COM Lincoln Cabin Is
t Lost; Last Heard of
Decaiur, 111.—Mystery as to the fate
of the old Lincoln cabin,, which it -is
said Abraham Lincoln helped his:
father to build southwest of Deoatur,
has raised a discussion over the loca
tion of a marker recently set up to in
dicate the location of the old structure.
The old lot* structure stood on the
Whitley farm near here. It was pur
chased by James Soaf and John Hanks,
relatives of Lincoln, who exhibited it
at the Chicago exposition in 1865. Af
terwards it was taken to Boston com
mons and exhibited there, where it re
mained umil the Centennial exposition
in Philadelphia, since which the gen
eral public never has heard of the
cabin.
Among vague rumors as to its fate
was one that the cabin had been bought
by an English syndicate to show in
England, but that the ship on which it
was transported was lost at sea. There
was nothing to verify this.
We see by the papers that we are
going to have a coal commission. The
important question, however, is
whether we are going to have coal.—
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Couldn’t Bribe Happi
ness for $500 Per Year
Milwaukee.—To live happily with
his wife for a period of one year was
worth $500 lo Adolph Loose, 61, of
Whitefish Bay, according to his an
swer to his wife. Rose’s, divorce suit,
tiled today.
Mr. Loose’s complaint says that at
the time of the wedding, Aug. 18, 1921,
an agreement was made between him
and his wife that if they lived tiappilv
together for one year she was to get
$500; if they lived together two years
she was to get $1,000, and so on until
$5,000 was reached.
But $500 a year failed to bring the
desired marital happiness. They both
charged desertion.
Beauty Experts Nab
a $2,000 Gem Thief
Chicago.—Ad alleged burglar was
i captured yesterday by two Evanston
women after he had broken into a
beauty parlor operated by one of them
and stolen jewelry worth $2,000.
The women, Mrs. Edna Swanberg,
proprietor of the beauty parlor at 922
I Chicago avenue, and her assistant,
Miss Evelyn Ratcltffe, heard the man
in the shop when they returned from
lunch. They dashed into the room and
; followed him when he ran out.
After a short chase Mrs. Swanberg
caught him and with the assistance of
several spectators held him uutil the
| police arrived.
■ It may be some time before the coun
try, is in a stable condition, but it has
at least reached a garage condition.—
NeWi York Evening Mail.
Marshal’s Sale.
Under and by virtue of an execution
issued.out of the District Court for the
Fourth division. Territory of Alaska,
in an action wherein Hubert Lockwood
was plaintiff and Tuluksak Gold Min
inf? Compaoy, a corporation, was de
fendant, upon a judgment rendered on
the 3rd day of July, 1922, in favor |of
said plaintiff and agaiust said defend
ant, for the sum of two thousand one
hundred eighty-five dollars <$2,185.00),
current lawful money of the United
States of America, with interest at the
rate of 8 per cent per annum, costs, and
increased costs, I did, on the 2nd day
of September, 1922, levy upon all the
right, title, claim, and interest of said
defendant in and to the following de
scribed real property, to-wit: That
certain placer mining claim known and
described as “Spruce Creek Associa
tion”, and also that certain placer min
ing claim known and described ac the
“MinnieClaim”, both said claims being
situate on Spruce creek, a tributary of
Bear creek. Bethel recording precinct.
Fourth judicial division, Alaska; and
also that certain ditch and water right
known and described as the Spruce
Creek Ditch and Water Right., said
ditch extending from the head of Little
Bonanza creek, a tributary of Bear
creek, to a point on Spruce creek, a>
aforesaid, near the lower end of said
Spruce Creek Association Placer Min
ing Claim, together with all vested
rights to divert the waters of said Lit
tle Bonanza creek into said ditch.
And I did, on the 3rd day of Septem
ber, 1922. luvy upon ail ibe right, title,
claim, and interest of the said defend
ant. in and to the following described
real property, to-wit; That certain
placer mining claim known and de
scribed as the. “Little Bonanza Associa
lion’’, situate on Littie Bonanza creek,
a tributary Of Bear creek aforesaid.
Notice-is hereby giveu that I will, on
the 16th day of December, 1922, at 10
o’clock a. m. of said day. at the office of
the United States Marshal, in the town
of Flat, Alaska, sell at public auction,
for current lawful money of the United
States of America, all the right, title,
claim, and interest of said defendant in
and to t he above described property, or
so much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy said judgment, with interest
and costs, and increased costs, to the
highest bidder.
Dated this 27th day of September,
A. D: 1922, at Flat, Alaska.
i Gilbert B. Stevens,
United States Marshal,
By James A. Davidson,
.Special Deputy Marshal.
Point Barrow Wants
. Better Mail Service
Washington.—Marcus Dunn, assist
ant superintendent of the railway mail
service ant. a postotfice inspector, will
leave Washington shortly to make an
inspection of the Alaska mail service,
it is announced by the Postoflice De
partment.
Strange tales come out of the North
country, where dogs carry mails over
11,000 miles of overland routes. Iso
lated places receive supplies and send
back.by parcel post Alaska's chief pro
duets, gold and furs. Tons of furs come
out of Alaska to the Stales every year
by parcel post.
Ooe assignment the investigators
have is to look into the request of the
northernmost postotfice of the world for
more service. This post off ice is at
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Point Harrow, 650 miles overland from
the nearest mail station. By the time
the inspectors reach Alaska, ,Jo,nt Hat ■
row anti the whole route to it will have
settled, into tbeir anuual period of
darkness, when the son just peeps
above the horizon for a few minutes a
day. There are eighteen white people
at this settlement, according to the
last census.
‘Safety First’ Banners
Slash Man’s Throat
Detroit.— A wire laden with “safety
first” campaign banners caught VVm.
Buckland, 72, under the chin Tuesday
as he rode on the tep cf £. bus. His
throat was severely slashed}. On the
motor bus were three delegates whe
are attending the safety congress ic
■session here.
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