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Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16
The Root of All Evil

Alaskan gold has long been the root of Seattle's troubles, says the Fair banks Times. The political fights, the newspaper fights, the personal fights that fill our telegraph columns frou day to day have their origin in tRe de- sire of Seattle to get Alaska's gold, and to get it all. The fight against the re- cent order of the treasury department imposing heavier tax upon gold de- posits in Seattle is, of course, differ ent kind of fight, legitimate, business like fight. But the others are the fights of greed.
 In twelve years Alaska and the Yu- kon have carried to Seattle S200, 0,OO0,O0G in gold. During this time Alaskans who have had prosperous summers and good cleanups have focked in large uum bers with their money to Seattle and have spent their winters there Such trade constituted very heavy item in the support of Alaska's Outside exchange, and the business people os that city exercised their wits to the nimblest degree to keep the Alaskan as long as possible within the city gates
 Now Seattle has a notion that what Alaskans want is wide open town They gave it to them, until freedom de- generated into license, everything went and Seattle in open indecency outraE the wickedest cities in the world. There was a revulsion of feeling, and Mayor Gill, who had mistaken the temper o4 the people, and who had not counted upon votes being placed in the hands of women, was unseated, and Mayor Dilling elected in his place. Mayor Dilling represents the decent element as against the "Iiberal" faction, ths decent element which values the repu~ tatiou of the city above Alaskan gold
 But already the cry is raised that the Alaskans, finding the supervision in Seattle too irksome, are passing uR that city, and are now going nto Port land and San Francisco and Los An geles; and today the wires tell us that a petition is circulating for the recall of Mayor Dilling, in office barely tive months. The pretext given by the wouldbe recallers appears to be fimsg one at best, and the entire isssue is complicated by fight between twG large newspapers, eace with more or or less selfish motive at heart.
 If fights were not frequently so seri GUS in their results, Alaskans migm we'll afford to look on and be amused. It tickles anybody's vanity to be shown to be worth fighting over. But Seattle makes mistake if she thinks that the coolness of Alaskans toward Seattle has anything to do with a wide.cpeu town or police supervision. It is highly probable that the towns of Alaska tC- day are more decent than Seattle evet thought of being.
 It was the "Seattle Spirit" as Alas kans understand it, the spirit of per sonal petty graft, "get the money first and let the roughneck worry about get ting anything in return for it,"-it ,ie the spirit that has alienated the Alas kan from Seattle, and will take yeaa of patient penance and righteous deal. ing before Seattle will win back ths Alaskan again.
 Try Lawrence Barrett Mild EayanE
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

Joe Lamb, prospector, hunter and trapper, lost his life on Friday, July 29th, by drowning in the icy water of Lake Kluane uear Silver City.
 Capt. G. T. Emmons, a retired army officer of some distinction, is now en gagged in the business of collecting h. dian curios in Soatheastern Alaska
 The British vessel Hecate was cap tured near Ketchikan by the forestry boat Tahn. The Recate was taken for violation of the custom regulations.
 Axel Lindblad, former proprietor of the Eagle river roadhouse, near Knik, recently severely injured an arm which necessitated the amputation of that member.
 The Juneau Dispatch states that Mar shal Faulkner has been discharged from St. Ann's hospital, fully recovered from an operation. The marshal is to be congratulated.
 George Geiger, superintendent of the Sacramento division of the Southern Pacific railroad, has resigned to become superintendent of the Copper River railroad in Alaska.
 Mary D. Hart, lecturer on the ill fated steamer Spokane. is making the best of her uotoriety on the outside. Mary i5 certainly an "Industrial Worker of the World. d."-Valdez Miner.
 Alaska has a floating cannery and floating whaling station. The former was last heard of near Wrangen and is known as the "Glory of the Seas" The whaler is operating in the vicinity of Kodiak.
 The KataIla Company is clearing ground at Cordova on the hill over looking the dock, for the installation of oil tanks, the fuel to be used in the operation of the Copper River < North western railway until such time as the Alaska coal fields are thrown open.
 Started for her home in Fairbanks, Alaska, by the teachers in the Annie Wright seminary, Miss Bessie Eckert, a 17-year old student of two-years' stand ing in the school, got as far as Van, couyer, B. c. There she married man five years her senior, whom she had known only week.
 The Ketchikan Miner says: Reports from various sources have been receiv, ed of the growing boldness of the wolves on the nearby islands. This last week A. E. Walker had 8 hair-raising experience when six or eight of the big brutes charged up within twenty feet of him before he could drive them off with rocks. It behooves all campers to be careful about leaving their camps after dark,
 Captain P. Martin, of the Arctic Trading Company, returned Monday after spending about five weeks at the hot springs at Tenakee, Alaska, to which place he went for the benefit of his health, he having suffered very se- gerely from the effects of infamatory rheumatism some weeks previous to leaving here. The treatment at the springs highly benefited him and he returned very much improved. Cap tain Martin has great faith in the alth.giving, life preserving hot water treatment to be had at Tenakee.- Whitahnrse StaC.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16
The NOrthI2nd The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North Condensed, Information for Everybody.

