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The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17
BOURKE'S FINE
COLLECTIONOF
NATIVE MASKS

Masks in the possession of Joseph
Bourke of Valdez, who is now in Cor
dova as a special representative Of
the government for the suppression of
the sale of liquor to natives, carved
from single pieces of wood, brightly
colored, with long wooden tendrils
protruding from the top of the head
like devil fish's arms, recall to those
familiar with the natives of Alaska
their ages-old shamanism.
Shamanism, or superstition and sOr-
part in the life of the Alaska native
So implicitly did the Alaska natives
of not many years ago believe in the
words and actions Of the shaman that
a whole tribe would go hungry rather
than incur his displeasure by eating
foods which he had tabOoed
The shaman attained his position
and power by unusual methods. By
fasting and prayer amid the solitudes
of the woods and mountains, where
he fed only upon grasses and roots,
he prepared himself to become a sha-
man. BY this method, it was con-
coded, the candidates body became
sufficiently purified to become the
abiding place of the spirits, and all
successful shamans had to have nu-
o;,,s4
command. Usually the spirit willing
to abide with the shaman sent the no.
vitiate a land otter, which the can
d1date killed. The otter's tongue he
preserved as a talisman away from
all human view, for should the tails
man ever be seen it was believed the
shaman would go insane or be turned
into the animal from which the tongue
was taken. The skin of the otter was
profession.
Thus it came about that the land
otter was regarded as too sacred an
animal to be killed by other than the
shamans, and neither A1eutian natives
nor those Of the mainland would kill
the otter until long after the coming
of the Russians.
Sometimes it happened that the fast
ing and prayer in solitude did not bring
to the would-be shaman the spirits
craved. In this emergency he betook
himself, still fasting, to the grave of
some deceased shaman and passed a
night with the corpse, taking one Of
the teeth Of the cadaver in his mouth
Upon the shaman's return to his tribe
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17

his skill was then tested by a shaman
of known powers.
For each spirit which the shaman
could produce he had separate
wooden mask, with features as horri-
BILE as the tastes of the carver could
devise.
The shaman had many duties to per-
form. He was supposed to heal the
sick, to cast out the devils from the
frail bodies of his subjects, to foretell
the future, and with the aid of his
spirits to enable one to avoid misfor-
tune and disaster. The tricks of his
trade, paraphernalia and charms gen
orally descended from father to SON
The shaman's hair was never cut, for
to lose his locks would be to lose his
powers. When he died he was not
cremated. After his death his body
was allowed to remain in the spot
where death came for twenty-four
hours, so that the wandering spirit
might find it's tenement of clay should
it SO desire When two suns had
waned the body was removed to an
other corner Of the house, this pro-
cedure continuing until the body had
rested in every corner. Meanwhile
the inmates of the house tasted.
At last, dressed in full regalia, the
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17

body was dashed to a board. One of
the two bone sticks used by every
well-accoutred shaman was placed
through the hair and the other through
the orifice cut in the nose. The head
was covered with basket woven of
small twigs and grass, and at night
the body was carried secretly to some
remote cavern or crevice. Thereafter
the members of the tribe never entered
this burial place, for it was supposed
to be filled with evil spirits.
Mr. Bourke's collection of native
masks, weapons and utensils is said to
be one of the finest in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17
NEW POSTMASTERS ARE
APPOINTED FOR

New postmasters appointed for
Alaska were announced by the post
office department recently, and are as
follows:
John H. Henson, for Douglas; Anna
NJ Stevenson, Thane, and Alice M.
Coughlin, for Treadwell.
At the suggestion of Delegate Grigs-
by, the postoffice department is con-
sidering the proposition to raise a
number of Alaska postoffces from the
fourth to the third class.
Job printing at Daily Times Office.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17

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The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17

Electric irons, pounds to 6 1-2I
pounds. Prices $3.50 to $3.50 at the
Hardware Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-17

Job printing at Daily Times office.
, 1919-06-12
WHY
SUN Does Not Always Rise
at Same Point

The u does not climb straight up
in the sky, but o~bllquely. What 10
more, his rising point is not the same
On two succeeding days. As spring
nerges into summer the rising point
shifts to the north. After June 81.
he shifts south. so that on each day
he begins his climbing a little more
to the south. BY December % he has
reached his southern limit and turns
back again.
inc there Is a defined region on
the eastern horizon along which the
suns rising point shifts in regular or
der and beyond which 1t never strays,
the daily paths of the sun through the
sky In the year form an unshifting. un-
changing band of even width-the
same band from year to year.
AS you 90 north the SUMS path
slopes more n more. The band re-
mains the same; 1t merely swerves up
or dow in the sky. Hence in the arctic
regions the sun during spring and sum-
mer months appears above the horizon.
and stays there, travelling around In n
circle, and becorles the ''midnIgixl
sun."-Popular Science Monthly.
, 1919-06-12
fsancher Will Tour the World.

