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New Britain herald., 1915-01-21
Build Road in the Spring.

Work on the new road in Westwood park, ordered by the recent town meeting, the selectmen have decided to start early in the spring The board does not consider it advisa ble to do any work on the improvement until the frost leaves the ground.
 While the board in it's budget esti- mated the cost of the proposed road at si,500, the town meeting seemed to be of the opinion that a passway, satisfying the requirements of the dis trict at this time, could be put into shape for much less and it is probable that the selectmen will spend $500 or S100 in making the necessary changes.
 Former PlainviIIe Boy Honored.
 William D. Manchester, a native of this town, has been honored by his election of the office of president of the Rocky Hill club, one of the strongest organizations in the town, the name of which it bears. The club was organized five years ago. II has a membership of fifty and plays prominent part in the business and social activities of Rocky Hill.
 MT. Manchester is son of MT. and Mrs. William c. Manchester of Red Stone Hill. He has been living in Rocky Hill since 1902, when he took a place as manager of the Connec- ticut Quarries company's plant in that town. He is now general man. ager of the Edward Balf company's S quarries
 Among the organizations with which MT. Manchester is affiliated are Columbia lodge, A. F. and A. M. of South Glastonbury; Putnam PhalanX of Hartford and the Hart ford City club.
 He has many friends here who are pleased over the new honors given him.
 Brief Items.
 There will be a regular meeting of Sequassen lodge, 1. O. Q. F. this evening in Odd Fellows hall
 The Parish Guild of the Church of Our Saviour met this afternoon. Supper will be served this evening.
 At the adjourned annual meeting of the Congregational church last evening sale of seats for the year took place. The usual number of sittings were selected.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-21
Mrs. r. J. Roper,

Mrs. r. J. Roper,
 Mr. and Mrs. Burt Bacon. Mir. and Mrs. Leon Griffin. Mir. and Mrs. Carlton Roper. Mir. and Mrs. Carl O<enquist Mir. and Mrs. Henry Roper.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

from Fairbanks. convicted on the charge of insanity the day previous to leaving.
 Now the natural question is being win to bring these prisoners to Fair banks at all, since it would have been very much cheaper to have sent them out on the boats than to wait for the stages, and again be cause Fairbanks is not on the lin" of travel between Ruby and McNeil's Island?
 Another question being asked is what right had Marshal Erwin to detain these prisoners here for three months when they could have been sent Outside and have served a; least two months of their sentences?
 If the poor unfortunate had not been adjudged insane. how long would the Ruby prisoners have had to wait before they would have been Seul oulSlut lO tDllllIItHIt tilSli terms of Imprisonment?
 There is something wrong about the whole business, and The Citi zen would like to have the matter cleared up. When a man is sen fenced to a term of Imprisonment he is entitled to commence serving his term just as soon as he can reach the place of confinement f" which he has been consigned. and should not be Carted around and held to suit the convenience of any marshal or any other official.
 It is very evident that Marshal Erwin wanted to go Outside at the expense of the government and not knowing that anyone would oblige him by going crazy or committing crime so that he would have ap excuse for the expenses, he no doubt thought he would hold the three men here until he got ready to go out himself. and they would answer as an excuse.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Huddleson Brings
 Cleanup to Town

With cleanup from the quartz property owned by himself and others at the head of Too Much Gold creek, known as the Rob
 and Rye quartz mining claim Horace Huddlestun arrived in town Friday evening. MT Huddlestun is non communicative as to the result of the cleanup. stating that he has not yet received returns on it, but he also says that he and his part ners are well satisfied with it.
 The quartz men are planning eX- tensive Improvements on their ground during the next several months They will run a tunnel for several hundred feet and expect to tap their present shaft on the ledge. which will give them about 36O feet of ore overhead at the shaft.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

