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The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
RUBY MINERS ARE
 WORKING STEADILY

John Drake, returning from the Ophir stampede reports that coarse gold has been found on two creeks. One of the creeks is very shallow and the other pretty deep. Se} eral stampeded from Long.
 Johnson X Anderson, 3 above Long creek, are putting down working shaft, preparatory to commencement of summer work
 A. N Larson ? above Long, has his working shat down and tunnels run. He will start to hoist soon.
 Heggstrom X Nelson, of Straight creek are putting on plant, and will work ten or twelve men this summer.
 Jones X Lundin have their work ing shaft down on Birch creek From a prospect hole recently bed rocked by these boys $34 was banned
 Ward X Co. on the Novikaket association, on Long creek, have their working shaft down and are running tunnels.
 Buckley Brothers are sinking a working shaft on the Novikaket as sociation,
 Ives X Larson will do open-cut work on Short creek this season.
 The left limit of Poornan still continues to attract attention Be ginning at Little pup and extending from there down the following out fits are endeavoring to line u9 the pay: McGettigan; Smith X Mosscy; Sutherland X Hutchinson Shrop shire < Ingstrom; Cook Swindlan3 * Florence; Neckland. Felton X Jensen.
 Jacob Meyerhoft has made ar engagements for some supplies and utensils to be shipped to the Key stone association on Long creek. MT. Meyerhoner located pay on this ground about six weeks ago. He Las run crosscut for between 7O and so feet. 25 of which is very good dirt, and the balance. while low grade, will pay to work.
 The ground is seventy feet deep, and is muck to within five feet ot bedrock, the five feet of gravel re maining carrying gold all through it. but the big values are in the bed rock The roof of frozen muck and the ease with which the gravel thaws will make the ground more profitable to work, according to MT Meyerhoff. A plant has been placed on the ground and when the work ing shaft now under way is com pleted. crew of men will start talk, ing out dirt.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
CUBAMS CLAIM THAT
 WILLARD IS SPANISH.

Chicago, April 1,-The follow - g is translation from ZigZag, q week ly magazine published in Santiago Cuba:
 The Spansh and Cuban dailie:' bring sensational piece of news to the Latin boxing enthusiasts.
 According 10 the dailies referred to Jess Willard the champion boXeT of the world is a Spaniard. and his true name is Jose Villar.
 The Villar family came originally from Tafrall, in Navara, in Spain From data collected in this city and judging from photographs of the champion that have been published there should remain no doubt Of the authenticity of the news. This statement of the papers means q revindicaton of the latin race as sportsmen and revives the disputed question of the prowess of the AnglO-Sa
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
General Mining News

plant will be operated by electric power The company owns it's own electric power line.
 Tt has been decided by the com pany to withdraw all it's treasury stock from the market; therefore, no more shares shall be sold at present.
 "The company already has done considerable work on the property in the way O open-cutting, shaft ing. At the 221-foot level there is over 300 feet of tunneling and cross-cutting done. all of which work demonstrates the merit of the property A small sampling mill has been used for testing and deter: mining the values contained in the ore and scores of assays have been made.
 Competent opinions have been ob- tained from a considerable number of mining men who happened to be here from time to time during the last two or more years, and who have visited the property. The shareholders are very confident as to the future success and great pos abilities of the company.
 The company is endeavoring to secure the services of thoroughly competent manager who will take full charge of all the company's op erations. No difficulty is anticipated persOn
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
1WENTY.ThREE ACCIDENTS
 IN ALASKA MINES

JUNEAU.-According to the r. port of the territorial mine inspec- tor, there were twenty-three fatal accidents in mines in Alaska dur ing the year 1915 Six were le- ported at Treadwell, five at Gasti- neau, two at Fairbanks and one al each of the following places: Nome, Seventymile. Alaska-Juneau, Beatson, Ellamar, Gypsum, Hadley, Ebner, Hollis and Lstouche. The inspector says:
 The principal cause of accidents is fall of rock; the next in import ance is explosions. Eleven fatai- ties occurred by fall of rock, four by explosions, three by falling down shaft, one by cars and one by ma chinery.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
BIG QUARTZ MINE
 WILL BE WORKED

