"Our mother Anna Mary Horine was the daughter of Anna Horine and William H. Horine on Jan. 30, 1880 in Carlinville Illinois. She graduated from Blackburn College close by. Went on and obtained her Masters degree from Bryn Mar. Was the principal of the High School at Carlinville. Her mother had a dress and hat shop. Her father was a jeweler, and also served as Mayor. She met our father at Blackburn College. Our father, John Franklin Zimmerman's mother, was Mary Zimmerman. At the moment I am not sure, but believe the father's name was either John or William, Harvel, Illinois, Mar. 6, 1878 approximately. 11 children. They had a large farm and home. Dad graduated from the University of Illinois in 1898. Mother had one brother, a druggist. Carlinville was a beautiful small town. Harvel was smaller, less than 100 miles away. For their honeymoon, they went to Mexico city, then boated up the West Coast to Fairbanks eventually. Dad had gone up there alone, and returned to marry mother. He also attended the University of Alaska. One winter he was the attendant at the jail. Also some of his articles were published in the Congressional Record (on Alaska)."

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
A Brilliant Reception Given by Mrs. C. T. Woodward

On Monday afternoon at her handsome new residence on First South street, Mrs. C.T. Woodward entertained for the first time a large number of young ladies at the most unique and beautiful social function of the winter.

The guests not aware of the nature of the occasion, and while the inviting interior was rendered more so by crimson carnations, plants and crimson heart shaped cards, thought that Mrs. Woodward was only stealing a march on St. Valentine himself, and failed to attach any significance to these symbols. After all the guests had registered their names in a heart shaped guest book, which carried out the color scheme of red and white, a gay contest in archery took place. The arrows were aimed from bows gay with red and white streamers at the center of a large heart. It appears doubtful whether Carlinville could hold first place in an archery contest, but Miss Clarissa Rinaker came nearest to the bull's eye and was awarded with a box of bon bons. Mrs. Woodward, knowing despite all the boasted learning of the twentieth century that human nature is weak and longs to pry into the future, had engaged a most renowned and skillful fortune teller, Madam Squeege, the queen of gypsies. Many learned the mysteries of the future, but the last to know her fate was Miss Horine, for whom the gypsy foretold a long, long journey by land and water very soon, and bade her to look up and she would find a present. The present was a handsome solitaire diamond ring. The secret was out that this was only a pretty conceit by which the betrothal of Miss Horine and Mr. Zimmerman was announced.

The doors to the dining room were thrown open and Miss Horine was escorted to a seat upon Cupid's throne. The room was profusely decorated with hearts and cupids. The refreshments were in the chosen colors of red and white. Ices were served in heart shaped cases, and the color idea was carried out in cakes and bon bons. The eyes of all lingered upon the beautifully decorated table, in the center of which stood a large bouquet of white narcissus. From the chandelier above stretched crimson ribbons to the four brass candlesticks, the candles of which burned brightly beneath crimson shades. Also from the chandelier hung a great mass of mysteriously folded crimson hearts to which were attached long white ribbons that formed a net work around the table.

On leaving the dining room Miss Horine handed each guest a ribbon, who on drawing found her heart bore these mysterious words, "Open my heart and read my thoughts" "Anna Mary Horine and John Franklin Zimmerman, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1905."

Amid many congratulations and good wishes, Miss Horine divulged her plans for the future, that namely after a home wedding on the above-mentioned date, the long, long journey was to begin. That after a short visit at Harvel, Mr. Zimmerman's home, they would visit Miss Horine's brother, Dr. W. H. Horine, and wife, who are now located in Memphis, Tenn., and would continue their journey to New Orleans, make a short stop in Texas with Mrs. Carrie Furber Fisher, take a peep into Old Mexico, and reach Seattle, Wash., by the way of California. At Seattle they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Milo Loveless, late of Macoupin County, and about the middle of March sail for Alaska. On reaching Alaska a long journey is still to be made, partly by rail and 500 miles by sleigh, before Mr. Zimmerman's cabin is reached.

Mr. Zimmerman will be remembered as a former Blackburn student. He was among the courageous and energetic searchers for gold in the Klondike and report has it that his energy and perseverance have been richly rewarded.

Fairbanks, Alaska, July 8th, 1926
Miss Mary Zimmerman
906 Sunset Blvd.
Arcadia, Calif.

