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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS
 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT

Notice is herby given that the Con- mon Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, calls for bids for the grad ing and levelling of Third Avenue, so that loaded vehicles can pass con veniently thereover, from Jefferson Street in the City of Seward, Alaska, to the North limit of the Frank L.. Ballaine Townsite in said City of Sew ard, also the improvement of Fifth Avenue from Jefferson Street in the City of Seward to the north line of the Frank l.. Ballaine Townsite of said City of Seward, by grading and levelling the same so that loaded ve- hicles can pass conveniently thereover. There must be separate bids for each street, any bid including the improve ment of both streets will not be con- sidered. The work on each street must be done according to the specifications therefor which are on file with the mu- nicipal clerk, open to the inspection of all persons desiring to bid on said contracts or either of them, said work to be done under the supervision and direction of the street committee and approved by said committee before ac- cepted by the Council.
 All bids must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the City of Seward, in the sum of 10 per cent. of amount of bid, or a like amount in money, which will be forfeited to the city by the successful bidder in case he shall fail to enter into the required contract and furnish the required bond in five days after the award is made by the Council. Money or checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned. The work to be completed within thir- ty days after contract is signed unless extended by the Council upon proper showing.
 All bids must be filed with the mu- nicipal clerk by eight o'clock P. M. on the tenth day after the first publica- tiOn of this notice. Bids filed there after will not be considered.
 The council reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids.
 O. H. POEHLMANN,
 (SeaD Municipal Clerk.
 First Pub. July IT, 1917.
 Last Pub. July 27, 1917.
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Serial O16S6, Sur. 1S4 In the United States Land Office, Ju- neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT

NOTICE is hereby given that An drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene- fits of Section 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has applied to make entry of the lands embraced in United States Nou-mineral survey No. 1S4 situate on NOrtherly shore of Bird Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis trict of Alaska, more particularly de- scribed as follows, to-wit:
 Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordl- nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs, from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks bears North 22 deg. O5 min. w.; U. s. l.. M. Sur. 1S4 bears N. 69 deg. IT min w. 3.61 chs; thence from true cor. No. 1 South 917 chs. to cor. No. z, thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 8; thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South 1.62 chs; thence from true cor. No. meandering beach Pacific Ocean at ordinary high tide CD s. 51 deg. 38 min. E. BPS chs; (2) s. 6S deg. 46 min. E. 4.16 chs. (3) s. "A deg. 49 min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. place of beginning. Area 14.46 acres. Var iation at all corners 20 deg. co min. East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 56 sec. N. Longitude 159 deg. IA min. co sec. w.
 AS additional to original homestead entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en- tered at Boonville, Mo-, which said scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereto under oath, during the period of publication, or withing thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statute.
 ANDREW GROSVOLD,
 By NEWARK l.. BURTON,
 Attorney in Fact. First publication June p, 1917.
 Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing Notice be published for the stautory period in the Gateway, newspaper of general circulation, printed at Seward, Alaska, the near est newspaper to said above described claim or survey.
 C. B. WALKER, Register.
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Household furniture for sale-Cable Office. If.
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All Alaska News

Carl Erickson, of Juneau, was given a hearing in the Commissioners court at that place recently as to his sanity because he insisted that he was the party who stole the gold brick from the Chichagoff mine last winter.
 *
 Mayor Henry T. Ray, of Fairbanks, is hearing dispositions in the matter of the contest of the delegate cleo ton. But little headway is being made as many of the witnesses refuse to an- swer the questions put to them Guy B. Erwin is attorney for James Wick ersham at the hearings and Delegate Charles A. Sulzer is represented by Cecil H. Clegg and John A. Clark.
 Waterfll and Frazer whiskey at the Branch.
 City Express. Phone Main 122.
 Ask your grocers for Seward Bakery Bread.
 Household furniture for sale-Cable Office. If.
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Mining location blanks at the Gate way.
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Ask your grocers for Seward Bakery Bread.
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Waterfll and Frazer whiskey at the Branch.
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City Express. Phone Main 122.
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EDITOR OF PROVIDENCE JOURNAL REVEALS HOW HIS REPORTERS
 UNCOVERED GERMAN PLOTS

