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SCHOOL NOTES
The Three Bandits
Verna Wills
Longfellow had three child
ren. Alice, a grave girl, was the
eldest. Next was Allegra, a laugh
ing gii 1. Tiie third was Edith
with golden hair.
These children were playing
they were bandits. They were
planning to scale the walls of the
castle. This was his study room.
They were also going to take
their father by surprise. They
were going to do this in their
play hour.
They ran down tiie stair
way and through the hall. They
found three doors lett unguar
ueu.
They rushed through the
doors and climbed up into the
turret, which was his arm chair.
They climbed over the arm and
bach of their father’s chair, and
they wouldn’t let him escape.
The children were going to
capture him, but he captured
them instead. He put them into
a jail which Wos his hear,. He
said he would keep them there,
till the walls would crumble in
dust away.
The following bill "To i'urth
er ra.lioad construction in
Alaska an l secure to the Govern
meat the use of the same foi
postal, military, telegraph and
other purposes” has been intro
duceu m Congress by the direct
activity of Ex - Go,. Win. S dzer,
and shows that no is still tire
iessiy working for the develop
ment of Alaska’s vast resources
A HILL
Be it enacted by the Senati
and House of Representatives o
the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the
President is hereby authorized
and directed to cause perman
ent surveys to be made to ext
end the Alaska Railroad from j
Fairbanks to the Yukon River,
thence through Chandalar Pass
to the Arctic; also from Fair
banks through the valley of the* j
T.rnana to the Chisana Yalle\ •
thence around Scolai Pass to the |
terminal of the Copper Kiver j
and Northwestern Railroad at
McCarthys, in order to give
transportation to those parts of
Alaska; and the of right way
through the puolic domain for
'-.uirh purpose is hereby granted
for the survey and construction
of the same, and for telephone
and telegraph lines in connection
therewith.
Sec. 2. That the said Alaska
Railroad shall keep the telephone
lines and telegraph lines, and
their equipment, in good lepair:
and continuous use, and shall at
all tunes transmit messages
mid despatches over said tele
phone and telegraph lines, and
transport mails, troops, muni
tions of war, supplies, and public
stores upon the said Alaska Hail
road for the Government when
ever so required to do by any
department thereof; and that
toe Government shall at all times
have the preference in the ust
of the same for the purposes
.1 foi esaid.
Sec. 3. Tint the said Alasm
Railroad is hereby authorized
' and empowered to take over anc
’ operate any of the railroads ii
Alaska now owned by any per
son or persons, company 01
' companies, which, in the judg
ment of the President, is neces;
ary for its purposes; and als<
any private lands or premise:
1 that may be necessary for tin
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
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F. A. HANSEN Stipt.
0, F. PUG11
A^.nt
K em necott Lai* ndry
MrX v&rtlhy Agent
S. Wold
Alaska Housa
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I
s lid Alaska Railroad lor depots, ^
sidings, houses, or any other
1st uctures required in the con
struction and operation of said
Alaska Railroad, either by pur
chase or by the right of eminent
domain; and if.the owner or own
ers of such railroads, or of such
! lands or premises, and the Presi
dent can not agree as to terms,
the value of same shall be deter
mined by a judge of a court of
'record in the said Territory of
Alaska, and the said judge is
I hereby invested with jurisdiction
land shall forthwith upon appiioa
tion by the said Alaska Railroad
- appraise the value of such rail
• road or lands or premises, with
- their equipment or improve
s ments, at what, in his judgment,
)1 is the fair and reasonable value
i thereof, and upon filing with the
3 clerk of said court of the said
appraisal, and upon the pay
ment to the clerk of said court
of the amount so awarded by the
said judge, the said railroad and
equipment, or the said lands or
premises, shall thereby become
in law and in equity the prop
erty of said Alaska Railroad,
which shall then be invested
with full title to the same for all
purposes.
Sec. 4 That the said Alaska Rail
road shall Have the right to cut,
remove, and use trees, dirt, rock
or other materials that might by
falling encumber its roadbed,
though standing or being more
j than two hundred feet therefrom;
and the right to connect its rail
road and branches with the rail
road and branches of any other
railroads in Alaska, and to trans
port its cars over same, upon
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