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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

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32--TO make broader
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36-TO contend 3S-Sociable
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42-TO color slightly
43--A wooden peg or pin
44-TO make joyful
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ga fiat or level material surface
54-FashiOns
57-An apparatus for aging material
with steam 5S-An italian city
59-Existence
6O-Part of the verb "to be" (poetic)
62-An insect 64-TO regret
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

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makes the most Of it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21
Copyright. 1929

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g6--The fema.e sheep
27--A fuII-length vestment
2S-A crustacean 30-Punitive
ga trick or stratagem
B3-A break (slang)
B5-King Of the underworld
B7-A cereal grain 3S-Assistance
40--A perfume made from flowers
12-Made Of wood
s5-To strip on the skin
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A0-Christmas (French)
61-A dried md preserved fruit
63-A large vehicle
65-A Portuguese territory In India
B8-An indefinite article
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S5-CIOthes made of flax
B5--A piece of wood used for striking
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l--Adroit devices for accomplishing
an end Hills majesty
3-TO now back
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lO-A measure of land
l1--Numbers (abbr.)
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

in through the surf, and then opened little store.
 T. w. Hawkins arrived in Nome in 1900, via the Chilkoot Pass route to Dawson, spent some time prospect ing in the Tanana country, and thence went down the river to Nome
 In the spring of 1899 the great Nome rush occurred, and the store pros pered. But mining developments were tempting, and the hard-won profits did not last long.
 In 1902 We find Charles E. Brown and T. w. Hawkins in Valdez, then in the throes of the Nizina and Slate creek stampedes, where they joined their meager capital and an unIimit- ed amount of grit in forming the partnership, since known to every AL askan under the name of Brown &, Hawkins, conducting a general mer- cantile store here. In 1903 Mr. Haw- kins came to the new town of Sew ard-terminus of the proposed Alas Ra Central Railway, where he opened a small general store, at the same time starting construction on larger store building, which became the first unit of the frm's present busi-
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disclosed few more troubles for ;he merchant
 In Alaska, we learned, there is no means provided for assessing taxes on real property outside of city Him. it's, and there are comparatively few incorporated towns in the territory In place of the usual land tax, the Federal government collects a Bus mess Tax from those engaged in bus mess, and as most merchants are in incorporated towns they also pay a good share of the property taxes too
 Aside from a poll tax of $5, col lected from a certain class of male residents, the burden of taxes ap- pears to be spread between business houses and certain mines and fisher ies.
 And, naturally, the business houses are expected to contribute to all commercial club work, and many oth- CT causes which are not for their ex- elusive benefit.
 Alaskan business men face this as a natural condition-the Organic Act specifically prohibits the Legislature from repeating this law.
 But it does rather irritate one"
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reorganized and incorporated under the name of Brown & Hawkins Cor poration, of which MT Chas. F.. Brown is president, MT. T. w. Flaw kins, president, and Mr. A. H. l.. Meyer, secretary and treasurer. MT. Meyer has been connected with Brown & Hawkins since 1917 as accountant and office manager, prior to which he was identified with banking and oth- CT commercial enterprises, in the States. Among other members of the Brown & Hawkins organization who have been identified with the enterprise for number of years, are MT. Joseph B. Stanton, manager of the Hardware department of the Se- ward store, since 1915; MT. T. P. Lorang, manager of the Grocery de- partment, of the Seward store, since 1917; MT. Paul Swanson, Grocery salesman of the Anchorage store since 1920, and MT. John E. Meals, &C., SOuA IahI VI IllC DFduCn or the Brown & Hawkins Corporation since 1921. The Brown & Hawkins Corporation is at present conducting General Mercantile Stores at Sew ard and Anchorage, Alaska, and car ries a personnel of 16 on it's payroll.
 Messrs, Brown and Hawkins, during their many years of business actfvi- ties in Alaska, have enjoyed pros- porous and lean years, and both are more optimistic today than at the beginning. "A few years more will see gigantic coal bunkers at Seward, with steamers coming in from the great circle route to the Orient. and the harbor will be full of falibut and herring boats," MT. Brown declared. No one can predict at this moment what the development of this vast territory is going to bring out, but we know that the country will come into it's own, and when that day comes, Seward will be the metropolis of the North Pacific.
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said MT. Brown, with a smile, ito consider that Serious Drawbacks or John Montmorency is able to ship his parcels from New York to Alas ka, for exactly the same parcels post rate that we pay FROM SEWARD to any point in Alaska.
 "Last year we decided to go after this mail order business and we printed 5000 catalogues of over 100 pages each and when these catalogs went out, we particularly felt this discrimination.
 However, our catalog is something unique in the merchandising field mail order book with nothing but nationally advertised goods in it. And this year we are printing a 200 page book, which we feel will do a great deal toward making Seward the center of Alaskan mail order activi- ties. Some day we may get a zone system in Alaska, and not De con- pelled to pay 12c a pound on pack age sent only two or three miles,"
 The early history of Brown & Flaw kins reads like a romance.
 Coming to Alaska via the Mckenzie river, the Rat and the Porcupine, Chas. E. Brown landed in Circle City in 1898, and worked his way down to Nome on riverboat. In Nome he got start by longshoring freight cargoes which were coming
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ness location, in Seward. Following the closing down of the Alaska Gen. tral Railway, Brown & Hawkins bought the complete stock of con- missaries of the Alaska Central Rail- way, having complete faith in the future of the town of Seward. In 1904, the firms interests in Valdez were transferred to Seward, thereby enlarging their already fair size stock of merchandise considerably Since the erection of the first store build ing unit in 1904, the firm has con- stantly added to it's holdings until at present their business occupies three large two-story buildings for mercantile purposes, besides two spa cious warehouses in Seward and a large two-story store building and several large warehouses at Anchor age. In 1913, Brown & Hawkins opened a branch store at Knik, and
 shortly after one at Anchorage. In 1925 these two branches consolidated with a location at Anchorage. With the opening of the Anchorage branch, MT. Charles W. Bush, has been prom inently identified with the firm, as manager of the Anchorage store. MT. Bush who is most favorably known turnout the territory, is pioneer of the Valdez days and is at present Mayor of the town of Anchorage. In 1920 the firm of Brown & Hawkins
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Big game hunters coming to Alaska can secure their complete outfits in- cluding guns and ammunition from the firm of Brown & Hawkins. Having been engaged in the business for many years they can save the hunter money by giving him just what he wants, with no unnecessary equipment. All inquiries as to outfits cheerfully esti- mated.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

