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The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
MEMBERS REQUESTED TO
 BE PRESENT TONIGHT

The executive board of the Fair banks Commercial club has issue'' l call for all members of the or9a niZation 10 be present al the nee, ing to be held this evening al the commissioners court room. As the club has several important matter now under consideration for the welfare of the city il is heDed tha all who possibly can will be g,e, ent
 The question of entertainment fol the party of seattle business men and the Eastern newspaper mer will he up for discussion As tht newspapermen are coming principal ly for the purpose of learning the real conditions of the territory ana then return to the States and place the territory in it's true light before their readers. the club feels that ample preparation should be mad' for their entertainment.
 Other matters of importance art the Festival of the Midnight Su: and the Fourth of July celebration. For the latter affair there is much work 10 be done and the club Ge sires the assistance of as many as possible
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09

priv" Has oI h,r position. Wao would uos haze done 'ha same thing
 Maptr at The me,ira IhursIa, H5-ht save d. another reason that Mrs Fairauru vas 900 olGFlshioa. in her methods and iH sPahIe t. a teacher. That. however. does ror agree with the recommendation of PrineiPa! knoNl;on. wnp recon. mtaded that she he retained. and who has sta.,t thd. Mrs Far'afr. Ms IL eomue'eu as any teacher hc hl1 How does Nr Moolr ee, around that st1'cmeut@ Doc h. vho has probably never visited a session c. school in the last five years think that he knows nor, o. h. teachers eafabili'y than Prof Knovlton2 Indeed i. k quite E likely thing that q blacksmith wonlt know nor" about the requirements of a teather than he man wlo Has spent wears jn training for tha, very thing
 | Moolv md Adams hal at the outset, like a couple of men. fired Mrs Fairaufa out. siNin4 l. their true loasou for SO doiuG the fact that she was personally objection. lble tn Aiams. the public would Aayr admired them the more. and there would not haye been anyWher, near as much resentment as there has been. But they didn't do that !. Their actions throughout have beer l characterized hv underhandednes . and triCkery. and have put om schools in Il mess that is q di- grace 'o the board and lir,icuIarl' 1 so the aisy of Fairb nks who through la,k of recall. -an only sf and vail
 The Citi@en, like the city coun,it would now like to ask the boara
 if they have ans seG-respc.t or IL sire h lo the will of the people. t5 l resign and prcsen, themselves as9in for election. and see Whothes or not Their actions Will he 1T proved bY the whole people.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
NOT PIKE RS.

Many peoF,r of Fairbanks hasp taken l. upon themselves to do tH, worrying for the promoters of the r7jas.un exhibition thB, is tn he held her" on Iuly 2. | and l. and are trying 70 figure ouJ how fh, proposition !s to hr fls!un uHr. or hos anyorn wiu h" expected In pay admission 'o the rark vheg they can stand on the outs,5r ar see 'h" Airimaa while in the air
 or course these husyho !,.s 'ha have not dollar invested them selves gre doing the worrying. d. they do in all eases at,hirh con a.err them about as much IS The present one daes
 The rromo. ars of this ayi1fion cN hih'ion are old.rimers in the Nor'h They know the people n FairhIg%. and have conf lcnCp in thsm. anf if they had poi they would not hlyr put good meHey into this propos ton They know thlt Farhank san. and Alaskan> are not the kind tc stand outside fhe grounds tfyif-s te peek through knot hole in the t,n,, ar wait until the airship il les hisl enough above the fence 'nr them r. watch it. They want the hes rherr !, and arr willing to pIy for what th', get
 Tn the somin= aviation ne-t Eaia ] harks will he treated 10 the 5rs there is ia the aviation line. ar5 can rest assured that Cap'ain Mnl in is one of the best in ;he game He has operated and male ma chimes. and what he doesr'r kfov ahout their actions and antics r. mains yet to be learned by thc aos' hirdmen in rhe world
 To anyone who has uot H4l rhg pleasure of seeing aH aviation 1is play fl will he *osth mary tfme the reasonable charge rh,' wilt a made to watch fhe s=ar't3,s, 1@= manoeuyeriug aot the laa ing e the machine
 Tine creeks as well IS many of ttf down river camps will he depoiu lated all hound for the first aela display to be held in the terrfsor, and like the promoters we nly, enough confidence in the AIaSka public To feel certain that they art are not going 10 stand outside and let the promoters pay for 'heir zoe time. The North has always hal throughout the world the hiehes reputation for fair play. and f i only reasonable to suppose that i this as ill every other instance that reputation will be lived ue t.
 i's giving the loyal sugeort tha the worthy proposition deserves IL, public will only be beneHtine ifsei for having d great success this 3ea; the promoters will have coutid ane, 10 import and give them ae lat and hest next year.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
Moody Repudiates His
 Pre-Election Promises

