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Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
Farming in Alaska

The department of agriculture is do- ing its part toward encouragement of the agricultural development of Alas ka, by it's official reports on the rewards which the Alaska farmers in the iu- terior are getting for their work. Strawberries at g quart, celery at 50 cents g head. hay at Sl00 a ton and eggs at g a dozen are some of the prices quoted. These prices, ofcourse,, are obtainable only by the truck farm CTS in the immediate vicinity of thriv ing mining camps and at points remote Som water transportation.
 But as the bulk of all that Alaska consumes is brought in from the out side, the farmer anywhere. in the neighboGhood ofa mining community, ts certain of a good market and far higher prices for all that he can pro- duce than can be had anywhere else in. She country
 Nor are agricultural pursuits con- ducted under any greater disadvan- 5ages in Alaska than in many parts of She United States. There are thou, sands apon thousands of acres of as good agricultural land as ever was found anywhere, to be had in. Alaska, under the homestead laws. When the surveys are made, as they will bs with in the next year, entering land under the homestead laws in Alaska will be no more difficult than it it is. anywhere slse.-P..L
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

''A Diamond Mfne in Che Back Yard" If this does not explain itself try "How to Live on the Sunny Side of the Street" A small admission fee of 25c is charged to cover Che expenses The lecture is to be at o'clock in the Con- gregational chuFch, ,.and it is expected Chat there will be full house. Tickets can be obtained from members of the committee in charge, Messrs. Edwards, LafGey and Ferris. and at Smiths, Rogers, McDoaald's and at the Treads we'll postofice and business office.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
Popular Lecture

The Douglas Island Men'sclub is for tanate in having secured Rev. H. C.. Mason, of the University Gongrega
 tioual church, Seattle, for a popular lecture Friday evening. Mn. Masen is well known in Seattle as a foTceful, winning and entertaining speaker on any theme. Ehe lecture he will give here is known as oue of his best. He will speak in Euneaa Monday evening on 'sThe 3vntsa Art of Misery" Ris subject as anno&nced for Douglas is
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
PHONE MO- F.

Just before election the Juneau Dis patch took it upon itself to issue warning to the people of Douglas Isl snd that there would be DO illegal vot- ing on the Island aud that foreigners should keep away from the polls. What we would like to know is what right the Dispatch had to, issue such an order, legally morally or any other way. Coming from town where mobs burn governors in efHgy, it appears that the brother should first cast the beam out of his own eye.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

The editor of the Whitehorss Star has a reputation all over the Northland as a joke maker This is the way he describes the honors that will accrue to the successful candidate in yester- days election: "Next Tuesday, August 9th, is election day in Alaska for dele- gate to congress and the papers Of our neighboring territory are as interested in it as they could possibly be if the delegate elected could accomplish something. 4 man who visited Wash, ington during the last session of oou. gress described; the seating ofthe mem- bers of the lower house as follows: 'On one side are ;he republicans aud on the other side are the democrats. On bench in the rear of the hall sit two niggers, from the Hawaiian islands and behind them on another bench is the delegate from &laska' Next Tuesdays election will decide who o6 the three candidates, Messrs. Wickersham, Orr and O'Counor,. will be permitted to oc- cupy the bench behind the niggers." :"
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

NOTICE OF HEARNGo OF FINALACCoUNT In the United States Commissioners Court
 Precinct of Juneau in Probate. Pn the matter oE the Estate of BeAe Cox,
 deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the under. signeCe as administrator of the estate of Belle Cox, deceased, has rendered and filed his finak account of his administration of said estate and that hearing upon said ac~ count wilh be had before che Judge ot the above entitled court at the UnEed States court house in the City of Jaaeau, Alaska, on Saturday, the 10th day of September, 1910: at the hour of ten o'clock iuthe forenoon ot said day, at which time and place all persons having any ob .ections against the allowance of said account are required to appear 3nd file their objections thereto, as provided DS law. ~ Dated at Juneau, Alaska, July 11th, 191O
 THOMAS COX. Administrator of the ostate eF Belle Cox, First pab July 20, Last A.ng IT
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
Wickersham Wins