The Bear Creek Mining Company, limited, recently concluded tinan- cial arrangements which enables the company to carry on develop ment work upon it's property on Bear Creek, nine miles from Dawson, on comparatively large scale. Con- siderable work will be started at the mine as soons as weather and other conditions will permit. D. A. Mathe- son, of the company. says:
 Our company has at Whitehorse a complete modern 10-stamp milling plant: also Ingersoll-Rand rock drills, air compressors, electric mo tors and the like, which came there direct from the factory The stamps l are of the weight of 1,150 pounds each. and of the very best quality The capacity of the mill is from 4o to 50 tons a day of 24 hours.
 The drills and air compressor will be brought to Dawson over the l ice without delay, and will be put to work at the mine as soon az they arrive here, sinking and tunnel ing. The balance of the plant will be brought to Dawson by one of the first steamers in the spring. The
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

| ing for four years. when he resigned to take charge Of football affairs al Philips Exeter Academy
 Up to Jones advent Philip And over had trIumphed yearly over thetr Exeter brother In fact the foot ball contest was beginn.ns to be a sort of joke. so far as Exeter win. ming was concerned
 IL took Jones less than month to whip the football candidates into proper shape to score a triumph over their Andover rivals.
 His records of Is to ' and 2 to : scores against AndoFer are the most sensational wins recorded in the annals of the game.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

 WRECK OCCURS
 ON I. '. R.R.
TWO CARS FALL FROM TRESTL F NOBODY SERIOUSLY
 INJURED.

What is generally considered to have been one of the most phe nomenal railroad wrecks in the his tory of any country occurred on tEe i Panama Valley railroad last Monday
 morning, when two cars jumped the track and fell off trestle about r feet to the gulCh below One Of the cars was passenger coach.
 the other being a freight car There were about l5 passengers on the passenger coach including GeorLs A. Parks John II Patten Fred Jor-
 eenson and Thomas Quirk and uene of them were injured beyond re ceiving few bruises except Jor- genson. and he was not injured to any apprectahle extent, as he was able 10 walk about after the aeet- dent
 That some of the passengers were not killed or seriously injured is con. sidered nothing short of miracu. lous. However, as the story is told by some of the passengers and the railroad officials. a precipitate fall of the passenger car was avoided by It's coupling to the freight train, which, in turn, was coupled to the tender of the engine. The coupling between the freight and passenger cars held. while that between the broke, giving the freight car Much the harder fall Both of the carS were completely demolished by the fall the top of the passenger car
 being split wide open.
 The cars and engine composed Monday mornings outgoing train
 The cause of any such accident at that which occurred is mystery as the track where the cars left the rails was in 'irst class ccndI-
 tion The trestle. however. is On sharp curve on the road and al tupuSu lHe lidlll Id9 llo9Ntt tll'
 place numberic3s times. conditions must have been just right for s'lch wreck The front trucks of the passenger coach ran off first. e. reening the car over on its side and allow tng 1t 10 hang over the edge of the t,estIe And in it. ftll the passenger coach pulled the freight car with it, as the coupling held which is undoubtedly the req OH why some cf the passengers were not killed
 The trestIe where the accident occurred is ;he second~ just this side of Olnes, or just a short d. tance from Merino station AnCthe,
 accident occurred in the same vi cinity in 1913, passenger coach breaking away from the train and rolling down the side of the hill
 when the track gave way. That accident, however. was attributed to the thawne and running of rhe
 ground under the track.
 The next day after the accl1"nt General Manager Wade II. Joslin an nounced that traffic to the end of the line would be discontinued until the track could be thoroughly eX- amined Therefore. since last Tnes- day, trains have only been running
 to Gilmore, It is expected how
 ever, that through service will be
 started again early this week,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
Special Meeting
 Of Council Held

The municipal council of the city of Fairbanks handled several import ant matters at it's special meeting last Monday evening, among the
 most important being the letting of the contract for hauling the rCtuHe from the streets of the city aid the opening of bids for the aud [
 ing of the city books. John Kane
 was awarded the contract to haul
 away the refuse for the sum gt
 $285, and he IS now busily enga@e1 in doing so using a large box ar
 rangement on his automobile truck The contract for auditing the city
 books was let to Ii. B, Joseph for
 $122
 Fairbanks as yet has no pound master under the new city admin istration. It is expected however, that one will be elected at the next meeting It is also stated that the ordinance relative to dogs Tu'i- ming at large is to be changed con
 siderably
 Mayor Myers appointed a par, board before the meeting closed. l. will consist of Edward c. Morris
 sey, R. J. Geis, R. J. Somlners.
 Ralph Deverell and w. w. Fender graft. Other important matters.
 among them the sidwalks of the
 city, were discussed at the meeting
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
TREADWEll HOLE
 HALF MILE DOWN

