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The Kusko times., 1921-08-31
sThe KuskO Times,
 as Viewed By a Staid
 Michigan Publication
Clinton (Mich. Local. J.

A few days ago The Local received a letter from William Schnierla, for mer Clinton boy. who is now located at Ophir, in Northern Alaska. He also enclosed couple of copies of the Kusko Times, printed at McGrath. Alaska. Mr: Schneipia' s letter follows:
 ''On last weeks mail we received issues of The Local dated January $ and 13, and. while. reading them thought perhaps our local paper might
The Kusko times., 1921-08-31

The Sitka Sun says that one of the most extraordinary freaks of hendom is small chick matched by Anton Sherigan and donated by him to the paper. the chick having three eyes, two noses and one beak. It lived but an hour.
The Kusko times., 1921-08-31

be of interest for comparison, so 1 am enclosing d couple of copies.
 ''The machinery and entire printing outfit was freighted two hundred miles in midwinter-from Ruby, on the Yukon, to McGratb, on the Kuskokwim rtver-entirely by dog team, the first issue being published January l9. With the exception of the publication at Nome. this paper has the entire west half of Alaska for field, it's nearest rivals in the newspaper world being published at Nenana and Anchorage, either of which are three hundred miles distant.
 "Please compare size and subscrip- tion price with The Local. I have un- in which. you will find reference to ac- commodations for dogs. and mrshers are men who travel on foot; also the kind of meats served in the roadhouses.
 sI may add that A. X. Grant, the owner and publisher, is Michigan man, coming from Bay City,
 The paper is a four-column one of four pages, is issued twice a week-on Wednesday and Saturday-apd con- tains good amount of news, both local and general It is we'll patronized by advertisers. The subscription price is S2 per month.s
 The advertisements MT. Schnierla refers to sound queer to Michigan pee pie. One reads: ''Pioneer Roadhouse, South Fork-Seward-Id Iditarod Trail. Plenty of Dog Feed. Antelope and Ibex always on tap. In season, moun- tain sheep, wild moose and grizzly bear Don't forget to look in and see the man who blazed the trail for you over Rainy Pass. Call in at Hellsgate and get your bearings"
 Another advertisement runs like this: '.Charlie's Laundry-Shoe re- pairing, Sign Painting, Paperhang- ing"
 Altogether it is an interesting little sheet t, and credit to the editor.
The Kusko times., 1921-08-31

Lost.-Small paper parcel, coutain- ing rings for Ford engine; weight about one pound. Mislaid some place in McGrath: Finder please return to KuskO Times office.
The Kusko times., 1921-08-31

Sitka is boosting for the capital of Alaska to be moved to Seward, believ- ing that if that happened Sitka would again be put on the regular route of travel by the steamers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

Of the boarders have also returned &c
the city.
Mrs. Mary Packer Of Greenland, n
H, is spending a few weeks with her
mother Mrs. VI. B. Lyon, before clos
ing the Lyon home for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy McGinn have con-
tracted with Strobel and Richard for
the purchase Of J. c. Lakin and Stiles
farms. They expect 10 move to the
Lakin place in the spring.
An auction sale Of personal property
belonging 20 the estate Of the late 6.
L. Richardson was held a. the place
near the village on Thursday after.
noon Of last week. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Reed also had an auction Of
real estate and personal properly at
their home on Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed expect to move to Troy. ". Y,
sOon-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
PERU

Rudolph Lyon went on Monday 70
attend school a. Montpelier Seminary
J. NJ. Richard Of Herkimer. y. Y.
was In town several days Of last week
on business.
c. X. Batchelder Of Beaufort, S C..
and N. d. Batchelder % Frogmore. S.
C., are in town for their annual visit.
Several Of the summer homes were
closed last week and quite a number
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
EXIT TRUCK

