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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
Telegraph Facilities
 Exceptionally Good

~> oSI essential of all modern appliances which 4AkU bring the peoples separate communities V~v and na ions in Iouca wi n one another is the
 tEegraPhic communication. whether tha. be by wire or wireless. Fairbanks takes peculiar jus mde in .1e magnificent means af rded is residents to keep in daily touch with progress and developments in the .u side world tae camp this regard being pro vdeI with apparatus almost mexceled.
 None of the outside happenings significance es eapes t-e Fairbanks readers and private business is
 arsa ed in considerable by teegraphic service A auxiliary to the land wire sys em d wireless tower 2oo i'll height means of forwarding and receiving .mmunications when the wires are down. que 10 forest fires. storms other causes In such emergencies normal service is maintained aImos. a- interrupted. In te event of break submarine cable beiween Puee Sound Valdez thereby cutting off Valdez relaying point for messages 10 Fair banks and and other points in the erfor. all dis patches are s,n by way of Ashcroft E. C. 10 Fort Eg bert lnor# faHiliarly known Eagel. From the latter sa.on they are sem trough by wireless to cir tiual destination Thart were. a fhe time of t. hst report, filed by The ebcf officer of he -igulI corps, >ai miles of in =wtrRg country in Alaska reached hy the Wr.l.s- service 2ol miles cf dcrAIs land wires and 11a9 miles single wire. strung at The S11 mil between Valdez and Fairbanks 1 span nod by wires.
 On July l. 19oN. t.o frs construction work on t.tr Fairbanks wireless station was commenced The -kg- piercing steel tower a tell al mark ou tfc sky line and can be bong before the presence lI Mashas tropols betrayed through any othc. source Ii is monument To she tha. most efficien, brarch the regular army the United States signal corps Five kilowats is Ae .trengh oI the sending power furnished by the Northern Conner cal company and carried through d transformer at fle wireless station. A the downtown telegraph office a chief operator $ ill charge with three assistant op. erat rs. receiving clerk messenger and mess cook comprising the remainder of the force.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

~RANSP0RTATION is he mportan, ucstion 'DI in = nouhland How get there?' is ~ j-s trst questi Il put to the agents of com
 pan.es wao handle through tickets to the in te'tor Alaska T.ere are several ways of getting t.ers. hu' the most accep able is by tine water route wit none. enough to pay a first class passage Fairbanks is almoss the geographical of Alaska F. Gbhon comes closes. that point of any of -e se'u ments of consequence but Fairbanks takes j.c iof" as tn trade is the nor,h center II regard to population. the precise spot being in the CO.'S ccan Y back Valdez.
 Wiz tAe nearest point 10 tdewater several hun. dfed miles away from Fairbanks it is somewhat cf trip from the for either the pleasure seeker or the hcmoseeker To link the outside world to the norh TWO large portaon companies incorp- ra ed to forward freight and receive passengers from con. meeting companies oh the operate throughout. the pen season on th Yukon and its tributaries Splendid boa'z. vastly sup. rior those that the Iatcrday Mississippi travellers have been accustomed 10 in point o1 $ andard of service ard attention given ay-el. sers ar plying regularly up and down he wa orways Of the interior
 Ii 5s probable tha the Northern Transporraffr com pany will operate sven boats during ta, current sea-eu and rhs Merchants Yukon Line .hree The re- ma.hag service will be supplied by group of ndepeud- e-. carriers most Of whose equipment is also par excellence.
 In the winu ame stages from chftfna. the ,e, minus Of the (. k. X x w R R. are the means I transporting passeneers and mail 70 tha interior
 A Fairbanks is maintained well eaufpped shin ward 10 cradle the x x. boats when the northern waterways are frozen and silent The quarters were established in the fall of 19a5 and have since been provided with electric machinery band saws. planers etc, supplied with power from the N C. power house The capacity of the yard is barges and two steam CTS but during the past winter four steamers ard an equal number of barges cn the ways It is not d SAlP boneyard but rather is receiving sta uoh Tor boats which are in need of repair alterations
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
HAD NOTHING ON HER.

