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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
Meet me at The Branch.
FORFEITURE-NOTICE

To A. F. SPRAGUE, YOUR HEIRS
 AND ASSIGNS.
 Your are hereby notified and will take notice that l, the subscriber, J. c. Gilpatrick, have expended during the year A. D., 1916, the sum of One hundred ($100.00) dollars in labor and improvements upon each of the fol- lowing described mining claims, to- wit: MEAT IN THE POT" CLARA" "OLYMPIA," SUMMIT" LISBON" and FATTY" all of which said claims are situated and lie in the Moose Pass Mining District, Kenai Recording District, Third Judi cial Division, Territory of Alaska. The notices of location thereof are of record in Book One of Locations, at pages 132 and 133, and Book of Lo- cations at pages 45, 46 and S4 in the office of the United States Commis- sioner and District Recorder for ke- mai Recording District and Precinct, at the Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, to which book and pages ref erence is hereby made for more par ticular description of said claim. Said expenditures were made for the pur- pose of holding possessory rights and title to said mining claims under the provisions of section twenty three hundred and twenty-four of the Re vised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto and the Session Laws of the Territory of AL aska, providing for the annual labor upon mining claims, said amounts be- ing the sums required in each instance to hold said mining claims during the period ending the thirty-first day of December, 1916.
 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 (90) days after the publication of this notice. to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner, your proportion being in the total the sum of Two hundred and eight dol lars and thirty-two (S20S.32) cents, made up of the following amounts to- wit: MEAT IN THE P0T," $5O.OO, CLARA, $25.O0, OLYMPIA" $88.88, SUMMIT" $3S.33, 'LIS- BON," $S3.33, and HATTIE" $83.33, your respective interests in and to said mining claims, and each and every one of them, will become the property of the subscriber, who is your co-owner, and who has made the expenditures and improvements as above mentioned on said mining claims, and each and every one of them, pursuant to the provisions of the said statute and the said Session Laws.
 J. c. GILPATRICK.
 First publication, Feb. 2, 1917.
 Last publication. April 27, 1917.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
You Have Yourself
 to Blame

if you fail to seize this opportunity. With potatoes selling at $1O0.0O per ton, vegetables of all kinds at similar prices, there is no reason why you cant make more money by raising them than you can in any other line of business. THE OLE MARTIN HOMESTEAD is noted for it's BIG POTATO and being now sub-divided in 5-1O or any number of acres you desire, and offered for sale at reason able prices and easy terms, it makes it possible for you to secure home, and also where you can make quick safe money. For information see Dougherty & Stewart or phone Red TAT.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
FOR RENT

Two furnished rooms with Rot ard cold water, VAN GLIDER BUILD ING. Apply MT. van Glider.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27

2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $l2.GC-.- Seward Drug Go.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27

Long distance telephone bo ,th at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
ALASKA RECORD
 ON IMPORTS AND
 EXPORTS SCARS
Customs Office Records Show Gain Over 1915
 of $37,OOO,OOO

The annual report of John F. Pugh, the collector of customs for Alaska, has just been received after having been compiled by the officers of the local office and shows that the total value of the exports and imports be- tween Alaska and the United States and Canada reached the highest point in the history of transportation to the territory and exceeded the value of 1915 in imports and exports over | $S7, 100000.
 | The value of the exports and inn ports, according to the report, amounted to exactly $119,937 ,443, as compared with $S2,S74,l22 last year, and $55,O12,2l2 in 1910. The value of the imports to Alaska for the year 1916 amounted to S35,314,993 while the exports amounted to $S4,622 ,45O.
 The value of the gold and silver produced in Alaska and shipped to the United States amounted to $16,332,- IF. This was distributed between the four judicial divisions as follows: First $5,6SS,3S7; Second $3,O35, 5,631; Third, $l,523 ,2O6, and Fourth, $6,- l34,S93. The copper ore shipped fro mthe territory during the year amounted to 135,2S9,219 pounds, valued at $35,534,O39. The next largest item of value of production from the territory was canned sal mon which amounted to 28776t,St0 poundn with value of $21 ,5SS113.
 During the year 1915 the value of the salmon shipped from the terri tory was $l7,S92 BIT, while the cop per ore was valued at $12,354, ,l6&. The largest previous years exports Of canned salmon was in 1914 when the production reached a value of $l7,- 906,215.
 The increase of the value of the copper production of the territory IS shown in a comparative table which shows that in 1913 copper valued at $3,765,132 was shipped; ia 1914 it amounted to $3,365, ,342, and in 1915 it jumped to $l2,354,l63. The exports for the year 1916 amounted to almOs; twice as much as all three years com bined.
 Another interesting phase of the re- port is the movenest of the passen- gers on the vessels operating to and from Alaska. The total arrivals in the territory from the south and from Canada were 2S,6O6 while the de- partures were 26,S59. The arrivals at Eagle from Yukon territory down the Yukon amounted to 1,182 while the departures were 727, showing that the population is on the constant increase.
 The report is one of the most com prehensive ever issued as-it deals with many phases of the business of AL aSka and touches on many things which have never been before incor- pOrated in any report. The compara- tive tables in the report are most comprehensive.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27

