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Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
OLD ALASKAN SELLS
MULES AS VEN|SON

Once back in the days when Alaska
was a wilderness, one of the small
towns of today was a flourishing min
ing camp. This certain winter for two
or three weeks there had been no fresh
meat brought in by native hunters and
as this was the staple food of the
people, the dearth caused much dis
comfort and grumbling AS most of
the miners were working for a corpor-
alton, they naturally blamed it for the
deficiency and the mine superintendent
was hard put to keep his men from
quitting.
The situation, which may seem lu-
dicrous was in realty growing more
serious each day until it appeared des-
perate to the harassed superintendent
who made daily trips to the local dis
penser Of fresh game with inquiries as
to whether the natives had secured
any meat.
Now the butcher, alaska JONES'"
was a thorough Yankee and was pos
sessed Of proverbial Yankee shrewd-
ness so he made plans whereby the
famine would be relievd and also Incl
dentally fill his pocketbook.
That night his native workers took
his half dozen pack mules out in the
woods and next morning returned with
a supply of fresh meat which appear
ed to be perfectly good venison. When
word reached the mine of the fresh
meat the superintendent Immediately
went to the butcher shop and arrang-
ed for the greater portion at fancy
price. Everybody was feeling better as
the meat famine was broken, yet il
seemed to a few customers that CAL
aska" grinned overmuch when serving
them even if he were doing some fine
business.
The next morning the butcher shop
was closed and alaska nowhere to be
seen, so the people investigated anC
breaking open the door Of the shop the
first thing to greet their eyes was six
fresh mule hides and it was then the
unsuspecting miners first discovered
the trick played on them and the rea-
son for "Alaska's" mirth of the day
before.-Pirre De Cille in Northern
Lights.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
ASHES OF ISLAND CAPTAIN
BE SCATTERED AT SEA

According to advices from Seattle,
the ashes of Captain John Backman,
of Orcas, San Juan Islands, who died
February "a, 1924, in Seattle hos
pital, twenty years after his retire
ment from the sea ARE to be scattered
on the ocean by the master of one of
the Cary Davis Tug and Barge COM
pany's tugs. An urn containing the
ashes has been received by George r.
Cary, president of the company, and
they will be scattered far out at sea,
in accordance with his last request.
Captain Backman will be recalled by
old-timers as the master of the lumber
schooner J. M. Weatherwax, which
made many long voyages on the Pacif-
ic when he was pacing its decks. He
retired from the sea about twenty-one
years ago and settled at Orcas.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
FORD MUSCLE SHOALS
PROPOSITION IS Played

WAsHINTON, D. c., April 23-
Procedure for consideration of the bill
passed by the house authorizing ac-
ceptance Of the offer Of Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals was discussed today by
the senate agriculture committee with
a view to beginning public hearings
later this week.
Senator Mckinley, Of Illinois, a re-
publican member of the committee, at
tackled the measure in the senate yes
terday, charging that the government
would be put to considerable expense
under its provisions and that the man
ufacturer would obtain the project al
most without cost and with no obli-
cations to do anything.
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NUKA BAY SCENE OF GOOD
STRIKE; QUARTZ is RICH

A rich ledge of ore has been struck
at Nuka Bay by ]. H. Foster, accord
ing to a reliable report received in this
city recently, and from the looks of
the samples, it is of high value. The
strike was made a few days ago on
the opposite side of the mountain from
where the Alaska Hills Mines Com
pany property is located and found in
the creek bed.
Six prospecting outfits are now in
the field, according to the report and
two other outfits are at Seward, wait
ing for marine engineers to install
them. The engineers are now in Sew
ard and will leave for Nuka Bay in the
near future.
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MISERY LOOMS IF
GERMANY REJECTS
nhlhI[c pl0D0cAI
GENERAL DAWES, IN COVERING
LETTER, SAYS PLAN MEANS
PEACE AND PROSPERITY

PARIS, April 23--Brigadier Gener-
al Charles G. Dawes, unofficial Am
erican representative on the first COM
mittee which examined into the eco
nomic and financial situation in Ger
many, in covering letter to the re-
port of his committee tells the repara-
tons commission that the committees
recommendations must be considered
not as inflicting penalties but as
suggesting means for assisting Eur
opean peoples and the entry upon a
new period of happiness and prosper
ity unmenaced by war"
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OTTO MEYER TO FARM AT
SPRINGS DURING SUMNER