filled with propaganda documents and with bills of expense in connection with explosions in munition factories, and other vital and valuable things, and was to be shipped off the follow ing week straight to England on a Swedish ship and from there to Ger many.
 "The only thing we could possibly do was to identify the package. One day when they were about to close the package up, this girl, under in- Structions-andI l may say incidentally she is now back at work getting her SIG a week-sat on this box eating her lunch. Nearly evrybody else had gone but von Papen, rather debonair and fond of ladies, wandered in and sat on the packing box and asked if he could share her lunch with her. She said certainly, and while they were sharing the sandwiches he made some sentimental advances and she, in a rather dreamy way, took out a large pencil and drew two big red hearts on this packing case.
 It was Capt. vOn Papen himself who put the arrow through them and ladies and gentlemen, when the ship AuStriaS II reached Falmouth, they picked that package out of the hold from about a hundred and fifty others, and identified it by the two hearts on top. And yet they say there are no brilliant people but the Ger mans.
 Revealed Easement Plot
 It was through the Journal, Mr. Rathom said that a great quantity of important papers were secured from Wolf von Ingel. These papers reveal ed the Casemnt plot for the Irish up- rising. When the papers were taken BernStortf made application to the State Department to have them re- turned. He was told that any papers he could identify would be returned to him, and he then realized how he had committed himself in asking that the papers be returned.
 The first revelation which Mir Ra- thom told illustrated the German ca pacity for blundering. It was the story of Werner Horne-the man who was responsible for the attempt to blow up the Vanceboro bridge. Horne had been detected as a German spy by one of the Journal reporters in New York. In an effort to disguise himself, Horne allowed his beard to grow for three days, put on an old suit, which he purchased for three dollars - (even this detail was re- pOrted)-and packed his personal eff fleets in an old carpet bag. Having carried out these elaborate precau- tions he took passage to a point where the "job" was to be done, on
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WILL INVESTIGATE
 MURDER OF INDIANS

TALKEETNA, (By MaiD.-M. H Healey, United States Marshal at this place, left for Stepan lake July 9th with a guide and pack train to inves- tigate the murder of Talkeetna Stepar and his wife. The party will be gone two or three weeks, owing to the lack of trails. and the wild nature of the country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
Wine Taxes to Be Increased.
u S. DOOMS ALIEN SLACKERS
Lodge Declares Allies Are Anxious for
Dodging Subjects to Be
Departed.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Two resolu-
tons designed to bring within the op-
erations of the selectve draft law all
aliens Of nations allied with this gov
eminent in the common warfare upon
Germany, or else force them to return
to their native countries to do their
bit, were discussed in the United
States senate. There was such a
unanimity of opinion in favor Of both
measures that it is probable that both
will pass without opposition.
Senator McCumber's resolution re-
quests the president to obtain an agree
ment from European nations engaged
in war against the central powers,
which would declare their citizens and
subjects domiciled within the United
States subject to the selective draft.
Senator Lodge, speaking Of the Nc
Cumber resolution, declared that the
allied nations were heartily in favor Of
such action by the United States as
would bring their slackers in this coun-
try into military service on the same
basis as citizens of the United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01

contract for next year, as 1t Is impos-
sible for the people to enjoy such en-
tertainments, lectures and music in
any other way or so cheaply, and it
should not be necessary for the COM
mittee to stand the loss when there
is deficit. 1t came, however, at an
inconvenient time when the farmers
were haying and harvesting.
Misses Helen and Esther Mcintosh,
who have been visiting with Hopkin-
ton friends, left Tuesday morning for
a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Royden at Scotch Grove, before return
ing to their home in Iowa City.
Mrs. I. T. Wilson has received word
of the marriage of her nephew, How
ard Craft, which took place in Kansas
City July 90 Howard recently applied
for and passed preliminary examin-
alton for admission to the second Of
ficers' training, camp and is expected
to be called out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01

