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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15
clTY,S FOUNDER DEAD
Ceorge Runkel, Sr, Passed From This Life
Last Week al Salt Lake City

George Runkel WAS the man
responsible tor the founding OF the
present city of CRYSTAL Falls. In 1881
Mr.. Runkel succeeded in getting the
North Western railroad To extend its
TRACKS from Florence 10 this locality
and Mr.. Runkel and his associates pur-
chased aud plated the original town
site built q saw mill 10 cut the pine
logs into lumber with which to build
the 6rst buildings and developed the
small exploratory pits in the neighbor-
hood to the mine stage
Mr.. RunKel IL dead He passed
from this life at Salt Lake CITY q
week ago last Monday. An account
OF his death is taken from the Kamiah,
Herald (Idaho) that being the place
Of Mr. Runkels residence for num-
Der of years. II is as follows:
The sad intelligence of the death of
George Runkel, Sr., last Monday
morning in hospital at Salt Lake
City. due to sudden attack OF pneumo-
MIA. was received here Tuesday morn
ing. The shocking news cane as a
thunder bolt from clear sky as not
even the most intimate friends OF the
deceased knew of his illness and fail
ing health, appearing hale and hearty
and seemingly y in excellent health at
the time of his departure from here.
The deceased left few weeks ago for
Salt Lake City 20 close deal on some
OF his mining properties At Shoup,
Idaho, winch is reported 10 have been
consummated before his fatal illness,
for a consideration Of 50. 600, 900.
The death OF MIR. Runkel removes
from our community not only below
cd friend Of those who knew him we'll.
but a man whose name was synonym
for the advancement and uplift OF
the community. For twelve years OF
his residence in this valley. the de-
ceased identified himself with various
enterprises whicn have largely con-
tributed to the growth OF Kamiah into
an important center
Mild manerd and OF genial disposi
tion, the deceased made friends where
ever he went. he held the esteem OF
his business rivals ss well ms the high
repsect Of his associates Mr.. Runke
was "a yars old. and is survived by
wife. Eliza sons. Harry Of Aohns,
Charlie Of Portland, and George OF
Kamiah daughters Mrs. :. d. Hollistel
OF Portland and Mrs Julia y.
Cogswell OF Chehalis.
The body. accompanied by Charlie
Runkel. is due 20 arrive here tomor
row evening. The last tributes TO th'
departed life will be paid ~ funera
service to be held az the family resi-
dence sorth of town Sunday o'clocI
p. VI Then the remains will bs con
veyed TO Sheir final resting place II
the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The sympathy OF the entire com
munity is extended TO the bereaye'
family.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15
A Bic MASONIC MEETING
Marquette Will Entertain Many U p.
5reihern Dec 2. 3&4

The next reunion for the upper pen.
insula of Francis NJ. Moore consistory
and the several coordinate bodies of
the Scottish Rite, sitting in the valley
OF Marquette. will be held Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2, 3
and 4. All the degrees, from the
fourth 70 the thirty second, Will he
conferred at this ceremonial.
Announcement is made tnat the class
received at the December session will
positively be the last TO be admitted
under the open charter privileges.
The supreme council, at it's late ses-
sion, held in Philadelphia. granted to
Francis NJ. Moore consistory per
manent charter to take place of the
dispensation granted Feb. "A Last, and
John J. Carton, deputy sovereign
grand commander for Michigan, will
be present at the approaching cere-
monial TO present the cnarter and In
stall the consistory az a regularly con
stituted body of the Scottish Rite.
With the institution of the charter
at the December ceremonial, all con-
ceesions and other privileges will END,
and the admission tee may be advanc-
ed 10 any reasonable amount the con-
sistory itself may see fit to determine
The present fee. 800, covers every
degree from the fourth 10 the thirty
second. The Officers further state
that while the balIoting on candidates
will occur during the dates OF the
ceremonial. as in the past, IL will
greatly facilitate matters If the petit
tions are submitted in tins to be acted
upon at the next regular meeting OF
the consistory. on Friday evening,
Nov. 81.
The twenty first degree will be con-
ferred by team from Houghton.
William B. MacLaughlin Presiding.
Houghton mas shown much interest IN
the work Of the new consistory, and
there il good membership of the
Rite in the counties of Houghton,
Ontonagon and Keweenaw. A scottish
Rite club. composed exclusively OF
sublime princes OF the roysl secret,
has been in active existence there toi
several years Robert II Shields,
Fred J. Jeffers and other prominent
men are active in the work. ard will
appear in the cast that will come t.
Marquette.
The Scottish Rite male choir of Chi
cago will present the musical numbers
OF the ceremonial program. This or
ganization. composed of wellknowr
artists. will be heard not only II
choral numbers, but It's members will
present solos aud dnets ut appropriate
times. Charles M. Kirk. tire inusica
director and organist, is an artist o
wide reputation.
Friday. Dec. B.. the day following
the couaistoyr, Ahmed Temple. Orde
of the Mystic Shrine, will hold
ceremonial session. The busines
meeting. including ualloting on candi
dates and election of officers, will b
held in the afternoon. This session J
expected to see the membership o
Ahmed temple psss the 1000 mark
The artists engaged for the consistor
will also furnish special music for tn
Shrine. The program Of events nos
being outlined Ia the most varied an
: interesting yet attempted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15

