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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

through the wilderness sections of Alaska where there are roads for them to travel and it is with deep gret that I hear of such tragedy the one spoken responsible that such things happen and cannot
 justly be held so they doing all that is possible to meet the increasing demands of Alaska in this respect l need only to remind you that any person who desires go out through wilderness country and possibly lose his life however many roads and trails may be built for them to travel on. am surprised that should have written such a letter and given it such circulation as you have apparently with the purpose of in some way casting blame and responsibility upon the road commission or as of pressure upon them to accomplish the impossible You at liberty to give the same pub lcity this letter you have to your own statement concerning MT Fetham's death and such publicity would be quite proper and equally fair to the road commission"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
ROADBUILDERS AND DEATH.

Everyone comedies that Alaska needs roads. roads, roads and then more roads There is doubt but that Cache creek is like other sections of Alaska in that respect, and, very likely it needs them than many other sections of the country. But the letter sent out broadcast from that section in which the circumstances of Richard Fetham's death the result of getting lost in going from Cache creek camp to another is used for the purpose of flaming pub
 lie opinion that would force the Federal Territorial road commissioners give to them the coveted roads quickly is thoughtess exhibition of bad faith
 Col Richardson, Lieut.. Col Davison and Capt. Me haffey among the strongest advocates of roads for Alaska. Col Richardson has spent dozen of the best of his lifetime in aborng for roads for Alaska, and building them And he has not been unmndful of the Cache creek district. The road com mission constructed bridge the trail leading from the Sustna river to that section. It probably would have expended money there if it had been for the fact that the cosruction of railroad fore casted the time in the future when the logical route for better Cache creek road will be from point on the railroad rather than from the Sustna river. This was the judgment of Cache creek miners.
 In the meantime. of course. the road commission has had to for the interests of other sections of the country. and to complete roads that have been partly constructed
 Therefore, the Empire feels that it is hardly fair to the road commission to say in letter the following graphic account of the death of poor Dick Fetham, the Cache creek wilderness
 We appreciate the that there is s5OOOOO to help all of Alaska to roads. We also appreciate that that is but the first step the work that is needed. Let us hope that it will be placed where will be real benefit. and expended as is hinted in a place where it is not needed urgently. We pray that Dick Fetham may not have died in vain and that before another tragedy lays it's blame on our heads we may have road that will obvate the possibility of like terrible happening"
 We all hope Cache Creek and all other sections of Alaska may at the earliest possible moment get the that hahIv ad nd co. creek nor elsewhere, may Alaskans lose their lives as did Dick Feltham.
 However. we cannot permit it to be intmated with out protest that the road commission is in any way responsible for the death of the worthy popular citizen of that section The the situation aptly and strongly put in letter from Col Richardson who received a copy of the Cache creek letter and copies of newspapers containing it, Charles R. ris, manager of the Cache Creek Mining company Col Richardson among other things. said:
 .I not lacking in sympathy with persons who have to contend with the difficulties with
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

A bride doesn't believe it. But the fact is that after marriage mans love is more liable to rust out than it is to wear out.
 The only time you are willing to list en to another mans troubles is when he is doing all the buying.
 Soldiers may be fighting in Churches over in Europe. But in this country the chors do all the fighting that is done in Churches.
 A married lawyer can break the will of dead man when he can't break the will of live woman.
 Judging from the crowds of men following them, all pretty girls are born leaders.
 The annual vacation is an institution that proves to man that loafng is harder than working.
 When a man hasn't blame thing on earth to worry him he goes and gets married.
 The reason why you can't drown because liquor is sure to make your head swim
 The man who sits down and waits TOT ClS OppbTluDltl6S 10 come ms way Is never going to get anywhere. The secret of success lies in graspine small opportunities and turning then into big ones.
 The trouble with the fellow who car tell you how to get rich quick is thai he is liable to borrow a dollar from you when he gets through relating his schemes.
 Once in a while you will find a clerk who is willing to admit that his boss knows almost as much as he does.
 Most of the time the man who alks about them things has bigger bank roll than the lad who knows how to say ''those'' things.
 The only woman haters we ever knew were married men who confined their hasing to one woman.
 What has become of the old fashioned housekeeper who used to weigh the groceries soon as they were delivered
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
A MANS A MAN TODAY.
(Seattle Star0

Seattle Star.)
 Time when it quite the thing to call farmer "hayseed."
 He also called 'rube" nick" or a "greene."
 But the time has gone There any sense in the of such words. No man is at home in an others surroundings
 But today the farmer ranks with the soldier as the nations first line defender. The row ranks with the fire trench
 The farmer is not only useful person today. but he is also a hero.
 So away with the patronizing attitude. the high and lofty manner. the sarcasm and dersion. mans these days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

