JOSEPH BOYLE
IS LAUDED BY
QUEENMARIE
Comes now the modern Sir Walter
Kaleigh, in the person of Colonel Joe
Boyle, sourdough mining man of Daw
son, Y. T., who always said he liked
l0 be known as a roughneck, and who,
by his chivalry, bravery, resourceful
ness and persistence wins favor in
the eyes of one of the most beautiful
queens in all the world—Marie of Ru
mania—and with it the title of count.
This from the Seattle Post-Intelligen
cer, which says that Colonel Boyle is
well known in Seattle and throughout
Canada.
It’s a deal of a step, the newspaper
continues, from manager of two prize
fighters, a wrestler and the possessor
of $19 in cash to a queen’s favorite, a
trusted adviser of a small but glori
ous nation, yet it was accomplished
by Joe Boyle in comparatively few
years.
Starts as Fight Promoter
Twenty-two yejrs ago Joe Boyle
joined the rush to the Klondike, led
on by the lure of gold—the fortunes
to be made over-night. He landed in
Dawson, as he has often reported
since, with two prizefighters and a
'■wrestler on his hands, and with $19
in cash in his pockets. And upon that
fortune he has builded until today his
property interests run into many fig
ures.
During the early days or Dawson ne
was prominent in the sports of the
Northland. He helped to promote, and
did promote, many wrestling matches,
fights and other events, to which the
roughnecks from the creeks crowded,
paying fromm $5 to $25 apiece for the
entertainment. But he never got rich
in that game.
Then, with Frank Slavin, the noted
boxer, he secured the great Boyle
Slavin concession on the Klondike
river, from Ogilvie bridge to a point
several miles away, approximately the
mouth of Hunker creek. With that
concession started his fortune and his
troubles.
He was far-sighted. He saw the pos
sibilities of mining the placer beds oi
the North in winter in a manner never
/ before known, and he started. When
it was seen that he had a winner in
numerable jumpers tried to locate on
the property covered In his conces
sion. They staked mining claims and
timber claims.
Joe and Slavin tried to have them
ejected. They started a long series of
legal battles which took them to the
very privy council of England itself
In this battle Slavin grew tired of the
struggle and sold out to his partner
But the highest courts of the Dominior
and the kingdom finally decided ir
Boyle’s favor.
He then placed on the ground big
ger dredges than had ever been seer
in the Yukon territory or Alaska, and
at the outbreak of the European wai
he had an investment reported to b«
worth several million dollars.
Equipped Yukon Company
With the first call to arms the mer
of the North, subjects of Great Brit
ain, were anxious to get into the fray
The government did not make provi
sion for taking the men from such ar
out-of-the-way place at first, and tc
gratify the wish of his sourdougt
v friends, Joe Boyle organized the flrsl
Yukon company, equipped it at his
own expense and sent it to the front
That company gave a glorious ac
count of itself during the early days
of^the war, when the Canadians were
being slaughtered by the thousands
and tens of thousands. And few ol
that old Boyle company are living to
day t° tell of their experiences on the
• ; western front, and of those that are
alive, the greater part of them are
■ maimed for life.
1 But Joe Boyle was not satisfied with
I equipping and sending a company. He
wanted to get into the struggle him
self, and finally, after much difficulty
succeeded in securing a commission
He was made a colonel and sent tc
5" 4 Rumania in command of a regiment ol
I engineers.
Helps Rumania
| The record of his men there was as
I i;'! historical as that of his first company
They saw much action and many ol
them were captured when Rumanie
, was betrayed and shut oft at the merej
j of her enemies. But through all the
J adversity of that nation Joe Boyle
/ was on hand, a help to Rumania, e
' , strong arm upon which the beautiful
queen might always depend. And foi
I it all he has now been rewarded bj
J I the king and queen of Rumania by be
f ing made a count, according to the
reports received by Borne of his North
i H em friends.
''|r How much foundation there is foi
the story that he has been made s
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count it is hard to say, but the rumo
is persistent, and a letter written b;
Queen Marie to Charles Boyle o
Woodstock, Anta.'io, father of Joe
shows that he Is held in such higl
esteem that his nomination to thi
nobility of the kingdom would not b<
surprising.
