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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
KING GEORGE ENJOYS
 OUR NATIONAL GAME

The king of England witnessed the game of baseball between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants on February 26 last and experienced the thrill that comes as the result of spectacular hit which breaks up an eXtra-innlng game.
 Seated within wire-inclosed box be hind the plate of diamond laid out on the Chelsea football field, his majesty saw in the second half of the eleventh inning Tommy Daly of the White Sox drive fast ball delivered by Faber of the Giants into the topmost bleachers for home run, and win the game for Chicago. , to 1. The king applauded vigorously as Daly trotted around the bases, and the others of the 300OO spectators followed his example.
 The game between the American world touring teams had been widely advertised, and having King George as a patron, at tracted persons from all branches of British sports, members of the nobility. cabinet
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The dredge erected on Otter creek by Riley X Marston is now in operation, and from all appearances it will easily come up to the expectations of its builders. l. was started up for trial run Sunday night. Monday morning, after it had been lun ming for some time, hot box caused q shut down until repairs could be made, and it was started up again Tuesday and is now running smoothly.
 The operation of this dredge will be watched with considerable interest in min ing circles It Is in the nature of an ln- novation in the North and should 1t be successful of which there IS little doubt, others of similar nature may be estab- lished in various localities.
 The dredge is operated by two fifty horse power gasoline engines one of which oper- ates all of the machinery in connection with the handling and disposal of the gravel, and the other operates the pumps. third en- zine of seven horsepower furnishes power for the electric light plant.
 The fuel question has been and always will be a big factor in dredging operations
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
A ROMANTIC JEWEL

A jewel with most romantic history was exhibited at the Royal Society's converse zione recently It is a priceless ornament of carnelian, lapis luzuli and turquoise, and was made by order of the pharaoh of Egypt 3,400 years before the birth of Christ. It was given by the monarch to one of his favorites and when the latter died it was buried with him in his tomb.
 Some years afterward the tomb was en- tered by a thief, who was about to steal the precious gem when the heavy slabs that formed its roof fell on him and killed him. In the course of centuries all traces of this ancient tomb were lost, and as result of frequent sand storms it lay buried deep un- der the sand. It was excavated, however, last March by Professor Flinders Petrie, the great Egyptian achaeologist. The crushed body of the thief in the set of stealing the jewel was found and told its own story. and the beautiful gem was brought to England It is worth fortune Milwaukee Wiscon- sin.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
Summons for Publication

No. t76 l
 In the District Court for the Territory Of plantin, vs. Mary LabeIle, defendant. The President of the United States Of
 America to the defendant Mary La
 belle, greeting:
 Whereas, on the 27th day of January, 1914, plaintiff fled in this court his complaint wherein he prayS for decree dissolving the bonds of matrmony now e1 the ground of willful desertlon Of the plainti1 by the defendant as set forth tu said complaint; and
 Whereas on the 10th day Of March. 1914 an order was made and entered by the above entitled court, directing that the summons herein be served upon the de rendant by publication thereof in The Idtt- culation, published at Idltarod Alaska, for period of not less than SIX consecutive weeks:
 Now. therefore, you are hereby required to appear in the district court in and for the Territory of Alaska, Fourth division. within thirty days after the completion or said publication. that is to say, within 1914, and answer the complaint of the above named plalntfT; otherwise your dc fault will be entered and the plaintin WiK apply to the court for the relief demanded Tn hlS complaint to wit, decree dtsSOlv ing the bonds Of matrimony now existing between plalntif and defendant
 Witness the Honorable Frederick E. Full Ter. judge of said court, by the clerk of said court, with his seal Of oftce, on the 2ist day Of April, 1914.
 tseaD ANGUS MCBRIDE, Clerk
 GEO. w: ALBRIGHT. Deputy.
 First puhilcaaon. April 8, 1914.
 Last publication, June 6. 1914 ~j
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ministers, diplomats and society leaders. The American colony in London was out to a man.
 King George, who was accompanied by Walter Hines Page, the American ambassa- dor, watched with great interest and seem ing understanding of the game the closely heartily brilliant field and battery plays, This was especially noticed when, about midway of the game, Faber, pitching for the Giants, got himself into a hole, hay ing three men on bases and only one man out. Steadving himself, the Giant twirler retired the White Sox without permitting a man to cross the plate His majesty ap plauded Faber as enthusiastically as did any of the American fans.
 So well did the king understand the game that it was seldom he had to request Mir. Page to explain any of the intricate plays, He led the applause at one stage ot the contest when with three men on bases and only one out, the Sox were retired on a clever double play
 As for the average Britisher however, as much cannot be said Before two innings had been played many of them confessed themselves mystifed. For the remainder of the game they sat as in daze.
 It was a field day for baseball hungry American residents in London, and they cheered and rooted in the manner custom ary in the United States. In the lulls they tried to explain the fine points of the game to their British neighbors, but their efforts were without much success.
 All in all, 1t was 8 splendid game, de spite the soggy field marked by frequent good hits and fine base running, In addi, ton Daly, whose home run won for the White Sox, Crawford of the Chlcagos and Lobert of the Giants drove the ball into the stands for the circuit of the bases.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
The Cause

