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The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

The necessary petition has been circulated and signed calling for a special election to secure the opinion of the voters as to whether the city should elect it's council and salaried officials in the manner made possible by the act of the territorial legis- lature. City Attorney CoppernOll car ried the petition around last Saturday and secured the necessary fifty names and a special meeting of the city council was called for this evening to pass an ordinance providing for the election and fixing the date on which it will be held
 The Gateway and the All-Alaska Review have published this law, one in full and one in part and everyone knows what it means. The legis- lature passed bill giving incorpOrat- ed towns the power to hold special elections to decide whether they de sire to continue the present system of municipal government or whether they desire to elect the cOuncllmen, the mayor, the city attorney the city magistrate and the city treasurer sep arately. If the new system is adopted it means that the cOuncilmen elected will draw lots and some will he hold overs, three councilmen only retiring at the end of each year.
 The mayor stated in this paper some days ago that he is in favor of this new system of government and almost immediately afterwards the petition was circulated. For some reason or another the carrying around of the petition was entrusted to the city attorney and it was made an operation of some secrecy This rather dampens the enthusiasm with
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
SEWARD WILL HAVE
 A SPECIAL ELECTION
Petition Circulated And Special Meeting of Council Tonight
 Will Select Date.

which the news would otherwise be received as, heaven forgive us, there is always a suggestion of wire-pulling and purposeful secrecy in the acts of the present members of the municipal government when they have some thing to put over on the dear public for their own advantage.
 But, the meeting tonight will fix the date of the special election and then we shall once more be twirling in the political maelstrom. One can see already that some of our ambitious citizens, especially those who seek re- election, are beginning their cam paign. Pretty soon, you poor beach, comber, men will grasp you by the hand who had apparently lost sight of your existence for the past ten months. You will hear tender words drop from their lips. You will see them enter saloons and other public places and mix with you as if they had never considered you unworthy of their association before. The cam paign has already commenced in the insinuating manner in which cam paigns usually commence.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

trial. although he interposed the same defense. The was convicted
 He was sentenced Feb. l2. Three days afterwards hes ent for Assistant District Attorney Dclehauty and con- -essed tha, he had been shamming in sanity up to and during the time of his trials. and that the ideas which had been advanced to the alienists had been gained not from his own experi- enccs. but from reading a medical book dealing with dementia praecox.
 He then proceeded to tell Mr. Dele hanty an entirely different story than the one on which he was convicted, the second being to the general effect that Anna Aumucller had died as the result Of a criminal operation. The papers in opposition to Schmidts mo- tion for a new trial reveal that be- sides the statement made to his own attorney, which was subsequently, told in affidavit form, thaS>he made two other contradictory statements, mak- ing four different stories in all.
 Schmidts contradictions finally re- solved themselves into an affidavit which he made on October 30, 1914, and which was used as the basis for a motion for a new trial.
 This affidavit was to the effect that a friend had performed an operation on Anna Aumueller as result of which she died, and that another wo- man had been present in the capacity of nurse. A Dr. Leo, he swears, was called in after her death and asked to issue a death certificate, but refused.
 Then he asserted that his friend cut up the body. He swears that his pre- vious statements were made in an ef- fort to shield these people.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
MEARS TO ASK
 WAGE INCREASE
ANCHORAGE BUSINESS MEN WAIT ON COMMISSIONER
 WITH GOOD RESULTS.

ANCHORAGE, Feb. 12.-Saturday Nine hundred and seventy men have joined the Federal Labor Union here. At meeting last night a committee composed of Charles Peters, Pete Gilloyich and Peter Ma.met was nam ed to confer with AIears this after noon. The conservative element is in control and the chances for an adjust ment of the difficulties look very good. 4 committee from the executive com
 Aittee of the Chamber Of Commerce neld a conference with Mears today in an effort to end the trouble and he agreed to recommend an increase of sages. Several agitators have att tempted to create trouble but they were promptly suppressed by the union. The business men all favor an increase in wages.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
WICK WOULD
 LOSE FRIENDS
REP. NOON, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD FIGHT HIM IF DELE
 GATE GETS NOMINATION.

