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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-29
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-29

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-29

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04
This Kid a Tough Guy.

Russell Bogardus, fourteen year
old boy OF this city registered at the
Y. NJ. C. A. hotel in Chicago Satur-
day asking for the best room in the
house and announced to all present
that he was bad man and had run
away from Charles City to escape ar
rest, had cashed bogus check in
Hampton, Iowa and had committed
other petty crimes. He was arrested,
pending investigation, by the Chic
ago police and given the "best ROOM
at the South Clark police station.
Bogardus has been up in police
court here couple of times and at
one time a small revolver and hol-
ster was taken away from him. His
father states he can do nothing with
him and wanted him sent to Eldora
but before the authorities got around
TO send him to the reformatory he
had skipped the country and now
turns up in Chicago.-Charles City
Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

council, and filed in the Office of the
City Clerk of the said City.
The cost and expense of making
and constructing said improvement
shall be assessed upon and against
all privately owned property abut-
ting thereon, and one-half of the
privately owned property between
the streets and avenues, or parts
thereof improved and the next
street, whether such privately own
ed property abut upon said improve
ments or not, but in no case shall
privately owned property situated
more than three hundred (300) feet
from the streets or avenues, or parts
of streets or avenues improved be
assessed; and such assessment shall
also be made against the railway and
street railway companies whose
tracks or rights of way are located
or abut thereon, or are situated
within three hundred 5000 feet of
the streets or avenues or parts of
streets or avenues improved; and the
cost of constructing said pavement,
curb and gutter shall be paid when
the work is completed and accepted
by assessment certificates or bonds.
covering such assessments, against
the property so improved, which as
sessment certificates, or bonds shall
be issued to the contractor in full pay
nent and accepted by the contractor
in full payment of said work.
Be it further Resolved and Order
ed that the above and foregoing
Improvements are hereby proposed
to be made and constructed as here
inbefore set forth and that con-
tracts be made and entered into for
furnishing labor and material for
such work, as by statute provided.
Said improvement is ordered upon
motion of the City Council, without
petition therefor.
All persons interested will take
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of an
Administrator of the estate of
Ingbrigt H. Indvick deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Ing
brigt H. Indvick late of DEBORAH
township, in the county of Winnie
shiek, State of Iowa, deceased, in
testate, and has taken upon himself
that trust by giving bonds as the law
directs. All persons having demands
upon the estate of the said deceased
are required to exhibit same; and
persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
H. j. GROSS,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Jan, II,
1920.
L. r. ACRES, Attorney. ga.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
To TheOdore Sleetager:

To Theodore Sleetager:
You are hereby notified that your
mother, Rachel o. Sleetager, died
at the DEBORAH hospital, DEBORAH,
Iowa, on the 9th day of September,
1918, testate; that by the terms of
her will certain requests were made
to you; that her estate is now being
probated in the district court Of
Winneshiek county, Iowa, and said
requests are now in the hands of the
who is the executor of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Jan. %,
1920.
MARK d. WELLS.
City Clerk of the City of DEBORAH, Ia.
corah. 4-2-pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

her said will. Kindly notify said ex-
ecutor of your postoffice address and
make proper Identification to him
and your share of said estate will be
handed you.
w. NJ. STRAND, Executor.
3-S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

THE lives OF great men all remind
us" that nobody is great until he's
dead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

Optimistic Thought.
Speaking silence is better than sense.
less speech.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04
Daily Thouuht,

DaITy IHOUYTIs
What ardently we wish, we soon be-
lieve.-Young.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04

Try Our Want Column
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
TWO UNDER ARREST

