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The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

way Alaska.
 Hon Charles F.. Davidson. Secretary of Alaska and Survey or General, Juneau, Alaska.
 Hon. John Howell Cobb, Legal Counsel for the Territory, Ju- neau, Alaska.
 "U. s. District Judge Robert W Jennings, Juneau, Alaska.
 Game Warden. J. F. McDon- aid, Juneau, Alaska.
 MT. Lafe Spray Juneau, Alas ka.
 "Mr. Jay Bell, Clerk of the '. $. District Court
 Hon. J. B. Marshall, U. S. Commissioner, Juneau, Alaska.
 "U. s. District Attorney James A. Smiser, Juneau. Alaska.
 Hon. Phil Abrahams, Skac- way Alaska.
 Hon. J. NJ. Tanner. Skagway. Alaska
 "l can furnish other names of good Democrats-in fact, am not overpainting the situation when l assert that the clamor for thls mans elimination from the Democratic equation extends throughout the confines of the Territory, and in sending this ap- peal to you for action I am but giving concrete shape to a sen tlment of protest and indignation that IS common to every Demo- crat.
 Tn conclusion, I wish to say that l am not, and never have been an applicant for MT. Short hills position; do not want 1t, and if there is any possible way to avoid it will not accept it, preferring that it shall go to man who has been longer in Alaska than myself, only asking that that man shall, in every par tlcular, measure up to Democratic requirements and shall not be q political turncoat influenced by a delectable vision of the loavns and fishes.' And my decided po- sition in this matter is generally understood by the Alaska Dem ocrats..
 "I am, Mir President, with as- surances of my profound respect, Faithfully yours, "(Signed) EDWARD I. WADE"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08
Town Gossip and Stories
By The TattIer.

Jurors To the ordinary individ Are Good ual jury is a very sol Jokers. emn body. That is, ths
 ordinary individual think that a jury should be dignified whether it is or not. However jokes are as liable to crop up in the jury room as anywhere else as jurymen are only human, even though they represent the majesty of the law when they are deliberat ing on a case.
 The following story, clipped from an exchange, brings to mind tie time when a jury here decided the famous Stein-Bloom harness case in favor of the defendant by the flip of coin. Or, at least, it was SD alleged, and on the strength of the allegation of the plaintiff, a new trial was ordered by the court
 The story is as follows:
 It Is alleged that the jurors wlo heard the damage suit of William B. Harper against the Los Angeles Railway, in their effort to reach a verdict pooled their individual opin- ions and then divided the sum by twelve.
 The average they struck was $3,000, and because of this alleged action on the part of the jury, the railway wants new trial. The mat ter was argued yesterday and Judge Myers took it under advisement, 10 There The gossip man is scared With The He is so scared that he Ladies. is afraid he won't grow
 any more, and all be- cause he has been the object of threats from a certain direction. In fact, he has been promised that if he ever mentions a certain name again in connection with his effu sions that he Is liable to be filled full Of holes even if he runs faster than a moving target can swing For the man who did the talking carries medal for hitting moving targets. Therefore mo names being mentioned, no offense can be tuk," for the gossip man does not care to look like an animated sieve yet a while Well-but then. everybody knows who the chief guy at the receiv- ing department of the local signal corps office is, anyway.
 However, how this same person age became enamoured of "masque" at the masauerade dance few nights ago is another story. There is also another tale going around concerning the swimming and div ing ability of this same person. Bo;r Of them are to be told herein, but perhaps after this week there will he nothing but slow music and flowers for the gossip man, who'll b'e riding in a little wagon going slow, even though there are sev- eral more good stn"ies about tn, same person coming up.
 At any rate, the person" went to the masquerade ball the other night. He didn't mask, and conse.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

A Methodist bishop in the north west tells of conversation he once had with a Wyoming man touching certain difficulties of the latter's religious tenets,
 Bishop" said this native west erner, ''l do not refuse to beliey 0 the story of the ark I can accept the ark's great size, its odd shape, and the vast number of animals it contained; but when l am asked to believe that the children of Israel carried this unwieldy thing for forty years in the wilderness, l must confess that my faith breaks down.
 Eve, for the first time in their married life. was telling Adam just what she thought of him.
 "This is the original rib roast" chuckled Adam
 And that was the beginning of the saving grace of humor
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

