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The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

Shorty Wehnke, of Anchorage, re- gently purchased a live marten from a trapper in the Interior and has the an- imal confined in a specially constructed pdn. He is conducting an extraordi- nary experiment., endeavoring to cross the marten with cats.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19
Alaska NeWsNOtes

In'corarneating on ths, condition of the Alaska railroad, Governor Zone said recently:
 Both the passenger and freight business, of the road. are, showing a steady growth, and it is estimated that the gross revenues, will be increased over S200,COO the coming year T1924E Industrial and colonization plans are under way which will augment these revenues, and speed development. The wisdom of the governments, invest ment in this great project has, been demonstrated most conclusively TG, the first few months of it's operation. It's growing business is proof of the falsty of the charge that is being strangled. It was honestly built and efficiently managed by capable and experienced railroad man. Attacks emanating out side of Alaska are prompted by vieions animus and have been in evidence at avery stage of tae project"
 
 Koyukuk to Nenana. Miss Nellie Cash R9an, pioneer woman of Alaska, and Rabne operator, arrived recently in An chOrage. She is en route to New Y York City, where she will make arrange ments foreopeuating her mine the Gom- ing season. WMiss Gashn1an was one of the first white women in Alaska, com, ing to Wrangeu, in the southeastern districb,. before the North had beenrex- tensively explored. She went into the Cassiar country, and has. pioneered lD Dawson sad, Nome. Like her fellow. men who were her companions in the early days ID search of gold, she has followed the mining game until the present time, and operates a paying propersyss
 Madam Renic, formerly Mrs. Cora Meyers, we'll known Alaskan and for, the past year resident of Kanataks was recently married -ip the Ol City to Helbert Anderson, a former Cache Creek minerg As there, was no com missioner or minister to perform the ceremony, Derrick Lanes at one time manageg- of the Alaska Central railroad at Seward. who is DOW a. resident of Kanatak, and the official notary public of that town. was called. upon to, per- form the ceremony. Before g. large numbersof witnesses.the couple signed & marriage contract and Mr. Laae pro- claimed them man and wife.
 The New Nordabe Hotel, which was opened at Fairbanks lase J1lyv was threatened with destruction by fire re- nantlu " hnIa fha haSernat,n qxtendinu
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

It is reported thsO the Alaska rail- road will add another large steam boat to it's river fleet next summer, provided the development program is approved at Washington and the necessary aD- propriation obtained.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

beneath the entire building, was dis covered in a mass of flames. AlthOup h not placed under control for more than two hoIrs, the fire was confined. to the basement and floors of the ground rooms. which are of semi-fireproof con- stpuction. All the rooms were oceu- pied, but the guests were aroused and out. before the smoke had hardly pene- l trated the building. 1t required sev- I eral days to make repairs. before re- opening
 Atvein Of copper ore, with. traces of gold and measuring from 125 to 200 feet in width, has been struck on the Mother Lode property at Mile Al on the Alaska railroad, near Grand View, according to George Howe, jr., who ar rived in Anchorage recently with sam pies oi the ore taken for assay pur. poses. The vein has been uncovered for a distance of two miles, Howe stated
 Peter Coulter, resident of Seward, was held up on the northern limits of that town recently, his assailant wound ing him slightly with knife. Coulter struck the man, knocking him down, and then ran into town. Two mem- bers of the crew of the steamer Starr were also held up in dark alley by an unknown assaffant, who also used a knife to terrorige his. victims
 Miss o. c. Held has taken the oath of office as U. 5. commissioner at Me- mana, succeeding Charles D Leckie. She has long resided in Fairbanks, where she was in the office of the clerk of the district court during several ad- ministrations Miss Held is sister of the late John Held, of Juneau, promi- nent lawyer, mining man and legis- lator-
 Bnehan & Heinen, who have been wdaling station at Port Armstrong, when they closed down, some weeks ago, had an output of about 450 tons of herring meal, l30.O00 gallons of herring oil, and S80 half barrels of Seotch-cured herring. The season, which was the firsb for this concern, was considered fairly successful.
 George Bull; who for the past ten years has been engaged in the raising nf kla alr fn-roS af hic inss and who recently sold his stock for 8 good price to Prince Edward Island fox raisers, is engaged in put. ting his raLch in shape to commence the business anew on larger scale, Martin Harrais, who has been, en- gagged in tracing an old channel which runs across the country from the head oi Young creek. reports having struck gold in hole which. he had suak near the banks of the Nizina. river Owing to the inflow of water, however, he was unable to reach bedrock.
 The Anchorage Times says that Miss Selma. N. Scott, deputy clerk of the district court at Valdez, who was re- gently admitted to the practice of law in Alaska, is being urged, by her friends to file her candidacy for the lower house of the next legislature. She served in the last legislature as chief clerk. of the senate.
 J. E. Chilberg, for many years man. ager of the Scandinavian-A Ameriean Bank of Seattle, has announced that
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