A fellow named Engquist secured a
gun from X. Is. Webb last Tuesday on
the representation that he was employ
ed at the Bristol mine aud that he
would pay for the gun the next pay
day Mr. Webb found out next that
the fellow liel that he Was not EN-
ployvd at the Bristol and that his in
tentions were 10 secure the gun and
sell tat much iess than It's value Mr.
Webb immediately got out warrant.
secured the gun and had the fellow
Jailed for 90 days in complaint of
securing goods under false pretenee.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15

4 p. M. Ross is pushing work at the
new addition TO the drugstore building
which will he occupied by Sam Bridges
- soon ~ completed
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
WINTER PAPER AND PACKAGE
 MAIL FOR THE INTERIOR
O-O-

CORDOVA, Dec. By reason of a special appropriation made the post office department at Washington has been enabled to arrange to give the people of the Panama country and as far north as Nome, a service this win ter to exceed anything they have ever had. This morning 12.OO0 pounds, or six tons of accumulated mail was sent in a special car to Chitina, from which point the Orr Stage Line, under special contract, will take this mail to the interior It will include newspa- pers, magazines and parcel post pack ages, much of which was recently sent from Seattle.
 This is the earliest date for mail of this kind to be sent to the interior. The result will be that hereafter the thrice week mail of 1,6OO ponds. will take practically all classes that is sent North So that hereafter the people of Fairbanks and Nome will have their newspapers, magazines and parcel post packages make close connections at Cordova from Seattle and outside points
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
Rustgard and Faulkner
 Slated for Dismissal
BANQUET OF THE
 GASTINEAU BRAVES
o-o

Halting into the grill room of the Al laskan Hotel Saturday evening, their faces mended with court plaster, noses and ears stuck on with physicians tape and feet swathed in absorbent cotton, the members of the Gastineau football squad sat down to a banquet provided by and presided over by James Whipple, assistant manager of the Gastineau company and Ed. c. Russell, editor of the Daily Dispatch.
 Mir Whipple was given the place of honor at the head of the table and MT. Russell sat on his right and the foot ball boys, looking like "all that was left of them," found places and atti tudes most suited to the comfort of their particular bruises and aches.
 Editor Russell was requested by the postmaster to speak to the heroes, and he spoke well. He traced in fan cy's imagery, the lives of two boys who grew up side by side and worked and fought together until they devel- oped into manhood. and came to Ju- neau where they were placed at the head of one of the greatest mining enterprises of the wOrld-Bart Thane and James Whipple. By inference it was shown that if the football boys bUcked the industrial and commercial lines with the same zeal that they went after the Treadwell eleven, they, too, might reach the impOrance in the min ing world attained by the honored host of the evening. Another Illuminating fact in history was uncovered when Mir. Russell revealed the information that the birthdays of Mir Thane and himself were synchronOus.
 The guests of the evening were all given a chance to tell how it happen ed. and they all promised to defeat the Islanders next season. The banquet was equsite and efficiently served
 Mir. Whipple spoke briefly and cheer ed the boys by promising that the Gas tineau company stood behind them and backed them to win in all honorable sports and endeavors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
COL. RICHARDSON
 WILL AID BRIDGE