The good old village truck which
has been a continuous object Of con-
troversy for the past three years, and
which has been the cause Of broken
friendships and innumerable heated
Arguments, has passed into the hands
of new owners. G. l.. Gregoire and Co.
who are building the new federal high
way, have bought il, and il will prob
ably haul many thousand yards Of
gravel before it goes to the scrap
heap.
The old truck paid for itself and at
the same time il kept the village tax
rate below what it was the year before
the truck was purchased, so nobody
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

terest on the bonds viii be paid from
automobile fees, as it should be, it will
cost poll tai payer just fifty cents
year for ten years to give Vermont
this great road improvement. II will
cost a man with a $1,000 grand list just
800 per year. Is this a heavy burden
for an improvement which will do
more for prosperity in Vermont than
any other one thing we can do
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

That the children Of Arlington en-
titled to high school training, but who,
on account Of the fact that the new
high school building is not yet ready
for occupancy, seemed TO be denied
their schooling for at least one term,
should receive what was their school
rights, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher have
procured the services Of teacher who
will open shop in the North District
and teach the required subjects until
such time as the new school is ready.
That is what you would call hustling.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
PERMANENT ROADS

i Whenever any group q men. inter-
ssted In any q the industries q Yer
mont. get together. Il ia always unan-
limously agreed that the great need Of
the State Is permanent roads. The
Hotel Association is especially inter
ested In goods roads from q tourist
standpoint, but the problem is just as
i vital 70 the farmer who wants good
roads all the year around. and to every
other business man in the State. The
question now before the State is not
whether We need permanent roads, but
whether ve can afford them. II means
bond issue II we build them, as il is
not practical 70 pay at once for all the
permanent roads we ought 10 build
night away.
We think Il can be positively proven
and the people Of Vermont viii under
stand, II they viii stop TO think il over,
that il viii be a fine investment to
borrow ten million dollars and build
two hundred and fifty miles Of real
permanent road, and pay for the roads
by a bond issue payable within ten
years.
When We speak Of permanent roads
we refer to cement roads Of the latest
approved type Of construction and not
TO water-bound macadam or bitumin-
Gus macadam roads which are decided
ly not permanent.
In the first place most Of the money
will be expended in this State and we
will all get a part Of it SOONER or
later.
In the second place, just as soon as
this read is built the actual value Of
Vermont property will increase by at
least the amount expended. That is,
we get back all our money in real
estate values just as soon as the road
is built, and this increase is not con-
fined to property on the line Of the
road.
In the third place, we have the road
with all its economic value to the
farmer, the tourist, the automobiles,
the hotels and to all the people Of
Vermont whether off or on the road,
as we all travel and make use Of the
main lines Of highways.
In other words, il we pay to our
selves a large part Of the money in
vested in the road, get the value Of the
road back at once in increased values,
md in addition to this, have the road,
AN we afford not TO build It?
OF course, IL Vermonters will not
consider the good Of the State as a
Whole, but continue to oppose improve !
nents no in front Of their own homes,
We will have TO be content with patch
work. road building. A broad minded I
,olicy in this respect, with due recog-
lition Of the fact that trunk lines must
'e built first, will eventually lead to I
,ood roads everywhere, and thereafter
1ermont will not be among the states
,ointed out as going backward and as 4
good State to be born in but not
.ood State to live in. !
Ten millions dollars sounds like a
OF Of money, but IL it is paid at the =
ate Of million dollars year for
en- years, let US see how heavy bur-
ZEN IL will be. Assuming that the in
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

The great Manchester Fair is under
way as we 20 10 press and there was
o very large crowd in attendance We'd
nesday. The day YVES perfect and all
the arrangements that the directors
had worked so hard 20 perfect worked
well. We will have full details next
week.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

That Is inches Of snow that fell a,
Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada, together
with a fall o. the same in Montana,
makes one commence 10 wonder
whether or not we are TO have a repe-
tition Of the winter Of I7-1s. We
hope not
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

Active operations are under way at
the present time b. farmers in this
section looking towards the forming
of a cooperative creamery for the
purpose Of handling their dairy pro-
ducta
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

car complain TIA; 4 was a poor IN
vesfment
The Village eanno; afford 20 Be
without a truck any more than a
private contractor can, and Il i En-
peeied that q nc~ one vii soon be IN
commission.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
MARRIED

koCH-BURNS: In st. Jcrome's
church, East Dorset, Sept. 6, 1921. by
Rev. John +. Burns. assisted by Rev.
Z. c Fontaine and Rev J H. Maillei,
Walter Koch Of New York City and
Miss Rose Burns Of South Droset
UPToN-CANFIELD: at Hillcrest
Cottage, The Knobs. Douglas, Mich.
Sept. s, 1921, by the Rev. Henry Tat
lock d. D., Miss Ellen Garfield. daugh-
ter Of Prof and Mrs. Arthur G. Can
field Of Ann Arbor, Mich, to Mr.. Her
Der Hawkes. ,Upton Of Marysville,
Michigan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

