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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
a Mpsiinu spa-tarIe.

RHriIin. Wis.-Afrer being hound and
zEErtl and klIDdkad unconscious with
n mfg humble welded 10y a thief who
rEnsndizssd the bBnse and oibtained
EszA, Miss AAEa BBalter managed 10
Rxt am htr fsff afier resaining c0n-
seriousness and summon other MEM
hRzs al rhe fHmIly NY placing her chin
ssR rhe rzHe ID me dinner hell and
E1udmG q Ill
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
TWO ATHEISTS

George Bsoth and ClyUss MeThIiEsr
were arrested AT tifs b. Il o. sszrsriirm
Thursday night ar Id a'eiGeif hw H. d
o. DetectIve Srafrer amt 0dfgar Try
Ior ON charge af drinking @umr an
Il train. ON heing arraissussd FrnfiHy
morning. they uiisaEt,sd gnIry amt
eaeil was fined ~ and COSTS MstVhfik
er WAS enmmitrEsf IN tjKil I'm dizEEr1i
of payment and BuuGh WIS rglaRssa
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28

The Silver Msru Drsaii1Er at Cinaiiu-
mari. is we'll known to niie underworld
as the werreHr in tire sfsEtFs- ODgrInisf
and owned IN fr WIS tIie SilNgr Mum
dive put OUT Of bnHineaH Two FsHs-f am
II was tffs resort for tifIrtEg, #1rIng
arm men and the lflte, anf WIS mIiHrt,sr
headquarters At the eIsefiDu m Hs1A
the officiaI count gave 1ilf vBtigsf asrsrinHt
prohibition and for home rule. amt IN
gave 104 VOTES for Willis. NI,w Milh1
Mullen. who Owls the plirae,. edysgfr4 tAE
again open It,. With tine eifElzrlps m
the personnel Of license communications
ers IL was found that a eIeTsr lur
Cling Of Licensees started by WHY a1
transfers.. rt is said tine Silver Maun
was n1clfF I'M the transfsr. 1nvsatilER-
ton by state officials hruugith an ex
pIanatiun from HdEar NJ. Jaifnsunl Re
publican Hamilton county member,
that it was the Judgment of tine brazrt
that some of the underworld piiBess
should be restored, tn hEHu tine ariisrzs
cratic saIcons frum hsing annGggsf
and contaminated By the underworld
denizens-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
LIGHTNING STRUCK RING.
Due MiBbet Rsarrr;, znd 4ssis MDn5er-
iina ssr~ Hss Exrape1 Death.

nq Esrs HE Esrzpef Death.
&hRihesftti:- Na.-aGge Beams finger
rii1r is I'M uiife leweier's sbep tsecause
tine r-IitW ssntinEs w'Rs BeessDed by light
uii1sE. ARsD he is AIire al.d wsH after
ame af uife mBst ezzt1ninc experiences of
fiik H1is., hHviinr dacsd adeHfh i'm an in
saE1fx thine when IA failf ef lightning
ssrrmdR I'm tine uunrrtsfe midway between
ube Dentisriitik and EmIire buildings
BssHm wRs ssbBrksd seTVsrelE. the cleo
ur1nrE fnBDwiing the wiring into the
dtffifs wihsre Inc wsRs wtrkinG- Serer8l
wUmam I'M dihe s,f6ne of a physician nex1
tn wihtre ufhe lightning s1r-nrk were alsr
sifsutifzHt
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
NOTICE TO
STOCKHOLDERS

Nof.ce g. hereby given 70 the stockhoid-
n The fnkeryfown OIL and Gas Co.
tnat tle annual meeting Of the stOckhOld-
frs N stid corporation will be held at
.rffnrioWn. Ohio. Saturday. Ian. 18th.
lsl5, AZ one o'clock. .. II. and that at that
meeting the question Of tire dissolution Of
ihe corporation will be dlscussed and vot-
% ulfyn
Done by order Of the board Of directors
u. 6. DeBOLT.
Dec. 9th. 1916.
fz-Zi. . 3.1-4,11S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28

Pleasantly
Entertained
The Daughters of Veterans Tent
No. 80, very pleasantly entertained
Martha Washington Tent of Freder-
icktown Tuesday evening. Two COM
rades were obligated after which the
tent closed with the flag salute. Sup
per was there served and a good time
enjoyed by all. There were sixty
present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
ss
BIRTHS

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A daughter was born Friday morn
ing at the Mt Vernon hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Bradrick. North Main
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28

Clark G.. Doughty, aurinGr Gf tife "Eft
tie red book CT LES ahGur stara GfffGs
buildings True. Cline DeInnGraGy fsE-
lower, whose support To Willis wKs
paid for by appointment AS Franklin
county license cnmmissinner- has mUp-
ed the quarters Of the Franklin euur-
ty license board frum the qlIiTrrsrF
originally occupied To- ruomE i'm tins
building owned by his empDugEr- a
theatrical promoter
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
sHERHF's SALE

Margaret Z. Rush,
vs.
Era Turney, ct al.
Knox Common Pleas
BY virtue of order of sale in partition
issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
ed, will offer for sale at the door of the
Court House. in Mount Vernon, Knox
County. on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28
sHER1FF's SALE
@ s swank.

