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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
FlEISCHMAN'S LOSS.

Victor Fleischman's loss was oc- casioned by the fact that he got in hurry to move when it looked as though the John L. White store, downstream from him, would be burned For he immediately started to take all of the stock, including perishables, out of his esta blishment, A great deal of it was damaged by being handled roughly by the fire fighters and stock savers, while part of the perishabIes were frozen by the time they had been replaced in the store.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
ON WESTERN FRONT.

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Reports from the western front are to the effect that there was considerable activity in the Verdun region today. By surprise attack the Germans took several French positions in various parts of the line
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
WAR DOINGS
 OF YESTERDAY
Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-More activity is reported from the Riga district in official dispatches received from the front tonight and bulletined by the war office. The dispatches as- sert that the Germans captured sev- eral additional Russian positions in that section today, together with 500 Russian prisoners.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
BRITISH WIN FROM TURKS.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-A British sue. cess in MesOpotamia is reported in official dispatches published tonight by the British war office. It is stat ed that the British forces, operating in the vicinity of Kut-el-mara, cap- tured the entire front line of Turkish trenches and part of the second line. No details concerning the resulting casualties have been received.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
uau WEATHER AND
 SNOWSLIDES ON THE
 COAST--TWO KILLED

ali, hlayy ta o snow and thaw with heavy Wnd~ i, playing havoc in southeastern Alaska The chief damage far wrought has been by snowsdc which have had the effect of delaying practically all work the mines the vicinity of this city Two have been killed by the dcs and boat thrown on shore n Wrangcl Narrow, by the heavy weather The weather also responsible for delays in the schedules oi all boats operating in ths vicinity.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
OLIVES IS VISITED
 BY CONFEDERATION

A fire which threatened for time wipe the visited the creek city of One the gateway the
 oovana country yesterday morning. Its effects di sastrouS was least the residents and busi ness men Ot the town, but report received from there last night indicates that OncSes COngraulating them selves that the COntlagratOn For might
 have been bad enough wipe the entire had taken place night and had the high wind which usually prevails the Chaanka flats been blowing As it was, the building owned by Victor kenSchndt and occupied by Peter BuCkholtz a hotel and bar room, is a of ruins, Is the store building of William Noss The of John l., White also damaged to extent, but badly but that he is continuing business and open usual again last night Another loser Victor Feisc}man His loss occasoncd by the fact that he moved his stock o goods for his building would catch fire, the moving and freezing of pcrshables being the chief loss. The loss this be sCcrtaned but it is said to be in the vicinity of $l5OOO
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29

Billy Woods is a recent arrival in town from the Tolovana country. He is sarouts to the coast
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
THE START.

The fire started about II o'clock yesterday morning, apparently tom defective stove pipe in the Buck. holtz hotel. That building went quickly and the fire spread to the Voss store on the downstream side of it, looking down the Chatanika river and toward Dome creek AS soon as the fire alarm was spread. between fifty and seventy five fire fighters quickly gathered and pro ceeded to fight the flames and to carry out as much of the contents of the threatened buildings as they could. In this manner considerable of the bar room stock of the hotel was saved, as was the sac and large portion of the general mer- chandise stock of Voss
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
WOMEN FIGHT FIRE.

Among the most active of the fire fighters were a number of women, practically all, in fact, who live at the creek town. They appeared on the scene as quickly as the men and greatly helped in carrying out stock and in passing all the water procurable to the male contingent of fire fighters.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29

New and late faces of type for extra-fine job work. The best costs no more. Ring up The Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
FIRE FOUGHT WITH SNOW.


 Snow was effectively used in fight ing the conflagration. From the Buckholtz hotel, where it started the fire spread to the John L, White store, looking up the Chatanika river, and it was here that the snow was used For a number of men with shovels, ascending to the roof of the building, shoyeled snow with a vengeance on the burning hotel build ing. while others on the inside of the store with shoyels and in the rooms overhead pIastered the inside of the building with snow as fast as the flames would show through, and in this manner kept the fire from doing much damage to the store and contents
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
SPREAD OF FIRE PREVENTED

or VT iihL tNL- AiN h-o
 When it was seen that the Voss building would certainly go the fire fighters turned their attention to keeping the buildings on either side of it and the hotel from catching. The stand against the flames was made in the White building on the upstream side of the hotel but on the downstream side of the Voss building other means were resorted to. There was an empty frame building between the Noss store and a corrugated iron building, also un- occupied, and this was literally torn out and carried away The result was that the corrugated iron protec- tion kept the next building from catching and prevented the flames from spreading on downstream to the big business establishment of Emil DOrfneT.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
TWO MEN KILLED.

