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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28
BURNED CHILDREN TO DEATH.
Miner Minister Is Sentenced to Be
Hanged For Fiendish Crime.

Marion Capps, miner and minister,
living near Fort Smith, Ark, was
found guilty recently Of burning three
of his five children to death and was
sentenced to be hanged.
Capps, it was charged, bound his
children to an oil soaked bed in their
home in the village of Bonanza and set
the building afire. Bertha Capps, fif-
teen years old, and her brother Ellis,
n year younger, testified at the trial
that when they were awakened by
their father locking the door to their
room they were tied to the bed and
efforts to free themselves were without
result until the fire burned the ropes
with which they were bound.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28

Farmers, Business Men and Educators
to Gather at Richmond, Va, In Un-
usual Meeting to Improve Conditions
of Country Life-Many Delegations
Appointed-How to Market.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28
CONFERENCE ON
FARM PROBLEMS
Education In South Subject Of
Meeting.
TO UPBUILD RURAL LIFE.

Farmers, Business Men and Educators
to Gather at Richmond, Va, In Un-
usual Meeting to Improve Conditions
Of Country Life-Many Delegations
Appointed-How to Market.
Farmers, business men and school
workers will meet to discuss rural
Ichools, agricultural credits, marketing
methods and other pressing problems
of country life at the conference for
education in the south, to be held at
Richmond, Va, April 1918. Each
group will have special conferences on
its own particular work, and then all
will come together in general session
to discuss fundamental points in the
upbuilding Of rural life.
In response to the invitation of Gov
ernor Mann of Virginia the governors
of nearly all the southern states have
appointed delegations of farmers and
business men to attend the Richmond
meeting and take part in the discus
sion of such important topics as lack
of capital in farming, and how it may
be remedied; the tenant evil, its eX-
tent and influence; why business men
are concerned with the rural problem;
how to organize and conduct co-opera-
tive market associations; how to make
the rural school educate more effec-
lively for the demands of country life,
and how to make the country a better
place to live in.
To Form Associations.
At the farmers conference it is ex-
pected that definite plan for organiz-
ing and managing cooperative mar
keting associations will be worked out.
Before the business conference the
facts about the farming situation in
the south will be presented by men
who have made special study of its
possibilities and needs, and bankers,
merchants and manufacturers will dis
cuss how they may aid in the develop
ment Of agricultural resources.
One of the features Of the conference
will be an interstate meeting Of state
and county superintendents, teachers
of agriculture and other educators at
which the subject for discussion will
be 'The Most Effective Means For De
veloping the Rural School," A. c.
Monahan, rural school specialist in the
United States bureau Of education, will
urge the necessity for a we'll defined,
constructive county plan in rural edu-
cation.
County Supervisors to Take Part.
Typical rural school problems will be
discussed by county supervisors and
others who are keenly interested in i'm
proving the country school, such as AL
bert S. Cook of Baltimore county, Md;
Zebulon Judd, Wake county, N. c.;
Miss Rhea G. Scott and L. ]. Hanifan,
supervisors in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia respectively; Miss Jessie Yancy,
Mason county, KY; A. R. Jones, Equal
ity, Ala; ]. S. Stewart, Athens, Ca,
and many Others.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28
HERE IS A BARGAIN

Located in Berlin township about
8 n miles from Honesdale is one
of the best farms in that locality.
1t consists of 10S acres, which is all
improved. The soil is sand loan and
red shale. 1t is well watered by
springs; orchard. Twelve-room
house, barn 37x47 feet with shed
22x90 feet. Part cash, balance on
easy terms. See
Buy-U-A-Homo Realty Co.
Jadwin Building, Box so, HonesdaIe
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
IN ESTATE OF
THOMAS GEMZA.
Late of Salem. deceased.
All persons indebted to said estate
are notified to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said estate are
notified to present them, duly attest
ed. for settlement.
ANNA GEMzA, Admrx.
Ariel, Pa, March 6, 1913. 19w6
Searle & Salmon, Attys.
Honesdale, Pa.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
cORWIN ESCAPES INJURY
 WHEN SHE GOES AGROUND

