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The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01
A. A. S. R. NOTICE.

'FartheGt North" Club of the An cient and Accepted Scottish Rite of FreemaSonry for the Southern Jur- isdiction of the United States of America cordially invites all 18' Rose Croix Knights to participate in Maundy Thursday ceremonies and banquet, at Masonic Temple, Thurs day, April f, 1912, at eight D. m.
 FRANK B. HALL, 320 Sec.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01
THE BOY GUESSED RIGHT

The teacher was giving an ex- position on culpable homicide.
 If l went out in a small boat. ' he said, and the owner knew ii was leaking. and I got drowned, what would that be-"
 After a few minutes silence a little boy stood up and said: :-
 "A holiday. sir,"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01
. TO THE VOTERS AND PROP . ERTY OWNERS in particu.
 : lar, and all others concerned.

% 1t appears from the Editorial .: ':' in the Sunday Times that some .: .:' one has been misinformed in .: < regard to the CHEMICAL part :: ':' of the FIRE DEPARTMENT .: :. should the PEOPLES TICKET :: .:. be successful. .: :: We hereby PLEDGE ourselves .: < that should we be elected, we :: !. not only will keep the FIRE :: :: DEPARTMENT up to its pres .: I: ent HIGH STANDARD, but will :: * IMPROVE the same, at least to :: '- the extent of establishing a .: .:' set of FIRE SIGNALS 60 that .: ':- the DEPARTMENT will not be .: '' forced to lose VALUABLE .: :' TIME In hunting for the Lo. s
 !' CATION OF THE FIRE as they .: < have done in the past. .: :. All property owners can rest :: ':' assured that not one man on :: < the PEOPLES TICKET would :: < be in favor of cutting down :: < the present standard of the .: ':' only PROTECTION they have, .: < And we do not intend to ::
 * PLUNGE the CITY in DEBT < :. as we and all other BUSINESS ::
 ;. MEN and PROPERTY oWN.. :: !: FRS in Fairbanks know what !:
 * a hard struggle it was to :: .:. pay off the CITY DEBT, and ;:
 .:' we feel that every TAX PAY. :: j. ER is entitled to a share of :: .:' the credit n doing the same. ::
 .* Signed: .: :: GEO. M. SMITH, :!
 * LOUIS ANDERSON, 7. .s cHAs. L. THOMPSON, :. + DAN CALLAHAN, < .: HARRY M'LEAN, <. 1: HENRY RAPPOlT. < * THE PEOPLES TICKET. s' |. |. .l |. .a. i. a |. |. .S. 4. .a.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

Julius Gius left Saturday for Pe- dro with a load of goods
 J. T. McQuenn. of Newman, Ill., is inquiring for his brother, A. M. Mcqueen
 George F. Dunbar, the Koyukuk mining man, is in town from Fort Gibbon.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

The case of Whitely & Karstens vs. Dean was dismissed on Sat urday.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

A. H. Willmore is in town from Engineer creek.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

A. Goessman, the quartz man from Bedrock creek, came into town on Saturday.
 w. J. Fitzpatrick was up from Cinema on Saturday.
 c. H. Watson of Chatanika is stopping at the Nordale.
 Tommy King left for the Big Cinema hot springs Saturday.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

Quality printing is the kind that pays. Citizen office.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
ENDORSE IRRIGATION
ASSOCIATION RECENTLY FORM
ED AT Fl. PIERRE is WIDE
LY ENDORSED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From tho Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Fort Pierre.-The organization per.
fected at Fort Pierre a short time ago
and known as the Great Plains Irriga-
ton association, has advanced with
rapid strides in promoting the inter-
ests and publicity necessary for re-
clamation and conservation progress.
The officers Of the association are
almost submerged under the wa
lanche of concentrations and endorse
ments which are pouring in from all
over the country. Prominent public
men, government officials, capitalists,
men, scientists and men
from every walk of life are recon-
mending, endorsing, offering sugges-
tions and requesting information.
This section of the state is solid for
the advancement of the project and
it appears to be merely a matter OF
time until the entire northwest will
demand an immediate survey.
Whether or not the original project
will be carried out in it's entirety is a
question which cannot be answered
for a certainty until the survey is
made, but there appears to be no ques-
ton but what the great plans of North
and South Dakota will be irrigated
from the Missouri river and the orig
inal project of tapping the river at
the mouth of the Yellowstone and
running it southeast to White river in
South Dakota is believed by engineer
ing experts to be the most practicable
of the many suggested.
That this movement will become
one of the most important of political
issues in the northwest is realized by
politicians all over the country and
unsuccessful attempts have been made
to pick flaws in the procedure of this
development organization. The fact
remains despite any contention to the
contrary, that this movement will do
more good to more people than n
other factor in the development of the
northwest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

