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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30

mountains by the steamers. was begin
ming slowly to dribble up the Dyea
valley and across Chilkoot II was a
portage of twenty-eight miles and
could be accomplished only on the
backs OF men
Tenderest OF the tenderfeet was Kit
Like many hundreds OF others. ne car.
ried a big revolver swung on car
fridge belt. a strapping six foot In
dian passed him. carrying an unusnal.
ly large pack. Kit swung In behind.
admiring the splendid calves OF the
man and the grace and ease with
which he moved along under his bur
den. The Indian dropped his pack on
the scales In front OF the post. and Kit
Joined the group of admiring gold rush
ers who surrounded him The pack
weighed l25 pounds. which fact was
uttered back and forth In tones of awe
Going TO Lake Lindeman with IL.
old manT' Kit asked
The Indian. swelling with pride.
grunted an affirmative.
Here Kit slid out of the conversation.
A young woman standing In the door.
way had caught his eye. Unlike other
women landing FROM the steamers. she
was neither short skirted nor blOOnier
clad. She was dressed as any woman
travelling anywhere would be dressed
The bright beauty and color of her
oval face held him. and he looked over
long looked till she resented. and her
own eyes. Tong dashed and dark. met
his In cool survey From his face they
Travelled in evident amusement down
to the big revolver az MS thigh Then
her eyes came back to his. aud IN them
was amused contempt She turned TO
the man beside Der aud indicated Kit
The man glanced him over With the
same amused contempt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30

Also az observed and devised He
took note OF the head straps worn by
the indians and manufactured one foI
himself. which he used In addition 10
the shoulder straps. II made things
easier. so that he began the practice
OF piling any light. cumbersome piece
Of luggage on top. Thus he was soon
able to bend along with 100 pounds In
the straps. fifteen or twenty more ly.
Ing loosely on top the pack and against
his neck. an ak or pair OF oars In
one hand and in the other the nested
cooking pals OF the camp.
But work as they would the toll In
creased. The trail grew more rugged;
their packs grew heavier. and each day
saw the snow line dropping down the
mountains. while freight jumped to 60
cents. No word came from the cousins
beyond. so they knew they must be at
work chopping down the standing
trees and whipsawing them into boat
planks.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30

his face. the beans on his Daek. II did
not kill him bat he lay for fifteen MN
utes before he could summon sufficient
shreds OF strength to release himself
from the straps. Then h. became
deathly sick and was so found by
Robbie. who had similar troubles OF
his own
And | am twcnty-Seven years old
and a man." he privately assured him
self many times in the days that Got
lowed. There was need for il. AT th.
end of week. though he had sue
ceeded in moving his 500 pounds for
ward mile day NE had lost fifteen
pounds OF his own weight His face
was lean and haggard All residence
had gone ont of his body and mind
lie no longer walked. but plodded anu
on the back trips travelling light. his
feet dragged almost as much as when
be was loaded
He had become work animal. He
fell asleep over his food. and his sleep
was heavy and beastly save when he
was aroused. screaming with agony
by the cramps in his legs. Every part
Of him ached He tramped on raw
blisters
When they had moved the outfit
across the foot logs nj the mouth OF
the canyon they made a change IN
their plans Word had come across
the pass that at Lake Lindeman the
last available trees for building boats
were being cut. The two cousins. with
tools. whipsa1. blankets and grub on
their backs. went on. leaving kit and
his uncle 10 hustle along the outfit
John Rellcw now shared the cooking
with Kit and both packed shoulder 70
shoulder Time was flying. and on Oh,
peaks the FIRST snow was falling. To-
be- caught on the wrong side of the
pass meant q delay Of nearly a year
The older man put his iron back
under 100 pounds. Kit was shocked
but he gritted his teeth aud fastened
his own straps to 100 pounds. II
hurt. but he had learned the knsck.
and his body. purged of all softness
and fat was beginning to harden UP
with lean and bitter muscle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
Copyright, 1914, by tn. Wheeler Syndicate.

