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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
FIVE REELS
Local Happenings

General Manager Il. Wheeler ot the V. P. S Y. R, returned to Skagw-y from WAiteLOrsc on yes ta-Iuy's train.
 Ms. Halu, Karl Hahn and Kathe.- iIe Hahn, family of Superintendent Y. l. Hahn of the ". P X I. R. will be outgoing passengers ou the City ot Seattle on August 3oth, ell route to seattle, where the chtl- .reu will attend school
 Mrs. Wurzbache- and Miss Marian Wurzbacber, wife and daughter of General Agent F. E. Wurzbacher ai the ". p. X Y. R.. will leave on tre City of Seattle on August &oth for Seattle, in time to reach the Puget Sound city for the opening of the fail term of school.
 The Skagway agents for the Eastman Kodak. !tims and supplies are Keller Bros. tf.
 Joe Williams and Frank Wilson. tvc young men of WhitehoIse, the former a son of Capt. J. o, Williams of the river steamer Casca, were ill town yesterday. leaving on the Princess Alice last night for Vancouver, B. C., where they will attend the University of British Columbia. Mrs. Williams accompan' jed thf oys to skagway and re- turned home on the train this morning.
 There will be an informal dance at the ". P. club gymnasium on Saturday night, August 21st. An invitation $ extended to all to be present Admission $1.OO, ladies free. Good music. S-17-5t.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
LATER

Seattle, August 20-The latest estimate of the number of people who are missing from the steamer Arabic is thirty-two, of whom two are Americans-Dr. Edmond Wood of Janesyille, wisconsin, and Mrs. Josephine Brugiere, widow of a re- gently deceased California million aire banker.
 r. is rumored that the Arabic carried a large shipment of Brit is. gold consigned to the J. P. Morgan syndicate iu New York.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
RETURNS THANKS FOR
 CAPTURE CF RUSSIAN FORT
CContinued from page D

CContinued from page 1) Petrograd is the political center and 1t Is only half as far from Riga as Moscow.
 "I' 's only a nights railway jour ney between Riga and Petrograd' and the distance of 260 miles oyer good roads and two lines of rail way does not offer insuperable diff culties. This Is no second war of 1872, but something far more seri- ous."
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

Washington, D. C., August 20 The administration is keeping an open mind regarding the sinking of the Arabic. Several officials pre- dlct a break with Germany, while others claim there will be found a peaceful way out of the difficult sit uaGoa without embarrassing either of the countries involved, by coo, deliberate and dispassionate policy
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
WOMEN CAN'T KEEP MEN
 FROM SERVICE IN CANADA

Continued from page 1.)
 the veto privilege given to women, the department also served notice ou all Canadians that they could no longer dodge military service by paving SI5 each. Heretofore 1t has been possible for enlisted men to buy discharges by paying this sum. The practice is to be discontinued.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
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 s OPEN SEASON FOR DEER I

< In our notice of the opening % < of the Alaska hunting sea- ; < son yesterday we should have % * stated that 1t is for deer . < alone, and will close on No S' < yember lst. The limit Of q < kill for one person this sea * < son has been reduced to 8 deer F < by order of the secretary of T < the interior, and no one ~ < Is allowed to sell the carcass q < or parts of a carcass Of deer. @' % Hunting on Kruzof, zaremoo' = % Duke, GravIpa, and zumez is- %' + lands is strictly prohibited un- % < til 1916.
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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
BIG SALE OF FURS

At a public auction of furs held in Tacoma last month, sixty differ ent lots were disposed of at satis- factory prices. Of the sixty lots fifty-niEe were from Alaska. The total sales amounted to something over $16,OOO. It is understood .'.-. ---rr:- ~o1or will hn continued,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

Ou,goiug passengers on the Hum bvId, were. Mrs. Nj. O'Brteu, Mrs. Anna Tnsis and Mrs. NL J. cham berIain Of Fairbanks, Miss Alice Kennedy of Circle. Mrs, E. G. Baughmau and Mrs. J. D. Burk- har [ the latter the wife of the Chlcout cauuerymau.
 Owing to the wet weather last Saturday. a tennis game that was scheduled to come off ut the W. P. club tennis court in Skagway be- tween the officers at Ft. ". II. Seward and local tennis player was postponed. The game will come off tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock at the above named place.
 F. X. seiberliug, the Akron, Ohio, tire and rubber manufacturer, who vent over to Nybitehorse on We'd uest-v morning with a party of ten composed of his own family and near relatives, returned to SkaGway on yesterdays train and is l9w a guest at the home of col ". l.. stevenson. The other niae members of the party went into At l.u.
 LOST-A bunch of keys in a auclshiu bag. Finder please leave st tais office. S-lO-tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

New York, August 2O-It is re ported here this afternoon that the White Star liner Bowie has been turpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, but details are lacking The Bowie is engaged in the Aus traIiun service.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
sKAGwAY COMMERCIAL CLUB

There will be Q meeting of the Skas, ay Commercial club at the City hall, Friday, August goth at 8 D. m. Business matters to be taken up. All members are re auesteL to be present by order of
 w. L. STEVENSON,
 S-1o-2t President
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
NOTICE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

All school children who are now ready to compete for the Parent Teacher association flower and veg cable garden prizes, will please turn In their names either verb ally or by phone to any of the undersigned before Wednesday, Aug 25th.
 W. c. BLANCHARD
 MARTIN CONWAY S-2O-4t H. D. CLARK
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
GILMAN.

