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The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
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Phone 262 Phone
BOB" GEES.

In the passing of Robert J. Geis Fairbanks has lost one of her most substantial citizens, one. In fact, whose place as a promoter of the welfare of the community can never be filled For from the time Of his arrival in Fairbanks and his entrance into business here. he has been a consistent worker for the good of the town, being always ready with open hand or open purse to do or give toward the towns enter prises.
 A man of generous impulses Bob Geis never refused to help the needy, and there are therefore many people in this vicinity who can say that they owe something to his bounty And to the stranger also his open hand of good fellow ship and brotherhood was ever eN- tended.
 To the wife, mother of the fou. children MT Geis left behind the sympathy Cf the entire community ia extended. With thos children, too. who will now have to travel the sea of life without the guiding hand of father at the wheel, the community mourns, in this the.r first sad bereavement
 And may Bob Geis' dying smile, the smile with which he lived as well ln refle ted in the lives ot those children, to whom he was com panion as well as father His last thoughts were of them; not of him self For when he knew he was dying he asked his wife 10 bring the four little ones to his bedside, bad" them goodbye and dropped DpacpfUlly tO sleep
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
WILSON AND HUGHES.

There is che mighty public ad Chief Justice Hughes as the Re publican candidate for President against Mir Wilson During the 1916 presidential campaign, at least. the American people will have to think with their brains and not with their lungs.
 It has been twenty years since the country did any straightforward political thinking. For sixteen years under the Bryan leadership the Demo cratic party was given over to words and emotion. The Republican party has had a corresponding period ot Roosevelt brag and bluff and blus- ter. Roosevelt and Bryan are both takers, not thinkers. Neither of them ever understood any public is sue that he advocated or opposed. Neither of them ever did or ever could appeal to the sober sense and sober judgment of the American people.
 That is something MT. Wilson can do. It is something MT. Hughes can do. It is something the Ameri- can people need, and need impera- lively. A democracy that Is not capable of hard, close reasoning about it's public affairs is in a bad way, and the loose, haphazard po- litical opinions of the average Am erican are a much greater menace to the country than is any foreign power.
 Mir Wilson has done a great deal to re-establish the habit of political thinking; but the job will never be finished until both parties are un- der a leadership that is both sane and intelligent.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
Ritchie Writes of
 Trip To Outside

Writing to friends in Fairbanks Charles w. Ritchie, formerly special agent of the general land office here states that he and his family have arrived safely at Portland, Oregon which city is now Mir. Ritchie'a headquarters. He describes a little happening at Dawson on the way out as follows:
 We had a very pleasant trip out. No incidents to mar the even tenor of our journey except in Dawson, where 150 recruits were being sent to the front. That evening in one of their swell restaurants. a towns man, in speaking of the recruits said more food for German bullets" and the things the other diners did to him were shameful. Honest they handled him in truly British style and mussed up things generally. After this demonstration all through passengers were models of discre- tiOn
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
Joseph Phillips
 Is Being Sought

On yesterdays mail from the Out side Assistant Postmaster A. F. Her pick received an inquiry for Joseph Phillips. The inquiry came from Auckland, New Zealand, where, it is stated. the missing man has lately come into the possession of valuable property.
 The communication received at the postoffice encloses letter writ ter to the inquirers for Phillips by Peter Epperson, who left Fairbanks about a year ago. The letter states that Epperson was well acquainted with Phillips. who was formerly the owner of piece of mining ground on Goldstream at the mouth of Engineer creek. known as the Phillips fraction.
 The letter of Epperson also states that Phillips was known here as Joe the Jew" Inquiry made by MT. Herpick has elicited the infor- nation that several people now in Fairbanks remember such person, but that none know where he can be found at the present time.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

