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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

the Middle division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and party of railroad
men from Altoona, will come to Har-
risburg tonight to attend the smoker
of the Friendship and Cooperative
Club at their new room, No. 5 Grace
street.
Good Friday was observed to-day
in a number of railroad offices in Har-
risburg. The clerks had half day
off.
Hiram MCGOWAN SINNERS. who has
been in the west. will return tonight.
For the girls and boys meetings
at the p. r. r. Y. NJ. C. A. the Life
of Paul. will be the subject. Girls
meet from 4.30 to $50, and boys z to
8 p. m. every Friday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

agent for the Union Pacific Railroad
with headquarters in Philadelphia,
was visitor to Harrisburg to-day.
Captain Charles H. Stanley. known
as the converted comedian. will hold
a series of meetings at the P. r. r.
Y. M. c. A, Sunday, April 90.
The Bradford high school students
numbering 115 came to Harrisburg
from Washington last night. They
stopped at Hotel Columbus and left for
home at noon to-day.
The subject for the Sunday after
noon meeting at the P. r. r.. Y. M. C.
Is THE Resurrection" There will be
special music and illustrations.
Superintendent N. w: Smith. of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

cent, >es.e l.....:. 80. :. pe. $4,000 900
Rail (3.000,000 tons. in
crease in price per ton
800 ................. 100000
Locomotives (3,500 at in
per cent? :....; 72,QOO.OOO
Passenger cars $1,000 at
increase in price of so y
per cent? ........ 100000
Freight cars (175,000 at
per Cent? J .p.......,. p :. ~ 1O5, 900, 900
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

Shopmen to the number of so at
tended the MONDAY meeting to-day at
the Pennsylvania Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

r. II. Mccoy. ticket agent for the
Pennsylvania railroad at Lewistown,
who was visiting friends in Harris
burg, returned home last evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06
Railroad Notes

Arthur G. Sliker. chief clerk in the
office of Yardmaster A. w. Sites. at
DE. is off duty on account of illness.
He is confined to his bed at sos CAL
der street.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-07

2 c. Kodak, IT,, Kodak S12.GC-' Seward Drug Go.
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ON INLET
 HELDFOR VALDEZ GRAND, JURY

VALDEZ. - Especially - Advices received from Anchorage state that three residents of that place have been bound over to the grand jury in the commissioners court at that place, two for selling liquor without license and one for theft from a residence. Alice Johnson, one of those held for the illegal sale of li- quor, is a woman over sixty years of age, and once before was in custody on similar charge, to which she pleaded guilty and was fined $lOO. F. T. Brown is the name of the other prisoner charged with the illegal sale of liquor. William Weinberg is alleg- ed to have committed theft of a quan- tity of cut glass from a residence, and when arrested portion of the articles taken were found in his pos session.
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Mining Notes

E. k. Davidson, manager of the Mo- hawk Mining company, left Seward on the last boat on business connected with the future development of their quartz property in the Willow creek district. The company has had a force of men driving tunnels this winter and doing other necessary work to open up the property to the stage of certainty for the installation of the mining and milling machinery.
 Dave Barnes, who installed the mills for the Mable mine, has been on the outside for several weeks in the interests of the Mohawk company, and has purchased two No. Denver quartz mills and other machinery. Davidson will see about shipping the mills to Anchorage on the Admiral Watson, that sails from Seattle April g. The company will put up 1O0)- foot steel cable tramw9y early in the season and later in the sumter will build adequate snow shels for pro'ec
 ton against slides during the winter.
 Angus McDOugall has returned to Cordova from a flying business trip to the states, where he purchased ma chinery to be used in the development of the War Eagle group of copper claims in the Kuskulana district. The outfit consists of about hundred tons, and includes a steam electric plant, of 120 horse power, a sawmill, with 12,0O0 feet capacity and a five drill compressor plant. MT. McDoug- all also brought four horses with him and he says that his property will be worked on an extensive scale during the coming season and employment given to a large number of men.
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MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE
 ARE CERTIFIED

