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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-29
Alpha Embroidery Club

The Alpha Embroidery Club met
Tuesday afternoon with the Misses
Katie and VERNE Unkel at the Unkel
home south of Welsh, and in spite of
the inclement weather an even dozen
of the members were present. In this
instance the iron clad rule of the Club
that no refreshments be served at its
meetings was set aside, and home.
made candy and popcorn were served
The club had as its guests the Misses
Guidry of Lake Charles. The Club
will meet with Mrs. E. H. Boiling the
second Tuesday in June.
All kinds of Hats for Gents and Boys
at Martins.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-04-17
How They Voted on the Seventh Of April

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list IF the dry O the is o ekh
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voted threo oneag
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-04-17

voted three
TOWN
Atlanta
Alexis
Annawan
Antioch
Andalusia
Apple River
Assumption
Aux Sable
Ashkum
Aurora
Addison
Avon
Arenzville
Arespie
Artesia
Bloomingdale
Burckhart
Burgess
Dll u,11
Banner
Batavia
Biairsville
Bradley
Benton
Bath
Brookside
Barren
Blackhawk
Braceville
Berlin
Buckhart
Burlington
Belvidere
Bushnell
Bear Creek
Canton
Carlinville
CLahaoca
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-04-17

CITY OR VILLA
Atlanta
Alexis and Gerlan
Annawan
Antioch
Andalusia
Apple River
Assumption
Minooka
Ashkum
Aurora
No. Aurora
Montgomery
Addison
Bensonville
Itasca
Hainesville
Round Lake
Grays Lake
Arenzville
Tiskilwa
Buckley
Bloomingdale
Roselle
Cloverdale
Edinburg
Pocahontas
Millersburg
Nationwide
Shelter
Shumway
Batavia
Clifford
Weaver
Cambria
Bush
Colp
Dewmaine
Hurst
Elburn
Bloomington
Ava
Campbell Hill
Benton
Compton
West Brooklyn
Bath
Wamac
Milan
Galley
Coal City
Central City
Braceville
New Berlin
Bryant
St. David
Dumfernline
Burlington
Belvidere
Buckner
Rend City
West City
Bushnell
Clarkdale and Palmer
Canton
Carlinv;lle
I Carmi
Chatsworth
Chebanse
Clifton
Chenoa
Cherry Valley
Benson
Clinton
Coal Valley
Collinsville
Peters Station
Maryville
Rock Falls
Colona Sta.
Buda and
Sheffield
Coral
Harmony
Union
Cortland
Middletown
Crescent City
Benald
Harvard
Channahan
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

The official report that coal from the Boring River fields
in Alaska had failed to up to standard seamng tests
would be more blow not that the statement of the
experts offers confusing contradiction.
Chemical tests of this fuel is said indicate that
contains higher efficiency in thermal units than the Poca
product of West Virginia. which is in general in
the navy.
have registered only per of the efficiency of the
Eastern fuel It said have cogged the CRATE bars with
molten like which cut off draft and hampered
steaming. Moreover, it produced enormous clinkers
Ugly stories afloat at the time this coal mined
1t openly declared that the sacks containing the product
to be tested were filled with rocks and dirt.
Sensational these allegations were, they never
denied with authority Possibly those high in Office did not
to dignity them with reputation Possibly they could
not do
In any event. if the coal surpasses the Pocahontas
product in thermal heat units it would that these other
objections could be Certainly, it should not be
allowed override the expert who testified that when used
the battesp Nebraska in 1905 it proved superior to its
West Virginia rival
When experts fall out ayman is hopeessly confused
ally the honorable of all government services
the confusion is "thrice confounded.''
The it to itself to conduct other expert
mens expressly designed to discover every advantageous
feature of the Alaskan article
The navy needs fuel supply the Pacific Ocean To
transport the black diamonds from the Atlantic waste
full business Even the Washington Bureauclas have been
forced to concede that much.
To condemn the Bering River coal experiment
would be absurd It possesses merit The showing of thermal
heat units demonstrates that much Exhaustive tests under
various circumstances should be made before it is cast
aside.-Seattle Times.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
CLERICAL FORCE INCREASE
SURVEY GENERALS OFFICE