Both MT. Brown and MT. Hawkins, when interviewed by the Gateway, were manifestly afraid that the rep resentative intended to weave "suc- cess" story about them and their cor poration.
 For, although success has crowned their quarter century of operations in Alaska, neither of them seems to see anything unusual about it, and neither assumes to be more than an ordinary business man.
 The Gateway felt that story of real interest lay behind all these years of storekeeping in Alaska. What is the chief difference between storekeep- ing in Alaska and in the States" MT. Brown was asked.
 There are many differences, he replied. Tn the first place, one must remember that Alaska is sepa- rated from the States by fifteen hun dred miles of water, and as long as we must import all our manufactured goods and most of our foodstuffs, the Alaskan merchant is deeply affected.
 There is the question of transpor- tation, which is naturally costly, but the cost is a detail beside the ques- tion of managing stock of goods ln such manner that the customers wants may be supplied without de- lay; the inventory kept at a mini mum, and yet not be allowed to run out
 'For while the retailer in the States can let his stock go down to the last case, and then phone his wholesaler and have new supply within few hours, in Alaska we have to anticipate our wants for at least two months or more, and it is also very difficult to watch the markets from such distance"
 MT. Brown explained that the word "turnover"-that bugbear of so many aspiring merchants, had a peculiarly significant meaning in Alaska. Turn over is, of course, the ratio which the volume of sales bears to the amount invested, i. e., turnover of four means that the inventory has been sold four times during the year.
 With the barrier of time and dis lance between him and his market, the Alaskan merchant naturally finds if impossible to speed up his turnover to anything like what is had in the States, and the result is that more capital must be invested than would be necessary elsewhere.
 Another feature which bears on the turnover, and hence upon the selling price, is the diversity of de- mand." MT. Hawkins explained. "F'or instance man in Seattle will go to one store for suit of clothes, and another for groceries, and if he wants a special automobile part which can- not be found in the city, he need wait only few hours for it to come" /"
 The partners walked through the store and pointed out what an enor- nous and variegated stock was car ried.
 A fisherman was looking at nets, in the Ship Chandlery department, and sportsman was asking for a certain little known model and cali bre of rifle in the sporting goods sec tion. A few minutes walk through the departments showed a demand for an amazing variety of articles and the stock in shelf to fill that demand
 In the portion devoted to machine parts, MT. Brown picked up com- plicated brass rigging and held it out.
 "This is butterfly valve," he ex- plained. Tt is used on piledriver engines, and will probably be on the
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The firm of Brown & Hawkins does a general wholesale as we'll as a re- tail business. Everything is carried in stock for the rancher, the hunter, prospector, miner, fisherman and the launch owner. Their business to the westward runs into many thousands of dollars each month.
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brown & Hawkins Corporation maintain large grocery department, a we'll equipped hardware store and huge stock of clothing and mems furnishings, as we'll as goods for la- dies and children.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