Otto Meyer, new proprietor Of the
Cinema Hot springs, intends to devote
the coming summer to intensive farm
ing, reports Louis Golden, merchant,
returning from a sojourn at the Hot
Springs. Mr.. Meyer will raise every
thing in a vegetable line that will
grow in this favored spot, and will fill
his storehouses next fall in prepara-
ton for a busy winter.
1t is also reported by Mr.. Golden
that the Springs proprietor will clear
a field 800 feet by 1000 feet in dimen-
sion as a landing field for airplanes.
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Aleak in a barge loaded with S

Aleak in barge loaded with sec
ond grade Premier ore, while loading
at the Stewart wharf a few days ago,
cost the company the good sized sum
of $4,000, according to unofficial re-
ports. The loss was due to the ore
barge bringing leak after being
loaded with about 1000 tons Of ore
concentrates destined for the CRANKY
smelter at Anyox. Efforts to check
the water failed and an attempt was
made to beach the barge on the shall
low tide flat south of the WHAT but
before it could be done the barge at
tempted a head-end dive, dumping the
ore into the channel before righting
itself.
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KHAN HEADQUARTERS AT
PEORIA TWICE FIRED ON

PEORIA, ILL.,, April 25-Several
shots were fired into Ku Klux Khan
headquarters here last night from a
speeding automobile containing five or
six men. No one was hit. Another at
tack had been made an hour earlier.
Several hundred Klansmen were sum-
moned to guard their headquarters,
while police instituted search for the
mysterious automobile.
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NEWSY LETTER FROM
RAMPANT HOUSE

RA MfAhI HOUOE; January II
The Indians at Rampant House are all
well at present. They have had splen
did season SO far as the country is
alive with caribou. The caribou were
here all summer and the natives put
up enough dried meat to carry them
through the winter and since the win
ter caribou have been here in thous-
ands, are in splendid condition.
The Indians had great time here
at Christmas and New Years, feasting
and dancing. The ball opened on the
night before Christmas and was kept
going until January s, and only stop
ped when the three fiddlemen played
out.
1t is too bad we have no school
teacher here, as there are over thirty
children here and about % who are Of
school age. We have fine school
house, but it never has been in use
yet for that purpose. We also have a
very fine church, nicely lined inside
with beaverboard, but it has been lock-
ed up for three winters. The Indians
cannot understand why the country up
here has no school teacher or minister
after the great promises that were
made to them.
Last fall Archie Linklater and fam
lily returned to their home here; also
William Bruce, Ben Kusse and Peter
Moses from Old Grow. Peter Moses
has built cabin on the river bank,
in front Of the church. Peter went to
Herschel Island with Sergt. Thorne,
arriving there December 6.
Captain Klinkenberg passed thru
here few days before Christmas on
his way to the States from Victoria
Land.
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Godsall, of the
Hudson's Bay Company, at Hershel
Island, are here now, on their way out
| to Victoria.
The winter so far has been the fin
est ever. There was no snow until the
third of November, and then only a
! few inches and the thermometer tlom
above to thirty-two below, except for
three days when it reached 48 below.
There will be no furs from Old
Grow flats this year, as there are no
rats, and, consequently, no mink or
fox, but, fortunately there are lots of
caribou. There are a great many foxes
this year on the river and some of the
natives from Rampant House who
were south nearly to the fishing
branch of the Porcupine, report quite
a few signs Of fur over there, and
there were caribou all the way. The
natives are now getting ready TO pull
out to their trapping ground, most of
them across to the fishing branch, to
come down the Porcupine in the spring
time. They have been delayed great
deal en- account of no snow and so much
meat out that had to be hauled in.
The Indians report that quite a lot
Of wolves are following the caribou
Siwash Dan came in yesterday with .
load Of meat, and he saw eight wolves
in one band. They were right among
the caribou. What a pity the Yukon
government does not pay a bounty or
wolves. Imagine the damage this one
band of eight wolves will do in one
year. The prize offered by the Yu-
kon government for the greatest num-
Der Of wolves will do absolutely nc
good. The natives here, vixen told of il
said, mo good; nobody can kill fifteen
wolves in one season" And they are
right.
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BOAT STRIKES BERG
AND GOES TO BOTTOM
Petersburg Report