Election day in Douglas passed off quietly and orderly. There were no fights and the workers for She opposing candidates rubbed up against each other with no friction.
 In the first election precinct Orr TO ceived 61 votes, Wickersham, 59, and 0'Connor l. In the second precinct Orr 19, Wickersham 2S and C'Connor 5.
 TreadweA cast Sa votes for Orr and 9 for Wiekersham
 Silver Bow Basin, for Orr, 2s for Wickersham and 3for O'Connor.
 Skagway, 2s. for Orr, 15s. for Wicker sham and 28 for O'Connor.
 Wrangell, 6for Orr, 46 for Wicker sham and ? for O'Connor.
 Juneau, 71 for Orr, 255 for Wicker sham and 6 for O'Connor.
 Nevada Creek, for Orr and 3, for Wickersham.
 Lonng, 26 for Orr, l3 for Wicker sham and for OsConnor.
 Dolomi, II for Wickersham.
 Sitka, 31 for Orr and 44 for Wicker sham.
 Haines, 14 for Orr and for WickeS- sham.
 Ketohikan,. l for Orr and 145 for Wickersham.
 Gordova, 1S7 for Orr, 1G8 for Wicker, sham and for O'Connor:
 Valdez, 2O4 for Orr, 196 for Wicker sham and T for O'Gonnor.
 Nome, 2C0 for Orr, 493 for Wicker sham and 2lO for O'Connor.
 A report from Fairbanks gives Orr 42O, Wickersham 918 and OConnor 58S in the city and adjoining camps.
 While the reports are as yet incom plete,. the eIeotion of Wickersham is conceded by everybody.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
MayfIower Island

Enthusiasm over Mayfower island has given away for time to election and other things, bat the work has been going on just the same. The piles are all in place and the planking laid. to the island and just as soon ss set of stairs or an incline can be made it will be just as easy to go out to the island as to go to church. A number of en- thusiastic citizens had volunteered to begin work on the roadway around the island last Sunday, bat the rain poured so hard chat they lost heart. Since last Wednesday the following. subscriptions have been added to the list already pUblished:.
 Or. W. E. Stoft ......~..S 500 Tam O'Donnsll- l-,..........,............ 800
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

APPLE LANDs-5 or 10 acres of our Columbia River fruit land will make. you rich. Gravity Flow-Perpetual water right. No expensive machinery to break down. For pamphlet and full particulars write P. J. Goss,. 18s Downs Block, Seattle, Wash.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

Sayso Cones--for parties, receptions and other functions. Sayso Cones are not only delieacy, but decided con. venienoe. Sold by the Douglas Candy Kitchen.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
Notice to Owners of Dogs

All dogs upon which the tax has not been paid found running at large in the City of Douglas on and after the first day of August, 1910, will be shot. By order of
 THE COMMON CouNoIL.
Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS
 TRAITOR. AND TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMFNIS-
 TRAITOR, AND TO CREDITORS. En the United States Commissioners Court, Precinct of Juneau, before H. Fl: Folsom, U. s. Commissioner and eX-OBcio Pro- late Judge.-En Probate. In. the matter of the estate of Julius Heub-' ner, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the undeg- signed was on July 2S, 1910, by an ,oDder mace and entered in the above entitled court and cause, appointed administrator of the estate oF Julius Heubnsr, deceased, apd that ak persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same, with the proper vouchers, to the undersigned admin !strator at his office on Front Street in Douglas, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated ah Douglas, Alaska, July 26, 191O..
 JOHN HENSON, Administrator of the estate of Julius Heubner, deceased.
 First publication, July 27. 1910. Last publication, August 24, l9lO~
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
WINTERS CARNIVAL

We have seldom a like that's nigh
Old Sol vacation and Boreas took
He ordered frost and wind and having all at hand,
his schedule sliding scale -.
Which bedrock,
That dispersed the like feathers curling Strands
And high skyhoong till it blended with the clouds
Old Boea looked approvng-it beyond recall,
He stroked his whkers whstling, bid it fal
1t tumhled down Mercury and Zero in the hole
Then with bears and Ekmo he danced around the
Then Arctic him cheek owl
To the piping the north wind they pursued their darkme
I'VE won't till morning. ill they'd the rising
all faded. off with the dance,
They with them when Old Sol
To escape his gaces they lodged behind the pole, !
Or under iceberss they crawled into hoe
Now, Winters declining. of joke.
g twisers : broke;
He coming brightly smiling. closer every
BY his kind and embraces he will Dissolve
They will slip off in laughing around rev0!ve
The will mid the landscape all ahoom,
In the endless Smmer will forgive the Winters gloom:
We feel the all pleasure enjoy.
But here we have variety, which is the spice of lite
1t where change is rife.
Alaska you're a darlng-alterrae n
land of night, land of light, Rowerb,nked
In change fitting circle round the
There varied lot of pleasure in the they nn Kehe
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
TRAMP TIE SUPPORT OF THOUSANDS

