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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
John Burroughs.
1NeW York Post.

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 The passing of John Burroughs is like the crash of patriarchal pine towering above the younger forest. After Howels death he was left solitary landmark in American letters He had contributed to the Atlantic after 1t was founded; he had been the close friends of Whitman in, the while those men flt Their prime; he had pab- lished permanent contributions literature years before HIowels, James, Mark Twain. In all his writing there flavor derived from the old New England school. It strong in his first essays that the president of Harvard quoted him by mistake for Emerson. In Burroughs latest essays the transcendentalism cropped out like granite.
 To the East especially it is shock to lose the venerable figure who for years has welcomed pill grims at Slabsdes his April birthday some public celebration In one sense he belonged to the whole country. In another feel that he belonged to this section, Muir belonged to the West and Wilson and Audubon to the South.
 Wherein Burroughs fame lies has long since been decided. It is in that long series of essays begin ming with Wake Robin" and ending with Under the Apple Trees" in which he treats landscape, animals, and birds with combination of scientific accuracy and literary charm that has seldom been equaed Like his beloved Thoreau, like many stu dents of nature, he was philosopher Near the end Of his life his reflections upon cosmc questions expressed with more freedom than power They added to knowledge of lovable and impressive personality, but not to his literary fame. The last is pinned to books like 'Pepacton, "Locusts and Wild Honey" and Winter Sunshine which carry into the far distance the trail that Thoreau opened up in "Excursion," Not till rather late in his did Burroughs feel strong interest in geo. logy For few other branches of science he cared little But he stands quite alone in his presenta- ton of scenery and wild life in the varied region stretching from the Housatonic and Adirondacks to that Potomac region which inspired much of Eis earliest writing The everyday birds: the everyday bees and ants; the everyday animals-woodchuck, muskrat, and squirrel; the experiences of small farmer in the Hudson Valley, of a trapper in the Catskis, of fisher along the upper Susquehanna- these he describes incomparaby. It is quiet genial Nature that he pictures. Tens of thousands have first learned from him how accessible and at tractive she is
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Luke McLuke Says

What has become of the old-fash- toned woman who used to get the sulpher and molasses ready aboat this time of the year.
 The trouble with the Easyqoing man is that he is so blame hard to get started.
 Men are carless. Even those who do not know thing about horses or lots have Real Estate at their finger ends.
 We know man who regards the use of tabacco as a filthy habit and yet he is fond of limburger and onions.
 After you roam around for a while you will discover that most of the people who like to sing cant
 There are 80 many idiots in the world that nan never has any trouble starting an argument .. Even Railroad man, who ought to know better. forgets that red is danger signal when he sees it on a girls check
 That scientist who. warns Us that excessive taking wastes vitality must be a married man.
 When fellow is engaged to a girl he dooaat know it until after she has told an her girl friends the fact.
 Alter man has been over the jumps for while he discovers that financial circumstances are the cir cumstances th, alter cases.
 The fellow who is always saving that it is ner.r too late to mend is the same fellow who puts it off un. till he forsets how.
 some prarcre are so long that they bless everything but English Sparrows and R4isin Jack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United Sta tes Land Office
 Cers a1 nd7EC

