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•THE FORUM PUBLISHING GO.
J.B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
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VOLUME 4. No. 9
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, I903 .
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Tha icti j.15 oi Lficatv ' Gibbs in
closing telegraph*' stations against
travellers as reported by various
arriva.s at Rampart the past week,
is hardly worthy of belief. Still,
the stories ©f a number of people
who have denounced the action of
the Lieutenant, all agree ett the
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main points. So far as discrimin
ating against men who drive horses,
it is not long ago since the Lieuten
ant himself sent a team over the trail
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between Rampart and Tanana and
also from Glen to Rampart, and
there was no instance, where the
road house keeper, mail carrier or
wod chopper refused to shelter mau
or beast, on account of the damage
done to the trail. There has been
no reports yet of any traveller freez
ing to death by inability to gain
shelter in the telegraph stations be
tween Rampart and Chenoa.
Two weeks of soft weather and
three days of rain, the past week.
The citizens were busy cleaning off
roofs and side walks and the town
began to pnt on an appearance of
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early spring. Wednesday however
brought iu the re-appearance ot,
freezing temperature and a number,
of teams left for Glen. During the
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soil spell traffic to the creeks has
been at a standstill.
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Many wonder that a creek Is
named Quail—there are no quail in
the country. The reason Quad
creek was so named, was because
the stakers could sot spell ptarmi
gan.
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Th« Job 1'htt Foiled
* The Editor had occasion last Mon
day, to take a trip out on the creeks.
During his absence from town, the
general* factotum around the office
went on a drunk and left the office
i to take care of itself. Two sqnaws,
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i notorious around Rampart were
found in the office by the Editor on
I his return. He ejected them and
I within an hour after, the factotum
j showed up badly demoralized. The
| squaws were not drunk when eject*!
ed from the office, but were badly
under the influence of liquor severa 1
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hours later. The job planned by
the bootleggers failed; the Editor
returning before they calculated/
What a great cnance it was to cast
reflection on this office. The facto
tum coming iu drunk; finds two
squaws there., he having failed to
lock, the door, the energetic boot
legger rushes to the marshal and
the factotum is taken in charge.
But—try again gentlemen, we are
always on the alert.
| ^ Call on Wm. Strong next door to the
old A. 6. building, for all kinds of stove
! or tin work. Stoves made to order.’
I Jim Oldfield and Kris Falken
berg left for Chenoa Thursday j
morning. Oldfield has shipped up;
about three tons of dog bacon and j
one ton of embalmed beef for the
Chenoa epicures.
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Mail-Carrier > Furstenatt; arrived
with mail from Tanaua yesterday
morning. The lower river, mail be
ing four days late in reaching Ta
AND CIGARS
Billiard and Pool rooms
t Anicich & Cooper
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Straight Goods Our Specialty*
Wines, Liquors, and Cigars.
4. c. Nelson,
TOTEM BA R
Scotch, Irish, and Bourbon
Anheuser Beer, $12. dozen.
. J.J. MOKOAX.
SMITH'S BARBER SHOP
Strictly First-class Work
Shaving and Haircutting -
00T"Music Furnished For Dances.
Julius Rahmstorf
General Merchandise
OUTFITTING FURS BOUGHT
nana on account of heavy trail,
Furstenau left for- up river with
the mail within two hours after his
arrival.
Religious Services
t Beginning with tomorrow Rev.
M. E. • Koonce will hold regular
Sunday services at the •Presbyter
ian Mission. All are cordially in
vited to attend.