OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 39, 1904
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LIFE IS A FUNNY PROPOSITION AFTER ALL
Perhaps he was burgeoned with that fullness of
elated thought which sometime comes with the caress
ing approach of spring or too much “third rail likker.’1
Anyway, a friend and a bachelor had this to say the
other clay anent the various ways of life and the jum
bled up scramble of humans trying to live it.
“With this spring feeling in the air, I get a great
kick out 5f watching things come into the world,” he
said, “they give me such a keen line on the actions of my
fellow man who claims to know more about life than any
other living thing and boasts he gets the most out of it.
I wonder if he does.
“Down in my rhubarb patch where the plants are
thickest there is a tough battle among the leaves to get
to the sunlight. They twist and turn and crowd each
other, and here finally sticks up a noble leaf but you
trace it to the root and its a long spindling stem. Tried
so hard to get its place in the sun that it wasted its ener
gies. Right alongside of it is a fat, square stalk, appar
antly satisfied with life even tho it hasn't a big leaf and
making a lot of show.
“Far up on the hillside on Mount Marathon, away
from the crowded tangle of the valleys, I find clusters
of wild violets and buttercups and wild strawberries
that seem to get great satisfaction showing their wares
only to the golden sun and the vagrant breeze. They
seem to pity that riotous fight for room down below.
Even the goat mothers when they are about to bring
their little kids into the world, seek these high places
alone as tho to be in sole communion with the Great
Creator.
“When I feed the little chicks there is a mad
scramble with most of them pecking at each other
while on the fringes of the crowd some industrious
little biddies are busy filling their gizzards.
“To me it points a moral. After a life spent in
the teeming m^rts of the cities fighting with the rest
of the pack with the hard ambition of making money
I find that after all I have been missing the real mean
ing of life. I made and spent plenty but it brought
me nothing. Here and now on the fringes of this
last frontier with my cattle, goats, chickens and gar
dens, I figure I have any city dweller skinned a Mor
mon block. Of wealth in terms of bonds and outlook
on life My creature comforts come from the soil. In
my independence from the hectic push of the mob I
have wealth indeed, but in the sordid marts of trade
they say that if anybody is contented he c^n't be pro
gressive and they worriedly watch the ticker for an
other quotation. Well, if clipping the “lambs” on Wall
Street is progress we'll have to figure out a new de
finition for the word. To me, my little ranch in Alas
ka spells contentment and I am richer aind doing more
real good for humanly than all the wise ones on
“Change.”
An Oklahoma newspaper expresses just igdignation
over the brutality of a young wanton who deliberately
ran down and killed a valuable dog' on the street with
his automobile. Yet, if he ever reaches the prison cell to
which he seems to be headed, the sob-sisters will proba
bly regale him with flowers and delicacies.
Nothing will arouse the sympathy of the average
male quicker than a pretty woman who admits she is
unhappily married.
The new janitor of a Sato Antonio library threw
away a replica of the Venus de Milo because “her arms
were busted off.”
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On Saturday the trial of U. S.
j vs G. E. Rockefeller was contin
ued to today. Argument by the
| counsel took place and upon
| instructions from the court to
j the jury the case will be turned
over to the jury.
H. Caldwell, against whom a
indictment was returned charg
ing him with rape, had his case
• set for trial on July 8.
Peter Kennedy of Cordova, who
was charged with possession of
liquor, changed his plea of not
guilty to guilty and was fined
$200.
; In the case of Mary Brandal vs. 11|
Fred Brandal, an action for di- j =li
vorce, an order of default was ! =E
entered. §!
An order of sale of delinquent
tax property in the city of Sew
ard was issued by the Court
against all delinquents.
John J. Keller of Anchorage |||
was granted final citizenship |j|
papers. A. L. Peel and C. M. j m
Brosius appeared as witnesses. ==
The grand jury this morning j =|=
returned a not a true bill against i =||
Grace Caldwell. | |||
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The grand jury brought in a
true bill, this morning, against
Thos. F. Gardner of Dillingham,
charging manslaughter. Gardner
will be arraigned at 10 o‘clock
tomorrow morning.
In the case of U. S. vs. W. S.
Meyers, motion by Attorney H. F.
Morton for a jury trial on issue
raised by plea in abatement, was
overruled. The plea and govern
ment’s answer will be heard Tues
day before the Court.
W. A. Simpson was excused
from the petit jury for the re
mainder of the term.
| At noon today the jury, in the
Rockefeller case, brought in a j
verdict of not guilty. Attorney H.!
F. Morton represented Mr. Rock
efeller.
—
Eveyn Alcock, through her at
torney, W. D. Coppernoll,. filed !
a complaint against T. L. Chi
dester and Gerald L. Church,
prohibition agents, in which she
! seeks judgement to the amount
of $10,000 for unlawful arrest.
IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRYE
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
; certainly missing something.
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FOUND—Fishing rod. Enquire at
the Seward Dairy.
NOTICE—Player piano for sale or
rent. Phone George Anderson,
Seward hotel.
’OR SALE—White electric sew
ing machine; A-l condition. En
quire at Gateway
FOR SALE—Dreamland hall; a
$11,000 building for $5,000. See
I Fred C. Miller.
VANTED—Position as cook by ex
pert Japanese chef; in or out of
. town. Inquire Gateway.
FOR SALE—First class 1928 Chev
rolet coach, cheap. Ogle’s Garage )
WANTED—Work 'jy hour or day,
house cleaning, window washing, J
+ or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
CAR FOR SALE—A 1927 Todor
Nash Sedan in A-I condition,
at a very low price. It is a Spe
I cial-Six model. Enquire at the
: Cash & Carry Store.
' FURNISHED House—Four rooms
and bath. Very cheap if sold
this week. Enquire room 22, Se
ward Hotel.
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