Charles Beam, former proprietor of the Pioneer Hotel at Fairbanks. who left for the Outside some weeks ago, is said to- have completed deal for a hotel at Port Angeles, Wash.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

The New Nordale Hotel, which was opened at Fairbanks lase Jdlyv was threatened with destruction by fire re- gently when the basemeua, extending
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

. c. AAShonacker, well known travel. Ing man, has lately acquired an inter- est in an island fox farm near Ket- chikan.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

Adeaf was sconsummated recently at Anchorage whereby D.. R. lesson and Bartley Howard acquired control of the w. T. Leroy coal claims, located in the Matanuska coal fields
The Kusko times., 1924-01-19

Mrs. Nancy Berg, proprietress c Nancy's Kitchen 1at' Anchorage, wa sentenced to 60days in jail by Commis sloner Ragaron hsrlples of guilty t
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
FINDER OF THE MAGIC RING
Story Of Gyges and His Romantic
Rise to the Throne Of
Lydia.

Gyges, king Of Lydia about 6S7 to
657 B. c., was, according to story,
shepherd. One day he found a ring
which made the wearer invisible, on
the body of man discovered inside a
brazen horse.
The then king boasted of his queens
beauty to Gyges and surreptitiously
introduced him into her chamber to
convince him. says the Detroit News.
Indignant at the improperly, the
queen later sent for Gygss and gave
him the choice of killing her husband
and marrying her or of being himself
murdered. Naturally Gyges chose the
former alternative and, with the aid
of the magic ring, he was enabled to
enter the kings chamber unseen and
to slay him.
Another version of the story saws
that Gyges fell in love with the queen
and the king sentenced Gyges to death.
The latter murdered the king on the
night before the day set for his own
execution and seized the throne and
married the queen.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
LOST $500 RESTORED TO
owner after 3 YEARS
Post Office Department Locates
Man After Long Search.

New York.-How 5000 in currency
travelled back and forth in the mails
Tor three years looking for it's owner.
until it finally reached him, is told in
recent post office publication. The
loss occurred in Milwaukee, the loser
being a midget actor and vaudeville
performer. That was in 1920 and the
bills were in a wallet, lost in a de-
partment store in that city. The wal
let contained $3.50, besides a lot of
personal papers.
IL would appear, says the post office
paper, that whoever found the wallet
took out for himself or herself all bills
In excess of 5000 and then placed the
wallet with the remainder of the
money in small paper box, and this
Dox, wrapped very loosely in a single
thickness of ordinary wrapping paper,
secured by q light piece of string, was
offered at the post office for mailing.
1t bore the address of the owner of
the wallet.
When the package was offered at the
post office for mailing, as parcel-post
packages are required to be, the re-
ceiving clerk evidently requested the
sender to write his or her name and
address upon it, as required for parcel
post packages, but, instead Of comply.
Ing with this request, the sender wrote
upon the package the name of store,
without local address, and then depos-
tied the package to 60 forward in the
mails.
The owner of the wallet had re-
moved from the address in question by
the time the package reached it's des-
tination and, as those at the address
had forgotten his new one, delivery
could not be effected. As result, the
package was treated as unbelievable
and notice was sent to the store name
which had been written on the pack.
age in lieu Of his correct name and
address, but as this proved to be fic.
htious, the package was finally sent
to the division Of dead letters.
Opened in the dead letter office, the
$500 was found. Using the address ON
the other Enclosures, a determined ef-
fort was made to locate the addressee.
He was traced across the continent
and even to Germany, and eTentuaNy
he was located through information
obtained from a relative, when deliv-
cry was effected. The post Office has
never been able to find out who found
the wallet, or who mailed 1t to its
owner.
Apparently" says the writer, "the
finder, though abstracting $50 as a
reward which he voted for himself,
had some conscience, for he could have
retained all of the money as we'll as
but part Of it,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
A Fairy Story

