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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
Candy Is Plucked
From Sky By Bell

County Commissioner s. II. Bell Of
Brownsville was specially favored
from the heavens Monday morning.
The commissioner was walking
toward the courthouse, on Twelfth
street. Looking ahead he saw a
small paper parachute descending.
He had read OF the baby Ruth"
airpIane and its proposed flight. and
realized that one OF the paruchutes
was near him. lie never fastened.
Nor did he slow down. He kept his
pace.
The parachute kept falling, just
ahead. And all he had 70 do was to
reach up and pluck it from the air.
So he said. in explaini gnthat he
hurriedly gave it 10 an urchin stand
ing nearby. who also had had his
eyes on the chute.
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X. c Hogs Go Up:
Cattle Are Even:
Sheep Slide Off

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 3f.-tP)-
Hogs, 10000; 10000 higher; top
ss.s5 on choice 200M24O lbs; packer
top s.75; butchers. medium to choice.
250-s5O lbs. S.35@s.75; 20o-250 lbs.
s.4oGs.75; 10000 lbs. s.35@s.s5:
f3o-I6o lbs. s.006s.65; packing soTs
T.10Gs.D0.
Cattle, $500; calves 1000; steady;
slaughter steers. good and choice
.3Oc-i5OO lbs. 12.O0G1s.T5; 1i00-l3oO
lbs. I2.0O616.o1: 95o-llO0 lbs. l2.0o@
1880: fed y~earlinGs. good choice ll-oo
@14.O0; cows, good and choice s25
@10.50: vealers (rilk fed, medium
to choice 9.O0Gi4.00.
Sheep. 5000: 15c lower; lambs,
good and choice COZ lbs. DOWN 400
Gf4.s4: ewes. &edium to choice $50
lbs. down. egons.25.
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Married Couple
Found Shot To
Death in Rooms

FORT WORTH, Dec. 31.-F-E.
A. Williamson, IS. and hiS wife were
found dead with bullet wounds in
their bodies this morning in their
room downtown.
The bodies were discovered when
the negro maid went to clean up the
ROOM. Williamson was on the floor
and Mrs. Williamson in bel They
apparently had been dead but a few
hours. Both were fully dressed
Williamson was shot through the
head and Mrs. Williamson through
the neck. A pistol was found in the
room near the bodies. A note was
left by Williamson.
Justice Of the Peace Balch con-
Quoting the inquest withheld = his
verdict. Williamson was a brake
man for the Texas and Pacific rail
road.
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BAD TN
IN CRASH FATIsN

GRAHAM. Tex, Dec. 3t.-t,ou,
ferior gasoline was blamed tod Il
the airplane accident here yestssi
in which three people. including
woman, was killed. Andrew Burk
manager az the airport az WichitA
Falls, where the plane belonged. flew
here and looked over the wreck. He
said the pilot welch W. Curtin had
exhausted his supply ar aviation
gasoline and had put ordinary gaso-
line used in automobiles into the
tanks Of his plane. Curtin, Who was
% was killed instantly As was Joe
II. Morrison. "a. Miss Bet Y Clyce.
%, Sherman. daughter of DR.. Thomas
Stone Clyce. president Of Austin Coll
lege, Sherman, was injured fatally,
dying two hours after the crash.
Observers say the plane was just
leaving the ground and had attained
an altitude Of about 80 feet when it
crashed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31

