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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
STATION MEN BUSY
 NORTH OF SUSITNA

The entire section on the main line toward Fairbanks north of Matanuska between the Little Susitna river and a point less than two miles south of Willow creek is covered by station crews. North of Willow creek eight gangs are on their stations. All sta tion men are at present engaged on commission force work building a wagon road between the limits of their sections. It is planned to have the road open to teams as far as Will low creek by May 10.
 The wagon road bridge at the Lit tie Susitna crossing is practically com pleted, and the railroad pile trestle at this point is better than 90 per cent complete.
 1t is now necessary to use wagons for freighting, as the snow has dis appeared except for a small stretch in the vicinity of Kashwtna.
 The freight teams are at work talk ing ties from the Little SuSitna river and distributing them along the grade
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
NENANA EMPLOYES
 TAKE UP BASEBALL

Railroad employees at Nenana have formed am athletic association and plan to have two ball teams in the field during the coming season. Re gently Commissioner Riggs delivered an illustrated lecture for the aSsocia- tion on Alaska at which admission was charged and $2OO netted which will be used to buy uniforms and equipment.
 The Nenana tennis club has 70 members and $500 has been taken in to equip courts.
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COMPLETE SPUR
 TO MARTINS MINE

Transportation Circular No. 56:- TO ALL CONCERNED:
 A spur line from Eska station on Matanuska branch (5,5 miles north of Moose creek and 3.7 miles south of Granite), will be placed in operation April l5, 1917, from Eska station to Martins coal mine, distance of 2.7 miles.
 The point at end of spur track will be known as Emery, and the above mileage figures will be used unti such time as Tariff No. 15O-A, Table of Distances, is re-issued.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
CLEARING ALONG
 TURNAGAIN ARM
 NEARLY FINISHED

Clearing is completed from Bird Point to Mile IA. Between one mile north of Glacier Creek there remains 2 3-4 miles to be cleared. The two contractors on this section, Collins & Co. and Backstrom & Co.,, are making good progress.
 All grading contracts have been let from Mile S9 north of Indian Creek to Potter Creek. The following contracts were recently awarded: John Lander & Co.,, Station 2159 to 2170; Mike Fe- dall & Co.,, 217O to 2181; F. F. An thony & Co.,, 218l to 2187 plus 50; Charles Skoglund & Co.,, 21S7 plus 50 to 2l95; M. F. Malone X Co.,, 2195 to 22O6.
 N. Christofferson & Go. and Tom WenChall & Co. finished their con- tracts during the week.
 A few small coyote shots were put off during the period with good re- suits.
 A boiler and hoist engine have been installed at Sheep Creek and jack hammers will be started in the large cut at that point.
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COMPENSATION FOR
 STATION LABORERS
April 9, 1917.
Circular No. l9S:

Circular No. l9S:
 TO ALL CONCERNED:
 The matter of compensation for sta tion men laborerS has been taken up with the chairman, and hIs reply has been received as follows:
 "Comptroller decided April 12th station men laborers are entitled to receive compensation under Act Sep tember ', 1916"
 In accordance with the above, com pensation can be paid to all station men laborers who were injured since September T, 1916, for a period lorg- CT than three days, and they should arrange to file their claims at the carries, possible date with the district engineer in charge of the district trey were working on at the time of in jury.
 Claims of the above nature are to be handled in the same manner as claims of commission employees.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Miss Blanche Patterson, formerly employed by the Isthmian Canal Com mission at Panama, is now in the of flee of the chief accountant at Mile IA.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
RAILROAD NOTES

General Storekeeper H. P. Curtis and Superintendent of Transportation w. B. Raeburn, of Fairbanks division are at Nenana after extended trips to the eastern states on commission business.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Fresh Butterkist popcorn at the KEY. If
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
 PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the part nership heretofore existing between Stephen F. Adelman and Patrick J. Guilty, of Seward, Alaska, under the firm name of Adelman & Guilty, is this eighth day of May, 1917, dissolv- ed by mutual consent.
 The business will be continued at Seward, Alaska, by Stephen F. Adel- man (under the name of The Seward Dairy who is authorized to collect all bills and to pay all debts.
 (Signed)
 STEPHEN F. ADELMAN,
 PATRICK J. GUILTY.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
NOTICE

