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The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-18
FOSSIL IVORY
 FROM ALASKA

Many of the asour5oGghs who are passing sh7oagh Skagvay enroute to Sae States for the winter. are taking advantage os the oPo-uRiv offered lhen os secuuag some suitable sou- ve1= for thei- friends or relatives wA5oh are so plentiful 5a rhs KiTmse store
 The cid fossil ivory from Alaska seems 60 b. meeting with the great est approval 6o- the sales i1 this pop ular store ls the greatest iJ has been y-r Sl~e-aI -eaTS
 The numerous 6eStgns ct cribbage baar5s. paper weights and knives, nS ki1 rings and the endless variety Of f1ssl ivory 5swel-y which IS made from the Nss-odoa ivory is 5R great demand
 There are Gree kinds ot ivory found ia AISska-N&mmoA, M&stcdoa and
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-18

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The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-18
EXPENSIVE OLD NEW YORK

NEW YORK Oct I9-The cost of running Lhe municipal government of New York City in 1910 was more tha the combined expenditures Of the fiji teen next largest cities in the United States. according to the annual reort oE the controller. The years cash pay meuS reached a total Of S55l, goo ,0OQ CT this sum $500 900 went for i'm proyenenSs, S2S ,5O0, 900 for interest and S2aS.eo0 900 for redemption Of bonds. For educational purposes SS5, 500 eco was spent For the police and fire departments S44,O00 ,OOQ and for charitable purposes SS,70O 900,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-18

Walrus The prehistoric animals, Nasucdou and Mammoth according our sGenuSJSl, lived a hundred thou sand years ago. the Walrus lRosma- ras) a marine animal, living at this tune
 This ivo-y is not plentiful In the course of a season. an Eskimo family will gather a few pieces and bring them to the missions or trading posts. receiving for them Kow Kow food in exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-18
eIRDMAN EMULATES
 ROBIN REDBR EAST

WINONA. Miuu. Oct 1S-AviatoT Robinson arrived in this city last night from Minneapolis on his flight down the Mississippi valley to New Orleans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
LEGAL


reading
An Ordinance relating to the laying.
piaclng and installing OF water service
pipes IN the streets. avenues and a1leva
OF the City OF Topeka, and providing pen-
aIues Tor the violation thereof, presented
70 commission on December IA 1911 by
Commissioner Miller, was taken IN for
second reading. Section ] was read and
on motion OF Commissioner Miller.
amended by inserting the word paint
aLter the word ''asphaltum." on motion
OF commissioner Bone, tho section was
adopted as amended. Sections 2 and 3
were read and. separate motion
adopted. On roll call. the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes Com
missioners Bone. Miller and Tandy and
Mayor Billiard Absent. Commissioner-
Stotts-l The title was read and APP
proved.
Claim Of R. B. Gathers I'm the sum oe
SlllOO for injuries to horse. was presented
read and, on motion OF Commissioner
Bone, recommended to be allowed and the
city clerk instructed to include the Same
IN the appropriation for the first half OF
December. 1911.
No further business appearing. on mo-
ton OF Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 600 o'clock a. M.
Wednesday, December 90. 1911.
lSeaLl G. y. BURGE
Civ
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me regular annual meeting OF the efo0Ir-
holders of the Pittsburg Building, Savinra
and Loan Association viii be held al the
Office of said Association IN the CITY ~
Pittsburg, Crawford County. Kansas on
o'clock p, mo- for the following purposee-
tO-Wit:
First. Receiving the reports OF the Sec
rotary and Treasurer as to the condiffor,
and business Of the Association
Second Doing all the things necaeenr.r
to provide Tor the transaction OF future
business Of said Association under the
provisions OF Chapter IS OF the Laws ~
1899, and amending the charter OF said
Association by extending the time OF its
Third. Transacting any other business
which may properly come before III
J. r. LINDBURG, President
Attest; 4. p. WASKEYs Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

In the Probate Court of Shawnee County.
kansaS.
In the Matter of the Estate of VIM.
Riley Dernaree, Deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Creditors and all other persons interest
ed in the aforesaid estate, are hereby
notified that on the 2nd day of January,
1912, said day being the first Tuesday of
said month and the first day of January,
1912 term, I shall apply to the Probate
Court sitting at the Court House in the
City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas,
for a full and final settlement of said
estate and for an order of the court find
ing and adjudging who are the heirs OF
William Riley Demaree, deceased
JAMES l. DfEMAREE,
Administrator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