The open season for deer began August 18th.
 At Ketchikan they have a commercial and motor club.
 Hungry Juneauites recently burglar ized meat shop.
 A vicious dog at Skagway bit several children and then was killed.
 Wickersham will not again be a can didate for delegate, so he says.
 A chapter of the Eastern Star was re. gently organized at Ketchikan.
 A strawberry grown at Ketchikan measured five inches around the waist.
 c. H. Bushman, prominent fish man, says the Alaska salmon pack will be light.
 It is rumored that the old Al.Ki will alternate with the Northland on the Alaska run.
 A new flash light was recently in- stalled at Spire island. 1t blinks every three seconds.
 At Knik man named Names was convicted of selling wild game meats out of season.
 "See America first; but start with Alaska" is the slogan of the Alaska Steamship Company.
 Report has it that the White Pass Pass railroad will be extended to the foot of Lake Labsrge.
 Whalers who have been penned in by ice at Barrow were recently relieved by shifting of the pack.
 A part of the Pacific Coast dock at Juneau collapsed last week, dumping a lot of lumber into the chanael.
 A Keystone drill working at the bar at the upper end of Douglas Island struck bedrock at depth of 65 feet.
 J.H. Young, president of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, is visiting Alaska towns as a passenger on the steamship Ala meda.
 The barge Big Bonanza, in tow of the tug Pioneer, and loaded with general cargo for Prince Rupert, struck rock at Oyster bay.
 A Juneau curio store has on exhibi- tion the very paddle used by Richard Harris and Joe Juneau when they dis covered the town.
 The steamer Bertha picked up two men on the shores of BarwelI island, who had been subsisting on beach pick ings for seventy days.
 Ex-Governor John G. Brady, who was once a promoter of the Reynolds Alaska enterprises, has taken up the sale of Tanana quartz stock
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16
That the owners of prospects in Alas

That the owners of prospects in Alas ka hold their property at such high figures as to discourage men of means who contemplate investing, is the opinion of Mrs. l.. B. Kerwood, who with D. H. Williams, the Minneapolis capitalist, recently returned to Cordova from the Nizina, where they say they closed the deal on the placer ground of Diamond, Murray and Stephenson.- Valdez Prospector.
 The 1911 pack of canned salmon in the Bristol bay district is the smallest in recent years. Information just re- ceived by the Alaska Packers Associa- tion from it's agents in the North shows that the pack this season will total but 716,OOO cases, or l97,692 cases less than last year, and 431,565 cases less than were packed in 1909, one of the best years in the history of the salmon in- dustry in Alaska.
 The skeleton of man was found on a bar across the river from the Hyde farm near Cinema by a native, which, so far, is unidentified. It is considered possible that the remains are those of Fred Kline, an MN. company employe, who was drowned in the fall of 1905, as the size of the bones indicate that they are those of au unusually large man, as Kline was, or of Doc DOherty, gam bier, who mysteriously disappeared five years ago.
 While there yet remains some good placer ground on old Cleary creek, Fairbanks district, which doubtless will not be worked out entirely for many years to come, the falling of in the pop ulation along the creek and at the town of Cleary is more noticeable this year than ever before, and the stream which has produced millions in placer gold given employment to hundreds of men each season, now has the appearance al. most Of deserted camp.
 Kokoshoni, the old native snowshoe- maker, we'll known to all the Porcu- piners of the early days, committed suicide at Klukwsn few days ago be- cause of the death of his son who died a week ago at the hospital. Old Koko- shoni for many years dwelt at Porcu- pine, away from his tribe, and few of the prospectors of the early days Of Porcupine but owned pair of snow shoes made by him. His shoe was con- sidered the best, and he aIwas found ready sale for his product.-Pioueer Press.
 Dawson.-Strawberries grown in the KIondike are something rare, but some thing which the epicure can find if he makes the effort. Richard McCluskey has quarter of an acre of the most de- licious strawberries now ripening on his farm, several miles below the city. They are grown from native Yukon vines, from the banks of the Pelly river, l75 miles south of Dawson, Some of McCluskey's vines also are wild vines from New Brunswick. Mir. McCluskey says the New Brunswick berries ere the most delicious. They are the same size as the wild strawberries, so com mon ia the Willamette valley and else where CD the Pacific coast. MT. Mo- Cluskey says the berries he produces have the Oregon berries distanced a mile when it comes to flavor. The vines .are yielding good return.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

