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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
THE PROSPECTOR

My pick is stuck Tn my belt loop, my pipe is stuck in my face, I'm off for the snowy mountains, I'm nov ing from place to place, With the clear, cool air about me and the chance of strike" ahead, And all of my cares and troubles back 1T the town I've fled. Smoking my strong tobacco, hummlng my happy song, I'm of on the search for the gold I've hoped the gold I've sought for long; But whether l find it or fail once more whatever my fate deems best, At least I'll have been on the hike agalr and sated my deep unrest. By day in the barren gulches, or up on the snow fields sheen, Or wandering through the valleys, all quiet and cool and green, With an ice-cold torrent tumbling over the rocks and sand And maybe a cordial trapper to shake me by the hand, With a welcoming "Howdy, stranger Would you care for a bite with me- Then a supper of spuds and bacon whose savor is heavenly. And night comes over the mountains, and the heights and peaks assume A dim and vague translucence, like shad ows of stately gloom. Sometimes with no walls about me, no roof but the sky above, I lie in my army blanket and ponder on life and love? We'll, no; pull on my briar-1m held by the night in thra!l, And I watch the thin smoke melt away anc think of nothing at all. Peace to the wide worlds worries are millions of miles afar. They look as distant and small to me a: the uttermost tiny star. And the night wind brushes my temples and drowsy visions creep Into my idle, carefree brain-and then comes a dreamless sleep. My pick is stuck in my belt loop, my pipe is stuck in my face, I'm off on another prospect, hoping that may trace Some vein of the yellow metal, or even the red or white. And never was heart more eager, and never were hopes more bright. What if I never strike it you ask, with a pitying smile. Why, friend the very searching is many times worth the while, For it lifts my troubles from me and know from the very start That one sort of gold am sure to gain the gold of carefree heart!
 Anonymous.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
DISSATISFACTION REPORTED
 AMONG RAILROAD LABCRERs
Ruby Record Citizen, July 10)

thuDy OIu-ClllLtlly uuly AoI
 Mrs Charles Stanford has received a let ter from Miss Elsie Kokrines, niece of Mrs. Gordon Bettles, who resides at Knik. Ac- cording to Miss Kokrines conditions on the coast were unsatisfactory at the time of writing May 31), and the outlook was rather gloomy In part the letter is as fol- lows:
 "We are all very much disappointed with this part of the coast. Money is very scarce, for one thing, and wages are very, very low. There are over two thousand 'broke' men over at the Anchorage (commonly known as Ship Creek, and the government rail road men are only paying 36 cents an hour, or S11 week, and S1 day out of the S1l for board. The government railroad has put the whole camp on the hog with the low prices. And the poor contractors can't make cent on contracts tell you what things are pretty tough around here and the Anchorage. Many claim the railroad men will have to raise the wages before very long if they want the railroad work to continue. Only the Slavonians are working at 36 cents en hour, and few days ago we heard they went on strike for higher wages.
 | Anchorage is the largest canvas city known in Alaska-over 700 tents there. It is a government railroad reserve, and no one was allowed to put up permanent build |, ings on it. The first mile of government owned railroad was laid at Anchorage on May G. 1915. That is the first United States owned railroad.
 John Cronin is one of the proprietors of
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
"KIPLINC OF THE NORTH"
 NOW ON BATTLE FRONT
(Skagway Alaskan ]

Robert W. Service the wellknown Yukon writer, who left the territory three years ago, since which time he served as cor respondent in the Balkan war and then went to Paris and married French girl and set tied down there to write, has given up the grind of making copy and gone to the front Meager information in the subject was printed in the Toronto Globe on June 5, which contains the following from Polly Peele, writer for the woman's page in that paper:
 Robert W. Service, the Canadian poet and novelist, has left for the front where he will drive a motor car. MT. Services friends in Paris thought he was devotlng his months here to the production of an other novel to follow The Pretender," in stead of which he was studying the habits and haunts of motor cars and learning to make the various parts Mrs. Service Is Frenchwoman."
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
The seriousness of the situation illustrated by the following excerpt from Delegate Wickershams letter the President:

the mop the world to found the oodsupp continued furnish supply than salmon stream the world At
  which had the first lease and helped destroy the fea he ea ly deserted! Like the fur seal herd destroyed And so going with the whole called ~ that the limit of safety fishing had been reached but the uncontrolled fish trust
 
 vessels the territorial Of Aa and even the dividends well the al the everywhere known Pacific
 
 the Even the Jones report At all events obvious that radical should be i i too
 bidding molycodde the what has done to he seals!
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
Comments on Wage Scale