Just what the cost was for send ing that fifty tons of delayed mail on the first through boats is net known, but for the sake of ar4u- ment suppose that it had been ship ped over the trail before it became delayed and the river charges switch ed to the trail charges, how much more would it have cost the govern mert9 In all probability it would have been about a break even. Had it come over the trail it would have been live matter, but coming as it did it was merely waste paper
 The people of Alaska are en- titled to just as much consideration from their government, regardless of cost, as are the residents of Yukon. and vet they get their mai all the time and their parental gov ernment is glad to give it to them Regardless of the difficult travel and consequent high cost of trans portation." cited by MT. Praeger, which obtains in both instances. Canada, though doing her share in financing the war of her motherland. is of the opinion that the patriotic citizens residing under the shadow of the north pole are worthy of con sderation and is doing all in her power to make life more livable.
 It is to be hoped that MT. Burle- son will take this matter out of the hands of his second assistant and deal with it himself. The people of Alaska would much rather deal with the boss than the hired clerk. If he will take our case and eXamin into it he will come to the conclu sion that We are asking for nothing but what we are entitled to.
 Man to man, MT. BurlesOn, have a heart.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Boosts
 For Better Trail

In letter to the Fairbanks Con- mercial club, read at a meeting of the executive board, held last Fri ! lav evening, Col, w. P. Richardson | head of the Alaska Road commis- sion, asks that the club boost for better trail from Fairbanks to the coast. He promises to do all in his power to assist in such an under taking. The matter is to be one of the important business issues which will be taken up at the spe- cial meeting of the club which is to be held this evening.
 Col Richardson's letter was as l follows:
 Valdez, Ala ska, Sept 10, 1915. Fairbanks Commercial Club. Fair 1 banks, Alaska.
 Gentlemen: Our board has not ed, with a certain satisfaction, nat urally, the growing automobile traf banks to the coast, but with some anxiety at the same time, on ac- count of the added responsibility thereby imposed upon Us of keep ing the road open and available at all times for such traffic To in sure this condition considerable tions of the road especially where washouts are likely to occur. with a general improvement in drainage and surfacing. will be necessary. It is estimated now that an average expenditure of $1,000 per mile 'hr9uehout will complete the road meet this growing demand upon it Considering the military and post route apart from the general prob lem of road construction in the ter ritory (which cannot be solved by simple estimates of our board, az previously explainedD. the special and immediate need for it's further improvement has been laid before the secretary of war, and the requ- site amount for the work will be embraced in an estimate, which it is hoped may be carried either by the army bill for the completion of the military and post road to Fair banks. or by some other appropria- tion bill to which it may be at tached. It Is properly within my official limitations in such matters to advise your organization, which is vitally concerned of the action proposed and to suggest such sup port and cooperation as you deem proper, and which you have given heretofore, in the presentation of the facts. This much I think l may rightly ask-and l frankly admit have generally received-from all those who, like yourselves, are in terested in getting results along the lines needed
 "W. P. RICHARDSON. President of Board of Road Com
 missioners for Alaska"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Tungsten Ledge Is
 Found on Gilmore

Albert Johnson, who has beer prospecting on Gilmore creek for the past three months, has filed or three claims at the head of that creek which are stated to contain lodges of tungsten ore in conner. cial quantities. MT. Johnson de scribes the ledge as being about three feet wide and running north and south, He has traced the ledge for about 15O feet
 Assays of the rock brought tG town by Mir Johnson show that it will go in the neighborhood of $80C to the ton. It contains one ton ot scheelite for every eight tons of rock. and scheelite is stated to be fully 80 per cent pure tungsten Scheelite sells for about 40 cen, per pound.
 MT. Johnson is preparing to leave for his property soon and expects 10 have large amount of the O.: His claims are the Tungsten lode claim, the Scheelite lode claim and the Gold Reef.
 George Ewers, the Dome creek mining man, thinks well enough of MT. Johnson's discovery of tungsten to make an investment in it. He has purchased a quarter interest in the properties located and has talk en an option on another quarter interest. It is stated that the price agreed upon for the half interest in $5,5O0
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Steamer Reliance
 On Her Last Trip

