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The Press., 1922-09-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS

STAFFORD SPRINGS Miss Julia B. Smith of Lexington, Mass, has been at the Mclaughlin home few days.
 Mrs F. G. Sanford is spending the week with her niece, Mrs. WOOdman- see, at Hyannis, Cape Cod. MT. and Mrs. R. H. Valentine and two older daughters. Virginia and Carol, and Miss ElinOF Valentine re- turned from Nantucket, Mass, the l first of the week.
 Miss Ruth Larned, who has been 1 with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Larned for the summer, went Monday to EngleWood, N. J., where she will | teach in the high school.
 Mrs James Stretch and friend, Miss Kerr, of Simsbury have been at the Converse home on Highland Terrace this week. Dr. Stretch was with them over Sunday and Labor day.
 The mid week service at the Con
 gregational. church will be resumed tonight. Sunday school will be held at the close of the morning service next Sunday. MT. and Mrs. A. E. Waite were present last Sunday, he playing the organ and Mrs. Waite singing solo.
 Mrs. James Long will sail from New York Saturday noon, landing in Liver pool England. She will make an ex- tended visit with relatives in York shire, after which, her friends hope that she will return here. The house she has vacated will be occupied by MT. and Mrs. Harry Paget. Communicated l.. E. DimOck, the pioneer vegetable grower and exhibitor, cOntemplates making an unusual display at the coming fair. MT. DimOck like many others, feels the heavy loss of the one who was at the head, but believes that his successor and all those associated | with him, by the support and cOntri- buttons in all classes, will use untir- ing diligence to make the coming fair a greater success than ever in years past.
 All Stafford defeated the ROman1cs of Springfield here last Sunday to5. This team is leading the Industrial League in Springfield. JOhnstone pitched a good game and got two nice hits, AttiliO TOnOn local boy, made his first appearance as catcher. The feature plays were a pickup by Pal lanck and Wise's great catch of his wide throw. Marshman made a great running catch. The hitting of Con- verse Farrel and JohnstOne, and also Ferris of the visitors featured. The ScOTo'
The Press., 1922-09-07
Can Beat 'Em.

'T ain't braggin' nOne," said Char coal Eph, ruminatlvely, "but all I got t say, eff anybody's got a chicken kin Outrun me on a dark night, dat chick en am sure some sprinter. Rat Q drumstick, Mistah Jackson. n."-Rich- mOnd Times-Dispatch.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

MT. J. R. Gibson arrived on the train Wednesday from Anchorage and will remain in Seward awaiting the sailing on the Starr for Kodiak. MT. Gibson has been working for the commission near Coal Creek. He is an old timer in the Interior, but like many others he is on the coast now looking for a location MT. Gibson will make a trip to Kodiak to look over the prospects there for investing a little money in some business. He believes the coast towns are going to prosper more by the return of prosperity to Alaska than are the Interior towns and he hopes ot locate somewhere on the coast.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
THE SHOW AT THE LIBERTY

Mary Miles Minter romps through the play at the Liberty theatre tonight and tomorrow in way that will cap ture anyone. The play is an adapta ton of Jerry" which was Billie Pulke's famous stage success of half a dozen years ago.
 Miss Minter plays the role of an in corrigible girl of IS who rebels at be- ing treated as though she were IA for the purpose of disguising her mothers age. Poor Jerry, dressed like an in fant, decides to strike and does so in thoroughly effective manner, upset ting the order of number of peoples lives in the process, and falls madly in love with an engaged man while on one of her wild escapades. Jerome Patrick is the leading man and in the supporting cast are Winifred Green wood and Ruth Stonehouse. This is one of the beatiful little actress's best pictures. g
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

MT. John W. Frame, Jr., arrived in Seward yesterday en route from An chorage to Cordova. He reports busi, ness in the Interior towns as quiet. His brother, Grover Frame, who is op- erating the Star Taxi Service at An chorage expects to remove to Skagway this summer believing that it is the coming camp by reason of the Mayo activities.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Mrs. L. Rosberg, the owner of the motion picture house at Nenana ar rived in Seward Wednesday with the body of her mother who recently died in Nenana. Mrs. Rosberg returned to Anchorage on Thursdays train and will' return tomorrow to sail south on the Northwestern. She will take her mothers body to the states for burial.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Mrs. Violet Lovejoy of Fairbanks returned to the Interior on Thursdays train. Mrs. Lovejoy spent several days in Seward looking the town over with the aim of making an investment here. She will return to Seward in the near future. While in Seward Mrs Lovejoy was, registered at the Hotel Seward.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
APPOINTED
 FOR CAMP AT McGRATH

