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Of Local Interest
From Fridays Bulletin
The Olympic bowline: alley" now has
•ar.ployed two champion pin setters,
who arrived from Seattle on the
Northwestern. To the average man,
the work of sticking up pins for other
fellows to knock down, does not ap
pear to require much skill, but it is a
fact, nevertheless, that there are
tricks in this, as in other lines of em
ployment, en 1 dexterity and ease of
Movement are neccssary requirements
if one would perform this work to the
teat advantage.
A. S. Dautrick is here to take over
Hie local agency of Alaska Coast
Company. Mr. Dautrick is a well
known steamship man of Alaska,
kaving for years x^ast been the agent
•f the Alaska Steamship Company at
Juneau, and for a tima at Skagway.
Dr. Council, physician at the :311a
»ar inino, has been appointed to the
position of railroad physician at
Cordova.
Arrivals from Katalla report that
tiO men iiirt now employed on (he Her
iaag river section of the railroad.
About 350 moil are employed by thw
railroad company at Ooidova.
Fic 111 Saturday's Bulletin
Judge Silas H. Raid will formally
•pen tile district court on Monday
*ext, January 6th, at 11 a. m. A few
•qui by cases maybe heard, but out
•ade of these, very little can be dono
•ntil the jury term convenes, which
will be on January 20th. At that
time the following criminal cases on
fcJie court calandar will be taken up
"and disposed of. In addition to these
wo several eases wherein secret in
dictments have been returned and th®
persons sought are still at large, iu
Hie interests of justice the names are
■ok published.
United States vs. N&ckneck Pack
ksg Co. and L. A. Pcdersen, conduct
ing salmon fishing without a license.
United States vs. Alaska Salmon
•o. and A. P. Bruubrook, conducting
salmon fishing without a license.
United States vs. Arthur Mills A ten, '
•bfcaining money under false pre-1
tenses.
United States vs. J. W. Little, held
•cider a bond to keep the peace, ap
plication for ro(i iction of bail.
Uuited States vs. O. H. Plynn, re
viving stolon property.
United States vs. Eleanor IS. Doty,
indicted for selling liquor without a |
license. I
United States vs. Louis Torstensen, i
Milling liquor to Indiana.
United States vs. Alfred B. lies,
forgery and uttering a forged instrn-1
■tent.
United States vs. Peter Forti, in
dicted for assault with a dangerous
weapon.
United Stakes v.s. Henry Anderson,
•wibczzleraent.
United Statin vs. M. J. Sullivan el
al., indicted for riot/ng, at Katalla.
United States vs. Joseph Jandos,
indictefl for assault with a dangerous
weapon. w
United States vs. Nils John Jacob
sen, indiotod for perjury. <\
United States v». Hill Dick, bond to
keep the peace.
United Btates vs. Al. Clark, held to
answer on charge of grand larceny.
United States vs. Ham Sing,
•harmed with shooting with intent to
kill.
United tttatos vs. H. L. Carlisle,
with shooting with intent to kill.
United States vs. Edward C. Hasey,
murder in second degreo.
United States vs. Mike Hay den,
burglary.
United States vs. Frank Redman,
grand jury.
An endeavor will be made to reju
venate the local chamber of com
merce, and a meeting for this pur-!
pose will be held on Friday evening
next. For some time past this organ
ization has been sleeping the sleep of
death, caused by a lack of nourish
ment from its projenitors. It has ex
isted in name only—a form without
■ubstance.
Experience has taught that cham
bers of commerce and boards of trade I
are adjuncts of great assistance in tl e
upbuilding of a center of population.
No one of ordinary intelligence ques
tions this statement. The fact that
practically every city, town, village |
and hamlet in the United States haa
its chamber of commerce or board of
trade is the best evidence of their
value and usefulness.
Valdez is one of the important
towns of Alaska, and will always re
main so. Its geographical loeation
makes it the natural distributing point
of an interior country known to be
rich and almost limitless in miueral
wealth. It is the logical outfitting
point oi thfc» Prince William Bound
country, fast forging to the front as a
copper producer. Nature has done
much for us. We should now get to
gether and maintain the supremacy
of Valdez. A live, vigorous, enthu
siastic chamber of commerce, to take
the initiative in matters for the city's
welfare and advancement, • would
accomplish great good. It is the duty
of all citizens to encourage this
institution. All will benefit indirectly
from its efforts, and all should share
in its burdens.