After working continuously for the last six months. the crews em- ployed in sinking the new Ready Bullion shaft broke ground between
 the 1900 and 1.7OO foot levels early in February, making hole 2,45o
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
OF A SPORTING NATURE

to do business with an opponent % wrestler to stay with him longer than he is entitled to
 In the old days the better wrest- Ter usually won. but undoubtedly there was q good deal oi stalline for the purpose of giving the crowd run for its money It was the theory that the fans wanted long drawn-out affairs instead of quick and decisive finishes
 "Stecker put an end to that dream. To all overtures he invariably told his opponents: You throw me a. quickly as you can and that's all you've got to do. You can bet your life I'll make you hit the mat just as soon as 1 can
 So Seekers reputation as q quick worker went all over the country, and now whenever he ap- pears he packs the house The fans expect him to dispose of an opponent in record breaking time. and he makes good. They are not disap- pointed by quick finish, Instead, they demand it.
 The attendance at The Coliseum recently proves that square wrestling pays I wonf touch any other kind expect to put on several bouts every ticket l sell will carry cou- pon calling for the return of the money if there is any complaint. I'll run square wrestling if it breaks me"
 Herman expressed doubt hat Gotch and Stecker actually have been matched for Labor Day in Ne braska
 I'm in the field for that match myself" he said. and l think have chance to land it. AS mat ter of fact, am ready to put up s40,0O0 right now but don't know what the ultimate price will be.
 "A match betweeen Stecker and Gotch is inevitable, and many men well posted on wrestling believe Stecker will conquer the champion, Beyond a doubt Stecker, physically, is the greatest wrestler of his time. Mentally he may not be ripe for championship affair. Stage fright and lack of experience might beat him.
 "Stecker needs several matches before he goes up againnst Gn;cA want to use him here but it is difficult to fud opponents for him. Aberg was considered. but declined to meet Stecker except at Graeco- Roman and Joe will not wrestle anything but catch-as-catchc can
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
SWIMMING MEET FOR
 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN

The Fourth Of July swimming in San Francisco. which will include competition for the 100 yard national Amateur Athletic Union swimming championship for women. gives promise of bringing together the fast est annd most celebrated aggregation of women swimmers that ever has competed in the Pacific coast con tests.
 While the trout Asking season al ready has been opened in many DOT tions of the Pacific coast, Caiifor nia's anglers have been forced this year to wait until May l before they are able to indulge in their fayorite outdoor sport. The streams ot Marin Alameda ConntIa Costa and other counties easily accessible to the bay cities are reported unusual ly prolific of fish, and a banner sea son is predicted on all sides. Re ports from the country districts in the watersheds beyond Hayward Livermore and Pleasanton are to the effect that trout are especially larger and abundant
 For the trap shooting enthusiast whose business precludes him from getting any practice until after his evening meal the problem has been solved of making it possible for him to do his preliminary training in the gloaming At the Everding park traps of the Portland Gun Club. four big 100-candle power electric lights have been placed in front of the trap house. The degree 10 which the equipment has been perfected may be judged from the fact that one of the contestants in a night shoot recently broke ninety-two out of a possible 100 targets Two other shooters broke oyer 90 per cent in the initial tryout
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
ANOTHER WILLOW CREEK

The Alaska Free Gold Company owner of a gold quartz property i'll the Willow Creek gold camp, has declared an annual dividend of l627 per cent from the royalties received from William Martin, lessee. Upon the basis of gold production since Mr Martin took over the property the company, if operating the mine itself, would be paying an annual dividend of 300 per cent.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

Chatanika duly celebrated tho Norwegian day of independence last Wednesday, May IT Large nnnl bers of people from the nearby creeks were in attendance at the dance which was held "Wednesday night at the social hall. Many ot those who had intended to go out from town were prevented iron! do ing so by the fact that no throu@h trains were running.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