When discussing the death of men who become the trackless Alaskan wilderness it should not be forgotten that those charged with road building have not sufficient funds to make roads wherever they may needed and that things must take their turn And it should not be forgotten that people may die in almost any tmbered section of the country they permit themselves to get lost and there are few states in the West where there are not waste places large enough for to lose himself in
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
STUDS EVERY DAY

LONDON, July 2S. - The Irish man must have his ''spuds." The food ministry has just promulgated an order by which potatoes may now be served every day at restau- rants in Ireland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
FINE COMMERCIAL PRINTING

The Empire Printing COmpany's Job Printing Department is better equipped for nne commercial and TO- ciety printing than any printing office in Alaska. New machinery and equipment has recently been in. tailed. and more is under way. Make us prove these statements by giving us your order. if
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Kind Words From Arizona

Beginning on June 1 and until fur ther notice. the Commercial Hotel as a summer inducement will give one bath ] week to all guests who pay theii bill promptly at the end of the week. (Kipcman, (Ariz) Mineral Wealthy
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
kETcHIkAN GIRLS ORGANIZE.
iKetchikan Progressive Miner

iKetchkan Progressive Miner)
 The Little Sisters America" have perfected their organization in Ketchikan and have been dispatched to Washington to become affiliated with the national organization Last Saturday election was held and the following elected:
 Virginia Nuckos president Mary Gilmore vice president; Alice Lee, chairman; Ursula Foss. vice chairman; Catherine Hozheimer, secretary; May Sharp treasurer
 bers with more coming
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

In the meantime the Juneau City government and the Merchants Protective Association doing their best to make Juneau continue to and prosper Let us add a great fish business to mining industry and we will add to Juneau's permanency and her sta bility.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

Upton Sinclair is the latest prominent Socialist to desert that party on account of the l. w. w. in fuence in organization which is making it an anu war party The Socialist party in the United States is becoming almost pro-German in it's sympathes and activities as the Socialist party in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRE'a gay for everybody. The EMPIREo ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news column gre right up to the minute on the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Huh !

"I have sent for you because my rela- lives insist upon it." announced the Christian Scientist. But l want to tell you that l do not believe you can do me bit of good because l have no faith in medical science"
 "Oh, 1 shouldn't worry about that" smiled the Doctor. "A horse has no faith in veternary surgeon. yet the veterinary cures him just the same"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

The circumstance that the radical Socialists ln America and Europe pretty generally for Germany in the war indicate that they more interested in disturbance than they in democracy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Well. We'll!

We'll. Well!
 or course you couldn't very well build house without walls and sills, and you couldn't very we'll keep out the weather without roofing. But what we
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
TIPS FROM TEX A S
(DaIlas Newsl

Our idea of a good joke is when a woman says she hopes her daughter will marry as good man as she did.
 What has become of the old fashioned
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

The German minister to Norway has been recalled according to German newspapers, because he was hh- volved in conspiracy. Say rather because ne go' caught in a conspiracy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
By the Pen

He makes his living by the pen, No literary man is Boggs;
 He makes his living by the pen, l know that he Is raising hogs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.
Strange

Strange A vicious cuss is Ignatz Rand, By prejudice he's blinded; I know he is strong headed, and Yet I know he's weak minded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Our Joe Miller Contest


 Billy Taylor claims that the oldest joke is the one about the souse who hailed a passer by and said: Say Mister, which is the other side of the street?" Why, over there, of course" replied the man. he pointed to the other side That's funny" said the souse. "I was just over there and a man told me it was over here"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

I. B. Hard is a dealer in monument: at Peru, Ind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

housewife who thought all the grocery store groceries were 'stale?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

started to say was that Walz, Silz &
 Ruphen are builders in Bardstown, Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed )f all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the iay'a neWS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
No Joke

Into each life
 Some rain must fall, But each man thinks He gets 1t all.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Seeking a Bargain

Say, Mister" said the Panbandler, Would you give poor fellow dime for bed?'
 Maybe" cautiously replied MT. Tite- wad. Let's see the bed"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

Personally we try not to be finicky put We do hate to eat at a place where he waiter dries his face on our nap kin
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Hooray! !
Gosh !

John Will Fight. of Springdale, Ky has joined the Clubs battalion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Ouch l

Do your cows give you much milk?" asked the City Boarder.
 Nav" replied the Farmer, they don't give me nothin, I hev to swap them fodder fer it."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Advice!

If you have woe,
 And want to end it; Just earn your dough
 Before you spend it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

Mrs Peavish says that before they were married Mir. Peavish used to say le would rather hold her hand than wield scepter, and now he doesn't To either one.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

Judging by the sights that so many people see at a bathing resort, there Ire lot of women in this country who ought to quit knitting socks for he soldiers and crochet some stockings or their daughters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28

The way build ships is to build them.-(Chicago Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Names Is Names
Our Daily Special

Helen Earnest lives at Sarcoxie. M
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
What Is Home Without Gun7


 H. Cone, of East St. Louis is here buying up walnut logs from those who have any to sell and shipping them to East St. Louis to be made into gun stocks and other useful articles of household (Carlinville Qll) En- quirer.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
You Know Him

A simple soul.
 Is Jacob Moon: For carton. he
 Just says; cartoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Oh, Jov!