Two men on train were apparently old acuuantances, and they were ln a JoNlal mood. Both were gray, but each ha! luxuriant head of hair Near them sat stout party with a shining dome that was almost destitute of hlrsute covering.
 The two friends exchanged facetous re marks about silver locks. then lndulged m some pleasantries about the thinning of the thatch," with casual references to door knobs and billiard balls, much to the antuse- ment of the passengers, but to the evident discomhture of the bald d-headed man.
 The talk finally developed into all argu- ment of the cause of badness, and alter considerable jocularity, the pair turned to the pearly-pated stranger and one said
 My friend and 1 have been discussing the cause of badness but We cant seem to agree Would you mind telling me what you regard as the real cause of bald ness?"
 The stranger wheeled about, eyed his questioners fercely and snorted:
 "Brainsw
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
FLAT CITY MOOSE LODGE
 HOLDS A MERRY SESSION

After the Moose meeting at Flat last Sun day night short social session was held. Basil Clemons stated that he wished to pre- fer charges against member for conduct unbecomlng Moose, consisting of causing the publication in The Pioneer of a piece of poetry @ described by the complainant as scurrilous, which referred to certain brother Moose in way to cause the said brothers to feel great humiliation and sui fer untold anguish on account of the ridcule heaped upon them by those who had read the piece.
 kangaroo court was immediately or ganlzed, with Ivan Wales as judge and the members who remained in the room (about thirty-fve) as jury.
 Fred Harrison volunteered to defend the accused man, who turned out to be Jimmie Trough, but as Trough did not jump quickly enough at the offer Harrison de clared that he was open to employment by the prosecution, and was thereupon en- gagged as prosecutor Frank Hudson acted as attorney for the defense and the trial proceeded.
 The prosecution read and introduced in evidence the writing upon which the charge was based and then rested The defense placed Brother Lowrey on the witness stand to prove that Finnegan had hired Krough to write the poem in order to advertise his (Flnnegan's) business, but hardly met with the success that was looked for, as most of the evidence Lowery attempted to give was ruled out as being hearsay.
 great flow of oratory was then pro- duced by the respective counsel, during which several amusing tits occurred.
 The verdict of the jury stood as follows:
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30

Copying and enlarging, also all kinds of portrait and view work See Clemons X koon, Flat City.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30

day engaged in explaining interpreting and deciding what is the law, and yet among the civilized countries of the world there is not one other in which, in proportion to the population, there are so many noml- cides, so many crimes of all sorts, so many divorces from wedlock, and so many dis putes about property as in our grand re public
 It all shows that 1t is not the enactment of laws, but their enforcement, that is the test of public order, of protection to life, rights and property, and of public decency and morals By this test our showing Is not very admirable Orleans Plcayune.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30