Confirming the report that the well-knOwn little steamship Corwin had gone aground in the Far North, a cable message has been received from Nomc Ntating that the Corwin was floated before the United States revenue cutter Bear, which was called to her as- sistance, could reach her. !t stated further that the Corw'n safely reached Deering, Kotze- bue Sound. It was on her first voyage from Nome into the Arctic ~that- she had bad luck.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
BREAKS A LEG

Ben Kahale, a Kanaka, was caught under some falling tim hens during the squall on Mis- sion street, Friday evening and sustained a fractured right leg. 1 fortunately Dr. Dickenson was close by at the time of the ae- c>dent and had the man moved ta the Arthur Yates hospital vhere he cared for him and at last reports he was doing as well as could be expected. In addition to the fracturing of lis leg, he sustainted broken i,ose and a displaced knee-cap.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
ALL PASSENGER SHIPS
 MUST BE INSPECTED

Immediate inspection of all Ccean-going and excursion steamships to enforce the gov ernment regulations concern ing the number of passengers Icrmitted each vessel has been determined by Collector of Gus toms F. c. Harper and Marine Inspector Bion R. Whitney and Robert A. Turner of the Puget Sound district, following a con ference at which the recent changes in rules made by Wash ington officials following the Titanic disaster in 1912 were discussed.- d.-Seattle Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
CABLE OUT OF BUSINESS

After making two tries at it. the cable went out of business Saturday night and it's silence for ours until the Burnside gets around to fix it. It was interrupted between Wrangell and Juneau July 5, but work ing between Ketchikan and Wrangell and Wrangell and the outside when the cable or flee shut down Saturday night. Yesterday morning however, liadley was the only place reachable on the wire, so today there is no communication with the outside world.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
SUCCESSFUL SEASON

II. R. Thompson, the fish packing merchant, who came iu from the west coast to enter tne Gray in the work boat race Saturday is more than satisfied With the results of the boat races, as two of the winners, Ingersoll's speed boat and the Gray were equipped with Scripps Ii horse power motors oi which Mir. Thompson has ihe agency in this region. He states that fishing in the neigh borhood of Forester island has stacked off somewhat of late, lut that the season as a whole las been fairly successful.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
A BIG FLEET

\ careful count was made of tie number of gasboats in the tarbor Friday night, which re- suited in ITO being listed. While we had always known Lat Ketchikan had some gas boat fleet, still nobody had had tbe temerity to even suppose that there were more than 150. As there are at least thirty or forty others not in for the Fourth, 1t is safe to say that we have 200 power boats of various sizes making their head quarters in Ketchikan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
TWO HALlBUT FISHERMEN
 BELIEVED TO BE DEAD

Capt. J. Hansen, master of inc halibut fisherman, Comet. of the San Juan Fish compan's fleet which arrived in Seattle recently from the banks re- ports the loss of two fisher Een, Ole Rasmussen, an ex- perienced man, who had made two trips on the Comet, and Paul Seatton, a new man. left the vessel in a dory about twen ty-five miles off shore III Whale Bay, and were not seen again although the Comet searched for them for two days, It is supposed the dory, heavily loaded with fish. was swamped and the fishermen drowned.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
o"'' # National Forest Timber

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Ket-
 cfliKan, Alaska, up to and in
 clu6ling July 7, 1913, for H.
 G0U,0O0 feet B. M. r.ore or less
 Of Sitka spruce and Westerl heImlock sawtimber upon a des- ig, lated area on the southwest 'sh' ore of rhorne Bay, Prince of " ales Island, Tongass National Fo rest, Alaska. No bil of less th an $1.00 per NJ. feet B. N. fo T sawtimber will be consid. CT ed. Deposit with bid $200. TT >e right to reject any and all bl ds reserved. Before bids are su Omitted full information con- ce rning the timber, the con di tiOns of sale, and submission Q fbids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Ketchi k an, Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
CARROLL BUILDING
 ANOTHER HOUSE