Floyd R. Marsh, recently of the Kan tishna district, where he was engaged in mining, left for the Kuskokwim this morning. Mr. Marsh goes to Me Grath as commissioner for the Mount Mckinley precinct and will take over the office on February when the res ignation of Dr. Green takes effect.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Span ish embassy denies formally that King Alfonso plans to visit the western hemisphere which, according to re- ports was to have included tour of the United States and of several coun- tries in South America.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

The Pioneers will meet tonight at 8 o'clock on matters of important busi- ness. All members of the igloo are earnestly requested to be in attend ance.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
HAMILL WILL BE CASHIER
 NEW BANK AT ANCHORAGE

Harry M. Hamill has accepted the position of assistant cashier of the new First National Bank of Anchorage which will open February 1. Mr. Ham il has been an employe of the A. E. c.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

R. V. B. Dunlap, Pastor. Harriet May Dunlap, Associate Pastor Sunday School, Il a. m. Preaching service 7:30 p. nj. Ladies' Aid meets second Friday of each month at p. m.
 The public is cordially invited to at tend and hay epart in the work of the church.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Rev. E. W. Hughes, who held church services in Seward Wednesday even ing returned on the train yesterday to Anchorage. MT. Hughes will make an other trip to Anchorage in the near fu- ture for Sunday services in the local Episcopal church.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Your dollar will buy more today than than it would a month ago. Have you studied the store ads to find out how best to make your purchases.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
SHOULD TAKE THE RAILROAD

Roy Lund, Richardson mail carrier, arrived in Fairbanks this week with five passengers. When but a mile from town a minor trouble developed in the vitals of his Ford car with the result they all piled out and walked to town.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

M9rs. J. F. Simmons and Miss Anna Simmons, of Seldovia, arrived on the Starr en route to Anchorage.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

It seems very strange in this great naval crisis not to be hearing anything from Admiral Sims-Ohio State Jour- nal
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Mrs. N. Beck, who has been teach ing school at Unalaska or the past several months arrived on the Starr.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

The lobby of the Hotel Overland has been repainted and decorated in very attractive manner.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

A. Shyman, territorial salesman for Schwabacher Bros will return to Ju- neau on the Northwestern. Mr. Shy man is guest of the Van Glider hotel while in Seward.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

The Hotel Sexton reports a good business the past week, with many strangers in town.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Heavy storms have swept the coast to the westward the past month ac- cording to passengers on the Starr.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

The sulphur company at Unimak is summer.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

SEWARD BRIDGE CLUB The Seward Bridge Club will meet at the home of Mrs. George Sexton to- morrow afternoon at o'clock.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Mrs. W. E. Root, who has been con fined to her bed with bad cold, was able to be up and around yesterday.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

The mercury registered 26 below zero at Mile 40 this morning.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Remember the Pioneer meeting to- night at 8 o'clock.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
A MYSTERY

Why do they call nickels and dimes chicken feed"
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

LOST-Gold Eversharp pencil Find CT please return to Gateway. ti
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Ed Bazinet from the sawmill at Mile 31s is in Seward on a short busi- ness trip and is registered at one of the local hotels.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27
PIONEER MEETING

PIONEER MEETING FRIDAY EVENING, 500 O'CLOCK,
 |. o. o. F. HALL SPECIAL BUSINESS PIONEER LADIES COME TOO
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

Douglas Clement is in town today from Roosevelt.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-27

H. Capp, mining man of the Kan tishna district, is in Seward awaiting the sailing of the Northwestern. Mr. Capp is registered at the Hotel Van Glider
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10