ButterkiSt popcorn for sale at the KEY. tf
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
THE SEWARD GATEWAY SEWARD ALASKA TUESDAY FEBRUARY M 19
MAYOR GILL IS
 AGAIN DENIED A
 SEPARATE TRIAL

SEATTLE, Tuesday, Feb. 27.- Judge Neterer has again denied a sep crate trial for Mayor Gill, charged to- gether with Chief Rockingham with complicity in the whiskey ring graft,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

An eight horsepower PeltOn water wheel, never been used. Just the thing for a small pining plant or electric generator. Inquire at the Gateway. If
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
FOR RENT


 For rent or Sale-ReSturant, fully equipped and ready for business. Good location. Apply Gateway. For rent two-room furnished house SIS per month. See Dougherty X Stewart, Small house, cheap rent. Madison A. Waterfll & Frazier whiskey at The Branch. Andy's Express, phone Madison 14S. Stamps for sale at The Key. City Express. Phone Main 122.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27

The Bazaar is now open for busi- nss. Watch our show windows. Special sale Wednesday. t
 Long distance phone at The Branch
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27

The Broadway Bakery and Coffee House is now open for business. Come in and try our cakes, cookies, dough- nuts, pies and coffee.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-27
REWARD

Proper reward will be paid for the return of blux fox to the Coleman Hotel. H. w. McCRACKEN. 2-26.2t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT CARS
In These Days of Stress Sensible
Thing to Do Is to Use Them
Where Most Needed.

The war board of the American
Railway association has introduced
another novelty in railroad operation.
1t has ordered the immediate move
ment of empty freight cars from
roads whore they are not needed to
roads which need them, despite own
ership. Heretofore, all attempt to
regulate the movement of empty
freight cars has been in the direction
of returning cars to their owners. 1t
was often the case that roads would
hold cars of other roads to their own
use, no matter how greatly the other
roads needed them. 1t has even been
charged that some companies made it
policy to keep down their equip
ment and commander the equipment
of other companies. The sensible
thing, of course, in these days of
stress is to use the freight cars where
they are most needed, regardless of
ownership.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
PNEUMATIC TOOLS ARE BEST
One Man Can Do as Much as Two
Hand Laborers in Packing Ballast
Around Railroad Ties.

With the use Of pneumatic tools for
packing the ballast around railroad
ties, as tried by an eastern railroad
it is claimed that one man can do as
much as two hand laborers have done
hitherto, and the work is more thor
Ough and lasts longer. Each air com
pressOr is made to operate four pack
ing tools, which are driven by rapid
hammer-blows delivered on their up
per end. The operator keeps the tool
in contact with the ballast, and the
material is thus forced into small
spaces not easily reached in hand
work. The compressor and its gasO-
line engine are carried on a small car
which is easily lifted from the track
and replaced. Where the working
space is limited, as in cuttings, the
compressed air may be carried through
iron piping, and it is found that the
packing tool can be operated with I'M
diminished efficiency from 1000 to L.
500 feet away from the compressor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19