If Delegate Wickersham secures the nomination of the regular Republi- cans of the territory he will be Oppos- ed by some of the staunchest support CTS he has had during his career.
 This is the statement made by Rep resentative John Noon who has been for Wickersham for some years and who suffered annihilatiOn as a mem Der of the Seward Democratic Club because he remained a supporter of the Delegate contrary to the policy and platform of the party.
 Noon declared positively last Sat urday when asked by the Gateway that if Wickersham receives and ac- cepts the nomination at the Republi- can convention here in April he will fight against his reelection to con gress. Mir. Noon warmly protested against calling the followers of the Delegate "Wicktails" and declared that there are many who have sup ported Wickersham who only did so as long as they believed the Delegate to be right, and who would fight him just as strenuOusly if he abandoned the principles which had earned their support before.
 Mir. Noon is a Democrat and was a member of the Democratic Club here up 10 the time of the fast el}ction When Mir. Wickersham visited Seward during his campaign Mir. Noon was conspicuous as one of his supporters The president of the Democratic Club actually presided at the Wickcrsham meeting and got fred out of the club wl.ie AIr. Noon also lost membership in the organization by a resolution regularly proposed and carried. Il must te said that a feeling alway: existed that Noon acted through con viction that he was in the right but in the other cases it was suspected that a man who was presiden, of 8
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
ITS ILL WIND THAT
 BLOWS NOBODY GOOD
Seward Men Raise From Bottom of Briny Ocean Seven Cases of
 Anchorage Beer.

Sam Clemmons and a Mr. Hanson succeeded two days ago in raising a buried treasure from the bottom of Resurrection Bay in the shape of sev- en cases of beer which went to the bottom after the fire on the dock. Tom McConaty is auth ority for the assertion that the beer looks fine al- though he had not sampled it at the time and as it is known that one per son alone had a hundred cases on. the dock a thorough prospecting will be given the bay. The most exciting news of all is that there is also a bar rel of whiskey resting peacefully in the bosom of the same deep.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

political club could not have acted as chairman of an opposed political meeting unless for some fixed reason such as securing votes for himself in some other contest or for notoriety of some kind, anyway. While on this phase of the subject it may be said that the Gateway has always said that Wickersham is supported by some of the best men in Alaska and when it spoke of "Wicktails" it only meant that portion of the Wickersham forces who have supported Wicker sham because and only because they 'yanted to be with the majority.
 The statement of Noon opcLs wide and interesting vista to the poli tical observer. If this statement would represent the opinions of hun dreds of other Democratic voters it would mean that Delegate Wicker sham could hardly hope for reelection as the candidate of the Republican convention.
 It is worth noting that during all the supposed negotiations which have been proceeding between the Delegate and, at least, the Shackleford-Ba -Bayle.< part of the Republican organization Mir. Wickersham himself has uttered not a word in public, a fact which again shows the carefulness of the political Wickersham. In the mean time this paper seems to be the only one in the territory which announced that a movement was afoot to bring Wickersham into the regular Re publican ranks, but now the fact is beginning to be heard from other quarters and there is no longer the slightest doubt that such a movement not only exists but has advanced quite considerable distance. As stated before, some of the Republican Com mitteemen who attended the meeting here openly declare that they will never consent to Mir. Wickersham as the nominee of the party and on the other hand his former supporters are now coming to be heard stating that they also will not support him as the regular candidate. April 19 cannot come quickly enough. It will sure be one interesting convention.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
GOVERNMENT SAFE
 TAKEN FROM BOTTOM
George Madsen Performs Quite a Feat in Getting Valuable
 Object to Surface.

The safe which fell through the dock warehouse flour into the bay at the time of the fire was raised a couple of days ago and is .Once more in the possession of the Engineering Commission. The feat of raising the safe was performed by George Mad sen, an oldtime beach expert of Nome He managed to slip a cable under the safe very cleverly and to hoist the heavy box to a boat. The safe was lying in about IA feet of water at low tide.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
MEN ARE SAFE
 AS WAS STATED
STORY PUBLISHED SATURDAY ABOUT ONWARD CREW AT
 TYONEK CORRECT.

