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The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
DECKHAND HAD
 NARROW ESCAPE

Bobby Sheld Il brought in word Wednesday evening from the Nine mile house of the narrow escape from drowning of three men of the steamer Samson enroute to the new digeings. From Mir. Sheldon's report 1t would appear that the men were in small boat attempting to carry line ashore for the purpose of lining up over a bad place in the boat became overturned preeipitating it's occupants into the stream. Two of the men chung to the boat and it was with some difficulty that the third was rescued from the water After being taken aboard the res cued man was worked over for an hour before he gained consciousness
 Mr Sheldon was taking load of freight and one passenger to Me Carty in his new auto but had the misfortune to break some part of the machine and had to walk into town for the purpose of repairing the break. Later in the day he was talk en out to his disabled machine in Jimmy Barracks car.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
INSANE MAN IS
 TAKEN AT SALCHA

Commissioner Griffin. of Richard son, on last Thursday notified the marshais office that an insane man supposed to be Harry Lane. of. Cinema, was roaming around on the Valdez trail and that if he could h. apprehended he would be ordered held until an officer could be sent out for him.
 Friday evening Marshal Erwin re ceived from a member of fAr sicHa corps at Saleha the word fhal the man was in his custody. and the services of the Coghill alto was immediately pressed into service for the purpose of conveying Deputy Marshal Fife to Salcha and he bringing in of the dement .d man.
 When Lanes condition was first noticed he was at MckiaEen road camp without coat. hat or provi- sions. besides acting very queerlv.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
CONTRACT AWARDED
 FOR THE HOSPITAL

The contract for the building of the new detention hospital was awarded to Ed McAdam Saturday upon the opening of the bids and his proving to be the lowest There were six bidders for the job. the prices ranging from $5,119 to $S.3l9
 The contract for painting aHd decorating the building after its completion was given to Fred An drak. In this case there were five competitors. the bids ranging from s650 to $920.
 The work of excayating for the building will be commenced at once, or just as soon as the contract is signed. and the completion of the structure will be pushed as much as possible.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
THE MANLEY PARTY
 START FOR DlGGINGS

A party headed by Frank Manley with Cow Miller and Arthur McNeer bringing up the rear left the city yesterday for the new strike. They started with four-horse wagon load of supplies and intend going in by way of the Gulkana route. Mir. Manley came up from the Iditarod a couple weeks ago, but has made a trip into the Circle country since arriving. He has a man in the new country already, having sh ,,ped him r at the early state of the excite ment.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
NEWSBOY WILL WORKS
 FOR IS HOURS DAILY

The Newsboy mill is said to be running about eighteen hours daily now on ore from the 150 and 200 foot levels. and would be crushing the full twenty-four hours were it mt for the conditions of the roads, making it very difficult to get the ore from the mine to the mill. When the roads dry up more the will have no difficulty in keeping the mill run to its full capacity every hour of the day and night.
 The raise from the 200-foot level is said to now be within IS feet of the l30-foot level. There are seven teen people employed in and about the property.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
TWO MEN MISSING
 WHO KNOWS THEM?

Chief of Police Wiseman, in the asl mail, received couple of in 4niries for missing people Andrew II. Holmes. wh1 is supposed to be in Fairbanks. is wanted by George Johnson. Of Seattle. Holmes wife d.ed recently and Johnson as al ministrator desires to settle up the estate.
 The brother of Aleck Bcckoff is somewhat concerned over the fact that the latter has not shown up in Seattle. He was supposed l. have left for that place in May but u,a to the 21th of June had not reached there. The inquiring brother says that Aleck's health had been bad and that he is very much worric l avtf his non-appCarance
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
COURT WILL CONVENE
 FAIRBANKS SEPT. 3

Word has been received from Clerk of the Court Page that court will convene In Fairbanks on We'd nesday. September 3. Court is now holding al Ruby having been delayed something more than was anticipat- ed. as { was the intention of Judge Fuller to open here again on August 23. It is not thought likely that grand jury will be called at the opening. but will be deferred un- til later n the season.
 Mir. A. J. Mcbride, the new clerk of the Fourth division to succeed Clerk Page, has joined the court at Ruby upon telegram from Judge Fuller directing such action. He was enroute from Dawson to Fairbanks when he received his orders.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
HORSE RACING
 ON LABOR DAY