Closing navigation at Fairbanks s as far as the American-Y Yukon Navi- gation company is concerned, the steamer Reliance arrived in port here Friday morning, bringing the tail end of the freight of the sea son and few passengers. Those arriving on the boat were Mrs Myers. J. Sullivan Dr. H. L. Hedg- CT, w. B. Rodman, o. T. Knowles T. L. West, c. L. Baker and C. Swanson.
 Since her arrival here the Reliance has been engaged in moving the barges out of the harbor to the ways below town, the work having been completed Saturday. She her self will go on the ways here for the winter.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM

During the months of July and August a term of court was held at Ruby at which thre~ prisoners were found guilty of different offenses and sentenced to the penitentiary for terms varying from two to twelve years. Instead of sending them Out side by the river route when the sending was good, they were all three brought to Fairbanks and housed in the federal jail
 One of the three made his escape while doing work at the detention hospital. and was only captured after three days absence.
 All three of the Ruby convicted prisoners. having been sentenced three months ago, were taken Out side by Marshal Erwin on Fridays stage. together with one prisoner
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
THAT BOND ISSUE.

Elsewhere in this issue of The Citt zen is an article clipped from a coast paper, stating in effect that the coming session of congress will endeavor to have a bill passed au- thorizing the sale of bonds up to $32,O00,000 for the completion of the government railway in Alaska This with the s3,000,000 already approp- riated and expended would cover the cost of construction voted in the original bill naesed by oo"eIoos.
 The article, being under a Wash inston date. says that Secretary Lane contends that such bond is sue will be popular among American financiers, and will be taken at possibly a little above par as soon as offered. In other words. the bond issue is favored by the sec retary of the interior, if indeed he is not the prime mover
 He is not in favor of asking for straight appropriation of from eight to ten millions, which is con- sidered necessary for the work pro- jected in 1916. on the grounds that such an appropriation might be seri- ously opposed by those favoring the expenditure of every dollar in the national treasury for the strength ening of the national defenses. Should a bill calling for an additional ap- propriation be defeated, it would tie up the government railroad for at least another year. It is to avoid any such clash that the plan to provide a bond issue has been per fected.
 And why not? If bonds were sold to cover the sum originally voted by congress, the amount would be placed in a fund for the purpose for which it was intended and for no other. Of course it would have to be voted out as need ed, but not being available for any other purpose there would be no hesitation to voting the money just as fast as 1t Is needed
 Under the present system, as MT Lane fears, should some of the faddists who are daffy on prepared ness for war take a notion that the Alaska railroad was not essential at this time, and there are those in Washington who are imbued with that idea, 1t might possibly put off the completion of our railroad for an indefinite time.
 The only effect bond issue would have on the final completion of the railroad would be for good, as it would insure the cash and not leave us at the mercy of some cratic war-preparing individuals
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
Phone 262 Phone
OUR LIBRARY.

The official opening of the city library under the management Of the Womans Civic club. on last Tuesday evening. was in every way a success, and those who were in terested enough to attend were well repaid for their trouble.
 There was something lacking in the attendance, however which was remarked upon by number of those who were present. and that was the presence of every public school teacher from the superinten- dent down. They were all conspic- uou5 by their absence.
 As was truly remarked by ali the speakers of the evening, the public schools and public libraries should go hand in hand in the edu cation of those of school age
 The teachers in the public schools should do all in their power to tur- ther the interests of the local H. brary. They are paid for their ser vices in imparting information tC those attending their differen grades, but in the opinion of many their duties do not end there
 The ladies of the Civic club need all the assistance they can get. both financially and morally, and moral SuDDOIf will lOt he of a great deal of help to them, but if every person in the city, especially the teachers of the public school, will put thei, things come much easier for the ladies of the club.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

