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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
6
A fragmentary report accuses Rev Frank A Miller of Nebraska being assaulted by a wandering evangelist in Utie. The text criticizes evangelists who provoke crowds and urge calm, urging restraint and silence to prevent further trouble.
Sostrom faces congressional pressure from gas religious bodies and private individuals over the motto In God We Trust. The House rules clash with calls to restore a long tradition while critics warn that declaring faith without aligning actions harms national character and mockery of divine law persists.
The piece denounces a long standing practice of taking logs from streams and bays and using them as stove wood. It notes the ease of prosecution is limited by cost and outlines progression from log theft to stealing boom-sticks and mill machinery parts, urging action against these acts.
A court held that logs breaking from a timber boom and floating free remain property of their owners. The decision warns against predatory harvesting of timber and lumber for boats, noting claimed logs still belong to original possessors unless abandoned. The ruling emphasizes ownership remains with the originators and cautions against theft.
Judge Royal Gunnison rules lands adjacent to the railroad line, not yet occupied when surveyed, fall under the railroad right to take timber for construction. The decision limits homestead claims near advancing rail routes and aims to deter resisters from locating timber lands to block railroad progress.
In a special message to congress dated March 25, President Roosevelt critiques existing industrial regulation. He urges changes to the anti-trust law, arguing it does not fully curb vicious combinations, and condemns violence linked to strikes while supporting lawful labor actions.
In Argoin canton Schmid aged 55 proclaims no marriage no illness no anxiety for the future. He grew up with an income of about £1 a week and a small land allotment his cottage on the land since his teens.
Victoria scientist Moses C. Ottworth reports from Alaska and Bo Yukon that the north pole is shifting its base, causing warmer conditions in America and colder conditions in Siberia according to advices from Victoria British Columbia.
A quote from Macaulay asserts a preference for a garret full of books over kingship without reading. The speaker imagines crowns, palaces, and wealth but values books more than power, arguing love of literature defines true greatness.
Agents wanted to sell 16x20 crayon portraits for 40 cents, frames 10 cents, sheet pictures at each. Potential to earn 400 percent profit or 36.00 per week. Catalogue and samples free. FRANK W. WILLIAMS CO. 1208 W. Taylor St., Chicago Illinois.
Marshal Harry Muller was fatally shot last night after being attacked by five armed highwaymen. A posse formed to hunt the assailants is scouring the area for suspects.
New York enjoys abundant egg supplies lowering wholesale prices to just over 15 cents a dozen, the season’s cheapest level. With 4 million residents, that amount equals about three eggs per person daily. Separately, Union Iron Francisco reports over $600,000 in annual profits, surpassing eastern plants in the past year.
Land and mineral cases outline contest practice for mining claims and townsite occupancy. It covers qualifications, entry prima facie validity, supplemental proofs, and the presumption of mineral character where land is returned agricultural. It also prohibits US citizens acting as trustees for alien corporations from entering mining claims.
An advertisement proclaims Profit and Loss as a growing independent investing magazine for mining stocks. It offers a free sample by mail and urges readers to subscribe, highlighting clubbing offers and premiums while stating no stocks are sold or boosted. The page includes a Denver address and a separate summons notice for Edith Horan in a U S District of Alaska case.
In the United States Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska Kenai Precinct Third Judicial Division in probate the administratrix Elsbeth Wagner informs creditors and others with claims against Ferdinand Wagner deceased to present them with vouchers within six months of the first publication. Office of S O Morford Seward Alaska is the address. First publication March 14, Last publication April 18.
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