~ THE summer of 1909. when Earl and Lady Ell Grey paid the Canadian Yukon vs of some aV length peculiarly laughabIe incident took
 place on the occasion of sightseeing trip the titled couple took ,- tae creeks. A complete sour of inspection of the workings arranged for the pair enabling them 10 come in close contact with the men or the surface Lady Grey took care that nothing Of int res. escaped her observation. Al one plant she broke the ice in way by saving to q miner al tLe sluice boxes
 What beautiful complexion you have. sir'
 The reply:
 "IIumph! You've kick coming"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

When vessels being slid off the ways in the spring 30 to 15 carpenters and helpers employed Tor a period of six weeks. When they are being drawn up a the tightening of navigation in the fall h to 30 men are kept busy for about two weeks
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
Transportation Needs
 Are Well Cared For
BAN>PORTA TATION

TRANSFORMATIONS is he important qusstion 'D in -e northland. How 1 get there?" is
 " Il. firs questin put to the agents of com.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
ARE YOU GUILTY?
Do You Smoke Too Much, Drink
Too Much, Eat Too Much?

1t takes mighty good stomach to
feel ready for good breakfast the
morning after the banquet or social
Session.
What do you want for breakfast;''
inquired Browns good wife
Just pleasant smile and breath
OF fresh air" answered Brown the
morning after an important meeting
at the lodge.
II you eat, smoke or drink too
much always remember that two
little MONA stomach tablets taken
just before you go to bed will destroy
all poisonous gases and leave you
with 4 sweet clean stomach in the
morning.
For Indigestion and all stomach
distress MI-O-NA is the best pres
cription in the world. Charles Rhodes
sells it on money back plan, Large
box only 50 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
DEAFNESS CURED
When Caused by Catarrh.

If you have ringing noises in your
ears. catarrh germs are making their
way from the nose to the ears
through the tubes.
Many cases OF deafness caused by
catarrh have been cured by breathing
HYOMEI It reaches the inhamed
membrane, heals the soreness and
banishes catarrh. which is the cause
of most deafness.
F. c. Vanaman, railroad conductor
OF Binghamton, n. Y. writes that he
was cured Of deafness after specialists
had failed.
HYOMEI pronounce it High-o-
me) is guaranteed to cure catarrh,
coughs, colds, acthma. Group. and
sore throat, or money back. Com
plete- outfit with inhaler. ST 90 Extra
bottles 80 cents. Sold by Charles
Rhodes. the enterprising pharmacist
and druggists everywhere.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

For seeds of all kinds the Alma
Elevator Co. is headquarters.
The Hickok horse is still at the
barn on East Superior street where
those desiring his services can find
him. t3
Last Friday evening the Alma col
lege male quartette gave program
i'll the Opera House at Alpena. Their
work was highly appreciated and
they were given one of the finest re-
ceptions that they have received this
year
Alma theatre goers will be given
chance next Saturday evening to
attend one Of the most popular dra-
mas Of the day. when Jones & Crane
present The Wolf The play is a
story of the far north with the char
acterS drawn from the Scotch and
French traders of the earlier days.
The scenes and atmosphere depict
the simple life of the Canadian woods
while the plot is woven around a
Canadian Indian legend. when the
wolves howl i'll pack in Indian sum
mer it is a sign that before the moon
rises and sets again some man will
die. The company giving the play
is of an exceptionally strong cast and
will merit the large patronage which
no doubt it will receive.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
The Demons of the Swamp

are mosquitoes AS they sting they
put deadly malaria germs in the
blood. Then follow the icy chills
and the fires OF fever. The appetite
flies and the strength falls also ma
laria often paves the way for deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bitters kill
and cast out the malaria germs
from the blood; give you fine APP
petite and renew your strength. "Af-
ter long suffering wrote VIM. Fret
well, of Lucama, n. c., three bottles
drove all the malaria from my sys-
tenn, and I've had good health ever
since Best for all stomach, liver
and kidney ills 80 cents at Wheaton
& Sons, Rhodes Drug Store,
Growers Drug Store The Rexall Store
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
BEST ARBOR.