JUNEAU. Jan. 2o.-Bcnjamn Grote and Maurice Rasmussen both telephone nenen in the employ ol the Perseverance miuc buried alive today in ,no"sdc in the Silver Bow Basin They engaged at the time in repairing the telephone line which had gone down as result oi the storm \ number of those who working in an effort recover the bodies of the and large crowd of spectators from Juneau, narrowly escaped death from the second slide the of the death ol the two men, which came down the mountain while the work recovering the bodies going One body has been recovered bearing signs of the after effects of utocaton
 MILL, TRACK TORN OUT
 JUNEAU, Jan. 2O.-As result of a snoWsjdc today the Silver Bow Basn 500 feet of the railroad track necng the mine with the mills the Perseverance mine carried away. The wrecng of the track makes 1t essary the mine close down for at least weeks reDairS
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
WILL REBUILD.

Victor Kleinschmidt is the owner of the building occupied by the Buck holtz hotel, while William Voss own. ed his own building. and it is under stood that both are already making plans O rebuild on the sites of the buildings which were burned The work will probably start on Monday, according to the adyices received in town last night. In the meantime Mir Voss has settled himself in a building across the railroad track from the main street and was open for business again last night. In fact the only place which was ab solutoly put out of business by the fire was the Buckholtz hotel. al. though it is understood that this, too, will shortly be reopened in new location, to be occupied until the new building which will house 1t Is completed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
GASOLINE IN DANGER.

About fifty cases of gasoline were on the platform of the Panama Valley railroad depot, directly across the street from the burning buildings and approximately 100 feet away. But so fiercely did the fire rage that for time it was feared that the intense heat would explode the gaso- line For this reason it was quickly moved to place of safety.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
Mothers Doll Story
Billikins' Swim

Billikins was a big indestructible
doll with bright blue eyes and rosy
lips and cheeks. His hair was plas-
tered down fiat to his head. In fact.
Billikins was not very good looking
doll. But, then, indestructible dolls
are apt to be quite homely. The nice
point about them is that the little boys
and girls can treat them rather harsh
ly-leave them outdoors all night, step
on them, roll on them-without harm
ing them in any way.
Billikins cost quite lot of money,
but the little girl who owned him did
not care about that. ~
Near the back door stood a nice tub
Of water that folks used to water the
sweet peas and the pansies with. One
day the little girl who owned Billikins
thought it would be great fun to give
Billikins a bath in this tub. So she
Just threw him in and sozzled him up
and down, and when the cook called
her to come and get some gingerbread
she quite forgot all about him and left
him in the tub.
The next day when she went to get
him poor Billikins was bald, and his
cheeks were pale, and his eyes were
gone. In fact. he was nothing but just
a wet mass of indestructible stuff that
looked like anything but nice doll.
So he had to 60 to the doll hospital to
get fixed all we'll again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
ON BEING CALM.

One of the finest things within reacl
Of the average individual is calmness
1t is also profitable.
Calmness is the twin sister of com
fort. The man or woman who has
formed the habit of calmness is apt tc
be comfortable when others are un
comfortable.
Nor is it such a difficult matter tc
make this habit feel enough at home
to become a member Of the family,
For calmness is about so per cent
freedom from fear.
AS rule, the person who is not calm
is afraid of something or somebody
afraid Of self. perhaps. And that Is the
most disconcerting sort of fear.
The way to be calm is to be calm.
When the winds of adversely or dis.
appointment or encouragement are
seeking to ruttle your mental seas keep
remembering that there is no such
thing as comfortable passage with
the waves beating high. So keep calm.
Philadelphia North American.
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transferred from Camp Dodge to Dem
ing, New Mexico.
Some very interesting letters have
been received and published from
Muriel Burns and Verne Wheeless. The
latter was at St. Johns, New Found
land, and has given a fine description
of the island. The soldier boys are
certainly having a chance to see many
places of interest they would other
wise never see and we hope they may
have a safe return.
Prof and Mrs. McMullen chaperon-
ed party Of high school girls at a
weinie roast down the river last Fri
day night.
The Clayonians had their annual re-
ception to the students Friday even
ing. A program was given and re-
freshments served.
Miss Mary Doolittle of Delhi attend
ed the reception Friday evening.
Miss Nellie Moline of Littleton, was
visiting in town Friday.
Mss Irma Cummings was an over
Sunday visitor in Muscatine.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. French of Onslow,
visited at the Brooks home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Collar left Sun
day for Estherville, going by the auto
mobile route to visit their son Earl.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Beels were in
Manchester Saturday. On their return
as Mrs. Beels had left the auto, she
turned to get something from the seat
just as the auto started and was
thrown, hurting her wrist. No bones
were broken but she sustained very
painful bruise.
Mrs. G. L. Campbell and daughter
Nellie, are spending the week in Rock
Island with M. w. Campbell. Mrs.
Campbell will also attend the synodi-
cal missionary meeting of the Presby-
terrain church at Davenport October
l to 4.
The members of the Methodist
church held a farewell reception for
Rev. L. A. Bradford Thursday evening
before he left for his new home in
Ames.
Mrs. Ida Craft, who for some time
has made her home in Birmingham,
Alabama, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
l. r. Wilson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03

