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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13
HUz4OR OF THE DAY

HE used to be a straight enough young
chap What made him get croolSed7''
Trying to make both ends meet, bo-
Heve. Toledo Blade.
Rather a backward summer" What
makes you think sog' $50 Tar none ~
the neighbors has been over to borrow
my suitcase. Detroit Free Press.
What does the veterinary surgeon next
door advise for your pet lap dogs sick
ness?' HE forbids my playing the pi-
ano."-Fiegende Blaetter.
I'm a poor, struggling widow" pleaded
the woman. "Well, keep on struggling"
replied the man; you may land another
husband before longl"-Yonkers States
man
Hello. Red. who hit y in de eye7'
Nobody hit me in de eye-I was watchin'
sun tanned it, dat's all."-Harper's Week
ly.
Wife-The paper says fair for tomorrow,
John. acknowledgements! I've just
spent four hours watering the plants. IL
always rains Immediately afterward.-
Chicago News.
IT wonder why woman repeats every
thing you tell herr My dear boy, a
woman has but two Views Of a secret
Either It's not worth keeping or It's too
good to be kept-"-Judge.
Maid-Please, mum, there's man at the
door with a wooden leg. I'VE don't want
any today. thank you, Sarah Sim
pncissimus.
"A man is a fool TO introduce an attrac-
tive man to the girl he Is engaged to-" I
think so, too. Come over here a minute
want you to meet my nancee.
ton Post
He (rejected)-Then you regard me
merely as a summer lover, a convenient
escort to excursions and picnics2 She
That's about the case, George. have
looked upon you as a lover In the pic
nicbian sense only.-BOston Transcript.
Mr. WiIker, I have seen IL stated that
vomen's feet are becoming larger. How
about that?" There may be some truth
In It, but among all my customers don't
know a single one that Il applies to-
Tribune
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13
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The finest agricultural exhibits may
be seen at the fair grounds. but the
finest collection OF wilted collars ever
put on exhibition in this city were
shown at the Monday night dance.
Johnnie Waters, one OF the exhib-
itors, announced that he was an un-
willing exhibitor. 1T devolves upon
us to wear full Dress" said Hon. wa
ters. "as a mark OF courtesy to the
dest garments; but they do not take
into consideration the fact that a
lady's gladdest clothes are her coolest
ones. and mans are his hottest"
This was Hon. Waters mild method
of repeating the truism that a woman
wears more clothes IN the kitchen than
she does in the ball room.
And it also reminded Johnnie OF the
Turkish gent. visiting in our more-or-
less progressive little country, who.
upon being given a spectators seat at
social hop. barked brokenly: WHAT
You do your own dancing7 In my
country we hire It done" johnnie
favors the Turkish system.
Every explosion at the Pains fire
works Vesuvius show reminds this de-
partment of the time all speed records
were broken. Writer wrote the Veeu-
NAu5 LllnB from DenlnQ lno scenes ten
years ago this summer. wore a long
tailed toga and mingled with the null
titude. At the managers warning.
DUCK" got lost from the crowd. did
a Stevebrodie over two exploding
mines, and then did a hundred yards
back of the tin mountain in nothing
flat, with a mine exploding under foot
at every jump. Fine exercise for a
warm evening.
Dodd Gaston's menu for this week
has its advantages. Those peaches
need no sWeetening,-an item worthy
of thought with sugar thirteen pounds
THE dollar.
Now, when we hear the unmistak-
able rattle Of an aeroplane engine, we
rush out in stocking feet and rubber
into the ambient Ten years hence
we will sit tight think OF little Clar-
ence who is out playing aerotag with
the other kids on his Demoisen and
sigh: Hope that boob kid has sense
aerocops should do something about
those speeders; the children aren't
really safe anywhere"
Old Soldiers are welcome at our lit
tie fair all military titles with one
exception, will entitle visitors to our
consideration. The exception is made
in the case of Gen. Precipitation. We
prefer to entertain the Gen. Later on.
Errata: Headline writer stated that
Miss Bowes got $4,000 IN suit
against Sly" What she got was a
judgment for $4,000. which is much
different from getting $4,000.
-HGP-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

This was Hon. Waters mild method
of repeating the truism that q woman
wears more clothes IN the kitchen than
she does in the ball room.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

