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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
WILL INCREASE
 FORGE AT MINE
Alaska Mines Corporation Now Em- plOys Twenty-Five Men and Num-
 ber VIII be Increased,

E. D. Reiter, manager of the Alag
 ka Mines Corporation. returned on
 the launch Shamrock last night from
 Fidalgo Bay where his company E
 developing big copper property. He
 reports that good progress is being
 made on the work of reconstructing
 the wharf which was destroyed by the
 big storm last week, and believes
 that he will still be able to make a
 shipment of ore from the mine be-
 fore the close of the present month. When the wharf and approach was
 wrecked by the storm it dropped the
 piledriver outfit into the bay at d
 point where the water was five fath. oms or more deep. The members (
 the crew. after the storm had sub
 sided. succeeded in getting lines on
 the machinery and soon had it on shore and in working order. Two thirds of the approach which will be
 about four hundred feet long, has
 been completed. The wharf will te r. forty by one hundred feet and work lis being rushed to enable the ship Iment of ore being sent to the smelter this month.
 | MT. Reiter states that his com. lpany is now employing twenty-five
 men and that the number will be ir- creased as the development Of the or.
 bodies is being continued while fac, |ities are being provided for shipping
 the ore. The work of driving the tun. nel of the fourth level is being push
 ed and it Is now in q distance of three
 hundred feet but 1t is expected tn 1t five hundred feet more will require to be run before thu. big body of high grade chalcopyritc.s ore encountered between the third and second levels will be tapped
 The destruction of the wharf pre- vented the shipment of one thousand tons of ore on the last trip of the At- miral Farragut and the termina~ buildings. ore bunkers. shutes ana tunnels, in fact every place where .re can be stored are filled to capacity Some idea of the force of the storm
 which destroyed the wharf may he gained from the fact that the termi- nal building, with about fifteen tons of counterweights for the cables, was moved on it's concrete base for a dis
 tance of several inches. This. how lever, does not worry the manageme t as 1t had been planned to move tho
 building had not the storm done thu
 work. Miners coming up from tle property say that the storm was tho worst they have ever seen in Alaska or anywhere else, and that noun
 tainous waves swept over the wharf
 before it collapsed.
 Suppl A. c. Stahl of the mine te also in town visiting his family an4
 will return to Fidalgo bay on Mon- day or Tuesday when the Shamrock
 will make 8 special trip down the Sound.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
LAUNCHES RACE COMING UP BAY
Shamrock with Fidalgo Crowd on Board and E. F. M. with Gram
 ite Crew Race IS Miles.

Tho end of a pretty launch race was witnessed last evening about $ o'clock when the Shamrock and the B F. M. pulled up at the Valdez Dock within . few seconds of each other Both launches were crowded with and the finish of the race was so close that there Is doubt as to which of the boats Is the faster.
 The race began outside of the Mar rows and 1t Is safe to say that the distance which is appr0ximated at 15 miles, was covered in record break ing time. The Shamrock had been in Ellamar and was headed for the Narrows when the B. F. M., coming up .ue bay from the Granite mine. at- tempted to pass and the race was on.
 The passengers on both launches entered into the spirit of the race and the crews to greater efforts al.- offered silent prayers that the gas engines wou4u not go out of commis- sion. The Shamrock, which had the lead from the start, held her position but the crew of the B. F. M.' claim ed to have shortened the distance be- tween them. The Sh&mrock's crew believe their boat is the fastest and race will have to be run to to the satisfaction of the of both boats as to which Is the faster. .-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

The set of wlreiess Instruments which were recently received here by the Signal Corps to be taken over the winter road to the interior for the station at Fairbanks, was sent out to Wortman's yesterday as ar arrangements have been made with Jack Miller's men to deliver 1t at the Willow Greek . roadhouse. Driver Rowbottom will leave next week with the government dog team to take the instruments from Willow Creek to Fairbanks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
MORE GOLD FROM
 THE GRANITE MINE
Port Wells District Escaped tho High Winds but Has Experienced
 Very Cold Weather.

The launch B. F. M. came up the Sound yesterday afternoon from Hobo Bay, Port Wells. bringing Senator B. |F. Willard, supt. R. ". Aiilard and several passengers from the Granite mine. The launch also brought the output of the Granite mine for the past month, amounting to approxi. mately $15,00o.
 Senator Willard states that every thing at the Granite Is moving along satisfactorily but that some blight trouble has been experienced with the water supply owing to the cold weather. Fort Wells escaped the full force of the big wind which swept over most of Alaska last week, but according to Senator Willard, the weather was colder there than at any previous time since the Granite was established. The water in the tun- nel is reported to have frozen back a distance of five hundred feet and caused added expense by requiring constant attention to keep the work ings free of ice.
 Senator Willard brings word that there h. no shortage of ore at the Granite mine and he is hoping for milder weather as the cold spell if long continued must eventually close the springs which supply the mill with water. During the past week 1t was necessary to pump water for a few days but as the machinery was on the ground no delay was caused.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
SERBIAN CHILDREN ARE
 | IN PITIABLE CONDITION

