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The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
THIS IS QUARTZ WEEkI
An Opportunity For All Boost and Help Out in the Good Cause
 Afforded by Program Arranged

the hospitals in the form of stock certificates. The pictures shown will be some of the best ever seen in town Between the pictures there will be some short talks made on the quartz situation by those familiar with the subject.
 On Wednesday night the Masonic ball occurs. Thursday and Friday have been designated Tag Days. and the school children will be busy sell ing orders for stock certificates al s1 each. To each purchaser of an order tag will be given, setting forth the fact that the wearer has taken his or her part in the good work.
 On Friday night Messrs. Martin X Koon will give another of their pop ular moving picture shows. This will, of course. be independent of the quartz company's proposition.
 The busy week will be brought to a close on Saturday with grand ball at the Auditorium. which has also been donated for this occas- sion The tickets will be sold for
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

Al meeting of the directors of the Fairbanks Quartz Development company. held last Tuesday 1t was decided to make this week the oc- casiOn of one great campaign for the balance of the funds necessary before work can be started on the actual work of developing one of the quartz prospects in the vicinity. Plans were laid whereby 1t is hoped all of the money can be collected turing this week, the burden being SO distributed as to be irksome to none.
 The first event of Quartz Week is Q be a moving picture show to be given at the Auditorium tomorrow night. The hall has been donated free of charge through the efforts 1f Joe Mathews, and Martin & Koon have kindly agreed to show
 he pictures free of charge. There will therefore be no expenses in connection with the show and the proceeds will be turned over to
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
DENNIS DOUGAN PASSES ON

On Monday morning al 6:5O Den his Dougan, a well known Oldtimer of this city who latterly has been employed as porter, dropped dead al the messenger office as a result of hemOrrhage of the lungs. He had for some time previously been suffering from stomach complaint and also with pleurisy.
 Dougan was seized with the hem Orrhage at his cabin, which is locat ed just back of the old Fenwick gro cery. He ran for the messenger office and expired on the lounge a mo- ment after he had entered the office.
 D0ugan was born in Liverpool. England, 51 years ago. He went to Dawson in the early days and came to Fairbanks soon after the camp was located. For long time he worked for Harry Phillips as DOT ter. The funeral services were held on Friday, nearly hundred of the old friends of the deceased being n
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

three dollars each and each pur- chaser of a ticket will be given three shares cf the Quartz Develop ment company stock. An excellent orchestra will be on hand and each of the musicians has agreed to take his payment for his services in stock certificates.
 In the meantime the school chil- dren will prepare essays on quartz and the best of these will draw down prizes to be paid in stock Certifi- cates. During the dance votes as 10 the excellence of these essays will be sold at 9 cents each. and the money so acquired will be in vested in certificates which will b5 given as prizes.
 As it is desired 10 keep down the expenses as much as possible there will be no supper at the dance. With the free hall, free music. free pie lures and the newspapers donating the printing and advertising il will be seen that there is very good chance of materially boosting the quartz fund.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
Some Valentine Parties

Quite the most pretentious party f the season given by the young folks of Fairbanks was that in honor of St. Valentine Day, held at the Beraud home, on Third avenue and Cowles street, at which Miss Nellie O'Connor and Miss Lillian Hill were hostesses.
 The house was beautifully and appropriately decorated in honor of the day.
 Of course Hearts was the game selected for the evening, and at this Miss Ellen Anderson proved most efficient among the young la dies, winning a lovely fan, and MT. A. M Ohlsen scoring highest amoung the young men, carried off a swell match safe and ash tray. The consolation prizes were awarded to Miss Agnes Sulli- van and MT. Jos. Morrow, the former securing framed picture and the latter bottle of catsup.
 A pretty feature of the evening was the two little Beraud boys-Miss OConnor's nephews-who, dressed as cupids. fitted among the guests and pierced numerous hearts with their little arrows.
 Punch was served from bowl made of a huge cake of ice. The supper following cards was most elaborate and the young hostesses were assisted in serving this by five young matrons, namely, Mrs. Der aud, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs, Hoyt and Mrs. Kelly.
 Those present were: Misses Nellie O'Connor, Lillian Hill, Blanche Wat son, May Peterson. Cecil Berry, Ha- gel Deiser, Edythe Rhind. Agnes Sul- livan, Elsie Rushworth, Laura Bur- nett, Sadie Roberts, Louise Truxton, Lois Knox, Minnie Thompson, Hazel Gricel, Ethel Russell, Margaret Clausen, Cecilia Stroup. Ellen An derson, Anna Anderson; Mrs. G. E. Beraud, Mrs. R. c. Wood, Mrs. R. Hoyt, Mrs. H. Mclean, Mrs. C.. Kelly; Messrs. Charles Deinert, Jos. G. Morrow, Hunter Scales, Wallace Cathcart, John Kelly, Ralph He bert, Walter Rowson, Howard Mer- ritt, George Palmer Ed Wolcott,
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