Shaver, the barber is doing business at Belleyille, Mo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Luke McCuke Says

A Sharp Man Is Seldom A Bore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-28
Huh

We do not know whether or not he Is milkman But we do know that I. E. Early lives at Logan, w. Va
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
Vivian Merle Parish
Story of a Nickel
he!

Dear Juniors:
AS l have never written to the Jun
iors before I thought ! would write
about THE Story of Nickel
l am a very old nickel. / was made
before the civil war. I was in store
when man got some sugar and gave
the grocer too much money and l was
given in exchange. When the man got
home he put me into an iron chest and
buried me with lots of my friends
nickels like myself, and the man put
large rock to mark the place.
1t was very dark, dreary place In
the ground where we stayed for over
thirty long years, when man came
and plowed the field in which we We're
buried and uncovered us. My! We wers
glad to see the light again. He took us
to the owner of the farm who did not
claim us and they took us to the man
the owner bought the farm who claim
ed us and said when he was very
small boy his father buried us and had
lost the place for the large rock had
been moved
The owner gave the man lots Of my
friends to pay him for finding, us. He
gave me to his little daughter Lucille
who got some candy with me and the
grocer gave me to another man In
change who got dish OF ice cream Tor
Margaret, his little girl, and the man
that got me then paid me for a ticket
to California and there / still am with
the depot agent.
Vivian Merle Parish, age -.
Mt. Sterling, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
Bernard B. Taylor
Camping Trip

Dear Juniors:
/ am going to tell you about our
camping trip. We started about nine
O'clock We town boys didn't know how
to get out to the creek which was two
miles off. One of the country boys
hitched his old gray horse to an old
carriage and came in after us. We had
such load shat we had to walk up the
hills. We arrived about 10 o'clock and
pitched our tent and unloaded our
stuff and put it in the tent. Then we
went fishing but didn't catch anything
so we came back and ate dinner. Then
that afternoon we went fishing again
but we soon got tired fishing so we
went swimming although didn't know
how to swim I soon learned
That night the Methodist minister
came to stay all night. The next night
we weren't afraid Of drowning.
The next morning after breakfast all
boys went over to Carriers lake but
another boy and. myself. We caught
two fish that averaged two pounds
each. The boys came back with quite a
few bull frogs, so we had bull frog legs
for dinner. We went fishing right after
dinner but it wasn't long until we were
In swimming But when the time sup
per came we walked into camp a sad
sight greeted our eyes for the hogs
had got into our tent and ate most of
our provisions. But our fish were safe.
We had fish and eggs for supper. The
next morning we arose and ate break.
fast, took up the tent. happy but tired
Bernard B. Taylor, age 10,
Hillsboro, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
CIRCUS HORSE SAVES WOUNDED
Sol DER

French soldier, Private Ambrose
Perrichon, owes his life to a German
circus horse. which picked him up when
he was lying on the field OF battle and
carried him into the French lines, says
correspondent. Both the soldiers legs
were shattered by a German quick
firer. When night came on he heard
near him the heavy breathing Of
great white horse. which munched the
short grass. The animal was riderless.
and he whistled to it and began to clap
1t kindly. The horse whinnied with
pleasure. Perrichon was powerless to
make the slightest effort on his own be-
half The animal seemed to understand.
for it fell on its knees beside him, held
it's head over his breast, and remained
motionless. Then 1t got up and walked
around the soldier. At last 1t stopped.
shifted the wounded man all over. and
then. Selling his lea ther waistbelt in his
teeth, it lifted him from the ground
and galloped Off When the horse stop
ped in the advance French lines at day
break its human burden was little more
than a wreck. But tender care has
since brought him round and he Is now
convalescent. Perrichons sergeant who
knows lot about horses. says the ann
NAL which saved his life was before the
war in German circus. where 1t per-
formed in the pantomime known as
THE Arab and His Faithful Steed."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
Mary Elizabeth Champney
The Fort Pitt Block
House of Pittsburgh.

