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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
This Is Norway S
Centennial Year

On the seventeenth of May this
year it will be one hundred Years
since the NorWegians tore themselves
loose from the inglorious union with
/ Denmark and re-established The old
| kingdom of Norway with consti-
tuition more Democratic perhaps than
any Republican form f government
now in existence, says an exchange.
Norway is now preparing for
centenary celebration for her nation
Al independence to be held during
! the coming summer throughout the
country, and also for a centennial eX-
position at Christiana from May l.
to October 10. Primarily this ex-
position has been planned to eX-
plot the wonderful advancement
Norway has made along development
lines during the past century, and
secondly to bring her sons and
daughters together from all parts
Of the globe to get acquainted.
The directors of the exposition ex-
pect tremendous redezVOus of Mt
wegians and Norwegian descendants,
and it is learned from transportation
from the United States alone will
attend the opening of the festivities.
The exposition is located in the
beautiful vicinity of Christana, and
one of its main buildings is dedica.-
ed TO and called The Emigrated
Norway" In this building every
thing will be done to make the visit
ing relatives feel at home. Be
sides. there will be exhibited photo
graphs, pictures, paintings and other
objects illustrating circumstances,
conditions, homes and environments
of emigrated Norwegians in all parts
If the world.
Norway has every reason to be
proud Of her progress in the past
century Opposed by the powers Of
Europe, then allied against the great
Napoleon, she forced herself to and
independence.
With a population of less than
three millions she has built up
merchant marine that is second only
t. England's and Germany's. With
the aid Of electricity she has develop
ed wonderful indus,r in various
lines In art, literature. music and
science she has produced men like
GUIDE, Dahl Thaulow, Skeibrok,
Bjornson, Ibsen, Lee. Bull, Grieg,
Munck, Abel, etc.
Illiteraoy is unknown, and she
stands today as one of ethleading
nations of Europe In general educa-
ton and industrial progress.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
D0INGS At
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 49,
The Ashurst resolution, providing
for a constitutional amendment ex-
tending the right of suffrage to
women, was voted down in the SEN
ate this afternoon by vote of IS
to "a. A two-thirds vote was re-
quired for adoption.
Debate on the bill providing for
the repeal of the preferential clause
of the Panama canal act will begin
in the lower house Of congress on
Tuesday. The present indications
are that the bill will pass the lower
chamber without opposition.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 90
The two congressional committees
which are investigating the Michi-
gan copper strike and the Colorado
coal strike, held joint conference
this afternoon for the purpose OF
considering the advisability of sum-
moning John D. Rockefeller as a
witness. The conference was secret
and the decision reached has not yet
been made public.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
MANY WANT TO COME.

SEATTLE, March 10. - Since the
| signing of the Alaska railroad bill,
hundreds OF men have applied at
the office Of the federal engineers
for positions on the proposed rail-
road. Among those who have APP
piled for Jobs are civil engineers,
| timekeepers. conductors. track-layers,
bridge builders. and hundreds of
others OF various vocations. includ-
ing a large number of men who are
willing to take any kind of work
that is offered.
WHITE PASS WANTS N. N.
SEATTLE. March 2O.-Advices
received from San Francisco today
indicate that the largest transpor-
tation deal in the history of Alaska
is about to be contaminated at the
California metropolis, where represen-
tatives of the White Pass company
are negotiating for the purchase of
the interests of the Northern Naviga-
ton company The reports state
that the amount involved is $4,000
00o. and that all the boats and other
holdings of the pioneer Alaska navi-
cation company will be included in
he sale if the deal goes through.
ADMITS TRUTH OF REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20
President Leon Sloss. of the North
ern Navigation company, denies that
his company has disposed of its
interests to the White Pass com
pany, bet he admits that negotiations
are in progress and that there is the
hot
consummated before the opening of
navigation.
The sale if it should be made.
will have nothing to do with the
interests of the Northern Comfercial
company.
MAY DROP COAL SUITS.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 90,
1t is evident from action taken by
the encouragement today that it
is the intention of the department
of justice to dismiss all the Alaska
coal cases which gave little promise
of resulting in convictions. Attor-
ney-General McReynolds issued in
structions today to examine all the
pending cases. and it is confidently
expected that number of them
| viii be dropped.
! MINING SCHOOLS FAVORED.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 20.
The Taylor bill providing for the
| establishment Of ten experiment sta
| tions throughout the United States
| for the purpose of demonstrating
| improved mining methods and gath
ering data for the benefit of mining
men, was reported favorably this
afternoon by the house mines com
mittee.
If the bill is passed one of the
sta ions will be established in
| Alaska
PRESIDENT NOT COMING.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 90,
President Wilson will not visit
Alaska during the coming GUNNER,
| according to an announcement which
has been made public by the exec
utive. The President states that
there are too many matters of i'm
portance demanding his attention
1t present to permit of an extended
absence from the capital.
President Wilson has received
many invitations to visit the terri
tory, especially since the passage
of the Alaska railroad bill.
STEAMER COMING LOADED.
SEATTLE, March 20.-The steam
ship Alameda is scheduled to sail
for the North tonight with full
load of passengers for various points
in Alaska Among those who have
made reservations are J. A. Biggs
and C. s. Mcpherson. both Of whom
will 90 through to Fairbanks. There
are also number of steamboatmen
booked for the Interior
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
Promising Artist
Frozen to Death