her sister and friends would whis- per when she was supposed to be out of hearing. She came suddenly upon them once and they ceased speaking and stared at her.
 Why cant know too?" she asked. No one spoke. Then sh, told them the girls at school had been acting just that way toward her for days. Still no one said anything, so she threw herself in a chair, looking hurt and disgusted.
 On returning from a make believe errand that day. at 5:30 |. m. Elma found the house full of girls it seemed to her all the girls she ever knew were there
 Then she knew
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The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
ST. VALENTINES EVE PARTY

The children of the eighth grade were whispering in groups over the room. Elma was left out. The others would whisper, then glance in her direction and laugh.
 They did not appear angry, yet when she approached group they would cease talking and disperse.
 She did not understand, so she went to her place and sat down. At recess the same thing was repeat ed. No one would tell her any thing. The boys would look at her and grin. Her dearest girl friends would only laugh when she ques- toned them. If she walked toward chattering h-presto-silence reigned She was ostracized.
 This continued several days and then spread to her own home. Her own mother. her very own mother,
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY MASONIC BALL WEDNESDAY,

On Wednesday evening. Washing tons birthday, Panama Lodge No. l62. r. X A NJ. will hold it's fourth annual bal at the Auditorium, and it promises to be one of the most successful held by the lodge Most elaborate preparations for the ball have been made and the decorations and lighting effects will be some thing to be remembered
 The following committees have charge of the arrangements:
 Reception Frank R. Clark, Guy B. Erwin, Frank Hall, J. Harmon Caskey, John A. Clark and R. w. Taylor.
 Floor - ]. J. Buckley, Oscar H. Frey. R. l.. Palmer, Howard NJ. Mer- ritt and E. l.. Sanderlin.
 Decorations - Jos R. Mathews, s. P Raymond, William Wallace, John Ritter and T. C. Grower.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
RETURNS MADE BY
 GRAND JURY
FOUR INDICTMENTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED AND ONE NOT
 TRUE BILL.

On Tuesday the February term of court was convened by Judge Over field in the somewhat disOrdcreu court room ana ever since the grand jury has been busied with its inyes tigations. When the roll of the jury was called it was found that only 13 of the 23 jurymen drawn a month previously had been served ill time to appear. As three of these were excused il was necessary fl the court to order a special venire of II to complete the panel.
 Shortly after ? o'clock the busi- ness of assembling the jury haC been completed and the members sworn to faithfully execute theil allotted task. he jury as compIet- ed is as follows:
 x. A Shaw, foreman; k. T. Ku- bon, Edwin C. Johnson. Ross Dren- nen, Robert Compton, C. J. Stewart W. c. Harp. Charles Webb. Walter G. Fox, Arthur Thomas, J. J. Thorn ton, o. A Waechter, E. R. Peoples John Litsey, $. $. Carruthers, treu Parker, R. NJ. Crawford, J. P. Morris C. x. Creamer, Henry T. Ray, liar ry Badger, John Zug and W. H. Link.
 On Tuesday the jury returned q true bill against Tom Butler, on d charge of shooting with intent to kill. Butler is charged with having shot and seriously wounded Thomas k. Howard in the Fortymile coun- try.
 On Friday an indictment was re- turned against Conrad Olson. charg ing him with murder ill the frs degree. Olson is charged with cau5 ing the death of David Nagel l. will be remembered that the assault occurred in a barroom, al Oines at which time Nagel was fclied b. Olsen, who used a snuftboX. with d thong attached, as a slungshot. Olson was fined a few days later for simple assault, but when NagerS death Oc- cured about month later, he was re-arrested and bound over to the grand jury. He has been at lib erty on bail bonds in the sum of S30,00O On the indictment being found Olsen was again taken into custody.
 In the case of Elmer Sitton. of Fort Gibbon. who was bound Oyel to the grand jury by Commissioner Gallaher, on d charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, the grand jury found Not True Bill"
 Al Prescott, who was bound over by Commissioner Olson at Hot Springs on a charge Cf burglary an indictment was found by the grand jury on a charge of assault and bat. tery.
 Tom Patterson and Bob Dodds were indicted on a charge of steal ing dog, while they were on a stampede to the Indian country. They, with Prescott, will be arraign- ed this morning.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