The test of the Republican party is here Where the rank and file has had chance to express itself 1t has shown decided preference lor mind over noise. But the final proof was shown at Chicago. when Mir Hughes was chosen as standard bearer of the C. O. P.
 Without principles or issues or X recognized leader. the Republican party was deficient in imagination ana infrm of purpose. Too many third-class men were in control O, it's affairs, and the interests back Of 1t were so sordid that they could see nothing beyond the almighty dollar To them Hughes was an unsafe proposition, little more trust his own thinking and gives his own orders, and that Is supposed to be bad for the organization. IL k also supposed to be bad for business There is nothing that business i. SO suspicious of as brains in govern ment which explains the Wall street attitude toward both MT Wilson and Nr Hughes
 Yet We shall continue to think that what the United States requires most of all is not less brains bu, more brains in its political leader ship, and that is why The Citizen welcomes the nomination of MT. LnphnS
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
IS
 GIVEN 4 FINE

Mrs. Alice Christuphef. the fist Nenana bootlegEer 10 be placed under arrest. and who arrived here last Sunday on the steamer Tanana in the custody of Deputy Marshal Jim Hagen, was fined $100 and costs by Commissioner John K. Brown Friday. She had pleaded guilty" to the charge when the matter came up for hearing before the commits sioner' on Friday. The costs of the suit amounted to S12S75. making a total O. S22S.75.
 In sentencing Mrs. Christopher. Judge Brown said that it was in his power to make the sentence much heavier He would not do so. however. on account of the fact that il was her first offense. He advised her to discontinue the prac- tiCe of selling liquor without a li- cense, stating that the law com pels commissioners to send prison CTS to jail the second time they are up on similar charge.
 The sentence which could have been imposed was from $100 to B 000 fine or from one month to one year in lail
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Thomas X Co.,, who are mining in quartz on Ready Bullion dome, have purchased new seven-foot Lane quartz crusher It will be moved out to Ester city within the next few days.
 Dr. c. E. Danforth and pr. H. l.. Hedger arrived in town during the past week from the Koyukuk coun- try. Dr. Danforth will return to the Koyukuk after a stay of about ten days here.
 John J. Long, the former well known local mining man, died in Seattle on June 21. according to letters received here from his sis ter, Mrs. Louise Truxton.
 MT. Carl Taibale and Miss Anna Forsell, both of Ester, were made man and wife by Rev. c. G. Bruce last Friday evening They will re- side on Ester creek.
 A large number of the ladies of the city attended the reception given last Friday afternoon at the George c. Thomas Memorial library in hon. or of Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, the prohibition lecturer, who leaves today on the Yukon. and
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
MISS KEENAN, IS
 NEW PR|NC|P Al

Miss Margaret Keenan, formerly principal of the Skagway schools has accepted a like position here at the hands of the Fairbanks school board. The position was rendered by the school board shortly after her arrival here. about two weeks
 go but it was no until late last week that she made known her ac- ceptance, as she first had to break her contract with the Skagway notification of her intent to quit Skagway, Miss keenan received a " re expressing the relectance of the Skagway school board to accept her resignation and also wishing her the best of success in her new field
 The new principal comes to Fair banks well recommended She is graduate of Valparaiso. Indiana university, and also of Indiana state normal school She spent eight years as superintendent of the schools of Custer county, Idaho. and as principal of the high school of Challis. it's county seat. She was also principal of the high school at Nampa, Idaho, for four years which school had an enrolment of 260 pupils. And she was head If the Skagway schools for two yea1s, during which time she introduced a domestic science department, of which Skagway is justly proud. Her strong point is mathematics,
 When Miss keenan arrived in Fairbanks she had no intention of remaining here, as she was merely taking a vacation trip in company with Mrs Cornelia Templeton Hatch CT. the prohibition lecturer She will now, however have the oppor tunity of studying conditions here before taking up her school work.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
TRANSFER TAXES
 HIS OWN LIFE