Best Arbor \. O. O. G.. held their
last regular meeting April 23rd, 1912
at Arcadia Grange hall.
Meeting was called to order by
Chief Cleaner S W. Peck Quarter
ly pass taken up, all qualified. Roll
call showed all officers present ex-
cept inside and outside guards. Min
utes last meeting read and approved
as read First order Of business was
the granting Alta May Barnes with
drawal card to Join Ithaca Arbor,
Second order. Several appeals for
help for sick and disabled members
were read by the secretary, and on
motion was made and supported to
take five dollars from general fund
of Arbor and send it to Cleaner
headquarters to aid in their relief.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
GRATIOT COUNTY w. c. T. u.

The twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton will De held in VI. T. church,
Ithaca. May IA, and -, 1912 Mrs.
+. b. Perkins will take up institute
work the first day and Mrs f. l..
Calkins will be present the last day
and evening, giving the evening adj
dress. Unions will be represented by
one delegate for every five or frac-
ton thereof more than half of paid
up members.
MRS. NORMA NUDGE. Pres.
MRS. MARY T.. SEAVER. Sec
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION-NOTI OF
HEARING CLAIMS BEFORE COURT.
state of Michigan the Probate Court for the
County of Gratiot.
In the matter of the estate of Alfred Finch
late of Arcadia township said county, deceased
Notice is hereby given that four months from
the lath day OF April. ID. 1912. have been
allowed for creditors to present their claims
against said deceased to said court for eXamina-
ton and adjustment. and that all creditors OF
So id deceased are required TO present their claims
to said court, at the probate office, i'll the village
of Ithaca in said county, or before the 18th day
of August, A. ID 1912, and that said claims will
be heard by said court OH Thursday, the 18th day
of August A. ID. 1912, at ten O'Clock i'll the fore
noon.
Dated april 10Th, A. d. 1912.
ISAAC s. SEAVER
SEAL 1898 Judge Of Probael
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION APPOI y
MENT or ADMINISTRATOR.
state of Michigan.
The Probate Court for the county of Gratiot.
At session of said court, held al the Probate
Office in the village of Ithaca i'll said county, on
the 22nd dav of April, A. ID. 1912.
Present: Hon Isaac S Seaver. Judge of Pro,
bate
In the matter of the estate OF John w.
Rogers deceased
Cora A. Rogers having filed in said court her
petition PRAYING that the administration Of said
estate be granted TO Cora A. Rogers or to some
other suitable person.
IT Is ORDERED That the 18th day OF MAY.
A. ID 1912 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at
said probate office be and is hereby appointed
for hearing said petition.
IT'S FURTHER ORDERED, That public
notice thereof be given by publication OF copy
of .his order for three successive weeks previous
to said day of hearing, i'll the Alma Record a
newspaper printed and circulated III said county
seal ISAAC =. SEAVER.
true copy ludge OF Fropale.
BELLE jENNE Clerk of Probate. l729u
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Frank Chapn of Breckenridge, who
last winter gave Up his work as mail
carrier because of ill health died at his
home Wednesday. Obituary next week
LARGE Unfurnished room to rent
Inqo at Record office
Rev. w. S. Jerome of Worthwhile
Mich, will preach in the Pres. Church
Sunday morning, May II.
Alma High school baseball team
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

was defeated at Ithaca last Wednes-
day i'll a close game. The score was
II to 10.
WANTED Stock to pasture for the
While at Pontiac last week, c. J.
Maier purchased 1912 model of the
Oakland roadster. The car is the
neatest that has appeared in Alma
Ibis year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Buy your timothy and clover seed
OF the Alma Elevator Co., who are
prepared to meet your every require
ment in the seed line.
Farmers! Buy your seeds OF the
Alma Elevator Co. Timothy, Alsyke,
Medium and Mammoth Clover, seed
beans, etc X
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Melvin Null who has been for some
time employed at the Nelson Bros.
factory in Saginaw. resigned his posi-
ton last week and has taken a posi-
ton with the Little Giant Hay Press
Company
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

FOR SALE. Twenty registered
Rambouillet ewes. If taken before
May 10th wool and lambs would
pay for them. Lack OF pasture is
reason for selling. B. r. Hundy.
Elwell, Mich. Bell telephones
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
SUNDAY EXCURSION
TO
DETROIT