From present indications it would appear that Monday, Sept. 1st will be biz day in Fairbanks Arrange ments are being made for horse races to take place at Exposition park, and from the interest being taken it looks like every horse in the country that can run will be en- tered for the occasion.
 On the Fourth of July the race btween the buckskin horse Mon tana, owned by John Cgnetti and Chocolate owned by Lyle Laumeist- CT, was won by the former, but that the best horse did not win and issued a challenge at that time to race again for a side bet of $500 This will have been the first chance since then when the two horses could have an excuse for running and it is understood that the challenge will be accepted and contested to a finish. This race vii settle for all time the supremacy of the tive horses in this camp.
 There will also be a pony race which should prove interesting as there will be several new ponies entered which have never been tried out in the camp before. It is under stood that Toklat is being groomed for this event as well as the Bar thel pony, the Wills horse and others
 Numerous purses will be suspend ed which will fully repay those who enter for the trouble they will be to
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
ANNUAL FAIR HAS BEEN
 DECIDED UPON

About twenty members of the Com mercial club met in the C. mmissiou CTS courtroom Wednesday evening upon call made hy President Groves for the purpose of going further into the matter of holding the annual. fair this fall Consider able discussion was indulged in as ! to the adv stability of holding the fair, me present feeling that mas much as the seas n was somewhat backward owing to lack of rain dur. ing the growing season and from the further fact that great many people had Jeff the country for the new strike. it would be better to call the fair off for this year and make a bigger effort next. but that opinion did not prevail among the majority of these present and t was decid- ed that the annual event will take place the same as usual.
 Every effort will he made to have an exhibit that will be worthy of the name. and after it's use here it will be sent Outside for exhibition purposes.
 W. H. Link. on behalf of the Alas ka-Yukon Navigation company, which he represents. made the tender to the club that he would ship the exhibit to Seattle free of charge and would have il placed in the large show window of the Seattle office of the White Pass company as an exhibit.
 R. F. Roth made motion that at least q portion of the ex- l ibit he sent to Washington for the purpose Of enabling the delegate from Alaska 10 show the senators from whom it is hoped to get an appropriat on of millions of dollars for the building of railroads and other Alaskan improvements just what can he raised ill this north country and disabuse me of the r minds. at least. that this is q land of perpetual ice and snow. Mir. Roth thinks it would not be a bad plan to make up a nice collection of vege- tables from this exhibit and present them to President Wilson for boil ed dinner at the White House. He thinks the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
 While the Northern rmmercial company has shipped free of all ex- pense every previous exhibit sent out there is no reason to doubt that this year will be any exception to the rule.
 The fair will be held at the Gordon rink on the 1st and 2d of September. and the last night will end up with q ball to which a charge will be made for the purpose of assisting in defraying the expenses of the annual undertaking
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
STEAMER YUKON
 COMES AND GOES

The steamer Yukon arrived in Fairbanks Thursday evening bring ing fifteen passengers, who were as follows:
 M. B. White. Mrs. George R. Howe, Mrs. George Johnson, Miss Georgia Johnson, Rodney Johnson, T. F. Fell, F. M Gamble. George Mahar. D. Gribkoff, T. J. Whitman, Frank Eag- an, Ellsworth Macvk. H. Reeves, ]. Riley, F.. Rayada.
 She left again Friday evening at 8 o'clock with the following pas sengers.
 For Seattle-Mrs. Minnie Smith, J. Ferron, w. P. Benn, Mrs. w. P. Benn, G. Headburg. Mrs. G Head, burg, F. Headburg, J. E. Moran, E.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
CITY FATHERS
 MEET AND AIT