The gasboat Eurus, owned by Paul
Keegle of Ketchikan, was sunk Friday.
While travelling in the evening the
boat hit submerged iceberg which
stove in the bow, Paul Keegle and as
sistant Immediately starting for land
at full speed. The Eurus sank a little
way from Reed Island. Mr. Keegle
had a radio outfit on board and was
selling radio outfits to the fox farm
ers. The gasboat Ester, brought Paul
keegle to Petersburg, where he will
purchase material and try to salvage
the Eurus.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
MAHER TO BE GAME WARDEN
FOR THE MCCARTHY DISTRICT

Thomas J. Maher received tele-
gram from Governor Scott G. Bone
last week informing him of his appoint
ment by the governor, as game warden
at Mccarthy.
Mr.. Maher was an applicant for the
position of special agent for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic among
Indians, post to which Claude Shea
has just been appointed by the govern
or.
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KETCHIKAN SCHOOL HOUSE
IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
The work on the new $3.50, 900 school

The work on the new $15O,OOO school
house at Ketchikan is progressing rap
idly under the superintendency of the
Warrack Construction Company. The
forms are now going up for the con-
crete walls and everything is now
cleared for constructive work. Mr..
Warrack is to have the building ready
for occupancy by the first of October
and he is striving industriously to
make good.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
CONTESTANTS ENTERED FOR
GIRL TO ACT AS MAY QUEEN

Voting on the most popular young
lady to act as May Queen, started to-
day with the following contestants
entered: The Misses Thelma ITALIA
sen MART Eide, Patsy Ray, Thelma
Ellsworth ,Melba Johnsrud, Beatrice
Baughman, Clara Perry, Marjorie Ne
Vile. Alice Murphy, Edith Mcintosh,
Cecil Leslie.
Votes are being sold at ten cents
at all business houses in town.
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DAVIS CUP COMMITTEE
PICKS STARS FOR TEAMS

NEW YORK, April 21-The Davis
Cup committee Of the United States
lawn tennis association picked four
men and four women stars to COM
pose the American team for Olympic
competition. w. Tilden, Vincent Rich
ards, Watson M. Washburn and r.
Norris Williams compose the mems
team.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
SPRING VERY BACKWARD
IN WASILLA DISTRICT

Duke StubDs. well known Alaskan,
writing from Wasilla, states that the
spring is very backward, no geese or
ducks having been seen, and no
muskrats out yet.
MI Stubs states that his foxes
mated very late this year.
He also approves of the way Dep
uty Marshal Staser tied in to condi-
tons at the sanitarium at Morning
side.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26

Harry Raymond has purchased the
Bell Island Hot Springs property and
will make extensive developments
there this season. 1t is the intention
of Raymond and his associates to
make the Springs a tourist resort as
we'll as a hospitable place for all who
want recreation. These Springs are
known to possess great medicinal quail
tiles and for the last 20 years have
been a resort for the rheumatic and
Gispectic unfortunates.
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PAPERS COVERING
|VvEST|GAT ARE
STOLEN FROM SAFE

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25.-The dis
coverv was made today by the com
mittee investigating the affairs OF H.
NJ. Daugherty, that vital papers and
records in possession of the former
attorney general have been stolen or
taken from the committees sale by
some person unknown.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
FIRE AIT NFNANA

The Union Hall and Charles Berg
mans carpenter shop at Nenana burn
ed the first of the week, according to
a report received by Manager Burns
Of the Liberty. Mr.. Burns had a
new gold fibre aluminium curtain for
moving pictures stored in Union hall.
which was lost in the fire.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
John ANDERSON FOUND
DEAD ON kOYUkUK TRAIL

John Anderson said to be pioneer
Interior prospector, was found dead
two hundred miles up the Koyukuk, ac-
cording to the Anchorage Daily Alas
kan. The discovery was reported by
Tom Cook, trapper, to the deputy at
Nulato, who wired the Fairbanks Of
flee.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
A|RPLANE SQUADRON
READY PROCEED
ONWORLD FLIGHT

DUTCH HARBoR, Apr. 23.-The
three planes, Chicago, Boston and
New Orleans have been completely
ave rhauled and ar Gin readiness to
Ion off as soon :, Commander Mar
tin arrives trc.n kanatak. The next
scheduled st"n will be Navan, $50
mites west OF Dut1l. Harbor.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
STEAMBOATS, FLIGHT
FINALLY Abandoned

SEATTLE, April 25-Lieutenant H.
B. Wyatt, who arrived here two
months ago to start preliminary work
on the proposed flight Of the dirigible
Shenandoah from Alaska to the North
Pole left here yesterday for San Diego
where he will spend some time. His
departure is taken to mean the final
abandonment of the project for this
year at least.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
RIVER BOAT CAPTAIN
WILL NOT RETURN NORTH