W dlCtE COulIuOLtI|
 The people of Alaska who have assembled at Anchorage all seem to be we'll pleased with the way things are progressing except ing the measly wage scale that has been established by those in authority Why Uncle Sam should be investigating the es- tabllshment of wages in Colorado by Rocke- feler, which are not sufficient to permit a man to live decently, while doing the same thing in Alaska himself is something diff cult for the average man to understand. | The lowering of the wage scale in Alaska by at least one-quarter is a greater curse to the people of the territory than the bene- i fits derived from dozen railroads. A few successful business men" may prosper and i the country may make wonderful strides of development, but humanlty-the boys in :! tEe trenches-will share no part in the wonderful prosperity" other than the privi- l lnGe of killing two moose each year that | they may "winter over" to work some more next year If Secretary Lane Is sanctioning i the wage scale established by the govern ment in Alaska by those in local authority he can never be elected President, even if he were born in Alaska instead of Canada. i The writer knew Frank when he was a newspaper scrbbler along with himself, and ! he cannot believe that after climbing to the top he will knowingly permit his fellow man to toll fer the mere pittance of an ex- istence Every man in Alaska doing gov ernment work should write MT Lane every Sunday morning informing how the "bus- ness of the people" is progressing on Wood row creek. Cen man in Alaska working on "Wodorow creek" at 3715 cents per hour and furnish his own tools' point with pride to the ilustrious leader of the Demo cratic party?
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
MORE ABOUT SHIPMENT OF WAR MUNITIONS

In view of the fact that proGeman and organizations talking loudly about the immortality o ship men of and ammunition European begerents the following Associated Press dispatch from Berlin dated June 8 of particular interest The nsnce of the protests against the action of the United States allowing strictly neutral function of commerce to be cared merely because of the begeents cannot take advantage of apparent when known that Germany has scred to sell munitions begeent which was able to the price, The dispatch reads:
 BERLIN June SThe the and the public article director of the Ioa United hibt under lead The alleges the but merely voted
 Were Germany position that she voted for the this motion at The Hague conference what splendid position she would be make American shipments of to the allies!
 The action of the United States the of Dggs and Camnet which writ of granted the convicted may the nul6caton of metoous law through the ill.,
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24
THE ChNNY SCOT

In an asylum two vorthies named Sandie and Tam formed plan to make escape Sandie says to Tam;
 Bend doom and I'll get on your back and get on the tap O the wall and haul you up"
 Sandie gets on the top of the wall and slides down the other side saying:
 Tam l think you'll be better to stay anither fortnicht, for you're no near sane yet"-Great Divide.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24

advised of enthusiasts The Mann law enacted for the purpose of destroying the infamous traffic young girls and has been conended that Dgg and Camne guilty of the particular covered by the Mann There already
 plenty of laws dealing with such they guilty of The already has been made the of backma nnumerab stances and this is being brought home the authorities.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24

The Ruby RecordCzn calls the boosting of the Toovana district
 conscencess piece business carried
 Interior Alaska For anybody send broadcast that the Tolovana great gold field continues and that the district has been known pospecors for than fifteen years little gold been recovered Quail creek the Trouble Sone, and with persistent prospecting other spots be found but will become great gold field anything tnues the Ruby paper
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24

the famous Woodrow cafe at the Anchor age He is doing fine over there-25 to 75 cents for meals"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24

The Joe Campbell convicted this city three years ago of the murder of the Nelson bothe thorough nvestga- by the district attorneys office The protestaon of the part of convc not of itself sufficient But the fact that confident have been made that false mony given the trial leads the belief that he may have been The government should leave unned effort learn the facts The condemnation of life prisonment IS too horrible to contemplate as possibility
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-24

The Fairbanks Citizen of July s long vail because of the fact that Governor Strong his the Interior only spent few hours the Panama valley suggests that his brief visit which carried him down he might have been compelled stay Fairbanks for week days Sometimes complaints hard account for.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