Al the regular weekly meeting of the city council held Friday evening
 il was decided that systematic crusade would be made against all those who have failed through neg lect or wilful intent 10 pay their real or personal taxes. and the city att rncy was instructed to bring suits at once for the collection of same. The estimated amount of such taxes now owing the city
 Is il the neighborhood of s4.00G. Notice will he given the delinquents Ito pay up and have the costs of q suit, and f this does not bring forth the amount demanded action for collection will be instituted at once.
 The matter of lighting the streets Vas brought up and discussed and as final conclusion the water and ght committee of the council Was instructed to call upon the Northern Commercial company and attempt 10 adjust the matter in some way whereby the czst to the city would not be as great the present winter as in the past
 In the opinion of majority of the members it would he saving 10 the city to epen up several ditches this fall while the opening is good for the purpose of allowing the water to dra If in the spring. This matter has all along been left until the actual need was felt and the superiic al drainage indulged in was of no permanent endurance
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
OF zENDA'
 WONDERFUL PICTURE

The Prisoner of Zenda,' the mos. magnificent moving picture eyer seen in the North. and probably not cxcelled by any given even now on the Outside, was given presentation at the Orpheum theater last Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday even. ings.
 Il was hard to realize that the figures were not real. the wonderful stage settings, both interiar and eX- terror. making one forget that they were not really witnessing actual events.
 The creek residents were given an opportunity also of seeing this splendid film. Mir. F. Harris. the genial advance man having present. ed it at Chatanika Friday night and at Ester Saturday night
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
Local Happenings in Brief

The Tana. with about sixty stan peders aboard. got away Monday morning for he new strike at lnast half of the number being from fdii. arod and Ruby. Captain Langley expects to get as far as the Nebcsna river at least.
 Bobby Sheldon has been presented with gold watch evidently to en- able him 10 see what k.nd of a time he is having on this trail trip.
 The funeral ef Steve Gatti. the man who was killed in the drift at r Goldstream recently. took place last Tuesday from the Catholic church.
 Chris Lauredson, the man who es- saved the trip to the new strike on motorcycle. returned to Fair banks for repairs after having travel ed half the distance to Munson's. Mir I.auredson tried the trip once before on the Christopher Columbus. but was compelled to abandon that also.
 James H. Russell received a tele- gram last Monday from his son-in- law, Roy Mover, that he was a grand father, a daughter having been born on the steamer Selkirk between Whitehorse and Dawson. Mir and Mrs. Mover were enroute to Ana cortes, where they will make their future home.
 i The D. C. team, after being un- hitehed from the delivery wagon Tuesday decided to take q rable around town but was cleverly stop ped at the corner of Second and Cushman streets by Abe Stein.
 H. C. Jackson, the newspaper re- porter, has gone into the insurance business at Spokane, having for saken the pen for hot air
 The Chatanika school board held a meeting last Monday evening for the purpose of accepting the resig. nation of Miss Blanche Watson as teacher and choosing her successor Mrs. David J. Fairburn. of Fair banks. was the unanimous choice of
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
MARSHAL ERWIN
 LOSES A HORSE

A valuable horse belonging 10 Marshal L. T. Erwin was killed sey. eral days ago by falling into an abandoned shaft at s below Ester. The horse had not been in use for some time and had been turned II 10 graze with several other animals Three or four days ag3 the Erw n horse was missing from the bunch. but no one thought much about his disappearance until last Friday when some of the men on the claim dis covered h.m in the bolt m of an old shaft. It is estimated that the animal was valued at not less than s700.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
JEPSON AND GRIMM
 WILL TRY IT AGAIN

Another wrestling match has been arranged between Polly" Grimm and Nels Jepson. the two men who tried conclusions two weeks ago at which time the latter got the deci- sion. The time has been set for Labor Day and is to be under straight catch-as-catch-can rules with strangle-hold barred and only pin falls to count.
 The match is fer side bet of $250, each of the participants hay ing deposited the sum of $100, the balance to be put up three days be fore the day of the match
 While Grimm has the best of Jep- son in weight by some 40 pounds
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
MINE INSPECTORS
 TO LOOK UP GOAL