Brown & Hawkins Corporation have the largest stock of general merchan- disc in the Third Division, and prob ably in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

Securely wrapped copies of the Prosperity Edition will be mailed to addresses desired for twenty-five cents each.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Ekern-Smith Fight
Sparring for Wind

Madison, Wis.-Assembly progress
sives today succeeded in delaying con-
sideration of the resolution proposing
an investigation of the investigation
of the differences between Attorney
General Ekern and w. Stanley Smith,
insurance commissioner. The resoiu-
ton will be taken up on Thursday
after having been made special order
for tomorrow morning.
The assembly voted, 20 to 20, to
take it up at 1890 a. m. tomorrow on
motion Of Assemblyman Raihle, Cadott.
Mr.. Raihle pointed out that the resolu-
ton provides for the house going into
committee Of the whole tomorrow to
question Ekern and Smith about their
differences over insurance matters,
made public in statements by them.
The rules committee, largely compos-
ed of progressives, had recommended
The proposal adversely and Chairman
Price, Mansion opposed assembly ac-
tfon because the insurance revision
bill is pending in the senate.
Assemblyman PAIL, Milwaukee, NOV
ed reconsideration of the special order
and this went over until Thursday un-
der the rules, immediate consideration
having been refused, 33 to 26.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Former Resident
of Bristol Dead
Mrs. Mary Devlin Craney, ~, is Dead
at Independence, Iowa. - Daugh-
ter of Late Peter Devlin.

Word has just been received in Ke-
nosha telling of the death at indie
pendenee, Iowa, of Mrs. Mary Devlin
Craney, aged n years, who for many
years was resident of Kenosha coun-
ty. she he'd been ill for some time
and death was not unexpected.
Born In Britol the daughter of the
late Peter and Mary Devlin, thes de-
ceased lived in that village until Feb
ruary 8, 1897, when she married James
Craney, and went to live with him
on farm in Paris, where they made
their home until 1888. In that year
the family moved to Iowa where they
had since made their home. Her hus-
band is dead, and she is survived by
Ave sons: John Craney, Independ-
ence; Rev. Lawrence Craney, Maquok-
eth, Iowa; Rev. James Crahey, Du-
buque; William Craney, Independ-
enee; and Howard Craaey, Marshall
town, Iowa; three daughters: Vera
Craney, independence; Irene Craney,
Dubuque; and Sister Aquinata, in Wis.,
isations Convent, Chicago.
The deceased is q sister of Lawrence
Devlin, Bristol; the Rev. Harry Dew
lin, Milwaukee; of Sister Ruth at Ros-
airy College, Milwaukee, and Rev. Ed
ward Devlin, of Austin, MINI. Fune-
raj services were held at Independ-
cnce, Iowa, with interment in the
family plot in the cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Mrs. Evelyn Baker
Died Early Today
Death Puts End to Long Illness This
Morning In Demise of Mrs.
Evelyn L. Baker.