We haven't the slightest objection
TO side-whiskeFs, galways, singers,
facial fre-escapes or whatever you
want to call 'em. In fact, we are will,
ing to admit that to anybody that
likes that sort of thing the Redfield
facial foliage is a work of art, a thing
of beauty and a joy forever.
But it would be too bad If our fed
eraI government is to be judged by
those lovely whiskeHs.
The only useful purpose we can
figure out for them just now is for
the weather prophet to order a west
wind and for the secretary to unfUrl
'ern to their full length and sail wing
and-wing for Washington, D. G.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31
ACCESS TO SOURCE

ACCESS TO SOURCE.-Girls are
made to buy tickets to a cranky boat
or be discharged. How would single
tax remedy this, is asked.
If all subsistence were gotten from
the lake, access to the lake would
give all jobs. If the poor" could live
on leaves, access to the forests would
remedy hunger. The land is the
source of all things needed, but it is
held away from labor just because it
is needed. Single tax will release it,
because it commands a price only as
it may yield rent. AS vacant land
Yields no rent, no one would pay an
Increased tax and would abandon it.
Labor would then have opportunity.
This is all so simple we cannot help
wondering what kind Of minds are
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

ANSWERING "A CHRISTIAN
In your issue of July 26 "a Christian"
anarchist suggests that we abandon
all naval and military forces, abolish
our police and fire departments, and
necessarily our courts Of law, prisons,
Iunatic asyIums, trade unions, news
papers, civic bodies, ETC., ETC., and
leave everything to his God.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

Surely, Mr.. Editor, he is only try
ing to be faeetious OF else he desires
to rip his own argument up the back
above some other nom de plume, for
only a rabid fanatic could be serious
in making such suggestions.
Just try to imagine the spectacle OF
a crowd Of people watching the stTug-
giles of the dear little children and
the women that were on the Eastland
and leaving the rescue business to
God, without trying to assist them to
escape.
OR let us disband our trade unions
and trust in God to influence the boss
es to give US slaves something be-
sides a crust of woTmy bread and a
straw bed in a cattle pen. How beau
tifuI this world would be!
But there, the article written by "A
Christian" could not be taken nor
given seriously, so why waste time
irving to answer it?
If "A Christian" really is serious l
would suggest that he organize a
massive resistance society, with head
quarters somewhere around Dunning
or Kankakee, where he may win some
support
As one of his ignOramuses would
advise "a Christian" to come down
to earth and discover that God helps
those that help themselves. John
TweedIe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31
THE PUBLIC FORUM

DISASTER AND EXTRAVAGANCE
1t is wonderful how the powers that
be at once become liberal and ex-
travagant when the community is
stricken by some great calamity due
to their own greed and mercenaTi-
ness. Investigators multiply as in
sects in the month of August. Priests
and preachers deliver conditional
dissolution" and funeral sermons for
the asking and even less. MeTcenary
newspapers open their columns for
public subscriptions for the needy
ones. The telegraph wires are kept
burning with kilograms of sympathy.
Labor-skinning capitalists give thou
sands of dollars to those in need. All
kinds of laws and regulations are,
promised. Every one seems to be
anxious to ease his guilty conscience.
Or is it to aUay the spirit of revolt
and discomfort, which the rule of
greed and graft otherwise might call
into action. J.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26

Jesse futile Of Oyerbrook. Elm
Grove. died yesterday az IT, O'Clock.
noon. go the Ohio Valley General Hos.
pital. IN tho 10th year OF his axe.
Death was due 20 the iuGrmitios of old
age Mr.. futile had been seriously 100
for the past sis weeks and had been
confined to the hospital for four weeks.
The deceased man was "a veteran az
the Civil war and spent bis entire life
.in Marshall and Ohio counties tie
was am engineer by trade but spent
90" greater part of his life ON % farm
near sand IlII Ills wife died about
five months ago
Mr. futile la survived by th, fol.
IOuirE d|HIENfrrs and sons Mr.. 49,
g. Wi.-Hask and Mrs GFurrr Do.
kIrdUIh'r.Dr both of Wheeling. Mrs
Sample Clutter OF NanuIuafUn. and
Mrs samuel Mickey of Wolf Wuu.
Mar bali ruurfE Th. sons Joseph.
Harry and jesse, futile rIt, Boo Wheel
Ira and Scott TuffI. of tiffany. ID
INn funeral service. u|T h. hold SAT-.
urIfF afternoon 700 O'Clock from f.U
home oft '|. d|aU.H',r. Nf. g,ur.. o.
h~.rd'Il,r..r Ur sixteenth street Tho
It't E D. U.irIr.fuuI. pastor of fH.
Irf.f baptist church $500 official.
Burial 1000 hn BOZ Greenwood rnm.f.r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26

