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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01

Van Alen was forty-nine years old. He came here two years and half ago from Prescott, but originally came from San Francisco. He was married early in life and his little daughter Cecil was born to this un- ion. This little girl is now with Mrs. Van Alen's parents in Passa- dena. Mrs. Van Alen's maiden name was Pearl Hawkins, and she was mar ried to NJ. Van Alen six years ago.
 MT. Van Alen left no letter or other memento ascribing a cause for his act. Earlier in the afternoon he went into the home of Mrs. Van Alen's brother, Frank Hawkins, and bestowed upon the babe that had recently been named for him, his watch. "God bless you, little one, and may you always be happy" he said to the unknowing child. Other little keepsakes he left in the family of his wife's brother but Mrs. Flaw kins did not attach any serious apprehensions to the deed of kind ness, because the children had always had his affection.
 There was deep regret in the city last night because of the untimely end of a man who was so popular.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01
SCHOOL CONDITION PLEASING TO
 CHIEF
Superintendentof Schools Finds Everything Up
 To the Standard
From Saturdays Daily

J. B. Jolly, superintendent of coun- ty schools, has returned from an off cial visit to the Verde Valley and Oak Creek. He made an examina- -tion of the many schools while away and was surprised to learn of the industrial progress of those sections since his recent visit. In speaking of the splendid attendance in the various district schools, he says a ma terial increase is noticeable in each of the many, showing that the num- Der of home builders has increased in numbers eorrespondingly. All schools he reports as in fourishing condition, and general satisfaction prevailing among the parents of scholars.
 In line of prosperous conditions prevailing among the agricultural peo- pie, MT. Jolly says he learned that this year will signalize the greatest era in crops grown and the most ready market at an advanced price for the various commodities yielded of any former year. He specializes the heavy yield in hay, and the price received, ranging to as high as $21 per ton. The market has been an inviting one, permitting a ready sale and practically the entire crop of this big valley has been disposed of
 With the agricultural yield, run ming hand in hand, has been the enor- nous orchard output in apples. Sev. eral hundred tons have been shipped out, the main bulk going to Phoe- nix, while several hundred boxes have been shipped to points beyond the Mississippi. The season closed has been a prosperous one all around, and the people as a result feel the stimulating effect of the good times in a material way. The coming year will see larger acreage planted than ever before, and the apple yield un- der the same favorable conditions of the present year will be a promi- nent asset.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01
STORM CASE IS
 NEARING CLOSE
(From Saturdays Daily)

Today in the district court will probably see the concluding chapter closed in the celebrated case of the Territory against James Storm, the ex-treasurer of this county.
 On the convening of court yester- day morning Robert E. Morrison of counsel representing the interests of the county brought the matter up that the mandate had been received by the clerk of the district court, with directions to make such orders as may be necessary to carry into
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01
FORMER PRESCOTT RESIDENT
 ENDS HIS OWN LIFE

The saddest suicide that has been recorded in the history of Douglas took place yesterday afternoon at 4.3o o'clock when Harry Van Alen, one of the most popular citizens of Doug las, took his life. He was a former resident of Prescott, says the Douglas Dispatch. The reasons for his delib. crate act, if reasons he had, he car ried into the silence of death.
 MT. Van Alen was proprietor of the Brookhill Bar, and he also conducted the Pony Bar. He was about his business as usual up till noon shortly after o'clock in the afternoon. He put everything carefully away in the safe at the Brookhill Bar, made a deposit at the bank, and then went home. Mrs. Van Alen had made ar engagements to meet her husband on G avenue to go out to dinner with him. She left the house to keep the appointment. Mrs. E. z. Dodds, a neighbor next door, dropped in, but finding Mrs. Van Alen had gone, also left.
 A few moments later Mrs. Van Alen was called to the telephone. Her husband spoke to her over the line. You'll come home right away, sweet heart" he said, "but when you get home I shall be dead.' Mrs. Van Alen started out, and on the street met Mrs. Dodds. The two hurriedly climbed into a private motor ear and were taken at once to the Van Alen home. They went to the screen door in the rear of the house, leading into the dining room. It was latehed on the inside and they could not get in. Mrs. Dodds went into her house for pass key that she thought might open the front door, which closed with a night latch, and the two women went around to the front door. It has glass in the second panel. When Mrs. Dodds looked through this glass hse saw Van Alen standing over a double-barreled shotgun in the dining room, which opens into the reception hall and can be seen distinctly seen from the front porch.
 Van Alen eoolly turned and looked
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01

execution the judgment of conviction and sentence of four years, entered in 1907.
 MT. Storm was in court when this matter came up with his counsel, Col. J. F. Wilson. It is probable that the matter will come up for final hearing this morning when court con- venes, and the resentencing of MT. Storm will take place, in accordance with the verdict rendered in 1907, and which has been on appeal since that time, the case going to the U. s. Circuit of Appeals in California.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-01