FAIRBANKS, Says the News-Min-
err: Captain w. H. Bergman and son,
Captain Guy Bergman, who were on
the steamer Jacobs last season as cap
tain and pilot respectively, will not re-
turn north this season. Capt. w. H.
Bergman has started the construction
in Seattle of a 100000 apartment
house, which will be completed early
during the summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
JUGO SLAV|A WILL
BACK RUMANIA
|NEVENT Of WAR

BELGRADE, Apr % -Jugo Slavia
has notified France that she will CO
operate with Rumania in case Of war
between Rumania and Russia over
the seizure by Rumania OF the prov
ince Of Besarabia.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
FL. I'll. BROWN CAR FOREMAN

A bulletin over the signature of r.
H. Hale announces the appointment of
Fl III. Brown to be general car fore
man from Seward to Fairbanks. The
appointment became effective March
"a.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
MARTIN AT kANATAk

KANATAK, Apr. 23.-Major Mar
tin who has finished installing new
motor in his plane, may leave tomor-
row. A snowstorm prevented nm
from leaving yesterday, after he was
all ready to go.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
PAPERS LAUD SPEECH
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

LONDON, apr. 23.-English papers
laud President Coolidge's New York
speech and wonder if the French gov
eminent will torpedo his new peace
move.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Gottstein of Anchorage.
Mrs. Gottstein is in Des Moines, Ia.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26

BRITAIN RECOGNIZES GREECE
ATHENS, Apr. 25.-England has
recognized the government OF the new
Greek republic.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08
CLAIR STONER
COUNTED OUT
Wheat Growers Election July 31st,,
Went Against Old Management-5
StOner Candidates Elected.
NEW BOARD RETIRED
CRESAP FROM OFFICE

The Wheat Growers election oc-
Cured July 31st. Clair Stoner was
counted cut, as was anticipated, by
the Cresap gang, but five out of ten
new directors put up by Stoner and
Nelson were elected, but Stoner and
Anderson and Dow were without a
doubt deliberately counted out. 1t is
known at least that Stoner was de-
iberately counted out by the Cresap
gang, and this is going to be proven
if it is pOssible-that is if the records
have not been destroyed.
The returns show that StOner got
1873 and Christenoe1 got ITO; An
son 81 1A6 aIu Mcbride got 1856;
Iow = los and Ben Hollenbeck 172.
All q the iightrl were counted
out, because they We not wanted
CRESAP IT OUT
The new board 5sembled August
9Th. Cresap W. teti-ed, he was not
even e'7cted 10 cor. Hollenbeck
WC5 Cl~t.- res cnt-manager and
Bolton wa elected secretary. Other
changes were made, but the board
failed to cooperate with the Equity.
Strawman is manager of the Ameri-
can Sales Agency, but it is likely that
the Montana Wheat Growers will cut
loose shortly from that organization.
Efforts will be made to have a
grand jury investigation of the af-
fairs of the Association and an audit
viii be forced.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08
Taylor Opens Campaign With
Talk to G. Falls Labor Council
CONTINUED from page ID

today are we'll aware of the class
character of the government under
which We live. The class which IS IN
power today is not cur class. Senator
La Toilette says that the present
government is the worst government
among the civilized nations and / am
persuaded and / submit that he is en-
tirely correct. 1t is a government of
the great industrial and financial in
terests; it is maintained for and in
behalf of that class. 1t functions in
the interest of that class. The inter-
ests of the great banking and indus
trial organizations are not identical
with the interests of your class-rath-
er it is an enemy of your class and
when there is a conflict between the
interest which is continuous your
class always loses and the interest of
the class which rules today, which
manifests its rule by means of both
the Democratic and Republican par
ties. always wins. The Republican
and Democratic parties, two groups
of the same party, does not exist to
promote OR interest, but to promote
the interests of those who own the
resources and money Of this country
and exploit YOU and me-"
WILL FIGHT FOR INTERESTS
OF HIS CLASS
"If I am elected l will represent
you. / am not here telling you as the
demagogue, that l will represent all
of the people, because l cannot repre-
! sent all of the people, neither can
anyone else any more than a lawyer
can try both side of a cause at law.
/ If l am elected it will be by your
votes; it will not be by the votes OF
the class which lives off from or eX-
ploits you. If l receive the votes of
the workers in the factories, the mines
and the fields and l receive them en-
masse ] will be elected next Novem-
ber Just how faithfully l will repre-
sent you, you can best determine by
a review of my record in your SER
vice in the state legislature where ]
have represented you in the past.
WILL SUPPORT
FaFOLLETTE PROGRAM
IF / am elected / will support the
program and the platform of the La
Toilette Farmer-Labor party. l will
support and upheld the hands Of Sen
atOr La Toilette should you elect him
president this coming autumn. / am
willing to go even further in the in
terests of the workers than that plat
form indicates-but if that platform
is realized in the next two years those
two years will be busy ones.
Il pledge you that / will represent
you and you entirely should you SEND
me to Congress realizing that wher
do that. the interest Of the exploit
ing interests of this country will still
for a number of years be amply rep
resented and safeguarded.
See the list of firms unfair to the
farmers on front page.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08