The surveyor-generals Office force
at Juneau has been increased by
the acquisition of Edward p. Ken
dali, craftsman who comes from
the land Office at Santa Fee, New
Mexico. Prior to working IN the
Santa Fe Office, Mr.. Kendall was for
ten years in the mineral department
of the Portland land Office.
in the capital working for the enact
ment of laws which would exclude
all the Asiatic races from America.
The chairman of the committee
presented the views of the delega-
ton to the conference.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
of GENERAL INFORMATION

case could be cleared up. He had
also gone to Shushanna via Nc
Carthy but those who know his
movements believe it is highly i'm
probable that he had anything to
do with the murders.
MCGUIRE Has Reputation
Few people are aware that Nc
CURE is a detective with an inter
national reputation. He was with
the Burns Detective Agency for
some time before coming north. II
was through his efforts that the
Yukon government was able. to ap-
prehend and convict O'Brien, the
murderer of Clayson, REEVE and
Olson, whom he killed while they
were en- route to the coast from
Dawson. The detective was given a
free hand on the, case by the gov
eminent and when O'Brien was
brought to trial MCGUIRE was able
to account for every movement, OF
the accused after he left Dawson
until he was arrested on the upper
Yukon as he was trying to get out
of the country.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
DRAWS BIG CROWD

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan.
26.-Convinced that the state will
continue to aid in road building, in
view of the statewide campaign
they will start in the near future,
delegates to the fourth annual con-
vention of the Colorado Good Roads
Association today adjourned their
session. More than 1000 delegates
attended this years meetings.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION
-. Serial O161O

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July II, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Ocha
Potter. of Houghton, Michigan, as
signee of Barnard Needham, Calvin
Deputron and Elijah T. Fudge,
beneficiaries under Section 1906
Revised Statutes of the United
States, granting additional lands to
soldiers and sailors who served in
the War of the Rebellion, has made
application to make entry of the
lands in U. S. Survey No. sos, stu
ated about fifteen miles above the
mouth of Mccarthy creek, a tribu-
tary of the Kennicott river, in the
Chitina recording precinct, Juneau
and more particularly described in
the fields notes and plat Of said sur
vey as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. l., green
stone 16x8x6 ms. set IL in. in
ground, marked s. sos Cor. l on
side facing claim, from which Cor.
L. s. l.. NJ. No. 595 bears S. 2.50
chs. dist, said U. S. L. NJ is stone
30x20x8 ms. Is ms. in the ground
marked with a cross on top and U.
| S. L. M. sos on side. There are
no natural objects or permanent
monuments other than the one just
established available. Thence from
Cor. No. 1 S. 10 chs. to Cor. No. Q.
| thence w. 5. chs. to Cor. No. 8
crossing Mccarthy Creek at 0.5O
chs, thence N. 10 chs. to Cor. No.
4, thence E. chs 10 Cor. No. /,
the place of beginning, crossing
Mccarthy creek at $50 chs. con-
tanning five acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely any portion of the above
described tracts are required to file
with the Register and Receiver of
the U. S. Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska, their adverse claim thereto
under oath during the period of
publication and posting of this
notice, or within thirty days there
after. or they will be barred by the
provisions of the statute in such
case made and provided.
1t is hereby ordered that the
foregoing notice be published for
the statutory period in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper printed and
published at Chitlna, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER,
Register
First publication, Jan. 81. 1914.
Last publication, March %, 1914.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

IN THE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER'S COURT, THIRD
JUDICIAL DIVISION. TERRI
TORY OF ALASKA, IN AND FOR
CHITINA PRECINCT.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of
Nels Oscar Sail, a mentally in
competent person, and his estate.
1t is ordered that Friday, January
30th, 1914, at 10 a. m, be appointed
for the hearing of the application of
Charles G. Sail, for letters of guar
dianship of the person of Nels Oscar
Sail, who is alleged to be mentally
incompetent, and of his estate stu
ated in Chitina Precinct, Third Judi
cial Division, Territory of Alaska,
and it is further ordered that the
time and place of said hearing be
published in the Chitina Leader. a
paper of general circulation in said
precinct and territory, for four con-
secutive weeks.
(SeaD PAUL CHERRY,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-Ofiicio
Probate Judge, Third Judicial
Division, Territory of Alaska in
and for Chitina Precinct.
Date of first publication, Deem
Der 90, 1918.
Date of last publication, January
|13 1914
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
the westward towns, which has