PARIS-Wencesla Pelzynnski, a
Polish Futurist artist, whose ex-
hibits at the Autumn Salon and the
Salon des Independents this year at
tracted some attention, was found
frozen to death in his studio in the
Rue de Vanguard recently.
He came to Paris some months
ago with the hope of making his
fortune by the sale Of his paint
ings. His style, which was of the
boldest school Of Futurism, did not
command success in the market
and his pictures remained unsold.
Often he went all day without a
meal and little by little he pawned
all his available furniture.
He was found lying dead in his
bed. The room contained only an
empty spirit lamp, an old over
coat and a trunk. Pelzynnski had
even sold his blankets.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
BRICANDS BLAM ED.

MENICO CITY, March II. = That
brigands were responsible for the
Heath of Postmaster Johnson at Te-
cate, Sunday, is the explanation OF
fered by President Huerta in a
public statement issued this after
noon. Huerta claims to have re-
ceived information from the border
country which fixes the blame upon
the outlaws and eXonera, es the Mex
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
TIGHT SKIRTS BREAK LEG.

NEW YORK.-A skirt that was
too tight and step that was too
high caused Mrs. James H. Doxey
of Bedford village, Westchester
county, to break her leg.
Because of the broken member
she was helpless and could not be
moved for an hour until the Rev.
NJ. Hunt obtained a surgeon.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23

onel Arguelies and force of ZIG
federal soldiers are reported to have
fallen into the hands OF the rebels
yesterday and suffered the fate of
the l49 mutineers who we're put to
death this week by the government
troops at Jojutli. Yesterdays ex-
ecutions are believed to have besn
ordered by the rebel commanders
| in retaliation.
VILLA TO STRIKE.
JUAREZ. March 20.-Advices re-
ceiyed here today from General
Villa state that the rebel troops
| here advanced to the outskirts of
Torreon, where they are now pre-
pairing to attack the city from all
sides. Big guns are being placed
IN position and Villa is confident
taat the city will be captured with
in week.
1t is also reported here that the
an. preparatory to a determined at
| tack upon that city.
O'SHAUGHNESSY SICK.
MEXICO CITY, March 2O.-There
IS the probability that American
| Charge d'Affaires Nelson Onslaught
ucssey will be compelled to quit
his post here on account of i'll
health. His health has been fail
tng for several months and he has
sent word to Washington that unless
lie shows signs of improvement, soon
ne will ask to be relieved, in order
that he may return to his home in
the States.
KIDNAPPED MAN RETURNS.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 2o-The
| invasion of Mexico by Texas Rang
ers was narrowly ayerted ,oIay by
I the timely return to the American
side of Charles Ballard, an Ameri.
can. who was kidnapped yesterday
| by five Mexcans and dragged across
the border Ballard reports that he
made his escape during the night
and raced with all speed for the
Texas line, reaching the boundary
in safety at an early hour this
morning.
When Billiards. capture by the
! Mexicans was discovered, a hurry
call was issued to the Texas Rang
ers, and a mounted force was pre-
pairing to cross the line in search
of the American, when he reap
peared and prevented the invasion.
This latest outrage on the part
of the Mexicans has aroused intense
feeling among Americans in the
border country, and trouble Of
serious nature is expected.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
WILL EXPLORE ARCTIC.