quently was looking around for some one with when he might trip the l igE.t fantastic
 Suddenly he spied a party whom he thought he would like to dance with. He asked her They started Presently he said: T think I'd like to know you. Won't you plea Se lift your mask"
 Whereupon this young man was informed that the lady he Was dancing with was working at the New Cascade Laundry, having just come in from the Outside for tha. purpose. Well, then 1 guess we'll get acquainted pretty quick, for I send my laundry to that place. Haven't you seen my number? 1t is No. 191,65O You'll be able 10 tell who I am by that. It's on all my clothes"
 peal of laughter interrupted him. Of course, he saw that he was mistaken. And that is why he was inqulring next day as 70 what ladies n Fairbanks speak wit, a southern accent.
 This same fellow is some swim, nler. But Ee is better diver. A few evenings ago he went for a dip in the tank at the natatorium. He and some friends started d little game wherein they diyed and, swimming for some distance under water, found each other without coming to the surface.
 As he was swimming along sub- merged, this fellow encountered somebody. He did not know who ,t was, but thought it was his frienl for whom he was diving. and he started climbing up'
 Pretty soon somebody said, "Aren', you climbing the wrong pole 2" Nhereupon our friend took one look: then dashed for the dressing room. He had forgotten it was ladie..' night
 And the natatorium hasn't seen him since. but he is still trying to convince his friends that it was all an accident
 Romance Is anyone acquainted In The with such a thing as a Making. god or goddess of TO-
 nance? Dan Cupid has been accused of being such, but he indignantly denies the allega tion. stating that, while he is not averse to being a little bit romantic in his pursuit of bringing happiness, to people, he always happens along just after the real romantic spirit has already paid the people in ques tion a visit.
 Well-"t any rate 1t is asserted that another romance is in the air. And all because big George Harris happened to be taken i'll when he was on a visit to Fairbanks creek about two weeks ago.
 Whether Romance or Cupid either had anything to do with Georges illness is not stated. but it Is known that when he was taken down, he
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

The office boy in a large law office ! in Seattle himself hopes to be a lawyer some day. He has begun his studies already by asking ques- tions of the clerks whenever he hears a legal term about which he desires information. One day he approached one of the clerks with this question: What do they mean by contingent fee?" Its like this" explained the clerk. If you lose the case your lawyer gets nothing; if you win the case you get nothing" Argus.
 Conversation between Smythe and Browne always, in the end, turned to criticism of their friends. They were both, be it noted, actors of the old school. and wore alleged fur lined overcoats all the year round. "I wonder, old boy" said Browne, "how that fool Jones al ways manages to get a part?" Don't know, laddie." answered Smythe, but I rather think it is because he acts so rottenly that he makes the rest of the company seem quite good by comparison
 A traveller on a journey was much annoyed by pedantic bore who forced himself upon him and made great parade of his learning. The traveller bore 1t as long as he could, and at length. looking at him grave ly, said: My friend, you and know all that is to be known" How is that?" said the man, pleased with what he thought a compliment tary association. Why" said the traveller, you know everything ex cept that you are a fool. and know that"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08
MAKES MOOSE PICTURE.

In the window at Pinska's store ls to be seen water color picture Of one Of those kings of the Alaska wilderness, a moose, the portrait being the work of Mrs. Fred Douse
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

A Wyoming inventors can opener consists of a pointed shaft, to be in serted into the center of the top of can, along which is a wheel the can.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08


 ing attended to by a professional nurse from the Outside, who is now doing little cooking on the side
 And that is the reason why George has been on Fairbanks creek for the past two weeks, only coming into town last Saturday evening. Prices High prices in a new Are Very mining camp are always High. expected for the req
 son that it is always hard to transport the necessities of life to such . place. Therefore the new Tolovana mining camp is no exception.
 However, the information receiv- Ad in Fairbanks is indicative of the fact that in some lines the prices are higher than was ever known be- fore anywhere. For instance, the market price at Brooks for an emp ty kerosene or gasoline is $50 They are used for water buckets.
 Wouldn't It is only natural that Take The the partisans of the con- Money. tending forces in the
 European war should be averse to anything pertaining to their enemies. However, the oc- casions are when a person won't nave anything to do with anything which has to do with the nation with which their fatherland is at log gerheads, particularly money but that is just what happened in little old Fairbanks, many thousands of miles away from the war zone of Europe, a few days ago.
 On said occasion a German lady entered we'll known lacal mercan- tile establishment. She made a small purchase and proffered fifty cent piece in payment, which piece of money the proprietor of the establishment proceeded to make change for
 He reached into his cash drawer and drew out what he thought was T twc-bit piece and gave 1t to the lady. Much to his surprise, she dropped it quickly, exclaiming, take it away. take it away! won't touch that thing It's no good"
 The proprietor of the store then took look at the piece Of money. It was not until then that he saw it was an English shilling.
 They were all sitting around, tell ing funny anecdotes. And they were all good friends but two-the clever est girl in the crowd and the run ner-up for these honors. Those two hated each other naturally. The cleverest girl told a story, and it was received with great applause When the laughter had ceased the deadly rival said: My goodness! That story is at least forty years old!" The other one didn't blink She smiled sweetly and answered: What a memeory you have, dear! Fancy remembering that little story ever since you heard 1t the first time!"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-30