Invitations for the unwilling Of the
statue 70 the Morgan Horse have been
issued By the Morgan Horse Club.
This statue will be unveiled az the U.
S. Morgan horse farm at Aiddlebury
on October list
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
Catarrh

Catarrh n q local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10 a
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normai conditions and allows Nature to
20 It's .work
An Druggfstx Circulars free
y. J. Chsnsy q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15

TRIM YOUR TREES:-Do your
fruit or shade trees need trimming :?
II so apply TO Box 155, Manchester
Center, VI. 23-6
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15
WANTED NoW.-Man and ~.
LOST

D0sT-On Friday night between
the Drug Store and J. H. Richardson's,
black velvet pocket book with small
watch attached. VIII finder please
notify Muriel Richardson. Manchester.
VI 23-I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
HOME CIRCLE CLUB
OF POOLEVILLE Is
DOING GOOD WORK
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

Pooleville, Okla, April 2l.-The
Poolevlle Home Circle Demonstration
club recently organized for its second
year work when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Mamie Brady. president; Miss Jenette
Dickerson, vice president; Miss Nellie
May Harrell, secretary and Miss Doro.
thy Thomas, treasurer.
The Home Circle club has an active
membership Of 25 members and hopes
to have one OF the most excellent exhi-
bits at the county fair this fall with
the able support of every member.
Among the past achievements Of the
club is the purchase Of an upright piano
which the members presented to the
now installed In the school building
The members of the Home Circle club
have been sewing on dresses and other
clothes for several small children whose
mother is not Eving. The father Of the
children has expressed his appreciation
of The kindness and great help of the
club to not only his children, but which
has been given to all Of the children
OF Pooleville.
The club has noticed number of i'm
provements in Pooleville since its or.
ganiZation. A new school building has
been recently erected, the church has
been repainted, many new homes have
been built and some of the towns res.
idences have been repainted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
LANSING'S BOOK.

Readers of the accounts OF Mr.. Lam
sings book can hardly fail to get the
impression that the former Secretary Of
State disapproved of everything that
President Wilson said or did, not only
at the Paris peace conference, but all
the way back to the date of the four
teen points and even earlier. "Assum-
ing that the secretary was always right
and that his superior was always
wrong" comments the Springfield Re
publican, "still the interesting question
arises as to how long a secretary of
state and adviser 10 the president
should cling to his office after he had
fully convinced himself that he no
longer had influence with his chief.
Mr.. Lansing's book affords an extreme
example of cabinet minister, consis-
tently condemning his chiefs course
as hopelessly wrong from first to last,
yet remaining in office In order to keep
on advising president who had no
respect for his judgment and was even
of his motives. Why did he
hang on month after month, almost
year after year, when he knew that his
chief did not take him seriously?"
Apparently the only reasonable ex-
planation is that Mr. Lansing is now
disposed toward wholesale disapproval
to an extent that he never dreamed Of
in 1916, 1918 or even early in 1919, his
grievance Of a later date coloring all
his recollections of earlier events and
This is very human
but not one to give the
needed aid when history is to be writ
ten. That Mr.. Lansing's book would
De very different in tone If it had been
written in 1918 or early in 1919 appears
70 be an unavoidable conclusion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
Portion ArdmOre'S
Beauty Spot will
Be Sold for Homes