Roger Sullivan of Fond du Lac, Wis
tied here, Saturday.
DR.. Hermsmeir made a business trip
to Baraboo on Saturday.
Mrs. Theo Egan of Juneau, visited
in the village on Friday.
L. Young, of Morgan & Young, had
business in Milwaukee, Monday.
Rev. L. Kelly of Mapleton, visited
with Rev. c. NJ Olson, Sunday evening.
Mrs. William Coughlin visited with
relatives in Lowell a few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Schraven were
Fond du Lac visitors few days last
week
Quite large number Of our people
attended the Kreutzman-Otto wedding
at Lebanon, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Cochran of Ispwich,
S. D., Mr. and Mrs. ID. Parent of Mil
waukee, and Miss Irene Manning of
Watertown, were visitors in this vii
lage, Sunday.
The play entitled "The Dust of the
Earth" a drama in four acts, was
very ably presented at the Bunnell
opera house on Saturday evening by
local talent from Horizon. Too much
praise cannot be given to those who
took part-esp ecially the ladies. They
were greeted with crowded house.
j. A Bunnell of this place, and
Treasury Agent Laffey of Milwaukee,
were quite badly injured in an QUITO
accident near Beaver Dam, on Friday
Mr. Bunnell had three ribs broken and
some scalp wounds, which will lay him
up for two or three weeks. Mr.. Laffey
was injured about the head and face,
but was able to proceed on his journey
to Milwaukee
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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There is a reason for the disagreed
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

In a decision fled with Clerk of the
Court owen, at Portage, Judge e. Ray
Stevens holds that Prof W c. Clough
was legally hired by the Portage
school board as superintendent and
principal Of the Portage schools, but
that the board has full power to dis
miss him. The case has been pending
in court for many months and Prof
c. C. Bishop Of ViroQua, the principal
hired by the new board, has had
charge of the schools here pending
his decision.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

The Columbia County Fair associ-
alton had a deficit of $4,000 this year
in spite of the fact that the show at
Portage was better than ever before.
Rain was responsible for the deficit
The rain fell on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday proceeding the fair and then
there were more heavy showers the
first three days of the fair, converting
the track into a sea of mud and maxi
ing the grounds muddy all over AS
q result there were no gate receipts
worth mentioning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

THE Marriage of the Atlantic and
The Pacific" a painting by Kenyon
Cox Of New York which is being hung
in three panels back of the presiding
officers desk in the senate chamber Of
the new capitol at Madison, will be
ready for inspection in a few days
The picture is a symbolic treatment
Of the opening of the Panama canal
months work on the part of Mr. Cox,
who is to receive $12, 900 for the work
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Miss Grace Shilton. of Decorah
iowa, recently appointed to the posi-
ton Of assistant supervisor in the
Madison schools, will dcgote one-half
OF her time to the art department
and. the other half to the supervision
OF the work in penmanship.
During the past summer vacation
sixteen boys from the manual train
ing department OF the Madison schools
were employed by the board of educa-
ton in the construction of equipment
for two new domestic science centers
ana two new manual training centers
This gave emphasis to the practical
value Of the instruction in manual
raining and also furnished profitable
employment for the boys during a
part of the vacation period.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

The frs" Made in Kenosha" exhibit
was opened on Saturday morning at
Keno8ha and more than sixty manu-
featuring concerns have exhibits.
These exhibits have been put up in
store windows all over the city. The
downtown portion of the city is in
holiday attire all this week
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
S, E. WIS. D0lNCS

Three yictrolas have been pur-
chased for the Oconomowoc city
schools Music appreciation periods
2se conducted in all departments,
grades and high school The regu-
lar work OF the music supervisor is
supplemented by study of the lives
and works the best composers. Dur
ing the summer vacation the three
ward school play grouds were also
equipped with play groud apparatus,
consisting OF swings, see-saws and
giant stride a court of tennis and
base ball has been provided.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

A. N. Farmer, who for the. past four
years has been connected with educa-
tional work in Wisconsin and who
conducted the normal school survey
in the state, has accepted an educa-
tional position with the National Cash
Register company of Dayton, Ohio, at
a salary of 5000 per month.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Alvin Purpell of Rio, IA years DID,
dropped dead while playing basketball
1T the Rio high school, He was a
freshman. In the midst of the play
Purpell suddenly collapsed Heart
failure was assigned as the cause of
death.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