Two %. Che mon accused ol assault and aul larceny m connection al Che rohbus O. Che e boat Alpha a, Petersburg n December Il and hau- tbe osuer Harry Enau.I oe.r Che head with au iron bar are now IH custody AL Simpson was arrested .H Juneau on December -0 and taken to pe.er urre on tt. last trip ol Che JeFor- son Martin Kubo. for whom 6l Uas O.. Juneau won. searching .rer hc e.t that e..g on his boat tae R.Uel wont into Petersburg on December 16 and surrendered X man by .he name of Nay.ar wanted i'm connection with Che ala.r..Is s.m a- Iarsc
 Simpson and kabo vcre bound over to Che grand jury by r. 8 Com- m .oncr M S. Perkins ot Peters blre carly thIs week on Che charges o. assault and grand larceny
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31

A band |. to te organized at Cor dou
 A municipal careort s Go bc r.ggn n. Wrnecu carly next month n uh.t Nr John r Towers e.Ocd sneer aII b. featured
 ra Class Private U B s.bN .on o- tr. publisher or che Valdez ur... s .... ,o e...r Wet Point,
 Tho poop. ot Wuneeu received tab..am. Iat before Christmas from m. N.. To-...o.N Nome av.alor extending holiday greetings to ,aem.
 An issue of hc raurni.r Che r...r magazine |. u he issued som. .a. u January lo he devoted la m. H.... town ol WanscL
 Tn. cr 70. sa.ucIcr Wuuecu re.nU. .r ... south without ak.us ar, .....r... oat 70. uat ...v This |. ...I .o H. ta. ... Hme tas e,er h..n...I
 Miss Holland who lIs oeea .H- srr..ue n. E.I Cr0. uou. Na- .r- .. Wnnr.r .or .N ucess r...r.. ... cha. n.... ur HaEv.ew u.... III. WI. 0...... ..aaes
 u ...aa. a Keu1..an u-..r. E .. u.t .tr .or Che ... II. .... r den. whereby ...U. ..rl..... are to ase over hs mining r0... near Naaan
 r.. W..or E U..r ..o-. a land. mar. .. m. ....r. town u. urga. ur.. ... H..e ... a.t scene m E.l E.... r.r.. rH. ro. ru. u ...". totally destroy el h. .r.
 sn Juan. smith -...r'r brought m.H.u m H..-hHe rtat weighed I- ..m. The b.e ta.- I.a ... r.. .r .H. island he'oue- ing .. m. s.. Juan FH Company on r.... Hr ..n..
 w. IT, u..H. Ir. recently I.u ss. U. ne ..a... ulo-. |, Is
 said . study painting l n
 | ... ... M.. ... shown una... .H.. along ..... uaes
 T.. ..... .. h... hat. lo..lel Tn ... . ...r m. ..a. |. to ne -.l.. .0t tn r re. han win ru... ra.. tor basketball r. door a. t.. a.. other sports tn a.. ...r v. H.ae headquarters .0. che .. e....Hn... m. .r. s .n h. huH h. m. .r.-H.r.-I.u ot ai Che r0... .. m. ...a.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
&is7oo00 ss6so.ooo

Gold dredging has declined rola- lively lcH chan other forms of placer mining. partly because aomo Of hc lrcIrea are working very rich
 ground partly because thc mycst- muts in ths form of Industry are so largo Chat many companies cone uuue operations even with yc-y
 small profits. In 1919 thcrc were 2S drcieos operated In Alaska which produced gold worth sls60000i In f920 tboro wore 22 drcdecs oporat- ne which produced gold worth about SIO2O.OOO. The relative cf- GcIoncy ot gold dredging compared wItb other methods Of placer m.n- ue I Illustrated by Che fact chat in 1920 about 300 mon, or lG per cent oi Che total placer miners employed In Alaska produced $1.02000O. or 2S per cent ot Che total placer gold mined
 lu 1920 thcro were l1 gold drolscs operated In Che Seward Peninsula. Q m Che IlIarod and Fairbanks dis- uIca end one in Che Mount Me- Kiuloy McCra.hl district Improve mcnts orc being made in Che Cache Creek dredsc in Che Ycnma district and ths wl probably be operated next year. Plans arc also being made for installing two dreiro In Che muoko district. and for Che oz- plo.ation of other dredging ground u Che Kuskokw.m region Owing Co Che present high operating costs mos, dredging companies win cone s.dor only placcr whose gold cone tont s % cents or more Go Che cubic yard The average recovery of Che drolees in Seward pcnIusula In 1919 was only 52 cents to Che cubic yard. and the extensive reserves Of dredg-
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
CHRIsrIAN scENoE sERWoEs
Flnh Street. between Main and Seward Streets, Junoau)