Walter Fox. James Barrack, Harold Green, Ed Stroecker, Bert Smith, Harry MacLean. Roy Mover, A. NJ, Ohlsen.
 RoGen Davis and Joseph Acklen were probably the youngest hosts entertaining ill honor of St. Nal6n- tine last Tuesday.
 The party took place at the Davis home on Garden Island and the young gentlemen were assisted by Mrs. Davis, Miss Baker, Mrs. Ack- len and Miss Hazel Gricel.
 A huge box had been provided, which formed St. Valentines postof- flee, and from this were delivered numerous valentines to all the lit tie guests.
 After closing hours at old Vars postoffice miniature moving pie ture show was given and then the most delicious dainties were partak- en of.
 Roden's and Joseph's guests were Mona Anita Robarts. Edna Lewis, Ruth billy, Nugget Johnston, Mary Miller, Albina Miller; Mervin Plum Walter Simpson, Everett billy, Ed ward Davis
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

The funeral of Ed Neuwirth, who was killed week ago yesterday by a falling slab of earth, while work ing on above Pedro creek, was held yesterday afternoon at the un dertaking parlors. Rev. J. H. Con dit conducted the services. A large number of friends of the deceased were present and the Harmonic so- ciety sang several hymns. The piO- neers of Alaska were also well rep resented. The body, in accordance with instructions received from brother of the deceased. living at Wakes Point, Cal, was inferred in the local cemetery.
 Ed Neuwirth was an oldtimer in the camp, having gone to the Stew art river country in '9S. He came to the Panama in '04, and for the past four years has been located on Pedro creek. His partners in the ownership of Nos. and 3 were Al Wigand, T. R. Carney, Tom King, and Andrew Nell son. He was working for Andrew Nelson, who has lay on the prop erty, at the time of his death.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

A mosr delightful surprise was given Mir and Mrs l. Harmon Gas key last Thursday evening at their home on seventh avenue hy a num- Der of friends appearing suddenly. all laden with good things 10 eat and also bringing with them prizes 10o.
 A small dinner party had been in progress and the guests had barely risen from the table when the wei come intruders invaded the home. The leaders of the surprise had known of the dinner guests. how ever, and the surprisers made up the number for four tables at cards.
 After a merry session at 900 it was found that Miss Watson had won beautiful olive spoon and Mr Kettleson a handsome up-to-date book of toasts.
 Supper was then laid and in the center of the table d richly decorat- ed cake was made especially for the occasion by Mrs, Robarts in honor of her brothcr-in-law, MT. Caskey, whose birthday had been ushered in, it being Friday morn ing when this part of the festivities had arrived.
 Music was afterwards indulged in and it was after ? o'clock when one of the jolliest parties of the season was brought to a close.
 Those present in addition to Mir. and Mrs. Caskey were: Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Lewis, MT and Mrs Theodore Farrell MT and Mrs. John F. Robarts. Mir and Mrs. Jos eph D. McAuley. Miss Sadie Roberts, Miss Blanche Watson, Judge Louis k. Pratt, MT Theo kettleson, MT. Walter RoWson and MT Harold Green.
 WASHINGTON Feb. 1S - PreSi-
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
EMBARRASSING FOR CONFUSION

This week active rchcarsiug for "Confusiou." the comedy 70 le pro- duced by Mrs ! IT. Ca-key and W. C. Mullen, al The Auditorium, on March l7. will hc comm need. Practically the sam cast as appear. ed in "Iucoguito' will present Con fusion"
 The entcrtainment ou St Pat. rick's day will la-r fr fully three hours. as curtain raiser is to precede Confusion" There will also be some excellent spccidlties intro duced between the acts.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
NO EVIDfNCE OF FOUL PLAY

The coroncr's jury which ~a' al the inquest over the remains cf l. D. Clark, on Monday afternoon, came to the conclusion that the deceased had come To his death ou or about January, 19lo oh Wind river. a tributary of the east fork of the Chandlar river, and that the cause of his death was unknown None of the evidence introduced ar the inquest went to sh W that the de ceased had come to hl# death through foul play.
 Flor de Loy,ra. Kiug et Havana Cinars- SnlL ENDt.-.l- l--L-
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

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The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Presi- dent Taft yesterday issued a proclamation asking for funds to aid the famine sufferers in Chma.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20

Lawrence Barrett, Best Domestic Cigar on Earth.-Rose Cigar Store.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-20
ED NEUWIRTH LAID TO REST

Buy Sioux City Garden Seeds.
The record., 1911-07-06
Hints For the Farmer.