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Examiners Report Shows
O'Grady Stole 81, 141.67
Continued from page II

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News.
STORKAN
FRUSTRATED
DR.. Storkan. who had taken up the
crdgel in behalf of the. OGradys $,
who are now his bosom frlehds ana
advisors, is reported to be prostrated
by the report, which hangs tne
O'Gradys about his neck, ana shows
him to be in sympathy with ana aid
ing and abetting thieves Whlle trying
to discredit honest men. SUorkan
feels that this report puts nm out OF
business in Sheridan county. hodger
Burke, whom Gov Dixon is reported
to have sent to Plentywood from joe
Dolin's paper at Red Lodge to edit
the farmer is reported to be getting
ready tc, move to greener fields.
hurley BOWLER
IN BAD
Burley Bowler, the gambler, editor
of the Bennett-Stevens paper at SEQ
5ey, who has been proclaimlng the IN
nocence of the O'Gradys, and calling
every person saying a word about
The O'Gradv thievery, liars and
crooks, is absolutely discredited by
this report. Mr.. Bowler has been
thick with Collins and O'Grady for
some time, making nocturnal visits to
PlentywoOd to consult with them, and
frame lying attacks upon honest Gill
cials. Bowler is in bad, and is now
trying to sell the Daniels County
Leader to- any one who will buy it.
1t is reported that Burley is going
back to Canada and that Rodger
Burke is going to again become the
editor of the Leader.
NYQUIST SICK
Sammy Nyquist is sick since he
joined the Bowler, O'Grady, Collins
outfit. He realizes that he is pOliti-
cally ruined because CT the outfit he
is associating with and he is anxious
for Burley to return to his native
land and thus get rid OF that incubus.
O'GRADY MAY
PLEAD GUILTY
1t is reported that O'Grady will
probably not stand trial, but will plead
guilty and throw himself on the mer-
cy Of the Court in order to get as
small a term in the penltenuary as
possible.
It is reported that his Attorney
Paul Babcock, would rather not com
promise himself just at this time in
undertaking a defense for the man
/ the case against him being so bad.
/ COMMISSIONERS
/ MAY ACT
The County Commissioners may act
and remove OGrady from office now
that the Examiners report has dis
\ CLOSED his thievery
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08
PERSHING BEGINS LAST
TOUR AS ARMY HEAD
Commander of A. E. F. Will Be Re
tired on 9th Birthday, Sept. II;
Looks After Defense Day Plans.

Washington, Aug. General Per-
shing returned today to his desk at
the war department, resuming- person
al supervision of plans for Defense
Day demonstrates, Sept. u.
General Pershing also began his
last tour of duty as an officer on ac-
tive list of the army, as he will be re
tired automatically on his Gath birth
day, September 18th.
The chief of staff indicated he was
satisfied with reports handed him in
connection with development of de-
tense test plans during his absence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08

See the list of firms unfair to the
farmers on front page.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-08-08
LABOR BALL
AT RAYMOND HALL

There will be a Farmer-Labor
Ball at Raymond Hall Saturday,
August 10th
The best music available has
been secured, and the Farmer
Labor party committee is bend
ing every energy to make the
Raymond Ball the most success
full of the series of Balls that are
being planned for Sheridan coEn-
ty.
Gustav copeland, the McElroy
tenor, viii sing a number of Sc
lections as viii others, when the
Committee will invite Sen.
Charles Z. Taylor, candidate for
Congress of this district, who.
will speak on the issues of the
day.
Come out and help raise the
funds to elect La Toilette presi-
dent, and the entire State Farm
er-Labor ticket. Tell your friends.
There viii be a good time.
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