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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
GOODWIN UNOAUNTED

New York, March Sit ia no new
role for Nat C. Goodwin to stand
forth as an apostle Of matrimont
but when he takes q firm grip On
his trusty fountain pen and starta
to write an exhaustive work on the
subject. culled from his own exper-
fences of nearly 35 years, it's time
for the other members OF the ALI
mony club to begin saving their pen
MES to buy a copy Of the volume.
which will surely come to the stand
ard text book ON the subject.
Have l sworn off?" repeated Nat
Goodwin, from the matrimonial
habit? Not in a hundred years.
Why swear of? Matrimony is the
only state and I will never swear
off,"
Have you any particular young
woman in mind as the next Mrs..
Goodwin" was asked when the act
or was informed that the referee
would recommend a divorce for Edna
Goodrich, hts latest wife.
well, no; hardly that" Nat re-
piled. Such an announcement would
be premature. 1 was speaking Of
matrimony as a general proposition.
The very fact that I have always re-
garded the marriage ceremony as in.
dispensable shows that have al
ways tried to do the right thing. In
every case 1t was not / who went to
the divorce courts"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

return trip south. Mr.. Hawkins
who had come down from the front
to meet the train, expressed himself
as highly pleased, that the train got
through as soon as it did under the
circumstances. Mr.. Barry stated that
the Katalla Company had over 200
men strung along the railroad now
for hundred miles, including those
on the train, and it as the intention
of the Katalla Company to see that
the trains get through in spite of the
elements.
All things considered, such as the
Aewness of the road insufficient snow
sheds as yet, and the unusually Sc
we're weather conditions at this time
of year, this last triumph over the
elements, demonstrates beyond all
possible doubt, that railroading in
Alaska is a success, and shows up
better than the old trunk lines in the
states when fighting even worse con-
ditions. Too much praise cannot be
given the officials and train crews,
who won a victory over the elements
which will go down for many a day in
the annals of railroading.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
The
F|REMEN

New York, March 3.-Mrs. Russell
Sage has given $4,000 to provide IL
brories for New York firemen. The
books will be confined to subjects
upon which members of the fighting
force are examined by civil service
commissioners for promotion. A gift
of $4,000 from Mrs. Sage for the
restoration of the rotunda of City
Hall has been accepted by the Munic-
ipal Art Commission.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

recently heard from Major Rich
ardson, who was working hard to
get a summer mail service and trail
from Chitina to the interior this COM
ing summer.
Supt. Ingram has gang Of 30
H.en at work on the crossing at the
upper Tonsina, on the Valdez-Fair-
banks trail, which they expect to
complete in about three weeks, after
which they will begin the construc-
ton of the bridge on the new cut
off trail across the lower Tonsina.
This bridge is over 800 feet long
with the approaches, and will be
rushed to completion as soon as
Foreman Holland and his crew can
leave the upper Tonsina crossing.
With the installation of the bridge
at the lower Tonsina, old mushers
and freighters claim there will be no
trouble to make q splendid summer
trail from Chitina to Fairbanks, with
the necessary work along the bad
portions. and as there is money APP
propriated for it, there is every rea-
son to believe that the summer, as
well as the winter. mail may.go to
the interior through Chitina.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

drifts which were the largest he ev-
er saw, was revelation to him.
"You can say" said Mr.. Barry, that
the Copper River & Northwestern
railway now holds the worlds rec
crd over all the trunk lines for cut
ting through snow drifts. Our ro-
tary cuts IA feet seven inches and as
some of the cuts were from 40 to
so feet in height. we had to put the
men on the drifts and cut benches
with the shovels, throwing. it under
the hood of the snow plow so the
rotary could handle it and the river
side of the cuts had to be shoveled
down before the pillow could throw
the snow out. l believe the South
ern Pacilc holds the record of snow
cuts, the greatest being SO feet. and
the cut at mile Ill to 112, was 40
feet, which beats the record at least
10 feet. Nearly six feet of wet snow
ell on Tuesday night, and we had not
only heavy slides to encounter but
plenty of snow all along till we pass
ed Wood canyon"
AS soon as the train reached Chit
ina some repairs were made to the
rotary and about noon, after TAX
ing on all the available or extra men
in Chitina, the train started ON her
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
ROAD To Be COMPLETED
TO KENNECOTT APRIL IS