HENRY FORD is talking strong | for peace. He realizes that if this country gets into war many people will De killed, and every one of
 them would be a prospective Ford
 buyer.
 REPUBLICANS back in the fold. P
 headlines in an Outside paper The fold is a good place for them. It signifies protection and a shepherd
 and according to their own comics sion they need both.
 A GENUS for figures has it work ed out There have been less than 24O years without wars from the Christian era to the present time, and seven billion men have died in battle since the beginning of re- corded history, equal to about five times the present population of the globe.
 THE large number of marriages consummated in this city during
 the present month reminds us of a country newspaper back in Illinois,
 which reported the wedding of a ''iy Populdi tDup1t anu all nounced it was consummated in the parlor of the hotel in the pres
 ence of admiring friends of the
 happy couple"
 THE San Fransisco fair is out of debt having paid the last cent of it's obligations and burned the papers
 From the firstAA September they
 are all to the good and everything $ in velvet. Yet there are some,
 even in Fairbanks, who were sure that the exposition would be a fail
 ure financially and every other way
 on account of the war.
 HTNTI .EIMAN who was spending
 a month in the Highlands of Scot land went to hire a carriage for the
 purpose of taking his family for a
 drive. He looked at a vehicle and
 inquired how many it would hold
 The hostler scratched his head
 thcughtfully and replied: "It hauds
 four generally, but six if they're
 weel acquainted
 DID you ever think of this: When a child has his first birthday he
 is just beginning to mark time. At his second birthday he is just a year old and at his hundredth birthday he is but ninety-nine years
 Nd And yet wherever 8 man i,
 fortunate enougb to live to be a
 hundred the pal R7rs invariably state
 that he is celebrating his hundredth
 birthday, when it is in reality his
 hundred and first
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
ALL BROKE UP.

The Citizen is in good deal tn" same condition today that Ellis the Pirate was when Bobby Sheldon deserted the ranks and accepted position With the N. c. Stage com pany-all broke up.
 The cause of The Citizens de spondency is the departure of OUR delegate candidate for the great big Outside Not that it will affect us great deal in any particular way. but it will be the cause of clos ing our mouth to a more or less eX- tent, for we will not use him for copy to the same degree that We would were he with us and had a chance to come back" if he saw fit to do so.
 The marshal will go on to Wash, ington just as soon as he lands his prisoners safely, and immediately after his arrival there, things will be doing that will make all Alaskans sit up and admire the next delegat Q from Alaska.
 About the first thing to receive his attention will be to obtain the appropriation necessary to build the has been an appropriation made ful this purpose and part of the money has been available, but the architects claim that it would not be advisable to commence the ac- tual construction until the whole sum is in hand, and that is the task our near delegate has set for himself
 The sum named in the first iii, stance for this work was a quarter million, but now that the near dele gate is lending his assistance, the people at the capital have raised the ante an even hundred thousand
 He will also bring back with him an appropriation for the building of federal structure upon the ground just purchased from the Washington-Alaska bank receiver, and incidentally will make report and recommendation on the cabbage patch.
 All these things, and many others will receive the attention of our mar shal during his absence, and while he is waiting, Micawber-like it is his intention to undergo an opera tion. He has not confided in us just what the operation is for, but knowing his ailments as We do we feel at perfect liberty to state that he is going to have his head fixed. Whether it is with the idea of hay ing something taken out that he thinks is in it, or whether he intends to have the capacity increased for the storage of greater amount of egotism Is no, exactly clear to the writer, but n is more than likely the latter.
 During his absence we will con tent ourselves with keeping informed of his every action, and upon his return hope to present to the peo- pie of the Fourth division as fine specimen of the finished article as was ever seen in this Northeland.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
First Visit Out
 In Many Years

J. w. Pomeroy, superintendent of the Scrafford antimony mines al the head of Treasure creek, was a passenger for the Outside on Fri day mornings stage for the coast. It is his first visit to the Outside in IT years He plans on going di- rectly to New York to visit his mo- ther and sisters, and will then at tend the fair at San Francisco, in which city he also has business mat ters to look after MT. Pomeroy expects to come north again shortly after the. first of the year.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
MOOSE MEE1.