What does the veterinary surgeon next
door advise for your pet lap dogs sick
ness7" HE forbids my playing the pi-
ano."-Fnegende Blaetter.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

I'm a poor, struggling widow" pleaded
the woman. well, keep on struggling"
replied the man; you may land another
husband before lonEr'-Yonk States
man
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Hello, Red, who hit y in de eyer"
Nobody hit me in de eye-I was watchin'
de ball game through a knothole and de
ly.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

''TIe used to be a straight enough young
chap What made him get crooked p
Trying to make both ends meet. I bo-
Ieve. e."-Toledo Blade.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Rather a backward summer" what
makes you think so2'' $50 far none OF
the neighbors has been over to borrow
my suitcase. Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Old Soldiers are welcome at our lit
tie fair; all military titles. with one
exception, will entitle visitors to our
consideration. The exception is made
in the case of Gen. Precipitation. We
prefer to entertain the Gen. Later on.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

The finest agricultural exhibits may
be seen at the fair grounds. but the
put on exhibition in this citv were
shown at the Monday night dance.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Frrata: Headline writer stated that
Miss Bowes got $4,000 IN suit
against Sly" What she got was a
Judgment for $4,000. which is much
different from getting $4,000.
HOP
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Wife-The paper says fair for tomorrow.
John. Husband-Nonsensei I've just
spent four hours watering the plants. IL
always rains Immediately afterward.-
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

"a man is a fool TO introduce an attrac-
tive man to the girl he Is engaged to-" Il
think so, too. Come over here a minute.
1 want you to meet my nancee."-Iious-
ton Post
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Maid-Please, mum, there's a man at the
door with a wooden leg. I'VE don't want
any today, thank you, Sarah. Sim
plicissimus.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

It wonder why a woman repeats every
thing you tell herr My dear boy, a
woman has but two views OF a secret.
Either It's not worth keeping or it's too
good TO be kept."-Judge.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

Dodd Gaston's menu for this week
has its advantages. Those peaches
need no sweetening.-an item worthy
of thought with sugar thirteen pounds
THE dollar.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13

He Crejected)-Then you regard M
merely as a summer lover, a convenien
escort to excursions and picnics2 She
That's about the case, George hayl
looked upon you as a lover in the pic
nickian sense only.-Boston Transcript.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
THREE HATS.
DIRECTORS CHOSEN
 THURSDAY
FAIRBANKS QUARTZ DEVELOP MENT COMPANY NOW IS
 FAIRLY LAUNCHED

At a meeting of the stockholders of the Fairbanks Quartz Development company, held at the federal court room on Tuesday evening the board of directors was chosen and the by laws that will govern the corporation were adopted. The secrC tary an nounced that s10.0o0 had already been subscribed toward the $20,000 which it is hoped to collect.
 There was a very fair attendance at the meeting and all present were enthusiastic, few doubting that the necessary amount of money will be subscribed When five names had been suggested for directors Attorney Roth moved that the nominaticns be closed and his motion carried The board of directors is composed of A. J. Nordale, E. R. Peoples, Mar tin Harrais, R. c. Wood and J. R. Mathews.
 Mayor Nordale was then chosen as president, Martin Harrais, vice-pres- ident; R. c. Wood, treasurer, and w. F. Whitely, secretary. Immediate ly after the meeting the board of directors got together and discussed plans. Another meeting was held on Saturday, detailed report of which is to be found in another col umn of this issue
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
PERSONAL MENTION

