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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
oovERNMgNr MAY lNrgRvgNg:
Probability That Railroad Strike viii
Be Prevented

Washington.-Afte conference be.
tween President Wilson and Judge
William l., Chambers. commissioner
OF the United States board OF media.
ton and Cancellation. 1t was indicated
that the federal government would
take no formal action to avert the
threatened strike of 400 900 employees
on 225 railroads of the country until
representatives OF the managers and
workmen had conferred next week in
a final effort TO reach an agreement.
President Wilson was told by Judge
Chambers that the mediation and con.
citation board believed there still was
a possibility of ayerting strike
through conferences between the en-
ployers and workmen or through In.
teryention by the board
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Horses Victims of Airshlps.

London-Six German airships took
part in the raid on the eastern coun
ties of England Thursday morning, &C
cording to an official announcement
issued Thursday afternoon, which says
that eighty bombs are reported to have
been dropped. Nine horses were
killed and three horses were injured.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
cattleman Killed by Fall.

Salt Lake City--Peter Jenson, SO
years of age. wealthy cattlCman of
Ferron, Utah, Thursday night fell out
of a window on the fifth floor of a
hotel and was instantly killed. The
fatality is thought to have been the
result of an accident, there being no
possible motive, it is thought, for a
suicide
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Montana Guard Fired unon.

Douglas, Ariz.-Snipers. lying in
the brush about two miles west OF
Aqua Prieta and several hundred
yards south of the International boun-
dairy, are reported to have fired a
number OF shots ut members of the
border patrol OF the Second Montana
Infantry.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Calls Farm Loar MEETING.

Washington.-Secre NJ A o o,
chairman ex ofticio OF the new farm
loan board. has notified the four ap-
pointive members of their confirma.
ton by the senate and called a meet
ing here August 7. when the work of
organizing the new system will be in.
augurated.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Eioht in Courtroom.

New York.-A hand to hand strug-
gle in panic-stricken courtroom be-
tween twelve alleged anarchists and
their sympathizers and policemen and
court attaches, during which papers
and books were hurled at Magistrate
Murphy, resulted in the injury of sew
eral persons and the arrest of three.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11

Chicago -Four days of last week 3
extreme heat caused nearly 1000
deaths in Chicago City Health Com.
missioner John d. Robertson told a
physicians conference on how TO
save babies from heat Robertson's
estimate of the Chicago death list was
surprise. AS Official figures hereto
fore have not much exceeded three
hundred
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
italy Loses Two Submarines.

Rome,--The loss OF two Italian sub
marines Is officially announced. The
statement says that the undersea
craft left with others on a mission
to the enemy coast long time ago
As they have failed to return to their
base they are considered lost"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
1elearaphers Given Raise.

Sioux City Iowa Possibility of
strike OF the telegraphers OF the en-.
tire system OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad has ended with
the reaching OF compromise. giving
the men raise In wages
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
New Justice Sworn in

Washington.-John II. Clark OF
Cleveland, O., on Tuesday took the
oath as associate 5astice of the su,
preme court OF the United States in
the presence of Chief Justice White
and officers of the court.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Guardsman Gets in Bad.

Columbus. N. M.-Hugh Clark, a re-
cruit of the Second Massachusetts
infantry, was placed in the stockade
for writing and sending to a home
newspaper an article in which he &C
cused his company officers of neg
lecting the men.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
alfalfa Bill" MURRAY Loses.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Congress-
man William H. Murray was defeated
for denomination in the primary elee:
ton. Murray is widely known as AL
falfa BIZ and is a Democrat.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Garment Workers Strike Settled,

New Hork.-The garment strike
which virtually has paralyzed the wo
mems suit and cloak industry in this
city for nearly four months. was de
clared settled Thursday at a general
meeting Of the strike committee.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Submarine Shells capI,aI.

London.-Constantinople and the
suburbs of Kartal and Penbik were
bombarded recently by submarine
from the Sea OF Marmora. according
to Constantinople advices transmitted
from Athens
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Aircraft Raids IstrIa.

Berlin,-An Italian raid on lstria
by squadron OF fourteen machines
on August is reported by the Austro.
Hungarian admiralty one machine
was brought down by an Austrian
aviator
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Pythians Honor coIoradoan.