C c. Carroll is building one and one half story residence on his lot at the corner of Edmond and Grant streets, the second on the property. He informs the Miner Man that he has leased tlae two buildings to Judge and II. M. Stackpole who Will reside there. In this way the Judge figures he can get Ep to the Courthouse every day without climbing the hill.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
SPOkANE,S OFFICER
 MARRIED AT SEA

A wedding at sea of First Of- llcer John R. Burns and Miss Amy Stearns was one of the features of the Spokane on her first tourist trip. Miss Stearns childhood sweetheart oi Burns, was one Of the 200 tourists aboard the Spokane and met him for the first time
 III many years on this voyage.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
CHANGES ON DOLPHIN

During the past winter I house for carrying vegetables, similar to that on the Hum fo'dt has been put on the after upper deck of the Dolphin. This will be a great convenient e to shippers in this region. t is expected that she will be eble to get away from the south on her schedule tomor- TOW.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
GWHlT" IS AWAY
 ON HIS VACATCnb

Nj. L. Whittier, second in mand at the Ketchikan customs tff;ce is south on his vacation 10 his old home at pt. Town send, Wash. During his ab :. sence J. r. Pugh of Juneau ' Tell known in the customs ser vice in this region, is taking hls place.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
kIDs-MATCHES-SMoKE

4An iniudicious mixture oi h,ds and matches resulted in the complete destruction of Gene Wdcker's residence at Wards cove. last Saturday. Everything, house and con- tents, went up in smoke, being partially covered by insurance.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
No. 179-k. A. 9ummons In the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division

svOs bs
 Kittie Heaton, plaintiff, vs. Charles Heaton, defendant.
 To Charles Heaton, defend- ant, Greeting.
 In the name of the United States of America, You arc hereby commanded to be and Court, holden at Ketchikan in sand Division of said District. and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-enti tied action within thirty days from the service and a copy Of the said complaint upon you. and. if you fail so to appear and answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff wlll apply to !he Court for the relief demanded in said complaint, a copy oi 7 which is served herewith. This suit is brought to obtain de- cree of absolute divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant.
 And you, the United Sta1cs Marshal of Division No. 1, of the District of Alaska, or any deputy, are hereby required to make service of this summons upon the said defendant, and each of them as by law re- 'quired, and you will make due return hereof to the Clerk of this Court within forty days of the date of delivery to you, with an endorsement hereon of your doings in the premises,
 Order for publication of this summons is dated June 25> 1913, and requires the same to be published for the sta!p- tory period in the Ketchikan Miner, weekly newspaper published in Ketchikan, Alas ka. Defendant is required to answer within thirty days after the last publication.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and y,f- fixed the seal of the 9 ,ovc Court this 10th day oy nm, A. D. 1918.
 E. w. PETr TIT c,err
 By k. S. STAGE pnir ncn Chas. II COSGP rVr A attornav
 for plaintiff. ~ 1, ia0 ''!t p,''t.o' ..tion July i. ''"'' Po'' acation August 15. l3
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11


 Last March my husband, George Prior. left for Alaska, he reached Ketchikan on the 18th of April and 1 have not heard from him since and feay something has happened tn Linn. He is of medium height rather stout and 56 years of age. He went up there eX recting to go in the fishing business.
 Mrs. George Prior,
 1914 Cherokee Ave.
 Los Angeles, Calf.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
nIT's A BOY" SAYS JACK

lack Waddles was the busy man Saturday telling of the ad dition to his family in Seattle of a bouncing baby boy. The Nlre bringing the news was brevity itself--''Boy, Eva well'- bld it told the tale just as well cs if il had been fifty times as long.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