6. s. Swank.
VS..
Harvey ID. SyIer. Jr., ct al
Knox Common Pleas
BY virtue of an Order of Sale issued out
II the Court Of Common Pleas of Knox
County, Ohio, and to me directed. / will
offer for sale upon the premises describ-
ed in Knox County on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-28

hrgafhed, win ziruunt aaafinHr 1ia new
memBer's unasDhiHthgariiIn
As for the pnBrfe urilsniss niur fuus
hergtaoare Besn sanair cn a iDrfr-
"duce hitren. uwiee sIiEl"
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SOCIETY NOTES

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Dec 9th. 1916.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

cranking an auto. He was about to
drive to Wentworth in a car belong
ing to Rev. f. Il. Hunt to speak Sun
day morning. The back fire threw
him several feet, breaking one bone
in the wrist only about a half inch
from the joint. In spite of the pain
and inconvenience, the professor de-
livered three lectures that day, two
in Madison and one in the country.
Sioux Falls dispatch: More street
improvements in the way of paving
and other work are to be undertaken
in Sioux Falls next spring and sum-
mer in accordance with the action
taken by the board of city commits
sioners at nearly every meeting. AT
the regular session of the commission
yesterday, Engineer Howe submitted
specifications for the paving of Main
avenue and Twelfth street, which
were adopted. Hearings On the reso-
buttons for paving those districts win
be held January 10. Property own
ers on Second avenue are also petit
t~ioning for pavement there.
A public sale at auction which will
be in charge of DR.. w. +. Kinney,
a%uctioneer, with Guy T.. Mitchell.
clerk. has been announced by II. j.
Madison at his premises, fifteen miles
southwes of Madison. Wednesday,
December IS. The property to be
sold includes 90 head horses, 33 head
cattle. 40 head Duroc Jersey hogs.
farm machinery. hay, corn, potatoes
and many other articles. This is one
Of the largest sales of the season, in
Guiding much property above the av-
erage in excellence. Mr.. Madison is
retiring from the farming business
and with his family will spend the
winter in California.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
HORSES BURNED
FIRE IN LIVERY BARN AT TRIP
RESULTS IN HEAVY LOSS
% HORSES BURNED.

Trip, Dec. S,-While a part of
the population was attending a we'd
ding, a fire broke out in the local
livery establishment of G.. G. and +.
G. Hirsch, and before the flames
could be eXtinguished twenty-five
horses We're burned to death. Eight
Of them belonged TO the owners of
the barn and fourteen of them to
Hirsch brothers. All the buggies,
harness and other material in the
barn burned. Hirsch brothers suf-
fered a total loss. Messrs. Burchardt.
owners of the livery building, had in
.surance of $500. 1t was only by
hard work that the other buildings
were saved from destruction. Huge
cinders were carried a great distance,
and it required the efforts of prac-
tically every male resident of the
town to prevent the spread of the
flames.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
BOYS RESTORE BOOKS
ALL WILL BE IN READINESS TO
RESUME CENTRAL SCHOOL
CLASSES ON MONDAY.

Many more text books than it had
at first been expected there would be
will be saved from the Central school
fire, ii was said today by Prof. S. T.
May, superintendent of schools. Boys
from about all grades yesterday and
today lent a part of their time to
delving into the debris for books,
many of which, while water soaked,
were not rendered useless. 1t is said
that by scrimping a little there will
probably be ample books to supply
the pupils when classes are resumed
next Monday morning.
A small fire broke out again last
evening in the scorched remains of
the building. The blaze originated
among a quantity of drawing paper
that had been stored in the west part
of the building. A stream of water
was played on that section of the
ruins throughout the night.
Besides the various other quarters,
the use of which has been granted
the school board until the new high
school Is completed, are the class
room and large basement in the Bap-
fist church. it was announced today.
1t is predicted hal no serious diff
Guilty will be experienced in comfort
ably housing the 304 pupils of the
school.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
TANGLED
Affairs of Bristol Bank i'm Bad Con-
dition, Official Says.