Il Know. twenty seven. rou un
ished college at twenty-five. You've
dabbled and played and frilled for five
years. Before God and man. of what
use are you? When was your age
! had one suit of underclothes. | was
riding with the cattle In Coluso.
was hard as rocks. and ! could sleep on
a rock. lived on jerked beef and
bear meat am better man physi
cally right now than you are You
weigh about 1865 can throw you
right now or thrash you with my fists
lit doesn't take a physical prodigy
TO mop up cocktails or pink tea" Kit
murmured deprecatingly. Besides.
wasn't brought up right Now, if when
those intensely masculine vacations
you go in for-l wonder why yoH didn't
invite me sometimes;'
The older man looked az his nephew
with unconcealed disgust. "Weli. I'm
going TO take another one OF those
what you call masculine vacations
Suppose asked you to come along =
Hal and Robert are going in 10 Klon
dixie. and I'm going to see them across
the pass and down TO the lakes then
return
He got no further, for the young man
had sprung forward and gripped his
hand My preserver"
John Beliew was Immediately sus
picious. He had not dreamed the in
vitation would be accepted
when do we startT'
1T will be hard trip You'l be IN
the way"
NO. won't. IN work"
Each man has TO take years sup
plies in with him There'll be such a
jam the Indian packers won't be able
to handle it. Hal and Robert will have
10 pack their outfits across themselves
That's what Pm going along for-to
help them pack. II you come youn
have TO do the same
When do we startY
Tomorrow"
"You needn't take it TO yourself that
your lecture has done it, Kit said al
parting 81 just had to get away
somewhere. anywhere. from O'Hara
Kit Bellew landed through the mad
ness Of the Dyea beach. congested with
the thousand pound outfits OF thou
sands of men. This immense mass OF
luggage and food flung ashore in
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
PROLOGUE.

his the HI! Youl Mush
on! Chook! Chook!" spirit
the vim, dash and go" Of
hustlfng mining country
like the Yukon-thaf Jack
London has put into these
Smoke BeIIew sfor. IS. Mr..
London writes of real men
men whose daily job is to
join Issue with danger and
sudden death with never
whtn7per. You can't help
feeling the thrill that runs
in the veins Of these iron
muscled giants Of the gold
fields, particularly since
Jack London, good, husky
figure of a man himself
has been through many OF
the adventures he writes .
about and has the knock of
taking you along and of
making you hit the trail"
with him. Smoke" once a
tenderJoof, now a sure
q enough sour dough. has the
soest Of his life in one story
fer,d is saved from defeat by
ln' mere girl In another he
..1rops, as he supposes, TO sud-
den death TO save the life of
a friend. Beyond question
Jack London has struck the
ACfch mother lode of Gc-
Ton in these wonderful sfo-
rIes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
Countersigned.
b. l.. CASE,
Register.
CHARLES n. GOGGIN,
Solicitor for Complainant. l7-7-c


ESTATE OF DIANA HILDRETH.
State of Michigan, The Probate
Court for the County of Gratiot
At a session Of said court. held at
the probate office, in the Village of
Ithaca, in said county, on the 18th day
of December A. ID. 1915.
Present: j. Lee Potts, Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Diana
Hildreth Deceased. Charles II. Cog
gin having filed in said court his
petition praying that said court adj
Judicate and determine who were at
the time of her death the legal heirs
of said deceased and entitled to in
herit the real estate of which said de-
ceased died seized,
1t is ordered, that the 18th day Of
January, next A. ID. 1916, at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon, at said probate office.
be and is hereby appointed for hearing
of said petition;
1t is further ordered. that public
notice thereof be given by publication
OF copy of this order, for three sue
cess've weeks pre-. ious TO said day of
hearing, in the Alma Record news
paper printed and circulated in said
county.
j. LEE POTTS.
A true copy Judge of Probate.
MADGE K. BARNES,
Clerk of Probate.
tSeaD l7-4-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30

III Ihe mile pack was ended il
evei was wreck he was A.
thqT 'he pack came in sight he
sfrT ~ neration. gained
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30

STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF GRATIOT.-In Chan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
CHAPTER ~.

- Ohm BELLEW grew anxious
Capturing Il bunch of Indians
backtripping from Lake Linde
~ man. be persuaded them to pun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
Legal Notices