If the tramp suddenly pass away from the United
States widespread misery for families would follow The
tramp enables thousands of honest ving educate
their children bring up God fearing and
know.
At time my father constable and hunted ramps
for living. The community paid him much per head
all the trmps he could CATCH and ALSO believe he mile
age fee Ways and always pressing problem in
household and the of the table, the
pair of Shoes the days outing the textbook school
dependent upon my fathers luck in the chase Well
Der the suppressed and the with which
waited to learn each morning what the results of his past
nights toll had been how traS he had gathered in
and what the chances of convcpg them And so it
later, tramp, succeeded eudiny predatory
stable could but feel sorry for the little boys and girls
home that consables house; seemed way that
defraung those little boys and girls Of the good
things of life. - 20 's'< ~. =. s-t''F -
But it's all in the game: Te.hobo defes society and
cety's wachdogs make living Of him Som" iobos like
to be caught by the wachdogS especially winter time OF
such hobos select communities the jas
good where work is performed and the food is subsan
a Also there have been and most probably still
bes who divide their fees with the hobos they Such
constable does have hunt He whistles and the
right up to his hand Jack London.
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
THE GREAT MEN

Lives of great all remind that pays to advertise;
every day life should making all the people wise,
coming and our going nothing to him who's coy;
all should be showing if the megh we'd enjoy.
Let seek the bland reporters if they do not hunt for
seek them their dismal quarters in their inky pasy
giving them opinions of all things beneath the sky
all the earths domnons let imagination fly. Famous
men The crowds adore them! Lions thrive in every land
Let keep before and they'll cheer to beat the
band! Letou pictures be printed people should
forget though the section tinted the only get
Better have faces beaming the pink and yellow page
than to have the people dreaming that no more the
Advertising! Let the grocer for bill his
shall do it? Not for Joe sir! That not the great
game smoother than the merchants often
have learned work the papers and boom
ing free.-Wat Mason.
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
Errata

Through an error of the printer the
Games of A. G. Frenzell and Jack Nc
Mullen were left out of the list pub
lished in this paper Of the voters for
members OF the school board last week.
For CLERK. Vachon's vote was print ed
sS when it. should have read 81. The
correct statement of the vote is
For Treasurcr-R) dman 95, Chan
quist 81.
For Clerk-Campbell 81, Vachon 81.
For Director -Anicich SO, Smith IS.
Total number of votes, ISL.
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
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SQUIRREL RIVER
NOT YET TESTED

A correspondent writing to the Nome
Nugget from Candle says there is no
in the reported big strike of gold
on Squirrel river. Candle parties sent
representative to Squirrel river to
ascertain the truth about the reported
strike. The representative returned
with the information that little gold
was found at first, but no work of any
consequence had been done toward as
pertaining if q paystreak of much value
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10
INQUIRIES ABOUT ALASKA

The most interesting document bearing the imprint of
the government printing Office that has found it's way t.
The Leaders reside this winter is a pamphlet containing
the questions and statements at the Of the
senate committee territories January 10 to o. inclusive
during which Delegate James Wickersham, Major w. P
Richardson and Ex-Governor W. B. Hoggatt subjected
to inquiry regarding conditions surmises and opinions
bearing the bill introduced by Senator Beveridge T
create Legislative Council in the District Alaska, c
confer legislative powers thereon and for other purposes
Within the p pages of the pamphlet is philosoph!
that is worthy of the school of Sancho Panza himself
1t will be remembered that when promised the governoh
of island Sancho said if it just the his
ilusrious chief he would prefer to have one peopled
by blacks; that if he could not govern them proab
he could sell them and thus his administration from
total failure
Senator Clarke of Arkansas did of the question
ing and according to strict lines of truth that
he adept the art of quizzing Witness this alogue
Clarke population region pre,
uniformly over the whole territory or it located at three lou
points?
Mr.. Hoggat a about points
Senator Clarke: How distant they FROM another?
Mr. Hoggat: From 500 miles.
Senator Clarke Wha, to be found in the intervening
Mr.. Hogga Hills and and whatever therein
The senator had heard good deal about Aaska's
agricultural possibilities He had got the proposition
pretty we'll established that whatever growing of crops
there is must be accomplished in period of about hun
dred days. and had informed himself of the perpetual frost
just beneath the surface Of the ground Then he put
question to Mr.: Hoggatt: H.-,.:.* .'.-
Ibid you ever a wheat field growing in Alaska q
Answer: Eyes; did,
"Where, and of what size?'
Answer: Il saw it at Rampant. the rive,
from it. It had not matured. Whe got to Fort Gibbo
the agricultural agent there, and he asked had
been to visit his experimental station said that
it across the river" ETC. 81 T..
The questions that followed indicated that the senator
considered wheat field with such surroundings worth
crossing the river o.see. -"
great many Of the questions funny to people
here the ground Much Of the information sought
seems nconsequenal to The business of the committee in
hand 1t must be ged however, that the
bers of the committee manifested due patience and impair
TALLY in their and the result as gratifying
for appears that the bill under consideration has been
rejected. @t2s:.gs = .... e. =.
So
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10