Portland. Ore.-Charles S. Davis of
Denver was elected supreme vice
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
by the supreme lodge meeting here
In its twenty-ninth biennial conven-
ton.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
ThirtY-six Drowned.

Middlesboro, Ky.-The death list
due to the flood on Blair's creek, Clai-
borne county, Tennessee, was increas-
ed to thirty-six, when fuller reports
from the flooded district were re,
ceived here
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Raises for 2O.ooo Men

st. Louis, Mo.-The salaries of 90,
900 employees of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain railroad have been
raised an average Of s per cent. eff
fective with he payment of monthly
salaries August !.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Marauls okuma to Retlre.

Toxic, Japan.--Japanese newspa-
pers forecast the retirement of Mar.
Quis Okuma from the premiership and
organization OF a new Japanese min.
istry probably presided over by Lieut.
Gen. Count Terauchi.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Boy Burned 10 Death

McGiu, Ney.-Zorau Reed. Is years
of age, was fatally burned about Il
o'clock Friday morning and died as
the result of his injuries. He had
some powder in his pocket and it ex-
ploded.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
PeIIaars in New Mexico.

Las Vegas. n, M.-With the death
OF Roman Baea. an employee of the
Santa Fe roundhouse. it became
known that there were more than a
dozen cases of pellagra in this coun-
try.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
ElftN.seNen ahea Die

New York.-All previous mortality
records in the epidemic of infantile
paralysis here broken Tuesday. when
II was reported that ffty-seyen chill
dren had died during the twenty,four
| hour period.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Walsh campalun MANAGER,

New York-United States Senator
Thomas ]. Walsh of Montana has been
selected as manager of the western
headquarters of the Democratic ma
tional committee at Chicago, it is an
nounCed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Coast Steamer LOST.

Valparaiso, Chile-The British
steamer Ecuador, engaged in ives;
coast trade, has been lost on Porto
Llico as the result Of an explosion
OF her boilers. Twenty lives wara
lost.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Woman Named for Office.

Washington-Mis Julia Mary Cross
of Douglas, Wyo., was nominated by
President Wilson as receiver of pub
lie moneys at Douglas.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
Best Breeding Hen

At two or three years Oh -
is in her prime, ana sne
the best breeder at that tin"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11
ers,n for Chicks.

No better feed in the ~Oi.. ~. y
chicks than nice plump
wheat.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11

Four Poultry Essenu" ~
Good house, good feed' g. s,s
and cleanliness are -four eS'
poultry keeping.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

e. bank and pilins into the jam They
swarmcd UP the bank in bunrhes and
In lunches were dragged back by their
impatient fellows. More blows were
struck. curses rose from the pantin.
chests of those who still bad wind Go
spare. and Smoke hoped that the MA
lets would not be brought into play
Overthrown. trod upon, cropping in the
snow for his lost stakes. he at last
crawled out OF the crush and attacked
the bank farther along
Down TO the fourth corner he trip
ped midway and in the long. sprawipg
fall lost bis remaining stake. For five
minutes he CROPPED I'm the darkness be
fore he found It. and all the time the
painting runners were passing him
From the last corner 10 the creek ne
began ovcrtaking men Tor whom the
mile run had been too much In thr
creek itself bedam had broken loose
a dozen sledS were piled up and over
turned. and nearly a hundred dog.
were locked IN combat Among them
men struggled. tearing the tangled All
mails apart or beating them apart with
clubs.
Lcaping down the bank beyond the
elutted passage. he gained the hard
footing Of the sled trail and made bet
ter time Here. In packed harbors. be
side the narrow trail. sleds and men
waited for runners that were stiIl be
hind From the rear came the whine
aud rush of dogs. and Smoke had bare.
Iy time 70 leap aside into the deep
snow sled tore past. and he made
out the man kneeIing and shouting
madly Scarcely was II by when II
stopped with crash Of battle. The
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