The school board Of the city al Fairbanks met last ThurSdav night at the school building for the trqrs action os the routine business aul 10 elect teacher to ill the or. .acanry existing.
 More than ;wcnty people of Fa:. banks. many of whom were parents attended he meeting ill order tn 'aIuest the board to retra,t fralr the position taken at a former moe, ing. i'll which they decided to hlvo no more marr cd women an th- teaching staff. MT !. A. Clark. see retary Of the hoard. after tho '.r,i tion signed ny some :,5a people hq5 been presented and after the speech of MT Moody in which he refrveI 10 1etract. handed in his resignation and left the room. With Mr Clark and as a protest Of the boards ac. ton. went the majority of thuss aasSembled
 Al the opening of fhe meetin. two petitions requesting that Nra Fairburn he retained in her position were presented. one signed hv abou 55n voters of the town. and the .,ihCr signed by 26 Of the parents whose children would he under ths charge of Mrs Fairburn. Anon. those to address the board were the Rev. Dr. | II Condit. Mrs R W Galferhead, Mrs. F. L Foster. Mrs Gere Huykins. NJ. 0. Carlson, | + Rus sell and Dr P s Whitney. ali of whom gave their candid opinion of the school board and of the aasipn
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09

of Hr Moody in brcakiu2 his pr, election pledges.
 MT Moody. after hearing ns storm O. protest. made shor. seeeeh. eisine his reasons lor Eis action. He stated that Mir. Fa5r hnrn had worked a9ains, him a. ,A, election. that she was too oia fash 'oHed in her method of tclchir. "ud that for these reasons hc wa irving 'o 1at her out or the school, IS er4c"fuli7 IS possible. He also stated tha. here were younger ap plicants who had no one to protect them. and who needed positions more than. dil Mrs. Fairhurn.
 In regard "a the petitions pres rt el he stated thaf he P'lacd no .rr leuoe whatever in them. as they ha, been sianed hy manv for bushes reasons
 After NIr Moody had concluded. Director Adams, in a short speech said that he eoneurred entirely will his colleague. and that hc would b guided bl Mir. Moody's ehoi.e. T. Was customary with the board. is allow inc n"" ".....,f.-- --i-., ,t. tet.her for any vaaancy
 After Mir Clark had with lraNr from the meeting the board, who had accepted his resignation, pro ceeaed 10 election and chose Miss Julia Gordon. os St. Michael t~ fill the vacancy.
 The summer vacation or th. schools was len9thened to thre. months commencing June l5th. Fl board then adjourned.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09

Good line of pencil and ink prasarg at the Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
MACHINE CANDIDATE.

Photographic communications from ment of Edward Exum 10 the mar shalship of the Third Judicial Dis trict has been blocked in the United States senate owing to 2 number of charges against his morals. and it is not likely that he viii he con firmed.
 The following is an extract from ,he item as it appeared i, yester day mornings Times: "Eynm's ap poinlment was not secured through the influence of National Commit teeman Cheney" This statement oi he Times is either deliberate or ignorant falsehood. as it is well known fact that Exum was Jennings right hand man in the Chitina sec 'ion. and was pushed for the of flee both by Jennings and Cheney
 The fact that he has conducted or owned number of houses ot ill-repute cut no ice wi,h the Ma tional committeeman in his choice as the latter has with but about two exceptions endorsed only men with either court or shady records t,xum is as well fitted as number of their other candidates. some of whom were successful. but that isn't saving much for Exum.
 Before Cheney and the rest of the clique get through with the terri. tory. the Si Reed gang. of former years. will appear like a bunch of Sunday school teachers.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
Phone 262 Phone
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.

\ reward of s5o Nill he paid hy the publishers Of this pl- per for information which will . lead 10 the conviction of any person stealing copies of The : Citizen from the residences of subscribers
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The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09

the district court asking that fAs steamers Yukon and Alaska he allow cd to sell intoxicating liquors
 H. N. Miller, brotherili-Itw of Representative Burns. was alnona the passengers arriving on the Schwatka last week. This is his first trip to Alaska. as he has Eled is Seattle practically all of his lie He will be engaged with Mir. Burns on Chatham creek
 F. C. Raine. collector of iet"fnat revenue, left on the SehWatlla last week. He will visit Ruby. iditarod Some and the koHgarok sections before returning To Fairhan'ts nszt fall.
 Ms Autast Bier,mark will leav. for the States this week. She will le to Rochester, Minn. for treafmtls T, he Mayo Bros hospital
 The local offices of the teder& governmen, closed last Saturdav afternoon at o'clock, and aneordins 10 an order from Washneton will close every Saturday at that hopF until further notice.
 Miss Blanche Watson. of Ch1.e nika. is spending several days wi5s friends in town.
 Dave Cascaden who lefl som time ago for the Circle district r. look over some of h's interests there returned home last Friday evening
 A. F Herpick. Of the postoffce. was confined 10 his home for the latter part of the week with an at tack of tonSilitis.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
THAT SCHOOL BOARD.