Capt. G. T. Emmons, retired army officer of some distinction, is now en gagged in the business of collecting h. dian curios in Soatheastern Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

Try Lawrence Barrett Mild EayanE Cigar and you will be a regularamal9 ,af this brand. ? for 25c.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

Joe Lamb, prospector, hunter and trapper, lost his life on Friday, July 28th, by drowning in the icy water of Lake Kluane uear Silver City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
First Reading of Printed Bills and
Resolves

An Act to amend section - OF chap
ter - Of the Revised Stat ates reiat-
ing to telephone companies
Resolve for the preservation OF the
regimental rolls in tie Office OF the
adjutant general
An Act to limit the number OF fish
which may be taken in one day i'll Ger
tain tributaries 10 Wilson Lake which
lake is situated in the town OF Will
ton. also in -.ldor Brook. II tributary
10 Weld Pond which pond is situated
in the town Of Weld. down as far a.
Hildretns mill dam so called, all in
the county OF Franklin.
An Act 10 amend sections - and 81
of chapter . of the Revised Statutes
An Act to render valid the doings OF
the Madawaska Improvement Com
pany.
An Net to incorporate tive Northern
Pcnobsc0t water Company.
Resolve in favor of a highway
bridge over the st. John river be-
tween Van Buren. Maine, and st.
Lponartl's, New Brunswick.
The HCuSe Order. directing that all
Joint standing committees shall make
final report on or before March 30th,
! came from the Senate amended by
Senate Amendment a. by inserting af-
ter the word Committees" the words
except the committee on appropria-
tionS and financial affairs"
The amendment was adopted and the
order as amended received a passage.
The following petitions, bills, etc,
were presented and referred:
judiciary.
BY Mr.. Skehan of Augusta Act
to amend chapter 256 of the Laws OF
1909, relating to trustee process.
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Percy of Bath--An Act for
the investigation of the small loans
business. -
by Mr.. Dunn of Brewer Remon-
strancc of p j. Kelley and A others
of Bangor and vicinity, against the
proposed consolidation of Sea and
Shore Fisheries with Inland Fisheries
and Game Commission.
Also Remonstrances of the. follow
ing persons against same:
Ry MIR Merrifield of Rockland-.Re-
monstrance OF John +. Doherty and
60 others of Knox county.
Also Remonstrance of A. c. McLoon
and A others of Knox county. 81
BY Mr.. Harmon of StoninSton-Re-
monstrance of John p. Barbour and SO
others of Hancock county
BY Mr.. Small of Machiasport-Ite-
monstrance of F. II. Wilder and "a
others of Cutler. "
BY Mr.. ISogue of East Machias-Re-
monstrance of c.. Hollis White and 20
others of East Machias.
BY Mr.. Percy of Bath-Remon-.
STRANGE of Edward F.. Merry and
others of Georgetown. 3
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
Afterroen Session.
senate eatie,} L. order by tl5e Pr
Passed TO Se Ensrasse4.