J.. b. church, ST. Iu-,rh- cathedral.
and the Eof Street Temple
DO the afternoon the theatre, and
sporting event called forth o. larr
number. The work of giving dinners
90 those dependant upon society was
well carried out At several points ir
The city Tree ic7-ts o. 'urEe. were
gwen 20 The poor Many we're served
without charge 40 The Church OFF DlI
and Saint, of Christ. 1000 Euf street
At the county jail and 90 th. work
house chicken dinners with complete
trimming were supplied to che rr--
oncrs The nevshoys oi tr, Wheel
ing Daily News were given To- f.I-. .I
turkey
Weather Was Ideal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
Funeral Of Miss Burke.

Yesterday morning at $50 O'Clock
brief private services were held for
Miss Mary a. Burke. who died Monday
az her late home. 50 Fourteenth street.
Requiem high mass was celebrated in
ST Joseph's Cathedral at . O'Clock by
the Rev. Father Edward Galway.
Burial was in Mt. Calvary.
The p~allbearers We're: John Roney.
James Burke. Philip Burke. Thomas
Farrell. Edward Burke and Frank
Burke.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
MANY TURN OUT
TO GIVE THANKS
MILD THANKSGIVING MORNING
BRINGS GREAT CROWDS TO
THE CHURCHES.
Sporting Events and Amusements At
tract Large Number-Dealers
Record Heavy Turkey
Demand.

A Thanksgiving morning Of un-
cqualcd mildness brought great
crowds q the various union church
services throughout the city. Local
pastors preached appropriate sermons
and there was plenty of good special
music. Among the churchc, holding
union services were the Second
United Presbyterian church. ST.
Lukc's church on the Island. Dfarfirc
Street N. r.. church. So. Matthew
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26

London Has o. laboratory devoted to
ths .rudt OF ozone
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
An Exceptional Opportunity i'm
Tailored Suits und Coats
sWAET TNILORED SrITS
$3.50

Reduced fro" $3.50 $3.50 aud $3.50
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26

r-iday. Ncv-rbes 90, l0'5
The Wca.hev-Slowcrs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
Masonic F Funeral Notice,
Wheeling Lodge No. s.,
A. z. & a M

erethren:-Nou are hereby requested
10 attend a special communication
wheeling Lodge, No. 5. A. =. & A. NJ,
AZ the Masonic Temple. 1909 Market
street Saturday afternoon. Nov. IT. at
80 o'clock, for the purpose OF attend
ing the funeral OF our late Brother p
Heber List. p. M. Members OF sIs.er
lodges invited TO attend. Transporta-
ton furnished.
BY order Of
w. c. Bremen. w. M.
7. j. WATKINS, Sect'y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
R. Il. LIST, AGED DRUGGIST.
ANSWERS DEATH SUMMONS

pared for burial and sent TO his old
home. where funeral services will be
held and interment made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
NOTICE OF RECEIVERS, SALE.

By virtue of a decree entered by
the circuit court of Harrison fcounp,
west Virginia. on the list day OF
June. 1915. In the cause in chancery
nendinp in said court wherein
Greensburs Finance Company ana
others are plaintiffs and Clarksours
Brewing Company and others are de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned VIII On
Monday, the 18th day OF June, 1872.
at ii o'clock a. M, at the front door
Of the court house OF this county, sell
at public auction, for cash ia hand on
day of sale. all of the promissory
notes IN their possession held ana
owned by said C1arksburg Brewing
Company and all Of the book ac-
counts due and owing to said com
pany, and to said receivers. or 20
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