CAMPFA U8b
AND WAR %
SHARP BATTLE IN ARKANSAS
Charge and counteroharoe at Prairie
Grove 10 Graphically Related BY
Veteran Of Chicago.


Western fighting was not so ORA
matically set forth at the time of the
wal az were the campaigns OF the
east. but Its picturesqueness 10 un-
questionable. It has a special claim
on Chicago's interest because many
OF the men who fought in the army OF
the frontier are now living In Chica-
20. One OF these. George Rettig, who
lives at 2105 Leland avenue, tells OF
his experiences At Prairie Grove In
the Arkansas-Missouri campaign OF
1852. The story 10 as follows:
After the battle Of Rhsa's Mills We
came down to tho place known az
Prairie Grove. Here our position was
on high ground on the concave side OF
a bend made by the valley of a little
stream. Beyond the creek and the
level land that bordered 1t was an
other rise Of ground, on which tho
C~onfederates had their battery hidden
In the woods.
"The Third Wisconsin cavalry, my
regiment. was at the right. and the
Twentieth Wisconsin infantry was at
the center. This regiment started out
~ Do"n kA0 w Inv VSA1 80
the hre OF the rebel battery %converged
On them. and across the level ground
and up the other hill they made their
way. climbing 4 fence to reach the
wooded. ground. They reached the
gums and a captain had planted a flag
on the battery when the whole line OF
Confederate infantry, which had been
reserved for this purpose, rose up and
threw the Wisconsin men back down
the hill. More than 100 Of Jul men
were left hanging on the fence or dy-
ing in the woods.
Then the sscesh came out in turn.
They aimed for a point half way be-
tween my regiment and the Twentieth
Wisconsin. Here Rapp's Indiana bat
terry was set up. The Confederates
tried to charge the battery, and every
time they were driven back by a rain
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Bank Deposits Drained.

Mitchell.-That the total amount of
money on deposit in the banks of the
state for the quarter ending June IA
is $3,182,245.5S less than OF deposit
at the end of the quarter ending April
IS, is shown by the quarterly bank
examiners report. The fact of this
decrease is explained that right now
is the season between the spending OF
money for the years expenses of the
coming crop. That bank deposits will
take a decided boost in the next
three months is u%ndoubted, as South
Dakota is facing the greatest year
she ever saw, unless the too abundant
rains spoil the excellent showing for
small grain. Even now, much Of it is
out of harms way and a few days of
wind and hot sun will dry out the
grain, from the effects of the recent
heavy rains. The greatest decrease
in deposits over the preceding quarter
is shown in the deposits of the state
banks. Here the decrease alone
amounts to ST. ,372.43. OF this
amount the decrease under the head
ing, deposits subject to check" is
manifested by the reports which show
that United States deposits for this
quarter exceed those Of the past quar-
ter by $%3,4O0.72. The total increase
of liabilities of this quarter over last
is $1,149, 193.59. The total decrease
of liabilities is $2,159,126.48. The to-
tai Increase of assets of this quarter
over last is $314,565.63. The total de-
crease is 81, 324,498.52.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Canada Has Sufficient
Coal for 5000 Years
1t Has Enough Agricultural Land for the Set
ting of Millions.

4 report dealing with the coal re-
Dourc9S Of Canada has been issued BY
the Dominion Department Of Mines.
Tho estimates given are only based on
what 10 known. In the western and
n%orthern regions, which have been
little explored, there may be vast de-
bosits Of which nothing whatever is
known at present. The officials Of the
department estimate hat Of btu
minous coal there IL In Canada 73h
billion tons; Of anthracite 4s1 mil
Hon tons; sub-bituminous and Ignite
over 100 billion tons. The quantity
Of coal now annually mined In Canada
10 about IL million tons. With an es-
timated quantity Of unmixed good coal,
Of "a billion tons, 1t would require
6,166 years to exhaust the supply. II
the inferior grades were included, sup
ply would last for 14,575 years. OF
course the coal demands Of Canada
will keep on increasing, but 1t will be
a good many years before the quantity
OF Canadian coal mined will equal
present output Of the United States
mines. Their annual output IL about
500, O00, 900 tons. At that rate 1t
would take only 145 years to exhaust
the estimated Canadian supply Of
good coal, and about $50 years to get
to the end of the total supply. And
with the increasing population, made
up Of about four hundred thousand Per-
sons a year (and it looks now as If this
number would be reached this Year,,
one hundred and seventy-fve thousand
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
It Was Like Shooting Into . Flock Of
Chickens.

