and oxford, latest dress styles and feathers &1 60 worth s, public sale price ........- p .OO Ladies' patent and vci kid lace shoes, French and Cuban heels, for dress and street wear, genuine $3.5o and $4 CT co values, public sale price e.--.,.........--sP .OO Ladies' calf and vici kid shoes C. $. and Cuban heels, selected from lines where there were only few left, latest styles, OI- worth g. to s, sale price y fN Ladies' tan Russia calf and brown or black vici kid dress shoes, all sizes up CD 70 to 7H, worth S4 and S4 50, for -....-spL. y
 Daily Necessities
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
Grocery Department

All groceries handled by HIS are of best quail ity and guaranteed under the pure food law.
 Best sugar corn, standard brand, per can..oHc Superior quality kraut, per can ..-.. .......7 1ac Rice thirty six pounds for r........---...---SI SI oo One gallon bucket best molasses ....-... SIC "Merry War" Lye Soda, 56 pounds SI DO Six-ounce bottle "Dentsl' snuff -...............ISc 'Pitchfork" chew tobacco per pound. 29c
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
Daily Necessities

Ladies' soc, 75c, and $I corsets, all styles and sizes, selected from lots where there were only a few left, none in the lot worth less than SOC. Public sale price ...-.. iSc
 75c umbrellas, strong frames, with excellent coverings, pretty handles, mems or ladies' umbrellas, public sale price....... 39c Two-bushel grain bags %. SC
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
| LadieS' Shirt Waists & Skirts

A splendid showing of the seasons prettiest and newest styles. Here are scores of dainty shirt waists, skirts, suits and costumes repre- senting all the latest fashions. We doubt If equal tailoring and styles could be reproduced at home at any price. Look over these items and make your selection.
 Ladies heavy walking skirts, all sizes, were considered excellent values at S2 7O~ Watch lem go, public sale price.....-.--... OC
 Ladies' high grade walking skirts, they come in all descriptions, hanging full of that indescribable something called "style", far ing bottom, tucked, light and dark mixtures, also stripes and plads, CT @ guaranteed worth up to $4, for----- sP | sOO
 Hundreds of the very newest styles in batiste waists, new arrivals which were intend ded to be sold at Sra matchless value at that "a waist of which your dearest friend would think it cost you twice the price at any har- gain sale. We advise you to come IC- early as these waists won't last long at fON
 Embroideries and LaCes
 2,ooo yard of cambric edges and insertion from to 3 inches wide, 5, I-2, and D. I-2c values, public sale price-......-...... ON
 Imported cambric edges and insertion, from 4 to inches wide, actually IS and O. POO sellers, public sale CC
 Imported Hamburg edges and insertion from ? to inches wide, pretty and hobby 7o designs, worth I5c, sale price .-.,..--..-.-.-. N
 Point de Paris lace and insertion from to 5 inches wide, excellent values at 7c, Ic public sale fN
 Torchon Laces ill pretty designs, I-2 to 2 inches wide, worth up to LOG, 1o public sale price --....-.... N
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
Mems Furnishings

Fifty-cent French balbriggan underwear, an extra heavy garment, shirt and drawers to match, standard soc seller, 01
 all sizes, while they last Z C
 Sixty-cent fine balbriggan underwear, an extra heavy garment, shirts and 0n
 drawers to match, per garment -.-........ AOC
 75-cent to Sr.oo summer underwear, shirts and drawers 10 match Il sizes, ill fancy col ors, standard 75c and sI values, CO
 public sale price,. .,........... ......... OOC
 Sanitary hleeced underwear-a suit which we, or nobody else, could dare to offer for less than sI GO, during this mighty sale, OI. per garment, public sale price ........ Z~fC
 Mems fine dress shirts, fancy and hobby de- zsni pa5lc waTeh sa1e piiee 7ss to sI,oo 44c
 Same as above, only better, standard SI.so sellers, all sizes, in light patterns, CQ> public sale price OOA
 Mer's neatly hemstitched handkerchefs. in plain white and colored borders, stand ?
 ard Ioc seller, public sale price ...........,.. OC
 Mems linen finish, white, hemstitched handk erchiefs, narrow and wide hems, I~ worth I5c, public sale price ...............,. fO
 Mems Guyot style suspenders in fancy and plain desigus, standard 25c value, O.
 Mems light soc suspenders, extra 1H
 good quality, public sale price..-..~,...-- OO
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
Hosiery and Underwea

Ladies plain black hose, seamless, all C. sizes, guaranteed JOG value, our price...-.. OC children's fast black ribbed hose, all 7c sizes, IS and values at. ..............-..t C
 Children's fast black hose, spliced heels and toes extra heavy ribbed, a. POO values, at .a....... .. ............... . sVC
 Boys bicycle hose all sizes. the kind that don't wear out, 1A public sale price .........,........ ...... ! fC
 I5o dozen silk lsle and fancy hosiery for women and children at less than the actual cost of the raw material.
 Ladies' plain fancy hosiery in exceeding ly pretty patterns, worth 35c, O1 during this gigantic sale ,....... z 1C
 Ladies black hose, never sold for less a. than 20 cents, public sale price .............. OC
 Ladies' winter vests and pants, 1A ribbed, worth 35c, gigantic sale price. l AfC
 Ladies' ribbed summer vests excel A. lently finished, rec values, our price,. ~fC
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-08
Mems Suits

dne suit of pure homespun and wool crash and cheviots, in plain and fancy mixed effects, medium weight, perfect fitting, guar anteed to give the best of wear. These suits are positively worth SIo.oo or your money re- funded at any time, CC OQ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
SCRIPTS ETCHINGS
PRESENTED TO MUSEUM

Several valuable donations 10 the
Detroit Museum of Art were ar
nounced Monday afternoon at meet
ing OF the trustees OF that institution.
Mrs. Harriet j. Scripps presented 10
the museum the extensive collection OF
engrayings and etchings. comprising
some I.400 pieces in all. brought TO-
gether by her husband. the late James
+. Scripps. Charles Willis Ward, OF
Queens, n. Y, presented a deed Tor
the painting known as Sisters on the
Seashore, by Bouguereau, and Charles
l.. Freer's gift OF the painting by }.
Fl. Twachtman was also officially re-
ported at the meeting. Another unex'
pected gift was the portrait OF Mrs.
Carl Melchers, which attracted SO
much attention at the exhibition held
I'm the Corcoran art gallery last month,
purchased by K. c. Walker and pre-
sented to the museum by him. Reso'
buttons on the death OF Mrs. T. J.
Sterling. one of the first incorpora'
tors OF the museum, were ordered
spread on the records and copies sent
TO the family