Sunday, May 18th, The Ann Arbor
Railroad will give an Excursion to
Detroit by special train, which will leave
Alma at Z :53 a. m. and arrive Detroit
1900 O'Clock noon. 1t will leave Detroit
on return trip at 600 p. m, giving six
hours in City.
FARE ROUND TRIP $3.50
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

See V. P. Cash before selling
your wool. Rooms back of Wright
House barn same as last year. 1929f
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Farmers! Buy your seeds of the
Alma Elevator Co. Timothy, Alsyke,
Medium and Mammoth Clover, seed
beans, etc. x
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

FOR SALE-Rebuilt and used Auto
mobiles; any make. Cash or credit.
Union telephone 202. JESS FINK.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Buy your timothy and clover seed
of the Alma Elevator Co., who are
prepared to meet your every require
ment in the seed line.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

HELP WANTED-Vegetable cook and
dining room girls. Wages SIC to $22 90
per months Erquire w. Fl. parr. Pro-
prietor Wright dotse, Alma, Mich.
1870 IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST

Look over the Wall paper at the n Y
racket store
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

WOOD FOR SALE-Have a quantity
of wood suitable for furnace or stove use.
For sale cheap. Telephone Bell, line 81
2 long.2 short. Smith q Walstow, Alma
r. +. ID. No. 3.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Doane & Campbell the real estate
hustlers have large list of farms and
city property for sale or exchange.
If it is fire insurance you want, see
them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

FOR SALE-Ten young working
horses. See J. l.. Miller. X
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

FOR SALE-Single buggy. Enquire
at Caple's Hardware Store. X
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
HIs Reward.

Its an unsatisfactory, disappoint- ing kind of world" said the old sol dier. T fought four years for the Union. I was in sixteen battles, fn- cluding Antietam, Gettysburg. Fred ericksburg and the Wilderness. I was wounded twice and spent four months in Andersonville. I tramped hundreds of miles in the dust and the mud and the snow. got rheumatism from sleeping in the wet and al- most died with typhoid. I lived two days on three pieces of hardtack, and ate salt pork that wasn't ft for a dog.
 T enlisted as corporal and came out of the war a private, and then then spelled my name wrong on my discharge paDere ''-pr1rlr
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
rhe sest of LIfe.

While of life itself or of its origin or destiny we know but little, we do know how we may have it abundantly and make the most and best of it. If we do that, not only shall we have done our entire duty. but we shall have given ourselves the highest present employment of which we are capable, and we may be certain that if there be future for us beyond these scenes of earth. such life is the best preparation for it.-The Gin, cinnati Enquirer.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08

If you use Eye Salve, use the best PETTIT'S EYE SALVE is the stand ard. is reliable, and costs no more than inferior goods that are unknown Used by Physicians and Oculists helps where all others fail. It is not the Tube or Box that cures, it is the Salve that does the work. Guaranteed by Howard Bros. under the Govern ment Food and Drugs Act Don't be deceived or misled. The only really antiseptic Eye Salve that has been in the market for years. Sold by Drug gists throughout the known world
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
what Is Prayed For.

An old darkey who was asked If in his experience prayer was ever an- swered, replied: Well. sah, some pra'rs is ansud an some isn't-pends on what yo' asks fo'. Jest arter de wah, wen it was mighty hard scratch in fo' de culled brudren. 'bsarved dat w'enebber pway de Lo'd to sen one O Massa Peyton's fat turkeys fo' de ole man, dere was no notice took ob' de partition; but wen pway dat he would sen de old man fo' de tur- key, de ting was tended to befo' sunup nex' mornin' dead sartin-"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08

tors medicines. At everymonthly period 1 had to stay in bed four days because of hemorrhages, and my back was so weak I could hardly walk. l have been taking Lydia E. Pinkham's V e g e table Com pound and now I can stay up and do my work. I think it is
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
He Was HeIuIno.

A Baltimore man, whose son is . student at Princeton, has had ire quent occasion to remonstrate with his boy touching his extravagance, but the father invariably comes to the front when request is made for further funds.
 In his last letter to his son the ia. ther. after the usual recital, stated that he was forwarding a check for $50, and he wound up with:
 My son, your studies are costing me a great deal"
 To which the hopeful. in his next letter, replied:
 T know it father, and don't study very hard. either. r."-Christian Work.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Never brink Water.