The GAINESVILLE public library on
Tuesday celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of its opening. 1t was the
outgrowth of a private library.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

On Friday I. l.. Newton of Beaver
Dam. former president OF the Wiscon-
sin Agricultural association, and his
wife celebrated the sixty-second ami
versary OF their wedding, Only few
Newton, who besides being president
was four years secretary of the state
agricultural association, and was the
man responsible for the removal of the
state iair from Madison to Milwaukee
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Orrin Thompson Of Portage, we'll
known amoung the knights OF Pythias
as grand keeper of records and seal
to accept the secretaryship OF the
Equitable FraternaI Union succeeding
the late Merritt L. Campbell
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

The Grand View Stock Farm Co. OF
OcOnomowOc last week shipped three
carloads OF Holstein cattle, one to pur-
chasers at Danville, one to Newcastle,
Ind, and one carload to Edward Baker
at Husterford, III.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Gollmar Bros circus has gone into
winter quarters at BarabOo.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

The annual Allacademy day at St.
Johns military academy at Delafeld,
was celebrated on Thursday when the
entire student body, with the staff
officers OF the school, marched to Ma
shotah for the days outing, The ca
diets carried full equipment, and were
headed by the academy band A camp
was pitched at Nashotah and in the
competition Co. D. was victorious,
pitching it's tents in a near record
time OF four minutes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

the same doctor on the sane day to
have wounds of the same nature at
tended to. The wounds were caused
by the same kind of machines-corn
Dr.. Pease of Rio was the
attending physician. Mr.. Goodman's
hand was BADLY cut up and one of the
bones broken. Mr. Frawley's hand was
bruised and cut.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Some lover of duck meat, but not
particular as to whether it is wild or
domesticated took a pot shot at Newt
Evans flock OF tame mallards off Welt
ner's point, near Oconomowoc, one
last weak, killing and MAIN
ing some ten of the birds
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Portage, Oct 9th, at the age of 101
years. He was considered the oldest
man i'll this part of the state and as
sisted in the digging of the govern
ment canal and helped quarry the
stone for the basement OF the Column
bia county court house.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Rev. Fl. A Link of Kilbourn, has
been appointed rector of st. Paups
Episcopal church at WATERFOWL, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Rev. Mr.. Laurenson. Rev. Mr.. Link
takes UP his duties in WatertOWn Nov
LIST He is a graduate of NashOtah
House and is we'll known in Oconomo-
woe and vicinity, having officiated at
several of the mission churches about
here during his seminary work.
OcOnOmOWOc Enterprise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Ed. j. Doyle, former editor of the
Fall River Era is a candidate for rep
resentative in the legislature in Polk
county, Ark. Mr. Doyle is publisher of
q paper at Mena, Ark
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Two men in Columbia county, James
live in the same neighborhood, called
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

John Burns concealed $4S5 in an nu-
used gas heater at GAINESVILLE His
wife lighted the heater and the paper
money was burned to a crisp. The
charred bits were sent to Washing
ton and the government sharps fig
ured out $4S7 and sent it to him.
Mrs Mary Blank Strasburg, aged S5
years, one of pioneer mothers of Wis
consin, died at her home near Lake
Mills. She was born in Weekermark,
Germany, in 1880, and was married in
1852 In 1883 Mr.. and Mrs. Strasburg,
came to this country. The last year
OF Mrs Strasburg's life was spent with
the family of her daughter, Mrs. c.
Finger. She leaves her son, William
Strasburg, and her two surviving
daughters, Mesdames C. Finger and c.
Pirwitz, also % grand children and 16
great grand children. The services
were held at the Finger home by the
Rev. o. E. Reidenbach. Interment was
in Rock Lake cemetery.
After a continuous service of over
forty-one years, 29 years Of which as
agent of the c. M. & ST. P. railway
at Edgerton, John A. Henderson was
relieved Monday last, by Mr. l. G.
Lutz, lately cashier of the office at
Beloit
Two men in Columbia county, James
Goodman and James Frawley, who
live in the same neighborhood, called
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Il is considered quite likely that the
village Of Lowell will soon be lighted
with electric street lights and that a
lighting system will be available for
private residences, Geo. O. Pease of
that village having applied to the vii
lage board for franchise Mr. Pease
is the proprietor Of a Touring mill at
Lowell and has an excellent water
power which he evidently plans to use
in generating his electric power
Martin Rich, pioneer resident and
former mayor OF Horizon and long
identified with the business interests
Of that city, died at his home there,
October 81, at the age of nearly 80
years. He was a brother to the late
Hon. Joel Rich of Juneau Mr.. Rich
was born at Ithaca, New York, in 1885,
and came to Wisconsin with his par
ents when a boy Of ten years, in 1916
Mr.. Rich always supported the men
and measures of the Democratic par
ty. He was prominent as an Odd
Fellow and was past grand master of
the state.