Letter to Joe’s Father
The letter written by Queen Marit
to the father was as follows:
“If you are like your son, you will
not be astonished to get this lettei
from me, though certainly it is the Iasi
person probably you would imagine
you would get a letter from. I want
to tell you that your son is quite well
and working as only he can work, with
all his soul and all his ability. He
came into my life at an hour when 1
and my country were sorely tried and
he has set about helping me and my
people with the unselfish complete
ness you probably know of him. At a
time when Rumania was completely
abandoned by her allies, because her
situation was so desperate, your son
did not forsake our cause, just because
he had shaken hands with me promis
ing that he would not do so—and since
then at every emergency he has been
faithfully at my side.
“Once he was very ill—a sort of
stroke after flying too often and too
high in an airplane, as other com
munications were difficult and slow
between Russia and Rumania. I did
by best for him during that time,
which was most trying for a man of
his activity. During his convalescence
my little daughter and I looked after
him for two months, so as to keep him
very quiet and make to a certain de
gree inaction supportable. Now since
some time he is quite well again and
working harder than ever.
Keen for Dangerous Jobs
“I can not explain to you all of his
activities. They would fill volumes
but knowing him better than I do, 1
suppose you can imagine that they are
for the good of others, and that when
ever a job is either difficult or dan
gerous it is the one he is most keen
to undertake. After much distress oui
country has been freed from her in
vaders, but there is still much to dc
for it, as the misery is very great
Your son has promised to stand by me
and help me help others as much as
he can. I think you must be proud
to have such a son.”
The letter is signed "Marie, Queer
of Rumania.”
The queen of Rumania is a grand
daughter of the late Queen Victoria
and a daughter of the late Duke ol
Edinburgh. She is considered the mosl
beautiful of the royal women ol
Europe. Inclosed in the letter re
ceived by Mr. Boyle were two photo
graphs, one showing the queen as e
Rumanian Red Cross nurse and the
other was taken with her little daugh
ter mentioned in the above letter.
It is also of interest that Fran!
Slavin, his prizefighter friend and part
ner, enlisted in the Canadian forces
when 58 years old, after camouflaging
as to his real age, and that after ren
dering much valiant service on the
western front, was invalided home.
Mrs. Boyle is also well known ii
Seattle and Canada, where she was
active in war work. Whether she is
with her husband now is not known.
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SALARY NO OBJECT
TO VOLUNTEER!
The sight of a man whose salarj
amounts to $200 or $300 a day regis
tering soldiers for a night’s lodging Ii
no unusual one at the war camp com
munity service hotel, Holiday and Lex
ington streets, Baltimore, Md. Dur
ing the daytime women volunteers at
tend to this work and to seeing tha
the uniformed pnen get back to cami
on time before their leave expires, bu
from 9 p. m. to 8 a. m. the Advertising
club of Baltimore has undertaken t(
supply men volunteers for the work
It may be a bank president of it maj
be a minister who receives a soldlei
at this hotel and writes down the time
his leave expires, but the universa
verdict of the hotel’s guests is tha
they “are certainly all good guys.”
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TURN ABOUT WAS FAIR PLAY
A new activity of war camp com
mu pity service since the armlstici
was signed has been the directing o
soldiers who have been mustered oui
to the nearest United States employ
ment bureau. This bureau recipro
cated a couple of weeks ago by direct
ing W. H. Ennis, who had seen active
service with the United States armiei
in France to the Charlotte, N. C„ wai
camp community service for a Job. H<
was made assistant manager of the
Red Circle Soldiers’ club at 516 Soutl
Tryon street, and has leaped into in
stant popularity with the soldleri
from Camp Greene who frequent it.
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: LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner's
Court, Cordova Precinct, Territory
of Alaska (In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of Gun
nard Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that V. G.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
Gunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement to,
and filed in the probate court of said
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April, 1919, at 10
o’clock a. m., at the court room of our
said probate court at Cordova, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the pro
bate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon.
(Seal) A. J. ADAMS,
Judge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
NOTICE OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, April 1st, 191!), a general munici
pal election will be held in the town
of Cordova, Alaska, in the second story
of the town hall, on Second street, in
said town.
Polls will open at 8 o’clock a. m.
Polls will close at 7 o’clock p. m.
The qualifications of electors for
councilman, mayor, town clerk and
town treasurer are as follows:
He or she shall be a citizen of the
United States, or one who has de
clared his or her intention to become
a citizen of the United States, 21 years
of age or over, who has resided con
tinuously one year next preceding the
election in the territory of Alaska and
six months continuously next preced
ing the election in the town of Cor
dova, Alaska, and who has registered
in accordance with the requirements
of Ordinance No. 17, of the town of
Cordova, Alaska, entitled “An ordi
nance for the registration of the legal
electors in the town of Cordova,
Alaska.”