OTTAWA, March lin letter
dated in January, which has just
been received here, Stefansson, the
Arctic explorer, states that it is
his intention to explore the un-
known regions of the Arctic with
sleds and dogs. He was preparing
to start on long mush when the
Ia }or uroc uyriffon
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23

French scientists have found
new source of vegetable ivory in the
a,bumen Of the fruit of small
palm growing prolifically in the
French Soudan.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
REFUGEES RELEASED.

FORT WORTH, Narch 1.-Judge
Meek, of the federal district court,
has obtained a writ of habeas cor
pus on behalf of the 5000 Mexican
prisoners who are held in custody
by the federal government at Fort
Bliss and FL Paso Nearly all the
prisoners are refugees who crossed
the border to escape the warning
factions on the Mexican side. They
were arrested upon their arrival on
American territory and have been
under the protection of the govern
Dept ever since
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
FARMER HELPED
IN MINNESOTA
association.

Mr.. and Mrs. George M, Hill, 1909
A h street, have received copy of the
Bcainard (Minnesota) Dispatch which
tells of big conventions held at that
place for the purpose of giving the far
mers ideas on crop impro vement and ad-
vancement. The city was resplendent
in bunting and banners, with the hand
Of good fellowship extended to the visi-
tors. Among the speakers was the SON
in law of Mr.. and Mrs Hill, A. J. Gaf-
ke, who is the county agricultural agent
for Crow Wing county, Minnesota, His
subject was "Soil Fertility" and he
discussed the question ably, the article
in The Brainard paper being too extend
ed for these columns. He said that the
soil fertility was dependent upon the
four principles that plants must breathe,
must drink, must feed and must have a
sanitary environment. Cultivation aids
the breathing and aids the taking up
of the water by the plant. Much de-
pends on the fertility and surrounding
conditions. Mr.. Gafke is the agricultur
al expert for his home county, an office
being created in many sections of the
country.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24

Effort Being HatG to LOsaG
Little DaRRie Satin in
Wisconsin River
at Portage

An effort is being made to raise mon-
ey to bring John Jeremy and son, the
two Saltwater, Mimi, Indians OF re-
covery fame, to Portage to search for
the body of 7-year old Dannie Sutfn,
who drowned in the Wisconsin river a
few days ago. They claim they can
work in spite of the ice that covers the
river. fhe Indians, who have been re-
markably successful in recovering
bodies from lakes and rivers all over
the middle west for years, ask 5000 re-
ward if the body is recovered, in addi>
tion to $40 day and carfare both ways
which they are to receive whether sue
cessful or not. A subscription paper ia
being circulated to raise the 5000. The
Sutfin family will pay the per diem
and the transportation charges. The
subscription fund will be returned
to the doners if the body is not found.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24

Man of Lone
Rock O6oug6t
He Had Wings

William Rasmussen, of Little Bear,
is certainly very lucky!man. He es-
capped injury and possible death by a
very close margin on Thursday after
noon when his auto turned turtle while
travelling at very high rate of speed
The accident occurred north of the
village where the road turns at the
Roe buck farm The-machine suddenly
skidded and Mr.. Rasmussen, the only
occupant, was thrown twenty feet
striking in the sand on his head and
shoulders. He sustained no injury. The
wind shield was broken and the rods and
other parts of the machine badly bent.
The engine of the car continued to run
after the accident although the car was
upside down. Mr.. Rasmussen stopped
the engine and with assistance brought
the machine to this village for repairs.
Lone Rock Review.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
ABOUT $50 WILL
RELIEVE DISTRESS
Of YOUNG Man
Ate The Good Things at the Reeds
burg American House and
Their forgot 10 Pay.