Guilty, 29; not guilty 4 hang him, l /; give him 25 years, |
 When called upon to state any reason he might have why sentence should not be imposed upon him, Jimmie made an ad- dress full of the flowers of rhetoric wherein he frequently referred to Caesar, Brutus, Robert Emmet and other celebrities of the past Most of it got over the heads of his audience, but he so affected the judge that he was let off with reprlmand and warn ing to sin no more
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30

Senator Henry Roden surprised his friends by appearing in Flat City last Tues day evening in the garb of a travel stained musher, and successfully disguised behind a luxurlant growth of what Mike Maher terms curtains Many of the senator s friends expected that he would come to Iditarod from Fairbanks on one of the first boats this spring, but owing to the fact that he was unable to leave the Alaska coast at an earlier date, he decided to come by much shorter route than that sup piled by either the Valdez or Seward trails.
 Mir. Roden left the town of Seldovia about one month ago, and has travelled by very easy stages He went from Seldova across Cook inlet to Iliamna village, at the eastern end of Ilamna lake and then around the eastern short of Lake Clark to Bonanza creek, stream lying to the north of Lake Clark that IS being pros pected by an old time Iditarod man-Dave Johnson with whom he travelled from Sel- dovia.
 After remaining at Bonanza creek for several days Heinle proceeded on his way rejoicing all alone and with his cooking outfit and blankets on his back as gentle reminder of those good old times" in the Rampant diggingsJ after several days mushing over the moss and niggerheads he reached a native village on the Stony river, about eighty miles from its mouth. He got to the village but short time after the ice had cleared, and was fortunate in SC curing passage down that swift running and dangerous stream with a native and his klootch, who were about ready to start to Georgetown, on the kuskokwim, with their winters catch of furs in three holed moosehide bidarka The senator, who, by the way, possesses the happy faculty of adapting himself to existing conditions, was chucked in the third hole of the aforesaid bidarka, and the trio started, and were not many hours in reaching the kuskokwim river. The last of the ice flow in the kus- kokwim was passing the mouth of Stony river when the senator and his fellow vov- agers reached that point, late in the after
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
RILEY & MARST0N'S DREDGE
 NOW WORKING SPLENDlDLY

in this vicinity. Wood is very costly and entails much expense in handling. Riley & Marston expect to effect a considerable say ing by the use of dstillate. While it is said to cost 50 cents gallon laid down on Otter creek, it is claimed that it will prove far more economical than the more bulky fuel
 The firm of Riley & Marston controls an immense area of ground on Otter creek, and it is stated that it would take from ten to twelve years to work it with one dredge. Three millions and half dollars have been taken from this creek by the firm and its laymen under the old expen- sive methods.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
LAWS WHICH ARE NOT ENFORCED

With the national congress in session three e-fourths of every year, and with forty eight state legislatures making laws, it is not astonishing that the people of the United States are the subjects of more laws than any other population in the world If the ordinances of the various towns and cities are added there was never before such a mass of legislation in the world.
 A recent writer has stated that on an average POO new laws went into effect every day in the year, and yet who knows what IS the law? Hundreds of courts are every
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
SENATOR HENRY RIDDEN
 ARRIVES UNEXPECTEDLY

noon On the following morning the kus- proceeded to Georgetown, distance of about eighty miles down stream.
 Arriving at Georgetown, Mir. Roden had the good fortune to meet Tom Taylor the well known guide and prospector, who had reached there only couple of days be fore from a winters prospecting on one of the upper forks of the kuskolwim, and together they came to Iditarod, making the trip in four days, during which time they encountered some of the worst snow storms they ever experienced in their long years spent in Alaska. They were com pelled to remain in one camping place for more than day on account of the ter rife snowfall
 MT. Roden states that the route he trav- eled is, in his belief the shortest and easl- est means of reaching tidewater from ldita- rod, and is satisfied that one can make the trip aioot from Iliamna village to this city in ten days, and not exert himself. The trails leading to the headwaters of Stony river from Iliamna village are old and well-detined paths that have been used by natives trappers and traders for more than hundred years, and there are set dement's along the way at convenient in tervals that make camping out unnecessary except on one or two occasions at the end of days travel
 At Bonanza Creek
 Harry Stevens, Billy West and Joe ko- nechney al! former residents of Otter pre- cinct, are prospecting on a tributary of Bonanza creek with a hand drill, and at the time of Mir Roden's visit they had not reached bedrock
 At the mouth of Stony river Henry met two old friends from this district Hank Downing and Bill McPhail, who had been trapping on the upper Stony river during the past winter and were on their way to Takotna Hank and Bill had just killed a big bear, and with Henry and his native companions they enjoyed fine potlach
 King salmon caught at mouth of Yukon fine, fine, 35c ID. Iditarod Meat Co.
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DR. BELLA, THE DENTIST,
 PREPARING TO GO OUTSIDE