Dear Sir:
 Would you kindly inquire if there is a man in your town by the name of Andrew Samuel son, formerly from Fairbanks, ne is wanted in connection With the settlement of the es- tate of his brother Sam Sam relson who died here in July last year.
 Lars Westenvik,
 Cleary, Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
COMES IN FOR REPAIRS

The British fishing vessel James Carruthers is tied up at tEe Northern Machine Works dock having repairs made to her boiler. There is no plant in Prince Rupert capable of co,ng the work, so the vessel had to come to the local plant which is thoroughly prepared fer anything of the kind.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
INFORMATION WANTED

The Chief of Police is in re ceipt of the following letters asking for information fer missing men and anyone know ing of any such persons should notify him at once. Dear Sir:
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT
 CO-OWNER To Adelaide V. White, her heir.

and assigns. and all the heirs,
 devisees and assigns of A.
 Hollis White, deceased;
 You and each of you gre hereby notified that during the years 1910. 1911 and 1919, and each thereof, the under signed, your co-owners, have expended si00.00 in labor and Improvements. amounting to sS00.00 in 1910, sS0O.00 in 1911 and sS00.00 in 1912s up- on the "Crackerjack No. r.. "Crackerjack No. 2". "Cracker- jack No. g, "Crackerjack No. 4, "Crackerjack No. g, "Hol- Iis", "Goodenough" and "Brain tree" Lode mining Claims. sit uated in the Ketchikan Mining and Recording District on Prince of Wales Island on the rortherly slope of Hollis Moun- tain about 3-4 miles from Hollis on Twelve Mile Arm Of kasaan Bay, the original To- cation notices thereof being of record in the recorders office af Ketchikan, Alaska, in Book "B' of the Swineford records at pages 42, 43, 44. Book "C" Of Swineford records at pages 47, IS, 40, Vol. 10 of Mines, Wrangell records, at page 202: and Vol. 1. of mines at page 334, No. 332; The said labor was performed as and for the annual representation of said claims for the said years, 1910. 1911 and 1912, as required by the provisions Of Section 232h of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amendment thereto approved January 22nd 1880 and the amendment thereto approved March 2. 1907, concerning annual labor hpon mining claims, being he amounts required to and for the purpose Of hOldlng said claims Tor sad years. and III which you ciaim an undivided seven siXteenths interest;
 You are further notified thai Unless within ninety days after the personal service of this notice upon you, or within ninety days after the publica- ton thereof, you contribute your portion of such eXpendi- ture as co-owner, to-wit, s35O.00 for 1910, s350.00 for 1911 and s350.00 for 1912, or one-eighths thereof for each Of said claims, your interest in the said claims and each there of will be forfeited to the nn- dersigned co-owners who have made such expenditure, and will become their property in the manner provided by law.
 Dated May 23, 1913.
 JAMES BAWDEN.
 OTTO B. RUFF.
 First Publication, May g, 1912.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
CLYDE MORGAN
 IN NEW CAPACITY

Clyde Morgan has forsaken the bounding pillow and ac- cented a position as assistant III the Northland Dock com pany's offices in this city under bale Hunt. Clyde is a good worker and will undoubtedly make good.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