Flnh Street. between Main and
 Seward Streets, JunosD
 Services arc held every Sunday at n a. m. in the church Of the Chris tlon Science Society Of Juneau. on Fifth Street between Main and sow- ard streets. The subject for next Sunday will be God"
 Sunday school at 12:i5 D. m.
 Wcdnesday- Testimonial meeting ut 8:15 D. no.
 Christian Science Reading Room at Room g. Malony Block Open daily except Sundays and holidays, from 9 to 4:3O D. m. and from 2 to 9 D m. Wednesday evenings. 2 to g..
 Tho public is cordially invited to attend these services and visit tho Reading Room.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

Tho Carnegie library as Dawson was destroyed by Gre ou December i5
 The aueIc women ol WhItehoue bent Che married women of chat place d short umc ago In game ot base tobal bya score Of 900 Go it
 The .aore.t day ol Che year. De- ..mber ee saw tbo thermometer at so degrees above zero at skasvay u.l a warm wind blowing and r.uy O, sunshine
 The orroUmcut Q. Che sheldon Jackson school at s...a reached 67 carly m Che term. witch many more expected H said chat among Che
 hoa- thc-c was at least one chId from every town m Southeastern Aas.a.
 Starting Nth check for 800
 ruu a resident Q. Che city. hau s now planned at Ke.ea.tau as a Uam. or One Io.aI po.l O. the Amer
 n. Legion X carnival Is proposed .s aartcr towards raising funds uh which to .e., ae buIdns
 Tho arE roc-up prevented . Nellie Nr..u. D Ia-year-o'd Native rrI from roa.bne Che government
 a0o. at Ch.maua us tem She u. aay a. Fairbanks m,u tae anrre ol navigation. .t.r having -.....I He latter u.a.. from her t.n. at Uurol
 Il. I.or.. steamer Dora. for many re.a or n. Western Alaska ran. reported wrecked ou One esst Ho-. Vancouver island The Dora was buUt In ls,u a. San Francisco lor Che Northern commc .aI Company for u.. in going ,o the aal asaer.c. u Che rrbIo. islands. The tcsa. Ua. been m active come u..au under various owners mos, ol Che um. uoe
 Mrs AIonro F Austin. who wa. uroa %. Che sheldon Jackson
 hoor at st.a from 1881 mu lsaS died a short time ago m Che south. E.. Austin wont .1 s.t.a u is1a. la,u. been influenced t1 como taore by One late Gov John e Brady Mrs. Nuauu enme n rerr eter rho. both laborol among ta. natives mtI failing health compelled chem t1 r.-
 u Many native people remember t.. two people N..h gratitude
 Ih. s.neuag Republican Club au. also rassei resolutions o1ui.uu- ue Iac action ol t.. Juneau Repub- u.au club In enIoaue only mem ders o. nat club for o....s In che Territory rh. resolutions a.I tn par, .hat .. would b. tH. Judgment O. he saeN.r Republican Club. mn m.wu.. to Che smaller towns o. ta. territory U an One appointment. were made from oHe or two cities ol Southeastern Alaska.
 Word has be.a received chat Che steamer Wa.Huur damaged a. L.t re Salmon and b...ael -a.l. u. taI a...h.-.I tl. .r....1r m good s..n. .nI ataoaeh her freight deck was flooded when .ae water baea.. mp |. ra. now r...'.l and worry utie lama.. ".. dom. H.. se.NrE which struck a roc. near .le mouth .. Che Stewart river aud Nas bench. .I Iaae was damaged somewhat by m. ... but uo. to oa great extent No
 further damage a expected to On. tous
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
BACK FROM VISIT