Dr. H. Behla, the Flat City dentist an nounces that he will soon leave for the Outside, and will close his office on July l5.
 Have your pet negatives enlarged by Clemons & koon
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-30
,DITAROD PASSENGERS
 ON STEAMER SCHWATKA

At the office of the N C. Co., last Tues day telegraph was received from o. $. Laning, at Dawson, stating that the pas sengers on the steamer Schwatka for Idit- arod which left there on Monday last, were: Bill Dutch, Mike Hudak, Pete Radich, Joe Radich and WY Fitzglbbons. Choice fresh lamb, 35c ID.
 Iditarod Meat Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03

ed Indians" she resumed, "but sud-.
denly something bigger than fear
gripped me. l saw my duty to my
race as well as my position as a wo-
man there with my husband and the
other brave men.
81 yelled at that chief to bring on
his warriors. And asked our ,Doys
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03
"orandma" Martha Burnham.

Grandma" Martha Burnham.
to give me a gun. III stand and
fight with the men; told that leering,
Arapahoe, I'll take my fate with the,
men,
f'And do you know" she said, I'VE
two women bluffed that whole band
of numbering devils. For two days,
they followed us, afrai dto strike, and,
then the main party Of our caravan
caught up with us.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03

BY JACK JUNGMEYER /
copperopoIis, CAL, April 3.-'We
feared God and fought beside the
men-we women who crossed the
plains to help win the West
Nowadays too many women scott
at the One and quarrel with the
others. No wonder the search for
happiness is getting stern and all too
often futile"
"Grannie" Martha Burnham, 81,
pioneer on the Mother Lode and one
of the most romantic Of surviving
figures of '49, sat on the stoop of her
mountain cabin and told me what it
meant to fight beside the men" for
the settlement of California.
81 was 10 when my husband lifted
me into the wagon and turned the
faces of the horses westward from
Arkansas" she said. HE asked me
if was afraid, and told him No
"a few weeks later the test came.
A band of 1000 numbering Arapahoe
Indians had surrounded our advance
company of 100. l and another girl
were the only women in the party. F.
Their chief, black, ugly fellow,
rode up to where we had thrown our
wagons in defensive circle and COM
manded us to surrender everything
we had, including horses, or he would
release the blood-lusty band upon us.
You want save your women
said the, old chief to our men when
they hesitated, You men not like see
what we do to EN- he leered with
horrible suggestion. .
Ceramic Burnham's black eyes
flashed in memory of that crucial mo-
ment, and her wrinkled hands we're
clenched.
up to that time I had always fear
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