The banquet rendered Col w. P. Richardson, president of the Alaska road commission, Saturday night, by the mining and business men of Ju- neau, Douglas and Treadwell under the auspices of the Juneau Commercial Club, was attended by a representa- tive body from each of the communi- ties. The dinner was given as a testi- monial of appreciation of Col Richard sons efforts in the matter of building roads throughout Alaska and particu- larly in this section. It developed that Col. Richardson wanted to say some thing about the proposed channel bridge connecting the communities on either side of the waterway and from the remarks so made it is an assured fact that Juneau and the communities on the other side are to have the earn est cooperation and assistance of Col Richardson in obtaining that which is so greatly desired.
 It was a representative crowd that filled the banquet room of the Alaska Grill when Judge R. A. Gunnison in troduced the first speaker, B. NJ. Behr- ends. Many complimentary things were said of Col. Richardson and the work that he has accomplished against odds. Mayor O'Connor, of Douglas, made an eloquent address and plea for the construction of the bridge across the channel J. A. Hellenthal made a short but forcible address on the sub ject of road building and it's influence on the country and attacked the sys- tenn of reservation and conservation that prevented the use of or building of roads. R. A. Kinzie gave a very in teresting talk on the economic value and necessity of the bridge that the workmen might have decent homes in which to live. Judge J. R. Winn made an address paying a glowing tribute to Col. Richardson and his work against odds in securing the means to do it. Gov. J. F. A. Strong made an address reviewing Col Richardson's S work in the Territory and conditions generally and predicted a great future for the Territory as a result of road building. Other speakers included J. c. Lynch, J. R. Whipple, D. A Epsteyn, z. R. Cheney, D. D. Muir, T. F. Ken nedy and E. c. Russell.
 Col. Richardson in closing said that he had the cooperation of citizens in dividualy in getting appropriations for road building and that such co-opera- tion had been of great help to him. In speaking of the proposed channel bridge he said that it was very mer- itorious undertaking and that it should have his earnest support.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
 IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

During the month of November Pad dy O'Neil and his Sheep creek tunnel crews drove the big bore a distance of 661 feet which establishes a new worlds record for tunnel work. Pad dy O'Neil and his men have been do- ing record-breaking work ever since the big tunnel was started. averaging close to 500 feet for each month for the past twelve months.
 Assistant General Manager J. R. Whipple bet a suit of clothes with Paddy O'Neil several weeks ago that he would not make $50 feet during November and Paddy said he would make the same bet that he would do more than $50 feet. Somebody evi- dently will sell new suit of clothes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01

NATIVES DEMAND
 RIGHTS OF CITIZENS

Delegates from seven different Ma tive Indian settlements met in conven tion at 1 o'clock this afternoon in the Native Presbyterian church, to take the initial steps in the formation of a society to be known as the Alaska Ma tive Brotherhood. The main idea is to unite all of the Natives of Alaska in one common brotherhood and stamp out tribal relations with the ultimate object of demanding the rights of cit izenship. They have adopted as their slogan, No Taxation without Repre- sentation."
 Said one of the best known of the delegate: Every member of the broth erhood that is to be formed will be eligible to citizenship so far as morals and education are concerned. We hold that to tax us without the rights of citizenship is unjust and un-American. g
 The convention is liable to last sev- eral days or until the object is at tained. Delegates from the following settlements are now here: Siltka, Killisnoo, Klawock, Shakan, Wrangell, Klukwan, HOOnah, and Haines. It is expected that other delegates from other sections will arrive in time to take part in the deliberations of the meeting
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
MINERAL WATER IS
 SUPPLANTING BOOZE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Circum- stantial evidence that Kentucky col onels are becoming Prohibitionists- more or less-has been discovered by the United States Geological Survey, The proof is said to lie in the fact that there has been a large increase in the sale of mineral water down that way, in fact throughout the South, as we'll as in the Middle West. The more min eral water people drink the less liquor they consume, is the rule, the experts say.
 In the United States as a whole the sale of mineral water has decreased, whatever that may mean. The de- crease amounted to 1,500,0O0 gallons last year, the total sales being 62,000,- 900 gallons, worth $6,6OO,0OO. New York leads in the number of mineral springs and quantity of water sold. More than 5,OOO,OOO gallons were used in making "soft drinks
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
VOTES FOR WOMEN"
 PARTY IN SESSION
O-O