Peter VanKneff, young man about
twenty-five years old, who was arrest
ed at GAINESVILLE on the charge of for
getting to pay his board bill of about
$50 at the American House in Reeds
burg, is now in the Sauk county jail
waiting for something to turn up. He
is said to be book agent and ate and
ate and ate of the good things at the no
tel until he thought it was time to van
ish. The arm of the law reached over to
GAINESVILLE and shook the young man out
of his dreams. He has been given ten
days to raise the amount due the hotel
and is waiting to see what will develop.
He will be deli 6 h-t-e if he finds
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24

Great Increase In Average in WIS.,
COnSia Counties From 1904
to Present

In 1914 the estimated average value
per acre of land in IL Wisconsin coun-
ties is less than $25; IN 21 counties be-
tween $25 and $50; in 10 counties be-
tween $50 and S75;in 6 counties between
SIS and $100; and in II counties $100 or
over.
These figures are based on land sales
compiled by the Wisconsin tax COM
mission.
The values for years indicated in
Sauk and near counties are given below.
Sauk-19O4, $44. so; 1909, 500. so; 1914,
$71. 1.25.
1914, $67 so; 1909, $85. SO; 1914,
$115.5O.
Dodge-19O4, $3.50; 1909, $96. so;
1914, $l16,75.
Marquette-19O4, $19. 90; 1909, $29. so;
1914, 1925.
Adams 1904, $13.25; 1909, SIS. 25;
1914, $18.25.
Juneau-19O4, $24.OO; 1909, $28. SO;
1914, $28 so.
Columbia 1875; 1909, $500;
1914, $75. rs.
Richland 1914, $50. rs; 1909, $42. so;
1914, 500. rs.
The above values were sent to this
office by T. A. Palley's land commits
sioner of the C. st. P. M. & q. Ry. st.
Paul, Mimi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
RESIDENT
VISITS BARABO0

Mr. and Mrs. John K Matchette of
Pierceton, Indiana, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Cole, 9O8 Ash street.
Mr., Matchette and Mrs. Cole being
brother and sister Mr.. and Mrs.
Matchette were married last week at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. C. Tucker, of North Man..
chester, Indiana. Since their marriage
they have been in Chicago and Milwau~
kee and will return from here to Pierce
ton, Indiana, where Mr.. Matchette is
the senior member in the Peoples
bank, owned by Matchette Brothers.
Mr.. Matchette was resident of Bara-
boo for short time some twenty years
ago when he owned third interest in
this paper with A. D. Dorsett and Mr.
Cole. On account of a disastrous fire
which destroyed much property at
Pierceton about the time he was we'll
on the way to newspaper career, he
was compelled to return in order to
supervise number of im~
provements that had to be made. Lat
er he engaged in banking business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
Troubles Of Religious Sect at
Benton H3rbOr Multiply.
WOMAN SAYS PARENT is HELD

Mrs. Matilda Winters Asserts Elders
Induced Her Mother to Give Up
Money - Employs Attorney and
Charges Other Old People Similarly
Treated-U. S. Authorities Stirred.
Chicago, Dec. Illegal difficulties
for the 'Flying Rollers" the religious
colony at Benton Harbor, Mich, also
known as the "Holy Rollers" and
''House of David" multiplied when
Mrs. Matilda Winters, formerly of 912
Bismarck court, now resident Of
Benton Harbor, engaged an attorney
to institute proceedings to regain pos
session of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Winters, aged sixty-five years, and of
$4,000 belonging to both women.
Suit will be filed here, according to
the attorney, to recover the money
and appoint a conservator for the old
er woman. Other steps will be taken
in Benton Harbor to remove the wom-
an from the control of her custodians.
Mrs. Winters Story.
The story told by Mrs Matilda Win
ters, which will be the basis for the
action, was in substance as follows;
My mother and l are widows Our
names are the same because my hus-
band was my cousin. Mother is near
Iy eighty years old and feeble My
father died near Baraboo, Wis, and
left us a farm My mother sold this,
at the instance of an elder named
Isaiah Terrill of the House of David
Says Cash Given Up.
Under the influence of Terrill she
converted the proceeds into money
and moved to Chicago. We lived here
q few months when Terrill got mother
to consent to enter the colony and sur
render her money into the keeping
of the elders. I accompanied her to
Benton Harbor. My distrust was
aroused when the members of the
colony denied to friends who inquired
for us that we were there.
They did this with other old men
anC women who were in the colony.
Some of these also had money when
they went there, but gave it to the
head elder to be used for the Lords
work I tried to get mother away
from the place. She became intensely
religious and refused to listen to me-
I then demanded an accounting. I
could get no satisfaction from the
elders and came to Chicago to en-
gage a lawyer.
The sect has about 1000 members
at Benton HarbOr. The head elder,
Benjamin Purnell, is the owner of 100
acres Of forest land that has been con-
verted into an amusement park, of
large tract of tillable land and many
houses, nearly all CT which he is al
Ieged to have procured through dona-
tiOrs by his devOtees.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
TIE Oauk County Humane
Society Was Fd0ored Bg
Mrs. Julia Il. GefC6eU