Mrs. Martin kIdaII who was for mr.l M" Geria GauTu ot Doug 'Hs recently returned To Petersburg from Seattle. where she had been visiting her parents Nr and Mrs. John GauIu. for some lime. She was accompanied by her two daueh- ..r Myrtle and Marian
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
Miscellaneous Metals


 In 1920 Alaska mines produced about SS7.000 ounces Of silver. in 1919. 4SSO3l ounces Tho lead production increased from 56l tons in 1919 Co about SS0 tons In 1920. The increased output Of silver was largely won from Che copper ores. but this Increase liko tho Increase in Che production of lead. wos In part won from raicua ores mined iu a small way at several localities The largest shipment oi galcno ore was made by a small mine In Che Kan uahna district
 About 3l ons of stream tiu couccn- ratos were mined iu Alaska In 1920. compared with S6 tons in 1919. Most Of this Gin was mined In Che York district at One west end of Seward Peninsula. where ono drcdga and several small operators were working on placer tn deposits. Sov- oral tons ot stream Gin wero also roc covered from soid-placcr mining op- oauous in Che Hot Springs and Ruby districts but this was not shipped A total Of 35 tons Of stream Gin was shipped from Alaska in 1920. but a considerable part of thIs was mined n previous years
 The gold placors of Che southeast cn part Of Seward peninsula. from Che Ch.s,och.no lSlato Crcok) dis- rIct and from somo other districts. continued Go yield some platinum iu 1920. The Salt Chuck lode mine, In
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31

ns ground in Ono peninsula aro cou- aoQuuuy now attracting utuo ut- tonuon
 Estimated value of placer gold mined In Yukon district ia 1919 and 1920.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
SUBSTITUTING

While Che tNo Calvas boya Mar tu and Harold. are with Che Doug 'as High School basketball team at Wuusail Lawrence Cashcn is work ns .u Che Gauwas grocery store
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
TO KETCHIKAN

Leonard Bender left on Che City of Seattle early this week for Kotch- kan. whore hc win visit for a few weeks.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
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Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
HIGHER TOTALS
 IN ALASKA MINES
,conunucl from Paeo D

lCouUnucI rom foso
 uee than u any other part of iu- land Alaska. Especially noteworthy has been Che considerable search and tests for dredging ground In tho Kuskokwm and immediately ad- iaceut region during Che lmt two years
 Though lode mining in Southeast cru Alaska Is auu chiefly confined Co Che low-srado ores Of Juneau whose development is most seriously handicapped by existing conditions yet tbcrc was ln 1920 % marked iu- crease in Che prospecting for awit- erous lodcs in tha ueld, notably In Che sltsa district somo promising discoveries of our.ferous quartz wore made on Chichaeot island
 Important also are Che activities m Che Willow Creek district lrIbu- tary Go Che government railroad. de rcctcI to Che consolidation of some amtorous lode properties and their development on a largo scale
 Ono Of Che most important events Of Che year wos Che beginning of systematic underground exploration of Che Ma.anusha coal field under Che auspices Of Che Navy Depar.- mcut This exploration has for iu purpose Che development ol hish- grade coa for Che use or Che Navy but incidentally it win adord Q thor- oueb lest Of Che commercial pos. l. bu.ucs of tho field.
 The enactment Of Che ou-loas.us law I'm February 1920. together with tho worldwide search for petroleum. has again attracted public attention to Che oil m Alaska There has not yet been sufficient time Co. dr.I un- der lbc new regime. but more Chan haIi a million acres 0l land has boon ,aEcd on Che umpuon chat it ls ol bearing Tho evidence in hand indicates chat though part of thH land Is well worth drilling many To- cations aa during an oI booms. win be found worthless There is how- oyer worry good prospect or develop ur producing wells n Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
T0LaI ..E9.9I0.000 lI.I95.00I
GoId Lole lIinIng