The qualifications of voters for
members of the school board for Cor
dova school district shall be as fol
lows:
All adults, males or females, who
are citizens of the United States, or
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are residents
of the Cordova school district.
The offices to be filled at said elec
tion are:
A Mayor—To serve one year.
Six Councilmen—Three to serve one
year, three to serve two years.
A Town Treasurer—To serve one
year.
A Town Clerk—To serve one year.
A Director for the Cordova School
District—To serve three years.
NATHANAEL GREENE,
Town Clerk.
NOTICE OF MONITION.
In the District Court of the United
States, Territory of Alacka. In Ad
miralty.
Nels Andersen, libelant, vs. the ship
Myrtle H.
Public notice is heby given that on
t^e 7th day of March, 1919, a monition
issued out of the clerk’s office of the
District Court of the United States,
Third division, Territory of Alaska, in
a cause civil and maritime wherein
Nels Andersen is libelant .-.gainst the
ship Myrtle H., her boats, tickle, ap
parel Vnd furniture, for the sum of
seventeen hundred and thirty-one and
90-100 dollars, by virtue of which I
have taken the same into custody.
> The said monition is returnable on the
7th day of April, A. D., 1919, when, if
that be a day of jurisdiction, or if not,
- tlion on the next day of Jurisdiction, a
i hearihg will be had of the cause.
All persons interested in said Myrtle
■ H., her boats, tackle, apparel and fur
■ niture, are required then to interpose
■ their claim, if any they have, other
; wise the same will be pronounced
i against for debt and costs as prayed
: for in the libel.
Dated March 7th, 1919.
, P. R. BRENNEMAN.
United States Marshal, Third
division, Territory of Alaska.
By WM. L. FURSMAN,
Deputy.
NOTICE
The registration book of "the town
of Cordova will be open at my office,
in the corner store, Michelson & Cur
rier building, First street, Cordova,
every day from 12 o’clock noon until
8 p. m.
The registration book will be closed
at 4 o’clock p. m. Saturday, March
29, 1919.
C. H. LAMPREY, Registrar.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To L. T. Gray, heir and devisee of
Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all other
heirs of the said Robert D. Gray, de
ceased, to James Smith, executor of
the last will and testament of the
said Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all
persond claiming liens upon or against
the interest of said estate, of said ad
ministrator, or of said heirs, In the
mining claims hereinafter described,,
. and to all whom It may In any manner
concern:
Yo and each of you are hereby noti
fied that I have expended during the
year 1918 one hundred dollars (flOO)
In labor and Improvements upon and
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circulation manager.
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for the benefit of each of those three |
certain mineral oil mining claims, all |
situated at the head of Mirror Slough, |
in the Kayak recording precinct, ter- g
ritory of Alaska, and known as and |
called: • g
The Brown Bear Association Min- |
eral Oil Claim,
The Bald Eagle Association Min- |
eral Oil Claim, and
The Gray Wolf Association Min- 1
eral Oil Claim,
the location notices or certificates of p
which may be found of record in Book
6, at pages 148 and 149, of the records
of Mining Locations and Declaratory
Statements, in the office of the United
States commissioner and ex officio
recorder in and for the said Kayak I
recording precinct, at Katalla, Alaska, |
that is to say, I have so expended in jj
such labor and improvements upon jj
and for the benefit of all of said jj
claims during the said year 1918 the |
sum of three hundred dollars ($300), |
in order to hold said claims under jj
the laws of the United States and 1
the Territory of Alaska relating to jj
the annual labor upon mining claims, g
being the amount required to hold j
said mining claims and each of them 1
for the period ending on the 31st day g
of December, 1918.
And if within ninety days after the 1
publication of this notice, to wit, j
within ninety days after the 8th day 1
of May, 1919, you fail or refuse to 1
contribute to me, the subscriber, one jj
of-the owners in common of said min- g
ing claims and each of them, your jj
proportion of such expenditures, jj
which amounts to the sum of fifty jj
dollars ($50) for each of said claims, jj
or a total of one hundred fifty dollars jj
($150) for all of said claims, your 1
interests in each claim for which you jj
so fail or refuse to contribute will jj
become the property of the said sub- 1
scriber under the provisions of Sec. I
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the i
United States.
A. T. COTTON. |
Residence and postofflce address, i
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