consideration. Lot Z Sc IL sec. Q,
Hidalgo Canal Co. Sub.
j. q. Barrera to Marin Alyarado.
consideration $40, etc. Lot 4 blk 2S7,
Edinburg.
Homer Rogers to Bert Rawlings
Consideration SO cash. Lot 2 Of re-
subd. +. liz lot ii, s. w. Ia Sec. 4,
Hidalgo Caanl Co. Suhd.
Ladd Mortgage Co. to Lena Owens,
ct vir. Consideration $40 etc. Farm
tract 37s, West Tract Sub.
r. w. Heidlage ct ux to J. /. Erwin
Consideration $40 cash. L. 5 &C. Of
N. 10 &C. lot Isl, Por. 20.
Eledoria y. de Ortiz, TO Grug Guer-
rerro. Consideration $40 cash. ETC.
Lot IS blk 40, Mercedes.
r. I. Parks ct ux to N. NJ. Endry.
Consideration $40 cash, etc. Pt. lot
80 Sec. o. Hidalgo Canal Co.'S Sub.
containing 81 acres.
Nick Doffing to W. Frauenhcff.
Consideration $40 cash. W. 1891 &C.
Of lot 2 block as. Alamo Tract.
Fred S. Cuthbert ct al to Curtis
W. Boil, trustee. Consideration 81
cash. c. IL lot S Clydesdale Acres
Subd.
Progresso Development Co. to
Louis J. Schoenblen. Consideration
S~29,133.00. Lot PIP, Llano Grande
Subd.
Curtis w. Roll, trustee, TO Fred s.
Cuthbert. Consideration 81. S. IL
lot 8 Clydesdale Acres Sub.
American Rio Grande Land a Ir-
eigatioi Co. to VI. p. Hendsicksen, et
al. Consideration SO cash. 1856 nc.
pit. lot 6 blk 156. West Tsact Subd.
P~rogresso Devel. Co. to Edward
Baker. Consideration 27.565.40. Lot
100, Llano Granite Subd.
W. W. Scott to w. r. Scott. Con-
siteration 81. s. 1880 acres Farm
Tract, $50 West Tract.
W. A. Harding to w. L. Haskew.
Consideration 1900. Lot 2 and z
blk II. Mis-. Texas. Subd.
G.. Robinson to Lena Owens. ct vir.
Consideration $40 cash etc, block 90
La Blanca Trait.
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n. O.COTTON
OPENS STEADY
Small Gains Made In
Early Morning
Trading

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-tF-The
cotton market opened steady ut n
decline Of 2 points to an advance of
4 points. Business was restricted by
the holidays abroad. but there ap-
peared to be some trade buying to
fix prices ard a little commission
huse demand. January contracts sold
up to 20.25 and July to 1892, max
ing net advances Of about 2 to s
points, and the market was within a
point or two of the best at the end
of the first half hour.
Futures closed steady. 3 points
higher 20 3 lower. Spot quiet; mid
ding 2O,55.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
Nab "a Blacks In
Houston Shooting

HOUSTON, Dec. ~31.-P1-Officers
here today had rounded up "a negro
suspects in connection with a gun
fight y%esterds q between o. II. John
son., %, special agent of the Missou-
ri-Kansas-Texas railroad, and three
negroes near the outskirts of Hous-
ton.
Johnson, recovering from a gun
shot wound. said he was patrolling a
string of box cars loaded with cot
ton when he saw three negroes un-
loading one Of the cars. He opened
fire, he said. and the negroes an
swered. one bullet striking him in
the hip.
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BONDS OF
COUNTY OFFICIALS

Bonds for practically all county
and district officials were present
cd at the meeting OF the Cameron
county commissioners court Monday
morning and approved. the terms Of
all officials to star. Tuesday, Jan. 4.
The only changes in the court
house will be in the sheriff's office,
where w. +. Brown will succeed
Mrs. Pinkie Vann, and in the county
superintendent office, where Mrs.
W. r. Jones will succeed p. ID. Ken
manner. Other new officials 20 take
over their duties will be II. NJ. Pat
tee. who succeeds Constant La R.che
as county commissioner. and p. l..
Cain, who succeeds Joseph Webb as
justice Of the peace for precinct 2,
place ..
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Chloroform And
Sandbag Houston
Men Al He Sleeps

HOUSTON. Dee. 31.-(P-Appar-
emily attacked by robbers. John Roy
all Of Houston, was gagged, chloro-
formed and beaten insensible with a
~sandbag while asleep ut his home
last night.
His plight was discovered by his
wife, who said she was awakened nv
the smell of chloroform and Mr.. Roy
all's groans.
The mans trousers were found in
the hall and a gold watch and about
SIS In cash were lying on the floor
where they were believed to have
fallen when the robbers fled.
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Cameron Courts
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