the westward towns, which has
caused many deaths.
A total of 263 cases were reported
from Kodiak, with three deaths,
while go cases were noted at
Afognak with 21 deaths, mostly
children. The marshal has started
the work of fumigation and hopes
to prevent any more cases from
breaking out, although a number of
children are sick at the Wood Island
school for native children, and it is
feared that all of the so scholars at
that institution will contract the
disease.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 2I.-Cot-
ton and corn growers of Texas to-
day formally requested all the
states representatives in Congress
to urge an appropriation of 5000,
900 to furnish seeds for crops in
those districts which suffered most
during the recent floods.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Prospectors in the Totalanika
district south of Fairbanks, are
forsaking their search for golden
gravels and are taking to fox rails
ing. The first to make the change
are Murphy Bros. & Cook, who have
been engaged in gold mining in
the Totatlanika district for a num-
Der of years.
Arrivals from that section report
that the men have beautiful sill
yer gray female and male almost
black. Others in the district have
taken to fox ranching and it is pre-
dicted that another few years will
see the district south of Fairbanks
transformed into fox farms.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

H. Brown and Tom Watson, of
Ketchiaan, were bound over to the
next grand jury charged with rob-
bling the power fishing vessels Vic
tor and Ethan and the Seattle. They
were discovered and in trying to
escape upset the dory and had to
swim for it.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
MANY HAD MEASLES
IN WESTWARD TOWN

U. S. Marshal Brenneman has
received letter from Deputy Mar
shall Carl Armstrong, of Kodiak,
telling of the epidemic of measles at
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Later arrivals from Knik say that
Jack Dalton is making wonderful
progress in getting the coal from
the Matanuska down to tidewater.
Knik has taken on an air of pros
perity and many miners from the
westward are going to the Nelchina
via that route as Dalton Is render
ing them all the assistance possible
in getting their supplies up the
river.
Swift the disbursing agent, still
refuses to "disburse," but Dalton is
going along as though he did not
know he was there. Swift, how
ever, is very docile and does not
bother around very much, for he did
not get much satisfaction from the
government when he sent in his re-
port concerning his little tilt with
Dalton, other than being told that
all the government cared for was
that the coal be brought out to tide.
water as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Dalton is relaying the coal
from the mine, and has matters sc
arranged that he says he will have
all of the coal on the beach before
the end of February.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

The following is editorial taken from the FL Paso,
Texas, Herald telling how Col w. Richardson's truck
made its first trip the Chtna Fairbanks trail last
summer after Robert Sedons auto had already negotiated
the trip The editorial shows how barren and cold and
desoate Alaska really looks in the of of the
ders who know less of great territory than they do of
the North Pole And this misinformation from the
Lone Star state of flooded rivers and tidal follows
GA motor truck blazing trah through Alaska to within
two degrees of the Arctic circle forng glacial streams,
skimmng qucksands, finding way through canyons and
with walls of ice 900 feet HIGH crossing icy
mountains by steep trails and used before blast
ing road through bouders for forestmakes story
kpng ought to tell to get the vivid facts into the human
mind The facts and powerful and vivid they
make story that takes the breath away just
them. The only difficulty the engineers
engines did not heat up.
An ordinary army motor truck driven by group Of
American engineers made the trip partly to demonstrate the
possibility of using motor trucks in Alaska partly to find
shorter route to reach the large interior towns partly
to show the Alaska board of road commissioners what could
be done in making trail.
Transportation has always been of the greatest
problems of the Yukon country With short seasons glacial
washous slides of ice cliffs high mountains swollen
roring rivers deep long, heavy rains and qucksands
Alaska has road problems her treasures of gold
'The motor went with only ordinary equipment except
that it carried road tools and fuel than usual and mail
sacks brought letters to places where had
for than year.
altogether the adventure brilliant success and
hopeful for Alaska that the worst of her winters
Imprisonment with and ice and cold comparatively
easily be eased up
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Three fires started in one week
in Ketchikan through the use of
gasoline. Fortunately they were
all extinguished without any ma
terial damage but a local paper re-
marks that it is time to exercise a
little more care when handling
gasoline.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