Once upon a time beautiful lady
answered the telephone at her home
Hello, dear, came her husbands
voice over the wire. I'm so sorry
but l can't get home to dinner this
evening. l have work that must be
done.
The beautiful lady turned from the
phone, deep fire of jealousy burning
in her eyes. Quickly she pulled new
spring sportwear hat over her golden
locks, drew a new $3.50 coat around
her shoulders, and rushing from the
house she hailed passing taxi
Drive to Main street, she order
ed, with command of a Foch
The taxi drew up at the curb of
the office building a few moments
later. Darling swiftly up the stairs she
threw open the door of her husbands
office. = He was working.
THE END.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Fast Thinkin' Bow

She: Dearie, will you love me as
much in February as in August?
He: No, Dumping.
She Boho-o-o-o-o | knew it.
He: But, precious, | can't. Even
with leap year there are only twenty
nine days in February while August
has thirty.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson of north
Grant street are making arrangements
to occupy the home of Mrs. T. P.
POUNDS on west Pine street about the
first of February.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
FIRST WARD P. T. A.

At the meeting of the First Ward P.
l. A. IN February the following pro-
gram will be given.
Prayer.
P. T. A. Song.
P T. A. Creed
Compulsory Education Mrs. E.J
Dorminey
Child Welfare Talk - Miss lula
Prentiss.
Discussion-P.T.A. members.
Business of the day.
Social half hour
A large attendance will be appreci-
ated. The mothers of the 4th, 5th and
9th grades are especially urged to at
tend.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
SOAR over ice
PEAKS in PLANE
Explorers Cross Lofty Crags in
Flying Boat-Wonderful
Pictures of Scenery.

Spitzbergen.-Flying over jagged
ice-clad Arctic mountain crags in a
seaplane with knocking" motor pro-
vldes the thrill Of thrills-it is no
sport for one with weak heart. Such
trip was made by w. Mittelholzer, a
Swiss aviator who has charge of the
aviation expedition sent to Spitzbergen
to cooperate with Amundsen in his
attempt to fly from Point Barrow to
Spitzbergen. He took with him an
all-metal Junker seaplane to relieve
Amundsen should the latter be com
PEELED to land in the course of his long
flight. Though Amundsen's failure
was known before Mittelholzer reached
Spltzbergen, he made use of his op-
portunlty to make interesting aerial
reconnaissances, which he describes In
the Neue Zurcher Zeitung in an article
translated in the Living Age as fol-
lows:
Engine Starts to Knock.
l determined to cross over the
Chydenius range, which eliminates in
crystalline pinnacle of Newtontop at a
height of nearly 5000 feet, and thence
across the 80 or go miles of mountain
GUS country to Hinlopen strait.
My pilot Neumann, was a veteran
seaplane operator. The great Ice ford
lay before us. On both sides vast gla-
ciers, framed in rugged cliffs, descend
ed into the deep blue water. To the
northWard rose sea of peaks and
pinnacles, whose violet hues stood out
with knife-like sharpness against the
golden-yellow horizon. To the south
ward one snowy dome followed an
other under an azure blue italian
heaven, beyond which our gaze
seemed to lose itself in infinity.
But what allied our motor? When
ever Neumann gave 1t more gas 1t
would knock distressingly. I left 1t
to Neumann to decide whether we
should turn back, but he motioned
vigorously ahead, throttled down his
motor as much as possible and trust
ed to his flyers luck" not to leave us
In the lurch.
Take Pictures OF Scenery.
We were only 5000 feet above the
sea and Newtontop still lowered above
US. When Neumann gave the motor
more gas to rise higher, it began to
knock again, so our only recourse was
to find a way through the mountain
passes, where we were violently tossed
hither and thither by powerful wind
currents. We would glide above deep
abysses, skirt, glittering blush green
ice precipices, and turn sharply this
way and that In order to record on
our films as much as possible Of the
glorious, awe-inspiring scenery on
either hand. Neumann performed his
task with coolness and courage.
For nearly half an hour we threaded
our way with many a twist and turn
amid the highest peaks of Spitzbergen
In a seaplane! Leaving our lofty
mountain companions we were soon
speeding over mighty glacier, where
we could easily have made a landing
almost anywhere.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
WANTED