Dan Shaw, teamSter and well known oldtimer of this district and other mining camps in the north. committed suicide in his barn on Engineer creek last week by shoot ing. The deed was committed with a 30-3O rifle which was found by the dead mans side. The muzzle Of the gun had evidently been placed beneath the chin of the man and the trigger pulled, as the face was almost entirely blown away.
 Shaw had evidently been dead for three or four days when the body was found Thursday evening Word of the find was telephoned to town and an official investigation made, the body being brought to Fairbanks on Friday. The coroners jury decided that it was a case of suicide despite the fact that sev- eral of the witnesses examined gave an opinion to the effect that the shooting might have been accidental.
 Shaw's friends believe that the suicide if such it was, was caused by the mans despondency over his lack of self control in the matter of drinking liquor. He was in town during the Fourth of July celebra- tion and spent considerable money, but went out to Fox on July 6. say ing that he intended to sober up and never touch liquor again. The sum of S220 in cash was found upon the corpse by the federal officials who investigated the case.
 Shaw had been in the north for many years. He had followed team ing most of the time both here and in Dawson. He was engaged in work on the White Pass railroad when the line was bu.lt from Skagway to Whitehorse.
 The deceased was a man about Ia years of age. He was native of New Brunswick, where, it is said, he leaves relatives. He also is said to have a sister in New York.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

Miss Margaret Keenan, the newly appointed principal of the Fairbanks schools.
 California. Miss Adelne Ferretti formerly of this city. states that her father who was an octogenarian and a forty niner." died there re gently
 Rev II. II. Lumpkin, rector of the Episcopal church. has received a telegram from Bishop r. r Rowe who k in Dawson. stating that the bishop will probably be in Fairbanks the latter part of the week He is making tour of Alaska
 Paul J Rickert has resigned his position as superintendent of con structiOn of the Fairbanks Telephone company to attend to his ranching interests. His resignation will take effect August 1 MT Rickert's DO. sition will be taken by Henry Weir who with his family. arrived here last week from Iditarod
 Preliminary work on the Masonic Temple, which is to be remOdeled this summer, was started Saturday. The raising of the building will be started today.
 Tom Mckinnon has purchased the launch Dolly Warden from Jimmy Moore and Harry DeYoung A party of seven Tolovanaites left in the launch Saturday night for the Log Jam, Tom Davis was at the whel of the lauuch.
 Louis Kerler has been named as janitor of the Fairbanks school building in place of M. L. Gerth, It. signed.
 Bertha Peterson has filed suit in the district court against Louis Goyette, asking for specific per. formance of a contract alleged to have been entered into in 1911 be tween herself and Louis GOyette and Dick Creighton, relative to d grubstake agreement. Creighton car ried out his part of the contract but Goyette failed to do so, accord ing to the complaint The case involves considerable quartz mining property at the head of Little Fl dorado The case is an outcome fair
 Harry Marsh is planning to es- tablish a sawmill near the mouth of Steamboat slough. He has SC cured a permit to cut 5000, 900 feet of timber.
 The trial of Mrs Sharpe-Watkins charged with assault with a danger ous weapon, has been put over until next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
RAILROAD NEWS

R. A. Jackson has been appointed resident engineer of the Alaskan Engineering commission. He will have charge or the wagon road work down Goldstream from Happy sta tion. He has already started work with a crew of between 9 and 30 men.
 A party of Alaskan Engineering commission employees from the Out side saw their first big placer clean up at the Jack Leach workings on Ester creek last Tuesday night. They were afterwards entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Leach. The croWd d went out from town in three auto mobiles. MT and Mrs. Thomas Riggs Jr., going out with MT. and Mrs. R. c. Wood Other members of the party which made the trip were c. Fenton Cramer. J. B, Bickford. w. J. Hubbach and their wives; Misses Laura Lewis and Jane An derson, and MessIs. J. c. Williams, M. F. Pellett and J. E. Barrack.
 Information received here is to the effect that S. c. Johnson and R. s. Bates were the successful bid ders for clearing contracts on the railroad at Nenana. Bates gets the eight and one-haf miles of ground on the north side of the Panama, while to Johnson is given the same dis tance on the south side of the river
 Nenana has had her first fire, the tent of Oscar Reynolds, commits sion employee having burned Mon day The tent and contents were a total loss.
 There were 19 bidders, represent Ing about 80 people for the clear ing contract on the first 15000 feet of right of way on the Alaska rail road out of Fairbanks. The bids were opened last Wednesday even- ing by Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr, and contracts for clearing that much of the right of way were let
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