Dear daughter Mary:

I owe you a reply to several interesting letters. I am proud of my daughter who remembers her dad. I do not know what crime I committed that I should be robbed of my family while they are growing up. It won't be long until you children will be strangers to me. Bill, a little rascal, won't be the same Bill as when he …….your belongings left behind, it fills me with sadness. I am keeping everything together just as you left them. I have not parted with a thing. I opened mother's trunk the other day when cleaning out the cache. When I saw familiar clothes of wedding days neatly tucked away in same and left behind, I was almost overcome with sorrow. Everybody passing seems to think that it is about time you folks were getting back. Mrs. Courtney, however, says to let you folks stay until you folks get your fill of the outside & then when you get back, you will be satisfied to stay. Mrs. Brunnell says she had the same thing to decide as your mother for some years but finally came to the conclusion that her husband's interests were paramount. I trust you children are taking full advantage of the sacrifice for your interests. Remember you are building your future today. If you don't do justice to your studies now, you certainly will have a hard time completing the course of study later on. Wish all of you would cultivate more harmony in the home. The home is supposed to be a place of peace and good will. Brothers and sisters who scrap (sic) will very likely do the same after marriage & vica (sic) versa. You children are getting old enough to be kind and helpful to one another. If you are not so constituted, there is something radically wrong. So take your father's advice and see how much happier you will all be by being good to one another & each one doing his bit of the days work. Then the work will be light for all. Don't work the milling horse to death. It is poor policy. And remember your grandmother is getting old. Reverence age & help her by being quiet & good. This will apply particularly to the boys.

Charley McGrath is back & glad to get back. Says a boy has no chance to make money back in Minnesota. Said he got a letter from Franklin. He intended to call on Franklin on his way north but was delayed in starting so did not have the time.

Mrs. Bartlett is back. Mr. Bartlet lost the address I gave him so she never learned where you folks were until she met Mrs. Bugler in Seattle. I made the mistake in not getting her address for you.

Dorothy Roth is very busy giving music lessons. Her scholars advance faster than Don Arled's so she has plenty of work. Jean Bunnell is one of her pupils. Florence Roth is the city belle. She is private secretary to Pres. Bunnell & is kept busy showing tourists the college.

Fairbanks is swamped with tourists. It is a good thing that there are a lot of restaurants here now. They are all having a good business.

I am through with the foundation and the cellar of the house. The cellar is 5 by 10 inside and six feet high. It is boarded inside & out ready for saw dust. Has two ventilators. Took the flooring off the front porch to get in the foundation so put a new floor on the porch. The foundation of the porch was gone. Refloored part of the cache between the kitchen door & the cache door. Counting my own time, I am out $200 on the above. Jobins (?) wages were $72, the lumber $50. Will have no trouble to get this back whether I rent the place or sell it. Newcomers want a place that is ready for them.

Pozzi was offered $15,000 cash for the Metropolitan hotel and the leesees were offered $2000 to vacate. The place is leased for two years & the lease spoiled the sale. There are three apartments over the restaurant on the corner adjoining Lewis Machine shop. All three apartments are rented as $50 each per month. The four new residences of the company in John Charley's strawberry & cabbage patch rent for $75 each. Pozzi sold his residence for $300 each & $100 per month on the installment plan. They took the 1500 installment plan in preference to $1000 each for the place.

The house was in the worst shape around the cellar. Had to excavate in the cellar & bring the foundation ….of the cellar in order to position the floor. All floor beams from the front of the cellar to the back up to the building had to be reinforced with a duplicate joist. A straight edge of 16 ft. runs in all directions on the floor of the house now practically touches the floor everywhere. The floors are now level.

All boys of Franklin's age who can run a truck are employed & as far as I know, all get men's wages.

The 5th of July here was an ideal day & the celebration was good. Had a barbeque at the Leah bar.

Love to all. Write when you can.

Your devoted father,

J. F. Zimmerman.

Oldtime Alaskan Killed by Cavein

Victim of a cave-in, J.F. Zimmerman, pioneer hardrock miner of the Fairbanks district, died in a prospect hole on Dome creek sometime during the last week. His body was uncovered when searchers headed by L. J. McCarty of Fairbanks creek, entered the hole and removed a pile of debris freshly fallen. The discovery was made shortly before noon on Monday, when McCarty telephoned the marshal's office at Fairbanks that the head and upper part of the body had been freed and that life was extinct.

Some apprehension had been felt by friends when Zimmerman had not been seen during the last week, although no positive thought of accident entered as he as wont to travel over the country and work alone, often remaining at his mine or in the hills for several days without making contact with anyone. When the mine, situated about one thousand feet below the Spaulding workings on Dome, remained apparently abandoned for several days, with no indication of life at the cabin, the search by friends was instituted. The cave-in was found in the hole and workers immediately began clearing it out. The body was found heavily burdened by rock and soil.

Zimmerman, who had mined in the Fairbanks district since the very early days, and made his home at Second and Dunkle in Fairbanks, is survived by a widow and three children residing in Arcadia, California, where they went in 1924.