JUNEAU.-(Special) - The per, sonnel of the legislature as certified by the election canvesserS was settled at the meeting of February 27 except two. in dispute.
 Certificates were issued by the board to senators J. R. Heckman from the First; John Sundback from th' Second; John Roman from the Third and Dan Sutherland from the Fourth The legislators who received certiti- cates were Monte Benson, w. W. Casey and Peter C. Mccormick from the First; J. P. Daly, A. A. Allan and Nate Coombs from the Secondi Frank B. Cannon, T. P. Price, ant Charles Day, from the Third; and w T. Burns, L. c. Hess, Andrew Nerland and C. K. Snow from the Fourth.
 The decision of the board to count all votes, if it stands, gives the cleo tion to James Wickersham for dele gate to congress by a plurality of Sl It would also give Philip Corrigar the election for Representative in the Second division, and Joseph Murray the election in the Third division Corrigan is a Democrat and Murray was a candidate on the Republican and Progressive Democratic tickets.
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CONTRACTS LET
 ON SEWARD END OF LINE

The total disbursements of the Seward office of the U. s. k. k. for the period ending February IA were S7,30O.75.
 Force Report
 The total number of employees on the division February 10 was 495, as follows: headquarters office l5, en- gineering 22, shop and yards S7, stores and docks 27, track, grade and ballast 123, bridges 22, stationmen l94, stationmen's laborers 5.
 Contracts
 The following contracts for work on Seward division have been awarded: Stalder X Jackson, for peeled piling; Louis Nissen, peeled piling; Ramus X Johnson, cutting firewood; Sam Radish x Company, grading; Hugo Fels & Company, peeled piling; Frank Polch & Company, grading; Lindsey & Chase, peeled piling; Charles Helm CT & Company, grading.
 Contract Settlements
 The following settlements were made with contractors during the period: Dan Agdaba & Company $9,255.54; Brick Nelson, $6,S4O.6O;
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An-AlaSka News

The steamer Americ arrived at Wrangell recently with the report that Warm Springs bay was entirey frozen over and that she was unable to land at that point,
 There was riot in the Fairbanks tenderloin recently, and an excited demimonde called the fire department instead of the police. On arriving the fire chief and his assistants made the necessary arrests, all the same town marshal. and the city magistrate aS sessed the guilty $l55.
 Alfred C. Nelson. assistant chief timekeeper of Fairbanks division, died at Nenana February 15.
 At the Anchorage marine ways the keel,has been laid for a single screw tunnel boat for the use Of the super visory officials in connection with the railroad construction work along the Susitna river and tributaries. The boat will be A l-2 feet in length over all, with II foot beam, and depth of three feet from the bottom of keel to deck.
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LOCATERS ON
 LAND ALONG
 R. R. WARNED

In connection with people locating on land in advance of construction along the right-of-way of the U. S.. R. R., Andrew Christensen, manager of the land and industrial department 1f the Alaskan engineering comm'S- sion, has made the following state ment:
 Attention is invited to the follow ing provision contained in the RalI' road Act of March 12, 1914:
 Terminal and station grounds and rights-of-way through the lands ot the United States in the territory ot Alaska are hereby granted for the construction of railroads, telegraph and telephone lines authorized by this act, and in all patents for lands here after taken up, entered or located in the territory of Alaska there shall be expressed that there is reserved to the United States a right-of-way for the construction of railroads, tele- graph and telephone lines to the eX- tent of one hundred feet on either side of the center line of any such road and twenty-five feet on either side of the center line of any such telegraph or telephone lines, and the president may, m such manner as he deems advisable, make reservation ot such lands as are or may be useful for furnishing materials for conStruc- tion and for stations, terminals, docks and for such other purposes in con nection with the construction and op- eration of such railroad lines as he may deem necessary and desiable." | 1t will be observed that the above provision states that rights-of-way are thereby granted" which means the rights vested in the government at the date of the act, and that all lands located, settled or filed upon af- ter March l2, 1914, are subject to re- serve by the government for terminal and station grounds and rightS-of-way for the construction of the govern meut railroad. Any person who set ties, locates or files upon or in an! way attempts to acquire title to pub lie lands in Alaska after the date oi said act (March l2, l9lG, does S( subject to the provisions of the act and any improvements on such lanl that may later be needed for right-of. way. station and terminal grounds are made at the risk and hazard oi the owner; and such person is liable to be required to move or vacate from such terminal, station grounds or right-of-way without any compen sation for damages or otherwise, fol the work performed or improvements made.
 This notice is given at this time fol the information of all concerned SC that all public claimants may be in formed that they should not make i'm provementS upon lands which they know, or are reasonably well satisfied will be taken by the government fol railroad purposes.
 A. CHRISTENSEN, Manager | Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 15, 1917.
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Proof of labor blanks at the. Gate way.
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NOTICE