The boxing match which took place
at the Horseshoe Thursday night be
tween Harry Greenig and Fred Wil
son was a lively affair. Greenig
proved himself the better man, and
seemed to be able to iloor his oppo
nent at will. At. the end of the fifth
round it was apparent that Wilson
was all in, and the referee decided in
favor of Green iff.
A meeting of thy chamber of com
merce was held last evening, at which
•everal matters of importance were
•discussed. In the absence of the
regular officers, 1?. M. Brown presided
and Oscar Fish acted as secretary.
Not many were present, and it was
decided to have a complete reorgani
sation, elect now officers, and en
deavor to renew intercut in the cham
ber, and a meeting for this purpose
will be held next Friday night.
The chamber recommended the
passage by congress of two bills—one
for the extension of the corporate
limits of Valdez, the other providing
for the erection of a breakwater
1k> protect, the city from the glacier
stream. Copies of the bills will be
iont to Delegate (Jale, with the re
quest that hf» noeure their passage, if
possible.
Other mutter.* were discussed, but
jkction «r»a deferred until som* future
meeting.
From Monday's Bulletin
Mr. Robert T. Heron and Mi«s
Grace Keller were married on De
cember 1 in Beattle, at the home of
the bride's parents. The groom is a
-well known local bunlneMS man and
the bride is alstf a former resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Ueron are expected
Were on Ihe steamer Wants Clara.
L. V. Ray returued from Seward on
ttie Northwestern.
E. E. Ritchie arrived from Seward
ou the Northwestern.
J. L. Reed of Seward is here at
tending the session of the district
court.
Owing to th« stormy weather the
Santa Clara was still at Cordova last
night.
Steamer Northwestern arrived from ;
Seward yesterday afternoon, and will I
sail for Seattle tonight.
A1 Dowling came up from Knight
island yesterday on the launch Union,
lie was a week enroube owin# to the
stormy weather on the Sound.
Roy Bowker came from Seward on
the Northwestern. He is a recent
arrival from the Kuskokwim, having I
been forty days enroute from theiei
bo the Reaurrecti^T> Kay town.
Couft was calluu wo order this morn- j
ing at 11 o'clock by Jiulge Keicl. The
tlrstroffieial act of the judge was the j
admission, on mofcitn of J. Y. O trail- ]
der, of Hon. J*n. Wickers hi. m to the
Alaska bar. Applications were aiso
made for the admission of J. A.
Goodwin tnd W. T. Beeks.
Mrs. Myra d«x was appointed clerk
af the court at Be ward. Tho Court i
stated that he was not ready to niak^
any changes in the ollice of commis
sioners 111 this district at present, and
would defer any action along that
line till a later date.
Mction day was set for Saturday,
and all of the civil cases ready for
trial were passed until Jan 23.
The following cases were disposed
of oil the criminal calendar—U. B. vs.
Naeknek Packing Co., dismissed;
Alaska Salmon Co., dismissed; A. O.
Pickle, continued; J. J. McGillicudy,
continued; A. M. Aten, dismissed;
Max Sauers, stricken from record;
Win. Little, dismissed; E. E. Doty,
dismissed; W. Flyi n, dismissed; L»,
Torstensen, dismissed; A. B. lies,
continued; P. Porti, ready for trial;
A. Carbcni, continued; P. Anlerson,
f >r tiial; McG< vern, parsed; M. Sul
livan, for trial; A. Jai cUr, f r trial;
N. Jacobson, for trial. All criminal
cases ready for trial were set for Jan.
21.
The Moran-Attell fight in San Fran
cisco New Year's, rosulted in a draw
at the end of the twenty-fifth round.
Th* Frye-Unitm Co. carries in Block
only the choicest and freshest of meats
of all kinds and descriptions. ' Ring
Vm up. whHn yon want anything in
that line—phone *29.
Washington, December. 24—Tele
gram n have been received her#
from persons interested in Alaska
mining properties, urging that th*
Teller bill, in regard to assessment
work on claims, bo so amended us to
include Alaska. The Teller bill,
which was pa seed by the senate on
Saturday, exempts owners of mini; g
claims in several states from per
forming the assessment work this
year. The measure was put through
on the ground that the financial dis
turbance and difficulty of obtaining
cash makes it a hardship in n,any
cases, for claim owners to preform th®
assessment work this year.
Alaska Bottling Company
(Incorporated)
HENRY W. MAII/IyARD, General Manner
ValdeAlaska
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