The Citizens Water, Light &
Power Co. of Ketchikan, claims to
have the best plant for customs pur-
poses north of Vancouver. They
recently placed their second unit OF
power of 1000 horsepower in
operation.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

The fishing boat Northland ar
rived at Cordova yesterday with a
capacity load of halibut which she
had taken at the banks off Cape ST.
Elias. She had between $4,000 and
10000 pounds of halibut which
were caught in one day. The fish
ermen report they never expert
enced anything like it in the
Alaskan waters. Every hook
brought to the surface was loaded
and the men worked like trojans
while the weather was fine. The
halibut will be shipped to the states
on the Sampson this evening.
1t is now a well established fact
taht the banks in these waters are
extensive and that Cordova will be
headquarters for a big fleet of fish
ng boats next summer. The facili-
ties at the dock for handling the
business will have no superior in
Alaska and the fish can be shipped
to market few days after being
caught.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

When Congress passes the railroad bill there will be
fireworks display throughout Alaska.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Alaskas emancipation is at hand and result
there is hopeful feeling among the residents Of the
territory who realize the possibilities in store under govern
ment policy that will permit of the development Of its
resources
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Owing to the cheap rates on the
steamers last fall from the interior
to the outside the roadhouses along
the trail from Chitina to Fairbanks
are not enjoying their usual pros
perity. Just before the close OF
navigation the transportation COM
panies put into effect rate so low
that no person who intended COM
ing out for the winter could afford
to walk. This has worked against
the roadhouse men as the stages
carry few passengers and foot
passengers are rare.
The freighting of last and previ-
GUS years is not working this year,
the "skinners" having a hard job
to make both ends meet. However,
there is chance for good finish
for the roadhouses when the travel
ers start to return north. If the
Alaska railroad bill passes the
House next month, it is possible
that the Alaskans outside will hurry
back to get into the game again. At
any rate, something is needed to
make the roadhouse business along
the trail a profitable one for this
year.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27

Information is brought from the
interior that officers are hot on the
trail of the perpetrators of the
Willow creek murders last summer,
and it is believed that they will be
apprehended shortly. The officials
of this division have worked dill
gently on the case following up
every clue which presented itself
and at last have gained knowledge
of the man who is believed to have
committed the murders.
Detective MCGUIRE, who was re-
Gently in Cordova, was known to be
connected with the case, and as the
suspected man has gone outside
enquiry has developed the fact that
MCGUIRE was passenger on the
Mariposa southbound. The detect
i've spent several weeks in the
vicinity of the place where the MUIR
ders We're committed endeavoring to
pick up clues and running them
down. His search resulted in find
ing evidence which leads to the be-
lief that other murders may have
been committed. Prospectors,
while crossing the country, about
two miles from the place where the
other bodies were found, discovered
a pack and coat. The coat was
nearly new but the pockets had been
cut out. 1t would appear as
though the murderer had thrust his
bloody hands into the pockets of
his coat and then cut the pockets
out to remove the tell-tale stains. 1t
is possible that the pack discovered
was also the property of the MUIR
derer. The articles were found
near cutoff trail from the scene
of the murders to the Chitina trail.
The murderer is believed to be a
Finlander who was travelling in
company with the victims. He was
known to be broke when he left
Fairbanks to walk out over the trail
to Valdez. Later he turned up in
Chitina and Mccarthy where he
spent several hundred dollars drink
ing and gambling. He claimed to
have come out from the Shushanna.
He is known to have come to Cor
dova from Mccarthy and MCGUIRE is
believed to have received informa-
ton that the man has gone outside.
j. F. Emmett, formerly of Fair
banks, was held in Seattle on re-
quest of the Valdez authorities, UNI
til his possible connection with the
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-27
CONQUERING ALASKA BY MOTOR