 ] Never has fhe question of regcrs! i dunn and recall, especially reCs been brought home to uhr rCCPls of Fairbanks as il has in the las week With practically the whole town and d majority Of the cit council demanding the resignation of the TWO remaining members of the school board, they sil back am literally siE" the people the "horse 'aush" while they proceed with th, dirty, underhandca trickery that hl 1 brought down upon them the con demnation of he whole co'nmuY. =5# Ii surely seems bad that Sua' men as Moody can be elected an given votes upon certain promis ises and that upon election. if they SC fit to disregard their word of honor 1 the public has no redress whatever
 As We predicted prior to the cleo. l tion, w II Adams wanted to be md is today, dictator O the board He picked ont his friend Moody fo i the position. and hy their tricltrl and falsehood were able to pull the wool over the Publie's eyes while they voted blindly.
 Immediately upon election the neg member, Moody. and his frien Adams. proceeded 10 hold star chan. Der sessions in order that the othe' members Of the board might noe even he pre- sent 10 sanction or O. pose their actions Then that il nous No married woman" resolu 1 ton was drawn up. Everybody i. | town knew il was directed It one o9 ] the best teachers that ever entered the school building. Yet the 0Irec tors insisted that it was not at Mrs Farburn. but at all married women as they were of the opinion that r. married women should be filling the positions that rightfully belonge 10 single girls
 l Next when the people rose u.' and presented a petition with somr m names attached, and amen them practically all of the leadin" citizens of the town. Moody saiy that he had no faith in petitions which were signed for political social reasons
 He then proceeded 10 give his reasons" for wanting to get rid o' Mrs. Fairburn. He changed entir" ly in regard to his former attitude of trying 10 pretend tha, he Wa acting in good faith. and believe that there should be no mario women on the teaching force. H. admitted that one of the reason, why he wanted to ditch tht teacher the whole town and principai wanted was because she had worke ! against his election.
 Self-preservation is the first Ia" of nature. Mrs Fairburn knew | from Adams own statement. that he would never let up until he had her out Of the schools. Is it any won. der then that she did try to defea the man tha. she knew would de
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
Local Happenings in Brief

Mrs Nesta Goodfellow was notified last week of the death of her father tana
 Mr and Mrs Andy Hoey were presented last week with baby daughter. The birth took place at St. Matthew's hospital. and nr Sutherland. the attending physi elan reports both mother and daugh ter in good health
 son was born last Tuesday morning to Mrs A. II. MeNeer al St Matthew's hospital This is the fourth son born to Mr and Mrs McNeer. and all are well and healthy
 Mrs. Charity White died last Mon, day evening at St Matthew's after an illness of many months The funeral was held on Thursday after noon.
 s R. Bredlie, the Front street shoe merchant has moved his store to he next door upstream.
 Deputy Marshal and Mrs. Jack Me Cormack. of Chatanika, have been spending the week in town
 Mark Burns of Chatham creek spent several days last week seeing the sights in town.
 Sam Christensen came in from Dome the early part of last week with cleanup.
 w. Belsea. of above Ester creek arrived in town Monday with a large cleanup from hs ground.
 The funeral of Tom Welch. who died the week before last. was held from the church of the Immaculate Conception last Monday morning.
 The Independent Messenger com pany have moved their office across the street from their old location and are now in the old Third Avenue restaurant room.
 Manager Golden. of the NeWsbor Mine. who spent the early part of last week returned to the mine on Wednesday.
 Charity White. a colored lady who has been confiend to St. Matthew : hospital for several weeks. quietly passed away last Tuesday evening.
 Ernest l Foster. of the Times of to his home the early part of last week Mir Foster is now able to ne out on the street again and is sas, recovering from the effects of his operation for appendicitis
 A. w Wood. the Olnes freishtcr is able to be out again after a severe attack of erysipelas. and is on the high road to recovery.
 The marshal's office last week re ceived letter from John Nelson. e. Juneau. inquirine as to the where abouts of his brother, Manuel Nei- SOd He ldttti "GS lii Y aii - -tli''- six months ago. Any information regarding his whereabouts should be sent either direct or to the marshal
 The Misses Lois and Helen Pryor were admitted as members Of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden North. at the regular meet ing. Friday evening.
 The fire department was called out Friday evening at S:30 o'clock. an alarm having been turned in from the Panama bakery There was no need of any of the apparatus. hoy ever. as the blaze was confined to the chimney. and was nothing but soot burning.
 Messrs Johnson. Moody and Die, bold left last week for the Circle dis trict where they will be engaged in mining for the coming summer The first two will be employed on the Elmer dredge. while the latter will look over the hydraulic propositions of Mastodon creek.
 w. H. Link local manager for the American-Y Navigation com pany. last week filed petition in
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
DR. SPAULDING SETTLES
 DOWN ON THE FARM