Redfield, Dec. Attorney w. f..
Bruell, of Redfield. representing Ma
tional Bank Examiner T. II. Camp
bell. of Huron, who is in charge of
the Bristol First National bank fail
ure, has made the first official state
ment of the condition of the bank
since it was closed after the disap-
pearance of the cashier. Torgus
Strandness. Mr.. Bruell states there
is no material change in the situa-
ton; that the shortage had not been
decreased. as the various items which
had been turned over by Ted Strand
ness, son of the missing cashier, had
been reckoned as assets when the ex-
aminer took charge of the institution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
GETS BEST DOLLAR DEAL
WINFRED MAN TAKES ADNAN-
TAGE OF BIG DAYS REDUCED
RATE TO MATRIMONY.

Although hundreds, perhaps thou
sands. today in Madison store got
dollar day" bargains which sur
passed their most ambitious eXpecta-
tons. not one obtained quite 50 much
for his money as did Frank Won
bacher. aged 40 years. of Winfred.
AT least that is the opinion of Mr..
Wombacher. who came to the city
early and started his shopping eXpe-
dition by calling at the office of
County Clerk +. l.. Burnett and in
vesting a dollar in matrimony. Mr..
Wombacher's initial investment Of
the day was made advisable when he
had won tho consent of Miss Jennie
Nelson. &c years old, who ome from
Brooklyn, N. Y, to marry him.
Mr.. Wombacher's second purchase
was a marriage ceremony at the resi-
dence of Rev. c.. ID. Brown. pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church, who
had expressed a Willingness to per-
form such duties on this day at the
regulation dollar day" figure.
And then Mr.. and Mrs. Wombacher
started out To make other purchases.
1t is much nicer, Mr.. and Mrs. Won
bacher think, to do dollar day"
shopping in marital bliss than il is in
single lonesomeness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
INJURED BY AUTO
IPSWICH BANKER IL RUN OVER
BY FARMERS MACHINE.

Ipswich, Dec. S.--As George S.
Meadows, president of the First State
bank. of Ipswich, and q w. Hutch
inson. cashier of that institution,
were returning home from the bank,
they We're struck and knocked down
by an automobile driven by Albert
Kub, of Cleveland township.
Mr.. Meadows was run oyer by the
ear, suffering severe internal injuries
in his chest, a dislocated right hip
and cuts. bruises and abrasions on his
limbs and body. Unless complica-
tons set in 1t is not feared that Mr..
Meadows condition will lprove fatal,
although his exact condition will not
be known for several days.
Mr.. Hutchinson escaped mor for
tunately, only having been knocked
down. bruised somewhat and badly
shaken up.
Neither Of the men saw Mr.. Kub
approaching around the corner, nor
did Mr.. Kub see the two men walk
ing until he was almost upon them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Washings wanted. Phone $50 red.
Buy your toys at Porter's. 20 per
cent off.
Girl wanted Apply at Runchey's
bakery.
Phone 156 for Fritz Proehl, ex-
pressman.
Ice cream. 81 per gallon, packed.
Sugar Bowl.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work.-Mrs. John Molumby.
House for rent, Josephine avenue
and Third street.-Harry Wilson.
Apples, per barrel. So to "a at w.
II. Buck & Co.'S.
For Rent. Suite of rooms in the
Vreyens-Daniels blocks.
Have you guessed on the rooster
at Porter's?
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale or Rent. Six room house.
West Third street.-AlDert Budde.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. M. Penn.
For Rent. Flat of four rooms,
modern except heat. Apply to Hans
Urdahl.
For Sale. Two Guernsey COWS,
one coming fresh soon.-Frank krug,
Phone JIG.
For Sale. The best yearling Pc
land China boar in the county. A.
Stevens.
For Rent. Two rooms over Por-
ter's drug store. Apply TO Hans
Urdahl.
For Rent. Five room house, new.
basement, well cistern near Garfield
school.-Mrs. w. G.. Abbott.
Lot for sale, a snap. Inquire of
Vreyens at 5 and 10 cent store.
Jewelry that comes from Guy f.,
H%anson's stands for quality. Wei
come to the new store.
Special communication Evergreen
lodge No. II, A. f. & A. NJ, Wednes-
day evening. December 8, opening at
8 o'clock. Work in the Masters de-
gree.-E. +. Emanuel, w. M.
Eat at Jacks.
The rummage sale Is still on at the
rest room. west door of Sentinel Of
flee. 4...t..s.... .tt.
j. c.. Cassutt and Jacob Cayegn, OF
Ramona, were among the dollar day
visitors in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Beardsley
were morning passengers for Zephyr
Hills. Fla. to spend the winter.
Regular meeting this evening of
Hope Rebekah lodge No. 2. Lunch
will be served. There will be work.
Mrs. Koepp, n. G.
The original version of RIP Van
Wrinkle" with music by Planquette,
composer of THE Chimes of Nor
mandy" will be given by home talent
Thursday, December Is, benefit of
4h~ si~o darorfmpnf
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
A very unique guessing contest at