RdN T0UId~ NtI.dTO dlU USfaI ShultZ
 Joe Heacocf is establishing a steamer ofic ana station al Tolo- vana at the mouth of the Toloyana river. He wu handle tn" business O the American Yukon Navigation ,on.- pany there and will also attend L. the transfer of freight for a mum Der of the small boats which will operate on the ToloFana this sln mer carving freight to the new camp
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

St George X Cathcart have pu.- chased the Frank Cook cabin or Sixth avenue
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

Some trees will bear apples. al though some people can't bear them?
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
TROY HOTEL

MRS. SHAnPE PE-WATKINS Prop
 Between second and Third Cush, man and Lacy.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
ROOMS soc and $10O

Ozark Baths in Connection Now uidtl the 1nanaaement Of
 MISS OLIVE WEBB.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22

To all he made the same reply:
 T do not intend to play profes- sional baseball, so no offer can pos. sbly tempt me
 After graduating he returned to his Alma Mater to help coach the candidates for the quarterback posi- ton. His inexperience at instruct ing was a handicap to him. The next year he succeeded his brother Howard Jones, as head coach of football at Syracuse University
 Failure to comply with scho,ast- tic requirements caused the retire ment of several of his star players with the result that the teams rec ord suffered.
 After his experience with facul-i ies Jones decided to retire to the busi ness world He was hardly estab rshed before very tempting offer was made him to assume charge oi the athletic destiny of Pauldins School.
 His success at this school was marked by the entrance into the collegiate world of many star ath letes.
 Lefty" Flynn, formerly star full back at Yale, was noteworthy ex annie of the caliber of athletes that Jones developed.
 He continued coaching at Paula
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
PROGRAM

Display of exhibits Friday and Sat
. urday at school building)
Friday, April IA.
5:30-Annual Dinner.
6:3O-Social Hour.
S:OO-Declamatory Contest, as fol-
Lows:
County Contest
Music.
"How Lucy Backslid,' Opal Brown,
Davis City.
"Pro Patria," Neva Dulng, Garden
Grove.
1.-The Hazing of Valiant" Geneva
Poland, Grand River.
"How the Larue Stakes were Lost"
Olive Jennings, Van Vert.
Music.
"The Sweet Girl Graduate" Helen
Roger, Decatur.
"How the Larue Stakes were Lost"
Marguerite Peague, Weldon.
Patsy Marjorie Shular, Leon.
mark Anthony's Funeral Ora
tion," Mark Tapscott, Lamont.
Triangular Contest
Music
"Ex-Convict B-6O6," Blanche Gar
men, Lamont.
'The Death Disk" Nancie Kemp,
Leon.
The Humble Petition Major
Russell, Garden Grove.
Music.
Decision of judges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06

ious high school activities. Frances
NJ. Sears, Leon.
What are the greatest needs of the
high school in the way of equipment?
G. B. Woodstock, Lamont, and j. e.
Pritchard, Weldon.
A course of study for the three
grade high school. A. N. Hamilton,
Grand River, and Miss Bernice Hart
ley, Davis City.
What shall be given in the one
year course in domestic science? Miss
Dorothy Durland, Garden Grove, and
Mrs. j. E. Pritchard, Weldon.
What shall be given in the one
year course in agriculture? Fred }.
Ehrhardt, Leon.
Vitalizing high school English.
Mrs. Royce, Lamont, and Miss Nina
Walker, Leon.
Which is of the greater benefit to
the high school--interschoo debates
or interschool declamatory contests
E. p. Morlan, Garden Grove, and G.
E. Irwin, Lamont.
What new school legislation should
be brought about? f. p. Reed, Osce-
ola, and J. M. Howell, Davis City.
School and community enterprises.
Geo. N. Briggs, Lamont, and Miss
Himena Hoffman, Leon.
Question box.
Business session.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
Third Annual Meeting of the High
School Department OF the Decatur
County Educational AssOci.
alton.