So1UNF
Furnished by Valley Abstract Coz
A. B. Calhoun to Louis e. Pauline
Ellebrecht, North 10 Of the South
20 acres of Block 20, Parker Sub. Of
Dana lands. $3.50.
Texas Title & Loan Company to
Harrington Orchards Co., West IS
acres Of Block "a, Survey %; and
West 20 acres Block 80, Survey Ell,
Briggs a Coleman. $40, etc.
Mrs. Florence Eubanks to E. L..
Ramsey, lot 10 block /, Valencia Park
$40. etc.
w. q. Smith to r. J. Baldwin, ct Al.
49.67 acres part of Tract sc, Sub. r.,
Share 10. Espiritu Santo Grant.
S9934.00.
L. L. Ray to Ethel NJ. Nowlin & J..
l.. Nowlin, lots 3, q, 5 and the West
1-2 of lot 2. Starbuck acreage. $40.
CISCO Morris to Dionicia g de Ca
varra, West 1-2 lot 2 blk 81, Harlin-
gen. $4,000.
J. L. Kowalski to Hattie Smith Ko-
walski, lot 10 blk 2, West Banker
Place. $40, etc.
w. b. & nellie B. Hinkly to F. L.
Gay, lots % and 20, blk 2, Hinkly
NORTH Shore Park Adm. to San Be-
nito. $40. etc.
j. X. Wells, executor, etc, to st.
L. b. 4 NJ. Ry. &c. s acres in Share
s, Of Share 10, Espiritu Santo Grant.
SIS. 100000.
Darwin Reed & l.. W. & Byrl And
erson, North 25 acres Of East 30
acres. block Ia, Cantu Tract. $6250.
A. L. Welch to American Land Co.
Of Texas, lot 80 survey AZ. Stuart
Place and 1913 acres in Section 297.
Stuart Place. $1,000.
Hidalgo County
Gulf Coast Securities Co., Inc. 70
G. II. Watson. Consideration s4.750.
w. 10 &C. of +. 20 &C. of lot 5, Sec.
254, Tex-Mex.
II. L. Higgins. et ux to II. A. Wa
tiers. consideration $40 and other
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ANGELO DEALERS
ROBBER BEING SOUGHT

SAN ANGELO, Tex. Dec. 3I.-PD
An unmasked robber who last
night looted the cash drawer Of a
grocery store here of s226 and forced
the proprietor TO accompany him two
blocks away was sought today by
deputy sheriffs Of several West Tex
as counties.
The store owner. who lived in a
room at the rear, said he was aroused
by the robber, who posed as a Gus
toner seeking TO purchase a sack Of
flour.
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Fort Worth Hogs,
,ShaeEo Hie''er:
I Cattle Are Even

FORT WORTH. Dec. s1.-CP-
6: 100; 10615c higher; pack
sows 7.50G8.0o; fat pigs 1000
us.
Cattle and Calves: 100: steady:
kteers 9.00G10.25; cows 500: calves
good heaviss 1880; good to choice
heavy stock steer calves up to l1.50.
Sheep: 800: fat lambs ~unevenly
I2igher; fat wethers 10G15c higher;
p lambs 1s.25; fat wethers SIS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
NURSES BARELY ESCAPE
AS DORMITORY BURNS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dee. 31.-LR
Thirteen nurses and the superin-
tendent of Baylor hospital escaped
cremation by minutes early today
when they were awakened BY flames
and led from their burning dormi-
tory. across the street from the hos
pital. The two story dormitory was
destroyed.
Miss Marjorie Nowlin. Miss Violet
Barnes, Miss Edith Douglas, and
Mrs. Virginia Speers we're injured in
escaping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
CALL MONEY

NEW YORK. Dec. 3i.-(P-Call
money firm; all loans IL; closing
bid IL; time loans firm; mixed col
lateral 5000 days Z 81; &c months
"a i-217 ga: prime mercantile pa
per 5 i-4G5 l-2.
Bankers accepatnces: 80, 60 and
20 days 4 3-tG4 10; 4 morths 4 rs
a. SIS; sc months 5G4 a..
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MUST DOUBLE "