Their fathers have fallen at the front, their mothers have died of ty- phus fever. An American physician, Dr. Strong. aided by American phys icians and volunteer nurses, arrested the spread of tho disease and practic- ally extirpated 1t. To these same Americans in a large measure is credit due for arresting cholera on stho threshold of the country. To Americans now belong the supreme duty and privilags of saving the or RAans of Servfa. These children are not orphans in the ordinary sense. They have not only lost their fathers and mothers. but they have lost all personal relations with world about them. Many of them are in parts of the country which are strange to them: they do not know where tAeir relatives are; some of them do not know their own names. They arc wandering about the country, in the fields and woods, caring for themselves or dying for lack of care. They aro feeding themselves as an- fmals feed themselves, wandering In little forlorn bands about deso- late parts of thee ountry, or, if they are near villages. they go to these villages and are fed. Perhaps never In the world has there been such a pitiful condition as that of these ehousands of friendless, homeless, and sAelterless children. During the sammer they have been sleeping in the woods and open fields: but win- ter h upon them, and it Is not diff iicult to imagine, if one is willing to face the truth, what will happen to the greater part of these home less wanderers" Hamilton Ma Aie, In the Outlook.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

Ed Wood, of the Copper River Drawing company, who went to Irish Cove on the Shamrock to superintend the work of hauling ore from ". A. Dickey's mine to the beach, Is re- ported to be making good progress in breaking trail to the mine. The bunkers on the beach have been com pleted and are ready to receive the ore for shipment to the smelter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

Dr. A. von Gunther will mark the passing of his sixty-first birthday en- tertaining his friends at Pioneer Hall this evening. At the celebration ot his birthday last year at Eagle Hall the doctor was surprised by about two hundred and fifty of his friends dropping in on him to enjoy his hos pitality and wish him and his family many happy returns of the occasion
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

Billy Hogan. Chris Hatson. Gus
 Anderson, Gus Johnson, Billy Mo ,Phail and George Pulver left thie morning for Shoup Bay. where thsv are running | tunnel on the property |of the Sea Coast Mining company. They took several tons of supplies for their camp. which included one thou sand pounda of dynamite and tha sema 0aan ti&s.~ >e--7---s--r ~
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
Sutherland Will Move to Juneau.

It Is reported that Senator Dan who is an extensive min. ing operator in the Ruby district, vii! shortly move his family to Juneau, where he will establish a home. He has become interested in a number of quartz properties in the Juneau dis trict which he believes will require attention as they give promise of developing into big prop ositions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

Moose Dance Tonight.
 The regular weekly Moose dance will be held tonight in Moose Hall. Excellent musie. .--.,-..-...-,,-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

Pete Cashman came in from Wort mans yesterday afternoon and re- ports that the canyon from top to bottom Is as smooth as glass. His 'rig was turned over several times in making the trip but fortunately no other mishaps occurred.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05

A number of hunters took advan- tage of the fine weather yesterday and today to, go after birds and rab- bits and some good bags of game were brought into town last evening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
Children Take Note.

All the children of Valdez are in- vited to attend the matinee given at the Liberty theatre, Sunday after noon at 3 p. m., as the guests of MT and Mrs. Surrhyne.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-05
Notice.

From now on every Sunday after moon at 3 o'clock there will be mat lnse at the Liberty Theatre. Watch papers for program and particulars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
MERCURY GOES DOWN WITH AIRUD.

A decided drop in the temperature
occurred Saturday night and all this
week the weather has been arp
and chill, The sudden change came
somewhat as surprise for the weather
had been warm and balmy and we had
begun to think that Spring rad come.
At this time it is warming up again
and indications are that pleasant
weather will follow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

X. B. Quinn and son were here from
Guymon yesterday. They drove over
in their Moon ear bringing Mrs Quinn
and daughter Florence, who took the
train at this point for Altus being call
ed by the serious illness of Mrs. Quinn's
mother. Upon reaching Beaver they
were intercepted by message an
nouncing the death Of the mother.
Mrs. Quinn was Joined here by her
aunt Mrs. Ida Weir, a sister OF the
deceased, and they went on to attend
the funeral. Beayer friends extend
sympathy to the relatives in their
sorrow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
ICE PLANI EOR BEAVER,