Dr. ]. \. Holmes. director of the bureau Of mines with headquarters It Washington D, C.. has been in Fairbanks and oh the creeks for the past several days in his official ca pacity of examining mines so as to prevent accidents and to curtail waste.
 This bureau was only established in 19lo and very little has been done by il except to examine and report on accidents which have happened, but in future Dr. Holmes Will have a larger scope and investigate metal as we'll as coal mines.
 After looking over some of the hard rock properties around Fair banks Dr. Holmes, accompanied by William Maloney. recently appointed territorial mine inspector under an act created hy the first legislature. with Harry karstens and Lucky as guides. left on the government launch Wednesday morning fer the Nenana coal fields which they will examine thoroughly and endeavor to deter mine just how extensive they are. after which they will go to the Matanuska fields where a large mum, Der of government experts are working this summer
 The territorial inspector expects to return to the Fairbanks district later on this year when he will go into a further investigation of the mines here.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
JOHN CURRAN LOOKING
 FOR BROTHER MICHAEL

John Curran. of Nome, writes The Citizen asking it's support in locating his brother Michael Curran, who in the fall of 1909 was working on one of the creeks near Fairbanks. Any one knowing the whereabouts of the gentleman in question will confer q faT-r upon his anxious brother by either writing him direct or com municatns with The Citizen. who in turn will notify Mir. Curran.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25

he board ant her duties will com. mence on September S Miss Wat son intends going Outside
 A, W. Fox, who in past years visit ed Fairbanks as advance agent If the Frawley company. and later in the same caPcify for the May Roberts company. is reported on his way To the Ghisana strike, going in from Cordova.
 Gommissi her DehH. of Panama. on the lath, found William Joseph guilty on the charge of disturbing the peace and fined him g. and costs At least half dozen pre- vious convictions on the same charge has been recorded during the present month.
 Mr and Mrs. Julius Anderson. of the Alaska Laundry, have left Se attle on their return to Fairbanks. They have been absent for about d year, having spent most ef their Va cation in Sweden.
 F.. R, Peoples and wife have left Seattle on their return to Fairbanks
 Jack Nirich the Skoogy gulch quartz lrospector, spent several days in the city last week. Tom Gibson has purchased the re maining Ford ca which Jimmy Barrack shipped in recently. The Enlund scow. which has been in course of erection on the Garden Hand side of the slough for the past week. was launched Wednes- day and is fast assuming the ap- pearance f steamboat" He ex- poets to get away this this week.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25

NJ Lochke. Miss R Lochke. Miss Alma Lewis. A. B. Childs, Mrs. A. F Childs.
 For Skagway-O. Olson. Mrs. O Olson. ]. R. Willis, Mrs. J. Lewis, Miss A. Fitchett, Mrs. II. Barven. C. O. Olson. Mrs Crawley. F. Bianken. ship.
 For Dawson-Hy karlson. !. Nc. lntosh. ]. J. Hilliard. C. l. Johnson. l.. Johnson. 0. Wagner. C. Fors- trom. C. Nelson. c. Hurneskson. Hy Yaeger.
 For Hot Springs Mrs. Cleveland.
 For Tanana C. II. Shade, ], Cary.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
STEAMER RELIANCE
 GOES TO KOYUkUK
STEAMER RELIANCE

STEAMER RELIANCE
 The steamer Reliance which re- gently returned from trip up the Panama to the mouth of the Nabes- na with freight and passengers for the Chisana strike has been dispatch ed again to the koyukuk river leav- ing Wednesday. After the present trip she will be transferred again to the Panama river and be used in transferring the late freight of the season from Panama to Fairbanks.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
LITERALLY so.

He-That's old man Driver who just went by. He makes me tired
 She (provokingly)-That expres sion is not only slang, but very stale slang.
 He-No slang about it. He's the man l work for.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25

there are still many sports in the camp who believe that the smaller man Mil have the best of the argu- mcnt and are willing to back their juigment with money.
 The place of holding the match has hot vet been ann unced
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
NOTICE.

Notice .s hereby given that all persons oRiH- a balance on notes for account of Neashoy Trust Ac- count. must. within ten days from datr hereof make final payment thereon, or forfeit all sums paid thereon
 Dated at Fairbanks. Aug. 19. 1913. NeRshoy Trustee Board Of Directors.
 By W. F. WIITELY.
 Secretary
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
QU|N|NE JIM SPEECH DEFEATS
 TAX ON QU|N|NE