Chief Engineer E. C. Hawkins
who has been up at the front fol-
several days, came down to meet
the delayed train Thursday morn.
ing, and returned to the front again
the same day.
In short interview with Mr..
Hawkins he stated that work was
being pushed at the front with all
possible speed and in less than 60
days the steel will be finished to
the Bonanza mine.
From the way the work is pro-
crossing now" said Mr.. Hawkins,
81 believe the steel will be laid to
the Bonanza mine by April 18th,
and from the record Bridge Supt
O'Brien is making on the crossings,
the work may be finished before
that"
As to the bridge across the Cop
per, upon which so many people in
and around Chitina are specializing,
Mr.. Hawkins stated that work would
undoubtedly begin on the big cross
ing this summer. At the present
time, however, it's too early to be-
gin on the work, as there is too much
trouble in keeping the road clear
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
TRAINS PLOUGH THROUGH
IMMENSE SLIDES OF SNOW

ed at this time of year in the form
of chinook or rain and heavy snow
The thaw carried thousands of tons
of snow to slide from the noun
tains. burying the track for miles,
and the train crew had to buck huge
drifts from Abercrombie to Wood
canyon, one slide running as high
as 40 to so feet on the track and
nearly a mile in length. 1t took "a
hours steady work on this drift be-
fore they were able to get through,
but the old rotary never faltered and
there wasn't an engine but what was
using every ounce of steam at all
times, and never once did any of
them give out or let up on the con-
tinued bucking, which finally brought
them in triumph into Chitina four
days late, slightly battered and dis
figured, but still in the game, and
ready in a few hours to make the
return trip south.
A relief train was made up in
Cordova on the second day and all
the available men sent out, which
overlook the train in the canyon.
Mr.. Barry stated upon his arrival
in Chitina that the work of the train
crew and men could not have been
better, and cutting through the
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

For the past 80 days, according to
press dispatches and outside papers,
the storm king has ruled things with
a high hand all over the United
States, and the great railway systems
have suffered as never before in rail-
road history. The Canadian Pacific
was tied up for three weeks west OF
Winnipeg, the Southern Pacific had
an eleven-day tie up in the Siskions,
the Western Pacific at one place in
the Sierra Nevada mountains was
tied up for two weeks, and the train
crew and passengers were suffering
for food, while the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and other trunk lines
also had their share of troubles.
That the Copper River & North
western train leaving Cordova on the
18th of February and arriving at
Chitina on the 23rd of February, was
tied up or able to get through in five
days, reflects great credit on this
system, no one can deny, for the
storm which struck Alaska last week
was one of the worst that any of
the old-timers in this section of the
country can remember. The storm
few weeks ago was really worse
from point of wind and light snow,
but this was something unprecedent-
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
BAN|SHES TICKET
TOUTS

New York, March 3.-Mayor Gay
nor has registered his disapproval
of the sidewalk theater ticket specu-
lator by signing an ordinance recent
ly passed by the Board of Aldermen,
prohibiting such traffic in tickets.
The ordinance will become effective
in 80 days.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
Philadelphia, March 3,-Thefs