State of Kansas, Shawnee County, S.
In the Matter of the Estate of Emma
f. Newberry, late of Shawnee county,
Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given that the 4th
day of December, A. D. 1911, the under
signed was by the Probate Court of
Shawnee County, Kansas, duly appointed
Administrator of the estate of Emma F.
Newberry, late of Shawnee County. de-
ceased. All parties interested in said
estate win take notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
G. w Adamson, Administrator.
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Topeka, Kansas, December l. 1911
Notice is hereby given that tho IA
TlONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE OF IN
DEPENDENCE, KANSAS. has made an
plcaton to me for permit to canvaea
in the State OF Kansas FOR the purpose ~
selling tuition I'm advance and contracfin.-
or securing notes Tor tuition from af1,
dents before their registration at the buei-
ness college herein named.
If satisfactory proof is furnished tb.t
the above named college is incompefert
TO furnish such a course Of fnstrtcfior -
they advertise or that the moral e,,r
roundings Of the institution are NOT good
or that the premises are kept In an nm
healthy condition. or that the agents OF
said institution use MISREPRESENTATION ~
fraudulent methods in securing contractg
notes, or cash from prospective students.
in such case a permit VIII not be frraptos
to such business college.
Z. T. FAIRCHrI.D.
State Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal Wednesday, Dec. 20. 1911
In the Probate Court of Shawnee County,


In the Probate Court of Shawnee County,
Kansas
In the Matter of teh Estate OF Benjamin
F. Van OrsdoI, Deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
creditors and all other persons in
terested in the aforesaid estate, are here
BY notified that on the 5th day of Feb
rlary, 1872 said day being the first Mon
day Of said month and the first day of
the February. 1912. term, I shall apply to
the Probate Court sitting at the Court
House in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
county Kansas, for a fun and final set
Element of said estate and for an order
of the Court finding and adJudging who
deceased.
T. P. VAN ORsDOL. Administrator.
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LaWrence, Kansas, OctOber, IyII-
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:-
You are hereby notified that the follow
ing named Funding Bonds of the City of
Lawrence Kan, viii be paid at this office,
or at the National Park Bank, the fiscal
agency of the State of Kansas, in the
city of New York, \. Y, on January, LIST,
1912 viz. Numbers 111-112-115, for One
Thousand Dollars each, and Bond No. IL
for Five Hundred Dollars, under Ordi-
nance No. 1876, approved July Goth, 1886
GEO. w. KUHNE,
City Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

THIRTY DAY NOTICE OF APPIrf-A-
TON OF BUSINESS COLLEGES non
A PERMIT TO CANVASS IN THn
STATE OF KANSAS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

Thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal November %. 1911
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

LFirst published In The Topeka Stat.
Journal December II. l9ii.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
CHEAP HOMES

6 lots, or room house, barn, well,
etc, out toward Cages park, $3.50; terms.
5 room cottage, piece new porcelain bath,
hot water, pantry, newly painted and pa
pered out and in, IL east front lots, near
cottage, ? lots, Meirose, 81. $50; 500 down.
4 lots, rooms, Auburndale, 81, 26O easy
terms New neat modern 5 room houses,
81 500, 81 700, 81, 500, s.. $50. Call Ind. 556,
4193. CottreII 1O7 East 9TH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

LEGAL.

First published in The Topeka State
Journal Wednesday. Dec 6, 1911
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
sly PAYMENTS

lots. nearly new room house. near
car and paving, east front, East side.
Price $1,000. 500 cash, balance payments
of SIS per month. A SNAP.
CLEARINGHOUSE REALTY co.
Both Phones 1906. sos Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

Both Phones 2s7 Day and Night.
HAWLEY & STEELE.
Funeral directors and embalmers, 118 East
9Th ave. Mrs Robt Steele. assistant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
FOR sAIlE-REAL ESTATE.
40 A. FARMS

40 ACRES all tfllable, miles out, north
of river. tame grass, fruit, good house, 4
rooms and big cellar, barn, etc. School
and church close. s., 600, part cash.
40 SMOOTH ACRES miles out acres
alfalfa, balance largely tame grass pas
ture and hay Cottage 4 rooms, fruit, fine
shade. SO, 200.
OTHER FARMS LARGE AND SMALL
j. e. TORRINGTON
Bell 1862. 100 w. 9Th st. Ind. 22s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

First published in the Topeka State
Journal Wednesday, Nov. q, 1911-J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
MACHINE SHOPS.