Mrs. Evelyn L. Baker, aged 81 years,
the wife of Wallace F. Baker, died at
eight-thirty this morning at the home
at 476 Charles street, after an illness
extending over several years. She
was stricken first with infammatory
rheumatism, complications arising
which resulted in death.
The deceased was born in Union
township, Illinois, on May 18th, 1871,
the daughter of S. T. and Phoebe Call.
She had lived her early life in that
community, having been educated in
the schools there. On October 20,
1890, she was united in marriage to
Wallace i. Baker, the family moving
first to Chicago and then to Kenosha
twenty-five years ago. She he's made
many friends here to whom the news
Of her death will come as a personal
sorrow.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the
Kenosha Lodge Of Rebekahs and of the
Ladies of the G. A. r. and had been
active in the work Of both orders.
She is survived by her husband, Wal.
lace F. Baker, two sons, Elmer and
Charles and one daughter, Hazel, all
of Kenosha.
Short funeral services are to be held
at the late home at 4T6 Charles street
on Friday evening at eight o'clock.
The remains will be taken Saturday
to the old home in Illinois where
services will be held probably Satur-
day afternoon with interment in the
family plot in the cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
BRISTOL

The Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday
with Mrs Edmund Pike.
The missionary will meet Friday at
the home of Mrs. Leo sMcvicar in Sa-
lem.
stereoptican slides will be shown at
the English M. E. church entitled,
christian Stewardship" Sunday eve
ming, May II.
Mr.. Craig Anderson of Americas,
Kan, is visiting at the Higgins and
Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Pike and
daughter Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Castle, all OF Chicago, were enter
tanned at the Pike home Sunday.
Miss Edith Murdoch spent Wednes-
day and Thursday in Kenosha.
Miss Margaret Powell was q visitor
1T the Gethen home Friday evening.
Work has begun on the laying of a
concrete read extending from Gem
eva road south through Bristol, about
one mile and a half
Raymond shumway has his resi-.
dencce newly painted.
P. T. A. of the Bristol graded schoo.
held an election of officers Friday
afternoon. The following were elect
ed: President, Mrs. VIM. Epson; vice.
president, Mrs. Jake Masleski; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mds. Doris Whit
cher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
SHERIFF SITS ON
DANCE HALL LID
Sheriff and District Attor-
ney Visit County Dance
Halls Sunday.
ALL READY TO GO
Fox River Gardens and Lang's
Place Give in Before the
Squad of Sheriff's Men.