Philadelphia, March 3.-Thefe Is
no further need for worry ON the
part of the many artists throughout
the country-there won't be any art
lists model strike. 1t has ended just
as quickly as it started, and al be-
cause the militant leader of the wom-
en- artists had not conflded to her
parents that she was a real model.
Instead she had led them to suppose
she made her living by working in Q
department store.
Today the young woman, Miss
Dorothy Mickey. told the whole story
and sorrowfully admitted that while
she thought she was perfectly cor
rect in the stand she had taken In
demanding so cents an hour for her
self and fellow posers, she could no
longer be a leader in the strike. Il
she would have to seek employment
in other fields.
Miss Mickey admitted that she had
not thought of these things when she
broke so boldly into type IS the
champion of the downtrodden artists
model and proclaimed herself a. the
leader of the movement to start q
models union" throughout the
country.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

for hauling heavy freight. Just a.
soon as spring breaks good and
trains begin running regularly, \ big
difference will be noted in Chitias
and all along the line. When speak
ing Oh tine sides and trains being
held up. Mr.. Hawkins stated that this
road already compared more favor
ably even with old trunk lines, and
that weeks tie up was only a third
as long as some of the big lines
have already been stalled. Work will
soon begin on the big cells of the tun-
mel at Chitina, the steam shovels will
soon be hosting gravel for surfscing
the road bed. and when the steel
will have been laid to the mines, the
biggest and richest shipment Of cop
per ore ever taken out at one time
will go to the smelters, and every.
one long the line Of railroad will DO
busy.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

Every now and then we hear a
word from the train crew of our old
friend Deacon Jones, who is watch
man at the Kuskulana. The boys
say the deacon has again thought Of
something new. We hope to be able
to chronicle it next week.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

J. L. Bucklear is now in the en-
ploy of Mrs. Wallace in the kitchen
of the Katalla Company bosrdfns
house, having taken the place OF
Glenn Hurtel, who has been there
for the past three months.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

Washington, March 3.-The Phil
ippine assembly has petitioned Con-
gress to recognize the independence
of the islands.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04
CONGRESS DEADlOCKED

Washington, March 3.-Apart from
the question of the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada, the real cause
for the situation in Congress threat
ening an extra session is declared
by the leaders in the House to be
the change in the rules made by the
reform element in the House in the
last session and the want of leader
ship in the Senate. The astonishing
proposition was carried in the House
to place the matter of determining
just what legislation shall be con-
sidered during the last few days of
the session in the House altogether
in the hands of Speaker Cannon.
This is declared to be the real mean
ing of the action of the House in
agreeing to a rule which will enable
that body to pass every measure I'M
der suspension of all rules with on
" 40 minutes debate thereon.
In the Senate the congestion of
business makes it probable that even
the slightest consideration given to
the reciprocity agreement will result
in defeating necessary appropriation
bills. Senator Aldrich is absent in
Florida, and his guiding hand is miss
ed at this time. Senator Hale, long
an able hand in the affairs of the
Senate, has been i'll the past week
and all the appropriation bills which
come from his committee are receiv-
ing no consideration.
The aspirants for Senate leader
ship, Senators Cummins of Iowa, and
Borah of Idaho, are giving no at
tention to the really necessary bust
ness of the Senate, but devote their
time to the resolution regarding the
election of senators by the people
or to the Lorimer case.
During the past three weeks these
senators have been practically in
charge of the business of the Sem
ate. with the result that no progress
has been made on important legisla-
ton pending before that body.
When the proposition was present
ed in the House for changing the
rules so as to provide for passing all
remaining legislation under suspen-
sion of the rules, there was not suf-
ficient opposition to the plan to Sc
cure a record vote. A few of the
insurgent Republicans, who were re-
sponsible for the changes in the rules,
stood out against this plan, but the
Democrats voted solidly for it. The
reason for this course on the part
of the Democrats is that as all meas
ures passed under suspension of the
rules require a two-thirds vote the
Democratic minority is practically
given the power to veto any legisla-
ton that may be proposed for the
remainder of the session.
In the face of all this, however. the
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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

The district court today granted
a divorce to E. T. Thinius.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

Tanana men are out with wrest
ling challenges for 500 q throw.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

Read the Leader for the news.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

Job work at the Leader Office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

