THEY KILLED IT
Incorporations Boosters Kill The Goose
At Their Mass Meeti lg-Promises
Gauzy—Majority With Opposition
The 44mass’’ meeting called for
Wednesday night last by the incor
porationists acted largely in the
nature of a boomerang. Nine
tenths of those present manifested
a strong hostility to the scheme
and the arguments used by the
only two speakers in favor of in
corporation were so greatly over
drawn and facts distorte 1 to such
an extent that incorporation was
practically killed that evening.
Mr. E. R. Bradj' was placed in
the chair and Mr. Huhn acted as
secretary. Mr. J. J. Dillon, a re
cent arrival from Skagw^ay and
former city attorney of that place,
addressed the meeting, speaking in
favor of the scheme. Mr. Dillon
said he had not expected to have
been called upon, and as a result
was not at all prepared. He spoke
for one hour and a half straight,
and with but few exceptions held
the floor for the entire evening.
Mr. Dillon finally offered to advise
the council “to be” gratis, and
volunteered the information that
he was the best informed lawyer on
municipal affairs in Alaska—bar
none; had drawrn up the act of
congress of March 2 of this year,
aud had prepared many of the or
dinances now in force in Skagway.
The anti-iucorporatiomsts. pre
sented their objections through
John Duncan, Mr. Cuilson, Mr.
Hulm, Mr. Wingrte, and mas y
otlie.s. The rosy promises held
out as bait by the incorporation
clique were so badly mangled ana
torn to pieces by the speakers
against the scheme that Mr. Brady,
the chairman, lost his head com
pietely, and after publicly apolo
gizing for some misstatements he
had made, ranted, tore his hair,
i and stated he was an honest man.
i
1 Hh services were also 4 ‘to be at the
call of the city council free of all
charge from time immemorial,”
and he was “in Alaska, and Ram
pait in particular, for the good of
the country.”
At this juncture over half of
those present left in disgust and
the clique proceeded to go through
the formality of nominating tne
council and school directors. Most
all nominated were not present;
were known to be opposed to in
corporation, and had declined to
allowLtheir names to be connected
j with the scheme in any way.
The following men were nomi
nated as councilmen: S. E. Heeter,
J. W. Duncan, A1 Mayo, A, B.
IDewellyn, C. B. Allen, E. House,
P. Kaftenburgh. 1C. Falkenburg,
G. A. Ketterer, W. H. Porter.
The following wTere nominated
; as school directors: W. A. Strong,
: M. E. Koonce, L. Iverson.
ON THE CHEEKS
Graham & Climie left for Alder
! --
creek the early part of the week.
They freighted out their ihawer.
C. P. Kronk has finished repre
senting work on T 7 Hoosier. He
got the first hole to bedrock ever
sunk on the claim, and found pros- j
pects.
Fluga and Beach were driven out j
by water on ia Deadwood. They j
iost their thawing points and
piping. One mote thaw would
have showru the worth of the creek
as a gold pioducer They are now
working on Fluga’s Ruby creek
c m
G. A. KeUercr: i must decline
the nomination. I am opposed to
incorporation and was not present.
J. Howard, a colored man, plead guilty
to a charge of petit larceny yesterday
and was sentenced to nine months im
prisonment. His partner J. Swanson
was acquitted. Howard stole the con
tents of Jack Mile * cabiu on Hunter aud
cache Ji., .n Swt.nso..’s cabin.
H M
" " Old
Reception.
Wines, Liquors, Cigars.
RYE
O. P. S.
A A *
Try our 12 year old pony.
S. E. HEETER’S '
PACK TRAIN
The Pioneer Packer and
Freighter of the Camp.
Dry or Green Wood delivered
—
Personal Supervision thus
Insuring Care & Despatch. a
JIM McHUGH
Freighter...
TEAMS LEAVE FOR GLEN and
EUREKA EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAY-Quick Despatch
WOOD FOR SALE
A LONG, COLD, GLASS
YELLOW FRONT
PASTE THIS IN YOfTR HAT
Property owners of Rampart
should remember that Tuesday,
Nov. io is the date of the election
that decides incorporation..
SURK HIN 1
First Citizen: • ‘Incorporation is
going to do us a lot of good.”
Second Citizen: “How do you
make that out ?“
First Citizen:' “Brady told me
so: he is a politician, yon know.”
Second Citizen: “Sure thing.”
Frank Stanley will leave Chenoa
for Rampart with four horses
immediately on closing of the
Tanana. Will freight between
Chenoa and Rampart the coming^
season.