In Lower California large number of the smaller desert mammals never drink water, according to American scientists who have recently visited the peninsula. They live and thrive on dry seeds and scraps of vegetation in places where the heat and aridity are excessive without ever touching their lips to water, and 1t has even been found impossible to teach some of them to take water in captivity.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
EItted fnr the auslnesa.

My son John," proudly remarked Mrs. McAllister to some one who had inquired about the family, "he's run nin' the drug store now. He's been doing it for a year CT more. You know he was to college an studied palmistry so's to fit himself for the business"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Primitive Burmese Customs.

. In Burmah girls are privileged to do the wooing and men must always wait for them to take the initiative, Courtship and marriage are very sim. pie in Burmah. When a girl sees Q man she thinks will make her good husband she offers him a stick of sweetmeat. If he accepts her he eata the sweet and they are then and there considered man and wife.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDv

for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn' t Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c, soc, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes, 25c. $1.OO. Eye Books and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
 Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Gate Between Two Rooms.

It proved a blessing in one house It is fastened in the doorway, between the nursery and mothers room. There are times when the, mother likes to watch the children without being right among them. Often sew ing or writing may be done more easily with the gate between the moth. CT and the little ones.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Bungalow candIestIeka.

Novelties in the candlestick line are always making their appearance, and tust now the Japanese floor lantern is the latest thing. These stand from three to six feet high, or even higher. and arc both picturesque and practi- cal. The candle is enclosed in . beautiful deep globe to keep the brOeEes from the flame. and as the globe is arranged to hold . large oandlo it will burn q long time.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
RuIes and ExeeutIons.

"Any fool can find fault" James G. Cannon of New York cautions a group of ministers. In notoriously fault finding world most of us will be in- clined to lay the fattering unction to our souls that the maxim does not ap- ply both ways. to affirm that anybody that finds fault is a fool
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Escaped Death Thirteen TImes.

John H. Rice of North Hampstead. L. l., on his thirteenth escape from death, the last time in an auto acci- dent, remarked that he was a lucky man. Here are some of the things that have happened to him: Left leg cut of by train, shot out eye cleaning revolver, lost an arm by fall from tree, Was saved three times from drowning.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Every Woman wn ee Interested.

There has recently been discovered an aromatic, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, called Mother Gray's AROMATIC LEAF. It is the only certain regulator. Kidney, Bladder and Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by mail, 50 cents. Sam pie FREE. Address The Mother Gray Co.,, Le Roy. N. r.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
PraIse for UnIted st.+.. Ar,,v

There is less caddishness in the United States army than is to be found in military forces elsewhere in the world. In England the reservists and the yeomanry are rather snubbed at the instruction camps and the ma neuvers by the regulars; at San An tonic I saw no sight of this.-Colum- bian Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Makes World Retter.

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle, pure and good, without the world being the better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the .very existence of that Phillips Brooks.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
How Mrs. Cline Avoided
 Operation.

Brownsville, Ind can say that lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound as done me more good than anything lse One doctor said must be opera ed upon for a serious female trouble md that nothing could help me but an peration.
 ''I had hemorrhages and at times could not get any medicine to stop them. 1 got in such weak condition that would nave died if had not got relief soon.
 Several women who had taken your Compound, told me to try it and l did and found it to be the right medicine to build up the system and overcome
 male troubles.
 ''I am now in great deal better health .han ever expected to be, so think I ought to thank you for it. Mrs. O. M. CLINE, S. Main St, Brownsville, Ind
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
The Cat Tail.

The cat tail of the American swamps b almost exactly the same plant as the Egyptian bullrush. It is no longer used for making paper as it once was, but from its roots is prepared an astrin- gent medicine, and it's stems are used for the manufacture of mats. chsir-bO4 toms and the like.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Can You Remember Fourteen7

Can You Remember Fourteen7
 Goethe told Schiller that Gozzi, the Venetian, had said that only thirty six dramatic situations are possible. Schiller declared that he could think of but fourteen, and those of us who are most conversant with dramatic literature will find on curious con sideration that even fourteen are difficult to compass.-Ellen Duvall in the Atlantic.