Mr.. Heynen and family of Norway
and Mrs. Rice and family of Cedar
Rapids, spent Sunday at the Heyner
home. .-
w. E. Zeuch has gone to Blooming
ton, Indiana, where is an instructor
in the University, in the department
of economics, lecturing on money, fl
nance, foreign trade and economics.
The Clayomins gave reception on
Friday evening to the students and a
number of old friends. vii
Mrs. l.. A. Bradford was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening by the
members of her Sabbath school class
who came to spend the evening and
enjoy feast of watermelons. They
presented her with a beautiful silver
olive fork.
Those who are expecting to attend
the Sabbath School convention at
Greeley October 2 and 3 are Rev. w. H.
Ensign, A. c. Martin, Miss Ventura
Dillon, Mrs. Frank Barnes and Mrs.
M. F. Brooks. If the weather permits
others will probably go by automobile.
Mrs. R. G. Ripple was in Maquoketa
several days last week called by the
serious illness of her mother Mrs.
Welhelm, whose death occurred Tues
day. Mrs. Ripple has the sympathy of
her Hopkinton friends in her sorrow.
Rev. Bradford returned from Wash
ington, D. c., last week where he
went in reference to the application
he had put in for chaplaincy in the
National army. When he returned he
found he had been transferred by Bish-
op Stuntz to the Des Moines confer
ence to the college pastorate of the
Methodist church at Ames. He will
remove at once to Ames where he will
have wide field of work among the
students of the Iowa State college,
Dean Morgan has enlisted in the ar
tillery. He has been anxious to go
for some time and his visit to Camp
Dodge proved to be too great temp
tation to be with the rest of the boys
in the World war.
Word has been received that DR., C.
E. Merriam of Chicago, has received
an appointment from the government
as captain in the aviation corps
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Smith went to
Des Moines Tuesday. They had heard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03

price for the 1917 grain. The minimum
price for the 1918 grain has already
been set by congress.
Nothing must operate if possible to
reduce production. A fair price for
the farmer, therefore, is supremacy i'm.
portant."
A native of Ohio, Mr.. Garfield was
graduated from Williams college in 1885
at the age of twenty-five. Later he
studied law at Columbia university,
Inns of court, in London, and Oxford.
Returning to this country, he was ad-
mitted to the bar in Ohio in 1888. In
1903 he retired from the practice of
law to accept the chair of politics at
Princeton university. Since 1908 he
has been president Of Williams col
lege, Williamstown, Mass, from
which institution his father was grad
uated in 1855.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03

clan. This point cannot be impressed
too strongly: tuberculosis in the larger
majority Of cases is absolutely durable,
provided the disease Is recognized early
enough, and proper treatment begun
had his chance to recover, but has
thrown away or disregarded it.
A hundred years ago in France, when
1osis or consumption, his physicians
advised him to have a goot time and
prepare himself and affairs, for death
was inevitable and he was doomed. But
patients do not die, thousands recover,
and In way, this is not due so much to
the treatment as to the beginning Of
proper treatment in time. q
Again there was time when all all.
nents of the stomach were called "dys-
pepsia." Science with the use of the
X-Ray and other delicate tests have
shown that a larger majority Of the
so-called. dyspepsia" is in reality a
cancer of the stomach. This being true,
its early state can be realized. for un-
fortunately the only cure for cancer Of
the. stomach or any other part of the
body is an early operation, and again
only the very early cases can be oper-
ated upon: Many lives, in fact, thou
sands of lives would be saved yearly if
cancer was recognized early enough to
completely remove it by an operation.
But 1t can be identified in Its very early
stages If we will only take advantage
OF the golden opportunity science has
given US. If we do not take advantage
Of this gift, then we must pay the pen.
atty Of our own folly and ignorance,
as, in fact. many do each year. .
AS l have tried to show the impor-
lance of an early discovery and recogni-
ton Of the two most dreaded diseases,
Cancer and tuberculosis, so it is true
in all other diseases and conditions.
Precious months and years are too often
wasted in taking little Of this aud a
little of that, resting content and Sc
cure in the knowledge that something
is being gained or accomplished and
often irreparable harm is being wrought.
Don't do it-use your judgment, your
common sense. and if you are i'll, indis-
posed or sick, make an effort to dis.
cover the nature of your illness that
you may be treated with success.
wish to assure all persons who may
be interested in consulting me that I
will be only too glad to diagnose and
explain your case to you, also advise
you. 1t costs nothing and to me it is
pleasure. My practice for the last fif-
teen years has been limited to special,
chronic and nervous diseases, such as
diseases of the eyes, nose, throat, ear,
lungs, heart, blood, skin, nerves. liver,
stomach. intestines kidneys bladder,
rheumatism goitre, rectal, and diseases
of men and women.
Address
DIR. WILBERT SHALLENBERGER,
n 766 lakewood Boulevard,
Chicago. Ill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
:HOPKINTON.