In letter received by friends ir a recent mail, Dr. E. NJ Spauldine formerly of Fairbanks and asso ciated with Dr. Carmichael. has sp; tied down on his farm at Grants Pass, Oregon. which he en;hnsias tically calls the garden spo; ol the world"
 In addition to a nice home. fine growing orchard, etc, he has 1.25f young chickens. and with his bride is supremely happy.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-09
HARPER FOUND INSANE
 AND ORDERED OUTSIDE

The marshal's office was inform ed Saturday by wire from Tanan, that Walter Harper had been eX amined for his sanity and found to be mentally unbalanced, The examination was held by Commie sioner Dehn and jury. who recon mended that the patient be sent [, Mt. Tabor for treatment unless ht should recover before being sen Outside.
 AS MT Harper is not suffering from any violent attacks it is eX pected that with proper treatmen' he will be entirely cured within 9 few months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
..mphntttnH..

Laws Watson, formerly Of Colum
bia, now a resident of Manhattan,
Kan, and well known in this city
was married this week to Miss Jean
Massie. of Springfield, Mo. The Led.
ger extends congratulations.
Miss Bette Galwith, conceded to
be the wealthiest woman in Gala
way county and H. H. Hood, a civil
engineer Of Chicago, were married in
Fulton Monday afternoon by Probate
Judge Tincher. They will make
their home on Miss Galwith's 1900
acres, northeast Of Fulton.
Virgil Morrison and Miss Eliza
Bradley, both of this county, were
married in the study of the Chris
tan Church in this city, Wednesday
afternoon at about 2 o'clock. The
Rev. W. A. Shullenberger performed
the ceremony.
The Ledger Joins friends in extend
ing congratulations to .he happy
young couple.
Stephen H. Bennett OF Farber
and Miss Jessie Trower of Vandalia
were married in the Blue Room of
the Court House by Probate Judge W.
w. Bolts. Wednesday afternoon at
about 3 O'Clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
THOMPSON.

The condition of Miss Dollie Day.
is is unimproved.
Russell Collard is recovering from
a hard spell OF pneumonia.
Mrs. Null and Misses Frances and
Mildred Pearl were guests of H. e.
Pearl and family Sunday.
M. J. Decker OF St. Louis visited
friends in this community Sunday
and Monday.
Joe Considine Is in from Elgin
Kan, to spend q few days at home.
Chas, Spencer is now Wabash sec
ton foreman. Marion Hickerson hav
ing resigned.
Wheeler Cant was in st. Louis or
Monday on business.
Ross Cant visited friends in Cen
tralla Sunday.
The many friends Of Mrs. AddiC
Ferguson surprised her with a birth
day dinner January 81.
Mr.. Dennis. the new merchant, has
moved here with his family. Mrs
Dennis, formerly Miss sallie James
was reared here and has many
friends to welcome her return.
II. E. Pearl bought a two year old
COW from Ben Spenser for fifty tive
dollars and fifty cents.
Wheeler Cant shipped a car Of
cattle to st. Louis Sunday.
Chas. Householder shipped a car
of sheep Sunday. ue
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
PRESENT ROAD LAW TO BE

CHANGED.
House Bill 70. 457, an act TO re-
peal article . OF chapter 102 Of the
Revised Statutes Of Missouri was in
troduced ty Representative e. A.
Shannon, OF this county. In the leg.
i%slature. last week.
This TN provides for an annual
meeting Of each road district, each
year in January. when a chairman
aud secretary shall be selected and
a commissioner chosen for a term Of
three years and a road oyerseer for
a term Of enc year.
Tho aritnni Of poll tax and other
taxes for road purposes shall also be
decided Mt this meeting. The bill
provided that 4 shall require a ma.
jcrity Of he Taxpayers Of the dis
trict to vote a levy to exceed 25
cents on a hundred dollars assessed
valuation.
Al their ann'.ai meeting, the TAX.
layers OF the district may call a
sSecial meeting for the purpose Of
voting bonds to luild permanent road
am hS the ~iIe scale for poll tax
labor for road oerseers.
The gill pro- idcs that the county
court shall first divide the counties
INTO districts SIX miles square, pro.
FidinS that Il Guec not apply to coun.
ties having any ether territory or.
ganizea for good road purposes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
..DEATHS..