The following rules adopted by the
county quadrennial board of equaliza-
ton will interest every owner of real
estate in Wood county, outside the
city of Bowling Green:
ANY owner of real estate whose
property is listed for taxation for
more than its actual value, can have
the same reduced by properly certi-
flying to the same, on blanks to be
had at the county auditors Office, and
filing the same with the county audi
tor on or before April 18th, 1911.
Persons whose property is listed
proportionately high-but not above
it's actual value, will be required to
comply with the legal form as above,
and also to furnish satisfactory proof
rs to other property in his own tax
ing district, that is assessed proper
tionately below properly equalized
valuation.
This board is composed of the
county commissioners, surveyor and
auditor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

The thirtieth annual report of the
board of library managers was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
Clerk reported S11.75 January and
February interest from Citizens
Banking Co
Sidewalk committee was ordered
to make necessary repairs to side
walks along Crooked Creek.
Claim ordinance was passed with
the following bills:
Geo. j. Munger, insurance agency,
premiums on insurance policy council
rooms and fire department building
$3.50.
Citizens Banking company, inter
terest on bonds S905.64.
Security Savings Bank and Trust
company, interest on sewer, $62.10.
Roy Wilson, labor $3.50.
G. H. Van Norman, clerks salary
of Board of Health for last quarter
Of 1909 and all of 1910 s31.25.
VIM. Mills, marshall salary $500
Larkin Mnfg. company, shut off
nozzle, $25.70.
Perrysburg Journal, printing and
supplies, S4S.2S.
Isaac Durham, labor, $500.
.. NJ. Traney, treas, interest on IL
brary bonds $780,
Civil Engineer Champ of Toledo,
was present and presented a sketch
of Second street showing the propos-
ed pavement improvement. Having
been authorized at a previous meet
ing to have plans, specifications and
estimates made the street committee.
Mr.. Powers, chairman, announced
they would have plans, ETC., ready at
next meeting.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

The Pemberville Leader doesn't use
the soft pedal when 1t speaks as fol-
lows: Newspaper men, like other
people, are human, and are governed
by the same general motives and i'm
pulses that move others. If you do
nothing for them, wou should not ex-
pect them to do for you, If you do not
patronize them, they most assuredly
won't go two or three blocks out of
their way and pass other men who do
help their business, just to patronize
you. You treat the editor kindly and
help him In business, and he may
be depended upon to do the square
and generous thing with you. But
he isn't going to play in any one
sided game. you may be sure, any
more than you will. But he Is ap-
preciative of his friends, and may be
counted on to champion the interest
OF his patronage"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17
Up to His Standard.

A merchant in a small town was
about to become bankrupt for the sew.
enth time. He called In the account.
ants to go over his books. When they
had finished they told him be would
be able to pay cents on the dollar.
A troubled look came over the mer-
chants face. Heretofore" he said.
81 have always paid 10 cents on the
dollar, and I'll do II now" he affirmed
as a benevolent smile overspread his
face. "I'll pay the rest out of my own
pocket. t."-Everybody's
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17
Bowling Green.
BOILED BANKN0TES.
caustie Soda Used to Destroy Worn
Out French Currency.

caustie Soda Used to Destroy Worn
Out French Currency.
Everybody knows that wornout
banknotes in this country are destroy
ed by maceration at the treasury de-
partment. but the manner In which the
notes of the Bank of France are de-
stroyed is probably not so well known.
At the head office of the Bank of
France there Is permanent tribunal
before which all doubtful paper is
brought. The tribunal writes 'anule"
on the faces of the banknotes. The
judgment Is countersigned by the
treasurer. and they are taken to the
cellars in which the printing office IL
situated. In the presence of the banks
official they are brought out for an
nihilation. Distributed one by one into
baskets. the condemned notes are emp
tied into great cylinder half filed
with water and caustic soda.
The oriice of the cylinder Is then
locked and set In motion. II turns for
two days. al the end of which time
the officials who presided at the be-
ginning of the operation return to wit
ness the end of the notes.
Furnished with long spoon. work
man thrusts into the depths of the
cylinder and withdraws thick. steam.
ing liquid. which he pours into thin
basin, Another workman approaches
with similar spoon. with which he
stirs the stuff around to make sure
not remnant has been left of the
notes. When the banknote soup has
been reduced to paste 1t is sold for 81
a hundred kilos. about 200 pounds. al
though the paper at one time cost So
for two pounds Washington Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