Election of officers of the l.. O. o. M., at the regular meeting of the Moose lodge, Friday evening, March g. Officers will be elected for the coming term. All members are re- quested to be present.
 3-7-2t. F. R. BIGFORD, Sec.
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FOR SALE

Three large freight dogs, good sled and harness, $135. Apply at the Seward Grill. 3-2-7
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FOR RENT

Two furnished rooms with Rot ard cold water, VAN GLIDER BUILD ING. Apply Mir. van Glider.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
Stop Crying
About the War

Many mothers are making matters
much worse by crying day in and day
out about their sons. War is bad
enough without adding any extra sor-
row before anything has actually hap
pened. Anna Steese Richardson quotes
in the October Woman's Home Com
panion from a letter written to her.
The writer OF the letter says:
Like most mothers who have Civ
en- sons TO their country. ] 20 out
when 1 can to divert my thoughts. And
what do ] hear? A friend inquiries
whether / have heard from my boy
and adds. We'll. I never expected to
see the time that ! would be glad my
three children are girls. but am
now my next hostess comments on
the sadness OF our finest young men
being sacrificed!
"At prayer meeting last night. the
leader. in the voice usually reserved
for funerals, spoke of our boys at the
front. and was followed by another
speaker who solemnly announced the
wellauthenticated rumor that our
boys are taking their coffins with
them to France! Next woman re-
lated with narrowing details how her
father went 20 the Civil war. never to
return. often stopping to regain her
sclf-control. And the meeting closed
with the most melancholy hymn in
the book, l feel as il never want to
go to prayer meeting again"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
About 40 Names
on the Honor Roll

The Honor Roll is growing fast.
There are now about 140 names in
cluded in it. The Record is confident
however. that there are many more
Fremont county boys whose names
have not been handed in.
With the exception of about doz.
en-, all the men on the list are from
Canon City.
Florence. Penrose. Portland. Con
crete, Rockvale. Coal Creek, Williams
burg, Chandler and many outlying
districts all have many volunteers
whose names as yet have not been
added to the list.
The Record would deem IL a favor
If these names would be sent In. The
Honor Roll Is really important be-
cause in time II will become com
plete directory of our boys who are
fighting for World Liberty
A dozen or more new names were
added today. Look over the. list and
see II there are any whom you know
who have been overlooked. Or IL you
see any errors In the way OF names.
initials. titles, or locations feel free
to tell The Record about them.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
HOWARD ITEMS

Mr.. Holman Freeman went TO Salida
on a visit to his father Friday and re-
turned home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Galager and son
Richard. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Crump Were Howard visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Harold Snowden and Mrs. Guy
West visited Mrs. Snowden's mother,
Mrs. Huffard. in caIcite Saturday.
DR.. d. d. Hamilton left Inst week
for Chicago where he expects to so to
school.
The dance at Howard hall was en-
joyed by a large crowd Friday of last
week.
Mr.. David Hamilton. Mr.. Guy West.
Mr.. Bobbie Snowden and William
Latham went hunting over in the San
Luis valley last Saturday.
Mr.. Bobbie Snowden let Sunday for
his home in Martinsville, Mo.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27

large number OF public utilities in
various parts of the United tastes:
among others the Pueblo street car
and electric system.
In June 1915 this company present
cd the opportunity 10 its customers
in one of its larger public utility or
ganizations operating In Minnesota
ferred stockholders in its business ell
terprise there and found the plan O
successful that II has been gradual ,
extending II into other sections OF tho
ests.
Announcement is made by the Ar
kansas Valley Hallway. Light a. Pow
II company that the payment OF five
dollars down and i've dollars a month
thereafter soon makes the subscriber
a preferred partner in the enterprise.
The stockholders in the company are
oaid seven percent interest on their
+HNfHtihthtS uHu HTdW taHn tlNluFnus
every three months
large number OF applications have
heen made to Manager w. N. Clark by
anon City people for the seven per
cent preferred stock Of the company
and the Indications are that most, IL
not all Of the allotment to this com
munity will be taken by local invest
ors.
|. The money raised thru this sale OF
stock will be used largely In extending
Ne company's lines in this district
and in the Improvement OF It's proper
ly holdings and the Investments made
by subscribers will contribute to the
prosperity and well-being OF the com
munity. Complete details OF the plan
Of Investment may be obtained on
inquiry at the company's Office at 113.
115 North Fifth street.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED TO
BUY PREFERRED STOCK IN .
ARK. VALLEY R. |. & P. co.