Passed 70 Se En5r5sse4.
An ~ afsfi oriZjno t<iro.l.,,,.,. pr
teton ta build its roads.
AU At Ia amend thu charter ~
III tjg Bau Co.apGnx.
IN Act to extend charter ~ l3.s..+-
ford rats and Bethel street Ra;l4aF..
An Act rl@ulatin. tie use W. r.rbt.
ard locations IN streets
An At 10 extend charter If waldo
S'Heot Hallway Company.
An Yet 70 incorporate tho Lincoln
N'S = .amNahF.
-ti -AGt fs!aiin% t. jurisdiction af
+ ar ft'5fPaf iadnieipal court.
An Act relating te Baptist Religious
f7'''etf pl North Yarmouth.
~ @t9t 20 incorporate the Mnnson
or eif tia'.y'
tsl'''iti@ e7 terms "t supreme
>2"'t III -fi5'St0"A county.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
A Colo, LaGrippe, then Pneumonia

Is too often the fatal sequence. Foleys
Honey and Tar eXpels the cold, checks
the lagrippe, and prevents pneumonia
1t is a prompt and reliable cough medi-
cine that contains no narcotics. "Foleys
Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy
i ever used as it quickly stopped a severe
cough that had long troubled me-" says
j. w. Kuhn. Princeton. Nebr. Just so
quickly and surely 1t acts In all cases OF
1t is as safe for your children as your
self, and should sc used In an cases of
Group, whaopipg cough and measles
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

Au Act 10 amend Chapter 20 Of tile Pnb-
liz Laws oL 1907. entitled AN Acl amend
ing Chapter 16l "f the Public Laws of
1905. relating to location and assessment
Of damages for property taken for public
uses tTabled on motion by Mr. Milliken
Of Aroostook penang passage TO be en-
crossed.
An Act 10 amend Chapter az of the
Private aad Special Laws of 1909. Grabbed
on motion by Mr.. Milliken OF Aroostooa
pending second reading.)
An Act to authorize the town of York TO
lease certain lands within said town. Grabbed
on motion by Mr.. Goweil of York;
An Act authorizing the construction of a
wharf into the tide waters of Casco Bay
in the town of Cumberland. tTabled on
motion by Mr. Miniken OF Arostook.)
An Act TO amend Chapter 359 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1903, tTabled
on motion by MIR. MiIliken OF Aroostook,
pending second reading.)
An Act 10 incorporate the Guildford Wa
ter District Grabbed on motion by Mr..
Gowel of York, pending second readng.l
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

On motion by MIR. Miliiken of Aroostook.
Senate Document No. 176, Al Act relating
to the marking of historical sites. was taken
from the table. =. -+-t.-
'a Msa M5IalIKRN ~ ale. President;'l This
provideatsor the asta blishmeaeM a,eonHnis-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

hr. LEACH of Hancock Mr.. President
wish to give notice that tomorrow | shall
take up House Document No. 3o6 Bill. An
Act relating 10 ihe duties of State and local
assessors, and shall move that it be in
definitely postponed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

On motion by Mr. Baynten of Lincoln.
a recess was taken untft. haif-past one this
afternoon in order that the fcommitteo Gu,
|tIiis In the second reading may have an op-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

On motion by Mr.. Mayo of Hancock. ulan-
inaon.' consent was granted and he presented
under suspension OF the rules BILL An Ac
10 incorporate Swans Island Water Company
and the same was referred 10 the Committee
on Legal Affairs and sent down for concur
renee.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

p,r,ani.y 10 eomrle,e heir work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

On motion by air. Donigan Of Som
erse:, the vote whereby the report of
the committee on State lands and State
roads. on Bill, An Act defining motor
vehicles and providing for the regis
tration of the same and the licensing
Of the drivers thereof, etc, was ac-
cepted. was reconsdered
On further motion by the same sem
ator the bill and report were recon-
itted to the committee on State lands
4nd State roads.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

On motion by Mr.. staples of Knox.
Senate Docuhenf 10. 49, Resolve in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

ON motion by Mr.. Irving of Aroos-
teok. unanimous consent was granted
and he presented under suspension of
the rules Bill. An Act amendatory to
Chapter of the Private and Special
I4aws OF 1887, entitled IAN Act to sup
ply the people of Pressure Isle with
pure water" and the same was re-
ferrcd to the committee on judiciary,
and sent down for concurrence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

on motion i Mr. StearHs Of Oxford.
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

The bill was then given its second read.
ing and was passed to be engrossed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
Agriculture.