CHICKENS, WANTED-SELL US
YOUR CHICKENS. WE PAY YOU
ATLANTA MARKET PRICES.
PHONE US FOR PRICES.-R. B.
SHEPHERD, 327 S. MAIN ST,
PHONE 227. Fl
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Mere Piffle

Father docking over school report)
Ahem, well, son, see you had seven
bad marks.
Modern Son. Well, that doesn't
amount to much at the present rate
of exchange.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31

Cordell Hull of Tennessee,
Chairman Of the National Demo-
cratic Committee he's already es-
eabilshed headquarters in New
York and started organization
plans for the National Convention
there in June.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
How 1t Happened

How It Happened
A pretty young actress, stammerer
Knew acting in theatres would "ham'
her. A
Producer (film genius.
Engaged her as Venus.
The rest of the storys "in camera"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
For Cloven Hoofs

A sign in the window of Dubuque
iowa.) shoe shop reads: Ladies, let
us cover your satin heels"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31

an escape of gas with a match?
Patient (between gasps): Well doc
toor, it was a safety match
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Good Old Days

Goou Olu Lays
"The old gray mare had her faults
But you didn't have to jack her nigf
forefoot and wril it around about /.
times, to get her started on a colt
February morning.-Wahoo, (Neb
News.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Blonde Bess Opines

bIUIIut btSS OpIHeS
Heredity is something that most
men believe in up to the time their
sons and daughters begin to act like
burned fools.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Calamity Averted

NdIdIIIty AVtTteu
Absent-Minded Man: Mary, hav,
you seen my hat?
Mary: Why, Henry! It's on you
head.
A. M. M: Gracious! So it is.
nearly went out without it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31

Good Guesser.
Doctor: Perhaps you would prefe
to pay $50 down and the balance S
a month.
Patient Gust recovering from oper
atom: Sounds like buying a car.
Doctor: l am.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-31
Purdy's Philos

Purdy's Philos
"The automobile always beats tn
train to the crossing,-barrin an ac
cident. "
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-17

order transferring the authoity given
the Secretary of the Navy, to the Sec
rotary of the Interior, Mr.. Fall.
Sinclair and Doheny were not salts
fed with this transfer of authority
and they required the Secretary Of
the Navy to sign the leases as well
as Mr.. Fall, the Secretary of the In
terrier.
At every stage of the fight Senator
La Toilette was against this explOita-
ton and Senator Walsh was for it I'M
der the pretense of development"
When the oil scandal could no longer
be ignoed due to the motion of Sena-
La Toilette to investigate conditions,
Senator Walsh turned traitor to his
friend Mr.. DOheny, and exposed the
very scandal that he had made posi-
BILE through the general leasing bill
and his silence when subsequent oil
bills were before the Senate.
Senator Walsh and his friends
claim that it is the patriotic duty Of
the people Of Montana to return him
to the Senate, because he double
crossed his friend Doheny. They do
not refer to his record on the general
leasing bill( which Walsh now de-
fends) nor his fight against La Fol
lette for the notorious Esch-Cummins
railroad bill, which costs the farmers
Of Montana $4,500,O00 additional
freight each year on their wheat
alone.
Senator Walsh has been very kind
and generous to the Railroads, the
waterpOwer companies and the Stand
ard Oil company, and this may ac-
count in part for the fact that the
newspapers of this state are not at
lacking his reactionary record in the
senate.
1t is reasonable to suppose that
these great interests which he has so
faithfully served in congress for II
years are not supporting him at this
time?
Will they not spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars, if necessary, to
reflect him?
Why should the prOgresives of Mon
tana join hands with the great mOnop-
olies in supporting Senator Walsh?
The only political party at this
time in Montana supporting La Fol
lette and Wheeler and their platform,
is the Farmer-Labor party. All pro-
gressives should vote for La Toilette
and the Farmer-Labor ticket.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-17
Outlook School Notes