The Arkansas Valley Railway, Light
& Power company with the view Of
creating stronger community Of in.
terest" between It's patrons and ita
management. has formulated Gus.
tomer-ownership system OF invest.
ment. by means Of which those who
arc served by It may become preferred
eharehoIders In the corporation. Here
tcfcre It's capital stock has been own.
I'd by H. M. Byliesby 4 Company Of
Chicago, q: -concefn thst CONTROLS -
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
PURCHASED THE LIVINGSTON
HOME se

Nathan B Danforth of New Jersey,
has purchased from Mrs. l.. x. Kohl,
man Of Vancouver. d. c.. the resi-,
dence property at s21 Greenwood av.
enue. which has been occupied as a
home for the past seven or eight years
by Capt. A. +. Livingston and sister.
Miss Anna The considers tion inamed
In the deed was s6.50os II islGnder-
stood that the property viii be occu.
pied as residence N, Mrs. Gumsss.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27

should ever put 10 his battery says
Bud Holland. IN local Willard repre-
sentative. 'is pux water" The reason
FOR this Is easy understand
The electroIiti p the battery is an
acid solution. the battery dis
charges. the 40 oiis absorbed by the
plates. when t,',gbattery is complete
iy DISCHARGED, ,e liquid inside is
practically pr, water. Charging tho
battery revsrfs this process. tha, is.
II forces sne acid out OF the plates and
into the liquid aEain. SO that when tho
battery Is fully charged the cIectrolite
l. acid OF normal strength.
Acid should never be put into the
battery except by 'an expert"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
DON'T AOD ACID TO
BATTERIES, SAYS EXPERT

Among motor car owners. the iAea
that the storage battery can hc
brought back to fully-charsed con-
dition by fiIiing It with acid has made
considerable headway. in spite OF the
emphatic abatement Of battery men
thdt this Il the w0rsf possible thing
ha can be done for the battery.
THE only thing that the car owner
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
SAFE REMEDY FOR CHILDREN

Every parent is, or should be, care
full in giving medicine to children.
Chas. Baker. Brownsville. Tex. writes:
For some years past have, used
F'oley's Honey and Tar and have
found 1t especially efficient for bad
coughs of my children. always rec
ommend it to my friends as a safe
remedy for children as it contains no
opiates. My wife. would not think OF
using any other kind of cough medi-
ciEe as II is certain to bring quick
and lasting relief" 1t checks Group.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
LINCOLN PARK
NEWS NOTES

Mrs. w c. Thomas came up from
Pueblo Sunday to spend a few DAYS
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Linkins.
The Lincoln Park division of the
Ladies Aid Society OF the Methodist
church held its first meeting Of the
year at the home of Mrs. Laird on
Logan street Wednesday afternou. Of
ficers were installed for the year as
follows: Mrs. T. E. Bailey, president;
Mrs. Sarah Hawkins. vice president:
Mrs. Flippen. secretary: Mrs. Olive
Sprinkle. treasurer A social hour was
enjoyed after the business. meeting.
Mrs. f. A. Towle, of Omaha, Neb.,
visited the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dali DeWeese last week. She was one
of party in lunch at the top of the
Gorge during her visit
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hubble left Tues.
day for the western slope to visit their
dughter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams an
Miss Mary Hughart motored to Salida
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams re-
turned Sunday. but Miss Hughart re-
mained for visit with her brother
Troy until Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Townsend. of Pu-
eblo. visited Mr. and Mrs. A. @. Gard
ner last week Mr.. Townsend is Mrs.
Gardeners brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Rice returned
with their son. Holly Rice, and his
wife. TO Sugar City last week and are
visiting them now.
f. N. Steele returned Monday from
an extended trip at Cripple Creek.
idr. and Mrs. J. E. Freidinger will
go to the Tallahassee country next
week with a force OF men to dig ten
aores OF potatoes which Mr.. Freidin-
ger has raised this year. They say
that they will have a large yield and
that the potatoes are very fine quar.
lty.
People on the Park are beginning
TO pick apples. Some have fairly good
crops, but the average yield will be
far below the normal mark and there
are few choice apples.
The Lincoln Park division of the
Ladies' Association of the Presbyter.
ian church will meet with Mrs. Mona
Carter on East Elm street next Thurs.
day.
A Mr.. Gildart. of Colorado Springs.
seventy-three years old. suffered cuts
about bis face and other minor in
iuries Tuesday afternoon when his
Ford car turned turtle" at the cor
ne rof Chestnut and Elm streets. He
had the car fitted with a camping out
Il. He was taken to the home of an
old friend. George Wood. after the ac.
cident.
Mrs. J. NJ. Isley left Sunday for
Plains, Kansas, to VISIT her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G. Thompson and
fseir daughter Helen and Mfr. and
Mrs. l. F. Davis and daughter Alta,
motored to Colorado Springs Sunday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
Thumb Index q ch.r.ctee