STATE OF MICHIGAN. IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF GRATIOT.-In Chan
Gerry.
Emma f. Prugh, Complainant. VS..
Clifford +. Prugh, Defendant.
. AT session of the said court. held
at the court house i'm the village of
Ithaca, in said county on the 18th day
of December. A. d., 1915.
Present: The Honorable Kelly Scarf.
Circuit Judge.
In this cause, it appearing by af-
iiidavits on file, that the defendant,
Clifford +. Prugh, is not resident of
this state and that his residence is un-
known to the complainant and that it
cannot be ascertained in what state
or county he, the said Clifford f..
Prugh now resides.
On motion of Charles II. IGoggin.
solicitor for complainant, it is'ordered
that the appearance of the said de-
PENDANT, Clifford +. Prugh, be enterd
In this cause within nve months from
the date of this order; and that in
case of his appearance that he cause
his answer TO the bill of complaint to
be filed and a copy thereof served
upon the solicitor for the complainant
within fifteen days after serving on
him or his solicitor a copy of said
bill. And in default thereafter that
said bill be taken as confessed by the
said defendant, Clifford +. Prugh.
And it is further ordered that the
said complainant cause this order to
be published in the Alma Record.
newspaper printed, published and cir
culated in said county. and that such
publication be commenced within
twenty days from the date of this
order, and that such publication to
continue therein once I'm each week for
six weeks in succession, or the said
complainant cause copy of this ord
er to be personally served on the de-
PENDANT, Clifford +. Prugh at least
twenty days before the time above
prescribed for his appearance.
KELLY S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge
Countersigned
b. l.. CASE,
Register.
CHARLES n. GOGGIN,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-30
CHAPTER 1.
nc Taste Of the Meat.


p the beginning he was Christie
pher Bellew BY the time he wa
~ at college be had become Chri
Bellew. Later in the bohemian
crowd OF san Francisco be was called
Kit Bellew. And in the end ne wa,
known by no other name than Smok,
Bellew. Nor would II have happened
bad be not had "A fond mother ana az
rou uncle and had he not received a
letter frop Gillet Bellamy
Il havd just seen copy of the Bill
low GilVt wrote from Paris "Of
course O'Hara will succeed with 1t
But he's missing some tricks Go
down and see him Let him think
they're your own suggestions Abov.
all. don't forget to make him fire that
dub who's doing the musical ana art
criticism. Another thing Tell him t.
Kick around and get some gink 10 turn
ont live serial and TO put into II the
real romance ana glamour and color OF
San Francisco"
And down TO the Office of the Bi
low went Kit Bellew faithfully 10 in.
strnct. O'Hara listened O'Hara
agreed O'Hara fired the dub who
wrote criticisms Further. when
O'Hara wanted anything no frieno
could deny him. Before Kit BelleW
could escape from the office he had
become an associate editor. had agreed
to write weekly columns OF criticism
I'LL some decent pen was found ana
bad pledged himself to write a weekly
installment or 10000 words Oh the San
Francisco serial-and all tbs Without
80 No, 'q%, ywseesSs'ss paying yet.
= muc'ained
q ~ FOR Kit he had his own in
H.se. Smab II was compared with
some. yet II was large enough to en-
able him to \belong TO several clubs
and maintain a studio In the Latin
quarter. Yet he was always broke, for
the Billow, In perennial distress. alb.
sorbed his cash as well as his brains
There were the illustrators. who pc
riodically refused to illustrate; the
printers. who periodically refused 10
print. and the office boy. who frequent
~ refused 10 Officlate. At such times
O'Hara looked at Kit. and Kit did the
rest.
When the steamship Excelsior arriv-
ed from Alaska. bringing the news OF
the KlOndike strike that set the coun.
try mad. Kit made a purely frivolous
proposition.
Look here, O'Hara." be said This
gold rush is going to be blythe days
OF 10 over again Suppose / cover IL
for the Billowy III pay my own e1
penSes
OHara shook his head Cant spare
you from the office. Kit Then there's
that serial"
The next Kit heard Of the Klondike
was when be dropped into the club
that afternoon and encountered his I'm
Gle Hello. avuncular relative" Kit
greeted. Won't you Join me?"
He ordered cocktail. but the uncle
glanced with irritated disapproval M
the cocktail and on 10 his nephew's
face John Bellew came OF the old
hard and hardy stock that had crossed
the plains by OK team In the ifties
and in him was this same hardness
and the hardness Of a childhood spent |
IN the conquering OF new land /
You're not living right. Christophe,
I'm ashamed OF you. Your father was
a man. every inch of him think he'd
have whaled all this musical and arts
tic tomfoolery ont of you"
"Alas. these degenerate days. Kit
sighed.
The older man was on the verge of
uboking with wrath. but swallowed II
Down and managed to srticulste. How
I'd are your
II have reason 10 believe--
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
CHARGE FULLAM
WITH TAMPERING
WIT HWITNESSES
Congressman Hay, Defend
ing Midshipmen, Brings
the Charge.
~ ASSOCIATED rRrss