Conditions are fast changing in
 Alaska; changing faster than her peo- pie can adapt themselves to them. The day of the old pioneer and the
 dance hall, and the easy money have gone, never to return, and the sooner
 we realize this the better for the ter ritory. Alaska is filling up with az |gressive, wide-awake business men,
 who are out after the nimble dollar. The man who hangs back and can not adapt himself to the changing en- vironment is sure to lose out. There are better chances in Alaska today than ever before, but our people are recognizing that they are not all in the ore bodies. The country is fill- ing up with bona fide settlers, who are tired of the States, and want a
 broader scope for their efforts. At the close of the present war timid capital will loosen up, and the terri tory boom as never before. Eastern CTS are finding out that Alaska offers as much comfort for the home-lover as any other place on the globe, and men with families are what the coun- try needs. One good settler is worth a hundred transients toward placing our territory on the map. Population means statehood, and statehood means self-government. With self too great for imagination. The pio- neer has had his day; his task has been well-done. The capitalist and ably started
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-30

One reason why we are importun- ing the people of Valdez morning, noon and night to do something in
 regard to helping get an appropria- tion for the Valdez-Fairbanks road, is that powerful interests are at work to effect the removal of the Road
 commission offices to Juneau. With the headquarters of the Road commits sion in some other city, Valdez could
 kiss properity good bye and count herself among the has-beens. The road is the most important thing in sight just now, and little less kicking and dangling over unimpor- tant matters and a little more pull ing together would land big slice of government money in this locality the coming year. Washington poli- ticians judge us entirely by our ac- tions, and if we manifest don't-give- a-whoop disposition towards the few government positions we have, it will not be long until we lose them one by one, to localities that are on their toes reaching out for them. Let's get together and build the town up first; settle our personal matters aft erward. A good auto road through Ito Fairbanks means thousands of dol- lars to the merchant, the hotel man and the restaurants, Every industry in town will be directly benefited. If we lay back in the collar and let the other fellow pull the load, we lose the greater part of our efficiency. It takes but little apathy to lose every
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-30
VALDEZ-FAIRBANKS ROAD.

That is Valdez going to do about
 ling to secure an appropriation of
 goo per mile for the completion
 he government wagon road from
 slez to the interior of Alaska? This < question of vital importance to %sy resident of this community, & should receive their strongest sport. ... ,....
 Hhe Alaska Road commission has pared. estimates showing that the Ely constructed road can be fully spleted for $1,000 per mile, and 3believe the appropriation can be slred from congress if we work sd enough for it. Certainly, we 5 have the support of the entire .sitory in our efforts toward having great Alaskan highway com sed. !. n
 s'he federal and state governments S uniting in bearing the expense of ading great highways across the 5tinent from ocean to ocean. These Ids have been found in the older tled districts to be good business
 moters and an absolute necessity
 he upbuilding of the country. The
 hways not only assist in develop
 the industries of the states op ritories which they traverse by re- .ing the cost of transportation of ny person served by the road, but lse new enterprises to flourish. As is in the state so it would be in tska. . ... i eHe ,ee Only decade ago it was not possi- to get even a mail sack. over the |il from Valdez to Fairbanks dur the summer months save on a ,k animal. During the winter dog ms and single sleds were used
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-30
ssDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915
HIGH SCHOOL.

$ why go to the expense of pro-
 high school? Is not eight
 <, sufficient for all ordinary pur-
 z It is admitted that the boy
 xrl who has attended school
 years is immensely better fitted
 4ttle with the problems of life
 #the one who has dropped out
 Y completing the fourth grade.
 g the last four years of the time x in the grades the pupil is able Mcomplish much more than he 5le first four. So, after complet- }sle grades the next four years Comparatively much more impor- N In the grades he has had only S:e of the best literature of the sage; he knows only the rudi- {; of history aside from that of &yn country; he knows some nat Science but has necessarily been Ho get only the most common of
 &e's laws. In the high school sts four years of language and S;ture, usually under a teacher yhas specialized in English; he iSs into the history of the world as getting a broader notion '; country's history. In chemis- 5and physics an entirely new \ is opened to him; here he be- E acquainted with the laws that
 ate any scientific work he may \ after graduation. Sufficient sematics and foreign language
 ffered to enable him to enter a .,e or university or to balance education if he is carried no Ser than high school. His spell
 and penmanship are perfected; s.s practiced in debating, oratory parliamentary law. From the sus courses and in special ways N taught what constitutes good nnship. Many schools are offer manual training and housekeep- sourses, which are considered by Iiucators as excellent courses for hing an education, for the man oman who cannot work with the is not thoroughly educated.
 ne why, then of the high school, ! e why of an education, and it's 1ment is the argument for an ed- son. Statistics prove that at the of twenty-five, men who had had school training draw very much 'er salaries than those not so for ;te; that few men rise to any t height without education, and education obtained without bling in these days is rare as remarkable. But leaving out tangible results of an ation, and considering only the I of the individual. we note that an live a happier life, because he
 so many friends that no one remove from him, and growing of these very associations are the es and influences that make him tier citizen, more valuable as- 0 the community.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-30