A summary of the vital statistical
reports made by the counties for DC
tober show that the steady increase In
population by births over deaths con
tinues. There were 1925 births and
323 deaths in South Dakota during the
month.
There were some freak ballots cast
in the first and third wards Tuesday
One voter put a cross in every circle
on the entire ballot. This of course
was thrown out. Another voter mark
ed only the circle in front of the
names of Paterson and Altillisch, the
opponents of Swift and Henning. One
ballot was marked only for Henning;
another for only Weterberg and Hen.
ming. Ten voters in Spring Lake
township did not vote for either can.
didate for county commissioner.-Arl.
ington Sun.
Last week while husking corn in
the field of Andrew Simonson in the
northwestern part of this county, some
of the loot taken from the store of +.
F. Hoffelt of Estelline, last August
was discovered. Three watches, two
bracelets, two bar pins and a fob were
in the lot. All of the tags taken from
the stolen jewelry and watches were
also found in a pile nearby. 1t is now
thought that the parties who did the
the corn field and divided the spoils
and took their departure for either
Lake Norden or Badger and made
their get away via the Dakota Central
to Sioux Falls and the finding of this
much of the stolen property in Mr..
Simonson's corr field makes it look
very probable.
A quiet wedding took place yester-
day morning at nine o'clock at the
parochial residence when Rev. Bon
neterre united in marriage Mr.. Walter
Parsley and Miss Leona Jones. Only
the immediate relatives of the con
tracing parties witnessed the cere-
mony. The bride wore a pretty we'd
ding gown of white. Following
the marriage a wedding break
fast was served at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Biteler. The young couple left on
the east bound train for a visit with
relatives at Luverne, Mimi, and
points in Iowa. They will return to
Flandreau and make their home here.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Parsley of Riverview township.
Both the bride and groom have many
friends who extend congratulations
Flandreau Enterprise.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

ahmed many deeds of transfer of
nght Of way property-and several
tracts of land for yards and picnic
pleasure grounds. etc. The company
has about 125 acres of land in several
plots besides the 40 miles of right Of
way actually decided. Also about 100
miles more contracted conditioned on
building the road, not all situated on
our line. The roadbed is thoroughly
baiiasted and the best new road bed
construction of grade, bridges. etc,
that / ever saw. The rolling stock,
except freight ears are of excellent
quality. The freight cars cost but
niue and were a bargain and can be
made a good asset. | am sure the
Electric Short Line Railway Co. has
the most economical management pos
slble aud that a share of stock in said
road has the greatest possible value
In actual assets-and hat the bonus
common stock is very valuable to the
holder of preferred stock which
is sold at par value. | predict for
this road in nea future that it will be
enyjed by all competitors.
| also examined titles to the ter
minal property and assured myself
that the Luces own terminal realty
and much other realty abutting the
right OF way in the city under the
name of the Electric Short Line Rail
road Company and that the Luces or
this company lease to the Dan Patch
Line As per cent of two tracks on said
terminal right of way in considera-
ton Of a very large bonus and con
siderations very many times more
than our railway company will ever
pay, The Luces have sufficient room
for 4 tracks. am satisfied construc-
ton will be crowded rapidly another
year and that within a reasonable
time the road will reach us. So let
us not only expect it but support the
management in order that our inter
ests will be the better conserved.
Respectfully yours,
A. w. Hyde,
Chairman Campaign Committee.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
Local and Personal

If a Register Want AID will not do it
lit can't be DONE"
During the past week the following
stores, Hauff Dry Googs Co., Ellis-Hall
department store, Palace Pool Parlor
and Taylor's Smoke House, have in
stalled the hourly regulated clocks of
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
These clocks are regulated hourly by
wire from the master clock in the
company's local office, and that clock
gets the correct time every day at
five minutes before eleven in the
morning from the National Observa-
tory at Washington, d. C. Being gov
eminent time it is bound to be abso-
lutely correct. Why doesn't the city
install one of these clocks at the
power house, so that the whistle, in
which SO many people put reliance,
may be correct.
j. w. Warren, in a communication
to the Brookings Register, complains
that the delegation which recently
visited Watertown from that city only
one of the newspapers was repre-
scented, only one of the several banks,
while numerous other business voca-
tons were wholly unrepresented. The
delegation was good-sized, admits the
writer, but he characteriZes most of
them as 10y riders" But the Water
town people appreciate their visit
nevertheless, and in the return visit
it is to be hoped that all the business
interests of Watertown will be repre-
sented.-Watertown Saturday News.
You have got to give it to Prof.
Starring when it comes to putting
over advertising stunts. Every ex-
change we read this week, and that
means around 100 papers, had some
thing about Hobo Day, and if there
isn't a crowd here next Saturday it
will not be Prof. Starring's fault.