Beginning June 1st all milk bills will be due on the first of each month instead of at the end of each month as heretofore.
 St THE SEWARD DAIRY.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Three-room house for family. Apply F.. A. Thede, Second avenue and Washington street. It For rent two-room furnished house sl5 per month. See Dougherty N Stewart.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Andy's Express, phone Madison 14S.
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NOTICE

Gentlemen who attended the dance last Saturday at the sawmill, bringing intoxicating liquors with them, are requested to either leave the liquor at home in the future or kindly stay away.
 St A. F. RASMUSSEN.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Meet me at The Branch.
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Stamps for sale at The Key.
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MISCELLANEOUS

Andy's Express, phone Madison l4S.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Mail yOar letters at The Key,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

Andy's Express, phone Madison 145
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WANTED TO RENT

THREE ROOM furnished house or apartment. r. O. Box PIT. 3t
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
HELP WANTED

First-class ironer at Dee Sings laun- dry. u
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yictrola and records, good selection. Inquire Gateway. U
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

No. 10 Remington typewriter, good condition: bargain if sold at once. Inquire Gateway. u
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08

For sale Hotel Crist at a sacrifice on account of illness. Fourth ana h" Anchorage, Alaska.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-08
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

Twc-room house, nicely furnished 7th ave. near electric light plant.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE AT PULLMAN
S ate College Has a Six Weeks Course in
Road COnstruCtiOn-COunty Road
Supervisors Should Attend

State College of Washington, Pullman
Wash, January 2.~County engineers,
road supervisors, road foremen and
Others who are In charge OF the
construction and maintenance OF good
roads throughout the state will be
interested in the course in road build
ing TO be given in the winter school at
the State College OF Washington at
Pullman, which begins January 3rd and
continues for six weeks. The course
will be in charge Of L. V. Edwards,
professor of railroad and highway
engineering, and will consist of series
Of recitations and lectures on the
location, construction and maintenance
of the following types OF roads: earth,
sand-clay, gravel, waterbound macadam,
bituminous macadam, bituminous
concrete, brick and cement concrete.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
G. MS CRACK TRAIN
RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH
At Wilson. Creek-Engineer Ed Anderson
Badly Hurt-fireman Levine
Slightly Injured.

Great Northern passenger train No. l,
known as the Oriental limited, ran into
an open switch at the east end of the
Wilson Creek yard at 2:5s p. m.
Tuesday. The track at this'point is on a
twenty foot grade. The train wassgoing
at a speed that was estimated at 25
miles per hour when it hit the switch.
The engine turned complete
sommersault, the engineer and fireman
landing under the engine. The former
was quite severely injured but it is not
belived his injuries will be fatal. Fire
man Levine was slightly injured about
the head. No one else was hurt. None
Of the five passenger coaches or the
tender left the grade.
Another .sswest bound passenger train
had gone over the same track about
two hours before and it seemed to be
all right.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
ORGANIZE FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION

A number of those who are interest
ed in the new farm loan banking law
met in the Office OF J. w. Elliott last
Saturday for the purpose Of organizing
a farm loan association. The following
were elected directors Of the local
association: ]. E. Gutherless, Chas.
Fox, Geo. Deering, J. H. Sharp and
H. S. McNett. This leaves one vacancy
as the law provides for six directors.
The other member will be selected
at a meeting to be held in the
near future, at which time loan
committee, or appraisers, will also be
selected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
SOME LIVE QUESTIONS
Before Wool Growers in Yakima this
Week-InCreased Cost of Grazing
and txtermlnating Coyotes