SEATTLE, Nov. 25-The gunboar Princeton is at the Puget Sound navy yard waiting orders to proceed to Central America to relieve the gun boats Vicksburg and Corinth.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

er mountain lands to plant cane and realize
good figure Tor It. The ditch company
contract also tn deliver 5,5000OO gallons
daily at an elevation Of 1000 feet which will
be used for irrigating lands below this level
and to supply water to camps for household
purposes, "A portion being used at the mill
Adjacent to the pumping station Is the
shipping point of the plantation where all
freight is received and sugar shipped.
new stone wharf has been built here and
running from this to the mill is an inclined
tramway three quarters Of a mile long. AT
the landing a large crane receives freight
and handles sugar to be shipped to the
steamers lying OFF shore. From the mill
the platform cars connected with the incline
system are loaded with siXty-four sacks of
sugar in a single trip to the landing. where
thirty.four sacks are loaded at one trip of
the crane into the boats waiting below.
With this system 5000 bags of sugar are
loaded into the steamers hold in a day Of
ten hours depending, of course upon the
weather conditions. The ascent and descent
of the cars Is controlled by two donkey
engines. operated by steam power. The
combined sugar.room and warehouse capac.
ity Is $4,000 bags.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
SO

The mill and vicinity is lighted by 200
electric lights, power being developed by an
Atlas horizontal engine.
In the operation of the Honokaa planta
tion the company have shops and repairing
departments, and the barns for stock are
large, airy and suitably arranged for the
proper care of the animals. Directly over
the barn stalls are the feed rooms, where
various mechanical appliances, operated by
a gas engine, have been introduced for
grinding feed in large quantities.
X. $. Gjerdrum is manager of this fine
plantation and has been actively engaged
in sugar cane culture for the past twenty.
three years.
The plantation executive staff is made up
as follows.
Head Overseer, X. Fursey; Chief Mill
Engineer, J. NJ. JaOuen: Chemist. Jas. W.
Donald; Bookkeeper, A. G. Glib; Assistant
Bookkeeper. p. V. Knudsen; Timekeeper.
w. Greenfield; Steam Pillow Engineer c.
Lovsted; Carpenter VIM. Russell; Physi.
clan, DR.. c. Buffet; Store Manager, G. G.
HOfgaard
Honolulu Agents, +. A. Schaefer 4 Co.
Ltd.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
HAMAKUA MILL CO., LTD.

~ HE plantation property of the Hama.
kua Mill Company lies on the wind.
ward side of the Island of Hawaii
II is bounded ON the east by the Kukaiau
flahtatlon Companys lahd holdliiSs ana on
'he west ny the faauhau sugar flahtatloh
Cohlpahgs property Inc companys lands
comprise TOTAL area OF ll'ooo acres which
ihcIude cane lana ana pasture. me totai
area piah'eu to cane Is iSoo acres Oh which
oo" IL pant 'ehoW 'aleuohia u the prlh
clpai variety grown
First Cane Planted.
Charles Notlov nlontcd tho fret cop,
grown upon this property I'm 1878. and cane
Is growing at the present time upon alli.
tudes ranging from 100 to 2OOO feet
There are nine miles or roiIroad nm the
Manhattan tanning tho v,rInus cono 6.lds
and constructed nm n grade v,rvIny rrnm
1 per cent. to az per cent
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