n Big Horn Basin newspaper says 4:
j. II. montgomery. one of h largest
ranchers in the Basin country, left on
Hondry for II three years tour of the
world. The story of his success in
farming and stockraising sounds like
O real romance. Here it is, us told by
Mr Montgomery:
at purchased my ranch in 1907, and
after clearing off the sagebrush pro-
duccd ttc first crop in 1909. l started
out with the idea of making the ranch
produce $4,000 II year. Last year it
produced $3i.600 in crops, and after
deducting all expenses allowing
for interest on the money invested in
, 1919-06-12

housess and machinery, it made a net
profit Of S33.40 per acre, or a total of
$1S, T04.O0. For the last five years 1
have made a net profit of slightly over
$50 an acre on the farming end of the
ranch alone. exclusive of my livestock
business. which has been conducted
separately.
II attribute my success largely to
the fact that all of my crops have been
fed to the stock on the land, which has
steadily increased the yield. / have
never fed a ton of hay to my cattle
or sheep that did not bring me more
than the market price,
According to Mr.. Montgomery's eX.
perience, any man who sells his feed
crops when he could as easily feed the
forage to live stock, is deliberately
cheating himself out of n considerable
part of his income.
, 1919-06-12

Bridge street, formerly the Jensen
home. During the past two weeks
several hundred square feet of cement
has been laid, including approaches to
the front and real of his garage, new
cement floor in the garage building,
and cement driveway full length of
the lots to the street. The garage
building is also to be reconstructed to
some extent in order to accommodate
two cars. Mr.. purrie also plans to
have the residence and other buildings
repainted and refinished throughout,
and has plans for other needed i'm
provements and repairs under consid-
GRAFTON.
, 1919-06-12
Denver Yards Show Gain.
Continued from First Page)

CONTINUED from First Page
greatly increased acreage of sugar
beets this year throughout Colorado
and in some parts of Wyoming will,
he says, mean n demand at the, Den
Yer yards for thousands of head of cat
tie and sheep, a fact which should be
borne in mind by prospective shippers.
In preparation for this increased bust
ness, large improvements are now I'M
der way at the Denver stock yards.
Western stockmen, say Mr.. Allen,
are finding out that it no longer pays
them to go to the river markets. when
they can go to Denver, get more money
for their live stock, and get home in II
shorter period of time, with less
shrinkage and less expense. All those
from this territory who shipped to
pleased with the results obtained. he
says, and others will follow their ex-
ample this year.
Mr.. Allen has the reputation in this
valley of never misrepresenting any
thing to stockmen concerning the Den
yer market, and his visit among the
stockmen of the valley will likely re-
suit in many new shippers to Denver
this fall.
, 1919-06-12

Mrs Carl Ashley, Mrs. J. r. Bowers
and daughter Pearl, Mrs. Ed Wood and
daughter Crete. Mrs. Vane and son Ed
gar, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Corlett, Miss
Phelan, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyd and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Tilton, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Aydelotte. Mrs. Ruth
Evans, Mrs. A. J. Ferry. Miss Mamie
Brown, Mrs. Louis Burg, Mrs. James
Jerrals and daughter Maryetta. Chas.
BiXler, Joseph Tilton. F. H. Healey,
Parker Stierheim. Donald Rankin, Jas.
and Roark Corum. Hoyt Parkinson,
Richard Post and Joe Wirth.
, 1919-06-12

The law passed at the last session
of the Wyoming legislature prohibiting
the turning of livestock in public lanes
Is clear and unequivocal in its meaning
and makes it "A misdemeanor punish
able by "A fine of not less thai $40 nor
more than $50 for any person.
or corporation TO turn any horses in
any public lanes, or domestic stock,
or work horses in any public
or fenced roads in this state for
grazing purposes during the months of
May. June, July, August and Septem-
Der.
, 1919-06-12

n number Of Saratoga people are
preparing to leave early next month
for an extended trip overland through
Yellowstone National Park and other
scenic country in northwestern Wyo-
ming and western Idaho. Included in
the party will be Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wilcox. w.
f. B~roadhurst and family and Bert
Lee and family. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G..
Wilcox. who are now mt Riverton. are
also expected to be here to join the
party. They will spend about a
month in Wonderland and the noun
famous country adjacent.
, 1919-06-12