Andrew J. Winscott, 46 years o
age, died at his home on West Mon
roe street, Tuesday morning, abou'
4 O'Clock. suffering with a complica
ton os diseases.
Mr.. Winscott was born
in Boone county, near Sturgeon.
April IS, 1867. In 1872. he came to
Mexico with his parents and soon
after started as an apprentice print
er under Col. J. E. Hutton. He
has been engaged as a printer since
working most of the time on tn
intelligencer in this city, and stood
high in his profession.
Besides a wife, he leaves three
children, Percy, of St. Louis; ocie
Lee, who teaches school at Maldon,
Mo, and Ruth, of this city. and
four brothers, ]. H., of Sturgeon,
and W H., S. A, and S. l., all of
Montana.
Andy" Winscott, as he was call
ed, was popular with everyone whom
he met or with whom he worked and
will be missed by a large circle of
friends in all walks Of life.
The funeral was held at the
Christian Church, of which be was a
member, Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, The Rev. w. A. shul-
%lenberger conducted the services.
The body was buried in Elmwood
cemetery.
The following yer the pail bearers
selected: Actlye-S. j. Buckner,
Charles Buckner, e II. Locke. John
lane. Ross Cauthorn, Ham Mckinley
honorary, W. Dry, ] W. Plunkett,
Buckley, George Kunkel, Sam
Clarence Barnes.
The Ledger extends sympathy 10
the bereayed ones.
Joseph p, Drops, 90 years old, the
man in Fulton and n Of
the two Oldest men in Gala |
way county died Sunday. Mr.. Drops
was born in Prussia and learned the
tailor trade in st. Louis. He had
been a resident Of Fulton since
1850.
Preston Paxton, an aged resident of
Montgomery City, died at his home
N that city, Tuesday. Mr.. Paxton
a sister and one son. Hugh
Of st. Louis.
Hezekiah Purdom, 70 years of age.
and a leading country newspaperman
this State at one time, died at
his home in Kansas City. Tuesda
morning. He started in the newspa-
per business before the Civil War.
and established a great number OF
papers over the State.
He was a personal friend Of Mark
and grandfather Of Felice
Lyme, the famous young singer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
HIGH COST OF FUEL IN CALI,
Pomona, Cal, Cal. Jan. 2S.
MIR. II. M. White & Son:

HIGH COST OF FUEL IN CALI
Pomona, Cal, Cal. Jan 2S.
Mr.. Il. M. White & Son.
We receive The Ledger regularly
every week which is like a letter
frcm home. We love TO hear aboui
our friends doing sc well by having
such large crops ana a mild win
ter but sorry TO hear of the COLLAPSE
OF the Long Island enterprise. but We
never get too old to learn. Mrs
hughes and r living in Pomona
a beautiful little town of some Is. 900
people. This is a fine climate. but
We have had some frost and ice re-.
Gently; enough to hurt the oranges
ana iemons-those that were not
smudged. We have spent four dol.
lars for fuel so far, and have about
Lan OF it on hand yet. Wood, cut I'M
ana delivered, is worth s12 per cord.
ana coal, 75c per sack. Everything
else about the same as at Mexico ex.
cept fish and potatoes; fish. 10 to 70
~ cents, and potatoes, $f.OO DER hum
dred pounds. You will have IN nav
very high for oranges and lemons h
fore another crop is raised. They have
oeen sowing oats for 2 or 3 weeks-
some up. We had a fine rain abo,,,
a week ago. The grass is getting
nice and green. Gardens are growing
ana have potatoes and lettuce nlant.
ed and will finish planting evarv.
thing this week. We can sec tho
SNOW on the mountains to the north
Jul u does not deter us from plant.
ing There are a great manv Mia.
our people at this place. the FIVE
bannums, Mrs. King and sister. Mrs
Shaw' from Columbia, Mrs. I1stIe
anu daughter from Mexico, who are
our nelghbors and friends. We have
tne finest streets, roads, churches
ana schools Of any place | was ever
10 this size. Could write much moro
u Will close for this time. Our
highest regards to our friends. q,
| hope we have many. Let the
Ledger keep coming. We could not
along without II,
Yours truly.
u. HUGHES