Getting a tip that the dance halls
in the county intended to run Sunday
night in spite of the new law by the
county board, Sheriff Frank Willems
and District Attorney Lewis Powell
set out betimes Sunday afternoon to
head off the plans if possible and get
ready for war if necessary. Accom-
panying the two enforcement repre-
sentatives were Turnkey Ray Willems
and Captain Robinson of the sheriff's
force.
The first trip made was to Fox River
Gardens, which is run by Harry Cor
don, with the dance hail concession
leased by him to S. P. Miller, who
has also "Dreamland" on Wisconsin
street.
Don't Mind the Jail.
There were quite few cars at the
place, and all within was ready for
the flinging away of dull care in the
measures of the dance. One of the
men on the place said they would go
right ahead, and let those stop them
who cared to do so.
"What do you think our move should
be?" the sheriff asked the district at
torney.
"Well, we can wait around until
they BEGIN" SAID Mr.. Powell, "and
then arrest the proprietor and bring
him down to jail"
az don't mind going to jail" said
one of the Gerdons, thinking perhaps
that these words on the part of the
distrit attorney were meant as pure
bluff.
"We'll make test case of this"
said Harry Gordon, well go ahead
ard open up on the dance, and then
see what the courts will say"
"We won't bring your case in be-
tcre jury said the district attor-
ney. 1--WE simply go before the county
board and ask for the removal of your
license"
81 don't want to lose my License"
said Harry Gordon. The matter was
talked over further.
Six Days Week is Enough.
"1f you play faiE we will ALSO" said
the district attorney. "And six days
a week ought to be enough"
Gordon finally decided that he
would follow in the line of the rules
laid down by the county boad even
if it did not "sit pretty" with him,
and said there would be no dance
District Attorney Powell left for
supper with his family, and Sheriff
Willems went on with the other dep
uties to the Lang place at Pikesville
Corners. The district attorney de-
cided to run over to this place later
to see what success was had there.
He met three young men coming out
of Lang's place, who took Powell and
his party of men and women for 9TH
ers who were looking for a ''good
time"
whats the matter?" asked Mr..
Powell. mo dance going on?"
"Nah!" cried one of the trio. "The
sheriff's been around here and closed
it UP. But there's dance every Sat-
urday night if you want to come
again!"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
COUNTY CLERK
TO BE NAMED
New County Clerk to be
Chosen by County Board
on Wednesday.
MAY TALK DANCE HALL

A county clerk to succeed Charles
L. Holderness. who has resigned to
accept the position of postmaster at
Kenosha, will be chosen Wednesday
at the adjourned meeting of the coun-
ty board of supervisors, according to
indications this morning. County
Clerk Holderness has sent his resig-
nation as county clerk to the board
suggesting that it be made effective
as soon as his successor has been
chosen and has qualified for the Office.
This resignation will be presented
TO the board on Wednesday and will
he acted upon Immediately. 1t is ex-
pected that the board will proceed at
once with the naming of successor.
County Clerk Holderness is also
county agent for Kenosha county and
will likewise resign his post. The
board after electing a county clerk
will also elect county agent.
Several applications for the two po-
sitions have been filed to be read be-
fore the county board tomorrow
May Talk Dance Halls.
There seemed possibility that the
Sunday dance hall question might hob
up before the board again on Wednes-
day. AZ the last meeting the board
voted 10 to not to authorize the
county clerk to issue permits for Sun
day night dances at licensed dance
halls in the county, holding that it
was inconsistent for the board to au-
thorize the issuance of permit which
would lead to violation of another Law.
1t is said that dance hall promoters
of the county are to appear before
the board on Wednesday to ask Cor q
reconsideration of the question.
On Sunday evening, as reported in
this paper last evening, the sheriff
and the district attorney went to the
Fox River Gardens and warned the
owner against continuing in his plan
of operating a dance there contrary
to the ruling Of the board. In that
article it stated that Sophus P. Miller,
who operates the Dreamland dance
hall in Kenosha, held the lease on the
hall This was incorrect; up until
last Saturday Mr.. Miller did also hold
The lease on the Fox River Garden
dance hall but on that day he sold
the lease back to Harry Gordon, who
was owner and holder of the lease as
we'll on Sunday when the incident in
question occurred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Two Bound Over
On Theft Charge

The preliminary hearing of Walter
Knoblauvh and Edward O'Neil was
held in the municipal court before
Judge Slater late Friday afternoon.
Following the testimony the two we're
bound over for trial at the next term
OF court.
Both are charged with the larceny
of an automobile belonging to Char
les Olson. Olson, Z. C. Nutting and
Sergeant Of Police Detectives Emil F..
Meissner testified for the state in the
case.
O'Neil is alleged TO have made a
confession to the police in which he
said that he Joined Knoblauch in the
Olson car and drove with him to Mi
chigan whore the car was abandoned