Ralph Deverell. who used to op- crate the moving picture machine at the California, Is running a saloon in Seattle.
 Dr. II. l.. Hedger has for some time past has been occupying the dental parlors vacated by Dr. Moore. in the Fairbanks block.
 Mrs. A. F. Hove. Alfred Johnson and Julius Anderson are passengers on the stage which left for Chiti- na Cn Thursday.
 w. T. Burns, of Little EldCrado. has received a machine drill to use in the hard bedrock encountered in his workings.
 Miss Edna Lewis celebrated her ninth birthday on Saturday after noon by entertaining number of her young friends.
 George Edward Bculter. superin- -endent of the Indian schools of the Yukon. has applied for his final citizenship papers.
 A dinner party in honor of the irthday Cf her sister. Mrs. ]. F.. Robarts, was given by Mrs. Caskey on Friday evening.
 C. II. Calhoun. of Cinema. returned 10 Nenana on Monday with the Indian woman and her children wh7 were brought here in connection with the Maurer case.
 Mike Martinovich, formerly of Fs' CT creek, had the misfortune to freeze his feet this side of Paxson's while mushing 10 the Outside.
 A brother Of Pete. Ed and Will NT,N f,,1l ;,, |, 1ditarod country He went straight from Tacoma last spring.
 The Young Peoples society of the Presbyterian church were entert ain cd al the residence of Mir and Mrs. Rasmussen on Friday evening.
 Mrs. w. J. Hagedorn. of 120t g 18th street, Tacoma, is inquiring fer the whereabouts of her husband who is believed to be in this camp
 Hcher Dicks is inquired for by Mrs. w. II. Dicks, of 1925 N. Penn broke. Victoria. B. c. Dicks was located on Woodchopper creek last March.
 Frank Young was surprised at his residence bv about thirty of his friends on Friday night. who called to pass judgment on his new pro- jectCsCope.
 Tom Roberts returned from the Cinema Hot Springs on Wednesday. having made the round trip in five days. He took up five pass engers on his last trip.
 Tony G0essman, the old-time quartz, prOspeCtor. was a caller at this office on Saturday. Tony is now engaged in sinking a shaft on the Wyoming ledge on Bedrock creek.
 Louis Doazat and his partners, who have been prospecting on Bear creek, a tributary of Nome creek, have returned to the city They did not strike pay in any of the holes sunk.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23