Rumor says that the machinery of
the railroad shops of this city liz to be
taken to Monroe or GAINESVILLE. The
reason is that the shops should be To-
Gated where the greatest number Of
locomotives lie over. In this our city is
not behind Monroe or GAINESVILLE, for
opportunity is aifordered 10 do repair
ing on four engines here daily. The re-
moval of the repair shops will take
from this city twelve employees. all of
whom have families.
Rev Alfred Bronson, well known to
all the older residents of this part of
the state, dice at his home in Prairie du
Chen last Thursday. aged SO years. In
1885 he volunteered for mission work
among the Sioux and Chippewa Indians
and in July, 1886. went to Prairie du
Chen with his own and three other
families, that being the outside whit,
settlements on the river In 1862 b,
accepted the chaplaincy Of the 3lst reg
iment of our state volunteers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
Ten Years Ago, 1912.

Services next Sunday at the Metho-
dist church will be conducted in the
auditorium The same has been closed
for about six weeks and has been re-
finished and decorated throughout and
new carpet placed on the floor.
Twenty-seven autos were secured for
the business mems trip on Friday. The
stops included Miflin. Linden, Cobb,
Edmund, Ridgeway, DodgevilIe, Jones'
dale, Hollandale, Blanchardvile and
Waldwick.
While returning home Monday after
noon, Mrs. Henry Thies was struck on
the head by missile with sufficient
force to render her unconscious.
VIM Sanders died in this city Aug.
5th, aged 62 years.
The annual picnic of st. Paul's con
gregation, held on Tuesday. was a
rousing success and deservedly so.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
10 MAKE STUDY OF ICE AGE
Public Institution Established fer
Thorough Probing OF Various Pie
nomena Connected Herewith.

In a recent article published In Sci
ence Julius Pia calls attention 20 the
establishment of public institution
for tie study OF the Ice age DIR. II.
Bayer of the Natural History Museum
Of Vienna is In charge of the work and
invites correspondence on the part of
those interested.
Scarcely any department of scien-
titic research IL OF more general inter
est than that which concerns pre-
historic man, his development during
the Ice age and the changes then taxi
ing place In the conformation Of the
land and sea. The geographical posi-
ton OF Vienna renders Ii we'll adapted
for such study, since the land struc-
lures associated with the glacIation
can be readily observed In their rela-
lions to ancient environment. Lower
Austria is well known TO have fur
nIshed rich store Of stone nipple
msnts and weapons.
Every effort viii be made at the
Natural History museum to lnyesti-
gate on broad, scientific basis the va
rlous phenomena associated with the
lee age
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
twenty-five Years Ago, 1897 +.

The Sunday schools of the Primitive,
Methodist and Episcopal churches held
union picnic in the fair grounds grove
Tuesday afternoon. The day could not
have been more favorable and the pic
mic was voted success. A game of
base ball furnished amusement for the
afternoon and the party keeping score
became weary of his job and left, so
the result of the game cannot be given
1t was painful surprise to the
whole community when on Thursday
the report was passed around that Ella
Gribbe was dead. aged "a years. This
is the sixth child the widowed mother
has followed to the grave and the third
within eleven months.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10

Miss Hazel Peters of Minneapolis
was guest of relatives in this city
last week
Miss Florence Coughhn of MiIwau-
kee is a guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Cox.
John Gorgen, Jr., and family visit
ted at Boscobel and Fennimore Friday
Miss Eulaia Pross of Plattevile
was a guest at the home of Anthony
Fecht last week.
Miss Elsie Unterholzner returned
to Milwaukee Sunday after spending a
two weeks vacation. with her mother.
Frank GRADER arrived here Friday
from Chicago to visit relatives and
friends.
II. F. Keefe left Monday for Bara-
boo to act as manager Of the light and
power branch in that city. His wife
and children will join him later and
make their home there. Mr.. Keefe
won the respect of all while serving as
manager of the Mineral Point Public
Service Co. and there is regret at his
eaving.
Frank Grille, son and daughter of
Lacrosse were entertained at the Ro-
main Healy home the first of the week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
FROM THE TRIBUNE FLIES