Mrs. Dale Johnson is spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Schaller on their farm in East
Dubuque.
Arthur Johnson returned home from
a six weeks trip to Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where he received treatment for
stomach trouble. We are glad to
learn that the treatment helped him
greatly.
H. D. Staehle, wife and two child
rem of Strawberry Point spent Sunday
with their relatives in town.
Howard Hunt sustained fractured
ankle while driving a team hitched
to a hay rake, which ran away and
while he attempted to jump from the
rake he sustained the injury.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01

week. The lad is eleven years old and
raused his parents great anxiety.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Box and e. j.
Seger of Lavina, Montana, and Mrs. ].
Lynch of McGregor, North Dakota,
have arrived for visit at the home
of their relatives, Frank J. Seger, and
family.
P. M. Cloud made business trip to
Cedar Rapids Wednesday.
Emil Hahn has returned to Earlville
from Ryan and will leave soon for an
extended visit in Utica, Montana. Mr..
Hahn is not in the best of health and
his many friends hope the change will
prove beneficial.
DR.. A. J. Meythaler and family de-
parted for a ten days visit with rela-
tives in South Dakota.
DR.. R. w. Klaus of Chicago Joined
his family here Sunday and after a
short visit here will accompany them
home.
Frank Loomis was overcome by heat
while making hay on the Reeder
farm Friday. He has about recovered
at this writing.
Miss Fern Reeder was called home
from a visit with relatives in Chicago
on account of the accident which be-
fel her sister, Hazel, who is suffer-
ing from fractured ankle.
Cyrus Kenny and wife departed on
Wednesday for Davenport where he
will take Chiropractic treatment for
the relief of rheumatism.
The many friends of Mrs. Henry
Sharp will regret to learn Of her con-
tinued serious illness of heart trouble.
Will Hunt and family were Sunday
visitors with Gutenberg friends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
EARLylLLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Davis have gone
to Battle Creek and Rockford for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Kerr Of Dubuque, was
q week end visitor at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Volt.
Miss Emma Mertz of Dubuque,
spent the past week with her friend,
Miss Laura Werkmeister.
Henry Tritge left Friday for Mara
Men, Iowa, to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Marion Breckenridge and family and
become acquainted with grandson,
a recent arrival at the Breckenridge
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Philips Of
Hopkinton, were visitors in town Fri
day at the Volt home.
Mrs. Il. H. Millen and son, George,
Of Mitchell, South Dakota, are guests
at the Staehle home and other rela-
lives in town.
W. J. Millen, Mrs. E. H. Millen and
son, George, spent Saturday with Man
chester relatives.
Mrs. L. z. Gardner and granddaugh-
ter departed Friday for their home in
Butte Sentinel, North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cousins and fam
lily of Oelwein, are guests at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Cousins.
A number of friends from here
were in attendance at the funeral Of
John Lunbeck at Dyersville last Mon
day.
Herman Scheel, who left home last
week without telling his parents of
his intended whereabouts, returned
home Saturday after an absence of one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
war TAX BILL
BOOSTED AGAIN
Senate Committee Decides on In
crease of 1888, 100000 to
Get More Revenue.
CORPORATIONS TO Be HIT
Further Increase Of 81 a Gallon on Dis.
titled Spirits and Fifty Cents
More on Beer With Other Minor
Raises Will Make Up Levy.