thing that we have and all that is coming to us. Let's get in and boost instead of trying to tear down.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16

Reeser and his wife, known to the
underworld gang as 'Scarface Frank
seemed to be the main accomplices.
They treated Wilson fine and used
all sorts of trickery to obtain his
money. He was Toasted at high pric-
ed hotels and cafes, taken to the best
OF theatres and in general was shown
an all round fast time" But this
soon began to diminish the size of
his little wad.
He then became acquainted with a
beautiful young girl and spent a
great deal of his time with her, as
he states she was a peach. A quar-
rel soon arose between him and his
beautiful friend so he went to live
in another part of Omaha. Soon fol-
lowing this the mother of the girl
threatened to prosecute Wilson, go
ing so far as to sue him for 100000
damages. Two men pretending to
be the County Attorney and the Sher-
iff of Douglas county, Nebraska, took
Wilson In custody and advised him to
settle as soon as possible or he would
be sent to the penitentiary. He gave
them $1,000 at that time with the
understanding that they were to try
to help him settle with the woman
out of court. Wilson's friend. Rec
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16

ser, advised him to turn his property
into someone's else possession and
get il out of his own name so that
the prosecutor could not touch it..
The old man fell for the bait and
decided his land to Reeser on Janu-
airy 7th. also giving his $500 for
safe keeping. The understanding
was that the land would be decided
to the rightful owner as soon as the
woman affair had been settled. Rec
ser advised Wilson to leave Omaha
that he, Reeser, would keep Wilson
posted and advise him when it would
be safe to return to Omaha. Wilson,
in obedience to his masters orders,
wondered from place to place, being
in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Min
nesota, and South Dakota the past
season. He had always been advis-
ed by his Omaha friend how things
were progressing at headquarters.
Finally finding himself almost penni-
less, he returned to Audubon and
the above story is as he relates 1t.
There is much more that could be
said but 1t is only a part of the big
confidence game. A mortgage of
some kind is attached to the land.
Reeser sold 1t to another party on
Nov. 20, supposedly confidential
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
AUDUBON MAN is WINNER

Emil Haefiinger, one of our pros
porous and enterprising farmers.
who is especially interested in raising
good poultry, won nine first prizes.
four seconds, four thirds and one
fifth at the poultry show In Atlantic
recently. There were over $50 birds
on exhibition, most of them coming
from Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.
Regardless of the keen competition
Mr.. Haefiinger won the following
prizes: s. C. Orphingtons, End on
cock, 3rd on pen; Black Langshans,
LIST and End on hen; LIST en- cockeral;
LIST, End, 3rd. and 5th on pullets and
1st on pen; Columbian Wyandottes,
LIST on cock. LIST on hen, LIST on cock
eral, LIST End, and 3rd on pullet and
LIST on pen. Mr.. Haefiinger is well
pleased with the showing he has
made and only wishes that Audubon
could have poultry show as there
are quite a number of poultry fan
ciers in this county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
HIS DREAM CAME TRUE

When Samp. Smith accidentally
shot and killed his little 7-year-old
grandson, Emery Smith, a week ago
Sunday afternoon while getting a
rabbit out of brush pile, he saw en-
acted before his eyes what he had
seen in a dream a week before. He
had dreamed that he held the bleed
ing. dying boy in his arms, and awoke
chilled with fear and became possess
ed with a great dread that his favor
lite grandchild was to be taken from
him. The boy was dearly beloved
by him and the attachment had
grown so between grandfather and
grandson that the little boy had vol
untraily gone from his fathers home
in the same neighborhood to live
with his grandfather The Smiths
are among the best known residents
of that portion of the county lying
around Centerville, being early set
tiers and owning large tract of land
Since the accident the grandfather,
no wabout 70 years old, has been all
broken up and almost Frustrated.