The Agricultural elias made another
trip Tuesday to study soils and the
formation eff the earth. Seventeen of
them boarded the west-bound train at
noon ladened with note books, cam
eras, binoculars, wienners, sandwiches
and several other sundry articles.
They got off at Daleview and after
lunch among the hills they began the
long hike back. At 1870 they reached
the Hatvik coal mine and after a
study Of conditions there they pro
ceeded on their journey, arriving here
4:30, tired and foot-sore.
The pupils of the Outlook school
enjoyed a holiday on Friday because
the teachers had gone to Plentywood
to attend the teachers institute held
in that city.
The first High School Literary pro-
gram was given FRIDAY, October 10,
and was fairly well attended consider
ing the weather. The sophomores
gave a play and all their numbers
were very Entertaining.
Everyone has been busy this week
giving and taking six weeks exami-
nation.
The geometry class have begun
taking up the study of triangles and
dream about them every night
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-17
SENATOR WALSH
AND HIS RECORD
Continued from page p

On page 4770, Senator Walsh says,
"Mr. President, the section of the bill
to which the motion now pending is
directed contains provision with re-
lation to the Naval reserve. The
senator from Wisconsin (Mr. La Fol
lette) exhibited considerable solicitude
about the Naval reserve. [ regret
that the senior senator from Wiscon-
sin (Mr. La Follette) has left the
chamber. | should dislike to condemn
a man as being either wanting in in
tegrity or creditability because he has
been employed by the Standard Oil
Company or by the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company.
"But I do not rely entirely in re-
spect to my judgment of the matter
upon these experts. However. it may
be regarded by anyone else. | attach
very great Importance to the testi-
mony of Mr. A. 7. Dohenv to the
same effect. 1t is well known that
Mr.. Doheny is one of the most ex-
tensive and one of the most success
full oil prOspectors and operators in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-17
= THE OUTLOOK PROMOTER

Mr.. johnson, U. S. Emmigrant IN
spector of Westby, was in town on
business matters Tuesday.
Mrs. Crabtree, mother of Mrs r
\! Mills, OF Glendale, N. D., arrived can
tuesday to visit her dughter.
Mrs. Chester Ford entertained sew
eral Of her friends at luncheon at her
home Wednesday of last week.
%
All of the teachers of the Outlook
school drove to Plentywood Friday to
take IN the teachers institute
90
John Stumproe, who has been visit
ing at the hc'ne Of his daughter. Mrs
Chris. Wagnild left Tuesday for his
home at Kenmare, N. D.
%
The Hospital ladies aid met at the
home of Mrs. n. J. Nelson, and were
entertained by Mrs. Billet and Mrs.
Earl Casper An extra large crowd
attended.
Mrs. Emil Ray and family left on
Friday of last week for MINNEAPOLIS.
Mimi, where she will soon be Joined
by her husband who remained there
to settle up business affairs.
The ladies of Outlook gave a sur
prise party in honor of Mrs. Laissitv
JOhnson's birthday at her home Tues
day afternoon of last week. A large
number of Mrs. Johnson's numerous
friends attended. An excellent and
dainty lunch was served and everyone
passed most pleasant afternoon.
The guests presented Mrs Johnson
with very beautiful console set.