Annapolis, Nd. June IA virtual
charge q tamperinR with TIE evi-
dence Of witnesses before the court
Of inquirys investigating irregulari-
ties n the examination papers az the
Naval Academy, was made today
against Admiral Fullam, the super
intendent by Congressman Hay,
counsel for seven midahipmen defen-
dants.
Hay said the evidence 81 midsh.p-
men that they had been taken 70 sup
erintendent's ofIics and that either
the superintendent or his aide told
them e they took q certain position
In this case that would happen g
uasfn, indicated tampering with TIE
spidence 81 witnesses.
A. q result Of HAYS statement the
president e the court wrote Fullam
requesting that Witnesses and possible
detendanth summoned through the
superintendent's ollce 81 not instruct.
ed as 70 tae possible status r. which
they would be placed So virtue 8.
any action taey might take a. vii
nessea a. defendants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
Mob Wreaks Its
Thirst For Blood
on Negro Suspect
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toocoa. Ca, June i4.-sam Ste
phsns, a Hall county negro. was re-
moved from the Stephens county jail
early today By . mob Of more than
100 armed men. hanged to a nearby
tree and shot to death. The negro
i said q have visited the house II
farmer living near here Sunday,
0verpowered his is-year old daughter
and dragged her into the woods,
where she was checked into inzensi-
hility. She later gave the alarm and
the negro was arrested At Madison
s. O.. Sunday night. He was brought
% Toccoa where be i said 70 have
been Identified b. the girl as the ne
gro who assaulted her.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
TWO KILLED AND
FIVE SHOT WHEN
riot STARTED
Mob of Angered Men Tried
to Get Negro From Sheriff
Who Began Shooting.

Wirnsboro, s. q, June "A
white maj nAn6ed lieenAaoer and
Utcs Smith = negro charged vita
criminal assault were killed and Ave
officers were wounded. Sheriff A. y.
Hood probably fatally, during q riot
here early today when a mob at
tempted % take the negro Smith
from the officers. During the fight
ing that followed, Smiths body was
riddled with bullets.
Smith was to have been placed on
trial here today on a charge Of as
sault alleged to have been committed
early in April Ofiieials here, fearing
an attempt AZ lynehing, had placed
the negro in the state penitentiary at
Columbia for safe keeping until time
Tor his trial
Sheriff Hood and his deputies. with
Smith under close guard had reach
ed the court house this morning, when
mob II approximately one hundred
armed men attempted 70 seize the
prisoner. The sheriff warned the mob
20 desist but his order was disre-
garded and some one fired a shot al
the negro. The firing Immediately be-
came general and lasted for about
ten minutes. The negro prisoner was
among the first 10 fall, his body rid
died with bullets and small shot.
immediately after order had been
restored. q special train was charter
ed 10 take the wounded men 70 = hos
pital 1T Columbia
Efforts were made 70 communicate
with Governor Manning M Columbia
but he was found % be out Of the
state. Adjutant General Moore Their
was notified Of the situation and hs
Immediately left for the scene Of ths
rioting BY automobile, bringing with
him ! supply of ammunition for ~
local company of militia. II l. said
that the local troops were unable 4
aid IN maintaining order because they
had no cartridges for their rifles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
PRESIDENT ENCOURAGED
By REPORTS FROM BERLIN
Believes Differences With
Germany Will Be Amicab
ly Adjusted.

Washington, June t4.-President
Wilson feels encouraged BY reports
that the pending negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United
States likely win have a peaceful out
come. ThoSe who have discussed the
situation with the president and other
officials have found the belief perva-
lent that the chaoces for an amieable
understanding with Germany are
much better than they have been al
any time since the Lusitania was
sunk
Ii is understood that n,is feeling a
based upon official and unofficial re-
ports from Berlin.
Senator Simmons, ~ NortG Caro-
lima, after seeing the president and
talking with other officials. said 10.
night he had found a general feeling
~ optimism.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
TWO PRISONERS
ARE SENTENCED
Willin Merchant and Ed.
Wang Given Terms in
Federal Prison.