eighteen 3O.inch and three 40.inch centrifu.
gals, all being operated by an independent
l4x32 Putnam engine A series of mud
presses whereby the residue from the boil.
ing of the sugar Is subjected to double
pressing. reducing the sucrose waste to .4ii
per cent.
In the operation Of this vast labyrinth
Of machinery St Louis and Hamilton
COrliss engine with a joint capacity of 600.
horsepower has been installed The steam
necessary to drive the mills is generated
by series of multitubular boilers which
operate the engines and pumps connected
with the sugar boiling house.
All power used In and about the mill Is
generated by burning cane residue or trash,
which is fed direct to the furnace by an
endless automatic trash carrier. In close
proximity to the mill engines are complete
machine shops.
Adjoining the mill a building has been
erected containing a new Ingersoll & Sar.
gent doublestage air compressor, with n
power of 100 pounds to the square inch
This air compressor is a steam saver and
used for pumping water from landing to
mill, cutting feed In the stables running
landing hoist and tramway system and
blacksmith shops power.
Three old single boilers In the mill have
been placed above three new boilers, one be-
ing used for superheating exhaust steam
while the remaining Ave supply live steam
to mill and boiling house. This new arrange
ment does away with the old firing room at
the boiling house, and working In conjunc
ton with the new Max Lorenz system of
central condensation the mill and boiling
hpnSa q cd wi nf
A low grade molasses house containing fifty
tanks Is part of the equipment Only "A"
grade sugar Is manufactured, all low grades
being worked over
Water at Sea Level.
A good supply of water has been develop
ed practically at sea level, which more than
supplies the mill and adjacent buildings. A
complete duplex trlpleeXpansion condensng
Worthington pumping plant has been In.
stalled, which raises with 10 pounds of
steam, 400 900 gallons In twenty-fo hours
to Il height Of $50 feet.
Surface Water Supply.
On January l. 1907 Il contract was made
with the Hamakua Ditch Company for
u of all the water of the Hamakua Upper
100000 gallons daily to be delivered at
an elevated Of POO feet. This water Is used
In huming cane to the mill and has helped
many Portuguese homesteaders ON the high,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
Machinery Development.

"aCnineTy OeNelopment
The appliances for extracting the sugar
product include first Honolulu Iron Works
modern 9.roller mill, which has "A capacity
for turning out Is tons of sugar In "a hours.
The sugar machinery consists of automatic
juice strainers, one ). one and one lS.tOu
vacuum pans, ten mud presses, quadruple
effect, Deming apparatus sixteen 30inch
Centrfugals driven by "A special engine. etc.
The combined hydraulic pressure on the 3
mills Is seven hundred seventy.siX tons
Twenty-Five years ago the original vacuum
pan was only five tons capacity. whereas
now there Is a combined capacity In the
three pans of thirty.four tons, partially
demonstrating the progress made by the
plantation during the intervening years.
Spring water is used for mill purposes
except during dry spells, when water is oh
tanned by pumping from well 227 feet In
depth to sea.level. Messrs. Millikcn Bros.
of New York, erected new steel sugar
building In 1900, and l5OIight General
Electric plant has been installed. It being
driven by a Westinghouse engine operated
by steam power.
sackins the Sugar.
Upon the sacking floor the sugar is con.
yeyed to the sacks by means Of a screw
worm, thus reducing the amount of labor
required for sacking. After sacking and
weighing, the bags are sewn by u Time.
well" sewing machine, dropping from its
conveyor ON to an elevator cOnveyor which
delivers them at their destination. The mill
shows an average extraction of about 93 per
cent. The cane trash Is taken by an end.
less carrier to the fire room and fed auto
matically into the furnaces. A short dis.
lance from the mill Is Bush cooler, used
for cooling the condensation water from the
vacuum pans and standard effects.
At the landing the natural physical condi.
lions are very advantageous for facilitating
the shipping of sugar and receiving freight.
/: is possible. owing to projecting blum, for
the vessels to anchor directly under the
large swinging crane on the landing where
they discharge freight and take on sugar
directly into the hold.
The sugar is conveyed from the mill To
the warehouses at the landing by railroad
The warehouses have a capacity for storing
$4,000 bags of sugar, II necessary. which In.
cludes the space In the sugar room at the
mill.
The output for 1908 was 1885 tons of
sugar.
Anthony Ldgate has been manager Of the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