the surrounding countryside, there
must be a band. SO when Benny had
heard, by telephone, of their predica-
ment, he had set out to rescue them
with the farm wagon.
Now the carryall stood on the wrong
side Of the road, and Benny had right
of way. Moreover, he was hurrying
to get the belated band to its place
before the speaker of the day should
arrive. He saw the carryall too late.
His shouted warning did no good and
there came q clutch and wrenching of
wheels, the carryall skidded quite in
motor style, then toppled rakishly
aslant. The horses moved sluggishly
a little to one side, as if bored by the
whole proceeding. And nobody was
injured; but the carryall was wreck.
Benny, taking the blame, got down
from his wagon, resigning the reins to
someone else. After apologizing to the
girl, he went to his mother, watching
the crowd from the steps. The neigh
borhood doctor had looked over the
girl and her young brother, and, find
ing no harm done, had given them into
his wife's keeping who stood with her
arm protectingly around the girls
shoulders.
It's a shame" said Benny. isn't
her get-up fierce? But-you can't
blame her. Know who she is? Grand
daughter of that old miser, Granny
Rollins, back in the mountains. Her
father let her run wild. Granny's dead
now, and those two-brother and sis
ter-are her only heirs. They've come
into the farm, the clothes-everything
Granny left. But they've found nc
money. Everybody thought the old
skinflint had piles Of it; but they had
to sell the best Of the cows to pay for
Granny's funeral. The carryall was @
wreck, so rotten and shaky l wonder
they got here in 1t. OF course III
stand for that-though 1t never would
have got home, the ten miles they mus
drive through, without falling tC
pieces. After a while you go to speak
to them. They're alone and scared ant
shy, and you could help them have 9
good time"
Mrs. Benton nodded-she could no
speak. She did so crave a daughter
in spite Of her five sons, 1t hurt to SCI
girl thus gone to waste. Her hear
yearned over the poor thing--no doub
she had been bewlldered by her ava
lancbc of vnaccustomed possessions
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
HAIL first train
How Philadelphia Greeted First
Railroad Cars on Afternoon
of April 10, 1884.
CONSIDERED AS GREAT joke
Took Six Years Of Agitation to Con-
struct Track Between Columbia
and Quaker City-Horses Were
Ready to Rescue.

The first railroad train seen in Phil
Schuylkill incline plane at 4 80 o'clock
on the afternoon of April 16, 1884, af-
ter an Decentralization trip from
Lancaster. Everybody laughed at this
nine days wonder, so sure to be fail
ure. 1t had taken six years of agita-
ton to provide the construction of a
single track between Columbia and
Philadelphia, to connect this city with
the canal at the former place. SO lit
tie confidence had the managers in the
endurance of the locomotive that an
empty hOrsecar followed the train with
relays of horses at different points to
rescue the party in case the locomotive
gave out. They had much difficulty
with BLACK Hawk" for that was the
locomotives name, and the passengers
had to get out and give it healthy
push from time to time.
Desperate Resistance.
There had been desperate resistance
co the introduction of railroads
throughout the state. There was a
huge vested interest in the Conestoga
wagons. Hundreds of six-horse teams
hauling the immense covered wagons
were constantly on the highways,
transporting passengers and freight
between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
and between many other points. Every
few miles along our through turnpikes
was found the wagon tavern" Well
TODD farmers whose homes were on
the pike ran a tavern as side indus
try. These inns, besides refreshment
for travellers, had large yards to ac-
commodate the teams during the night.
1t was a thriving business, and when
the proposition to construct railways
was seriously urged the wagon drivers
and the wagon tavern-keepers made an
aggressive fight against the innovation,
which would deprive them of so much
of their income and their pleasure.
Anti-Railroad Men.
Mass meetings were held along the
lines of the turnpikes to protest
against railways. 1t was urged that
they were of doubtful utility. Political
orators delivered harangues against
the injustice of bringing IAN untried
experiment" into vogue to ruin the
great industrial interests which cen
tered in wagon transportation" In
some instances United States senators
and representatives made these
speeches and were elected solely on
the strength of being "anti-railroad
men,"
But the progress Of the railroad was
so gradual that there was no sudden
and violent destruction of the wagon
transportation interests. The grand
old Conestoga wagons, prairie schoon'
ers," died q slow and natural death
But the tavern-keepers who allied
themselves with politicians to hold
back progress have maintained the al
lance ever since the days when "Blacli
Hawk" came to Phlladelphla.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
CONGRESSMAN IN SAME FIX
Representative of People Returning
Home Was in Splendid Position to
Feel for Convict.