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 31.-PE
II is necessary that the Texas legis-
lature double its next appropriation
for work carried out in connection
with the Shenpard-Towner Maternity
act, Mrs. ID. W. Kemper. president Of
the Texas League of Women voters,
said today IN announcing what activ-
tiles members of the organization
would pursue for women and chill
dren Of Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
pirrTER \ EGGS

CHICAGO, Dec. si.-tR-Butter
and eevs unchanged. Creamery ex-
t-as as i-2: standards as i-2; extra
firsts IS t-2G46. Firsts "a 1905;
seconds 1904.
Eggs unchanged, extra firsts s44
IS. Firsts 32G23; ordinary firsts g
@30.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31

Bill Lane, owner Of the Hollywood
club Of the Pacific Coast league. has
announced that Gordon Rhodes.
young pitching star. will join the
New York Yankees this spring. The
Yankees purchased the kid during
the 1925 season for 1880 delivery. 70
IL seems that Manager Huggins fig
he may need whatever pitching
he can get for 1929.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
RUMOR ROCKNE MAY
COACH OHIO STATE

COLUMBUS. O., Dec. 3I.-tP1-
Reports were current here today
that Knute Rookie. for fifteen years
football coach and player Mt Notre
Dame university, is being considered
as a football coach at Ohio State
university as successor to Dr.. John
w. Wilce, resigned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
WATCHMAN SLAIN

FORT WORTH. Dec. af.-F9-
Night Waterman Ritchey of Hedley
was shot to death last night by rob
bers. who were surprised while
breaking in n store. They fled TO-
ward Amarillo in an automobile.
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OIL,

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31.-PtE
C~ottonseed oil easy; prime summer
yellow eos; prime crude s.25-s-37
1-2. Jan. e.13; Feb. 9.22; Mar. $50;
April Gao; May ESQ; June 9.61; July
9.6s; Aug. esq; Sent. 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
z EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 3I.-R-For-
eign exchanges mixed.
Great Britain, demand 4s4 1916,
cables ASS 9-32; 60-day bills on banks
4Sl 1-32.
italy, demand 5.23 So; Belgium
1890; Germany 23.7S; Tokyo $3.50;
Montreal 1915.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Dec. Sf.-lR1-Pota-
toes: dull: Wisconsin sacked round
whites s5Mf.00; Minnesota and North
Dakota sacked round whites sod9V;
Idaho sacked russets 1.4Odl.Io.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
POULTRY

NNIcAGo, Dec. 31s-Pt-Poultry
Rive easy; receipts 8 cars; fowls
a2@e7 springs 81; roosters 20;
turkeys 70; ducks %; geese Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
Price of Wheat
Hits Lowest OF
Year at Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 3i.-(P1-All wheat
today went under the lowest prices
the market heretofore had touched
this season. Good sized deliveries
on December wheat contracts here
together with world shipments Of
wheat on a large scale. had a decided
bearish effect. Opening unchanged
to 3-4c lower, wheat values later
showed a material setback. Corn,
oats and provisions were a little
easier, with corr starting at 1-sc off
to 1-4c up, and subsequently show
ing slight general declines.
Corn closed unsettled Ii to l Sac
net higher. Wheat finished irreg-
ular, l Lie down to Use advance,
oats varying from Is decline to an
equal gain, and provisions at Toe set
back to a rise of n dime.
CASH GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-P1-Wheat:
Wheat: No. 4 hard los; No. 2
northern spring LOT Ia.
Corn: No. 4 mixed sl@s2 IL; No.
4 white s16s2 1-2.
Oats: No. . white 4TG49 Ia;
sample grade 40G42.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 3i.-P1-
Wheat: y No. 2 dark hard 1.0sG1.26;
No. 2 hard LOG 1-2Q1.10; No. 2 red
lei 1-261.27; May Iii 3-4; July
1.12 IL.
Corn; No. Q white s0Gs1; No. 2
yellow sOHs1: No. 2 mixed so Il;
Dec. so IS: May Sc; July So Is.
Oats: unchanged.
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II. Z. BONDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3i.-P-United
States bonds: Liberty 8 i-2s 1928:
Liberty LIST 4 las 1905; Liberty 4th
4 las 1O0.10: Treasury Is 1862;
Treasury 3 GAS 1921.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Dec, 31.-tP1-
Spot cotton closed quiet and un-
changed. Sales 1924; 10 wmiddlirg
1886: middling 1896; good middling
1876; receipts 27,7I2; stock 392, 1882.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
cools, heals anu strengthens sore.
weak, tired eyes. All druggists 25c-
Adv. 90
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31