OF grape and canister. II was like
shooting into a nock Of chickens. The
Confederates spread for = moment
and then came back again to the
charge. They were piled five and six
high in front Of the guns before they
were ordered back to their lines.
Evening came, and there was no
more fighting, and in the morning
when we expected to be attacked we
found that the enemy had left So
we vent down and took Van Buren,
and Fort Smith. There was not much
trouble there. We came down from
the high ground into the city after
an engagement with some Texas rang.
ers, and we found the place deserted
by the men. The secesh were on the
other side Of the river with a battery
and they shot canister and grape
across the water and up the streets.
We put a Union flag on the courthouse,
and they shelled 1t, but their aim was
not good, and the flag stayed. With
all their firing they did not hit one
man Of us, but they did kill several
hogs and one woman"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
@IEg2.*s:sS41s'k 1 z; :'';| En-; !!
W.. N. u. SIOUX CITY. NO. s2-1s1a.
why COWS STOOD IN WATER
Artistic Limitations Responsible for
Characteristic Attitude Of the
Humble Bovine.

In a north OF England town there
was q shiftless man who would
accept gifts outright, although he was
always depending on charity, says Al
Priddy in his book, Through the
MILL" relates the Youths Companion.
He painted landscapes, and my aunt.
when b~enevolently inclined. would
hire him to decorate our walls with
rural scenes, highly colored in glazing
tints, as II nature had turned color
blind. There were cows in every
scene. and Aunt Millie noticed that all
the COWS were up to their knees In
water. Not one stood on the vivid
green hills.
"Jorvey," she remarked to the old
man. why do you always put the cows
In the water?"
Its this way, Mrs. Brindin," the old
artist responded. You see, ha'am. !
learned to paint hoofs."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Rcd Cross seal. Being Printed.

Seventy-ive million Red Cross
seals are now being printed for tho
holiday sale Of these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
stickers for 1912. The National Assoc
ciatiton for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis, which In cooperation
with the American Red Cross will COM
duct the sale. makes this announces
ment and states further that the out
look this year ID bright for = higher
sale than ever before.
The seal this year 10 said to DO the
best OF It's kind that the Red Cross
has ever issued. The design II In
three colors, red. green and gray. -
Santa Claus head In the three colore
is shown in the center surrounded BY
holly wreaths. In each orn II =
small red cross. The seal bears the
greeting, Merry Christmas, Happy
New Year. American Red Cross. 1919
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

the opening up Of this rich neld Of az.
rioulture. and 1t IL q high class Of az
riculture. carried on by the use OF
brains. and. where energy has not
been endowed. it has become in that
splendid air a case Of inoculatsd en-
ergy.
Tho rapid advancement Of railways
makes tho situation easy. Today one
may be located thirty miles from one
OF the many branches Of the different
systems. A year from now, the whis-
tie Of the locomotive and the long
train Of cars may pass the farm. the
elevator IL but 4 short drive from the
home, a splendid market Is established,
and all the advantages of an old set
tied community are at hand.
The prospects this year from an az
.ricultural standpoint are exceedingly
bright, and, relieved Of untoward con
ditions, the farmer Is already counting
his bank roll, planning for more ex-
tensive operations for mex year, and
figuring On paying out for his farm.
He Ia calculating what the increased
value Of his holdings, as a result Of a
successful crop, will add to his assets.
Already some fields Of wheat have been
harvested, barley has been out, and
the yield Is above his expectation. In
fact, the feeling at the time Of writing
ia that never in the history of any
country on the continent has there
been such a prospect of a large aver
age crop, all over the three central
provinces Of Canada, as will be harvest
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
SELLS WARDROBE TO GRANT
One Of Startling Incidents Of tho
Siege Of Petersburg 10 Re
lated by Southern Woman.