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-10
NEWS AT GAMBLER

Mrs Warren Holtzclar and little
Daughter Virginia OF Jacksonville are
'he guests Of Mrs. Belle Holtzclar
Prof and Mrs. A. l.. Cole who have
eeen spending the winter at the
bones house left Thursday for their
home in Ann Arbor. Mich
Mr. and Mrs Freeman entertained
ihe members OF the W G. 7 L. Thurs
|eay afternoon. After an interesting
|lFogram refreshments were served.
NJ and Mrs. John Mathews enter
tned Mesdames. Chas Mathews. Geo.
fancy and Miss Mary Louise Yancy
~ ocala last week
Hard road extension Is badly need.
T.
The home OF Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
|dlllesple, was the scene OF social
saiherlng Friday evening. an ice
feam social for benevolent purposes.
later IN the evening the dancing
ioahs people tripped the light fan
'asilc % the strains Of violin music
rendered by NJ J. Blair OF ocklawaha
pa Benjamin Relchor a representa-.
'He % the home talent
The " o N. unveiled the monu-
nent Of the late r r Pritehett sun.
'aay afternoon.
The Presbyterian church II being
fsseated with opera chairs while the
Interior Of the Methodist church Is
eeing painted and calclmined. Cor.
sammeFdeld Chronicle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-10
FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT

We sincerely believe that if the
president tomorrow were to go before
the house OF representatives and say
10 that body that he believed that he
had made a grieyOus error in the tolls
matter: that upon further and more
serious investigation he had arrived
al the conclusion that il was un 'er-
stood BY all parties to the treaty that
coastwise traffic was not included,
and that as the United states was the
party OF the first part; that, therefore,
hy no theory of reasoning could it be
included as one of the parties of the
second part: hence the congress of
the United states had a thorough I'M
Outstanding OF those matters when 1t
enacted the exemption law as did the
democratic convention at Baltimore
when Il unequiyocally and unanimous.
Is favored the exemption of tolls by
coastwise vessels: so. therefore, con
scious OF having made a serious mis-
take he were 10 ask the house of rep
resentatives 10 reconsider its vote OF
a few days ago. we believe that an
overwhelming majority of the mem
hers would fall over themselves in
their hurry TO do so.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-10
RUNG HOLE AND SPlGOT

The idea, of course, is that the
ships that will profit by it are "our"
ships, and therefore whatever is saw
ed will be saved to the people. But
they are not our ships at ALL They
belong to a few men who make money
by carrying the products of this peo-
pie from one coast port to the other.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Commenting upon which the Times
Union says:
The exemption of "our" ships from
tolls is paraded as an act of patriot
ism, but If this is patriotism, why not
go further? A good deal of foreign
capital and more American capital is
invested in the railroads of the Unit
ed States. Why are we not patriotic
enough to exempt "our" railroad in
vestments from taxation, and tax only
the foreign investor?
Let's carry the argument a little
further in the other direction. VINO
does the Clyde Line belong to? Who
the Mallory, and the Merchants and
Miners lines, and other lines? They
do not belong to the people-they be-
long to corporations. Why are we,
for their benefit, spending millions
and millions of dollars annually in
deepening our rivers and improving
our harbors? We do not spend these
millions every year in furnishing
! crossties and iron rails to improve
the TRANSFORMATION facilities of the
railroads that traverse the interior.
But we do spend millions annually for
the benefit of the steamship lines, and
it is done in order to build up our
merchant marine. Why spend mil
lions in deepening rivers and improv,
ing harbors for them, and then balk
at permitting them to pass through
the canal, foliage free? Is that not
leaving the bung hole open in an eff
fort to close up the spigot?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-10

Mr.. Walter Ellison was in town on
Monday, and says that he would not
be at all surprised if we did not have
a killing frost some time this month.
That on the 9th of April six years ago
we were visited by frost
that caused him to replant 200-acrc
cantaloupe field. He replanted and
did well. Mr.. Ellison says that plant
ers are prepared to take these kind OF
chances, and do not always feel dis
couraged by them.