ANCHORAGE, Feb. l2.-F L. Nehf, Jack Wilkinson and Joe Woitka who left seldoyia on the launch On ward on January I2 for Anchorage arriveS here last night. Brown, formerly linotype man on the Juneau Dispatch, is due tonight. The launch reached Fire Island on the 10th, but the anchor broke and the boat drift ed to Tyonek where a landing was made on the beach on February 4
 One man, Henry Shafer, was left aboard and the others started out overland via Susitna and Knik for this place. A party will be sent out to relieve ShafFer. The launch is all right and not the least bit injured.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
ToDAY'S OLDEST STORY

Special to Gateway by United Press.
 GALLON, O., Feb. 2.-Hey Diogenes,, c'mere with that lantern! Fire Chief H. c. Sponsauer has just been granted his earnest petition that his pay be cut from 5000 to $500 per year SpOnsauer said his private business took part of his time and that his private services were worth but $500 to the city. He has been a member of the fire department for fifty years.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
wOMAN'S DOG RACE
 OVER AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Feb. 14.-The wo- mems dog race started today. The weather conditions were perfect and the streets were lined with spectators as the teams lit out. The starters are: Mrs. Dixon, driving Dixon's team; Mrs. Casey Jones, driving Mathison's bird dogs; Miss Pichette driving Captain Neeley's team.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
COMPLETES CONTRACT

George Laughlin, the Mile Seven homesteader, was in town today and reports thas he has completed his tie and telephone contract for the Com mission, which, however, will not be turned over till the first of March. The contract calls for 25O poles and 200 ties.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
FINE PICTURES WERE
 SHOWN LAST EVENING

"My Official Wife" shown last evening at the Empress Theatre, was ar unusually good drama with re- markedly fine scenes. The Empress is proving itself a real boon to Seward by giving it some really good produc- tions and therefore, a most pleasant recreation.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
DID SCHMIDT
 MEET DEATH
DATE OF EXECUTION OF UN- FROCkED PRIEST FINED
 FOR THIS MORNING

Hans Schmidt, the uulrochcd priest may have died iu the electric chair this morning for the death of Anna Aumuller for whose murder he was convicted. He had been sentenced to death one month ago today January "a. but another month was given. Owing to che loss of communication with che outside i, is impossible to tell whether the man has suffered the extreme penalty or not for one ot the most sensational crimes for many years.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

OSpecia, to Gateway by United Pressl
 OSSINING. \. I. Jan. l4-Haus Schmidt. the unfw,ked priest convict ed ot murdcrug his sweetheart, Anna Aumue,ler aud throwing her body in the Hudson after dismcmbertog it, was to have bccn) clectrocuJcd in the death house at Sing Sing pcnitcntiaw here today
 Schmidt is the man who told his attorney he wanted to die in the electr., chair in the hope that his n- noccn,c would attcruard be establish ed aud capita, punishmcu, thereby would be stopped.
 Itwas on Sept. 3, 1913, that the up- per part of Anna Aumueuers dis membered body was found in the riy- CT off WoOdcliH x. J. Ten days afterward by persistent work on the part of Police Inspector Faurot the mystery was solved to the satisfaction of the police
 The body was identified as that of a former servant in the rectory of St Boniface's Church, and Schmidt who for three years had been performing the functions of a priest in New York. was arrested in the rectory of St. Joscph's Church.
 On the day of his arrest the priest made a full confession. in which he admitted that he killed the girl and cut her body into nine pieces. His statements on that occasion were so startling that his sanity was question ed. and experts were called by the State. A month later they pronounc- ed him sane and shamming insanity. Four alienists were then called by the defense. After several examinations they went on the stand at his two trials, the one in December, 1913, and the other in February 1914 and swore that he was incurabiy insane.
 At the first trial two of the jurors held that he was insane and a dis agreement resulted. At both of them the State based its ease largely on his own story at-the time of his ar rest, supported by a mass of cor roborative testimony. At the second
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
OUT FOR HOLIDAY

A party consisting of Rev. and Mrs. Molony. the Misses MOlony, .Mr. and Mrs. Erich Lucas, Louis De Saussure and Neil Sexton spent LincOln's birthday at the bungalow. They drove three teams and shot a few rabbits.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
LYNX AS THICK AS
 RABBITS AROUND RENAL

The lynx are Gas thick as rabbits around Kenai this year" to use an ex- press used this morning by George Miller who has arrived in the city from that section. Everyone is get ting lynx in abundance, he says, but the Natives say that they will be still more abundant next year. Weasels are very few and ptarmigan are hardly seen at all,
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
TO PUT IN LIME
 KILN NEXT SPRING

George Laughlin, Tom Hambright and Merrill A. Martin have consoidat- ed their three lime claims. The prop erty is located near Mile Six and the consolidators expect to put in a lime kiln the first thing in the spring when they will supply the local mar ket with lime. They think that there is a large quantity of very good lime stone in the claims which will be us- ed for building purposes.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