WANTED-Antimony mine: state ores, and full particulars Address Manufacturer, Station c. New York.
 WANTED-Antimony ores; state price, percentages, analysis, quanti ty can be delivered monthly, and points of delivery. Address Manu- facturer, Station c. New York.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

IF the man who signed a com muniCatiOn to The Citizen as an Alaska Laboring Man" will call at this office, he can have his copy. We have said repeatedly. but will repeat it again. that this paper ac, cepts no anonymous contributions. All writers will govern themselves accordingly
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
RELEASED SECOND TIME

Louis Goyette was released from jail for a second time this week when bonds of $2500 were furnished. His bondsmen in this instance were Mrs Frank Lawson and J. w. Me Cord. Goyette was the prime mover in the Skoogey Gulch shooting at- fair.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
CREEK NOTES.
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CHAT ANlkA A.


 Miss Helen Bentley, the popular clerk at Welch's. is visiting her par ents in Fairbanks this week.
 Mrs. Al Hilty, of Cleary. expects to leave for Ruby soon.
 Jack Brevig and bride are eX- pected to arrive home from the Out side within the next few days Their new home in Chatanika is now he- ing prepared for them.
 Mrs. Ali Ekelund and infant son are spending week in Fairbanks. Water in Cleary creek is very low, and the operators are having hard time with their sluicing. Word received here from Ruby is to the effect that Chris Heney an oldtimer of that district was kill ed on July in a cavein on Bear Pup. His body was shipped to the Outside.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
AUTOMOBILE NEWS

The Frame brothers have now in augurated their regular summer trail automobile service between Fair banks and Chitna. And they hope to be able to continue it without interruption for the remainder ot the summer and possibly until the deep SHOWS come next winter.
 Grover Frame left Fairbanks with three passengers Friday morning. They were George Boyer, J. Marks and Fred Walters At practically the same time William Frame left Chitina with two passengers for Fairbanks. The wire received from him did not give the names of his passengers.
 It is lne intention of the Frame boys to meet at PaXsons Grover will then return to Fairbanks and William to Chitina, each with the others passengers Grover Frame expects to reach here today or early tomorrow. as he intends to leave on another trip to the coast next Wednesday morning.
 Frames inbound passengers whom he brought in last week were Mrs c. W Thomas. of Ruby and Miss Lena Schlink, of Seattle.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
DEMOCRATS HOLD PRIMARIES.

There were P votes cast at the Democratic primary election Satur- day. The election was held for the purpose of electing delegates to the Democratic divisional convention which is to be held here on August 16. Twenty-four delegates were elected.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

Albert Vile has taken over the tailoring business of J. Marks, on Second avenue, and will conduct it until the latter's reurn from the Outside
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

A son was born early Saturday morning to MT. and Mrs. John Flint off, of GoldStream.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

on Thursday Victor Brown was awarded the contract for clearing the first 1000 feet and six acres while Emile Bauchaine was the sue cessful bidder for the clearing Of the second and third sections of 5000 feet each.
 II is probable that more sections of right of way will be surveyed and ready for the letting of con tracts within the coming week Com missioner Riggs states that grading contracts are also to be let as rap idly as the clearing Is done. a. the commission wishes to push the work ble
 Word received here during the past week is to the effect that 5000 tons of rails for the Alaska railroad consigned to the Alaskan Engineer ing commission at Nenana are now being loaded at Seattle Six hun dred tons of other supplies are also being loaded, including 65 tons of eN plosives The entire shipment is expected to arrive at Nenana late in August
 disbursing and accounting ot fee of the Alaskan Engineering com lission is to be opened at Nenana. Il will be in charge of the dishurs ing officer of the interior, C. Fenton Cramer MT Cramer and w. Hubbach have already gone to Ne mana to open the office.
 This does not mean that railroad headquarters are to be established to Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr But it is necessary, on account Of the volume of work to be done there that a portion of the disbursing and accounting force be stationed at the new railroad town.
 Mir Riggs headquarters will al ways be here although he will take occasional trips to Nenana to watch the progress of the work now be- ing done there The assistant dis bursting officer of the commission J c. Williams. will also remain here as will J. B Bickford, chief clerk, and NJ. F.. Pellett. secretary to MT. Riggs.
 Commissioner Riggs has announced that the engineering commission will build a small warehouse at Happy station for the use of the men who are now doing clearing work on fh" AlasEa railroad near that point Work on the warehouse will probably be commenced today.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

