The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-09-11

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celebrated her lolst anniversary with
a family gathering here. She has
three children living, 20 grandchildren
and q great-grandchildre Mrs.
Parrish, who was born in Franklin
county. Ohio. the year before the
war Of 1912 began. has lived in Ne
braska since 1850.
Nehawka - During a thunder
storm lightning struck the hay barn
of William Ost. two miles south of
town. setting il on fire and burning
the barn and so tons of hay.
ExState Superintendent Bishop.
professor in the state agricultural
college at Ames. Iowa. who recently
visited schools in several cities. in
forms State Superintendent Crabtree
that Nebraska has the best rural
schools and the strongest rural school
teachers of any state he has visited
He considers that the teachers are
not only better qualified in scholar
ship. but that they are more enter
prising and practical in their meth
DDS of teaching.
WYOMING.
Cody. Wyo.. has many scenic at
fractions. among them being the
beautiful lake brought into existence
by the engineers of the reclamation
service at that place. The scheme
was easily accomplished. the closing
Of narrow entrance to a canon in
the Shoshone river being all that
was necessary. The dam which clos
es this entrance is. perhaps. the
highest in the world 1928 feet high.
but it has no great length. and was
possible Of construction at compare
lively small cost. The lake was
formed on a broad mountain meadow
and now is shining body OF beauti-
fully clear water, covering an area
of ten square miles. and being 100
feet deep in most of its parts On
either side of the lake are cliffs and
picturesque slopes, rising thousands
of feet into the air.
The wind sure does blow in Wy
oming.' said a Chicago man. Il feel
quite at home here" Yes. We do
have an occasional draught, caused
you know. by the Hole-in-the-Wall,"
answered an old-timer.
President J. r. Carpenter of the
Wyoming Dry Farming congress
issued a call for the second annual
convention of the organization which
was held in Cheyenne City. August
"a.
The state of Wyoming faces the
probability of having a portion of its
property attached for an unpaid rent
bill. Company ID of the state militia,
stationed at Sheridan. has been ord
cred TO disband. The organization
owes Mrs. w S. kimmel $3.50 for
six months rent of its armOry and
she has notified the state that un-
less the bill is settled, she will
attach the company's equipment.
which is the property of the state
Wheatland - Come up to the
shop and see me commit suicide"
said John Jesse, a blacksmith, to his
friend, Eugene Saum. Sure" said
Saum, supposing Jesse to be perpe-
trating joke When he arrived at
the shop Jesse drank chloroform
while Saum looked on smiling. Not
until Jesse collapsed did Saum real
ize that his friend had been in earn
est. He then called a physician,
but Jesse was dead
Encamptment - After 80 years of
idleness, the old Bradley mine is to
be put into shape and work carried
on that is expected to place it in
the producing list within a few
months. r. w. lines, president of
the Bradley Mining company, is here
now and after looking over the
ground, has arranged for a consider
able amount of work to be taken up
at once