A very unique guessing contest at
Porter's. Notice the window.
Lost. A 20-year Rebekar veteran
jewel. Return TO Mrs. f. G. Ball.
Have you seen RIP Van Winkle''
as a musical comedy? If not. see Ii
Thursday. December 16. benefit of
the fire department.
The big stock of furs will be on
display at the Paulis Dry Goods Co.'S
store until Thursday noon. Get your
Christmas furs now.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Franklin and
the baby returned by the midnight
train from a very enjoyable visit with
relatives and friends at Austin, MINI.
Geo. II. Waskey was a morning
the annual convention of the imple-
ment dealers association in session
i'm that city this week.
Joseph Jefferson, the veteran act
or. used the play, RIP Van Wrinkle"
for twenty-seyen years as his starring
vehicle, so it has proved its worth.
See ii now, given by home talent,
benefit of the Madison fire depart
ment, Thursday. December 16.
+. II. Ryder, of Washington, ID. c.,
representative of the treasury depart
ment, after taking samples of soil, at
various stratas, from the site for the
new p~ostoffice building on East Fifth
street, has departed for LeMars, Ia,
where he will make an inspection.
A rCc.,1nr ,,n-ts~n &c Nfolt1A-
lodge, |. O. O. F., Saturday evening,
Paul koepp was elected noble grand
and M. A. Bothel vice noble grand for
the ensuing six months. f. l.. Bur-
nett and M. II. C%olgrove were elected
secretary and treasurer. respectively,
for the ensuing year, and J. c. Pal
mer was elected trustee.
William f. Mcmahon. of Sioux
Falls, director Of the Sioux Falls
Choral society, has accepted a class
of piano students in Madison and will
be here Friday and Saturday Of each
week. Mr.. Mcmahon that
his time will be limited here, but that
he has a few lesson periods which
have not been applied for. Mr.. Nc
Mahon will be at the Lake Park hotel
Friday, December 10.
w. H. Page u a public
sale at auction at his premises, half
mile west and four miles south of
Madison, Wednesday, December %.
The sale will be in charge of Col. j.
NJ. Trip, with NJ. +. Berther clerk.
The property to be sold includes six
head horses, eight head cattle, TWEEN
ty hogs and shoats, farm machinery,
hay and many other articles. Mr..
Page has recently sold his farm.
Edward Hengel. a junior at the
University of South Dakota, was
elected captain of the 1916 football
team at a recent meeting Of the mon
ogram men. Frank Mccormick. who
played at fullback this season. is the
retiring captain. The following mem
bers of the Coyote squad have been
granted monograms: Mccormick,
Vidal, Sprague, Parliman, Tucker,
Brooks, Duncan, Horner. Carroll,
Stone, Hanson, McKinnon, Conway
and Hengei.
Mitchell Republican: While at
Madison Sunday in the interests OF
the Antisaloon league, Prof. H. I.
Jones broke his wrist as a result OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

EQUITY Grain Growers Convention at
st. Paul.

st. Paul, Dec. s. More than 1000
delegates to the Equity Grain Grow
ers' convention O $ to their feet at
the opening session at the Auditorium
and gave three rousing cheers for st.
Paul.
The tribute was suggested by Art
Ffele, Berlin, N. d., and was paid the
city because st. Paul opened its doors
TO the cooperative movement when
it was barred and fought elsewhere.
Decidedly the opposite feeling was
expressed regarding the Minneapolis
Chamber OF Commerce and the state
board OF control OF North Dakota.
The convention was opened with
G. ]. Lee. Valley City, N. d., presid-
ing
Governor Hammond was the first
speaker and paid special tribute 10
the cooperative movement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
INTERIOR VIEW OF
GUY E. HANSON'S
NEW JEWELRY STORE

IN unclean and unsanitary hotel. He
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined $3.50 and ordered to either
clean up the hotel or close 1t. Upon
this mandamus, Hamilton decided to
close up the place, as TO clean 1t up
as required by the state authorities
would be too big a task.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
HOW TO BE EFFICIENT.