Forest Supervisor Sylvester is at
North Yakima this week attending the
annual meeting OF the Washington
wool growers. The government
recently gave notice Of an advance in
grazing rates on the national forests
under which in three years the rate
would be doubled. The sheep men
are endeavoringI to have the advance
reduced one-half The question Of
how best to destroy coyotes and other
predatory animals that infest the forests
is also under consideration. The fact
that rabies is prevalent among the
coyotes make tnis very live question.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
The SKOOKUM FRUIT
PRODUCTS COMPANY
Composed of WenatChee Valley Fruit
Growers-0bjeCt is to Turn By
Products Into Profit

Having adopted bylaws and elected
officers and permanent board oi
trustees the first formal step looking to-
ward a going concern has been taken.
The following taken from recent
circular issued by the company,
Sugruesque in every line, will explain
fully the objects and aims Of the
Shookum Fruit Products Co.
When will we commenced We have
commenced now and are busy securing
the balance Of the capital. Remember
nothing can or will be done until ALL
THE CAPITAL STOCK is SUB
SCRIBED. Also when the capital
stock is subscribed not one cent OF it
will be spent until every last step has
been criticised and passed upon by the
board OF trustees and such Of the
business men OF the valley as are
sufficiently interested to aid with their
knowledge and advice. Bear this in
mind, this Campany is formed to work
for the valley and not to work the
valley. No stock bonus, no promotion
stock and no salaries at the present
writing.
Skookum Fruit Products Company.
By John F. Sugrue, President.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
SCHOOL NOTES

On Friday before the holidays the
English department presented to the
High School the beautiful classic pic
ture "A Study from Homer" With a
few appropriate words Mr.. Osborn
received the picture and it was hung
in the assembly hall.
Our team will go to Cashmere and
play the second basket ball game in the
county series. From all appearances
it will be lively game and scrap
from beginning to end.
Tickets will be on sale early next
week for the county debate.
The Wenatchee team will meet our
boys here January II in the debate
regarding compulsory military training
in high schools. Having won the
affirmative over the North Central High
School at Spokane, Wenatchee will
debate on the same side with Leaven-
worth taking the negative.
This is examination week at school.
1t also ends the first semester OF the
school year. Those pupils who had a
good attendance and a high average
did not have to take the examinations.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
KILL DOG WITH SUSPICIOUS
SYMPTOMS

Already one dog has developed the
dread disease in this town. Others nc
doubt will develop rabies. II anyone
has a dog that indicates that he is sick,
or knows OF one, he should at once re-
port the facts to Marshal Teshera who
has posted up on the diseare and can
probably determine if the dog affected
has the disease.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
new ADMINISTRATION
ASSUMES CONTROL
Mayor Hale ReappOints Former Police
Judge, Marshal and Water
Commissioner

The old city council met Tuesday
evening for the purpose of installing
the new. Mayor Day called the meet
ing to order and after the reading and
approval of the minutes OF the previous
meeting yielded his place to Mayor
Hale, taking the occasion to thank
the members OF the old council for
the help and courtesy shown him and
wishing the new administration success.
The following members Of TIE oil
council, c. w. Seeley, H. x. Feather
stone and Day Reynolds, whose terms
expired, stepped aside and their places
were taken by VIM. VanBrocklin, H.
H. Warner and Jas. E. Wunder. AS
Mr.. Wilder, who was elected as coun-
Gilman at large, had moved away from
the city, the old member. Geo. E..
Kugelman, will continue 10 serve un-
til his successor is appointed.
The first business transacted by the
new administration was the appoint
ment OF Theo. Ersch TO fll the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Hale's resignation
Mayor Hale then made the following
appointments, which were approved:
Water and Street Commissioner
c. E. Tolbert.
Purchasing Agent-A. R. Brown.
Police Judge-P. H. Graham.
Health Inspector-A. R. McKeown.
Chief OF Police-Jos. Teshera.
Finance Committee-Miller, Kugel-
man and Snyder.
Police, Fire and Light-Ersch, Mil
Ter and Warner.
Street and Alley-VanBrocklin. Wun-
der and Warner.
Park-Wunder, VanBrocklin 8, and
Warner.
Bnilding- Miller, Kugelman and
Snyder.
Water Kugelman, Snyder and
Ersch.
The above with the addition OF City
Attorney L. ]. Nelson and City Clerk
A. R. Brown completes the list OF those
who will conduct the affairs of the city
during the present year.
An adding machine which was left
at the city hall some months ago and
which it is claimed has proved both
useful and economical was purchased
for $1o6.
The water problem was discussed at
some length and Commissioner Tolbert
was instructed to proceed as rapidly as
possible to remedy the existing trouble.
In all likelihood there will be a full
pressure of water by Sunday.
No other matters came up and coun-
Gil adjourned.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
New Stump Fuller by U. of W. Professor