Two prisoners, sentence on whom
had been deferred By Judge Call when
they were convicted recently. were
called up before Judge Sheppard IN
the United States court. and sentenced
10 serve terms in the federal prison
at Atlanta.
Ed. Wang Z young man q JACK
son county, was given q term of thir-
teen months, while William Merchant,
an aged resident Of the same coun-
ty, win serve one year and one day.
Both had been convicted Of illicit dia-
tlling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
LONGSHOREM MEN
ARE HERE FOR A
.5-DAY SESSION

The international Long shoremenb
Association convened in Pensacola
yesterday aaorninR with about forty
delegates from the various associa-
tions affiliated. They will BE- IN ses-
sion Tor Eve days. during which mat
ters Of interest 70 their trade viii Be
discussed.
President J. h. Fricke. ~ Calves
ton, called the meeting &c order in
the city hall, and Mayor Giecnhut en-
behalf 81 the city and Chip. Shackel-
ford. president 81 s. B A. No. i, FOR
the iaboring men, delivered addresses,
extending . welcome to Pensacola.
President Fricke delivered the re-
Spouse.
But little business was before rhe
first days session. a committee "a
credentials was named and this Be-
gan work at once. Today the associa-
ton viii get down 10 business. receiv-
ing reports from eli az the affiliated
associations and discussing matters
~ general interest % the lahoring
men.
The Merchants hotel 6 headquart-
ers for the officers during the con
vcntion. Registered there last night
were ]. II. Fricte and Ernest Thoup.
son. Of Galveston. W Estponal. 81
Gulfport, ~ y Williams ind John
fH. DUFF. az Mobile. Lee Palmer. "a
Port Arthur and II. J. Gahagan. q
I Galveston. Other delegates and viH
tors to tie convention are at various
boarding houses Throughout the city
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
COSTS 8 CENTS
PER MEAL FOR
CITY CHARGES
POLICE REPORT SHOWED THAT
OVER 2.550 WERE SERVED At
THIS PRICE AT THE POLICE
STATION IN NAY.

II costs eight cents per meal g
feed the city prisoners nowadays, &C.
ccrding q 8 report which was filed
with the police and IRE commissioner
yesterday b. Chief Sanders. At this
average, there had been q total of
about 1850 meals served ne the sta
ton, costing in the aggregate, the
sum Of s200.76. which includes the
salary Of the cook AZ tbs police sta
ton.
The report showed also that there
had been q total Of SIS arrests during
the month of May. in which a total Of
81 SIS had been imposed ia fines. Col
lections, however. did not 20 fifty
per cent, for there was but ss1g
turned over Is the city treasurer b.
the police department, which was con
siderahly below the average.
Al the station, where the city hires
. cook and prepares food for the pris-
oners, three meals are served daily.
Unlike the county, however. TIE city
does not bay II large amounts. bat
Is understood @ make purchases daily
only what VII - needed for that
dag. IN fact nothing S carried ever
from one day 80 another, and still the
city gets hy on an average cost Of
bat eight ecnts per meal This, how
ever, IS nearly two cents in excess
u what bad been the rule in tire past.
the increase being mainly attributable
70 ERE increased price q four 40 GER
tain other items used sparinaly IN
TIE city's k3tehenetta az the police
station.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-15
First Day Passes Of With
out Serious Disorder
Being Reported.
ELEVATED TRAINS
ONLY ARE OPERATED
Police Chief VIII Enroll one
Thousand Extra Officers
to Keep Order.

Chicago, III, June 1.-THE iirst
day 81 ChicaRo's big street ear strike
passed without serious disorder. No
surface ears were run ard only q few
elevated trains were operated. There
Was nothing resembling regular serve
ice except on the steam railroad su-
burban lines. which was inadequate.
"A brick thrown through an elevated
train window was the only violence.
The quiet was not accepted b. the
police authorities as assuring con-
tinued tranquility. The chief Of po-
lice said he would ask for authority
to enroll one thousand extra police
men in the event Of disorder when
the companies make a real effort 70
operate.
Strike Began Al 4 A. NJ.
What Is said 10 be The greatest
street car strike the Uaited States
has known, began at o'clock this
morning. Fourteen thousand per.
sons are thrown out Of employment,
1910 miles 81 single elevated and
surface track was rendered idle, and a
burden thrown on steam roads, auto
mobiles, vans and other vehicles
which they were able 10 raoet onit in
small part.
For four hours nota ear moved
then a southside elevated train car.
rying a few passengers made q round
trip as d test As 8 result Il was
announced an attempt would Be made
70 run trains with strikebreakers and
| guards every fifteen minutes The
surface lines made no attempt q
work
Policemen and private guards wcr,
stationed over ali company property
I but no disorder was reported.
Business was not paralyzed, bat 4
: was benumbed. The tie.up IN ons
way or another affected every branch
Of the city's activities. The stean
railroads put on extra trains and ex
ira coaches bat were swgmped viii
business. Lines 81 persons waiting {,
get through the turnstiles stretches
Cor blocks and tens Of thousand
walked 70 work.