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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

To NJ. IMHOFF, C. ]. IMHOFF, A.
NJ. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
d. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
MELHORN, your respective heirs and
assigns:
You are hereby notified and will
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. p. Salisbury and A. A. Helm, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum Of Three thousand, forty-siX dol
lars and twenty ($3,046.2O) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($60000) dollars, during
the year 1916, the sum of Two thou
sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to-
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ENG CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all Of
which said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Kenai Recording District, Third Ju-
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re-
corder for Kenai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territory of Alaska, to which office
reference is hereby made for a more
particular description of said mining
properties. Said expenditures were
made for the purpose Of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min
ing claims under the provisions Of
section twenty three hundred and
twenty-four Of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six Of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
If you fail and refuse or fail or re-
fuse within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, if per-
Sonal service be had, or within ninety
900 days after the publication of this
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your respectice interest in and to said
mining claims, and each and every
one of them, will become the property
of the subscribers, who are your CO.
owners, and who have made the eX-
penditures and improvements as
aforementioned on said mining
claims, and each and every one Of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEN
H. p. SALISBURY.
First publication, March 81, 1917.
Last publication, May %, 1917.
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CITATION TO HEIRS AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
In the Probate Court for the KenM
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
OF Alaska.
In the matter Of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, Deceased.

1t appearing to this Court by the
petition for Order Of Sale of real
property, filed herein on the 18th day
Of May, 1917, by Leon c. Booker, ad-
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased, that it is necessary
to sell all Of the real estate of said
decedant in order to pay her debts and
the expenses and charges of admins
tration; therefore,
IT is ORDERED that all persons
interested in the said estate appear
before this Court on Wednesday, the
25th day Of July, 1917, at the hour of
two o'clock, P. NJ, on the aforesaid
day in the court room Of this court,
in the town Of Seward, Alaska, and
show cause, if any cause there be, why
an order should not be granted said
administrator, authorizing him to sell
said real estate for the purposes afore-
said; and it is further
ORDERED that copy Of this Or
der be published once a week for a
period Of four successive weeks in the
Seward Gateway, a newspaper of gen
eral circulation, published at Seward,
Alaska, and the one most likely to give
notice to all parties interested in this
cause; and it is further
ORDERED, that a copy Of this CT
tation shall be posted at three public
places within Kenai Precinct, one Of
which three places shall be the U. S.
postoffice in the town Of Seward,
Alaska.
WITNESS MY HAND and official
seal this 10Th day Of June, 1917.
(SEAL) FRANK G. ENNIS,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-Officio
Judge Of Probate.
Jun-l9-2s-Ju.-S-1O-17l24. S~t.s
~.
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HOWARD KING WANTED

Howard King, who was last heard
of from Seward Alaska, about three
years ago, has fallen heir to some
money and must be found before the
estate can be settled. Any one know
ing where he is will please notify w.
H. Ballew, Mount Harris, Col st
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WELLS CASE is
BEFORE JURY
tRy United states CabIel

SEATTLE, Thursday, June 21-The
federal grand jury convened yesterday
to consider the case of Hulet NJ. Wells,
the clerk in the city light department,
for refusing to register.
The jury Immediately called for the
books and minutes of the meetings of
the western central labor council which
passed an anti-conscription resolution.
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SWISS PEACE
ADVOCATE QUITS

PARIS, Friday, June 22.-French
newspapers today hailed the reSigna-
ton of NJ. Hoffman from the Swiss
federation council rs marking the end
of long and continued Swiss peace
movements, some of which have been
so persistent as to create irritation in
allied countries.
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All Alaska News

Nick MOngelli, an Oldtimer at Fair
banks recently killed himself with a
80 calibre revolver.
According to the schedules now pub
lished a steamer for Alaska will leave
Seattle every twelve hours from now
until the first of October.
s.
The Alaska road commission has a
large force Of men on the trail be
tween Valdez and Fairbanks placing
this artery to the interior in shape
for the summer.
$
Students of the Douglas High
school recently presented the play
Green Stockings" to a 500 house.
The money will be used for the benefit
of the school.
$
Capt. Smith of the Salvation Army
at Wrangell, who has been stationed
there for the past fifteen years, has
been ordered to report at Calgary, to
take charge of the social work Of the
army there.
With tow of six purse seine boats,
the Valdez Packing company's tender
left port June IL for the fishing
grounds in the neighborhood of Tat
ithk.
Charles GOldstein, proprietor OF
Goldstein's Emporium, at Juneau,
has added a new department to his
business, that of manufacturing furs
y
Alexander &. Young, a Juneau at
torney, has been disbarred from prac-
tice permanently in the district courts
of Alaska by Judge Jennings.
5
The First National Bank of Fair
banks has subscribed for $4,000
worth of the new Liberty Loan bonds
Andy's Express, phone Madison 143
Wanted.-Young woman as helper
in camp kitchen at Mile II. Call
Mrs. Wright by telephone.
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WOULD SEIZE
ALL LIQUOR FOR
WAR PURPOSES
CBy United States Cabls)