The ~two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. s. Wood of Elk Hollow was
quite seriously scalded last Saturday
when he tipped over a basin of boiling
water and scattered a part Of it over
his body. He was badly burned oyer
both arms and on one side down to
his waist. DR.. Irwin was summoned
ut once and the child made as COM
Portable as possible. He is now maxi
ing a satisfactory recovery.
, 1919-06-12

Ed. Dinger, IL of the old-time
f~reighters and transfers of this sec
ton and a pioneer resident of the val
ley, was up from For Steele last Fri
day renewing acquaintance with the
many stockmen in town that day to
attend the Association meeting. Mr..
Dinger is now engaged in farming and
cattle growing near Fort Steele.
, 1919-06-12

Roy c. Peck returned home Sunday
afternoon from the Quealy ranch near
Elk Mountain, where he had been sur
veying for several weeks on the big
irrigation ditch recently built by Lee &
Broadhurst for the Queair brothers.
, 1919-06-12

LOST.-One bay mare, branded cir
Gle on left side of neck weight 100 {;
short name and tail, and left hind foot
white. Reward. Address Mrs. X. l..
VanSickle, Admx. Estate of Jas. Wri-
singer. 6-12-4
, 1919-06-12

w. D.. Ball and wife left last Friday
they will spend the next few weeks.
They expect to return here text month
for another vacation visit.
, 1919-06-12

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Timbrel, born last Monday,
died the same day, living but a few
hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Timbrel are en-
ployed at the Ed. Ryan ranch up the
river.
, 1919-06-12

Harry A. Anderson passed through
town today, enroute from Rawlins to
his home on Beaver Creek.
, 1919-06-12

Mrs. Nellie Hugus was up from Raw
Inns a few days last week, returning
to the county seat Saturday.
, 1919-06-12

Thos. Pearce left on Tuesday for
Cheyenne on business connected with
his homestead land west of town.
, 1919-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. McKillip and
Andrew and Paul Tikkanen spent the
afternoon yesterday in Rawlins on n
mission of business.
, 1919-06-12

Mrs. Chas. Pennock has her new
home about completed and is prepar-
ing to move in the last of this week.
, 1919-06-12
SHORT STORIES

Earl Petty was among the Rawlins
people attending the big dance in Sar-
atoga last Friday evening.
, 1919-06-12

Fred b.. Durrie is making a number
of permanent improvements on his
ncwly-acquired residence property on
, 1919-06-12

Miss Bernice o. Baker,
Representative.

All news items, advertisements,
etc, should reach Miss Baker not
later than Wednesday noon to in
sure publication in current issue.
, 1919-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin and baby
are business visitors in town from the
c. e. Cotton ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Crout and party
drove down, to he big doings'' in Sar-
atoga Friday evening.
The Saratoga ball team will cross
bats with the Encampment team on
the home grounds Sunday.
fine baby girl. born on Tuesday, June
3. Mother and babe are doing nicely.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Pantle and
family were in Saratoga Friday even
ing to attend the picture show and
dance.
Mrs. Ed Wood and son Earl came
in on Wednesday last from Laramie,
where they made their home during
the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a. Cunningham
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Miller of
Riverside We're in Saratoga Friday
evening for the picture show and
dance.
Hotel Arrivals-W. f. Tilton and
wife, Ranch Jack Connolly. ]. e. Bak-
er. g.. Dixon. Rawlins; c. f. Moore,
Omaha b. X. McAdams, Corral Rang
er Station.
Owing to the epidemic of mumps
now going the rounds in this vicinity,
the meeting of st. James Guild. which
was to have been held at the home of
Mrs. Elvin Tilton. has been postponed.
s.. $. Sage and j. X. Little made a
trip to Fort Collins last week 10 pur-
ch;'se dairy stock for themselves and
George Peryam. They brought in IL
number of head of Holsteins and
Guernseys.
Carl Ashley has been away on bus
mess for the past several days. re-
turning home the first of the week. On
Wednesday he moved his family 10
their ranch home OH Minor creek.
for the summer.
Mrs. II. II. Carver received the sad
news on Tuesday that her father, Rob
ert Stombaugh, of The Dalles, Ore,
had but a few hours TO live. Mr..
Stombaugh is So years of age, II has
long been a sufferer from rheumatism.
Several of the younger set are down
with the humps. among them being
Maryetta Jerral, Dorothy Parr, Mable
Wirth. Katherine Hopka, George
Kuntzman and Pharis Corum. 1t is
reported hat the Sun correspondent
is also Town with the ailment, but if
so she has yet to discover it.
AAis aliNi us allt u tlttlt u
ed for their daughter. Dorothy. on
June 9TH. it being the young lady's
18th birthday The evening was spent
with music and games. and refresh
ments were served. Those present
We're Mesdames Chamberlain, Bowers,
Misses White, Upton Brown. Wood,
Fisher. Baker. Bowers. Rheburg, Hop
ka. and Messrs. Bixler. Lawrence An
derson, Parkinson. Kuntzman, Edward
Tenant, Oldham. Bashore and Ander-
son.
On Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Wolfard OF Beaver Creek gave
a party in honor of Wilbur Toothaker,
who recently returned from France.
Over thirty guests were invited. The
rooms were prettily decorated in the
national colors. and the evening was
delightfully."- spent in stunts N games.
Ice cream and cake were served, the
color scheme being carried out in dec
Grafton. Among the guests from a
distance was Miss Ruth Clough of
Brush Creek. daughter OF Rev. c. w.
clongh of Saratoga.
Encampment was well represented
at the Stockmen's dance at Saratoga
last Friday evening, several auto loads
going down from here. Among those
noted were: Mrs. Horace Quivey, Mr..
"
, 1919-06-12
To Hunters and Fishermen.