By Mr.. Ames of NoYridgewock-An
Act 10 protect the fields from the red
and orange haWkweed, with state
ment nj facts.
Also, Petition of V. d. Hilton and %
others. for determination Of red and
orange haWkwecd.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-17

A newspaper man has some very trying experiences. Once upon time the writer wrote a beautiful tribute to the memory of one of it's deceased friends, heading the article, "Necro- logical Imagine his surprise and feelings, when he met the heart broken widow at the funeral and she brushed away tear, and anger filled her eyes instead and she demanded to know, what did you mean, then, if you were his friend, by using such an infamous falsehood at it's head?' She thought the word meant some- thing like necromancy, or that we meant to convey that his death had been caused by substitution of super natural means for medical attention.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-17
(iarner-N OOds.


 MT. Frank Garner, of TuttletOn, and Miss Hettie Woods, of Colt, were hap oily married at noon Wednesday at the residence of the lady's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Story Woods, Rev. Geo. II. kirker, of the Presbyterian church officiating. The wedding was quiet home affair, but none the less very happy one. MT. Payne Garner, the father of the groom, and Mir. Chas Lewis, stood up with the groom. Out sides of these they were only few at tendants, being limited 10 the imme- diate relatives and friends of the fami- ly. After the ceremony sumptuous wedding dinner was served at ths home of the brides parents.
 MT. Garner is prosperous young farmer, and his bride is one of the fair daughters of St. Francis, who will un- doubtedly be charming helpmeet to the worthy young man whom she has honored with her heart and hand. We join their other numerous friends in extending sincere congratulations and best wishes.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-17
ESSEX TIMES

The weather is very good at this writing.
 Everybody is preparing to farm. MT. J. NJ Hunter has finished bed ding his ground and is preparing to plant corn.
 Mr. J. F.. Gunter is guest of his brother this week.
 The Hobo has got an awful bad cold and cough.
 MT. Earl Price came home Saturday from college, returning Sunday. Mr. ]. E. Hunter is on sthe sick list this week, but is on his feet again. l was down at Glory Hall last Sat urday, and had fine time.
 We had little ball game at Hogeye Schoolhouse last Sunday and had a Health is very good at this writing. Mir. James Gunter leaves for Beebe tomorrow on sbuSineSS. He was in Little Rock last Friday and says every thing is tiourishing in the Capital City. MT Gunter expects to bring his visit to d close about Monday, when return to Weldon, Ark, where he expects to make his home for awhile. MT. Gun ter is a good man, and made many friends here who regret his departure.
 PRETTY Boy.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-17
DID YOU EVER NOTICE IT9

Times are different now from what they used to be. Do you remember, when a boy, way back down the vista of time, and mother said, ''Son, go over Mrs Browns and get some milk for supper" and you said, with tears in your eyes. "Oh. ma. l don't want to 70 WAY DOWN there after milk; make sister go" and it did seem fearful long distance to the neighbours home, which was on the opposite corner of the next block. But you were really tired. You had walked three miles to the river and back again twice that day to go in swimming and fishing, or nut or squirrel hunting and thought nothing of it until mother wished you to go way down yonder-just block-after the milk. Those were happy days. When coming home on one of these river trips, the big boys had given us our first real lesson in nature sur prises, by pretending to find and eat of an Indian turnip. And, Oh. the pain, the awfulness of the joke, after being told it was delicious, we took a huge bite, and were nearly paralyzed with pain.
 1t is different now. That daily and even semi-daily trip to the river would be an impossible task, while the visit to the neighbours for milk would
 be a real pleasure, if we but had the dear old mother back again to command us.
 Oh. childhoods happy days. They were so different to the fast life of today. In fact, time dragged slowly on our hands, and unless there was circus, a theatre or picnic, life was one long, dull monotony. Times are different now. There are hundreds of things to do. Life is crowded with little things, which though they seem worth while in the scramble, still must be done to pave the way to great achievement. And we haven't time. Time now flies on wings Of lightning, and there are scores of things to be done where formerly only one.