S. n. While has plans underway for
the erection of an ice plant at Beaver
and it is his intention to install the
plant just as 90 n as practicable.
Pending the completion and operation
of the plant, he will provide storage
room and will arrange to ship in ice by
the carload and supply the demand.
The building of an ice plant here would
be another boost for Beaver and should
prove profitable investment for Mr..
While. Let the good work 60 on.
Watch Beaver Grow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

F, G. Tracy returned Tuesday from
Kansas City at which place he had
been visiting the market making spring
and summer purchases for his mercanr
tile establishment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

This office printed sale bills this week
for f. l.. Owens, near Brown school
house, who is advertising public sale
for March 9th. Mr. Owens recently
sold his farm to d. G. Burk, OF the
central part of the state who will take
possession at once. Mr.. Owens and
family are contemplating moving to
Beaver.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

George Brannan and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Isabel Brown, of Balko, returned
Monday from a trip to Colorado, where
Mr.. Brannan secured homestead.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Mrs. Homer Hill returned Friday
night from a visit with her sister and
brothers, at Mooreland.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

John Sims and wife were up from
their home on the. Kiows the first of
the week and visited a few days with
their daughters, Miss Lula Sims and
Mrs. Jas. II Crabtree and family.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Robert Levi, who has been visiting
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Levi. at
the Beaver hospital the past week,
returned Monday to Elk City, where
he is attending the st. Frances school.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Miss Mary Poletti. trained nurse
of Oklahoma City, who has been a
guest of Mrs. Homer Hill for some
time and who took care of Mrs. w. H l.
Robertson in her recent illness,
departed Monday for Guymon, where
she will visit with home folks for a
time after which she will return to her
home in Oklahoma City. During her
stay in Beaver, Miss Poletti made
many friends ali of whom would like
to have had her remain permanently
and whose good wishes 60 with her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
PuRIIC SALE.

will sell at public auction at my
farm, Az miles west and 8 south of
Beaver. Oklahoma, Thursday, March
9th, 1916, sale to begin at 10 a. m .
sharp, the following described prop
erty:
Team gray mares, age z, VT 1900
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Day yedIlluS COlO
Team bay horses, wgt 975 each
Brown mare pony, 4 years old
Is head of hogs, weighing from
125 to POO pounds each.
Good red milch COW, age 4, fresh
Red heifer, age 2, fresh soon
Red yearling heifer
II full blood dry land geese,
fine ones
3 IA inch Weber farm wagon
Spring wagon
Top buggy
2 sets leather harness
John Deere riding lister, good as
new
GROW John Deere Monitor
Two s-section harrows
Walking stirring plow
12-hole wheat drill, good as new
1-row drill, new
5-burner gasoline range
Majestic range, new
Other things too numerous to
mention
TERMS; $40 90 and under cash
On sums over 1900 credit of eight
months will be allowed, secured by
banksble note at 10 per cent. 10 per
cent discount for cash.
Free Lunch at Noon.
E. L. OWENS, Owner.
Cor. VIM. WooLERY, Auctioneer,
s. II. ELLNG, Clerk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

w. A. Thompson, the man who had
charge of building the grade for the
b Beaver railroad and who was a
loyal supporter and booster for
Beaver during t h e turbulent days
when We were all fighting for our
town, was here this week taking q
look at old Beaver and viewing the
wonderful change in the town since
the advent OF the steel horse in our
midst. He was ss much pleased as
any of us at our final success in land
ing our long railroad and
was enthusiastic over the future pros-
poets for Beaver. Mr.. Thompson is
engaged at this time in building rail
road from Pratt. Kansas, to Hastings,
Nebraska. which is being projected
much the same as the Beaver railroad.
We wish those people all good luck in
building their road but we can assure
them, from our experience, that they
have job on their hands
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Roy Hunter and sister, Mrs. Grace
Russell, were Beaver visitors Z r o m
Woodward several days this week look
ing after real estate interests OF the
estate of Joseph Hunter and visiting
with friends. Mr.. Hunter and sister
were pioneer citizens of Beaver hav-
ing come here with their parents in
1885. The r father, Joseph Hunter,
was identified with the early history OF
Beaver and was one OF the principal
leaders in the building and developing
Of our little town in the early days
They left Beaver and located at Wood
ward with the opening of the Cherokee
Strip, securing farms near that city,
on which they have since resided.
This is their firstireturn to Beaver since
leavi ng lmany years ago. They
found many of the old familiar faces
missing ,!some of them having removed
to other places and many, many more
hayinglpssssd on over the Silent River.
There we're but few OF the old pioneers
to greet them but those who still re-
main were happy to see them once
more and renew old friendships. They
were enterteined in the homes of many
OF their old friends during their brief
visit here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
COTTON MARKET
 SHOWS STRENGTH
Toward Close of Session War Talk Causes Reaction
 But Close Was Steady