Opening the winter social season of the Fairbanks lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, big smoker was held at the hall of the order last Wednesday night Following the business session there was social which lasted until the early hours of the morning. A good program consisting of songs. recitations and stories, was rendered.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
TO RAISE SHUSANA

Captain Wallace Langley, Of the steamer Tara, and a salvage crew, left Fairbanks last Tuesday on the steamer Atlas for the Tolovana river He will make an attempt to raise the steamer Shusana. which sank a few weeks ago about 20 miles below the log jam, and Will bring the boat back to Fairbanks before the freezeup if possible.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

Mrs. Winnie Dubuque last week purchased the interest of Roy Crab tree in the Dorothy association claim, opposite No. 10 above, on Livengood creek, and in the Jessie fraction and the Eldorado bench claim.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

EARLY in the war complaints were made that the Russian army moved slowly. That fault seems to have been remedied.
 NOW that dog has made a hit as dramatic star, we suppose that some shrewd manager will engage Great Dane to play Hamlet.
 A RADIUM factory has been open ed in Scotland by a Scotch chem- ist, from which we may infer that there isn't going to be any very rapid decline in the price of radium.
 IF the district attorney succeeds in getting Reed Heilig appointed as as- sistant in his office he will then have two-thirds the necessary brains which it takes to run his institution,
 ALL signs of the last visit of the kaiser to London have long ago been removed. He still has hopes Of paying that city another visit. the result of which will not be so easily eradicated.
 DIR. KELLOGG, of Battle Creek, Mich. says: "In 100 years the whole population of the United States will consist of lunatics and idiots at the rate we are going" And We were foolish enough to think that the trip to Alaska the past summer would do MT. Kellogg some good.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11

REPUBLICANS back in the fold. ' headlines in an Outside paper. The fold is a good place for them It signifies protection and a shepherd and according to their own confes- sion they need both.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-12

under the eyes of the police as
means of securing shelter and food.
The cost of the goods stolen by MN
did not amount to more than nVe
dollars, and he did not attempt 10
modest the cash register or anything
else in the store. The breaking OF the
in the store. The breaking OF the
glass door is the greatest damage
that was done.
Morrison has written to relatives
in Ohio telling them of his trouble,
hut did not intimate to them that
he desired their assistance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-12

and desires all who have work in his
line to patronize him.
Miss Eloise MeIton's friends regret
that she is suffering very much with
her eyes, and all hope that her sight
will soon improve.
Mr.. Fred Pipkin, MSS Minnie Wal
Ter, Miss Mary Lucy Mount and Mrs.
Will Mount of Sasser have visited at
the Battle home.
Mr.. Theodore Aycock and Miss
Myrtle Aycock of Morgan have been
pleasant guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Kelly.
Quarterly meeting will be held
here Saturday with dinner on the
ground. DR.. Ellis will preach at IL
a. m.
Miss Alma McLain will visit Syl-
vester, where she will be an attract
i've guest of Mrs. Gilbert Pinson.
Mr.. j. Fl. Kelly and family have
moved into the house recently Va
Gated by Mr.. Battles family
There will be services held at the
Methodist church Sunday and none
here on the fourth Sabbath.
Clever Leon McLendon, one OF our
finest sportsmen, is also fine to MS
friends in giving them birds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moreland OF Sasser
spent Sunday here with relatives ana
heard Rev. Eden preach.
DR.. and Mrs. Elm Collum and lit
tie Dorothy have returned from Wis
il to Putney relatives.
Misses Laurine Kelly and Verns
- no haUn visited MISS
Ora McLendon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Worsham OF
Fort Gaines spent the weekend with
relatives here.
Miss Cora Quinn was popular
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Quinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Dawson
have visited Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Full
ford.
Mr.. Terrell Raglan of Sumter has
been a guest of Mr.. Andrew Garrett.
Mr.. Henry Lee of Atlanta has Wis
tied Messrs. ]. T. and w. w, Lee.
Mr.. C. NJ. Harris has made a
business trip to Savannah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Smith spent Sun
day in Dawson with relatives.
Miss Clara Miller spent the week
end with Brentwood relatives.
Mrs. James Bussey of Cuthbert has
been a guest of friends here.
Mr.. Leonard Parker of Americas
has visited Mr. Joe Battle.
Mrs. S. E. Cheney has been guest
of relatives here.
Mrs. C. G. Lewis has visited Mrs
Leon McLendon.
Mr.. Andrew Garrett has visited in
Sumter county.
Mr.. Clyde Heisler was here Sun
day.