Robert E. Burns. who was recently appointed commissioner at Nenana has rendered his resignation as sec retary of the Fairbanks Automobile club. His successor will probably be elected at the next meeting of the club.
 The Fairbanks Automobile club now has total of 3S members. J. ". Neal was the last automobile en thusiast elected to membership. And that he is enthusiastic is demon strated by his work, as reports are to the effect that alone and unaided he has perfected repairs on about two miles of road out near his head quarters at the government farm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-27
Mother Wants TO Find Son

Grieving for her absent son, a Mt.
Sterling mother, blind and troubled
sits in her home. hoping that every
mail may bring her some word as
to the where aboutS Of her boy.
Every day for the past two months
she has hoped and hoped in vain.
Now she appeals to the newspap ers
to help her to find her son, and
although the family is poor the
mother even offers to pay "A reward
for reliable information concerning
mhi.
Warren Kerley, aged Ia. five
feet and four inches high, weight 95
pounds. light complicated, brown
hair. blue eyes" This is the de-
scription furnished the Democrat
Message by his mother, Mrs. Mary
Kerley. When the lad left home he
wore a blue cap. a black coat, over
alls, tan shoes and d grey sweater.
Warren Kerley was last seen in
| Mt. Sterling on November II, 1915
since which date he has not beer
heard of, The father Of the boy live
in Minnesota, and at first it wa
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-27

mules and jennets swept the field
of awards, taking all but one. which
went to Kansas.
One jennet that won first grand
prize in St. Louis in 1904 and had
never been beaten, was beaten at
the San Francisco fair by her
daughter
Missouri poultry captured Us
ribbons, the state beating the world
on bronze turkeys and white Ply
mouth Rocks. Ali the turkeys
shown sold at the fair for from S25
to $50 apiece.
The Missouri Building, which
cost $4,000 was sold to wreckers a
few days ago for $500 and the.furn-
ishines, which cost $4,000 have
been shipped to the state tubercu-
| losis hospital at Mount Vernon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-27
Times Money

Major George " Triiemau Of
Savannah Ga, tells the following
about the old.time Georgia edltOr
who was usually Mayor Justice OF
the Peace and real estate agent, as
well:
Upon one occasion one OF these
editors was busy writing an editorial
on the tariff when a Georgia couple
came in to be married Without
looking up. without once stacking
his pen, the editor SAID;
Times money, want her.
Yes" she replied
Man and wife pronounced the
editor, his pen still writing rapidly.
One dollar, Bring a load of wood
for it. One-third pine; balance oak
-Everybody's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-27
Game Of Are.

Parents should never become too
old to play games with their yOnng
people, The Game of Age" rarely
fails to interest old and young. The
questions may be written and dis
tributed to be answered in writing,
but the game is more lively if the
questions are asked by leader, and
as the game becomes familiar any.
one may ask or answer.
Which is the eating age? Sausage
Which is the healthy ase?i Drain
age.
Which is the unhealthy age?
Garbage.
Which is the thieving age? Plllaee.
Which i5 the Indian ase?ssSavaEe.
Which is the most desirable age?
Marriage.
What is the travellers age? Luge-
age.
What age is a proverb?.. Adase.
What age is riotous?' Rampage.
What age is destructive? Breakage
Name the soup age. Pottaee,
Namethe agricultural age. Tlllaee.
Name the cloth age. Bandaee.
Which is the battle age? Carnage.
Which is the money age? Coinage.
Which is the laborer'S age? Cott-
age.
Which is the drunkard's age?
Rumage.
Which is the slippery age? Mncil-
age.
Whnt is the teachers ase?9Tutel-
age.
The question may extend almost
indefnetly.-St. Paul Farmer.