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Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
TRANSMUTATION OF METALS

For many centuries the theory that the baser metals be transmitted into gold has attracted the e1permeners but far nature has been refractory and te alchemiss have been frustrated For Wizard Ellison has been known to be devoting portion of his nderful mental to attempt bring realization of the age0ng dream and to him due in great measure present-day interest in tue problem. In France few weeks ago MT. Edison questioned about his recent statements with regard to the possibility of utatturlng gold. "Only matter of time he replied.
 Ie discovery of proper combination and treatment metal IS bound to it may arrive tomorrow Ii makes of you godbugs shake little doesn't it? But scientists all the world working at metal combna- ons and the crucbe will betray things sooner or later and then what about those clauses in pay gold coin of standard weight and neness? Supposng the railroads suddenly become able to pay their bonds gold which they know how to manufacture at only e5 ton. Mark my words, it will come'
 If is not meet for the ayman pass judgment on SO prof und scientific problem Mr. Edison and his broth abstract principle that the fact of so many after century is strong argument that solution of the problem is possble-for thought indefinitely in not sanctioned by natural law
 On the other hand it is easily within the province of the least learned to speculate the consequence should Mir Edisons predictions become fact Had it not been for the gold the world would not have progressed has
 o onne ourselves to comparatively recent times the Aus ran continent and large part of North America (with Alaska certainly ncuded) would probably present almost totally devoid of white population. The wide dis rbutiOn of gold has attracted to the emotes regions of the world where they have carried civilization and from
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
THE COMING MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The circumstances of the call forth the injunction to Idarod residents Get busy forever after refrain from putting in. s-
 Three members of the city council are to be elected the 17th of this month This is nearly half the board it is quite enough to constitute strong fighting force if there is thing in the municipal situation cacuat d to raise the publics dander. If there is not anything that may develop frctona heat and nothing of the kind visible the suface then every citizen should happy to den- tfy himself with the peaceful state of affairs Seriously if is debt of duty people to themselves and t, their neighbors to take active interest in the city affairs
 In consideration of the facts therefore, it is urged that the matter of selecting candidates may be given due speedy atenton and especially is it pleaded the gen. tlemen upon whom the honors fall take up their burdens cheerfuy and without groans By doing they will the pubics gratitude, whether they paid in full
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
SEWARD TRAIL
 TRAVEL TO BE
 CONSIDERABLE

The exodus witnessed from this camp during the past few weeks practically ended with the departure of the Sam son from Dikeman, and although a few venturesome ones continue to leave travel on an extensive scale is at an end until after the freezeup.
 Travel over the Seward trail will be much heavier than last year-the work of the Road Commission shortening the journey by many miles.
 About the middle of this month a few will leave Flat for Seward but judg- ing by last years experiences it is doubtful if much time will be saved by starting out before ample snow has fallen. A party which left Iditarod as late as December F last with dogs oc- cupied 34 days on the journey to Resurrection bay.
 Charles Knell, Eddie McArdle and several others expect to get away about November It is the desire of this party to reach Susitna station in time to catch the last A. C. Co. boat for Seward, and thus save the l80 miles of bad trail between those two places.
 It is said that roadhouses are met with at fairly regular intervals, and travel is likely to be fairly heavy.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
Colorado River
 Plays New Prank

The Colorado river, which gained world notoriety a few yea.S $ ago b, changing its channel and causing the SaltOn sea to cover the spac, formerly occupied by an immense area of desert land, has sprung an other sensation down where the cacti flourish and the horned ,oad> grow.
 The river was tending pretty much to its own business when the conselvationists came along with an augmented sense of the superi- Ority of their mental calculus ove! the laws of nature. They said Behold, we will build a great dam and sell to people places whereor they can raise enough tor them selves and have left for us large amount also" Straightway the dam was built. It was a good and expensive dam. The river could not break il; so 1t sluiced out way around, destroyed six five mile, of railroad and put great sea which was not wanted where inc track had been, and did other dam age OH big scale. The conserva, tlonists said, Well fix it if any body will furnish the money" Uncle Sam said, "All right" and Llanked down a few million dollars \ year or so later the eminent ell gineers who had taken the matter i'll nand reported to this effect: We've got her back i'll her owl bed, but it'll take about two million more to keep her there" " That, too, was all right with the Uncle, who still thought he had a bargain in the big dam
 Therefore, his disappointment must have been sore when he go, his paper tie other morning and read that the damned old river had done the unexpected again and played a prank that has upset all the plans entirely, But so it is Through an underground passage that the engineers didn't know anything about the Colorado, river outlaw, has escaped and is confu encing with the Gulf of California in the wrong place. No official re port Of the occurrence has reached here, so it is not worth while to speculate on the amount of money 1t will take 10 bring the river back onto the reservation again.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
THE SEXTON