No fishing or hunting allowed on the
Condict ranch on Brush Creek.
w. C. CONDICT.
, 1919-06-12

Encampment was well represented
at the Stockmen's dance at Saratoga
last Friday evening, several auto loads
going down from here. Among those
noted were Mrs. Horace Quivey, Mr..
and Mrs. g. c. Austin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. o. Baker and daughter Bernlce,
, 1919-06-12

Carl Ashley has been away on bus
mess for the past several days. re-
turning home the first of the week. On
Wednesday he moved his family 10
their ranch home on Minor creek,
for the summer.
, 1919-06-12

Hotel Arrivals-W. E. Tilton and
wife, Ranch Jack Connolly, J. e. Bak-
err. &. Dixon. Rawlins; c. f. Moore,
Omaha b. r. McAdams, Corral Rang
er Station.
, 1919-06-12

$. $. Sage and j. X. Little made a
trip to Fort Collins last week TO pur-
chnse dairy stock for themselves and
George Peryam. They brought in IL
number of head of Holsteins and
Guernseys.
, 1919-06-12

news on Tuesday that her father, Rob
ert Stombaugh, of The Dalles, Ore,
had but a few hours to live. Mr..
Stombaugh is So years of age, and has
long been a sufferer from rheumatism.
, 1919-06-12

with the humps. among them being
Maryetta Jerral, Dorothy Parr. Mable
Wirth. Katherine Hopka, George
Kuntzman and Pharis Corum. 1t is
reported that the sur correspondent
is also down with the ailment, but if
sc she has yet to discover it.
, 1919-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. L.. \. Cunningham
Riverside We're in Saratoga Friday
evening for the picture show and
dance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-24
LARGEST ENROLMENT FOR UNIVERSITY;
EVERY COUNTY IN STATE REPRESENTED