The pale-faced passenger looked out
of the car window with exceeding in
terest. Finally he turned to his seat
mate.
"You likely think I never rode in
the cars before" he said, "but the fact
is, pardner, just got out of prison
this mornin, and it does me good to
look around. 1t is goin' to be mighty
tough, though, facin' my old-time
friends. l s'pose, though, you amt
got much idea how a man feels in a
case like that"
Perhaps I have a better idea of
your feelings than you think" said
the other gentleman, with a sad smile.
II am just getting home from con-
gress. San Francisco Argonaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
By
Martha Mccullough Williams

SSOpyIlBHIt ISL, ny the hCCluIS N6WSpd-
per Syndicate.)
"Where in the world!" It was the
hat that called forth Mrs. Benton's ex-
clamation. She and her family had
been coming for years to this mountain
resort of South Carolina for the sum-
mer holidays. And in the course of
that time she had seen much of the
mountaineers. But never had she seen
anybody like the girl who stood in the
shade of the carryall that had just
come TO rest in the street before the
Benton house.
The hat was ten years out Of fash
ion, and mast have been fright to
begin with. And the hat was sufficient
~ startling without the rest of the
girl-the rest was largely red hair,
fine, lustrOus, wavy, very thick and
of the truest Titan hue. 1t was wound
in heavy rolls about the girls head,
and entwined with faded blue ribbon.
Rhinestone combs of unknown vintage
We're stuck here and there in the glow
ing expanse, evidently placed with care
that the hat should not obscure them.
The girl stood there searching in the
carryall for sundry belongings-a fam
ing purple parasol, a palm-leaf fan
with long red tassel, brightcolOred
handkerchief. The small lad, her
brother, on the front seat, holding the
meek pair of pillow horses, turned to
LoI nj +ho% &c, hn ,,f
see the Benton wagon coming down
the street at a smart trot, driven by
Benny Benton, and laden with the be-
lated band from town, come to this
town of Locust Grove to do honor to
the Fourth of July. The band had
started out vaingloriOusly in a motor
bus, only to find itself stranded seven
miles from its destination. AS the town
was crowded with merrymakers from
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
Cement From Sugar Beets.

A French chemist has worked out a
process for making cement from sugar
beets as a by-product In the process
of sugar manufacture. The foreign
matter which bolls out in the process
of purifying the beets is mixed with
clay, and hlgh-grade of cement re-
suits. The case Of cement is q strik-
ing Illustration Of the importance of
by-products in modern industry. Not
only can cement be manufactured as
a by-product of sugar manufacture,
but In making cement by the standard
process the potash by-product Is some
times valuable enough to pay the en-
tire cost.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
TO BUILD ALASKAN RAILROAD
At Present 1886 Miles of Road Between
Seward and Fairbanks Are in
Daily Operation.

OF the 466 miles of railroad to be
built by the United States government
from Seward to Fairbanks, Alaska, 1856
miles are now in operation, with daily
trains. The estimated cost of construct
ing the 466 miles of road is $25,642 900.
Approximately $11,000,000 will have
been spent by the close of the present
fiscal year. A force Of about 1000 men
is employed and work has continued
throughout the winter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
Peace Has Slaughters.

Ten thousand and one persons were
killed in this country in railroad ac-
cidents last year, which shows that
peace his its slaughters as well as
war, although with the former, they
are not quite so Observation-Disclosures
American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19


of
which Germans
efficiency French belief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-28