John Conta. of Vault, was in the city on Thursday.
 J. l.. White. of Olnes, was in town during the week.
 Ehrling Lchke, of Chatanika, was in the city on Monday.
 Max Mann. ken has applied for his final citizenship papers.
 Mrs. Percy Palmer entertained the Friday afjern~on Bridge club.
 Hugh McCrorie. of Ester. was in town at the end of the week.
 Mrs. Minrr Bruce entertained the Tuesday Bridge club last week.
 John Durand, Of Dome, is plan ming business trip to the Outside.
 Mrs. Caskey will present comedy within the next three we k CT so.
 MT and Mrs. F. R. Peoples enter tained the Saturday Night 800 club.
 Miss Smith. of Chatanika. was in the city during the forepart of the week.
 c. A. Hamilton. of Goldstream. was at the Pioneer early in the week
 G. II. Goshow and oscar Weber are due on the stage arriving next Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Kollm contemplate another visit North the coming summer.
 Tom McCroskey. according to re- cent arrivals, is still in the Indian river country.
 Neil Mccall and William Hopkins I ,+r-tr on Saturday.
 Ernest Petersen, the RidgctOp miner, was in town during the early part of the week.
 John C-rnell. who took the census in the Chandlar country, is on his way to the coast.
 Mir and Mrs John Raap, of Che ma were up to sec the performance of The Shauehraun.
 R. Logan, the wood hauler, had the misfortune to lose one of his fine horses on Monday.
 J. l.. finders, the shooting gallery man, writes friends that he is hay ing a good time in Portland.
 William Reagan, the tailor. has recovered from an attack of lumbago and is able to be about again.
 F. s. Gordon paid a visit to the CT eks to look over various quartz properties during the week.
 Attorney Ii. J Miller, who was rec ntly operated on at St. Joseph's hospital is getting along nicely.
 Miss Emily Waters is confined to her room at the Fair View hotel with a serious attack of shingles.
 Mrs. G. G. Lemons. who recently returned from the Outside has be- n laid up with an attack of rheuma- tism.
 On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Kath- crime Van Curler ent rtained a number of her lady friends at lun- CheCn.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
LAST WAR GOVERNOR DYING
William Sprague, of Rhode Island,
 Spending Last Days in Paris.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 2i. - Dispatches from Paris say that Will liam Sprague, the last of the war governors" of America, the man who gave his best efforts to help save the union as chief executive of Rhode Island, is dying in the French metropolis, where he has lived since the wreck of his fortune and the suicide of his sen
 Sprague, who is now in his S1st year, is one of the most famous men in Rhode Island history. He is the scoin of one of its oldest and richest families, and was governor of the state when the Civil war began.
 He has led a tumultuous life and enc of its incidents attracted na- tional attention. That was his sepa- ration from his first wife, Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, who was the daugh- of the treasury in Lincoln's first cabinet.
 Kate Chase had refused countless offers of marriage when she met young Governor Sprague, and it is said that it was her ambition to make her distinguished father pres ident of the United States which led her to wed the chief magistrate of Rhode Island. She expected much from the Sprague millions and the popularity of her husband. But her dreams did not materialize and the marriage proved an unhappy one.
 One morning Sprague came home and found Senator Roscoe Conkling, of New York, at breakfast with Mrs. Sprague. Governor Sprague chased the Republican leader of the national senate off the estate.
 MI. and Mrs. Sbln::r" separated A divorce followed and the i'e'u;i- full wife went to Washington and never returned to Canonchet.
 Financial troubles followed wi:ich swept away millions of the Sprague ftr'urr but the former gove rnur fought as hard to save Canonchet as he did to save the union. The mat ter went into the courts and Sprague kept Canonchet until it was destroy ed by fire a little more than a year
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
WEST UNION VOTES
 BRING S3O
INVESTIGATION PROVES COR HUTTON HAS BEEN GOING
 ON FOR YEARS.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. Dec. 24.- With a total of G33 indictments and III pleas of guilty to charges of yote-selling during the recent cleo ton, Adams county. O.. pr sCnts a condition unique in political history. A vigorous campaign of investigatiCn carried out by a jury acting at the instigation of Common Pleas Judge A. s. Blair. of Portsmouth, has re- suited in the indictment of nearly 10 per cent Cf the voting strength of the county and today predictions Were made that the number of in dictments would reach 2,00O. Judge Blair says vote-selling in every township will be probed.
 Over one hundred pleas of guilty have been made, and in every in stance the offender has been dis franchised for five years and fined nominal sum. Workhouse terms have been given to practically all. but most of the prison sentences have been suspended. An editor who denounced the investigation has been punished for contempt.
 Corruption in Adams county goes back for over twenty years and sanction of a growing custom, as we'll as the abse nee of railway, tele- graphs and telephones. There is in the county only enc railway line, a branch of the Norfolk & Western and few telegraph and telephone lines, West Union, the county seat, is not reached by either telegraph or railway. In this respect it stands alone among the county seats in Ohio.
 During gubernatorial campaign in the sos. Republicans, by an al legged liberal use of money, carried the county, which previously had been Democratic Since thc n con trol has shif ed back and forth. As a result of the grand jury's investl- cations, it is apparent that both parties have participated in the vote-buving Starting at $1 and s2, prices have ris n in recent years to s2O per vote. Much of the boodling has been almost public. Instances of auctioning votes are reported.
 Judge Blair, born and brought up in the county. recently determined to end the corruption. Among those in dicted are many of his lifelong friends and some of his early play mates. Men of all walks of life. and If unblemished reputation otherwise have been caught in the net. So Tar the judge has indicated his pur- pose to go after only the vote sell CTS. So strong have ben their de- mands for compensation for their bal lots that officeh olders have been able to earn only small net salaries.
 It is now believed that the probe will include 2000 men. Judge Blalr today said that at least every sixth man in the county would be the sub- ject of the probe.
 Among the men who have con fessed is the Rev. Isaac Hilton, or Red Brush. who admitted his gullt of selling his vote in the last cleo ton for s1O. Because of the minis ter's financial condition, Judge Blair made his fine a light one, but dis franchised him for five years.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
THREE HATS. CITY GIVES U. s. COLD FEET
One Reason kipling Thinks Medicine
 Hat Should Retain Its Name.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2i Rud- yard kipling, according to a special dispatch from Medicine Hat, has written a characteristic letter to cit izens of that place after being in formed that the town contemplated changing it's name.
 So far as | can make out from what l heard when l was with you in 1907 and from the clipping you inclose," Mir. Kipling writes, the chief arguments for the change are:
 First, that some United States journalists have some sort of joke that Medicine Hat supplies all the bad weather of the United States, lock better at the head of pros pectus.
 Now as to the charge of brewing bad weather. etc. l see no reason on earth why white men should be bluffed out of their Citys birthright by an imported joke. Accept the charge joyously and proudly and go forward as Medicine Hat, the only city officially recognized as capable of freezing out the United States and giving the continent cold feet.
 Relieve me, the very name is an asset, and as years go on will become more and more of an asset. It has no duplicate in the world. It makes men ask questions. It has the qualities of uniqueness and individu- ality, association and power Above all, it is the lawful, original sweat-and dust-won name of the city, and to change would be to risk the luck of the city, to disgust and disheart- en old-timers, not in the city alone, but the world over, and to advertise abroad the city's lack of faith in itca1fr
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
Filed for Record During the Week