H"#N H.HH H|HHNHH'H
 It s estimated chat 70 gold lode mines and Ave prospects wcro opcr- ated n Alaska In 1920. producing about 3.27O.O0O tons Of ore. from which sf860.000 worth of gold and 106.00O ounces of silver wore rccoy- cred. The output in 1919 was 3.- 2C2.5T8 tons of ore. containing gold to Che value Of ff3s2231 and lO8.- G9l ounces Of silver. Seven Of Che gold mines operated In 1920 were n Southeastern Alaska. five n Che Willow Crock district two at Fair banks and one n tio Copper River region. Tho prospects. which made only very amall output ort In Kc- mai and Seward pcuinsulas and n Che Fairbanks district The dogel- opmoue and prom1.ug discoveries made In tho Kuskokwlm and Sitm districts. as we'll as Che preparation for lareor operations in Che Willow Crock district have been noted above Two small lode mines and
 several prospects produced ltuc gold in Che Fairbanks district u 1920. Most oi Che owners of ourii- crou iodo u tha district have de- iorrod aI development work until completion Of Che railroad lowers op- wl.ue costs.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
PIacer Mining

During il years Alaska has pro- Iucod gold to Che value ol fa20- 00UO00. oi which f22Iti2.0o0 .a Co be credited to hcr placer mines. For reasons already stated there was less placer mining Iu 1920 chan m 1919. and Che outlook under present eco homie conditions for revival Of Che Industry as whole .s not hopeful m Che .o.ouus tables comparison s made between Che placer mining industry In 1919 and ll2n
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
llscenaneons

The production Of marble couun- ued u tho Kotch.kan district South eastern Alaska on about Che same scale as In previous years The gyp- sum mine in tho Sitko district. which was flooded in 1919, was pumped out In 1920 and production was resumed Tho Alaska Sulphur Co., completed its mining and reduce ton plant on Akm island. iu Che eastern part Of tho Alouuan chain, late in Che summer of 1920. A ship mout Of garnet saud to be used as am abrasive. was made from Nome in 1920. It was mined In tho beach
 sands or lmuruk Basin. a udal cs- uary about 50 miles north or Nome.
Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31

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 Eight copper mines wcro In opera Iou in Alaska in 1920 and produced about 880.O00 tons of orc. from which 1IO00O00 pounds Of copper 1IO0OO ounces of silver and 2I2- O00 worth ol gold wcro recovorel This brings che total copper produc- uou Of Alaska during 20 years Of mining up to ClG.0O0.000 pounds. but much moro chan hali Of thls ia Che output of Che lasl decade In 1920. as n past yous. Che only mines thot made a large output Of copper were those controlled by Che Ken- uoeott Copper Corporation one on Prince William Sound. and thrco In the kolna-Chuua district
 The Rush G Brown was Che only copper m.uc operated u KotchIson district during le2O though some copper vas recovered from Che plat- mum and palladium ores Of che Salt Chuck mine Developments woro continued on coppor-go.d property on William Henry Bay n Che skag- way district On Prince William sound Che output Of Che Bcaaon- Bonanza 0verhadoucd all other op- aauous At Che adjacent Crdwood mine much work was done and prep. auIous were made to Install a mil Systematic development Of Che Rhoa Cove copper property was continued during part Of Che summer The seh.oHor mine. on FiIa.Eo Bay wa. operated ou about Che same scale aa lu tho nasl and some copper wa. produced I'm Che course of work @. .he adlacut Mcintosh mine. EX- .ept for some prospecting and asrea mont work there were mo other cop- per docl0pmcuts on Prince William sound n Che K0UmChuua dis- u.ct some work was done on Q num- ber Of copper properties but Che only productive mining was that at .hc Kouuocott group Of mines Some new deposits ol copper ore were dIs- covered in 1920 In Che roeIou tribu. ary Co Che government railroad. bu' ,harc were no important develop ....H.