Juneau, Alaska. FeDruary 23, 1921
 NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Act of Congress ap' proved May 10, 1872, and the Acts amendatory thereto, George H. Whit ney of Juneau, Alaska, has filed application Serial 04752 in the U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, for patent for seven hundred fifty eight (758) linear feet on the Christmas lode claim and eight hundred forty (S40) linear feet on the Enterprise" lode claim, with surface ground 300 feet on either side of said lode line, the said lode claims being embraced in the U. s Mineral Survey No. 1428 situated on the south shore of Lemisurier Island, Sitka Mining District in Latitude 5S' 15' 20' N, Longitude 136 05' 40" w, at U. & M N. No. 1427, the said claims being more particularly described as fol- lows:
 CHRISTMAS CLAIM
 Commencing at Corner No.
 1, whence U. s. M. NJ No.
 1427 bears 150 AT 10"
 64.99 feet, thence west 600 feet
 to Corner No. 2, thence north
 g. 30' west 75S feet to Corner
 No. 3, thence east 600 feet to
 Corner No. 4, thence south %
 30' east 75s feet to Corner No.
 1, the place of beginning, con-
 taining an area of 1O.29S acres,
 magnetic variation 28o 30' east.
 ENTERPRISE CLAIM
 Commencing at Corner No.
 l, whence U. s. M. M No.
 1427 bears s go 59' 20" F
 822.64 feet thence west 600
 feet L, corner No. 2, thence
 north 140 00' east $40 feet to
 Corner, No. 3, thence east 600
 feet to Corner No. 4, thence
 south 140 00' west $40 feet to
 Corner No. l, the place of be-
 ginning, containing an area of
 11.227 acres, magnetic varia-
 tion 2S' 30' east.
 The claims are bounded on al! sides by vacant and unoccupied ground excepting on the eas. 0y the Hey Strait Limestone Placer Claim. " Any and all persons claiming ad- versely the above lode mining ground or premises, or any portion thereof, are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, within the period of publication or eight months or be barred by the pro visions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register First publication, Feb 25, 1921. Last publication, April 26. 1921.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
NEED FOR EARLIER ELECTION DATE

The receipt this week from Dillingham; IL Hanna of the returns from the last November cleo
 ton is another Illustration of the need for changiue the election date in Alaska These returns wer, received almost exactly the same date in the year that they were received two years ago At that time the election contest was determined by the yotes from this section of Alaska, and certificate oi election was not isused until the date of DeIegat, Sulzers death. The Alaska election date should be earlier in the sea2on that the returns could be received before boats cease to sail for the season
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
A FISHERIES BILL SHOULD PASS.

The Leaislature should rfd4 the demand pre- rare and submit to Csnsre.ss "a workable fshe1ies bill The question of regulating the fisheries has been troubling the country for many years. People have spent decade criteisialg remedies that have been offered by various ctudrnts of the problem In the meantime the people of Alaska have been asking that the question be placed within the power o the Territory settle It was proposed early intthe present session the TerrH1al Legislature should show Congress what would do starter toward fisheries regulation If the Legislature should fail to agree on a measure because of some differ ences of opinion it would be futile to ask Congress to confer fisheries control the people of Alaska It would be said naturally, why your own Legisla- ture took the matter up and showed it's impotence It could not agree upon a method of regulation.
 is q all probable that wholly satisfactory law be prepared by the Legislature The frs measure prepared for the regulation of industry the introduction of principle of Government. or the inauguration of governmental machinery is never wholly sattsfacory% LesslatiAp is, and always has hsen a matfer of growth, That Is one reason why have stated sessions of fegisatilre every year or wo1 It is likely if the Territorial Legislature shoud be given control of the fsheros there would be fisheries bills amendments to fisher ies billst passed sac for several tG haw conditionsi, ,adqitiuual knowledge, the results of operation under Ia" nearly aiwayss disclose fbe need for Changes in the cid lawt,, ands the addition of new laws.
 However is is the duty. of the representatives of Alaska in the IAesisatufe demonstrate to Con gress the capacity of sthe Territory to take up and handle probems Of goternmentl and among the prob lems that are of most Importance in Alaska at this
 time ..iSsathe. regulationof the fsheres. No people as greatly interested in these problems as the people yof2fhis' Terrofy, peoples representa- tives should meet the question fairly, and thei. part toward it's solution
 And in considering this question, and all ques tions, there should be thought Of the game Of politics No should permit questions of party cxpediency to have weight. The question should be used football in tine game of politics We have had too much of that in Alaska in the past
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
JAPAN's NAVAL PROGRAM AND OURS

That Japan is carrying out program for six teen capital naval vessels is the declaration of Ad miral GIeares' who recently returned the United States after spending a year and half in Asiatic waters as commander Of the American fleet there He says Japan is carrying out S-S program for 1928 eight battleships and eight battlecruisers with all the auxiliary vessels, including submarines. light cruisers, destroyers other craft that go to maAe a well balanced navy His stat ement is that unless the United States adopts another program. liar to the 1916 program. by 1928 Japans navy will be. roughly speaking strong that Of the United States. ,L
 Admiral Geaves rghtfully contends that if we are o have q ''Na,al Holiday" it must be simul- taneops. The United States cannot quit building
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
BITS OF BY.pLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Ecenirer
How To Be a Humorist.