excited dogs OF har'iorcd sled resent
ing the passing animals. had got oul
OF hand and sprung upon them.
Smoke could see the green lantern OF
Won Schroeder and. just below II, the
red fare that marked his own team
Two men were guarding Won Schroe
der's dogs. with short clubs interposed
between them and the trail.
Come ON. you Smoke. Come ON, you
Smoker he could hear Shorty calling
anxiously.
BY the red hare he could see the
snow torn up and trampled. and from
the way his partner breathed he knew
a battle had been fought He sAgger
ed TO the sled. and In the moment he
was falling on II Shorty's whip snap
ped as he yelled:
'Mush. you devils. Mush"
The dogs sprang into the breast
bands. and the sled jcrked abruptly
ahead. They were big animals-Han
sons prize team OF Hudson bays-and
Smoke had selected them for the first
stage. which included the ten miles OF
Mono, the heavy going of the cutoff
across the fat az the mouth and the
first ten mIessof the Yukon stretch
How many are ahead?" he asked
You shut up an save your wind. g"
Shorty answered iii. you brutes
hit her up. Hit her up"
He was running behind the sled tow
left in the rear. and they were tearing
through wall OF blackness as fast as
the dogs could spring into IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR THE COUNTY or WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
National Pole Company Complainant vs..
Consolidated Light Power Co., DEPENDENT.
No. 1885.
NOTICE OF cHANCERY SALE.
Ia pursuance Of an order of the Circuit
Court for the County OF Wayne in Chancery
made and entered on the 18th day of Novem-
Der. A. D. 1918. and Of supplementary order
cause. the undersigned. Detroit Trust Com
many. Receiver Of the Consolidated Light q
Power Company a Michigan corporation will
sell at Public Auction or vcnduc. 20 the
Street entrance Of the Wayne County Build
inr in the City Of Detroit in said County Of
wayne on the 2Sth day Of March, A. -. 1916.
at II 100 o'clock noon Of said day, all Of the
property and assets Of the said Consolidated
Light Power Company, including real estate
and interest In real estate. all personal prop
perty. rights. franchises. accounts things in
action. and all and every description Of prop
erty. whatsoever, belonging 10 said Company
except cash in hands Of said Receiver. Full
detailed description of the property and assets
Of the said Consolidated Light a Power Com
pany can be obtained from the Receiver AT
its office, corner Of Fort rad Shelby Streets.
in the said City Of Detroit
In further pursuance Of said order of said
Court In this cause. said Receiver viii within
three days after such sale report 10 said Court
the result thereof. and bearing on such
port will be had for the purpose Of confirm
ing the same. or otherwise. the second
Saturday next after such sale at 80 o'clock
In the forenoon at the Circuit Court Room
in the Wayne County Building. IN the said
City OF Detroit. before the Honorable Phillip
r. Van Zile. one Of the Judges OF said Court.
Detroit Trust Company. Receiver
Consolidated Light Power Com
pany 25-7-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

NOTICE IS hereby given that in further pur-
suance OF the above mentioned order of said
Circuit Court for the County of Wayne in
Chancery in the above entitled cause. that
the undersigned Receiver of said Chippewa
uary 10Th. A. d. 1916. file with said court a
report on the claims and demands against
said corporation filed with il under the
terms OF an order OF said court dated October
goth A. ID. 1913. together with its recon-
mendations for allowance or disallowance
thereof, and that hearing on such report
wili be had before Henry G. Nicol. ESQ., one Of
the Circuit Court Commiss toner's for County
Of Wayne. on the 18th day of February A. d.
1916 at . 80 o'clock in the forenoon. at his
Court Room in the Wayne County Building in
aid City OF Detroit, at which time any and
all objections 20 the allowance or disallowance
of claims must be presented
Detroit Trust Company. Receiver
Chippewa Construction Company
25-3-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10
SYNOPSIS.

Christopher Bellew a tenderfoot, start
for the Klondike In a gold rush and pluck
lily works at the back breaking toll O
packing freight
He meets a beautiful girl. JOY Gastell
deserts his own party. and he and Shorty
a new acquaintance. hire out 10 i've
wealthy prospectors. Joy has nickname,
him Smoke"
Smoke ard Shorty befriend man nam
ed Breck and nearly perish in attempting
to cross Lake Lebarge because OF tn,
uselessness OF their employers.
Smoke and shorty take command b,
force and get through to Dawson Cit
where they are discharged. on Breck
tip they stampede for Squaw creek
They overtake JOY Gastell and her Ia
Their To help the Sea Lion crowd JOY
treacherously leads them away from
Squaw creek
Smoke saves the girls feet from freez
ing He and Shorty by mistake Jump a
miners claim and lose IT, Then Smoke
finds Surprise lake. the bottom OF which
IS covered with gold.
Smoke is shot at. witnesses the murder
OF q miner by the unknown marksman
and is arrested for murder himself
BrecG shows a Surprise lake nugget.
the impromptu court is stampeded. and
Smokes life is saved. Smoke wins money
al roulette.
lie continues 20 win, and the gamblers
buy him or His Gys,em was based on
the discovery that nie roulette wheel was
warped
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER XII.