The following is the program and
list of officers for the Decatur Coun-
ty Educational Association, High
School exhibit and declamatory con-
test to be held at Van Vert April
IA and Is, 1916:
J. E. Prather, president.
o. M. Gass, vice president, High
School department.
Ethel Edwards, secretary High
School department.
Mabel Horner, county superintend-
ent, chairman of executive commit
tee.
The Van Vert local committee is
J. E. Prather, Maurine Nye, Iowa
Hammer, Baalis Halstead, Mertie Ed
wards.
While the activities of this asso-
citation pertain principally to High
School work and grade and rural
teachers are not required to attend,
vet the program is of such nature
that teachers in these departments
will find interest in it. Therefore all
teachers, particularly those of the
higher grades, are cordially invited
to be present. School officers and
patrons will be welcome at all the
sessions.
Let all superintendent and teach
ers urge pupils and patrons to visit
the exhibits and attend the contest.
All schools in Decatur county are
raising their standards. Interest in
high schools was never so great. The
sessions of this department the past
two years have been we'll attended
and helpful Every high school
teacher should be at Van Vert to
make it the best meeting yet.
o. NJ. Gass,
Ethel Edwards,
Mabel Horner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
Saturday, April Is

$3.50 a. m.-Session of the High
School Department., with the follow
ing discussions:
Shall the high school curriculum
be revised? Miss Nora Carter, Lamo-
nj, and Miss Ethel Lamme, Garden
Grove.
How may the tobacco evil in our
schools be controlled? J. E. Prather,
Van Vert, and Mabel Horner, Leon.
What the Parent-Teachers' Associ-
alton is doing for our schools. BY
representative from each school hav-
ing P. T. A., this speaker being ap-
pointed by the superintendent of
each school having such an organiza-
ton.
How may we improve methods of
instruction in high schools? Miss lola
Vert, Weldon.
Making the most Of recreation and
various school activities. o. NJ. Gass,
Leon, and G. E. Irwin, Lamont.
Control of the high school body
III session-out of session-at var
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBIT


from each of four pupils: 1st, The
Human Side of Plants; End, Girl OF
the Limberlost. a.,
2-Set Physics note books, one
from each of four pupils; LIST, Boy s
Book of Inventions; End, Life OF John
Albert Johnson.
3-Set of Physical Geography note
books, one from each of four pupils:
list, Book for Young Naturalists; End,
75c.
4-Set of history note books, one
from each Of four Students: list,
statue of Lincoln; 2nd, book, Hugh
Wynne.
5-Set of Manual Training Draw
ings, four, one from each pupil: Har-
pers' Machinery Book for Boys; End,
Life of John Albert Johnson.
6-Set Drawings showing physics
experiment apparatus (from object
one fro m each of four pupils: list,
81; End, Use.
Set of III free hand pencil
drawings, by pupil o. pupils: LIST,
What to Draw and How to Draw It,;
End, Pencil Sketching.
S-Set of four water colors by pu-
pill or pupils: LIST, Ben Kings Verses;
End, Will Carleton's Farm Festivals.
9-Set of four cartoons by pupil or
pupils: 1st, 81; End, 75c.
1O-Set four drawings, shades and
shadows any medium: 1st, 81; End,
75c.
11-Set of maps of modern Eur
ope, by pupil or pupils: 1st, 81; End,
75c.
12-Set of four designs for book
covers, from pupil or pupils: LIST, ST.;
End, 75c.
13-Set of three articles of furni-
ture exceeding 2x2x2, by three pu-
pills: LIST, Harper's Indoor Book for
Boys; End, 81.
14-Set of four articles of furni-
ture not exceeding 2x2x2: list, Har-
per's Outdoor Book for Boys; End,
81.
15-Set four pieces Of sewing by
one piece from each of four pupils:
list, Girls Make at Home Things; End,
Leather Work.
16-Set of four pieces of sewing
from one pupil, not more than one
entry from each school: LIST, fancy
plate, End, cup and saucer.
17-Set of ten or more Iowa woods
named and mounted: list, Every
Boys Book of Hobbies; End, Forest
er's Manual.
1S-Freshman and Sophomore
girls essay or story, plans for Pin
Money''-not to exceed 1900 words,
not more than one entry from each
school: 1st, Three Hundred Things a
Bright Girl Can Do; End, When Fat
ty Went to College.
19-Essay, "A Boys Vacation
Plans" by Freshman or Sophomore
boy-not to exceed 1900 words, not
more than one entry from each
school: LIST, So; End, 81.
2O-Decatur County Rallying Song
by school above Sophomore year, one
entry by each school: 1st, bust of
Washington; End, picture.