Land Party-A land party consist
ing OF forty persons was brought to
Brownsville today from New YORK by
ID. w. R~othenseis, New York agent
for the Southwest Development Co.
Rooms for the entire party have
been reserved at the FL Jardin Hotel,
which they vii make their headquar-
ters while here.
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CITY BRIEFS

Phone Miss Biggs at 132s-W for
home baked fruit cakes. Angel food
or pies baked to order.-adv. tf.
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CHANGE SEAT PRICES liked

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-tEl-A New
York stock exchange membership
was sold today for $5T5 5000, an in
crease Of $4,000 from the last sale,
but $4,000 under the record high
price.
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Detu reserved al the I'll JaEulu nobct,
which they vii make their headquar-
ters while here.
Paving Complete-Paving work on
Monroe st. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets is expected to be
completed today, according 70 those
in charge or the work. Paving Of the
block between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, which was included in
the same contract, was completed
Saturday, and this block is now open
to traffic. The work on these two
blocks consisted of paving about ten
feet on each side Of the street next
TO the curbs.
Draining Resaca-Work on the
clearing and draining Of the old re-
saca bed which intersects tho state
highway about a mile north of We'll
ler's Service station is rapidly near
in charge Of the work. The part OF
the resaca lying west OF the state
highway has been entirely cleared OF
weeds and brush, and a small drain
age ditch has been dredged in the
center of this low place. Those in
charge Of the work plan to build
terraces and generally beEutify this
old resaca, which they say has long
been an eye-sore to the people of
this section.
M~anautou Recovers-E. Manautou,
who has been confined TO his home
with a severe attack of influenza.
was ~ the store for the first time
Monday. He still was weak from
the ravages If the disease, but re-
covering rapidly.
Spanish. Mexican or b. bers Itch
One bo.tle OF Imperial Eczems
.:emedy Is guaranteed to re enough
for any case. Of any kind All dras-
gists ars authorized to refund your
norey IL II 'ails ADV. te)
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REAL ESTATE

Loeation-street and number.
Lot-sire. trees. -hrubery. etc.
Rooms-nunber. interior fin
ish, size.
Construction-brick, stnecc, or
frame. Lighting. heating.
plumbing. floors. Kind and
condition Of roof.
Transportation facilities,
schools and churches.
Garage and other buildings.
Price and terms Of sale.
Comparative neishborhocd
prices. Date Of possession.
Name. address. telephone.
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JUNEAU WEDDING

Miss Mary Kashevaroff became the bride, last week, of Mr. Howard E. Webber of New York City. Mrs. Web her was born in Juneau was educated there and in the States, later gradual ing from the University of California. For several years she travelled thru out the United States and Europe. The newlyweds will reside at Sitka for a few months after which they depart for New Mexico.
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l n,HI
J. 8. Land Office, Anchorage, Alas ka, March 6, 1928.