New Orleans, March 2.-The cotton market here had firm undertone today and stood at the advance the session through. Just when it was showing most strength, however, and was at net rise of IA to Is points, war talk from Wash ington checked the buying and brought about a reaction. This was well toward the close. Final prices were at a net gain of 10 to Il points.
 The main influence at work was the covering of the short interest and rather general reports of an improvement in the spot demand, also until late in the ses- sion the feeling toward international po- litical conditions was of more confidence than has been displayed for many days past The rumors from Washington, while they brought the advance to halt, did not entirely destroy the good tone of the market, which closed steady.
 On the opening prices were 3 to points upon better cables than due. The rise was gradually increased until at noon the trading months were 10 to Il points up The best prices reached were in the early afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
|STEADIER TONE ON
 COTTON MARKET
Trading Quiet But Market Showed an Upward
 Tendency

New York, March 2.-While general business cintinued quiet, the cotton mar ket showed steadier tone today with May contracts selling up to 11.60c during the afternoon, or F points above last nights closing price, and 2e points above the recent low level. Slight reactions followed with May closing at 11.55c and with the general list steady at net ad- vance of 8 to 15 points.
 Trading was extremely quiet during the early session. Liverpool made a rela lively steady showing and the market here opened at an advance of ' points on March and of l to points on later de- liveres.
 There seemed to be very little demand aside from a little scattered covering, and after selling up another or 3 points the market showed little feature until early in the afternoon, when few buying or ders arrived here from New Orleans and Memphis This demand was accompanied by reports of an improved spot demand in New Orleans, while a more favorable view of the spot situation was also en- couraged by the absence of the scattered southern selling, which has been one of the depressing features recently, and the demand from shorts became more active during the afternoon. March was dull but relatively firm, selling up to 11.44c, or 19 points net higher, while July touched 11.79c, and October 11.95c, with May and later deliveries showing net gains of about 13 to r points.
 There seemed to be comparatively Ht- tie news here from the south during the day, but the few advices received indi- cated a steadier tone in the spot markets and while the talk around the ring here reflected continued nervousness over po- litical affairs, there seem to be consider able reactionary sentiment particularly with reference to more immediate course of prices Later political advices from Washington were considered rather less favorable and the demand from shorts was less active in the late trading New York Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
AWAITING TEST OF
 LOCAL ORDINANCE

Sheffield, March 2.-(Special.)-of- flclals of Florence, Sheffield and Tus- cumbia are awaiting the outcome of the test of Birmingham's ordinance providing for inspection of liquor ship ments before they put similar ordi- nance into effect in the Fri i-Sities. This, in effect. was the decision reached yes- terday afternoon at meeting held in Sheffield by Mayor John Sherrod of Tuscumbla, Commissioners Sam c. Cooke and c. T. Williams of Sheffield, and City Attorney w. IT. Mitchell of Florence. MT. Mitchell gave it as his opinion that the law is valid, and if the law is upheld the ordinance will undoubtedly be adopted in the Tri- Cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
DECIDED DOWNTURN 1
 IN WHEAT PRICES
Foreign Situation Had Bear ish Effect on Market and
 Prices Slump

Chicago, March 2-Nervousness over Washington developments in regard to possible results of German attacks on armed merchant vessels had a bearsh ef- feet today on the wheat market here. The outcome was an unsettled close, 1s@ 1ac down. with May at $1.11A and July at sl.08%. Corn finished a shade to 14c off, oats unchanged to Ac up, and provisions with gains of to 25 cents.
 Reports that President Wilson had said war between the United States and Ger many might help civilization and bring the European conflict to an end by mid summer were coincdent with the most decided downturn of the day in the price of wheat Quick announcement, how ever, that such an utterance had been denied by Senator Stone was followed by a recovery in the market, although values continued to show, as during most of the preceding time today, an evident tendency to range lower than yesterdays finish. The chief exception was a bulge which took place upon receipt of advices that the German sea raider Moewe had been captured. The bullish influence of the news about the Moewe was more or less offset, though by dispatches telling of 0cf1DdH SuDHldTlllcS udNlHS u6SlrOy GU seven ships.
 Snowfalls throughout the winter crop states acted from the start as something of 8 handicap on the wheat bulls, and so, too, did lower quotations from Liverpool. Nevertheless, interest revolved to by far the greatest extent on the submarine question. Not much was heard of any export demand for United States wheat
 but it was said some lots were dis posed of.
 Corn averaged lower with wheat. Any radical decline, however, was checked by the fact that receipts were light and that the outlook was for an improved domestic demand. Oats developed a little strength on account of signs of liberal buying for the seaboard. It could not be definitely confirmed that important sales had been made for export.
 Provisions were helped upward by higher quotations on hogs. Weakness of grain caused a reaction, but in the late transactions packers who early in the day
 had been sellers appeared to have turned to the buying side