Lesson IV.-How to write limericks The limerick is so1 easy to write thai several states are considering legis lation that will make the production Of limerick a felony. limerick con sists of five anape3tic lines, three are three-stress and rime, and two are two-stress and rime. First take any word that will rime easily. The word place. will do Now, here's your limerick
 He went into 'bootlegger's place
 He thought that he needed a brace
 He painted his nose.
 Then the sidewalk arose
 And hit the poor man in the face. rick is to make a play on old words and names and places. The word Sioux" for instance has been lime ricked 9S7, 652, 321 times, and al ways in this fashion.
 His wife ran away with Sioux,
 And he's in a fine how-de-dioux
 She took all his dough,
 And he's chuck full of wough,
 blioux
 Get the idea? Select q lot of fool words from a dictionary and you'll have no trouble writing thirty lime ricks minute. But unless you are a good fighter or fast runner don't read them to other people. Tn the next lesson we'll show you how to write funny stories.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
PRESIDENT HARDING'S TRIBUTE.

President Harding s Telegram to the Right Re oweh B. Corrfgan, Auxiliary Bishop Of Baltimor in tribute to Cardinal GibhQns, a full was follow. In common iwith saIl' oarsspeople 1 mourn the death of Cardinal Gibbons His long and notable setSlt to. the country and to the church makes us all his debtors He was ever ready to lend his encouragement to amy movement for the beterment of his fel- yowmen. He the very finest type Of citizen enS lehlTehqan.,
 IL was my good fortune 10 know him personally, and l held him in the highest esteeem, and,Seneration, His death is a dis tinct loss 10 the country, but il brings to fuller appreciation great and admirable
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Easy Money.

It is a mystery to us where these fellows get all the money they offer to pay if you will merely fill in the coupon attached to any one of the forty advertisements you find in most every magazine. Next time we need d little jack we'll fill in a coupon and get ourselves $10,000 a year $500 a month Or s250 d week. As the Irishman said when he made his first bet on a horse race and won goin' on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

The appointment of former Gov. Myron T. Herrck of Ohio be Ambassador to France will meet with the approval of all the people. Gov. Herrick was Ambassador to France during the latter part of the Taft Adnlinisraton, and ,heewas continued there by President Wilson for a year and half, when he asked be relieved. His services very valuable to his country and he was very popular at the French capital.
 French capital It is fair add that his successors first Ambassador Sharp, and later Ambassador Wal lace, made excellent records at Paris.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

The of the tornadoes and cyclones against the people of the South and Middle West has begun, and the casualties are, usual, very high.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

Mir Bryan says tue country needs Demo cratic party and we'll bet MT Bryan could cite you 70 man who would make ideal leader of it. lCoumbus Dispalchl
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

The defeat again of the Taftlfaurier Reciprocity treaty by Canada, after lying dormtnt for about ten years, win lessen the opposition, i the United States to the Emergency Tarin Bill @} 15+
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

There still four five towns which have not invited President Harding to come spend the sum mer, but that may be because Will Hays hasn't sue ceeded in straighening things at the Post Office - -(New York PostD
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Ouch!

Was it ignorance of the law that got you in this place. asked the Sob sister who was visiting the Peni- ,tentiary. ! :, .2t.+I s6f i3E
 Nav" replied convict 77,777, ."It was the ignorance of my lawyers !.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

Gen Wood has told Chicago that he found less cQnceit and less snobbery there than in any other city. The General must have forgotten for the mo- nent that he has just accepted job in Philadelphia
 -(New York Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Bless Her Heart.

Some girls talk more than others. But what we started to tell you was that May Remark is a public steno- 2rapher in Mt Vernon, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
OI1l

"Why do you call this delicious strawberry preparation a shortcake" arked the Englishman.
 Because it doesn't last long" re piled the American.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Oh, Joy! !