That brave and sweet souled south
ern woman, the late Mrs. Roger A..
Pryor, used to relate many anecdotes
Of the straits to which she was
driven in war times to provide the
necessaries Of iffO for her family,
says the Youths Companion. Prices.
in the deprecated Confederate cur
rency often reached amazing figures.
In Petersburg she had to pay q neigh
Dor a dollar a day for the meager
dish Of vegetables required for 4
wounded of1cer in her household; she
paid $50 q pound for butter and bar
con; e16 for beef, and $50 for one
chicken, or q pair of small shad, or
dinarily worth IL cents.
Governor Mann Of Virginia, who
was also in Petersburg during the
siege, has recently said that he once
paid $40 for a breakfast. Articles
other than food brought prices quite
as extraordinary. Once during the
height Of the bombardment he came
upon q street corner auction at which
the furniture from a partly ruined
house was being offered for sale.
Among the pieces displayed was an
old-fashioned wardrobe, bids for
which had reached the sum Of 1899.
The auotioneer, receiving no higher
bid for the wardrobe, cried, Nine
hundred and ninety-nine-once! Mn
hundred and ninety-nin-twice!" and
was about to knock down the furni.
ture for that sum when suddenly .
Yankee she'll crashed down on the
old wardrobe and smashed 1t to
smitkereens.
"Gone!" yelled the a~uotioneer,
"0one to General Grant for a thou
sand dollarsi"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
UnIforms and Diplomacy.

OHtformS diplomacy.
The gazettes have announced that
the emperor Of Germany has deigned
to name Mon. de Observation-Disclosures
major of the Seventy-frst T~huringian
Infantry. To please his august master.
the minister sometimes ear his uni
form. but in 1t he gives no illusion Of
elegance. The other day, to console
himself, he said: II believe my col
league, M. Poincare (the French am
bassador) would appear more rfdicu-
lous than l do II he were obliged to
dress as an artiller1st."
Prince Won Buelow, who Is colonel OF
hussars, rode in tho grand review at
the head OF his regiment Some years
ago, at S%trasburg, the emperor remark
ed some squadrons that were moving
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

being an estimate of the immigration
from the United States for 1912, the
consumption Of coal will naturally In
crease.
The agricultural districts Of Canada
have now become SO well known
throughout the world, and the vacant
area OF splendid land il still so great
that 1t may be expected that the num-
bers mentioned will increase from
year to year, and 1t will not be many
years before the immigration figures
will reach the million mark.
It may be asked what Is there to
warrant this large immigration? With
millions Of acres Of land, capable of
producing twenty-five to forty bushels
OF wheat to the acre; or, II In oats,
from forty to ninety, and even as high
as a hundred bushels per acre. or the
same splendid yields OF max or bar
ley, there Is ample inducement to at
tract these hundreds of thousands who
are filing the present agricultural set
Elements and pushing forward into the
newer settlements year by veal, and
leave room still for the hundreds Of
thousands who will follow. There re-
mains not only the agricultural wealth
of the country, but there are also the
social advantages, the home-making
privileges, apart altogether from the
financial opportunities. there Is the life
and the energy born from the knowl-
edge that the settler is more than a
unit in the upbuilding, In the making
of a country that will o o rank
amongst the first in the nations Of
the world. There is no desire on the
part of the writer to dwell upon the
success that has followed the Ameri-
can settler in the Provinces of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and
the coast Province of British Column
bia, or to speak Of the thousands Of in
dividuals whose hundreds of dollars
have made them thousands, but atten-
ton must be paid to the fact that these
people have done well. They are fol-
lowed by their families and their
friends, who also are doing well.
Where, a few years ago, seemingly
only months ago, there was nothing
but the open prairie. or If we speak Of
the more central portions of these
provinces, the park districts, there are
today well titled and cultivated farms,
large farms, too, and the herds Of cat
tie. Cities and towns are the result Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
State College Notes.