WASHINGTON, Thursday, June q.
Representative Webb Of North Car
DINA announced today that he would
offer an amendment to the house food
bill empowering the president to seize
all LIQUOR in the country for rediStilla-
ton into alcohol for use in making
war explosives.
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ASKS
GOVERNOR TO
PUT ON LID

WASHINGTON, Friday, June o.
Secretary Daniels called upon the gov
ermcr Of Rhode island today to abate
the gambling dens and immoral houses
at Newport, thus safeguarding the
morals of naval recruits drilling there.
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BUY ISLAND FOR
FLYING SCHOOL
(By United States Csbls)

WASHINGTON, Friday, June y
The acquisition Of North island in Sal
Jiego harl.or rs an aviation. trairjcC
station VS. recommended today by the
sab colanitlec OF the house military
committee
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bob" HODGE is
HEIR TO MILLIONS
nv limited State, CAblsl

SEATTLE, Friday, June 22.-For-
mer Sheriff "Bob" Hodge has just
been advised that he is heir to about
SS,OOO,OOO under the will Of his uncle,
John Hodge
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MAKE MISTAKE
100000 ON PAY
FOR GOVERNOR

WASHINGTON, Friday, June o.
Instead of appropriating $4,000 for
next years salary Of Governor Hard
ing Of Panama, congress by mistake
appropriated 100000
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BROWN NAMED
HEAD OF VETS
tBy United States Cabls)

SEATTLE, Friday, June 2Z.-WlII-
lam p. Brown OF Bellingham was elect
ed department commander Of the
United Spanish War Veterans here
yesterday afternoon.
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CAPT. CROSBY
BUYS WRECK OF
STEAMER PAVL0F
tBy United States Cable

SEATTLE, Thursday, June IL
Capt. Harry w. Crosby today purchas-
ed the Pavlof, which went ashore on
Tugidak island last fall
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G.. A. r. TO MEET
AT VANCOUVER
lRr United Sac, Cablel

SEATTLE, Friday, June EVAN
couver, Wash, was selected as the
next meeting place of the Washington
Alaska G.. A. r. yesterday.
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 148

Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station
ary the Seward Drug Company.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION.
The town of Seward, Alaska, Plaintiff
VS..
George Turner, o. G. Labaree and
Alexander H. Bradford, Defendants.
Cause No. S-104
Summons by publication.
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Wanted-Young woman as helper
in camp kitchen at Mile II. Call
Mrs. Wright by telephone.
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 143.
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To M. IMHoFF, C. ]. IMHoFF, A.
NJ. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. d.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
MELHORN, your respective heirs and
assigns:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

The insstence of the administra rat lion
upon a newspaper censorship is not
easily understood The president who
was close student of American in.
situations long before he was called to
his high office should know better than
anyone that a muzzled press is the
most dangerous menace to the spirit OF
American liberty. There is no salts
faction to be had from his excuse thai
while the great majority of newspapers
arc scrupulously exact in obedience to
the governments wishes with regard
TO printing news that might aid the
enemy, there are others I'm Il position
to do mischief who cannot be relied
upon by the same reasoning he might
say that those who obey any law are
TO suffer injustice because some refuse
TO obey it. As the Fourth Estate of
New York points out. why not trust
the newspapers until there is reason to
do otherwise. Then punish the Offend
eI~-not cverybody-for the act of one"
We offer this suggestion to Senator
Walsh who is disposed to be loyal to
his party administration at the cost Of
sound judgment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31
PATRIOTISM AND WISE FINANCE.

An investment in United States gov
eminent 3k per cent. liberty loan is
both patriotic and wise. | know of
no stocks or bonds in the present sit
uation. plunging deep into war as we
are that purely in an Investment
sense, are SO attractive as these ~
per cent nontaxable United States gov
eminent bonds-bonds that are con-
vertible into higher interest bearing
issues if any are put out by the gov
eminent.
They are the most attractive because
they furnish the soundest and safest
investment In all the world and at this
juncture safety counts. Free from tax
alton. their interest yield will meas
ure up well with the net yield of other
sound securities after dedueting all
taxes.
Moreover, if the war continues for
two or more years the government will
be compelled to put out other issues,
with always mounting rate of interest,
and these 3k per cent bonds are con-
vertible into the issues bearing, the
higher interest yield. And too, at the
end of the war, be it near at hand or
far away. the United States govern
ment war bonds then obtaining, either
those of the present issues or of later
date, bearing higher rates of interest,
win undoubtedly go1o a premium--to
: very 'haadsome ps4nium. l should
~ grea, chances
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CHANCES OF BEING DRAFTED,