Guns repaired and cleaned BY expertr
II. b. Howard supply Co. 40 Kan. ave-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
HOPE TT ISN'T TRUE.

The Springfield Journal Of recent
date says "a striking reform N legis-
latiye procedures was inauguratea
when the house committee on rules
yesterday afternoon adopted A proys
sion that seventy-seven members OF
the house may. at any tine, recall &
bill from the committee and bring 1t
before the house This IL q provision
for which all reform organizations
have been Fighting for years and puts
d positive end to the long-existing
practice OF 'smotheripg' bills III CON.
mittee. Speaker Adkins is directly
responsible for the great change in
the rules When the committee met
the speaker, presiding as chairman.
declared in favor of the new rule.
This settled the matter and the change
was adopted by unanimous vote"
All of which sounds good excepting
the last two sentences, in which Il
is TO be hoped the Journal Is mis-
taken, being oyerzealous in its part
san friendship for the speaker. II
does not SIT well ON the nerves and
OF voters. TO be told
that the new speaker of the lower
house oi the Illinois general assembly
il such an absolute boss that the rep
resentatiyes of the people will NOT
pass measure Of unquestionabie
merit without his nod OF assent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
CoUNTRY'S BIGGEST SHIP
WAS CHRlSTENED YESTERDAY

Philadelphia, Jan, 1.-THE battle,
ship Arkansas, the largest Fighting
snip ever constructed in this country,
was launched at the yard OF the New
York Ship iEuilding Company at Cam
lien, ~ j., today Miss Mary Macon
daughter of Congressman Macon, OF
Arkansas, was the sponsor, and broke
q bottle Of champagne against the
prov as the vessel slid away.
The launching was without a hitch
and Secretary of the Navy Meyer
congratulated Miss Macon upon the
excellent way she performed her part
of the ceremony.
The Arkansas is agout co per cent
completed and will he delivered to the
government not later than May 25
1912.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
DANES AN3 LIGHTERS.

Mrs. Ella I1l. Nouy, who Il year
and bali aga became The first wom-
an superintendent 2f schools in Chiea-
go, has bacu spviec;ed to HE office for
another year b. the board Of educa-
ton.
Mime liryn. wife OF the new Nor
wogian minister Of Washington. is the
mother Of -four children. She Is de
voted 20 her family and her home and
says that consequently she has com
parat!vcly itu time for Clubs and
crusade$.
fllra Terry n siXty-two years old.
Her ii,2ts tour If America Was made
In 1882. when she was thirty.tiye, and
size has since been TO this country
cisht times The hftieth anniversary
Of her stage debut WAS celebrated in
Londa in 1876
Mrs Champ Clark will be the first
southern woman In many wears 70
head congressional society II her has
band succeeds IN his ambition to be-
come speaker of the next house She
has been prominent socially ever since
SHE came "a Washington with her hus-
band sixteen years ago.
Miss Katherine McKense, settle
meut worker and authorizes, well
laown among pittsburg w0mcn's or
ganizations. has lnaugurated Il move
mrat for an act Of the legislature to
screen or Otherwise secure windows
Of hospitals 20 as 10 prevent delirious
patients frui9 committing suicide.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15

PICTORIAL DEMONSTRATIONS or HOW A
LINER STANDS THE OCEAN STRAINS.
Of modern sen travel Not only does 1t
make for luxury, hut 1t lessons the
strains of the oceans pounding on the
sides of the vessel. But even the long
liner cannot overcome the side twists
that old Neptune is wont to give those
who brave his power For this sea
son the strain is counteracted by
means Of double plating on the sides,
while to allow 4 certain play or flexi-
blity divisions are purposely made In
the upper works,
1t Is the old traveller who will recall
the Great Eastern, which was launch
ed in 1853 in England and advertised
as the model of comfort This boat,
built at an expense Of 100000. was
go feet IN length and was constructed
with the idea Of attaining the wave
skimming still sought 1t made all
other ocean liners of the time look like
pygmies. but the pygmies had their
day, for the Great Eastern proved ut
terly unmanageahle and speedily de-
generated into .roopship and then
ais d layer Of transatlantic cables.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15