The people of Perrysburg have for
many years been enjoying the privi-
leges of the Way Library without
ever giving attention to the manner
in which that institution is conducted
or by what means the expenses are
paid, and for some time past 1t has
been almost impossible to make both
ends meet in the matter of running
expenses, and at the present time the
BOARD of Library Managers find them
selves unable to meet the demands
which confront them without appeal
ing to the public. Civic pride should
prompt every citizen to render such
assistance as is necessary to the
board for the purpose of refinishing
and decorating the building which
has not had dollar expended on 1t
for that purpose since 1t was first
opened to the public.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17
PROGRAM A GREAT SUCCESS.

The program given by the pupils, the
teachers, the officials and the address
by Prof. G. A. Bricker on Saturday af.
ternoon March 11th. was an unusually
good one.
There was not a single failurA among
the pupils. The papers showed very
careful preparation aid were ven in
manner most commendable; they
showed that the study of Agriculture
has put some practical knowledge with
IN the reach of the townships students
which they had eagerly put themseiv,s s
in possession of.
Prof. Brokers address followed
these papers AID it fitted in exactly. He
ainly showed how much illustrative
Material was at ha d, how to get 1T to
the schools and what to do ith it.
In the teachers section, "Our Town
ship Schools" there was one failure,
Mr.. G. Ill. Neide house. district A. The
topics presented showed careful thot
and brought out just as excellent
i Ieas as teachers hear at their insti.
tutes.
The official part of the program was
Introduced by Mr.. Frank Harvey direc
tor in districts 5. Mr.. Harvey gave
plain and pra tical talk. He showed
that the teachers had many provoca-
tions not few of which were caused
by parents. For the best interest of the
schools he asked that censure and fault
finding should be withheld aud sympa
thy extended.
Mr.. John Ault of the township board
showed upon what "The Teachers
Power" depends. In this discussion
Mr.. Ault showed himself the same
clear-sighted, plain-spoken a able
man that has made him the man of
good influence in the township.
Tht presiding officer after few re-
marks expressing his appreciation of
the work of the eigth graders, of the
teachers and the other participants
closed one Of the best programs ever
given by the township schools The
music by the orchestra by Miss
Ida Simmons and by Miss Perry of the
village schools helped to make the pro.
gram entertaining and was much ap-
preciated by the audience.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17
Blue Tits Love tho Bees.

like the rest of creation. Every one
knows that many birds are insectiv-
orous. but all insects do not form the
food of any one species. The bird
which has formed taste for bees Is
the blue tit. and If pair of these dis
cover suitable nesting place In the
neighborhood of an apiary 1t is sur
prising how many bees will be carried
Off to satisfy them and their young.
Generally their work is mostly felt
where queen raising Is extensively In
dulged in. for queens and drones being
largest and slowest on the wing form
desirable and easy prey.-Agricui-
tural Economist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

A Cleveland man recently told this
story Of the Rev. Stephen FL. Tying. ia
nous New York divine of generation
ago:
A wealthy man came to him and
said he wanted to rent one of the most
expensive pews in the church But"
he added, ''I'll only take 1t on one con-
dltion-you mustn't expect me to do
any church work"
The eminent rector smiled. my
friend" he replied, you have come to
the wrong church. You belong four
blocks down the street, in the Church
of the Heavenly Rest" - Cleveland
Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-17

Somebody has said that the aver
age smoker spends not less than $50
per year for tobacco while the aver
age woman does not spend more than
$25 year for hats, and that the hats
are necessity and source of great
joy. while the smoke is not necessity
but in most cases, an actual injury,
and as spring millinery is now being
displayed these facts should be re-
membered by the ladies and brought
to the attention of papa tight-wad.