In the north 1t Is hardly safe to plant
cucumbers until the middle or last Of
May. The crop may be planted even
as late as the latter part Of June.
Nitrogen is by far the most important
element in producing a crop Of cab
bage. 1t should be quickly available.
Top dressing with nitrate Of soda is
becoming more and more common.
Try it on the early crop.
Spring is the ideal time for germa-
mating all seeds. The ground is in
mellow and fine filth after the winter
freezing and full OF moisture. This
applies especially to fine seeds and del
icate plants like the alfalfa.
A spring tooth harrow should seldom
If ever be used after plowing sod land
unless stones are troublesome. The re-
suits are much better when a good
disk or spading harrow is used alter
nately with a drag or float.
BY spraying alone many Of the old
apple orchards which have never borne
a crop can be made very profitable
These should be sprayed when the
blossoms show a little pink and again
as soon as the fruit has set, with a
third spraying about two weeks later.
There is no reason why anybody
should have trouble in growing straw
berries. With any ordinary, good gar
den soil placed where both the air and
water drainage are good the strawber
ry will thrive, provided it gets only
ordinary cultural care at the important
times Of its life.
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ceeded that amount.

ceeded that amount.
The banks of the ten leading
counties, according to commercial
output in 1910, was as follows:
Muhlenberg, Hopkins, Bell, Whit
ley, Webster, Pike, Ohio, Knox,
Union and Johnson. Muhlenberg
has occupied first place since and
including 1908; up to that year
Hopkins held the position coptin-
uously by large margin, for more
than thirty years.
The progress of mining in Muh-
lenberg during the last ten years has
been notable. In 1900 the county
400, 5SI tons; this grew to I, ,o44, 4o2
tons in 1905, and to 2,S49, 69o in
1910.
The total selling value of the com
nercial coal, at the mines, was SI4,-
SAL, 6o4, giving an average value Of
o0.7o cents a ton for the State. The
average values, at mines, according
to districts, were: For the Western,
90. % cents a ton, for the Southeast
ern, $I.IIS4; and for the North
eastern, $1,000 a ton.
The tonnage of commercial coal
for 1910 was produced b. 26o min
ing concerns. The maximum mum
ber of persons employed immediate
ly at the mines was 25, 100, of whom
2o,742 were engaged underground.
The average number was I,I6e, of
whom II go worked underground.
! The year 1910, in the number of
fatal accidents, was the most disas-
trous in the history of coal produc
ton in Kentucky. This was due
to three explosions, as the result OF
which fifty persons lost their lives.
The number of fatalities from all
causes was eighty four, all but one
of which occurred underground.
Foity-fve wives were made widows
and ninety-four children rendered
fatherless.
These explosions emphasize the
necessity for laws regulating the
quantity of powder that may be car
ried into a mine each day, and the
care of it, and for prohibiting shoot
ing on the solid.
The record., 1911-07-06
nuYINe ALFALFA LAND.

There are many sections in the
south where alfalfa will do well, and
It goes without saying that land which
will grow the legume is worth a good
price Notwithstanding this there are
some facts I'm connection with the
growing of alfalfa which 1t Is well
to take into account. One of these is
that II will not do well on land that
Is not well drained. which means that
a lot Of land which is being sold to
northern buyers us prime alfalfa land
will not be worth a continental for
this purpose until 1t IS drained
sNeither will alfalfa do we'll over a
hardpan of any kind which comes
too near the surface nor on n stiff
clay subsoil. Weather conditions
which are likely to prevail during the
making of the hay should also be
taken into account. rain and heavy
dews being very detrimental TO a
good quality of hay. For this reason
the drier or irrigated sections of the
west and southwest are preferable
for alfalfa growing. We are led TO
make the above remarks as the result
Of n conversation with n friend who
recently was shown a lot of alfalfa
land in a southern state where the
holes dug by lands crabs were visible
in every direction. This simple fact
showed that the water was too near
the surface TO make successful alfalfa
growing possible.
The record., 1911-07-06
RICE GROWING