Just as the chin gives qualities
to the face. 90, the thumb marks the
personality Of the hand. and In m nm
erring index of a mans natural
strength or weakness of character.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27

n. A., Camp Dix, wrightstown. N. J.
Coast Artillery
w. B. Johnson, Srd Company c. A.
c., FIT. Cacy, Washington.
Regular Army-Artiiiery.
Wilfred Paulsen, 4th Artillery, FIT.
Windfield Scott. San Francisco.
Field Hospital
Ralph l.. Durfee, 18th Field Hospital,
III Sanitary Train, And Division,
Camp Mills, Mineola. Long Island. N.
=.
Regular Army-cavaIry
Herbert 3. Wilson 4th cavalry.
Ralph R Jones. 4th cavalry.
Ralph d. Horney, 18th Cavalry.
Troop d. Fort Riley. Kans.
John Borden. eth Cavalry, Border
Service
U. S. Marines.
Fred Mckinley.
Bernard vasey. France.
Ralph Thompson. c Co. Mare Isl
and, Calf.
Lawrence l.. LeQuatte.
:. 3oth Ambulance.
Waldo NJ. Wilson.
Medical Corps U. IS A.
Leslie ID. Curtis.
Ernest Mouchette.
William f. Rowe.
U. S. ReguIars-Infantry
Arthur L. Mills.
Glenn Sperry.
John E. Sage, Co. d. sth Infantry.
U. S. Navy.
Lieut. Commander, Byron McCand-
Jess.
Lieut.. Earl Quinlan.
Chief Petty Officer VIII Trout.
Ed. Sweitzer
Ruben Kenley.
Francis Robbins.
viii Rathburn.
Arthur Cowles.
Byrd Bailey. u. s. s. Truxton.
Chief Petty Officer Harold Turner
Ezra Warden.
Roy C. Bailey, L. S. S. Covington.
Byrd Bailey.
Elton Morris. Pacific Fleet.
Carol Whelan. Atlantic Fleet.
Alfred B. Cowley. Atlantic Fleet.
Harry B. Endicott, Machinist's
Mate, U. s. s. Pittsburg.
Dewey Gallagher, Florence.
Everett Lewis.
U. S. Signal Corps
Morton Dickson.
Dewey o. Rayburn. Vallejo, Calf.
In Training Camps
Lieut. Hart Goodloe, Ft. Riley.
Joseph Chenault, FIT. Sheridan.
U. S. Military Academy
Cadet Wynot Irish
2sth Base Hospital.
awaiting Cai)
Olin Diebert.
Kenneth Hermann.
Harold Sprinkle.
Victor Lewis.
Sydney Jefferson.
Clifford Ames.
Canadian Army.
Captain ames S. C. Wells, Field
Artillery.
Others in Whom Local Folks are
Interested.
Major Ralph r. Proctor, Camp
Meade, Virginia.
Captain Kinzie Bates Edmunds, JEFF.
ferson Barracks, st. Louis
Captain Cuthbert Stearns. 4th cav
airy, Honolulu.
First Lieut.. Vim. Handy.
Second Lieut. Morton Bailey.
Second Lieut.. Harry Wray.
About 40 Names
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