The once OF George NJ Honhetmer.. Coz
R1,4bdfnc In the City OF ClarkSbuTS.
County OF Harrison and STATE OF West
are following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. first That Empire Thea
ter Company. corporation created
STATE OF West VirSdnta> does hereby
discontinue business as coTporat!on
and surrenders to said state dts charter
and cornorare franchises. The board
OF directors Will proceed TO convert me
properly chooses IN action ana ali assets
Of this corporation into cash. and pay
on and discharge au its debts, liabilities
and obliSadons; and. Gfter fully DIS
Charging an such debts. liabilities and
obMEations. divide the remainder among
the scocsholderS pro rata. Wteh cnetr
several holdings OF stock, but no s1Sh
payment shall be made TO any STOCK
rorica hereinafter provided
Resolved. second, That the preSt0ent
of this corporation cause notice OF the
adoption OF the foregoing resolution TO
be published in some newspaper OF gen
eral circulation. published near the pI111-
ctoal ofice or place OF business or 6n1S
corporatton, once week Tor FOUR sue
cessive weeks. and that he cert!fy naeSS
resolutions to the SesrstaTy OF STATE ss,, OF
to HIM a certificate showing the pub
ifcatIon OF said notice. as provided by
| = Given under my hand and the seal Of
isi3. JOIN W. DUFFY.
PreSIdert OF said corpora0on
CCORPORATE SEAL0
virgdnia, ON the 18Th day OF May 1915,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
NOTICE.

The Water Works and Sewerage
Board will meet at the Office thereof
on the 18th day OF June, 1915 for the
purpose of approving the assessment
rolls under the schedules OF water
rates for The City Of C1arksburg for
the year Beginning April 1, 1915, and
ending March 81: 1916, and correcting
any errors IN said rolls that may be
pointed out by any person. ANY per
son having any complaint to make
may attend
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
PUBLIC SALE.

/ On Saturday, June 5th, beginning at
1000 o'clock a. M, will Offer for
sale all the personal property, belong
ing to =. L. Morris, on that date. con-
sisting OF household and kitchen fur
niture, etc Sale to be at the c. A
Lawson house on Water street. Bridge
port, W. Va Terms Of sale made
known. on day Of sale.
S. S .FARIs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
Beautiful Home Sites

In Jarvis and Parsons Add
ton, Broad Oaks.
We have for sale IN this addl-
ton, 16 large 1ots;4 fronting on
Blckhannon avenue ad Marshall
street. Prices reasoaDle. Terms,
:one-fourth down, balance one,
two and three years
This property is just above the
new Golf Addition and is one of
the best buys IN the city. Call
and let us take you out to see this
property, and be convinced of its
real value,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
FOR RENT-STORE ROOMS

FOR RESr-Beautiful. large corner
store room. just completed: We'll 10
Gated n Weston: Wei lighted; soitaoie
write T. b. Connell. Weston. w. Va
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

FOR SALE-Farm OF as acres w4thtr,
FOUR miles of Marietta, o.: good eight
room house; good barn; poultry house Sc
harn: fyee natural gas Tor fuel: one
of che best fruit. dairy and truck
farms in the township: good apple
and cherry orchards: three varieties
of pllIns; peaches. grapes and ounces.
one acre Strawberries. half acre rzasp-
berries: hog. cattle and horse pas1u re !:
crops go to purchaser which consist
OF 1000 early cabbage 1000 tomatoes.
wheat oats corn. potatoes ana nay
PIG BARGAIN II sold soon Owner going
West. Terms easy. Address the owner.
VIM e DetIor.5 Marietta ONO. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
FOR SALE-FarrnS

FoR SALE-Far OF 15E acres. twelve
miles from CiariSburg, along pro
posed travia road from ClarlSsburE TO
weston; all nice laying IN pasture.
excep: acres; Sour-room cottage.
back porch, fnc drilled water well on
porch, plenty OF water for sock two
room cellar, frame building over eel
lar: plenty OF outbui1dinSs. new BAN
1ex2S. concrete foundation: 1900 K K
gas pipe: regulators with place, ~
Sno,e trees. 20 bearing cherries. plum.
grape, pears; school and church i've
minutes waIk. ten minutes TO village
cola goes with place: OH and gas
reserved Price $1,000. VIII cost
$500 to put present butl6angs on
place For terms. address SaIaa
Cork. Lost Creek. w. Va. r. T. D. No.
L Box 80.