Northern readers of these notes will
be interested in how rice is raised
in the southern states A loan soil
with a good mixture of clay is consId-
cred best suited 10 this cereal, while
the other conditions which make good
rice land are possibility of irrigation.
complete drainage and solidity at
harvest time TO permit the operation of
heavy machinery Rice land is pre-
pared for the seed as I'm the case OF
other cereals. and the best results are
had with the drill. from one and
half to two bushels Of seed being used
per acre. When the rice plants are
five or six inches high the field IS
flooded with wafer TO depth OF from
one TO six inches. The water is kent
on the field until the rice gets in the
dough. which is from ten TO twenty
days before il is ripe. The field IS
then drained by open bitches and al
lowed to dry. ,after which the rice is
cut, shocked and thrashed, as i'm the
case of wheat or oats. In the last
named step the speed of the cylinders
Is reduced TO prevent cracking or
breaking the grain. The rice is known
as paddy as II comes from the ma
chine and is then taken to the mill.
where 1t is hulled and polished.
The record., 1911-07-06
The PEAR BLIGHT.

Considering the fact that there is
probably no menace TO apple and pear
orchards that. Is so serious as pear
blight, 1t will be well to be on the look
out for it as soon as the sap begins to
flow, as the blight In question Is a bac-
terial disease of the sap. Ii is espe-
cially important to see that all hold
over cases-that Is, cases I'm which the
germs have kept alive during the win
ter seasOn-are cut out before the sap
begins TO run so as to prevent their
becoming sources Of a spread Of the
disease by bees and other insects to
the blossoms and tender twigs Of other
trees OF the same family. The pres
ence of dangerous cases of blight Is
indicated by n dark colOred and sweet
ish tasting ooze or sap which exudes
from the cambium layer through the
bark The bees visit these places, very
naturally, get their feet smeared with
myriads of the bacteria and as a re-
suit are likely to infect majority Of
the blossoms which they visit in the
course of day. In view Of the fact
that bees often cover n territory in
Guided In a radius of two miles. the
possibility of Il spread Of the blight
will thus be seen TO be very great and
emphasizes the. necessity of destroying
completely and thoroughly every hold
over case. The wild hawthorn and
crab, belonging rs they do TO the pome
family, may be sources of early infec-
tiOn, and IL such trees are in the neigh
borhOOd they should be inspected. Lat
er on II trees In the orchard are
found TO be infected through the bios
som I'm the manner indicated the only
preventive measure known is cutting
out with n knife well below the point
Of infection all diseased branches and
limbs. After each cutting both the
wound and knife should be sterillZed
with a one One-thousandth solution OF
corrosive sublimate mercuric chlOride).
which is n deadly poison, and at the
close OF the day the parts cut away
should be burned. BY careful cutting
tree can often be saved even though
the blight has got into the trunk or
has reached down into the roots. The
lighting of the blight will be greatly
simplified and the damage from it less
ened IL all water sprouts are kept cut
away well up into the head of the tree.
as Il IS through these that infection l.
most often as wen as most quickly
carried TO the main limbs and trunk.
The record., 1911-07-06
What the Victor Brings 10 YOu.

Think of owning Caruso's voice,
the talent of whole opera companies,
the best efforts of brass bands and
orchesiras, the genius and drollery of
Harry Lauder, etc. All the world S
best music of all ages, the magic
touch of the best violinists, harpists,
vocalists, pianisis. Funny stones
and yodels, addresses by Taft, Bryan,
Roosevelt and other leading char
acters. No matter what your weak
ness it can be filled by Victor re-
cords or Victor machines. Call at
Roark's and have a demonstration.
Records aud supplies of all kinds in
stock.
The record., 1911-07-06
II Was Safe and Sane Here Alright.

The celebration of the Fourth here
Tuesday was more generally observ-
ed than ever before, and more
people left town than on any day in
its history. Every fishing spot was
visited, many attended the game of
ball played by our boys at brakes
boro, avaitors at Owensboro drew
quiet number, swimming places
were attractive, berry patches were
full of folks, some hunted, a few
rode the trains just for the fun of
the thing, and if anyone stayed at
home he remained in the bed or on
his back porch, as there was no one
on the streets all day.