You can find A. Nice restaurant
 on North High street, Columbus, O., and it has A. Nice proprietor That's
 his name.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

a cold, indifferent world which pays attention to him matter how quiet he keeps Kansas City Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Is That So?

If Luke McLuke can see skin now, he will be blind before summer is past.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Hooray!

A. M Blue manager of the Strand Theatre Tampa Fla, has just joined the Anti Blue Law League of Am erica
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

In Cincinnati they have unearthed ancient tery-and The next nine years away That is hard luck Chicago News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16
Railroad Time.

Passenger wonder if my watch is right? Would you tell me the time?
 Conductor -One-fifty-eieht
 ssenger-Thanks l have two to two too.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-16

IL wasn't the spitbal after al that dirtied tn, reat American game (Toledo Blade)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08

The letting of two contracts for Gin
dering approximately seven miles Of
road by the Nampa highway district
will mean the immediate employment
of some 35 to 40 men and the COM
pletlon Of hard surface road to Wal
tiers Ferry out Twelfth avenue and 10
Pickle Butte and the Lakeview dis
tricts.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08
NdfIOndlFOreSt TimberFOr Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Standpoint, Idaho,
up to and including January 6, 1922,
for all the merchantable dead timber
standing and down and all the live
timber marked or designated for cut
ting on an area embracing about 80
acres in sections 81 and "a, II. 81 n.
r. 2 K. B. NJ Kootenai River drainage.
Pend Oreille National Forest, Idaho.
estimated to be 100000 feet B. NJ mora
or less of white pine, Western yellow
pine, white fir, spruce and hemlock.
No bid of less than $500 per M feet
for white pine, $500 per M feet for
yellow pine, $100 per NJ feet for
spruce and soc per M feet for white
fir and hemlock will be considered
Deposit with bid $500. An additional
deposit in advance of cutting of 81 80
per M feet for white and yellow pine
and S1.00 per M feet for other species
for brush disposal will be required in
amounts proportional to stumpage de-
posits The right to reject any and all
bids reserved. Before bids are sub
mitted, full information concerning
the timber, and conditions of sale
and the submission of bids should
be obtained from the Forest Super
visor, Standpoint, Idaho. dec6and20
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08

latter with the likelihood that the Unit
moved to Paul
musical shower was staged by the
community Welfare Club of Buhl.
Anyone having Photographic records,
player plano rolls or sheet music which
they were willing to donate to be used
in some Of the state institutions were
asked to present them at the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms.
The letting of two contracts for Gin
dering approximately seven miles OF
road by the Nampa highway district
Will mean the immediate employment
Of some 35 to 40 men and the COM
pletlon of a hard surface road to Wal
tiers Ferry out Twelfth avenue and 10
Pickle Butte and the Lakeview dis
tricts.
Greater cooperation between town
and town between country and town,
between section and section-that is a
great need Of the state of Idaho ae-
cording to DR.. A. II. Upham, president
of the University of Idaho, and the
university, bringing together young
people from all corners OF the common
wealth, is doing more to create a
spirit of state pride than anything else
could do.
A report on the teacher shortage at
recent meeting of the Idaho State
Teachers association showed out of
8420 teachers 1856 were new to the pro-
fession. while 1895 were new to their
present positions or the total mum.
Der 452 were new to the state There
was shortage at the present time of
one-half of / per cent, according to
the report.
A certificate showing the names Of
power users for irrigation purposes
and the amount OF power user an
nually by those consumers, was fur
nished to the public utilities commits
sion by the Idaho Power company.
The Information is In compliance with
! the provisions of law granting utili-
ties in the state rebate on taxes and
providing that the amount Of the re-
bate be apportiOned among the various
irrigation power users.
Charges that eastern fruit commits
sion men are holding cash belonging
to Idaho growers to ease financial con-
ditions there, were made by Miles Can
non, state commissioner of agriculture,
in connection with an appeal from
George Myers a Middleton fruit grow
err, who has been unable to recover on
some of his fruit and has asked the
commissioner to help him get his mon
ey.
Camps for the workmsn and equip
ment to be used in the construction of
the new bridge across the Clearwater
river at Myrtle are being established
and will be completed in about a week.
merce opened the first session of its
sixth annual meeting with so delegates.
representative Of nearly every town In
northern Idaho. The cooperation OF
all northern Idaho chambers of com.
merce in bringing settlers and invss-
tors to the state.
Flfty-four men and three Officers
were mustered Into company I, 1s6th
infantry. Idaho national guard. at So.
da Springs recently.
Seventeen paid government hunters
and trappers operating In Blaine, Twin
Falls, Elmore, Banock, Lemhi, Butte
Camas, Custer, Mlnidoka, Cassia, CLARK
and Goodlng counties during the
month Of October, working total OF
400 days, killed 424 coyotes, / gray
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