Never before perhaps in the history of the world has it been more difficult to arrive at the actual truth regarding the tremendous events that are occurring from week to week Empires are fall the political complexion of States is being completely altered over night. To know the real facts regard ing these epoch-makine occurrences is vital neces- sty for every of us. yet there are innumerable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-28

room in the same flat, no matter how private, doesn't take the place of a | retreat under a separate roof. JanetN ask you as sensible, practical, straight thinking woman-who de- spises, as I do, romantic fiction when it masquerades for truth--do you think 1t possible that we shall never have 8 single quarrel as long as we liver
 q do not" Janet said thoughtfully. "We are human -"
 Well, when we quarrel we sha'nt do it!" Walt said. When we feel words coming on I shall run away not to my room in the same flat where you will follow me and say them hard words anyway, but to my solitary castle, third floor front, at Mime. Ber- gers, where l can kick the waste bas- ket, swear at the dresser and slam the bed. You can work your grouch out on the flat furniture or keep a cat. When the cyclones past I'll leave my castle, stop at the delicatessen store for rankfurters and potato salad for our love-and- makeup feast at home. r
 Janet shrugged her shoulders-not sullenly. however.
 Well l don't see anything in the plan. But if you do I am keen for let ting people have their way as much as possible" she said.
 Which makes you ineligible for the role of regular wife"" said Walt softly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The local aluInnae of Boucher college is requested to meet this afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lewis Underwood to transact some important brsiness relative to the coming of Miss Margaret Wilson, former Boucher girl. The members are: Mesdames w. M. Walker, Donald Conner, Frank Nabers H. U. Sims, w. H. Manly, Claud Estes, William Denson H. M. Gassman. P. C.. Shook, Lewis Underwood John H. Ed mundson John Armistead. Misses Mar garet Cameron, Marguerite Weaver, Lau- rese Johnston.
 There will be meeting of the local biennial board this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Cable hall. All committee chairmen are requested to be present. ready to render their report.
 The Nursery Guild of the Mercy Home will meet Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs William Brown at the Dian instead of with Mrs George Rey- holds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-28
HER SIDE-=--AND HIS
 THE TWO-PART HOME
rO-P PART HOME
By ZOE BECKLEY

You're a regular husband" Janet would say when she wanted to tease Walt. Why not be modern like me?'
 All right. let's see how little you are regular wife and how modern propose to have ours twopart home. ' Janet looked interested. What will it be like?" she asked
 You're keen on having us be as nearly as possible as we were before we married. Finel" said Walt. Be fore marriage I had a room of my own. We'll have not given it up as yet-and shall not"
 Walt stedman. what do you mean? Janet said with touch of anxiety. Whats your idea? You haven't tired of me in two short weeks. have your"
 Without wasting words on the dem onstration Walt assured her to the con trary.
 But you may get tired of me oc- casionally and I of you, he said. Then each of us will need a pri- vate cyclone cellar. And my hall bed- room shall be mine. while your cellar de luxe will be this flat"
 That's no sort of thing for young husband to propose to his wife" Ja- net said, little put out
 "Ha, hal" Who's the mossback, the conservative. the regular married one now!" Walt cried. Then his manner changed and he spoke earnestly. But Pm serious about keeping my bachelor bedroom, Janet Here's the idea. I look oh rrfa lxrO and what do l see? They're bored TO death with each other, Why? Because every moment they spend at home it's always under the same roof, always within sound of each other, always where one can put finger on the other always where one can intrude on the others privacy. always tread ing on each other Well. our marriage is going to be different. We shall have two roofs to our home"
 It was a dangerous speech to make. But Janet was blessed with that rare gift-commo sense So she felt only little hurt
 "Of course. if you feel the need of a place to run away to from me"
 "Of course, don't feel the need of it, Adorable Goose!' he cried gleefully, hugging her. Neither do I feel the need of the 37 cents or so I have tucked away in my sock for a rainy day But the feeling that it is there to draw on if need be enables me to work with such pep that I don't expect to need that 37 cents And if you know and I know that I have a room and you have a flat to run away to it will keep me from beating you and you from horsewhipping me. Eee?'
 "A feeling is not worth paying a needless rent for, Janet protested. "You have a room of your own for privacy in our own flat"
 "A feeling is not worth paying for if it's worth anything at all. And one is lucky if money will pay for it. Walt said seriously. If the few dol- lars a week it costs me to keep my room at Mime. Berger's will save me one thousandth of one per cent of our marital happiness I'll pay the rent if have to cut out sleep to earn 1t. A