rocted to the steamer lying on shore, the
steamer making fast to II from bOuy. The
capacity of the cable Is one and one.half
tons to the load. or twenty.four bags and
by this system GOgO bags of sugar can be
loaded direct 10 the steamer in u day Of
eleven hours.
W. q. Walker. who has been manager for
the Ookala Sugar Plantation Company for
the last nineteen years. has been actively
engaged in the cultivation of sugar cane for
thirty.one years. having been identified
with the Laupahoehoe, Hakaau and Hawaii.
an Commercial sugar plantations before 10.
eating at Ookala.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
HONOKAA SUGAR COMPANY. LTD.
Homesteaders Find 1t Profitable To Grow Cane For
Pantaton.--Plans Developing

less carrier to Smith cutter and through
the crusher and the remaining nine.rollers,
with combined hydraulic pressure of 1113
tons.
All weighed cane which passes through
the mill will average 3& tons of sugar to
the acre, or thirty tons of sugar cane to the
same area The mill shows the high sugar
extraction of "a per cent. The mill is sup.
piled with the very latest known sugar.sav.
ing appliances, such as two 10 and one IS.
ton vacuum pans, Lills evgaporators having
a capacity of 100000 gallons in twenty.four
hours and operated by i5horsepower Yves.
tinghouse engine, a complete Deming proc.
ess of Qualification. capacity 100000 gallons
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

Head Oyersecr Geo. McCubbin has been
Mt Ookala with Mr.. Walker for nineteen
years: w. South. is Chief Mill Engineer;
\. Johnson. Is Bookkeeper; ]. Ohrt, Is Sugar
Boiler and Chemist: and DR.. f. w. Taylor
Is Physician.
The officers of the Company are as fol-
lows:
j. NJ Dowsctt. President.
w. @. Walker icePrcsidcnt
Geo. n. Robertson, Treasurer.
Il. +. Bishop, Secretary.
T. X. Robinson, Auditor
Jas. A. Kennedy. p. Muhlendorf, A. c.
Palfrey. Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

IHE Honokaa homestead lands are
feature of the Honokaa plantation
that has attracted considerable atten.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
A Genial Greeting.

A young New York broker Of con-
vivial habits fell in with an old school
friend who had gone on the road.
whenever you're in town come up
and bunk with me-" he urged his
friend as they separated. mo matter
what old time it is. If I'm not there
just go ahead and make yourself at
home. I'll be sure to turn up before
daybreak."
Soon after this the salesman arrived
in town about midnight, and, remem-
bering his friends invitation, sought
out his boarding house. There was
only q dim light Pickering in the hall,
but he gave the bell q manful pull.
Presently he found himself face to
face with a landlady of grim and terri
bic aspect.
"Does Mr.. Smith live here?" he fall
tered
"He does" snapped the landlady.
"You can bring him right inv'-Every-
body's.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
To Consumptives.

Edward A. Wilson's Preparation Of
Hypophosphites and Blodgetti from
the original formula is the Sovereign
Remedy for Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, (atarrh, LaGrippe, Coughs,
Colds and all Throat and Lung Mala-
dies.
Thousands of people say they have
been relieved by 1t,
Those who have used it will have
no other, and recommend it TO their
fellow sufferers.
1t has cured many after they were
given up as incurable by their physi-
clans.
The undersigned as consumptive
can testify fLom his own experience as
To its value.
Write at once-delayS are dangerous,
and may prove fatal.
For full particulars. testimonials.
etc., address
G.. A. ABBOTT. Sole Agent.
60 Ann Street, New York City, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
One on the Man of Method.

"Don't wait for me-" he said to his
better half. II may be rather late,
but business is business you know
and can't be helped"
The next morning the man Of method
was far from either looking we'll or
feeling well. At breakfast he sat list
lessly toying with his toast and coffee,
while bis spouse sat stonily silent be-
hind the coffeepot. The breakfast
room clock was equally silent.
Maria, my dear, there must be
something wrong with that clock. 1
am sure / wound it up last night" re-
marked the husband.
"No," answered his wife, 'you wound
up Freddy's music box instead, and
had 1t playing Home, Sweet Home,' at
3 o'clock in the morning! The hall
clock has also stopped. and you have
screwed your corkscrew right into the
telephone. Judges Library.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
Made the Duke Feel Cheap.