Mrs. Neill and son Earl, visited in
Fairbank last week. .... .. ST.,
A little son is reported. at the home
Of Harry circuit and wife and also al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gudenkauf
Ray Billings is confined to the house
by illness. Pr
Rev. Ensign and wife visited several
days last week at Castle Grove at the
home of Rev. H. c. Irvine.
James Belknap is spending few
days in Parkston,. S. D.
George Vesey' has moved to Delhi
and will make his home with his son
Henry.
The funeral of the little two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown took place Friday afternoon
The little one had been i'll about two
weeks.
George Good made a trip last week
to Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and other
Iowa towns.
Mrs. Guy Bishop of Manchester and
Mrs. Hugh Bulls of Nashua, with their
children, have been visiting their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. V. Keith.
DR.. Ripple has moved to his farm
north of town.
Thomas Simons of Delhi, was in
town Wednesday. He expects to
spend the winter in Florida.
Roy Jegries left for st. Louis We'd
nesday to resume his studies in the
medical college.
Mrs. Margaret Bollman entertained
company of fourteen lady friends
from Springville Wednesday, The
party came on the morning train. Mrs
Bollman resided in Springville for sew
eral years while DR.. Bollman was
pastor of the Presbyterian church and
these ladies were friends of those
years.
Mrs. W. v. Keith of Hopkinton and
Mrs. P. Keith of Delhi, left Thursday
evening for Spearville, Kansas
Mrs. White and son Howard, and
wife of Cleveland, Ohio, are guests of
Mrs. A. K Cramer and Mrs. Holmes,
sisters of Mrs. White
Mrs. John Burns left Wednesday
evening to visit her sister in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Landers and Dean
Morgan went to Des Moines Sunday to
visit Norman Landers at Camp Dodge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
The Higher Duties.

All the world complains nowadays of
press Of trivial duties and engage
ments, which prevents their employing
themselves on some higher ground
they know of. But undoubtedly If
they were made of the right stuff to
work on that higher ground, provided
they were released from all those en-.
gagements, they would now at once
fulfill the superior engagement and
neglect all the rest as naturally. as
they breathe. They would never be
caught saying that they had no time
for this when the dullest man knows
that this is all that he has time for
No man who acts from a sense of duty
ever puts the lesser duty above the
greater. No man has the desire and
the ability to work on high things, but
he has also the ability to build himself
a high staging.-Thoreau.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
Snlartly Said

An emergency always brings to light
our yellow streaks.
A family can flash coat of arms
and still not look the part.
A fast life usually ends in slow
DEATH
Bachelors eye with suspicion women
who are agreeable to them.
Some women exercise the right Of
free speech only to their detriment.
It is wise child who recognizes its
father dolled up in automobile toys.
The forceful man at home meekly
obeys the boss slightest command.
The irony of fate is as nothing when
compared with the irony of a woman.
The. energizer of life is work, but
those who fail awaken too late to this
fact.
Silence is golden, especially when
talking Of the war and you can't pro-
nounce the names Of the foreign cities
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-03
MASONVILLE.

M. Mulvehill returned from Dubuque
Tuesday after weeks visit with his
son James, and other relatives anG
friends.
Ray Mcmahon of Bankston, Iowa
has been the guest of relatives and
friends here the past week.
The Messrs. Wolcott and F. Smith
of Manchester, were visitors here Sat
urday enroute to Independence.
DR.. McGurgan of Dubuque, called on
relatives here last Saturday.
Rev. D. Lonergan is having a mis-
sion at the Catholic church here this
week. Exercises at $3.50 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
J. j. Mulvehill of Minneapolis, who
represents a varnish company at that
place, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Dan Gallery, who has been in Kan
sas for the past year, is back here
now looking after his farm and visiting
relatives.
Miss Mayme Mcmahon of Dubuque,
was an over-Sunday visitor here with
relatives. She taught school last week
in Manchester at St. Xavier's convent
during the absence of one of their
faculty.
Miss Susie Laniers and Mrs. C. B.
Laniers of Galesburg, ILL.,, were visit
ors last week at the George Barclay
home. Mrs. Laniers is sister Of Mr..
Barclay, who has been ailing for the
past year.
A very enthusiastic meeting was
held Sunday afternoon at the M. E.
church by the Y. NJ. c. A. for the pur-
pose of organizing to collect a nation
al fund for the army.
Frank keenan, had the misfortune
of having several Of his fingers par
TALLY taken off Monday while working
at an ensilage machine.
Miss Mayme Pendergrast, now Of
Chicago, is visiting friends here.