F. K. Kristen, assistant professor in
the electrical engineering department
of the University of Washington has
invented stump puller which promises
to reduce the cost OF clearing land.
On the west side of the mountains get
ting rid Of stumps is serious problem
and anything that reduces the cost OF
clearing land is hailed with rejoicing
by land owners The cost is only
about $75. Another merit is that ten
acres can be cleared at each setting OF
the machine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
DR.. Carne Called to Seattle
Church.

The Seattle Times OF Dec. 81
contained a long story about the call
of Rev. DR.. William Stanley Carne to
the Prospect Congreg gational church,
one Of the suburban congregations OF
Seattle. In connection with the write
up was a picture of DR.. Carne and
some very Aattering notices from
admiring friends in Spokane and else
where.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
W. {. 7. U. Meeting Jan. 9th.

A mothers meeting will be held
January 9th, at Q p. m. at the home Of
Miss Mary Ralston A social program
has also been prepared. The w. C..
T. u. always has something Of interest
to bring up and the meeting for next
Tuesday will be no exception. II
interested in this work you are urged
10 attend.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
Prominent WenatChee Law Firm Dis
solves

Along with the new year came the
announcement that the firm of Williams
& Corbin had been dissolved. Mr.. J.
B. Williams was reelected county at
torney and will devote his time to the
duties of his Office, retaining the suite
OF Offices occupied by the old firm.
Mr.. A. N. Corbin will occupy suite S
in the same building, the Central
Block, and expects to devote all his
time to civil law practice, in which he
has made hatterng success.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
FIRE IN MILLINERY STORE
ADJOINING POST OFFICE
tuesday Night-Fortunate Discovery and
Prompt Wcrk Saved Whole Block

A REPETITION of the disaster that
occurred just one year and one
week ago was narrowly averted
last Tuesday night when the fire
in Mrs. Walkers millinery store
was discovered and by prompt action
was extinguished with slight damage.
C. J. Murcar, and Albert Burks, both
Great Northern employees, the former
breakman and the latter a fireman, left
the Club Pool room at Just - o'clock
and started to their room. In passing
the millinery store they saw the fire
thru the front door window and gave
the alarm. Marshal Teshera was on the
ground in few moments and gave the
first alarm by firing his pistol four times
In rapid succession. He with two
men then went after the city's
chemical fire extinguisher which was
in the city hall only a block awav.
They broke In the door and poured the
chemical compound on the fire which
was around a bed near the rear end
and behind a partition. The fire had
also been communicated to heap Of
trash on the floor near the bed and had
burned partly thru the floor and the
wooden partition between the millinery
store and the room occupied by the
postoffice. A delay Of fifteen minutes
in the discovery OF the fire would have
resulted just as a fire in the same
building year and one week ago, or
to be exact on Dec. 26, 1915. about
the same hour, when the whole block
was destroyed with lot of undelivered
Christmas packages in the postoffice.
Mrs. Walker, owner OF the millinery
store, where the fire originated, left
Tuesday afternoon about three o'clock
for Seattle, expecting to spend a
month there and had closed her store.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
stock and fixtures. The place had
been left in charge of Mrs. Perci-
val, who was supposed to sleep in
the store, but evidently had not done
so. That fire did not originate from
the stove or pipe is plainly evident.
From statements made by those who
first gained entrance to the store it
appeared to have originated in the bed
or the heap of trash near the bed.
The fire Of year ago originated in
the basement, and it was thought in
the basement under the postoffice.
tho there were many who contended
that it originated under Murry's store,
the room occupied by Mrs. Walkers
millinery store.
The millinery stock was not injured
unless it shall prove on closer in
spection that it is smoke damaged.
The fire was confined to the back
room where no stock was kept.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