While disGing back through the Coner,ssfoual Rec rd shc other day. on one of the faded pases cane across the only speech ever made on he floor by James Mackenzie s Democratic Representative from Ken. ,uchy, in 1>>u and f>SI. Mackenzie was famaus character in those days His speech brought him fame and the sobriquet os "Quinine Jim"
 The story of "Qunne Jim" Mac Kenzic is worth telling now. because it gives el .lea of how much reliance can he p'1sod .n the state meuts of manufacturers that low tariff rates are r1iaous 10 them.
 tHtil the late '7t's. 4uuine had always borne heavy tariff tax. though not q pound of the bark was grown in this country. A result the refal Pr.ee was very high-s3 and si an ounce and sometimes going up as hieh al $75a an ounce.
 A sBch prices the roor could not afford to buy Quiuino h the south malaria ragged. The pc pie were shaking with asue but they could uo; afford to buy enough qunint to cHre themselves
 The high protective tariff had milt 4p an extensive qainfne manu, fa,tarag hlsiness. There were five [ rms of chemists manufacturing the drug and one oE them. a rhiladcl. phia firm. aas the largest producer of quinine in the world.
 The appeal of the poor for cheaper quinne was finally heard by Con eross. and .n 1N97 the Ways and Means committee met on prop si- ton to but qunine on the free list.
 The representatives of the wealthy Philadelphia chemist appeared and declared that free quinine would destroy their business. Congress de eiled that it was better for the quin- inc manufacturers To he forced out than for the people to de for want of cheap medicine Qnnine went on the free list.
 The Philadelphia firm promptly q sed uF it's factory-for just two weeks. Then, having made good it's treat 10 close i rc=pcned and con tinued to do business at the old stand
 The price of quinine dropped from s3.e2 an ounce in 1S79 to s3.o3 in 1SSo, and $247 in 1881; with the Philadelphia manufacturers still man aging to exist al these prices.
 Then the Republicans got control of Congress, and new tariff bill put quiuinc back on the dutiable list. When the item was reached in the II use, t was the occasion for "Qu nine Jim's" first, last and only speech.
 The aeue-stricken people of this country will call this Congress ac- cursed if the tax Oh this drug is re- stored" he declared. If you re-en- act this tax you lend yourselves to the spread of malaria; and I want every man who desires to promote the establishment of pest-houses and fever hospitals, who wants to add rack and pain to beds of sickness. who wants to appear as the eonfed- crate of death to record himself in favor of the restoration Of the duty on qu nine"
 That speech defeated the tax on quinine. The Republican House left it on the free list. and it has been there ever since. Quinine has stead fly fallen in price Tn recent times it has been as low as 33 cents an ounce The Philadelphia firm is still in business. and has made mill ions out of the increased demand for quinne-Clyde H. Tavenner
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
WAGE CASE TRIED
 10 THIS MORNING

The wage case of Olson vs Grouse will occupy the attention of Commissioner Dillon this morning from 10 o'clock on until it's compile tion. The case was to have been heard Saturday but was postponed in order to give one of the parties interested more time in securing evi- dence.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
NOTICE TO WOOD CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Whitely O., Fairbanks. until the Both inst. for the delivery of LOGO C rds of i-foot wood at the Ncwsboy Mining company's mill on the claim. For particulars call at the office of the Whitely Co.
 LOUIS GOLDEN, General Manager Newsboy Mining Company.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25

Prepared with care. Premium Hams and Bacon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
Turned the Tables.

At Scotch weddings some years ago
it used to be the custom to batter
the hat of the bridegroom as he was
leaving the house in which the CeTe-
mOny took place. On one of those &C
casions the friends of a newly mar
ried couple (relatives Of the bride
groom determined to carry out the
observance Of this custom to the
letter.
The bridegroom heard them dis
Cussing their plans aud dispatched a
messenger to the carriage (which
stood waiting) with his hat some
time previous to his departure Then,
donning the hat Of the male relative
who had plotted against him, he pre-
pared to go out to the carriage.
No sooner had he got to the door
than his hat was furiOusly assaulted
and almost destroyed. He walked
out of the house amid the laughter
Of the bystanders and entered the
vehicle; then, taking the battered
hat from his head he threw it into
the hands of its proper owner ex-
claiming: Hey, Mr.. Dougall, there's
your hat and donned his own amid
the cheers of all present.
Mr. Dougall was the unhappiest-
looking man in Scotland for some
time after that.