Governor Whitman of New York an
 n1uuccd th8t he had granted Co Hans S,nmdt convicted ot che murder ot Anna Aumuler. "a rcprieve to the week of Fci It because schmidt now says he did not murder ,he woman but that she died as che result of an operation Co which he and others were parties and rr.r he tncr cut her body in pieces and threu it into che Hudson river Schmidts atforncyS have certified Co the governor
 hat they can prove tnis contention by fre evidence of physicians Schmidt was Go be executed at Sing Sing on Jan. H
 The so,eru1r win consider che evidence ]
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
WILL EMPLOY GANG

J. D. Johnston has started to erect a fine large log bunk house on his homestead near the railroad at Bear creek, for the laborers he will soon have employed cutting ties.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

In the safe which has been taken from the bay was about a thousand dollars in gold, silver and cheeks. The gold and silver amounted to about two hundred dollars.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
GOOD ATTENDANCE
 AT THE X. B. DANCE

The Attendance at the dance of the Arctic Brotherhood Saturday evening was good and a pleasant time was en- joyed, although the number of men exceeded the number of ladies rather noticeably.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
ALL SECOND CLASS
 MAIL IS CLEARED

It may be said that all the second class mail and parcel post for An chorage has been cleared out of the Seward post office and has been sent speeding on its way,
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14
|: $ < e * * {" @ $ |" e *
 |: ANOTHER YOUNG [" ]: POINDEXTER BORN :'

On Friday last at 4:15 p. m. a fine baby boy was born to Mrs. c. Ben jamin Poindexter. Dr. Romig, the attending physician, says mother and child are very we'll
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-14

Roy Ashland and Robert Romig spent the week end at the Bungalow, going out last Friday evening.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

FOR EXCHANGE: On &C
count of poor health, will ex-
change elegant modern store
building, with mems furnishing
stock and fixtures, for farm land
Value $4,000. Address: Farley,
$40 Southport Ave, Chicago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Notice

In the future, patients desir-
ing the services of DR.. Sonntag,
of Fowler, will find him on Tues
day and Friday of each week at
the Kimber residence, across
the street from the photograph
gallery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
To Water Consumers

This is to warn those who are
in the habit of neglecting to pay
their water rent. that same viii
be turned off without further
notice unless paid by the 10th Of
each month.
S. w. Ellis,
City Water Com missioner
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
For Sale or Trade

As horse power Mogul Gas
Tractor with Is disc plows, for
sale or trad.. In good repair.
Call or write w. l.. Davis
r r No. , Minneola, Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

Are overalis advancing? Not
at Briggs & Brigrs at Fowler
still selling at IS cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

viewing rodu q w
Henry HENSON =" 2 90
B E Cordes E" 2 90
SIP Currier ." 2 90
R E Thoman burial of
soldier ] S Eccleston SO 90
A B Roberts Co Com and
mileage 81 IS
Max Klotx boarding
N Best 65 90
Lessie Jefferson
Mothers Aid As 90
J M Wood Lbr Co. Coal
for County So SO lum Der for
county % SO 81 %
G A Nicholson fumigating
Cham berlan & Quillena bone
and medicine & service for
Watkins 40 90
Covalt & Roberts ice for Co S 90
ID Johnsot vital statistics 8 rs
F w Calvert ]" II 90
F o Hunt q" g 90
E e Innis g." 10 SO
w F Fee health officer 25 90
telegram rs IS IS
Moses Black Co Surveyor So 90
Collingwood Bros
3 Fresno scrdpers SO Is
r B Noyinger Co Com
and mileage 50 IL
L G Krisle sheriff &
deputy hire 432 %
X w Campbell Co Treas
800 90 stamps and light
bill II 90 3l2 &c
Robt Mabery Janitor 50 SO
John Elliott DIST Clerk 228 90
w w Pressly Co Clerk, Co
assessor clerk 0lGS ana
stamps 462 SO
C A Mars Probate Judge ESQ 90
Ira Scott Register of Deeds
& expense TO Hutchinson 81 oil
A O>Street TRANSPORTATION
to Liberal ? 90
S w Ellis Repairs at Jail l SO
1 G H Perkins repairs on
county bridge Sc
I A O Roseu berry freight
express and drayage Is Al
J NJ Myers mdse N Best &c
Mollie Backe Asso Exam SO oo
/ SO West Tel Co phones
and toll 80 cS
Meade Co News
Co print & stationery 90 81
Crooked Creek twp.
dragging Co roads 20 Sc
\ John Parks Boarding
l Carl Landers Is oo
\ Julia Peed Assoc exam 80 oc
WE Balm Grading co road 5 oc
| w S Gibbons bal in Sloss
h case witness fees 4 Sc
B Buis 6 oc
Mills Wolfe 4 SC
! Mort Wilson g" 6 oc
Johu Cordes Co Com mileage
| and auto hire lo7 oc
f S Sullivan Co Atty, divorce
\ proctor, and expeuce TO TO
| peka in Allen case 284 oo
| Pearl Wood Smith Co Supt
| stamps and writing
| diplomas 273 65
9'he board placed bounty OF
4 2H cents each on all ia bbits kill
ed IN Meade county,
, To entltle one to receive SAID
\ bounty, the scalp with both ears
y intact must be presented to the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Wanted