territories said IF }he Bsverdge b: ia passed in its
present FORM it will remove all Legislative matters from
Washington to this commission in TIE Territory of Alaska
The delegate from ALASKA would have practically fur
ther duties operfor; and if the bill should pass in it,
present form amendment abolsng the delegate ought
to be made because he would fifth wheel of the wagon
and would be absolutely useless # the bill should pass
not want to be delegate from Alaska and
do not think any other would except for the pur
pose of drawing the salary that is all he would have to
do except to quarrel With The commission Under the
present bill the commission would be in constant friction
with the people of Alaska. Every interest in the Territory
Of Alaska very strongly opposed to it, except the big in
forests there The people unanimously opposed to it,
and there would be constant friction between this form of
government and the people of Alaska With the bill
jected these words indicate that Judge Wckersham would
like to be elected s r'-
If the President of the United States had had power
to issue writof mandamus compelling senators and repre-
sentatves to follow instructions less valuable time would
have been lost by congress.
The Chamber of Commerce INDUCED in business, poll
tics and pleasure all in lump when it passed the resou-
ton of thanks to Delegate Wickersham last week.
It has not been noticed that any injuncons is
meat trust.
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10

The Chamber of Commerce INDUCED in business, poll
cs and pleasure all in lump when it passed the resou
ion of thanks to Delegate Wickersham last week.
Tanana leader., 1910-03-10

It has not been noticed that any njunctions were is
sued against those undesirable citizens who boycoted the
meat trust.
, 1910-08-17
X RAY VICTIM.

Death of q Pioneer in Scientific Research.
After a prolonged period Of intense suf-
ferlng from the inroads of X-ray dermatitis,
o disease contracted as a result Of pioneer
working with X-rays, Mr.. Il. w. Cox, Of
Gray's lnn-road, has just died. Mr., Cox
was an inventor aad a leading manufactures
of A-ray apparatus.
Mr.. Cox was one Of the earliest workers
with X rays, and was accustomed frequently
to expose his hands TO then action. During
hls research many years ago he by accident
phced tao cube of che apparatus close TO his
ACE. As t. ? suit Of these exposures to tho
rays he contracted the terrible disease to
which he has now fallen a victim.
ire disease gained upon him with insidi-
Gus peT}isteuce. Some years ago, after
much suffering, he lost one of his left hand
fingers. In February 1909 be had the larg-
or portion OF lis right hend cut away and
iii November the whole of his right arm had
70 be ampCtated.
Mr.. Cos had the privilege Of giving a
demonstration with N-rays before King Ed
wand, when Prince Of Wales, and as the
lnroad7 Of disease iDcapacitatcd him from
attending to his business he was granted %
sa1n Of e200 from the Royal Bounty Fund
in April 1909.
At tue funeral service on Thursday in
the Claptou Wesleyan Church the Rev. j.
Wesley Hart said that Just before his death
Mr.. Cox had declared, II would gladly go
through 1t all again to achieve what l have
been permitted TO accomplish in perfectiug
the X-ray apparatus for the benefit Of my
fellow mon"
The widow, we regret 10 state, finds her
self with two yuuuu s0nS entirely deDen-
lent on her and an income consisting only
u 8l0O q year derived mainly from thdI
contributions Of friends.-Did.
, 1910-08-17

July liking Ferdinand of Bulgaria is
the first monarch to fly. He was taken up
to-day near Hasselt, whittier he had travel
led in the guards van of q special train,
which, with one Of his sons in the cab of the
locomotive. journeyed at seventy-fyo miles
an hour. Prince Boris aud M. Delamaine
first flew in the %latter's Farman biplane for
hve minutes at Q height of $50 feet, watch
ed by the royal futher. Prince Cyril flew
next, the biplane ascending to 1900 feet.
The King secretary next made a trip. His
Majesty then announced his wish to fly, and
climbed into The aeroplane. The aeroplane
with its royal passenger rose over woods
and hills at $50 feet from the ground. The
King on all9hting said he would build an
aerodrome in Bulgaria and fly with his
sons thore.-I6id.
, 1910-08-17
THE BOURNkNOUTH AVIATION
MEETING.
PDnILoUs OVERSEE FL1GMs.