What beautiful tone TINT ben
has" il often beard There tre few.
however, who know how a bell re-
cciyes its joyful or solemn tones. All
bells after they are cast aud finished
must go through a process Of tuning
the same as any other musical inStru-
rncnt before they respond with a clear.
true tone. Every bell sounds five
notes, which must blend together in
order to produce perfect harmony. The
tuning OF a bell Is done by means OF
shaving thin bits from various parts
Of the metal. II Is as easy for an ex-
pert bell tuner to put q bell In tune
as 1t Is for a piano tuner 10 adjust his
instrument to perfect chords At first
thought 1t would seem Tint bell
would be ruined should n tuner shave
off too much az the last tuning. or the
fifth sound. but such Is not the case.
He would, however, he Obliged to be-
Gin over. starting agiIln with the first
tone and shaving the bell till 1t Gnye
/. forth is harmonious sound ut the fifth
tone Scientific American
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15

There can be no longer any doubt
that the fellows who have been com
mitting the series Of burglarious
depredatlons In the city during the
last several weeks are noyices in oil
respects except In their ability to
keep out OF the way of the police. No
professional would have wasted his
time ransacking the homes Of two
lfinter men, in search OF nothing
but money The most definite and
reliable clues thus far obtained to the
thieves seem to Indicate that the
thieves are vagabond negroes. The
lntruders al MIR, Kratky's and DR.
walsh's homes were negroes, and the
man from whom the latter took a box
containing a pair OF shoes stolen
from the "Basy Bee was d negro
Perhaps thorough cleaning up a
some pf the places where this class
q fngnes gather would he effective
and one place which Is suggested by
resent occurrence. which probably
vSald be \ good place to begin. Il IN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
ICE YACHT AND A PRETTY SAILOR.

ICE YACHT AND PRETTY hAltoR.
speedier than the older craft. and
many Of them are willing to back Their
belief with money.
The scooter yacht is more easily
handled than its rival. and il has the
further advantage of being ayallal4e
In the water as well as on the ice II
an open space Is sighted, the S.appeF
of the ice yacht must turn his course.
The scooter, on the contrary, goes
straight ahead, skins over the surface
of the water. climbs on to the ice
again and resumes its swift fight
or course this ability to take TO the
water makes the scooter yacht much
safer than the yacht on runners, Many
lives have been lost when Ice yachts
have run into air holes or open
stretches Of water With theS scooter
no harm is done.
The scooter is not only used as q
pleasure craft. but II Is also used fol-
business and for hunting Supplies arr
taken to lighthouses along the coast
In these scooter yachts, which cal
navigate when the Ice would Interfere
with rowhoats or gasoline launches
They have been used in many IN
stances 70 take food to vessels locked
in the ice ri points where the life saw
ers could not reach them.
1t is an interesting and t!EtlsiH'
sight to see one of these scooter taxi
to the water OF course 1t goeS muct
faster on the ice. and when Y p,uneei
into the waves its speed IL materially
slackened II throws spray high OF
each side, and the skipper must TAXI
care to lean backward TO maintain
his balance ard keep his craft toler
ably level ~
The scooter yacht il Of various type
Of boats. with runners affixed Som
are canoes: others are catboats ant
skiffs. The build may be different, bu
the principle is the same.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
WHAT HE TOOK WITH HIM,

The announcement that the great
packer, Michael Cudany, left an estate
Of only 100000, occasioned some
surprise. This is now explained by
the statement that for several years
past Mr.. Cudahy quietly gave much
money to people who really needed
it, on condition that they not disclose
the name of their benefactor,
And that was fine.
An English nohleman wrote ms
own epitaph, as follows; What
spent i had; what saved, ! lost,
what gave away I took with me"
Michael Cudahy, it seems, tool
considerable with him when he went
Shreveport Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
a by American Press Association.