The second Duke Of Wellington,
though far from being stingy, was in
many odd ways economical. He discov
cred one day some champagne which
he considered and which doubtless
per and which had the advantage of
being extraordinarily low in price. He
ordered the quantity required and was
rejoicing in his excellent bargain when
on opening one Of the papers he en-
countcred the following advertisement;
TRY our celebrated champagne at Sc
shillings a dozen, as ordered by his
grace the Duke Of Wellington for his
forthcoming ball at Apsley House."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16

A Cure For Insomnia and the Weird
Effect IL Produced.

Recently friend who had heard
that l sometimes suffer from insomnia
told me OF sure cure. Eat a pint
of peanuts and drink two or three
glasses OF milk before going to bed"
said he, land I'll warrant you'll be
asleep within half an hour" I did
as he suggested, and now for the bene-
fit of others who may be afflicted with
insomnia / feel it to be my duty to
report what happened. SO far as l am
able to recall the details.
First let me say my friend was
right did go to sleep very soon after
my retirement Then a friend with
his head under his arm came along
and asked me If l wanted to buy his
feet. / was negotiating with him
when the dragon on which l was rid
me floating I'm midair. While | was
considering how / should get down q
bull with two heads peered over the
edge of the wall and said he would
haul me up If | would first climb up
and rig a MINDLESS for him. SO as
was sliding down the mountain side
the brakeman came In, and l asked
him when the train would reach my
station.
ave passed your station 400 years
ago" he said calmly, folding the train
up and slipping 1t into his vest pocket.
At this juncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the center
pole out of the ground, lifting the tent
and all the people In it up, while
stood on the earth below watching
myself go out Of sight among the
clouds above. Then awoke and found
I had been asleep almost ten minutes.
Good Health Clinic.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
They Were Chanqed.

While serving as commandant OF a
district In India General Creagh had
on one occasion presented the prizes
ut the garrison sports and was rather
surprised when one of the prize win
ners-a private In an infantry regi-
ment-approached him a few days
later and begged to know If he would
be allowed to change his prize for
something more useful.
"What was your prize?" asked the
general. In reply the man produced a
long case from under his arm and
showed a handsome carving set.
"Very nice, | am sure" said General
Creagh. what do you want to change
them fOr?'
"Well. you see. sir" replied the man.
81 find them rather difficult TO use at
mealtime. and If 1t Is all the same to
the committee. sir. | would rather
have knife and fork of the size to
eat meat with"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
ANSWERS EVERY CALL.
East Jordan People Have Found
That This Is True.

A cold, strain, sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells OF backache often follow,
Or some irregularity Of the urine.
A certain remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that answers every call
Is Doan's Kidney Pills, true spe-
cific.
Many East Jordan People rely on it.
Here is East Jordan proof.
Mortimer Tyner, Main ST., East
Mich, says: 81 know from personal
experience that Doan's Kidney Pills
are IA remedy Of merit. Ny back
troubled me for some time. and there
was dull, heavy pain across my
lOns. / believe that the constant
standing on my feet was the cause of
my trouble. When Doan's Kidney
Pills were brought TO my notice,
procured a box from Gannett Co. s
drug store and l found them TO be
just as represented, They removed
my aches and pains and did away
with the kidney difficulty. | con
slider this remedy worthy OF my en-
dOrsement."
For Sale by all Dealers. Price Sc
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. Sole Agents for the United
States.
ID Ia, 4 IA f1
take no other.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16
How to Make a Noise.

Harry. the highlander. was bent or
being a successful Scot. He was bent
on making IL splash. Och. aye. But he
was going to make those daft gowks
Scottish for SILLY idiots') in England
sit up.
But how was Harry to achieve his
aim?
He sought advice Of a great friend
q Scotsman who had already made his
mari, in shipbuilding circles.
Tell me-" pressed Highland Harry,
"hoo can ! max Il noise in the warld p
The famous Scotsman gazed Mt him
steadily for a few moments and then,
laying Il hand ON the inquirer's Shout
Ter. beloved:
"Hoot. mon.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-10-16

have some bargains in farms, city
property and business blocks. / also
have some farms TO trade for city
property.-]oel Johnston. 1852
To quickly check cold, druggists
are dispensing everywhere. a clever
Dandy Cold Cure Tablet called Pre-
ventics. Preveutics are also fine for
feverish children. Take Preventics
at the sneezr stage. to head off all
colds. Box of 4S-25c James Gid
ley.