Notice is hereby given that the lands
described below, embracing 1884
acres, within the Pend Oreille Ma
tional Forest, Idaho, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the pro-
visions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act of June IL,
1906 GA Stat, 233), at the United
States land office at Occur dAlene,
Idaho, on February 8, 1922. Any set
tier who was actually and in good
faith claiming any of said lands for
agricultural purposes prior to Janu-
airy l, 1906, and has not abandoned
same, has a preference right to make
a homestead entry for the lands actu-
ally occupied. Said lands were listed
upon the applications of the persons
mentioned below. who have a prefer
ence right subject to the prior right
of any such settler, provided such set
tier or applicant is qualified to make
homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to February
9, 1922. on which date the lands will
be subject to settlement and entry by
any qualified person. Applications
may be filed twenty days prior to the
above date but will not be allowed
until the day set for opening thereof
Ex-service men who served during
war with Germany will also have a
preference right to entry for a period
of sixth-three days prior to the above
date. Such preference, however, is
subject to the superior preference OF
settlers prior to January /, 1906 and
listees. The VIZ VIZ Lot (9.S4
acres), VIZ VIZ sen NWA, NWA
SWA, VIZ SWA SWA, Sec. 2, T. 81
n, r. 2 e., B. NJ, containing 1884
acres. The above lands are restored
for the purpose of validating H. e
Oll5S1 made by Ed. La Fountain OF
Bonners Ferry, Idaho List 1856
November 20, 1921. Geo r. Wick.
ham, Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office. dec8-2g- Al
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08
NIXON GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
Kansas Doctor Found Guilty of Muir
der OF Attorney

Kansas Doctor Found Guilty of Muir
der OF Attorney
Great Bend, Kan.-Dr. w. A.
Nixon Of this city was sentenced in
district court here Saturday to life i'm
prisonment In the state penitentiary
at Lansing, following his conviction by
a jury on charge of having killed
Arthur c. Banta, an attorney, who was
shot to death July @, last. After five
hours elaboration the jury that heard
the circumstantial chain of evidence
presented against him, returned YER
dict of guilty of first degree murder.
Judge Harris denied motion for a
new trial.
DR.. Nixon received the verdict with
a declaration that he was innocent.
A. L. Wallace and Roy Hayes. who
were charged jointly with the killing
Of Banta, were the states chief wit
nesses. They said Or. Nixon declared
Banta owed him money and would not
pay.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-08

OF Boundary County, Idaho. made on
the 18th day of November. 1921, in the
matter of the above-entitled estate
the undersigned administrator of said
estate, will sell at public sale, for
cash and subject to confirmation by
the above Court, on Monday, the 18th
day of December, 1921. at 1870 o'clock
a. m, at the Per Anderson ranch at
Curiey Creek, Boundary County, Ida
no, the following described real prop
erty, to-wit:
NWA NEA; S1aNEA and NEA
NWA Of Section Twenty (20), Twp.
So NJ, r. 3 e. B. NJ, Boundary County,
Idaho, and also the following described
personal property, to-wit:
Fifteen head of cattle;
About 20 tons of hay.
Dated November II, 1921.
N. J. PERRY,
Administrator for Above Estate.
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