ON the day set by the president for
registration. all male citizens between
the ages Of II and 80, inclusive. and all
aliens Of similar ages who have de-
clared their intention of becoming citi-
zens, must register in the manner pre-
scribed by the announcement.
The individuals chance of being Sc
iected for the draft would be one in
Is II the choice were made with no re :
gard to industrial, physical or marital
condition. But all these come under
consideration. Power is to be given to
exempt those who are important to
those industries OF the country neces-
sary for war. AS the proportion re-
quired of the ages to which the draft
applies is small. exemptions from serv-
ice because OF employment in agricul-
ture or In various forms of munition
making may be expected to be gen.
erous. Fs
Authority is given TO the president
70 exempt from service those who have
dependents. From 25 to 40 per cent
OF the men who will register are mar
RED. The few whose families are SO
fortunate as to be independent OF the
work OF husband and father must
serve II they are drafted.
Physical condition will cause the
of a large number from
the draft. The standard of American
army surgeons Is very high. The new
army will be made up. II possible. of
men who are physically perfect. On
.ater drafts the physical requirements
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EFFECTIVE ClOTURE.

\ lady entered Il railroad car and
look Il seat in front of IA newly mar
rl'd couple. She was hardly seated
before they began making remarks
about her
Her last years bonnet and coat
were fully criticised with more or
less SlgEling on the brides part and
thefr IS no telling what might have
come next if the lady had not put "A
sudden stop to the conversation by Il
bit OF strategy.
She turned her head. noticed that
the BRIDE was considerably older than
the groom. and, in the smoothcst of
tones, said:
Madam, will You please ask your
son to close the Window"
The son" closed his mouth and tn.
bride no longer giggled York
Times.
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BUSINESS LAS USUAL"

1t seems to be pretty generally ac-
cepted, east and west, that the proper
slogan for commercial and industrial
activities in this country right now Is
"as usual and that it is much a mis-
take to follow the somewhat hysterical
counsel that we go into extremes of
economy which would upset local bust
ness conditions in every community
and would weaken the countrys COM
mercial organization at time when
it should be at it's maximum of
strength and effectiveness. Every eff
fort is needed to bring about Il maxi
mum OF production in this country;
this cannot be accomplished through a
mistaken system of scrimping which
will destroy effectiveness.-Butt Post.
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Why LIONS ROAR,

The elpinent English naturalist, Sir
Richard Owen. made the interesting
discovery that the lion roars simply
because ne hyoid bone In his throat IS
loose. Ia the cat this uone Is station
airy. and therefore the cat purrs ana
cannot rear. but in the lion and tiger
the hyoid is loose, and even when call
ing to thsir mates.the larger members
of the cat family. including the leop-
ard and ipgNar. roar.
The roars Of the jaguar and leopard
are like hoarse. barking coughs; an
interval e about one second sepa rates
the expitntory effort" says Sir Rich
ard. The cheetah and the puma are
like the domestic cat: their hyoid
bones arr firmly set in place. and they
can purhrThe Youths Companion,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

Inc citizens OF Detroit. drunk With
idoiatry of themselves, are now actual
~ prophesying that their city will mil,
ahead of Chicago. That claim might
seem the sublnatiOn of nerve were If
not known that Detroit is a real pace
maker. There are now nearly 1000, 900
inhabitants within ten miles of the city
hall where there were but 49, 900 in
1910. Woodward avenue at the end of
the days work is said to be the most
tongested street in America. The wise
people OF Chicago should not view De-
troits ambition with an attitude of
amusement or diffidepce. Chicago is
moving along merely because of it's
own momentum. The old Il VIII" Chi
Cago spirit of twenty-five years ago is
ms dead as a. rat in IA sewer.
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FOR A. FAIR PRICE ONLY,

food dealer who raises the price
OF all the food he holds In harmony
with every speculative raise i'm "a
gambling institution is as bad as the
gamblers. 1t is asburd to boost flour in
New York or New Orleans or San
Francisco whenever the Chicago wheat
quotation jumps as it would be for
the population of those cities to don
heavy overcoats every time word
comes that II is cold in Chicago.
We want not only the elimination of
gambling. but a square deal from
and merchants. We want
everybody all the way down the line.
to be content with a fair profit and
stop scheming for speculative profits.
And if they won't do it voluntarily,
decency and patriotism. there
will be "A fine job of work for the food
Falls Leader.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