Guiding the agricultural and medical
buildings the woinan's hall and add 0
lions TO the engineering building nav
been made Seven hundred acres OF
land have been bought and added 10 inc
agricultural experiment station 1ar" d
and the DR.. I. c. White property &C
ouired. adjoining the present university
grounds. and giving room Tor 1ur.net
expansion in the future. The "hite
property is to be the site OK the Ia"
building.
The School Of Music has doubled It's
enrolment and has greatly lncreaseu
the a,tractiveness Of the courses oHer-
ed. One very popular course TINS year
is that in public school music "hicn -
the new course being given by MISS
Johnson.
Tho School of Medicine has IS first"
YEAR medical students ana "a secoi'u-
vear students. There are also 90 STU
dents Of pharmacy. AS the Coliese %
| Arts and Sciences reports more than ~
, nre-ncd students in it's classes TINS
voor n further big jump in the hummer
, ~ medical students is prcdIcted lot next
year. orts
! rho College of Agriculture reports
J ,I,nost exactly a 100 per cent increase
! This college has great number OF gi,,s
who are majoring in agriculture WHY
! taking Home Economics 80 the ~
girls enrolled compares iaV0rapy WIN
! ,bn 147 boys. There was two graduate
Students. % seniors. Sc juniors 90
| sonhomores. 11S freshmen and ~ spcc'ui
| students AS there are II girls 'aNi.ie
Homo Economics while maJorins uiuoI
! Tho Arts and Sciences, the tolai NUM-
| Of Home Economics students Is uiu'
12I almost double any previous e''o'
, ment. .,o, h,e
noarly 100 students. OF the majors
this college. the following is the distrl-
hut;on. Home Economics II: Chemistry
On Tsotany 3. Economics IS. Education
A. En3lish A, German ;, Geology -
croek . History 81, Latin b. Maine
mates s, Philosophy 10, pubic Spear.
inc 13 Romance Languages 80 Aooiosy
. and second year pre-medlcal sluue'''
~. College Of Engineering has an
.ouu.nt If 3l6 students with 20 SEN
Tors IS juniors. Is sophomores,
freshmen and 13 specials IN auu
there are 4 students who enro'lcu ~
inx the summer school but uiu no. en-
the first semester and l. men WIN" "
taking practical electricity nv ~
ent courses show 81 in CH!l Hnh 81
80 81 IN Mechanical Engineering 81
49, Iuec,ro- Mining. 81 in Electrical En-
n,,enrinr 80 in Chemical Engineering;
sncciai engineering students and 10
vocational students. a.
The College of Law is primed Tor us rs
nav law building which VIZ De s'ai - -
this spring. This year thsre are q =
.,,sonte IN the law college OF whom 5
sro young women. as compared with 81
Students last year and SO students '"e
previous year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-24
Special To The Intelligencer:


MORGANFOWN. w. Va, Nov. 23.-
the first semester at West Virginia Uni
versity show 1863 students in the vari-
ou1 schools and colleges. During the
than 1000 and the best previous record
time when S. A. T. G. student added
materially to the student enrolment.
The surprising feature is not so much
the size OF the attendance as the thor
oughness OF the manner In which TINS
state is covered. Every county in the
state has students here. something OF
which very few state universities can
boast. The number Of students from
the southern half Of the state IS 80 per
cent Of the total state enrolment OF
1sto and the quotas from such counties
as Mercer, Mcdowell, Greeuericr. etc.
has almost doubled. There are rs stu
dents from outside the state. There
are four students from Serbia. one from
Japan and one from Porto Rico. with
seventeen other states represented
Pennsylvania being far in the lead win
sixty-seven students. OF the west VIZ
ginia counties Marion leads with 1lV
students, Harrison has SO Ohio 3S'
Preston 3S, Mercer 81 and Wood s..
The figures are interesting also as
showing the growth OF the university
since DR.. Frank b. Trottcr assumed
charge as acting president l9lt-to' ano
as president in 1916. During this per
iod the enrolment has more than doup'
led and a number Of fine buildings In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-24
ere IN Columbus Saturday for the foot.

were In Columbus Saturday for the foot"
ball garnA.
Mr.. William Hodge, OF the Island, had
his eve badly burned yesterday.
Robert Bruce, Of Philadelphia, has sue
ceeded Charles Ambrose as night Associ-
ated Press operator at Wheeling. MT.
Ambrose takes the day turn" for the
United Press.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs l.. Schuck. 42O
Ontario street, a nine pound baby giEI-
DR.. J. r. Caldwell has returned home
after attending clinics 1T Chicago, ST.
Louis and Rochester. Minnesota
nt-Commander Pcrlman. Of the
Pittsburgh Naval Recruiting office. was
in the city Saturday. for the purpose or
inspecting the local office.
Mrs, Jennie Dickey. Of Maple avenue,
cent illness.
N. E White. of Chapline street, has
zone to Elkins, w. va, where he will
spend the week.
r z. Cutino, travelling freight claim
agent for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. will leave tomorrow for his home
In baltimore, Md, where he will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents. -
Miss Emma weigal has returned 10
the w. C. A.. after spending the week
! end with her parents in Shadysidc. o.
Rev. E NJ Preuss. Of Cleveland o.
| has been called to this city. on account
| Of the death Of Charles Schradcr.
DR.. and Mrs. John l.. Dickcy spent
! Sunday with friends at Washington
pa, DR.. Dickcy was one of the dele.
! ,,otrs to tho Y. NJ. C. A international
! Conference, which was held at Detroit
last week. ,.,
Several prominent Wheeling citizens
who have been attending the Inter
national Y. M. C.. A. conference ri I'''
troit last week returned to the city yes
to-day among them w. II. MctZncr ID
Nav and Fred Williams. John Il
| lynch. secretary OF the Y. NJ. t. y
! who has been a delegate TO the confer
cncc. will return tonight.
Mrs. C. Bates McLain. who Is the