It was bent and withered knave who labored in frozen grave with all his grisly tools, and muttered, with his wintry tongue: " They come to me, the old, the young, the children from the schools; they come to me among the tombs, with sable steeds and holding plumes, the sightless and the dumb; from lowly huts and crumbling walls, from palaces with sculptured halls, they come to me, they come. They shun me in the light of day, for I with dust of tombs am gray, a thing of fear to men; but when the long night closes in, on pomp, and vanity and sin, they seek the sexton then :. h winters cold and summers heat, from country lane and city street, from vineyard and from slum, from gay saloon and house of woe, from places high and places low, they come to me, they come" A stranger stalked among the graves, and called this dreariest of knaves :: My name is Death" said he; "and when I call soul away, even the sexton must obey - so come, my friend with me !"-Walt Mason.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
TO REV0LUTI0NLZE
 FREIGHT CARRYING

Tie first caterpillar traction ell. zine shipped to the country is now at Fairbanks, and was to have been put ill operation a couple of weeks ago by the owners, Parkiu, Savers & Pinkerton. If as successful there as elsewhere these engines will rev olutionize the freighting business of the camp, either in the woods or on the trall, ill winter and in sum mer.
 This particular caterpillar engine is of oo-horsepower gasoline type, with hauling capacity of thirty horses. It has single steering wheel in front. and rests on two of the caterpillas treads, 16 inches in width.
 The machine weighs 9 tons and cost S4 ,ooo on the Outside. It will be used in bringing strings of trail CTS to and from the creeks and the woods.
 Experiments made last winter with one ot the engines of this type on the Whitehorse trail show that it cannot be stopped by any ordi nary tall of snow. This 45-horse power steam driven engine was taken from Whitehorse down the
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
Is Suizer Crazy, or
 Did Somebody He?

Numerous people have been sent from Alaska to the Mount Tabor sanitarium whose symptoms did not as certainly indicate a disor dered mind as dc the strange hal,u. cinations attributed to Congressman William Sulzer by the author of the remarkable press clipping reprinted below. It was found in tue Fair banks Times, and it is to be hoped either that paper or its news agent has lied horribly else Sulzer i, bugs" as sure as fate:
 Seattle. August 2O.-The sensation created by Washington B. Vanderlip, of New York, cousin of F. A. Wander lip, president of the National City Bank of New York, when he stated that Alaskans would revolt because of the governments refusal to hasten the OptIlIS OI bllS iAldohd COtll IdDUS. were as nothing compared to that created when Congressman William Sulzer's interview was cabled down from Ketch- ikan early today.
 Sulzer arrived there together with Secretary of the Interior Fisher. Sul- ger declares that troops will have to be sent into Alaska in the immediate fu- ture, as a revolt by the pioneers seems certain He believes the formation ot rifle and gun clubs at Fairbanks and other Alaska cities have sinister pur- pose.
 He will introduce three radical bills affecting Alaska as a result of his trip 10 Alaska this season, and he outlined them at length.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The law copartnership heretofore ex. isting at Iditarod, Alaska, between Thos. A. McGowan, John A. Clark and Geo. w. Albrecht, under the firm name and style of McGowan, Clark & Al. brecht, is dissolved as of the close oj business August 3l, 1911.
 Geo. w. Albrecht will close up the business, collecting all accounts and paying all bills.
 THOS. A. MCGOWAN.
 JOHN A. CLARK Ot.2l GEO. w. ALBRIGHT.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07

save the pieces broken lenses re placed at Simpsons.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07

whence strength of body, of mind and of morals is stanty flowing back to keep the older peoples from gresson and final decay The placing of gold the cheap
 level of articles of ordinary manufacture would change all this Perhaps the change at hand anyhow for the conquest of the earth is almost finished As to the date effect industry that should receive insuperabe shock In fact it might appear to of speculative of mind that the elimination of gold from the problem would simplify matters and lead to the adoption of un versa Socialism, with the kind of millennium that would
 inevitably attend it.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07