Southbourne, July Is.
One Of the most interesting flying compe-
titions ever held began at half-past i o'clock
when VI Morane, wearing q llf9belt and =
motor racing cap, mounted his new machine
and started for the Isle Of Wight. He us-
ceuded 10 q height Of zoe or 500 feet and,
having circieJ the aerodrome, headed to-
wards the sea in "a easterly wind Of about
Is miles an hour The atmosphere was not
clear enough to enable the watchers ia the
stands to observe the whole Of the ii chit.
and the machine was lost to view n about
eight minutes but at Erst it could be seen
that tile airman was carried 800 far to tbs
vest. Ten minutes after NJ. Morane's stnrt
Dir Droxei, the American, also IN the BlCriot
Gnome combination, started for the same
voyage ascending to a grenter altitude than
Nj. Morane The waiting for the return of
the airmen seemed long and tedious. Some
anxiety, too, was only natural III view Of Tire
gusty wind Twenty minute after the start
however, VI. Morane's machine, a mere
gpeck, was seen III the southeastern SKY
against a background of light clouds beyond
q thin mist. The airnan was flying AT a
great height, bat he reduced his altitude on
approaching the course; down the eastern
side Of which he had to lily IN aceord1uce
With the rules. Greeted by q chorus of
motor horns and loud cheers, he finished hs
flight with q graceful oo5 plane, aud he was
al once seized by his friends and carried
shoulder hugh to tho shed. His time was
25miu. II 2-5sec, ana he flew to a height OF
over 3,000ft.
MIR rrexel was much loager in the air
Mr. DreAel said that he had Town over the
Needles at the height OF a thousand feet.
, 1910-08-17
.Inlr 10

July Is.
At the opening hour to-day the weather
was hIfal ana the sky overcast. Ruin fell soon
after / o clock, but 1t ceased towards 3 q
clock. and MIR. Lorraine prepared for an at
tempt in the Oversee competition for tAe
flight to the Needles aud back There was
no prospect that the Far.uau vop., Beat
the Americans time, and Mr.. Lorraine
could could only hope to be in the running
for the third prize of E100. His attempt,
therefore, was regarded as an effort to up
hold the honour Of Britnin, md no Vas
loudly applaudeG as ne started.
Tie wind carried Mr.. Lorraine out over
the peoples henda on the western side, but
he won back and headed towards the Solent
Iu eight minutes he was out Of sight in the
mist. and almost directly afterwards tho
aerodrome became euyaloped in deep gloom
and u terrific storm OF rain came on. At
40 we received the FIRST news Of the mis-
sing airman. A telegram from Mr.. Taylor
At the Needles Lighthouse stated that at
40 a biplano had been observed on Main
land Cliff, aud n few minutes later we beard
by telephone from the island that an zero
plane had landed on the downs ut Alum Bay.
1t was IN immense relief to know that Mr..
Lorraine was safe.
When Mr. Lorraine arrived at the island
and landed on the golf links he was dronch-
ed to the skin. Describing his experiences
IA the storm, he said he completely lost his
way, bua after a hard struggle with wind
and rain, which dashed his face like whips,
he sighted the high land behind the Needles,
and, fortunately, tound a good landing place.
Mr.. Lorraine made the retnrn Journey Oh
Tuesday evening. Ibid
, 1910-08-17

July 8.-Our Berno correspondent tele-
graphs Seven AIpinists were killed just
below the Bergli Hut-the usual starting
place for the final stage Of the ascent Of tho
Jnngfrau. Two German climbers, Herron
Kuhn and Burthold, with two Zormatt
guides, were at the head of a little column
OF thirteen people, when an avalanche swept
down and hurled them over a precipice.
Among the seven dead are both tie German
clinbers and the famous Old guide Alexan
der Bur8auer-weIl known to English yisi-
tors to Zormatt-and his brother Adolphe.
The Other three killed were guides or por-
ters.-/bjM
, 1910-08-17

earning his go or 70 francs a week as a me-
chanic, ssand who won fame aud fortune at one
single exhbition-that Of Rheims in 1909.
A man of many parts, once a circus perform
or, then a sailor, he forced his way forward
by his own inventive skill, daring, and abl.i-
ty.-DGily Mail, EAy 18TH.