WASHINGTON, Dec l. - The Ma. tional American Woman Suffrage As sociation convened in it's forty-ffth annual convention in the new Masonic hall last Saturday, the session to last until the 5th of December. With the delegates arriving today, everything in dicates that it will be the largest and most important convention in the his tory of the association, which is or ganized in 42 States and has 1000 branches.
 The most important work of the con vention will be the adoption of a new constitution, which will provide for a plan of work for the national body and the assumption of the financial respon sibility for the support of that work by the members. Heretofore the conven ton has voted on the work to be car. ried on by the national body, it's main. tenance of headquarters, press work | ance in State campaigns, etc, the smallest branches of the association cheerfully voting large burdens upon the organization, and then, with equal cheerfulness, pledging themselves to contribute any sum to the support of the work they felt they could conven iently afford, leaving the national off cers to make good big deficit A committee of exceptionally capable women have prepared a budget for the national association and the pro posed new constitution, which will provide for pledges of support on an exact basis of membership. Mrs. Car Tie Chapman Catt heads this commit tee, and she is assisted by Miss Caro- line Runtz-Rees, Mrs. Helen Hoy Gree ley, Miss Jessie Ashley, and Mrs. Ray mond Brown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
VALDEZ WOMAN MINER
 HAS GOOD PROPERTY
O-O-

VALDEZ, Nov. 30.-Mrs. Rose John son, the pioneer mining woman of Val dez, left with more supplies for her property near the Valdez Glacier. Mrs. Johnson has spent five thousand dollars installing mill which is now completed with the water power near the property harnessed, will in few weeks be at work grinding the. high grade ore taken out during the sum- mer.
 Mrs Johnson has worked without attracting much attention and few people knew of the property being op- ened and of the erection of the mill. She has taken up the greatest part of the machinery herself with the aid of ateam of big trail dogs and has had a crew of from two to eight men on the claims for the past many months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
NEW OFFICES ARE
NOW OCCUPIED


 The Alaska-Gastineau Mining com pany has taken possession of the new offices provided through the addition to the new Valentine building. which has just been completed. Under the new arrangement the general offices occupy nearly the entire front of the large structure. They are fitted up in fine shape and are very comfortable withal.
 Beginning at the head of the stairs rooms one and two are devoted to the drafting department over which Rich ard J. Wulzen has charge. The engin- eering department has room three and is occupied by Chief Engineer Harry WOllenberg and assistants J. w Will COX and J. Hendee. Number five is the general entrance to the offices and here Bert Sperry has his desk. Mum Der six is the office of Robert Hurley. secretary to General Manager B. l.. Thane. Numbers seven and eight are a suite occupied by MT. Thane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
MINE BANDIT KILLS
 TWO MORE PURSUERS
n-O-


 SALT LAKE, Dec. 1.-Ralph Lopez, the Mexican bandit who shot and killed four men last week, has added two more murders to his list Yester- day he shot and fatally wounded dep uty sheriffs Hulsey and Mandrich, in battle which took place under ground.
 The officers had traced Lopez to the working of the Utah Apex mines where he took refuge in a tunnel. The officers started a fire in the tunnel with the intention of smoking the ban dit out, but instead of smoking out he opened fire on them and wounded both men. It is reported that they will both die. Both Lopez and the wound ed men are still in the mine, and posse of men are besieging the tun- nel not daring to enter for fear of meeting the fate of the wounded or dead officers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
BARNES SAYS TEDDY
 WANTS G. o. P. FAVORS

NEW YORK, Dec. 1. - Theodore Roosevelt is a candidate for the regu lar Republican nomination for Presi dent" stated William Barnes, Jr., Sat urday, in discussing the rehabilitation of the Republican party. Maybe that partially explains the movement re gently initiated by the New York Re publican Club for my overthrow as State chairman" continued the mana ger of New York Republicans, who believes that Roosevelt is plotting his downfall.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
ALASKA PIONEERS ARE
 THE "FITTEST OF THE FIT