In strongly urging the general public
to invest in any particular stock or
bond, but this Is one of the times when
one can Justify himself in so urging, as
he takes no chance at all. 1t is both
the patriotic thing to do and the smart
thing to do to invest literally, accord :
ing y ones means. in this liberty loan
government issue.
| am saying this over my own sig
nature to give it whatever additional
weight a personally signed argument
may have over the impersonal 1--WE"
OF editorial form. I can not indorse
This investment too stronsly.-Frank
a. Munsey In the New York Sun,
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have credit for thinking up the idea,
but he didn't see its possibilities. II he
should come back to earth again-he
was hung some few years ago-he
would see what piker he was. After
touring over a modern. improved time
table, he would see that his had been
a cheap affair. His time table could be
understood after several readings and
in fact was quite fizzle anyway you
look at it. The modern time table writer
does things on q grander scale. If he il
real artist he invents six or eight
new sorts of asterisks. He puts them
all In a hat and the notes in another
hat and when he gets through he has
something to be proud of. II possible
he borrows the railroad presidents silk
hat for the purpose. He wants to do the
job well because he knows he'll never
do another. The next day they come
and take him away to a fairy grot
where mortal eye can rarely peer. But
they always come several days too late.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
U'rom the Missoula Gazette Of Tues

NTIOIIl luC MISSOURI SsuICttc OF lueS-
day. May 81, 1922
The exercises yesterday in celebr,-
ton Of Memorial day, conducted by the
w. II. c. auxiliary to Frederick VIM
throp Post, G. A. r., were interesting
and befitting the occasion and wit
messed by large crowd Of interested
spectators. The forenoon was occu-
pied by the decoration of the graves
in the various cemeteries, but the pa
rade. owing to the bad condition OF the
streets from recent rains, was omit
ted In the afternoon the services at
the courthouse yard were given. Mayor
Higgins was introduced by Comrade
Dickinson, and made a brief speech, in
which he eulosized the deeds of our
fallen heroes. and pointed out the fact
that the battle for liberty was still
going on and would only end with the.
history of the world Mrs Francis
Moore told briefly of the history and
work of the w. r. c. and showed how
woman was gradually assuming her
proper place in the advancement OF
the world. Department Commander j.
l.. Sloane made some remarks befit-
ting the occasion. After more music
Camp delivered an eloquent GRAFTON.
Missoura's game of ball with Helena
last Sunday at the latter city result
cd in a victory for the home team by
score OF 13 to 5. Yesterdays game
was somewhat better but defeat still
lowered over the Missoula banner, the
score being to in favor of Helena.
On Sunday afternoon at the race
track Tylar b. Thompson's Rob Roy
beat DR.. II. Fl. Hanson's Zen Lomond
three straight heats in 800. 2:53 and
= 51%. Rob Roy was driven by John
Bellew and Ben l.omond by Frank
Ellis. The race was for a bet of 800
and quite Il little money changed HAND.
in side bets.
Mrs. u. II. Ross and her little daueh-
ter returned on Saturday evening from
their trip to the east. They were well
and glad to get back.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

We agree with the I.cwistown Demo-
crat- News that nothing is to be gained
by the flag kissing rcprisals for in
sultinS references to the administra-
ton or the government. The ceremony
is Il travcsty and almost as degrading
AS tho offcnse. 1t seems an insult to
Old Glory to be kissed by the human
scum that offers insult. We favor IA re.
rivsl of the whipping post for these
people and if that cannot be had, then
certainly II term in Jail on scanty ra-
lions.
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sprinkIins the Lawn.

There should be a law made that no
one is to sprinkle lawn unless he can
prove his mind is sound. Much trou.
BILE has resulted from the sprinkiins
of lawns by persons of weak minds. II
a man has any tendencies to lunacy
they Will appear the moment he starts
sprinkling., He may try to fight back
the feelings, but he knows that sooner
or later he is going to do something
horrible with the hose. Most all Of us
nave these feelings, but we are strong
enough to down them. The weak man
or the man with the weak mind Is not.
he trembles to think that any moment
a man might come up the street with
straw hat or Palm Be&ch suit. There
are things that everyone wo1m iike to
no with a hose IL they only dared.
Some day some Of us are going to try
Them ALL And hold off the posse OF
aeiShbors with the hose.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

Memorial day in Mssoula was re-
mcmbered with Il spirit of unusual
reverence and solemnity in keeping
with the serious times that are upon
us. IL was an occasion to remind our
people that patriotism is to be kept
aliNe by being ever mindful of the
danger to all human liberty if this war
IS lost. Just as no prophet can fore
cast The coming OF war so none can
predict the end. one need not be a stu
oeht Oh history TO know that 1t is as
true of everyday conflicts of life as of
war
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-31

Inc Spanlards are proverbially a
proud ana naughty race. the Great
Falls Tribune says. once that was
true. Just now we suspect that they
are too proud to fight. After the Ger
man submarines have sunk enough
ships for good measure and the wealth
err gets warmer we may hope that the
slow coursng Spanish blood will be
heated to a pitch like that in the good
old days of Charles the First