Dear Courier Junior:
Now that everybody is talking about
war and every little boy and girl loves
our flag, the stars and stripes, want
to tell you about the Fort Pitt block
house Of Pittsburgh. Pa, that was
built many years ago in 1854. George
Washington fought in it. It is little
square house with just two rooms. one
upstairs and one down. It Is built IN
the fork of three rivers just below Mt
Washington with trees all around IT,
The caretaker lives beside it, II he sees
any one coming and he isn't In 1t, ne
goes in it and tells you all about 1t. He
told us that Mrs. Lemon looked after
it and it had the best Of care. He said
all the people Of Pittsburgh loved IT
and that hundreds of people visited 1t
every year. They loved the name OF
Washington and that made the block
house dear to them. He put my feet on
the spot where Washington stood. !
wrote my name In big book they mad
there for people to write their names
in. bought plate there with the pic
ture Of the block house on 1t. I was IN
and all around it, q pretty place. As !
sat on the ground I almost thought ]
could see the enemy coming from the
rivers through the trees to the block
house where Washington was.
Mary Elizabeth Champney, age I.
416 N Green ST., Ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
Mabel E. Horn - A Cali.
fOrnia Roundup

Dear JunlorS:-
Last summer spent my vacation in
California While there attended a
Roundup or Rodeo as they are called.
This was at Salinas and lasted week
and theN called it the Salinas Big
Week"
Sunday was the biggest day but we
attended Saturday where saw cow
boys and cowgirls in their fancy rid
ing habits and races. steeple races,
bull fights all kinds OF roping potato
races. bull Raging and parades.
In the parade, rode the cowboys
and cowgirls on big saddles with gold
trappings and mountings, then man
who looked like Buffalo Bill came
next, fancy riders, cowboys riding
bulls and then came the last, the
clowns.
Two of the most prominent were
Mr.. and Mrs. Skeeter Bill. They were
fancy riders, their horses had sad
dies with gold trappings and mount
ings.
One Of the cowgirls could stand up
on one foot on her horse and the other
foot holding lasso while the horse
was galloping.
A man loking like Buffalo Bill. had
the most beautiful black horse I have
ever seen It could dance and do diff.
ferent stunts.
l hope all the Juniors will like this
letter.
Mabel E. Harm. Age IL,
Moravia, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
OTHER SUBJECTS.

We want all the Juniors to send in
school compositions and other stories
besides the ones on the subjects We
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos.
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories
TO encourage originality and variety
"a the juniors work the following list
b given:
School compositions.
I. Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and retoId by juniors.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
Select prizes from among the follow.
ing: Flag pin, book, box of letter pa.
, per, doll, box Of school supplies, box
Of candy or knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
THE LAND OF eoINc.To.Do.

Some grown.up folks and children too
Live in the land of Going-to-Do
Tomorrow is always their busy day,
Procrastination has come to stay;
And it never occurs to them that they
Might order their lives some other way
So this is the wisdom give to you:
Don't live in the Land of Going-to-Do
Today and Now are the only hours
Surely subject to our powers,
And Time may bring us only sorrow
If Today is put off till Tomorrow.
The duty nearest is Now and Here;
'Tis just to make the day'slwork clear;
If we pass it by, and procrastinate,
Tomorrow! ali, that may be too late.
So this is the wisdom give to you
Don't live in the Land Of Going.to-Do.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
Recently we have sent out flags
coils and flag emblems but some Of the
juniors to whom the gifts were sent
have forgotten to acknowledge them
II any Junior has ever failed to re.
cetve prize after it Is announced
IN this column, It is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we es.
pecially refer to incomplete addresses.
All city Juniors should put their
street number and all Juniors living
IN the country should put their box
number or failing to have box send
In their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
Irene Walters = A Fourth
of July Picnic in 1915

Dear Editor and Juniors:-
| AS | was reading the Junior page
saw piece where they wanted the
Juniors to write about Sunday
school picnic. So thought would
write about a Fourth Of July Sunday
school picnic in 1915.
1t was coming fourth Of July, and
all of the people wanted to have a
good time so the Sunday school plan
ned big picnic and so the children
brought as much money as they could
to help pay for the things and the
red men joined in it too. The crowd
gathered down at the depot and the
red men came down and danced In.
dian dances and they all sat in
circle and each man got smoke Of
an Indian pipe till it had passed all
around and then they had little
parade. They had horse hitched up
to small cart and little boy dressed
up as an Indian, rode horseback and
another little boy and another little
girl dressed as an Indian rode in the
little cart. The little girl had big
doll strapped to her back to look like
pa2oose and the red men came
marching behind, playing the band.
They had five big swings and one
cream, balloons. firecrackers, candy.
sandwiches and many other things.
We ate refreshments in the fore
noon and watched the ball game and
listened to the band and in the after
noon We shot firecrackers and sent up
balloons and swung in the swings.
And at night We shot sky-rockets
and burned sparklers. We had great
big flags flying through the air and
that made us very happy too.
We all went home very happy and
all hoping to have nice time next
fourth of July
Well as my letter is getting long
I will close hoping all the Juniors and
Editor to have very good time this
Fourth of July.
Irene Walters,
Age - Bidwell. Iowa
Box 49,