will. She made one bequest to Judge
Jenney of Boston, her former attorney,
800; $10O to the Cemetery Association
of Baraboo, Wis; $500 to the Humane
Society of Baraboo and the balance to
two nieces. The amount which the
nieces received will be LESS than the
amount which the Humane Society re-
ceives. There was no other bequest
to any other Humane society than that
of Baraboo and as you will see Mrs.
Getchell left more than third of
her property to the society at Bara~
boo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
JUDGE CONWAY IS
H)NORED GUEST At
7HE[LK'S MEETING
Deputy Grand E xalt e d
Ruler of Lodge Speaks
in Baraboo.


On Friday night Judge Conway of
Grand Rapids gave an address at the
initiation and supper given by the Elk s
at their lodge rooms. Judge Conway
spoke of the work the order is doing
and of the fraternal spirit that is mani
fest at all times. He fills the office of
deputy grand exalted ruler and came to
this city on his official duties. There
was surprise in store for him when he
learned that the candidate for initiation
was his brother in-law, DR.. McGrath.
It is, needless to say that he was more
than active in agitating the goat on
this occasion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24

The impression has prevailed IN Bar
boo that Mrs. Julia A. Getchell, who
died some months ago at Skowhegan,
Maine, left considerable money to the
societies in New England. Mrs. Getch-
ell formerly resided here and as will be
seen by letter to this office from At
torney Ernest G. Butler of the firm of
Butler & Butler, Skowhegan, Maine,
dated December II, she left no money
for humane work except to the society
at Baraboo. Mr.. Butler writes as fol-
lows:
81 am executor for Mrs. Getchell' s
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
GETTING READY
FOR OLD SANTA

J. w. Gasser, John D. Steuberl and
Howard Elsing of Prairie du Sac were
in Baraboo on Wednesday making ar
rangements for the visit of Santa
Claus at the church in the negihbor-
hood. 1t has been arranged to. give the
long whiskered, stout bodied visitor
such a welcome that he never received
before.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
SILENT REAPER
AT KILB0URN

Mrs. Tim Ry an died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Bresehan,
aged about S5. She leaves two sons
and one daughter, Vim. Stanton of
Kilbourn, Walter Stanton of Chicago
and Mrs. Jerry Bresehan. Funeral
Friday at ten o'clock at the Catholic
church and interment in the Catholic
cemetery beside her husband who died
several years ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS AGAIN!

Once more the haIIowed,
gracious Christmas time is
upon the earth. At last the
long year of toll over tools
and arts and industries is all
but ended. The Christmas
festival, dedicated to happi-
ness and good will, has come.
This morning the whole
city has wakened to quad
ruple Joy. The very atmos-
phere of our earth is rosy,
stained with the rich coIors of
the heart. All windows are
bright with holly and ever
green. Parents have discov-
cred that it is more blessed to
give than to receive. Joy runs
riot in the heart of little chill
dren. Youth overfIows with
animal spirits. Suddenly the
aged have shed their years
and become young again. Be.
fore the light had fully dawn
ed the carols had begun to be
heard in the churches. And
every passing hour will be-
hold larger n1uItitudes throng-
ing to these temples of the
soul. All feel that no flowers
are sweet enough, no songs
bright enough, no gifts rich
enough for the Christmas
day. For once all strife and
ennity have disappeared from
the market pIace.-I7ev. New
ell D, Hills. D. D.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
JUDGE STEVENS
HEADS COMMITTEE

At Madison Judge e. Ray Stevens
has been elected chairman of the COM
mittee to take up the details Of the
work planned by the Madison Park
and Pleasure Drive association. It is
desired to continue the work of the
association.