Employment as tractor engin'
eer. Case engine preferred.
WIN. Coe, Meade KS. Box Isl
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

A nifty line of suits just IN at
Briggs G. Briggs at Fowler.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

Good work shirts at As cents
at Briggs & Briggs, at Fowler.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25

FOR SALE-20o, 600 bundles
|of maize, we'll headed. 1t 4 cents
per bundle. Orange cane seed
and kafir seed, 500 per cwt. Z
miles east and half mile north Of
Campo.
d9-2 Walker Bros
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25

Kodak films-Send them to me
and / will develop them and make
prints. Give me trial order.
Patronise home industries. Sew.
eral years experience. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed.
CO. ]. w. Rice
villas, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25

Miss Hope Brown OF Seton
was in Springfield on the 18th
inst.
Q. G. Hamilton is the tirst to
get onto the >ales-day list-eight
head coming three years old red
and white faced cattle
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25
Combinations

On the first floor and the Brus.
sels calpets-the famous fifty
two doses Of good old Herald
medicine $l.25
On thr second floor the Great
County Builder and Thrice-a-
Week New York World $500
On the third floor-Herald.
Capper's Weekly, Mail and
Breeze and them spoons. 200
On the fourth fioor-all the d.
bove with them spoons"-2.85
On the fifth tloor-the Herald
and four magazines-Woman's
World, Household, Home Life
and Farm Life LOU
If the paper you want along
with the Herald ISN'T on this list,
ask for it, We can save you
lnoney-get it cheaper for you
than you can get it yourself.
Congressman
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25

Sell or Trade-40 acres good
farming land. sixty miles south
Of Kansas City, all under cultiva-
ton. Viii sell. or will trade for
land in Baca county, or for cattle
or grocery stock.
c5 ]. McCaslin
Springfield. Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25

For sale-1O0 bead Of coming
two year old southern hsifsrs,
30 percent will bring calves this
spring. In lots 70 suit purchas-
CIR.
co R. l. Cockrpm
Honon. Colo.
Ranch 8 miles Northeast
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25
c,s.,.,,sa Ne.

FOR SALE-Veriety store in
central Kansas, in county seat OF
1900. Modern store-every-
thing up to date-no junk pile.
Will take part cattle or horses in
trade.
c5- J. McCaslin,
Springfield, Colo.
LOST-A Pearl stickpin. on
Springfield and Lamar road dur
ing Christmas week. Will pay
satisfactory reward for the re-
turn of sane il found.
Thos. J. Heagney
d79 Springfield, Colo.
Notice
Good, choice decided land.
Good titles; good quality; good
terms; cheap-from IS. 90 to $500
per acre. One-third cash, bal
ance long time and low interest.
Get in on the ground floor.
Write H., b. Smith,
c40- Dept "a
Springfield, Colo.
have buyers for relinqufsh-
mente and decided land. Write
description and price wanted.
c7- w. O. Kerr,
stoniugton, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25
Nursery Stock

For delivery about Apr. lst
-trees, ANAL fruits, ETC., Of ".
cry description. First class and
true to name.
e. Emsrson
Sprinelis'd.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25
r SALE

r SALE
We have Tepary Beans from
seed bought from the Universi-
ty of Arizona, where they have
been raised several years. They
are dr,uth proof. heavy produc-
ers, of q fine favor. and highly
nutritious. Is cents per pound,
or 2 for 25 cents postpaid.
c6-9 Us. .Jent.
Springfield, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-25
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