A large and enthusiastic war meeting
was held at Milwaukee on Thursday
last The number in attendance from
outside the city is estimated to have
been over $4,000.
Mr.. +. c. Foster has received com
mission for recruiting in this county.
He will act with Capt d Win in rails.
ing company for the 23d Regiment.
Quartermaster Clark of the 5th Regi-
ment was in Madison few days since
and reports that Col Cobb may be ex-
pected home in few days to recruit
for his regiment. A more faithful
officer has not gone from Wisconsin.
About 200 men are wanted for his regi-
ment and we presUme the Colonel will
get them without difficulty.
Mr.. Reeves of the Farmers Guards
9th RegimenO arrived in town Satur-
day. He has been sick a large portion
of the time since he left the state and
is now looking quite feeble. He re-
ports the 18th generally in good health
and spirits, though they suffered much
from want of food while they were cut
from army supplies while or the White
River.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
WHEN THEY WORE IRON buds
New York Girl Had Simple Expana-
ton for Costumes OF Days Of
the Long AGO.

Ii was Thursday afternoon In the
armor room of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art Perhaps this explained
the presence there Of two domestics.
twenty-five years ago they would
have been known as servant girls
and their appearance would have sug-
gested their calling. But today they
are domestics and as for their looks,
the casual observer, particularly If he
were man, could not have told them
from their employers.
Their hats were just as stylish and
their silll-clad ankles were-but why
20 into details?
Just why they were In the armor
room is something of a mystery, for
they wandered from case to case in an
aimless sort of way. thoroughly disin-
terested in everything they saw. FL
nauy they paused before lifesize tg-
ure clad in q full suit OF armor. Their
interest was aroused, but this interest
was of the entire practical sort.
The fine workmanship, its antiquity.
the beauty of the silver traced de-
signs which covered each piece of the
steel suit, all these were lost upon
them.
at must be Il terrible heavy thing
to wear" observed one. whose speech,
like that Of her friend. suggested the
Irish Free State.
AN the trouble Of keepin' it clean
the rust an eyerythin'," suggested the
other
"Do you suppose men liver wore such
thinesY aueried the first with an air
OF Incredibly
"Sure," replied her friend, and then,
as II the explanation suddenly oc-
CURED to her. She added why, when
you're fightin' mad ye don't care what
We wear."-New York sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
CASE OF FoRClBLE ENTRY
Combination Of Circumstances no
sponsble for Truly Embsrrsss-
ina situation.

A short time ago my husband ana l
attended the funeral of friend whose
home was in the suburbs. We left IN
plenty Of time, but on account OF the
distance and much transferring we
Found TO our dismay that we were go
Ing 10 be late.
After frequent delays we arrived at
our station There had been a heavy
snowstorrn the day before, and where
the walks had been cleaned II was slip
perry, making It difficult 20 hasten.
when we reached the house, in hur-
rylng I'D the outside stairs ! slipped,
lost my balance. and fell headlons,
All might have been well had not the
undertaken chosen Just that moment
70 open the door My husband was
making frantic grab to catch me,
but / was not TO be stopped, and land
ed IN the room on all fours 10 find the
company all facing the door and the
minister preaching the funeral sermon.
Exchange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
Fifteen Years Ago, 1907

The Methodist church people have
decided on an addition at the rear Of
their magnificent structure, together
with an entrance from that quarter
James J. Peters died Aug LIST at the
farm he was working southeast Of the
city. He was SO years old
Mrs. John Sleep died at the home of
her son John on July oath, aged Sc
years. She came to Mineral Point 80
years ago.
w. S. Martin and A. NJ Johnston
have bought out the interest of John
&. Martin in the feed store
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Kemme Ring
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Norman
and two children of Rockford, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kemmerling of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Ching of Beloit
spent Sunday with relatives in this city.
Thomas Harris and family of Liv-
ingston Sundayed in our city.
Miss Leone Wonn has returded to
Rockford, after visit with friends.
Mrs. Orrin Rule and daughter Dor
othy of Linden were guests at the L..
Adams home last week
Its the Mineral Point Fair you
should be talking about - women as
we'll as men.
Mrs. B. Goldman and daughter re-
turned to Chicago Monday. after six
weeks visit with parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Graham. Her sister, Miss
Mary Graham, accompanied her to
spend vacation there.
Miss Mae Prince of Rockford is a
guest of her sister, Mrs, William +.
Priestley.
Miss Ellen Bennett is a guest of
Miss Irene Vivian i'm Madison
"A. N. Johnston, wife add two
daughters were callers at Boscobe on
Monday.
Mrs. Clara Williams left Thursday
TO visit relatives in GAINESVILLE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
Fifty Years Ago, 1872.