Hill You'll Mush on Chook! chook!"
- MOKE felt the sled heel up on
N one runner as IL rounded an In
~ visible curve and from ahead
came the snarls OF beasts and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

Later, back In the cabin. Shorty ST
isntly overhauled and hefted the va
rious bulging gold sacks lie finally
piled them on the table. sat down ON
the edge of his bunk and began tax
ing off his moccasins
Seventy thousan'r' he calculated
1t weighs $50 pounds And all OUT
Of warped wheel an a quick eye.
Smoke, you eat 'em raw; you eat em
alive; you work under water; you've
given me the jimjams. but Just the
same ] know it's a dream. It's only
In dreams that the good things comes
true. I'm mighty unanxious to wake
up ! hope never wake up"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER XII.
The Race For No. 8.

I" n RUHi Get on to the glad ragsr'
80 Shorty surveyed his partner
IL II with simulated disapproval
nnd Smnka Nninlv nffnnnnf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10
Sharrar&Wheeler
Real Estate, Loans
and Insurance
Offer the Following For Sale
or Exchange:

FIFTEEN fine building lots block
from Republic Truck Co. for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
FINE Modern Resident property
within ? blocks of Postoffice.
TWO fine resident properties, modern.
two blocks from Wright House.
THREE new houses, one block from
Republic Truck Co., all vacant for
sale on easy terms.
TWO modern houses, fine location on
easy terms.
THREE fine farms TO exchange for
stocks Of goods, General store. Dry
Goods or Clothing preferred.
EIGHTY acre farm, stock end tools.
for sale or exchange. What have
you got?
TWO 300 acre stock ranches TO ex-
change for city property.
FORTY acres, 2 miles from Ithaca,
for sale or exchange.
EIGHTY acres in New Haven town
ship, for sale or exchange.
FINE pair of young heavy work
horses, COWS and other property,
viii exchange for city property and
pay difference.
RESTAURANT Grocery and Bakery
business, located in a good Gratiot
County town, will exchange for
farm. prefer new land
EIGHTY acres, one-half mile from
Ithaca, for exchange for Alma or
Ithaca property, Ithaca preferred
BAKERY in good Gratiot town. do
ing good business. viii exchange.
TWELVE acre chicken farm near
Alma, for sale or exchange. nicely I
located.
Several other pieces of land to ex-
change for Alma properly.
If you have anything to Sell or Ex-
change, call and see us.
SHARRAR e. WHEELER
Opera House Block,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