Dec. 30. - Q. C. Deed. c. K and Maud NJ. Hammond to Wallace CathCart. Sl. One eighth interest in Alligator at 32 and 33 left limit Goldstream creek
 Oct. %. - Power of Attorney. Au- gust Peterson to Ernest Peterson. General.
 Dec. 9. - Marriage Certificate. H NJ. Henning 10 Anna Belle Will sey. By J. F. Dillon.
 Thursday. January 1e, 1911.
 Sept. 2S. - Deed. Peter Cook to C. Anthonisen. sl One.sixth inter- est in Nevada, on Vault creek.
 Jan. l2. - Q. C. Deed Roy V. Nye to Charles Spaun $l. One.six. te enth interest in Seattle at below right limit Dome creek.
 Jan. 19. - Discharge of Mortg gage. American Bank of Alaska to John Nelson. $Goo Discharging Mort gage No. 31Si6.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
Monday. January 16, 1911.

Mohday, january ID, lSll.
 Dec. 23. Conf. Deed.-D. H. Cascaden to Alois Friedrichs. sl. The Cascaden lode claim on Ridge Top.
 Dec. 2S.-Conf. Deed. Alois Fried riChs to D. II. Cascaden, John Cas- Cad,n. F. T. Wolcott s1 Three seycnths interest in No 33225.
 Dec. 2S.-Conf Deed. Alois Fried rich to David Petree. sl. One-sev- enth interest in No 33225.
 Tuesday, January 17, 1911.
 Nov. 90. c. Deed. c. L. Han sen to II. P. Hansen s1. All inter- est in H. P. Hansen Association claim at mouth of Last Chance creek, tributary to Goldstrt am creek.
 Jan. 12.-Chattel Mort.-A K. Mclean to x. c. Go. 5000 Store buildings. warehouse, residence. all merchandise, furniture, fixtures, two horses. wagon. sleigh. harness. etc, all book accounts bills. etc. all on discovery Fairbanks creek, due June l. 1911.
 May 23. - O. C. Deed. Peter Jen- sen to II. F. Flemmng s1 One eighth interest in lower : below and upper S below, second tiers, right limit Dome creek
 Jan. 17.-Discharge of mortgage Frank Flynn to Louis Sptz. sSO00 DisCharging real and chattel mort gage No 292j6
 Wednesday. January 19, 1911.
 Jan. r. - Conf. Deed Charles Spann to F. T. Wolcott and w. Carthcart. s1 One-eighth interest in Seattle at below second tier right limit Dome creek.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23

life" he said. and l see no reason now for my changing my custom"
 IL was planned to make the gov eruors inaugural ball the largest and most important function in the history of the state. The state militia will attend.
 The Eovgr rnor's declaration will also interfere with the arrangements of he Daughters and Sons of the C-n- federate Veterans. who had planned to have Cruce and Mrs. Charles N. Haskell. wife of the present governor cad the grand march at big ben eft ball in January. The governor says he is not proficient enough in he art of dancing to risk eff nding
 he ladies by stepping upon their
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
THREE HATS. CITY TAXES ARE COMING IN

With the exception of considering few tax matters the city council did no more on Friday evening than transact routine business. The matter of placing the Pacific Cold Storage assessment at S3O,0O0 or s40,000 was voted Cn and it was decided to leave the assessment at the higher figure.
 The city clerk reports that quite number are paying their taxes, be- ing desirous of taking advantage of the 10 per cent discount. After March 1 penalty of 10 per cent will be imposed on all unpaid taxes
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23

at Cripple creek was offered for sale at SloO,O0O. It was sold in 1898 for sl0,00OOOO for the enrichment of it's stockholders.
 A woman whose husband ran a general store in the copper country in Michigan, credited a customer for 5000 and the man went broke" The grocer was forced to take 1000 shares of the Calumet & Hecla stock. Since the groCer's death his wife has rec Cived nearly 5 100000 in div idends on that stock. She still owns it and could sell at the present market price for a round $960,00O -COrdOva Truth.