Nothing saps the vitality like kidney
trouble. 1t causes backache, headache.
stiff joints. sore muscles. always tired
feeling. rheumatism and other ills. To
be efficient, you must be healthy. FOLEY
Kidney Pills strength the kidneys. help
them do their work of filtering out from
the system the waste matter that causes
the trouble. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

brooms 3.25
f. Sheridan, insurance on
plant ................ 6S.25
The Texas Co, two barrels
Ursa oil 3S.SS
w. S. Mott Co., packing 6.29
Western Electric Co, brack-
cts, etc. 35.17
General Electric Co. carbon
brushes 5.21
General Electric Co, bal
ance On dynamo ....... 1,212.00
Paul Koepp, gutter and al
ley crossing ........ 1880
r. b. Fitzgerald, merchan-
disc for streets ....... an
Jas. Conley, work on streets $500
Aug. Benson, work on
streets 5000
/. j. Halseth. AZ loads
gravel 1915
c. l.. Colman Lumber Co.
lumber for streets .... SIS
j. r. Rose, 149 loads dirt. 22.35
Robert Mosher, work on
streets $50
On motion commission adjourned.
WIN. Rae, CITY Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

COULDN'T BE CLEANED


Doland, Dec. 8.-The Commercial
hotel here has been closed by order
of the state authorities, Upon com
plant of A. Prestwiek, of Summit,
deputy state food and drug commits
sioner, Ed Hamilton, proprietor Of
the Commercial hotel, was arrested
and brought before the justice of the
peace here on the charge of running
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

Mr.. Bruell says ii Is utterly impos-
sible TO estimate the total shortage,
because of the large number of float
ing certificates Of deposits. About
the only thing connected with the sit
uation that becomes daily more and
more evident. he says. Is the system
Of completeness with which the bank
had been looted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

Railroad engineers are more exposed
to catching cold than other workers. E.
@. Dunaphant OF Monette, Mo-, has run a
Frisco angine rs years and all the med
icine he has taken Is Foley's Honey and
Tar. He writes: II always keep 1t in
nay home and recommend 1t to all who
have a bad cough or cold" Sold every
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
THE CITY.
REPORT.

Fair tonight and Thursday; not
much change in temperature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
CITY BUSINESS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITS
SIONERS OF MADISON IN
DECEMBER SESSION.

Regular meeting of the city com
missioners was held in the city hall
Monday evening, December s, 1915,
Mayor Waskey, Commissioners John
son and Kundert being present.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
The following report of city treas
urer for month of November was read
and or motion accepted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
APPLES! APPLES.

From 81 to So per barrel. Come
and see for yourself. Also fancy
winter Holland cabbage at l cent per
pound in 100 pound lots, delivered to
any part of the city. At w. Il. Rey-
nold's garage, West Fourth street.
ID. T. Scott.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

Why not subscribe for The Leader
today? Don't delay longer.
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On motion, the billiard hall bond
of Masker Bros, with the Northern
Casualty Co.. as sureties, was APP
proved and application granted.
Matter in regard to street lights
was referred to city engineer.
Mayor and auditor were authorized
to enter into contract with the Gen
eral Electric Co., for the furnishing
of transformers and meters for the
year.
The following bills were read, and
on motion allowed, Mayor Waskey
voting yes, Commissioners Johnson
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08

On motion commission adjourned
VIM. Rae. City Auditor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-22
10000 GET FREE TIMBER.
Wood Taken from National Forests
Worth $4,000.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Of the $685.
1000 board feet of timber cut on the
national forests during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1915, according to stats
tics just compiled by the United States
forest service, 1873, 900 feet was taken
under free-use permits given to settlers
and Others living in or near national
forests. There were 10000 free-use per-
mittees, and the value of the timber
they cut was S206, 464.l3.
The remainder, or 900, 754 900 board
feet, was cut under sales contracts, for
the most part with lumber operators,
but including l9,246,00o feet sold at cost
TO farmers and settlers, as required by
a special provision of law. The prices
receised for all sold timber varied from
so cents to 81 per thousand feet, and
the total value was Sl,l79,4sS.39.
The statement shows that the forests
Of Alaska are furnishing a large amount
Of timber for local consumption. More
than 100000 feet, according to the
forest service, was cut under sales con-
tracts during the fiscal year in the two
national forests of Alaska, and it is es-
timated that the quantity AIKEN under he
free.use privilege amounts to at least
Ten percent of that cut under sales. No
igures are available on the Alaskan free
use cut, however, as residents of the
territory are allowed, on account of the
relative sparsity of the population to
AXE all the lumber they need for per
'onal use without going through any
noralities.
Outside OF Alaska permits are issued
o those entitled to share in the free
Use privilege. as a means Of preventing
Is abuse and to regulate this form Of
Utilization along lines which will tend
o improve the forest conditions The