Brookings.-The botanical depart.
ment Of the state college will have a
complete exhibit of native grasses,
weed pests, and serious plant diseases
at the state fair. Profs. Olive and Sar-
Wis will see that accurate information
is given to all who ask for 1t. Prof.
SEVERN, state entomologist, will be
present with an exhibit of injurious
insects, spray pumps and Insecticides.
Prof. Hansen, horticulturlst, will
exhibit new hardy fruits and plants,
and explain his recent progress in
breeding Alfalfa. He will also demon
strate the transplanting Of alfalfa by
machinery. Prof. Larson will have
an exhibit from the dairy husbandry
department. consisting of a silo and
silage exhibit and a collection Of val
liable dairy bulletins. Experts from
his department will be on hand to Of
fer valuable suggestions to all inter-
ested in building up the dairy industry
of South Dakota. The entire exhibits
from the agricultural department of
the college will MAKE up a valuable
educational feature, and all interested
in this phase of South Dakota's great
est business should take time at the
fair to absorb all the information pos
Sible
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Indians Get Pay.

Chamberlain.-One of the largest
issues of recent years began at Grow
Creek agency last Friday. A number
of years ago all the Indians on the res
ervation over the age of 81 years,
both male and female, were issued
cows, calves, mares, colts, wagons,
farm implements mi many other ar
ticles, in addition t. a cash payment
of So each. The present payment is
of a similar character, and is being
paid to those Indians. both male and
female, who have become of the legal
age of 81 since the previous issue.
There will be a total of 125 to partici-
pate in the present issue. This is a
credit due from the government for
lands disposed of for public settlement
from time to time. At the same time
that this distribution takes place about
$50 of the older Indians will also re-
ceive the usual monthly issue of cash
and rations. AS a result times will
be unusually brisk at the agency and
vicinity during the next few days.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Telling Comment.

Ty Cobb Of the Tigers said at .
recent baseball banquet In Philadel-
phia:
II admit that there 10 too much
loud talk. too much arguing and
wrangling and chin music In a game
Of baseball.
II know a man who was cen the
other day getting into q taxicab.
Where are o going? they
asked him.
Tim going to heal the ball game
he replied"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

ed this year. The railroads are add
ing to their already large mileage and
have got ready for handling the crop
thousands OF box cars. The govern
ment agents and the railways are max
ing arrangements for from fifty to six
ty thousand extra farm hands in order
that the crop may be successfully and
quickly harvested, business men are
laying in larger stocks than usual, real
estate men are active, preparing for
the rush Of business that is sure to
follow, and everywhere there is the
note OF optimism, which seems to be
perfectly justiiable.
There is, as has been said, a vast
area Of the country still open for set
Element and demonstrating lying in the
center north. Speaking Of this part
a writer, who made the trip when the
crop was in its green stage, said:
"Just now, the whole country Ia .
beautiful sight, as it presents itself in
full dress Of living green, varied in
shade, many places elegantly fringed
and interpreted with pleatings Of
shrubbery and patches Of sweet scent
GU uOWS15 Ill 1885, ySAlOWs Wills, p1ah,
scarlet, cardinal and purple. In trav-
cling over the virgin soil. I have seen
some of the most charming rolling
prairies, sloping hills, deep ravines,
mirrored lakes, artistic flower fields,
and natural parks that one could wish
to behold, and all placed there without
the aid of man. The land in general
is heavily matted with grass, mixed
with vetches and pea vines, nearly up
to the knee, and many millions of
acres Of which are going to waste
while beef, pork and mutton are soar
ing at prices heretofore unknown. The
comparatively small acreage under Gull
tivation reminds one of a few small
garden patches.
"When we consider the estimated
crop of 100000, 900 bushels Of wheat
for 1912, to be produced on these west
ern prairies from these garden patches,
some faint idea can be formed by an
imaginative mind as to the immense
possibilities and rich heritage of a glo-
rtous western Canada"
The estimate Of the wheat crop. as
made by the writer quoted, is exces-
sive, but with even $50 million bushels,
there will be a great deal Of satisfac-
ton on the part Of the settlers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

Record breaking prices were paid
for mich COWS and heifers at the L. J.
vonderheide sale. west Of Reliance,
when 10 grade COWS sold at prices
ranging from $45.50 to $75 per head
and grade yearling heifers at S35 each.
O.. F. Waller, division freight and
passenger agent on the Milwaukee,
on the Mgeley line, has sustained the
total loss of his crop south OF Lem.
mon as the result of q hail storm. Mr..
Waller had 100 acres Of wheat plant
ed which was doing s%plendfdly. He
carried no insurance