Notice is hereby given that U. s. Ritchie, entryman, together with his witnesses, Rufus H. Bowen, and Reu ben R. Barnes, all of Seldovia, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his home stead entry, serial o6034, for lands sit uated on Yukon island, embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1907, and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is made in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days there after, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 J. LlNDLEY GREEN,
 Register.
 Date First Publication April 2, 1928. Date Last Publication June 9, 1923.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
.ALL COMEDY PROGRAM
 AT LIBERTY TONIGHT:

For a reaction from the stupendous drama shown last night at the Liberty theater, the program tonight is a pure laugh reaper, made for no other pur- pose than to shake sides.
 Edward Everett Horton, heads the all star cast of the seven reel comedy feature, and Johnny Arthur is the headman of the two-reel comedy. The fun is started off by Fable and reel of jokes.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
iNvESTIGATioN STARTS

WASHINGTON April IS. P-The Secretary of Navy, Wilbur has ordered an investigation into the finding of four girl stowaways on board as many different vessels enroute north from south Atlantic ports.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
DIX NEAR DEATHS DOOR

HOLLYWOOD, April IS. (P)-Rich- ard Dix, featured motion picture act or, who was operated for acute appen- dicitis last Tuesday, was reported near death today with only an even chance for recovery.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
MINNESOTA SNOWBOUND

CHICAGO, April IS. (P)-Spring to- day meant IS inches of snow in Min nesota at temperature of six degrees above in South Dakota and snow and freezing weather in Illinois, North Da- koda, Wisconsin and Iowa.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
WILLIAM TALBOT PASSES AWAY

William Talbot, 70-year-old French Canadian, succumbed at Dawson from the effects of severe burns which he received nearly three years ago. The deceased was a pioneer of the terri tory.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19

c. Payne Whitney of New York, and Dr. Paul Redington, chief of the biological survey, will leave Washing lon next month for Alaska on an ex tensive trip through the Territory.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19

The law does ';T permit ua'"!a.- ization cases 9C days prior an election so ., ..'" none q this local term Of t'~ district court
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
FIRST IMPORTED BAIT

With the return of the power boat Alaska to Ketchikan from Pearl liar bor, B. C., it will be the first time herring has been imported for the use of bait for an American firm.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19
SPECIAL ELECTION FUR PURPOSE VOTE
 ON SCHOOL BONDS
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION, TOWN OF SEWARD, TERRI
 TORY OF ALASKA

and pursuant to the provisions of an Ordinance duly enacted by said Com mon Council and approved by the Mayor of said town on the 10th day of April, 1928, a SPECIAL ELECTION is called in said municipality of Sew ard, Alaska, for Monday, the 14th day of May, 1928, to pass upon the adop- tion or rejection of an Ordinance of said Town, authorizing it, pursuant to the authority of the Congress of the United States therefor given, to incur bonded indebtedness in a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50, ,000.O0), and for the negotiation and sale of such bonds to the extent required within the limit aforesaid stated for the purpose of constructing and equipping 8 public-school build
 
 ing in the Town of Seward. Alaska. The qualifications of voters of said election are as follows:
 He or she shall be a qualified cleo tor of the Town of Seward, Alaska, whose name appears upon the 1927 Assessment Roll of said town for mu- nicipal taxation.
 The ballots used at said election shall be in the usual form of election ballots, in accordance with the Ordi- nances of said Town of Seward, and shall contain, aside from the usual inscription upon the ballots, the fol- lowing words:
 Shall the Town of Seward, Alas ka. erect and equip public-school building in the Town of Seward, Alaska, and issue its negotiable general bonds for the payment thereof in a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ts50,000) ?"
 II FOR BONDS
 1T AGAINST BONDS
 The voter shall prepare his ballot by placing a cross in the square pre- ceding the words For Bonds" If he desire to vote for the same, and by placing a cross in the square preced- ing the words Against Bonds" if he desires to vote against same.
 These following named persons are designated and appointed as officers of the said election and to conduct the same, to-wit:
 Inspector: wm. H. whitt1esey
 Judges: Leon Urbach and J. H. Flickinger.
 Clerks: Emile B. Weybrecht and Sylvia Sexton.
 The polls for said election shan be open at the hour of A. M. and close at the hour of T o'clock P. Nj. on said 14th day of May, 1928, and the Fire Hall or Town Hall in said town is hereby designated as the place for voting.
 l.. V. RAY,
 Mayor ATTEST: ]. P. HANNON,
 Municipal Clerk.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-19

John Grantz, for several years 8 resident of Fairbanks, died last week at the age of 50.