The large acreage owned by the
Ardmore Investment Company
stretching from the city limits on
the north almost TO the DornicII
Hills Country Club has been placed
in charge of II. E. Snelson and
portion Of it will be sold for homes.
One very handsome home at least
will be built on the property this
year. Several other citizens are
planning to build homes on the
tract. Within a very few days now
construction work will be started
on the highway that traverses this
property. The road will be built OF
six inches of gravel, il will be rolled
and oiled and will be Just such o
road structure rs has made Califor-
mia famous. The ArdmOre Invest
ment Company is using money from
sales of property to improve tho
tract and some of these days this
acreage will be the show place on
Ardmore.
The men who own this property
are among the best friends this city
has ever had. They can be depend.
ed upon to make such improvements
on their property that will make it
very choice residence section and
homes built there will always be in
demand on account of the surround
ings and the cOnveniences that
have been provided. The beauty of
the location is without parallel in
the state. The mountains and lakes
to the north, the city TO the south,
the prairies to the west and the in
dustrial addition with its thousands
Of electric lights to the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
PRESENT ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES
NOT DUE TO STATE TAX, STATES
DIR. STRATTON BROOKS OF OKLAHOMA
UNIVERSITY TO ARDMORE ROTARIANS

when your representatives return
to the Legislature, say to them, We
want efficiency where efficiency is
needed and economy where economy
is needed. " is the message DR.. STRAIT
ton S. Brooks, president of the Okla
homa University, Norman, gave to
Rotarians Wednesday noon at the reg.
ular weekly luncheon at the Chamber
of Commerce. in concluding his talk
on the question of state taxation.
DR.. Brooks gave many interesting
facts and figures comparing the rate
OF Oklahoma's per capita tax with
that of other states, with special at.
tenuoh to the taxes used for educa-
uonal purposes His figures showed
that Oklahoma ranks fourteenth in
per capita wealth in the United States,
and that in spite of all the talk to the
contrary, ranks exceedingly low in
total expenditure for state government.
oklahoma ranks 37th in state gov
ernment expenditure" the speaker
stated. 1--WE spend less for all pur-
poses, from the salary of the governor
~ tiiS hisiihbtHstHSt VI all state IHSll-
tutions, than practically any other
state in the union" he said.
"Oklahomas per capita expenditure
for all state purposes is SAT-" the
speaker continued, and at this point
gave figures from other states as fol-
lows: Arizona s19.75 per CAPITA Cal.
ifornia $l1.S9, Michigan 1919, Texas
s6.2S.
The states indebtedness was next
touched upon, DR.. Brooks stating that
Oklahoma ranked 26th in point of in.
debtedness at the time the other fig
ures were compiled. Since that time
he said, some Of the larger debts have
been paid.
Listing property tax, gross produc-
ton tax and fees as the three sources
from which the state draws revenues,
the following figures We're given as
to amounts accrued during last year
$4,16l,12l.S6 from property tax; $4,-
59S,359.74 from the gross production
and similar tax; and 2.4SS ,209 O2 from
fees, making the total income $ll,.
3S4.9S650
The state schools were next touched
upon, the speaker stating that Okla
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
INVESTMENTS AS SAVINGS.

All over the country the thrift idea
which started during the war, and
which was stimulated by small invest
ments in Liberty Bonds and Savings
Stamps, has been diverted to the in
vestment of savings in conservative
commercial undertakings, to the bene-
fit of these undertakings as well as to
the benefit of the thrifty investor.
Particularly prominent has been the
demand for preferred stock in pub
lie utility companies, such as the Con-
sumers Light & Power Company right
here in Ardmore. The reason for this
is not hard to see. Public utilities sup
ply necessary service for which there
is continuous demand, both in good
times and 'bad-that is, the ordinary
citizen uses just about so much light
and heat, no matter whether times are
good or not. The result is that these
offer an unusually stable form of in
vestment. They do not have the risks
which go with common stock, and they
give a higher rate Of interest than
mortgage bonds, with almost the same
degree of security.
The preferred stock Of public utility
companies are a good type of invest
ment in cities such as Ardmore, where
there is q great deal Of easy money"
due to the fact that our principal in
dustry here is oil, a business which
yields large returns, but which leaves
nothing of the original investment
when the profits cease. It would be
good thing for this community If
every person deriving income from oil
would put part Of that income into
standard dividend-paying securities.
Then if the oil game plays out these
people who have learned to spend
money will have some reserve on which
10 fall back. and be assured of income
permanently.
Undoubtedly the safest place to save
money is in the savings bank, but in
vestment in securities Of seasoned pub
lie utilities offer somewhat larger in
terest rates and provide all the safety |
of principal demand by the most cor
servatiye of business men. Many util.
~ companies offer their securities on
a savingsaccount basis, that is, small
monthly payments which are made
from regular savings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21