 Edgar Allan Forbes, a noted writer, known in Juneau as a member of the Seattle excursion party, contributes the following to a recent issue of Les lies Weekly, of which he is the man. aging editor:
 The terrible hardships of the men who have done all this cannot be ap- preciated by those who think of the 'musher" merely as one who travels around on foot or with a pack-mule am something of a foot man myself, for I have traveled afoot under many skies; but even the merciless jungle trail in the unfOrgettable heat of an equatorial sun is a pleasure jaunt in comparison with the hardships of the Alaskan 'musher." His is the lone Hest, most pitiless path that the pio- neer treads today; mo spot on the map in so short a space has hustled more souls to hell.'
 The hardy pioneer, the fittest of the fit, is still holding grimly to the land which his heroism conquered There he has built his little home and sat him down to await peoples feet in paths that he prepared" He expected the railroads to follow him, as it has followed his Canadian brother from sea to sea into the frozen wastes all the way up to Hudson Bay. But the railroads do not follow, because the American government will not make it possible; let the musher mush!" is the country's message to Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
BREAKS SILENCE TO
 WARN FATHERLAND
OO

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-Prince VOn Bue' low, formerly German Imperial Chan cellor, has abandoned his period of si- lence, which he once declared he would maintain until his death. He did this in order to warn his countrymen, he said, that the inveterate hostility to Germany is the soul of the French pol icy.
 This, Von Buelow declares, will con- tinue as long as the French have the slightest hope of regaining Alsace-Lor- raine by their own efforts or with out side assistance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
JACK JOHNSoN'S BODY
 FOUND DEAD IN SLIDE
-O-O-

Walter Stephens received a letter from friends enrOute to the Chisana telling of the finding of a body in the snow. The letter was from John Soule, Willard Soule and Frank Tay- Tor These men saw Jack Johnson GOV cred by a snow slide and they spent two days in digging him out The let ter does not say where Johnson is from but states that they will ship the body outside. The Soule party is from South Bend Wash.-COrdova Alaskan
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01

WASHINGTON. Dec 1.-The pro posed removal of Rustgard and Faulk- her, both of whom are to be succeeded by Democrats. comes as a protest by the Juneau division citizenship and the Alaskans here on semi-Ofiicial bus mess. Delegate Wickersham is also active in the opposition to both men.
 Faulkner some time ago filed charges against Rustgard and the latter filed counter charges against Faulkner. Rustgard is also accused of irregular ities in connection with the McDon- aid murder case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
U-U-O MlLLION-DOLLAR CLEANUP FOR THE BOYLE PEOPLE

DAWSON, Nov. 29.-The Canadian Klondayke Mining Company of Daw- son, of which Joe Boyle is the general manager, started this seasons opera tions with one large dredge and since the beginning of the season the old Bear creek small dredge, which was moved to Hunker creek, and the two additional large dredges erected last year have come into production. The weekly output since the beginning of the season has been as follows:
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
JUDGE SAYS CANADA
 MUST ADMIT HINDUS

VANCOUVER, Dec. That the fed eral government orders in council re- straining Hindus from entering the province except under special circum- stances. are ultra wires, and that the Hindus cannot be excluded from enter ing Canada except on the grounds of idocy, disease, crime and mendicancy, is the written judgment given out Sat urday by Chief Justice Hunter in the case of the Government vs. Ghagwan Zingh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
GRANT SUCCEEDS SCHNABEL
 AS WRANGELL'S DEPUTY

W. D. Grant has been appointed dep Uty U. s. marshal for WrangeT to take the office made vacant by the res ignation of Marshal Schabel Mir Grant is we'll known to everyone in Wrangell so needs no introduction to our readers or the office as he held the position for a number of years. - Wrangell Sentinel
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
TITANIC SUITS BROUGHT
 BEFORE SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The ques- tion of the liability of the owners of the Titanic for damages to the heirs of the victims of the disaster came be- fore the Supreme Court Saturday in an appeal from the district court of New York.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-01
NEW HAVEN SUCCEEDS IN
 RAISING SUM OF S45. .ooo. .ooo

NEW YORK, Nov. 29. - The New York, New Haven and Hartford rail. road, through the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, approved yesterday contract by which the com. pany will have at it's command $45,- 0OO,OO0 Dec. 1.
 Of this sum- the bulk of which will be supplied by J. P Morgan & Co.,, 40,000000 will be used to meet notes maturing Dec. 1, and the balance for other pressing requirements.