lay race was won by DeBar, the hop, step and jump by Will CON, the shot put by Delaney, the high jump by Milligan, the javclin throw by DeBar, and the standing broad jump by Delaney. B. Henrickson in d contest which shook up the foundations of Mission street won the 50 yard fat mems race The native boys proved too much for the white boys at baseball, the score being some 'hing awful.
 The best and most evenly contested gas boat races were pIlled off during the after noon, and certainly reflect cred ;t on the boats, their owners and the committee in charge. l'he prettiest race was between the Gray, w. N.. Oceanic and Dawn, which finished in the order named. At no time dur ing the contest was the race Us sured to any one of the three leading boats, as they all fin- ished within twenty seconds of each other. The course for all thc power boats was around houy No. i off Charcoal point, thence to the black buoy off the head of Pennock, thence a. round boat anchored in front of the old city float, and re- peat.
 The races. winners and time were:
 Speed boats-lngersoll's "Suf fragette" first, Verne Petty'.- 'iiS CT" second. Time 26 min Ctes.
 Work boats-14-16 horse rcweI-Gray first, w. N. sec end Time 36 minutes.
 Small launches-Lyle Blod- gett first, Chee Chako second, time fl minutes.
 Work boat, 20 h. p.-Sunrise first, Winnie second, time 3A minutes.
 Work boats, 25 to 30 h. p.- fled Wing first, Rough Rider second, time 32 1-2 minutes.
 The course was between six and seven miles.
 The double scull race was won by Peter Johnson and part Ter, while Ed. Rodel left Foord ll:e plumber wiping a joint ia the single scull race, winning costly.
 Owing to lack of entries, the log rolling contest was not pulled off.
 As neither Kasaan nor Metla- kahlta appeared for the second gaseball game it was not held, and owing to the accident or Mission street resulting in the fFacturing of the leg of Ben Kahale, the hose races were called off.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
SEEKING RELIEF
 FROM RHEUMATISM

s. F. Shepard and wife left fer Juneau on the Alki this morning. They go to that place to confer with Dr. Simp~ son about Mrs. Shepard's rheu- niatism. The Shepards live at Mary Island lighthouse.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11
IT WAS SOME CELEBRATION

While the weather wasn't all it might have been the frs! day, still taken as a whole, the celebration last Friday and Sat urday, July 4th and 9th, was a hummer, so that everybody hng or little had good time.
 Our two musical organiza- tions-the Ketchikan Bremen 5 fand and the Native Band-vieh with each other Friday morn ing in turning out first class music winch was thoroughly ai preclatea, after which the youngsters had their innings on Market street in their games of which the following were ihe events and first place win Eers:
 Camel Race, Clark and Gut tc'dge large boys, Howard and Moses, smaller.
 Tug of War, Ketchikan team consisting of Bryant, Spaeth, Guttridge, Hoadley, Clark and Baker, winning over Native team.
 Skipping contest won by Georgia Shock.
 50 yard dash, small boys, won by Raymond Curtiss.
 t75 yard run, Clark winner.
 Three legged race, Clark and IIoadley.
 90 yard dash, girls, Esther Clark.
 The nail driving contest was cne of the closes events of the day, Johnson and Lettish tying. They then tried a second time for half minute and tied l. gain, so the money was equally divided between them.
 Winnifred Raber won the DO thio race easily, finishing the "kid" events.
 Shortly after one o'clock oc- clrred one of the most novel stunts ever pulled off in Alaska demonstrating how a deep sea dlver Is dressed and works. Capt. Henry Fink, Jr., who hap pened to be in the city on his way south from the Curacao wreck was the man who show ed how it was done to the gen. eral interest of the crowd.
 The rain and wind of the afternoon effectually put q dampener on the events for the balance of the day.
 Saturday the weather man experienced a change of heart. for the day was an ideal one. The first event was a match baseball game between Metla- kahtla and Ketchikan, won by the latter with a score of six to one.
 The athletic events followed, the obstacle race was won by Mesford. Oliver Field captured Inn Aan
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

The school election held at Nome last month created one Of the closest and hardest con- tests ever to take place in that city of hot politics. s. N. Car fian defeaed, Dr. J. N. Sloan by 6 vote of 539 to 4T9.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

President Dickenson, of the White Pass, again rises to re- r.ark that his company has not begun the erection og a ESQ.,. ooo tourist hotel at Atlin, but o'c really considerating the i'''''''' x.,-s.fTx
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

Grover c. Vim, former Un- lied States commissioner at Juneau, may locate at Ketch'- kan or the practice of law. His successor, J. B. Marshall, ha. assumed the duties of the of- flee. Douglas Island News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

With the opening of the Yu- ron 7G,000 pounds of mail was dispatched from Whitehorsc fat points in the Yukon dis triet. g~S>'s
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-07-11

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