Married, at Lewiston, Idaho, July &c,
Mr. Milo II. Sprague, late of Mineral
Point. and Miss Corinne Perrault of
Canada.
Died, in this city, Aug. 18th, Sidney
Shepard, infant son of VIM H. and
Lou c. Bennett, aged months.
Captains w. w. Likens and S. f.
Shepard started westward yesterday to
locate claims under the soldiers home
stead law.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
The Golden state.

California has 99617,2S0 acres Of
land, of which lS,41S,649 are national
forest. 20,239,977 are unappropriated
public lands, 469,041 are Indian reser
walton, I45,70S are school lands, 1855,
941 are private timber holdings, and 81
991 ,444 are farms, with nm approximate
ly equal area classified MS nisceiiane
GUS. OF the farm lands only 1881, 1914
acres are improved and Of this but
B.Sq30o are irrigated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10

ming, and wishing In the meantime"
And she did,
The ache In her heart was get
ring harder TO bear all the time and
81 II hadn't been for the five dollars
6he could send each week 10 a little
frame house In ST. Petersburg. she
1night have given UP the struggle and
xied home
Her letters were full Of the charm
of New York, of Fifth avenue In the
sunshine, of shop window that was
n glimpse into fairyland, OF colorful
East side streets and the mystery OF
1.-THE river after dusk-all this and
more - Annie Laurie wrote about,
while her shoes showed stubbed toes,
iand her little gloves had patched
fingers and her hnt--wel, she refused
teven to consider 1t any longer
One afternoon the temptation was
strong and she stopped before the
tiny shop and breathed in the scent
Eof trailing arbutus.
Il must have sonnet" she told the
bent old woman
The little, bushy, fragrant sprays
of sweet blossoms were tied ia white
tissue before she asked And how
much is it, pleased"
"Seventy-five."
She searched In her pocket and she
lfelt in her purse, but all she could
burned with embarrassment for there
was another customer In the shop
with his back turned.
Il think you dropped thisp
Annie Laurie looked up into a pair
of very blue eyes and almost believed
at first that she had dropped 1t. But
this time she was forestalled.
II believe you live on the floor
above me, and | believe rescued
your bulb" he said quietly, land /
think If I'm not mistaken, you're
Annie Laurie WareY'
"Oh, but how did ysu knowf" she
asked in a shat IN voice.
He did not tell her that any one
could read a name on the letter box
~ know you've never done any.
thing like 1t before, spoken to y man
who hasn't been introduced" he ex-
planned, land | hope you won't dc
anything like ii again. But I'm from
the South, and | know you are-and
I'm desperately lonely
II was the one thing that could have
touched Annie Laurie Ware.
perhaps" she hesitated.
"That'S lust what | think =" he
finished jubilantly They stood quite
still outside the tiny shop and the
man pleaded: II wonder II you'd let
me get some violets, handful or
Just rose to celebrated"
Roses" Annie Laurie smiled, and
then as he darted into the shop she
repeated the formula to herself, las
usual"
They walked up the street togeth-
er, and the man with blue eyes said:
'Iook Z"
Annie Laurie gazed down from the
heights at the street that seemed al
most like fairy street at the other
side of the little park
New York is an enchanting place,
isn't itf' the young man asked.
IT'S almost like city of Dreams"
Annie Laurie answered TREMENDOUSLY.
The young man gave one swift, I'M
Outstanding glance al her face before
they turned back.
ut is the city of my dreams-now !"
he said
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-10
lnuenilon Of the telephone

The germ of the telephone may he
dated back as far as 1897, when lage
OF Boston found that bar or needle
Of iron would give out sound when
subjected to rapid cycles of magneti'
zstion and demagnetIzation. The first
electrical apparatus was described by
Philip Refs Of Germany In 1861. He
embodied the effect Of Pages discov'
cry. No advancement was made In
the working out Of the problem after
Refs work until February IA, 1875
when Alexander Graham Bel OF Bos
ton applied for patent rights on MS
magnetic telephone The patent wal
granted March I, the same year.