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Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07

river and down the lake through unbroken snow three feet deep with a string of trailers.
 Moreover, after the engine has gone through the snow it leaves a good trail for other vehicles.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07

Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather- ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port Sherry and Clarets at Empire Con- mercial Co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-07
GEORGE [. BAKER WITH
 AMERICAN BANK OF ALASKA

George E. Baker, until recently book keeper for Brumbaugh & Hamilton, has accepted position with the Amer ican Bank of Alaska.
 Mr. Baker is an accountant widely known in Northern business circles. lie was at Fairbanks before coming to Iditarod.
 President Hurley of the bank is now absent from the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
School Notes.
By 6. E. Notson. Co. School supt.

BY :. Il. Notson, Co. school Supt.
Under the requirements Of the
new law, all teachers are required
to have their certificates registered
each year by the county superin-
tendent. This should be attended
to before beginning school. No
fee is required for registration.
School boards should not delay
in securing teacher. 1t is quite
likely that there will be shortage
in the supply of teachers. It will
facilitate matters if teachers will
notify the superintendent when
they have secured schools. If dis
tricts needing teachers will also
send notice to the Office, it may be
an advantage. 1t would be well
to state the length of term, the
probable salary, whether lady or
gentleman preferred, date of begin
ming, etc.
The school house and premises
should be put IN good condition
before the time of opening school.
1t is we'll to bear in mind the order
of the State Board of Health in re-
gard to individual drinking cups.
Also, make provision for some
kind Of closed tank for keeping the
water supply pure. See that the
window shades are all right and
the provisions for ventilating the
room are ample.
A special examination for the
eighth grade will be held at the
Court House. September and s.
Pupils intending to take this exam
ination should notify the superin-
tendent at once.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10

A small boy Of ny acquaintance wheH
told that his alleged strawberry Jam vas
probably made of pomace fro.n ciGe5-
mills, sweetened with glucose, and sup
piled with bay seeds or tomato Seeds
to make it look natural, said: 81 dou'e
care; it looks Ike jam, and tastes ike
Jam. What difference does it make 1''
This seems to be the case with niore
people than my small boy friend. rEey
do not seem to mind being the victims
Of fraud; as long as what they get re-
sembles what they want, they 5ua't
seem to care whether or not they are
getting what they pay for. They eutruet
their marketing to the telephone, see-
wants and children. and when It coules
home they never question whether tRs
butcher. baker. or other food vendeC.
has sent their moneys worth and, tuo.
they never investigate to see whetheC
the real thing or q substitute OF fOOdless
food has been sent, and not OntV thetg
pocket-books are cheated, but otteu al
the lamlly Is harmed from tduuE tutukS
which put the human system to s GceGs
amount Of unnecessary work to csrryod
the enormous amount OF waste. Add
instead Of being given extra nutrimeus
for the extra work. it is getting eVe1
less than its normal amount. The re-
suit is a weakened body structure, less
able to stand the wear and tesr, Na3
more vulnerable to disease.-''Ths
Household Interests" in The LADIES'
World for August.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
Respectfully yours,
Heppner, Oregon, August s, 1911,