homa has more schools. that is, the
nearly any other state, and yet pays
less than any other in maintaining
them.
I'VE rank 3Gth in actual per capita
expenditure for state supported
schools, although we rank l4th in
wealth." he said, "our total expense
per capita being sl.l7; while Missouri
has per capita expenditure Of $l.34
Kansas Sl.63, New Mexico $2.67. Wis
consin s2.S5, Michigan $3,42 and Min
nesota $3.50
DR.. Brooks then in a most concise
way pointed out the difference in the
amount OF appropriations in the house
and in the senate, showing that the
difference between the highest and
lowest amounts would affect the tax
rate by only "a cents for each thou
sand assessed valuation.
1T is to the University" he said.
"the difference between going on and
stopping; progressing and retrogress-
ing"
What the state university has ac-
complished in the past year is some.
thing of which the entire state may
be proud, DR.. Brooks stated, calling
attention to it being admitted TO the
American Association of Universities,
which means that Oklahoma Univer-
sity students are received into Yale,
Harvard and other high ranking in.
stitutions; also the Collegiate Alum.
nae, women's organization; that the
medical school has "A" rating. and
that after six year investigation, the
university has a chapter of the Phi
Beta Kappa. the national scholarship
fraternity.
You have no real grievance against
the state taxes, and although We are
undoubtedly in some economic diff.
culties, the difficulties of taxations
are not caused by the state tax" the
speaker concluded.
DR.. Brooks came to Ardmore by
airplane, with Pilot Askew OF the local
aviation company. Although he was
more than an hour late, large mum.
Der of Rotarians remained to hear his
address. AS he entered, the group
gave the university yell
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
BREEDERS OF DUROC
JERSEY WILL GIVE
PRIZES AT CARTER
COUNTY FREE FAIR

Robert Crittenden. a Duroc Jersey
breeder of Springdale community has
reported to County Agent Simpkins,
that two special prizes will be given by
the Duroc breeders of Carter county in
September. at the Carter County Free
Fair.
For Grand Champion Boar, $1,000.
For Grand Champion Sow, $1,000.
This arrangement was made when
several OF the live wire breeders Of
Durocs, including Mr.. Crittenden, !. r.
Pennington, j. d. Robertson and others
decided upon this plan TO encourage
farmers and breeders TO get pure-breds.
This is a long step forward on the
history of Durocs in Carter county.
The county agent visited schools in
northwest part Of Carter county recent.
ly and found a good interest in club
work and extension work of all kinds.
One hundred and sixty-eight gallons
Of pure Silvermine seed corn was Sc
cured from William Barr, Norman and
placed with club boys and adult dem
onstrators in Carter county, and there
will be a real corn show ut the Car
ter County Free Fair in September. as
each club boy received one gallon of
corn and the adult demonstrators from
two to four gallons each. Each of
these club members and demonstrators
will exhibit nice sample OF his own
raising at the fair.
Arrangements are made for several
terracing demonstrations in different
parts Of the county. a terracing dem
onstration will be- held at the farm OF
j. NJ. Fry Tuesday, April 96th, near
Mulkey.
Several new clubs will be formed in
the northwest part OF the county.
Some have already elected officers and
begun work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-21
HUNDREDS VIEW DIAMOND
DISPLAY AT LEWIS NEW SHOP

Hundreds Of people are viewing the
100000 diamond display now being
exhibited at the Levy Diamond shop
in the Adelphos Theater building. The
collection. which was brought here
from New York expressly for the dis
play by n representative Of one of
the largest gem importers In the coun-
try, includes many remarkable dia-
monds, in beautiful platinum and other
settings.
The Levy Diamond Shop itself pre-
sents a neat and beautiful appear
ance. The fixtures in the store are
of the best obtainable. and the light.
ing arrangements are very pleasing.
As an up-to-date business establish
ment, the Levy Diamond Shop stands
unsurpassed, and is credit to the
commercial establishment of the city.