but this remarkable increase promises
to be approximately 25 per cent over
the 1915 production, so that we may
expect the final figures to show total
of three billion dollars.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
A. A. Bousquet Resigns as SeaIer.

A. A. Bousquet deputy sealer oI
weights and measures for Chelan'
Grant and Douglas counties has
resigned and will be connected with
the Gibbons garage. A. V. Shepard,
now deputy county auditor will take
the position made vacant by Mr..
Bousouet but will only have Chelar
county under his supervision.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

Sixty-seven state agricultural colleges
and experiment stations are devoted to
the development OF agriculture in the
United States. Their endowment,
plant and equipment amount to $780,
600. 900. They have an income OF
more than S35, 100000. with $500
teachers and a resident student body oI
over rs, s,000.-State College News.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05
Woman COwhides the Treasurer of WaIIa
WaIla County

Last Tuesday Mrs. Montgomery,
wife OF a prominent Walla Walla ply
sician, accompanied by her husband
went TO the Office OF the newly elected
County Treasurer G. A. Turner and
quite severely whipped him, leaving
marks on his face. She charged him
with circulating slanderous reports
about her.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

A wood distillation company Of South
Carolina has asked the bureau Of in
dustrial research OF the University OF
Washington to investigate the posi-
bility of establishing a distillation plaLt
in Washington.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

The ten months old baby OF Mr..
and Mrs ]. L. Parsons died
Wednesday night from the effects OF
an injury received several months ago
in a fall. 1t was taken to Wenatchee
for burial the following day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

John Balina, an old time ranch
owner in the vicinity OF Winton was
here yesterday and said on Thursday a
Chinook struck has country and for a
short time it was accompanied with
rain.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

Born, Dec. %, to Mr.. and Mrs. L.
R. Raffleson, in Everett an eleven and
half pound boy. Mother and child
doing we'll
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

F. c. Blankenship received five
ton J. I. Caie tractor this week which
he will use on his lake Wenatchee
ranch next summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

Mrs. T. W. Mccain, from Coulee
City, arrived here Monday afternoon
and is the guest OF Mrs. NJ. o. Logan,
Of whom she is an old friend.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

Our Job Printing
department is COM
plete. If you want
High Glass printing
at reasonable prices,
come to this office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-05

The Echo has a
sadine circulation
OF over 1000 per-
IONS who trade in
Leavenworth. Ad-
vertise and increase
your business.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

Socialist league to young boys and
girls at SO Ashland av., $50 p. m.
32d Ward Socialist party Sd annual
dance at Carpenters hall, GAIA s.
Halsted.
18th anniversary of Logan Square
church, Sawyer and WrghtwOOd
avs, supper and musical program,
$50 to 9 p. m.
All garment workers employed in
dress, kimOna and white good work.
ers' union are called to attend meet
ing. Sat. 1 p. m, 1879 Milwaukee aY,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SATURDAY

26th Ward Branch Socialist party
reception and dance at MunsOn's
hall, MOntrOse and Lincoln avs,
8 p. m.
Korassan drill team of Chicago
hold annual ball, Auditorium hotel.
International MoIders' union of
N. A, local 239, meets at 201 S. Hal
sted, 8 p. m.
Mr.. BabinskY lectures at Junior
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

this country showing survivors of the Cunar
liner Lacon which by submarine The picture show
the their arrival London after their neVeracng adVen
the boat Americans them Mr. Mar
oyt and daughter Elizabeth Chicago lost their lives the ss