Rev. E. P. Warren and wife will
spend next Sunday at Parker's mill.
Services will be held at Ii a. N. at
school house near by. They will
likely spend few days the follow
ing week in the mountains, but
will be backfor services here Sunday
week at II a. m. These people are
busy now finishing up the church
and getting ready for their annual
conference which convenes here
August 81.
Miss Bertha Huston was an in-
coming passenger Monday evening,
Miss Huston has been attending
the summer school at the Agricul-
tural College at CORVALLIS. She
departed for her home at Hardmau
Tuesday.
Sylvester Carr was in the city
the first of the week attending the
hearing in the Kelley case. Mr.
Carr is in the barber business at
The Dalles.
Mrs w o. Hill and son, Herman
are visiting relatives in PortIsnd,
having gone down there last Sat
urday.
r. F. Hynd came up from Port
land Monday to look after business
in Heppner for few days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10

Millard French was a passenger
on Mondays train for Seattle, from
which place he will sail for Cordo-
va, Alaska. For some time past
Mr. French's health has been fail
ing and he believes the Alaskan
climate will be beneficial to him.
He will sail from Seattle the latter
part of the week, landing at Cor
dova, and from there will &c inland
a distance of about two hundred
miles to Nizina, in the Copper
River district. The voyage at this
time of year is made by the inland
passage and is one of unsurpassed
scenic beauty. Having put in a
number of seasons up there before,
Mr.. French feels confident that his
health will be improved and we
hope that his confidence is not
misplaced.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSY SESSION
Matters of Direct Public
Interest Discussed and
Adopted.

OAUy OOuAOA INV" AZ ASSUAo'
monthly session at the city hall or
Monday evening. Roll call oi
officers found Mayor Woodson and
Councilmen Kirk, w. 0. Minor
and Aiken present.
The usual number Of bills and
other routine business were dispos-
ed of in hurry and some impor-
tant matters requiring considerable
discussion were taken up.
The proposition of appointing a
fire chief, the organizing of fire
companies and the manner Of
awarding said companies for actual
services was discussed at some
length, and was concluded in mo-
ton by Minor IN the following
terms: That the volunteer fire
company getting the first stream
Of water on fire shall be paid
$40; the company getting the 2nd
stream Of water oD fire, SO; and
the chief shall receive $40 for each
fire,
That the fire chief be selected by
the volunteer fire companies, sub
ject to approval by the council;
that each fire company take care
of and replace their carts and hose;
that the companies be required to
practice at least once month. Mo-
ton carried.
This action on the part of the
council leaves the matter prac-
tically in the hands of the fire CON-
panies and 1t is hoped they will act
on the matter as soon as possible.
Just who will be selected as fire
chief is a matter of conjecture, but
a number of good men for that pos
ition were discussed at the council |
meeting, and the trouble will more
than likely develop from getting
someone who will serve rather
than from finding someone who is
capable.
Following the discussion of fire
chief another important matter
was taken up in the matter of side
walks. A few months ago the
council made move toward bet
teriDg the thoroughfares by inform
ing property owners of the poor
of sidewalks and instruct
ing them to fix the same. Some
of the citizens who were blessed
with a little local pride got busy
and repaired the walks and fences,
but others have either forgotten
the request of the council or have
not found time to comply with the
Those are the people
whom the council have in mind to
touch up little on the matter and
with that end in view, Marshal Nc
CraW was instructed to act in com
pliance with the ordinance on re-
pairing of sidewalks, etc. Those
knowing their walks to be in need
Of repair should get them fixed as
soon as possible and save the chief
Of police the embarrassment of serv..
ing the written notice. Public
pride should be the apgressor in
his movement and not the law.
The matter of constructing good
was also brought up
It was agreed that the crosswalks
should be built of stone or some
,ther material of as good wearing
quality. The councilmen present
we're appointed as a committee
With power to act in the matter of
materials and construct
ng the walks. The walks to be
aid at present will be placed on
Main street, one leadin G from the
2astime corner to the bui lding oc-
,upied by Phil Oohn; the other
esding from the McNamee corner
% the Groshens corner. If these
walks prove satisfactory there will
na otbor x,-albs no,,gFr,,otaJ ,R H. 4.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10

An unlimited market for poul-
try. The Portland market Is yours.
We have arranged with Portland
connections to handle all the chick
ems we can get. Minor & Co.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
Notice
To whom it may concern:

10 whom it may concern:
From this date on all orders for
wood aud coal must be accompan-
led by the cash or orders will not
be considered. Those in arrears
must pay up or no orders taken.
Prices for fuel at present: $3.50
per ton for the best Rock Springs
coal, nut or lump; $3.50 per cord
green slab, hauled direct from the
car; 5000 per cord dry slab; $500
per cord pine and fir cord wood;
$500 per cord oak; charges of Csc
extra for less than cord or ton lots.
/ have on hand about so tons of
Wyoming coal that I will sell for
$500 per ton as long as it lasts
Leave all orders at Slocum Drug
Co. store, where you will be given
a receipt for the same, or order d.
rect from me.
Respectfully yours,
Elmer BeamaH.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10

What DR.. Withycombe says Of Shsr-
man county is very true of Morrow
county. When our farmers get away
from the one crop idea and turn to dT-
versifed farming, they will have birge
bank accounts and all lines of busfaess
will be healthier.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
same material.

| ohhlO hldtcIldIs
Council man Kirk registered ,
complaint about the use Of the
Main street sidewalks as coasting
trails for the small boys. Business
men have been complaining about
this annoyance for some tim Q and
finally made an appeal to the city
fathers for help in the matter.
Mayor Woodson instructed the
marshal to look after the coasters
and make them confne their joy
riding to the back streets.
The matter of fire escapes on the
Odd Fellows and Roberts build.
ings was taken up and it was de-
cided to request the owners to con-
struct ample escapes. Public
gatherings should be prohibited in
these buildings until good escapes
are afforded.
The following bills were present
ed and allowed:
W P Hill, repairing water box 5 so
Gillian & Bisbee, hdwre sup 49,. 6 25
Vaughn u Sons, nails. .. 40
VIM Ayers, killing one dog and
buryiDg two dogs, cleaning and
drying hose one day ...... 90
J A McCraw, salary. y............75 90
] P Williams, salary Is 65
II A Emerson, salary and tele-
grams. .................... 10 33
H L&W CO.............99 SO 60
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-10
SUBSCRIPTION, $1Oo PER YEAR.

and the family.
"With the proper application Of these
farming methods, there is no reason why
the farmers Of Sherman county should
not be exceptionally prosperous"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-24
About the w. WI. Railway.

The Western Maryland Railroad will
not definitely determine upon its plans
for a passenger station, and office
building in Baltimore until some time
during the latter part of June. This
statement was made by an official OF
the Western Maryland Railroad Mon
day.
J 1t was learned that the Western
Maryland proposes to arrange for
monthly excursions to Baltimore OF
prominent railroad men and large in
dustrial magnates. 1t is proposed to
have these representatives of leading
corporations come here and see the
resources Of Baltimore and the won
derful and splendid situation Of the
Western Maryland.
western corporations are on the
search for seaboard city with good
terminal facilities. They want a tide
water port where they can ship their
export business expeditiously to other
sections of the world PHILADELPHIA
and New York have been their desti-
nations In previous years. Now that
the Western Maryland will be able to
reach into the innermost recesses OF
the great and extensive Western region.
1t is believed that nearly all of the
Western industrial giants will prefer
to transact their business with the
Monumental City.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-24
Skunk.

Samuel Skunk, one OF the Oldest
citizens of this county, died this
morning at a. M, from infirmities of
age, at the residence Of his son, J.
Walter Skunk, East Main street, aged
81 years, / month and 26 days. MI.
Skunk was retired farmer and auc-
tioneer. He was employed by the
government as day inspector at the
Custom House, for 13 years.
He is survived by the following
children John G. and J. Walter
Skunk, this city; George W. Skunk,
Shaunee, Oklahoma;; Mrs. M. J.
Myerly, Kingsda1e, Pa, and Mrs. Fan
ME M. Dfffendal, Taneytown, Nd, and
also one brother, George Skunk, of
Harrisonburg, Va. He was a son OF
the late Daniel and Elizabeth Skunk.
Of Union Bridge, Nd.
His funeral will take place tomor-
row at $50 a. m, with services at his
late residence by Rev. D. l.. Green
leld, pastor Of the VI. p. Church. In
terment will take place at Union
Bridge Cemetery. +. g. Sharrer fu-
neral director