pending 81, 670, 100000 war tax bill to a
total of $2,OOS,OOO.0O0 was decided
upon by the senate finance committee.
This will be an increase of $685., 0OO,-
600. Increases on corporations, nor
NAL income taxes, on incomes Of indi-
viduals of $4,000 and over and a fur
Their increase Of 81 gallon on distilled
spirits and so cents barrel more on
beer, with a few other minor tax in
creases, will make up the additional
levy.
Rate on Incomes Is Increased.
The committee decided to increase
the present 2 per cent normal rate on
corporate incomes to 6 per cent, as
against 4 per cent in the bill as orig
inally drawn. It is expected to yield
$162 100000 additional revenues. The
increase in surtax rates on individual
incomes of.$15,OOO and more was esti-
mated to raise from $25,OOO,00O to
$36,OOO,OOO additional. New excess
profits taxes will be agreed upon later.
Liquor and Beer Tax Raised.
In revising the liquor schedules the
committee estimated that by adding 81
gallon to the tax on distilled spirits,
making it $500 a gallon-$2.1O over
the present law-$9O, 100000 more reve-
nue. would be secured from that source.
The increase of so cents barrel on
beer was estimated to yield $4,000, 900
more revenue, making the beer tax
1925 per barrel, as compared with
$3.50 under existing law and $2.75 as
originally proposed in the bill.
Individual Income Tax Not Fixed.
The exact rates Of the surtax in
creases on individual incomes of $15,-
600 and more were not decided.
The income tax increases would re-
suit in total levy upon corporate and
individual incomes Of the war Of at
least$1 ,O49, 100000, as compared with
a yield of $3.50, 100000 a year under ex-
listing law. The original bill provided
for additional war levies upon all in
comes of $543, 100000 and the commit
tees decisions would add at least $751;
100000 more.
In view Of the heavy increase for in
comes, it was said that the committee
might decide against further increase
on excess profits.
The additional taxes on liquor would
increase revenues from that source
from $155, 100000 to at least $270, 0QQ,a
600. with the increase Of $90,OOO,0OO
from distilled spirits and $25,O0O,0O0
from beer.
Wine Taxes to Be Increased.
Senator Simmons said that wine
taxes also will be increased, but a de-
cision as to the rate was not made.
The committee plans, however, to raise
$S,OOOOOO more revenue from wines,
more than double the new taxes pro-
posed in the original bill, estimated to
yield $6,0OO.0O0. Increase of consunp-
ton taxes on sugar and coffee We're dis
cussed again, but decision was post
poneti.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
DELAWARE.

Miss Emma Brayton of Delhi, was a
recent visitor at the ]. NJ Kingsley
home.
Mrs. E. E. Yelden and daughters
returned Sunday from a weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J, F,
Dawson, at Holy Cross.
Jasper Clark of Lake City, is visiting
with his sister, Miss Lucy Clark and
old friends here.
Miss Elm Larson and mother of
Chicago, arrived here Sunday and are
guests at the A. E. Larson home. Miss
Daisy Larson, who has been spending
the past two weeks in Chicago, re-
turned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Yelden and
daughters and Miss Ina Monroe were
passengers to Manchester Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stoddard and
children and Frank Stoddard, Sr..
spent Sunday with relatives in Hop
kinton.
Mrs. John Mattson returned home
Sunday after spending few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Axel Swanson and
family near Greeley
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Johnson Of
Baileys Ford, were calling on old
friends in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henning Hokenson and
daughter, Alice, and Misses Lenore
Frankquist and Izora Coates were
guests at the E. N. Malmgren home in
Manchester the last of the week.
John Jaeger and son, Elmer, visit
ed relatives near Manchester Mon
day.
Martin Claus was Manchester
caller Monday.
The I. C. depot was treated to a
new coat of paint last week.
Mrs Isaac Williams returned to
her work at Hopkinton Saturday after
spending the past week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Kingsley.
Miss Ida Manson is assisting Mrs.
Ed .Hokenson with her household
work.
Pete Larson and family autoed to
Waterloo Sunday and We're guests of
relatives there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01

Jasper Clark of Lake City, Iowa,
visited friends in Delhi and vicinity
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Hosier Of
Poole, Illinois, were guests at P H.
Runners last week. They were on
their way to Miles City, Montana,
their future home.
Mrs. E. G. Perkins spent several
days last week at the Anderson home
in Arlington.
Mr.. Schmidt of Strawberry Point,
spent Saturday with his son, Arthur,
and family.
VIM. Koppelo had business in Water
loo last week Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Furman Of Troy
Mills, were over last week to visit
relatives.
Lee Trezona, former superintend-
ent of Delhi schools, was calling on
old friends Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grommon are
parents of a little daughter, born
Thursday, July rs.
Fred Penningroth took business
trip into Minnesota last week, looking
after his farm interests.
Mrs. Ira White and two daughters
spent Wednesday and Thursday at the
w. B. White home in Thorpe.
Mr.. Davidson, an inmate of the
county home, died July q. He was
stranger and none of his relatives
could be located. Burial was made in
Delhi cemetery.
Roy Grommon has returned to his
work in Mesa, Arizona.
Mrs. Frank Sherman, Mrs. Wendall
Gleason and Lorraine Smith were i'm
Dubuque Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heath returned
to their home in Wahpeton, North Da-
kota, last Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Heath
and Miss Mary Doolittle went with
them for few weeks visit
Mrs. Martin Neiman was taken to
a Dubuque hospital last week for med
ical treatment She has been poorly
for some time.
Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Skinner return
ed home last week. Mr.. Skinner, who
has been in the Methodist hospital in
Des Moines, seems much improved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
Summer Complaint.