~ RUH! Get on to the glad ragsr
80 Shorty surveyed his partner
IL II with simulated disapproval
and Smoke, vainly attempt
ing to rub the wrinkles out OF the pair
of trousers he had just put on. was ir-
ritated
They sure fit you close for a second
hand buy" Shorty went on. What
was the tax?
"One hundred and fifty for the suit, "
Smoke answered The man was
nearly my own size thought II was
remarkably reasonable. What are you
kicking aboutf'
Who? Me? Oh, nothin'. SayT"
What do you want nowg' Smoke
demanded testify.
What's her name"
There isn't any her, my friend. I'm
TO have dinner at Colonel Bowies, II
you want TO know. The trouble with
you. Shorty, Is you're envious because
I'm going into high society and you're
not invited"
BY this time Smoke was straining at
pair of shoes. The thick wooden
socks were too thick, TO 20 into them
He looked appealingly at Shorty. who
shook his head.
Nope. If | had thin ones / wouldn't
lend 'em to you. Back to the mecca
sins, pardner You'd sure freeze your
toes in skinny tangled gear like that
But there are TO be women. Shorty
I'm going to sit down and eat with
real live women-Mrs. Bowie and sev
eral others. so the colonel told me"
well, moccasins won't spoil their ap
petite none" was Shorty's comment
Wonder what the colonel wants with
your"
AS became high salaricd expert AMI
the representative of the great house
OF Guggenhelm. Colonel Bowie lived n
one of the most magnificent cabins hi|
Dawson. And here Smoke met the So
cial elect of DawSon-men Ike Captain
Consadine Of the mounted police. Has
kell, gold commissioner Of the North
west Territory, and Baron Won Schroe
der, an emperor's favorite with an ia
ternational dueling reputation Ann
here. dazzling i'm evening gown. he n.li
Joy Gastell. whom hitherto he had en-
countcred only on trail, befurred and
moccasined. AZ dinner he found him
self beside her
Il feel Ike fish out of water" be-
confessed i've been living % trail
too long. This sort Of thing comes tu
me with a shock I'd quite forgotten
that women have arms and shoulders
Tomorrow morning, like my friend
Shorty. I'll wake up and know it's all
dream. Now. the last time saw you
on Squaw creek
Il was just a squaw,r she broke in
Il hadn't intended 10 say that | wis |
remembering that II was on Squau |
creek that ! discovered you had feet
And | can never forget that Won /
saved them for me-" she said GIVE
been wanting TO see you ever since 10
thank you And that's why You are
here tonight"
You asked the colonel 10 invite meY /
NO. Mrs. Bowie And asked her
70 let me have you at table. And here's
my chance. You know Mono creekr
Yes
1T has turned out rich. dreadfully
rich. They estimate the claims as
worth million and more apiece.
We'll. the whole creek was staked 10
the sky line and all the feeders too
And yet right now on the main creek
No 3. below Discovery, Is unrecorded
The creek was so far away from Daw-
son that the commisstooer allAHed sx-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-10

down the creek. an he'll know IL by a
green lantern. But we got him skin
ned. Me for the red fare every time" "
The day had been clear and cold. but
the night came on warm and dark,
with the hint OF snow impending. The
thermometer registered IS below zero.
and In the Klondlke winter IL below IL
esteemed very warm.
At a few minutes before midnight.
leaving Shorty with the dogs 500 yards
down the creek. Smoke joined the
racers on No. 3 There were forty five
OF them
Each racer carried six stakes and a
heavy wooden mallet
Lieutenant Pollock, In a big bearskin
coat. looked AT his watch by the light
OF a fire. Ii lacked "A minute Of mid
night. Make ready" he said as he
raised a revolver In his right hand
Forty-fiye pairs OF hands were unmit.
tened. and forty dve pairs OF moccasins
pressed tensely into the packed snow
Also forty-ave stakes were thrust into
the snow. and the same number OF
mdueLS uIteu In the air.
The shot rang out, and the mallets
fell. Cyrus Johnson's right to the mil.
lion had expired.
Smoke drove In his stake and was
away with the leading dozen. Fires
had been lighted at the corners, and
by each fire stood policeman, list In
hand, checking OF the names OF the
runners
contestant was supposed to call
out his name and show his face. There
was to be no stalking by proxy while
the real racer was off and away down
the creek
Al the tirst corner beside Smokes
stake Won Schroeder placed his. AS
they hammered more arrived from be
hind and with such impetuosity as to
get in one anothers way and cause
jostling and showing Squirminc
through the press and calling his name
Ito the policeman. Smoke saw the
baron. struck in collision by one OF the
rushers. hurled clean OF his feet into
the snow But Smoke did not wait
Others were still ahead OF him BY
The light Of the vanishing fire he was
certain that he saw the back. hugely
looming, of Big Olaf, and at the south
western corner Big Olaf and he drove
their stakes side by side
Ii was no light work. this prelim
nary obstacle race The boundaries OF
the claim totaled nearly mile. and
most Of IL was over the uneven sur
face of snow covered. nigger head
dat All about Smoke men trippcd
and fell. and several times he pitched
forward himself jarringly on hands
and knees
The upper center stake was driven
by the edge Of the bank. and down
the bank the racers plunged. across
the frozen creek bed and up the other
side. Here. as Smoke clambered.
hand gripped his ankle and jcrked him
back Arizona Bill. who had been
treated similarly, rose TO his feet and
drove his fist with a crunch into the
face.
smoke saw and heard as he was
to his feet. but before he
could make another lunge for the bank |
4 fist dropped him half stunned into |
he snow He staggered up located |
he man. half swung hook for his |
aw then remembered Shortys warn. |
ug ana rcfrained
u was foretaste OF what would |
iappen when the men reached their
lcds Men were pouring over the 9th