GOVERNOR LEE CRUcE OF OKLAHOMA.
not wear full dress. nor would he
dance. but he would wear Jim
swinger."
Immediately the country was agi-
tated BY pleasurable excitement
Here was a phase Of Oklahoma not
treated Of III that famous constitution.
What was a 'jimswinger?' Was it a
frock coat of the lofty order affected
by Senator Beyeridge of Indiana? Was
it the nifty cutaway of great former
popularity and now struggling for re-
installation? Was 1t the ordinary sack
coat of business life or the round
about Of Hoosier poesye Was II a
pair of high cut overalls or a flannel
shirt set OF by bandanna and a
cartridge belt?
So imporlunate became the inquiries
that the governor elect felt constrain-
ed to explain TO the world the exact
definition of the term "jimswinger,
and here 1t is:
"Any old coat with long tails that
may flap out behind In the wind. Just
at present it applies directly to long
Prince Alberts fashioned much like my
usual suit for dress occasions. Why
do they call it 'jimswingerF Why,
because that's an old expression of the
southern negro which is applied TO any
long coat with tails that flap behind >
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15

XYAcHTING on the Ice is a win
~ ter sport that Is growing more
popular each year in regions
where ii can be enjoyed at
all In the vicinity of New York and
in the region north Of the city every
lake has its,quota OF these swift tiiers
The unusual cold weather Of the pres
ent winter has enabled the deyotees
of the sport to begin flying over the
ice weeks earlier than they expected
Ice yachts are of two types, the
yacht proper and the scooter. The
yacht consists merely Of frame IN
the form Of cross with runners az
each point and a mast4to support the
sail. 1t Is steered by rudder attached
to the frame in the rear, The passen-
ger or passengers ride In PIT con
structed on the frame
The scooter is usually sort OF hat
bottomed canoe with three or TOUR
runners under H. II ~ steescd 10y Z
steel rudder. which is pressed against
the ice only when it Is sought &c
change the direction or hold the
scooter to its course.
These scooters attain a speed of 9
mile minute or more, gong mucl
faster than the wind because they sal
not with the breeze. but at nm angle 4
It, In fact they can make pretty E0ot
Roadway even when going almost I'll
rectly into the teeth of the wind
Ice yachting is not expensive, thu
cost of the scooters used on the ttrea
South bay at New York being iron
$50 TO 500 The pit In which tn
scooter carries It's passengers Is more
roomy than that Of the ice yacht an'
affords more comfort, And the adyo
Gates of the scooter type declare 1t il
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
h. {. ST0TT A suicide
Was President of National Light and
improvement Company I'LL
Health the Cause.

St. Louis. Jan. IA. Henry e. Stott,
president of the National LAgnt and
improvement Company, shot ana
killed himself at his home mere to-
day.
He was wealthy and his financial
activities were extensive ana wtie
reaching in public utility corpora.
tons.
Continued III health was assigned as
The cause He was born in Frederick
burg. Virginia, 80 years ago, and |;
survived by his widow and four chill
dsen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
WEALTHY D|ST|LLER DIES
sam WooIner Was One Of Most Prom
inent Men In Peoria-Was
Born in Hungary.

Peoria, Jan. ii-Sam Wooiner
aged ga years, veteran millionaire
distiller and one Of the most inauen,
tia! business men of this city, died
this morning at his residence. Mr.
Woolner had been IL for n month,
but the real cause of his death has
nat been determined.
Besides his distillery interests nc
was prominently identified with sew
eral other enterprises in the city. He
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15

The clause 1T suits to g." mean
ing 1t fits exactly, is as old as the ia
miliar instrument, the T square or 4
rule $50 called from its resemblance TO
the letter IT., used by mechanics and
craftsmen for making angles true and
for obtaining perpendlculars. The ex.
preston was in common use In the
time Of DIR. Johnson. who Is quoted by
Boswell as saying Of Warburton, You
see they have fitted him to a r."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15

A county option law will be brough.
to The attention Of the Illinois general
assembly. the purpose being to force
Prohibition upon communities
whether they want II or not, by the
votes Of people who do no live there
and have no interests there 1t Is
believed that the measure viii have
some chance of passing the house but
viii be defeated in the senate, II the
house should adept the measure The
Local Option law is all right, as Il
stands With the precinct as the unit.
County option would be failure aud
would only arouse bitter contests
without any compromising good
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-15
Murphysboro also is to vote on u.

Murphysboro also Is to vote on the
commission form of government. A
petition was presented to the county
court Thursday and the court set
Jan, 81 as the date for the election.
Some Of the local politicians talk o.
an organized effort to defeat the pro
position. Speaking IN Chicago re-
Gently OF what this form of govern
ment had done for DesAloines, Ia,
Jno. Mcviear, of the latter city, said.
"INhe commission government has
worked transformation in De:
Mnines that IN almost incredible
There Ii no municipal corruption in
Hes Moines There are no politica
gangs and no ward heelers," which
may account for the opposition Of
the ward heelers."