During the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months some member of almost
every family is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural looseness Of the
bowels, and it is of the greatest i'm
portance that this be treated promptly,
which can only be done when the med
icine is kept at hand. Mrs. F. F. Scott
Scottsville, N. Y, states, Il first used
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy as much as five years ago. At
that time 1 had severe attack Of sum-
mer complaint and was suffering in
tense pain. One dose relieved me.
Other members of my family have
since used it with like results. For
sale by A. G.. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
HONEY CREEK.

Mrs Lucinda Stone has been very
ill the past week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Sherman Smith, but
is improving at this writing.
Mrs. Alva Carpenter and two little
sons returned to their home at Virgil,
ILL.,, after visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Nicholas Lehman entertained
her sister, Mrs. George Vaughan, of
Elgin, Iowa, the past week.
Fred Everett went to Elkader We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Sundayed
at the Mike Henry home.
Mrs. c. A. Schoeppe is entertaining
friends from Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Schomburg and
children are spending a couple of
weeks in St. Paul
DR.. and Mrs. c. L. Crider of Eliza
der, visited in Strawberry Point Thurs
day.
VIM. Reinecke was called to Cleve-
land, Ohio, Thursday by the sudden
death of his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs L. o. Davis spent over
Sunday at Williamsburg.
Miss Fannie Axtel returned home
after an extended visit with relatives
in North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Brennan of
Oregon City, Oregon, visited a few
days of the past week with Mrs. Fred
Riemath.
In this neighborhood we are about
through haying and it is very good
crop. !
George Duerst was born April 8,
1899, at Steppach, Bavaria, and hav-
ing finished his course in religious in
struction he was confirmed in the
Lutheran church. At the age of fif-
teen he emigrated to America and
landed at Pittsburgh on the 25th Of
May, 1852, where he worked as a tin
ner. Three years later he came to
Dubuque. In 1858 he came to Clay
ton county, being one Of the first set
tiers in Strawberry Point and for sew
eral years was engaged in the general
merchandise business. In 1855 he was
married in Dubuque to Miss Anna
Mary BREEDER. To this union nine
children were born, three Of them
passing away in infancy. On septem-
Der 10th, 1899, Mrs. Duerst passed
away In 1910 he was married to
Caroline Boedecker of Dubuque. After
the death of his second wife he re-
turned to Strawberry Point and lived
with his children until he passed away
on Wednesday morning, July 18th at
the age Of so years. Funeral services
were conducted from the Lutheran
church.
Mrs. Wallac Brown is entertaining
her brother from Dakota.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Dunsmoor is very i'll.
Several from here went to McGreg-
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II. l.. Stone and son, Wayne, spent

Fl. l.: Stone and son, Wayne, spent
several days in Chicago last week.
Howard Angel came Monday from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Howard
will be among the first to be called
in the draft.
There will be no services at the NJ.
E. church on Sunday evenings dur
ing the hot weather.
Mrs. Burrell of Epworth, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Winterberg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-01
Wealthy Farmer Killed by Car.

Aurora, Ill.,, Aug. 1.-Charles
('@CharlieD Saunders, seventy-two
years old, an eccentric farmer worth
a half-million dollars, who always
wore overalls and rubber boots in
town as well as on the farm, was
struck and killed by Il car on the Chi
cago, Aurora and DeKalb railroad at
Gregos crossing, west of Aurora. The
old man was unmarried and owned
hundreds of acres of land in the vicin-
ity Of KendaIville and Bald Mound.