The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
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AlASkANS MARRIED.


 SEATTLE, Aug. 11.-Terminating romance which began in Alaska a decade ago. the marriage of Edward Erickson and Miss Alma Lewis was solemniZed in this city last night. Erickson and his bride became ac- quainted in the North ten years ago. He went abroad and for a time a lively correspondence was kept up between them. After a time, how ever, the letters became less regular and there appeared little likelihood of union. Erickson finally return ed and engaged in business in Port land Miss Lewis arrived here a few days ago enrOute to Fairbanks, where she expected to work in a hospital She and Erickson met ac- cidentally on the street, and within a few hours Miss Lewis had for warded her resignation to the Fair banks hospital
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 TO CONSIDER LEASING BILL.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12.- Under special rule, the four ad- ministration conservation measures are to be taken up by the house without further delay. This means that the Alaska coal land leasing bill will be considered in the lower chamber of congress during the present week.
 JosLIN RETURNING.
 SEATTLE. Aug. 13-The steam ship Alameda sailed for the North last night with large load of pass engers for various points on the Alaska coast and in the interior Among those booked for Fairbanks are Falcon Joslin and family, R. l.. Vining and George Welch and bride. Welch was married here yesterday to Miss Hattie McGee, a former Alaska school teacher.
 EDES AT SEWARD.
 SEWARD, Aug. 13 Chairman Edes of the Alaska engineering con- mission arrived here from the In- terior today, and reports that the work is progressing rapidly along all the proposed railroad routes. He estimates that the surveys will be completed within seventy days
 VALDEZ MAN SHOT.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Elmer An derson, well-known mining man of Valdez, was shot and nearly killed at midnight last night by unknown assailants, who made off with $500 in coin which Anderson had on his person at the time The bullet en- tered Anderson's body two inches above the heart and the wound is considered very serious.
 MAIL DUE BY TRAIL.
 SEATTLE, Aug. IA. - On the steamer Alameda which left here Wednesday, 1000 pounds of first class mail for Fairbanks was dis patched by way of Cordova and Chitina, and will be sent over the trail to the Interior as an expert ment The shipment will be car red by the road commission auto mobile, and if the experiment proves success, it is probable that the greater part of the first class mail will be routed that way, winter and summer, hereafter. as it is believed that several days can be saved.
 Colonel Richardson. chairman of the road commission, is at Valdez now, and probably will start for the Interior on the automobile which is to carry the mail. This will be the first official test of dispatching mail over the trail in the summer with an automobile as the means of transportation.
 URGE COAL DEVELOPMENT.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. H. Residents of Cordova, Seward, Val deg and other Northern towns have wired to President Wilson, urging the immediate development of the Alaska coal ledges in view of the probable curtailment of the output of the mines of Washington and British Columbia on account of the war in Europe and the requirements for coast defense.
 The Wisconsin State Suffrage School, said to be the first of it's kind. has been opened in Madison with oyer 100 women from all parts of the state in attendance. The first session lasted only seven days. but was such success that others Iz I1Nl nt ,,Jv Iato