'Herman Spider’ Falls
Ten Stories to Death
New 'i ork„ —Before the horrified
gaze of twenty, thousand psople, Harry
F. Young, bettor known as the “human
spider," today- plunged to- his death
from the tenth story of the Hotel.
Washington, his body- becoming a
pulpy mass when iuhit the pavement,
included in the throng was his wifeu
Young was making the climb of the
hotel’s side for exhi.foii.iea purposes, a
number of moving picture machines
beingipresent to film the attempt. All
wem well until ho had attained the
tenth story,- when it is supposed that a
gust jof wind caused his hold to slip,
letting hitn fall to the street below.
Forty- two votes were cast at the
election for Tacotna’s first school
boardl which resulted as follows:
director—Frank Larson.
Clerk —Mrs. John Rieek.
Treasurer—Ghiis I’otersoc.
Deputy Marshal McMullen- returned
here Thurstlay from a business trip, to
Flat. J __
The Juneau post of the American
Legion proposes that in lieu of a cash
bonus each Alaska service man be
given 160 acres of land, with no strings
tied to the proposition. In other words,
! and that may be disposed of or held,
at the option of the recipient.
There is do physician between Fort
v'ukon and Nulato, a distance of more
than fete hundred miles along Yukon
riven _
ate reports from Karafcak state
that tb» Associated-Oil Company has
its first well down about 100 feet and
that the drilling is becoming mord
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Tim Handy Man’
The dealer was charged with selling j
i adulterated milk and he pleaded not
guilty.
“But,” said the judge, “the testi
moisy shows that your milk contained
25 per cent water.”
“Then it must be high-grade milk,”
returned the dealer. “If your honor
will look up the word ‘milk’ in your
dictionary you will Sod that it contains
80 to 90 per cent water. I should nave
sold mine for cream.”—Boston Tran
script. »_
Receiving and sending hours at the
McGrath station are as follows:
Week Days—10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Sundays aud holiday*— 9:45 a. m. and
EKv.
Lost—Cn street in McGrath or trail to
Tacotoa> carved ivory cigarette
holder; valued as keepsake. Finder
will be liberally rewarded if ratprned
to Bundy, U. S. Radio Station.
For Sale—Hand sewing machine. In
quire Times office.
Notice of Forfeiture. -
Tc Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taylor. George W, Al
brecht, and Edward McArdle and
■ Charles Knell, and their aud each
of their heirs, executors, adminis
trators, successors in interest, and
assigns: ;
You and each of you will piease take
notice that the .undersigned,, a co-owner
in placer mining claim No. One above
Discovery on Moore creek, in the Mt.
McKinlev mining and recording pre
cinct, Alaska, has caused «,he annual
assessment work to be done on the
above described claim for the years
1020 and 15CI. amounting ,to one hun
dred dollars for each year, and for each
of said years has paid lor said work,
including the proportion due from tbe
above named parties;
And you are further notified that,
unless you and each of you pay your
proportion of the assessment work done
on said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, your and each of
your interests in and to naid property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section ?.'524 of
the revised statutes of the United
States and amendments thereto.
Joseph H.. Smith.
Date of Grst publication, April 14. 192J.
Date of last publication, July 14,1322.
SUMMONS
Tnjtfoe District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Division.
'□ Miners St IVterehants Hack, of IdiG
arod, -Alaska, a corporation, plaintiff,
vs. Geo. Phillips, Jehu Hamilev and
James M. FullertoB. defendants.
No. 43&-Ij Alias summons.
Tore President of the United States
of -America.-greeting: To the above
named defendant. Geo. Phillips-)
Summons having oeer. tiuly issued;
hut of the above court in the above-en
titled action, and placed in the hendb i
of the United States- Marshal :‘or the
Fourth division ^of Alaska for service
upon the defendants: and said Marshal
having made and - filed his return
thereon that after due and diligent
search he is unable to find the defend
ant Geo. Phillips within the district:
The Kusko Times
Twice a Week
Wednesday and Saturday
An Up-to-Date Telegraphic Service.
The Best in Local New s.
1 TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH
I
Forwarded to Yonr Address.
and the plaintiff having presented to (
this court the affidavit of K. C. Button,
[showing that tho said Geo. l’hillips is
not now within the Territory of Alaska, j
but is at present residing at Malot, in j
the State of Washington, and that the 1
said Button lias received communica
tions from the said Geo. Phillips at
said place.
That this action is brought to re
cover judgment against the defendants '
Geo, Phillips and John Handley for life
sum oi $750.00 and interest thereon at
the rate of 12 per cent per annum from
November 2, 1921, ppd a reasonable at
torney’s fee. together with the costs
and disbursements of this action, in
cluding tjie sum of 84,00 paid for tiling
and recording a certain mortgage, all
beiDg on account of a certain promis
sory note and. morigage executed by
the said defendants to the plaintiff;
also to foreclose the said mortgage
upon the following described property,
to. wit: •
The Hope Association claim; Num
ber 1 above the Kay Fraction; Number
2 abova the Ray Fraction, and Number
1 below the Ray Fraction; each and all
of said claims being situated on Happy
week, in Otter recording precinct,
Fourth division of Alaska; together
with the appurtenances and improve
ments thereon, and the mining tools
and equipments on said claims and
used in connection with the working
thereof.
That this court, aiten duly consider
ing the premises, did on the 3rd day of
January. 1923, make an order directing
the publication of the summons-in said
action for a period of six consecutive
weeks in the Kusko Times, a news
paper of general circulation, published
at McGrath, in the Fourth division of
Alaska. -
Now. therefore, you, the said Geo.
Phillips, defendant above named, aro
hereby required to appear in the Dis
trict court for the Territory of Alaska,
Fourth division, within thirty days
after the completion of the publication
of said summons, * as aforesaid, to wit,
within rhirty days after the l<ith day of
May, 1923, exclusive of said day, and
answer the complaint cf tee plaintiff, a
copy of which is on file in the office of
the Clerk of the above court, and un
less you st> appear and answer, tfe®
plaintiff will apply to the bit)art for
judgment against you, as prayed for in j
said complaint, and as herein above
set forth, to wit: For the sum of $7i)0 00
and interest thereon at the rate of 12
per cent per annum from November 2,
1921, together with the costs and dis
bursements of said action, including a
reasonable amount for attorney’s fees,
and the sum of $4:00 for fi-liDg and re
cording the said mortgage; also that
the said mortgage be foreclosed and
the property herein above described
sold by the Matabal in the manner pre
scribed by law, and the proceeds there
of applied to the satisfaction of plain
tiff’s judgment, costs and attorney’s
fee3 as aforesaid!1..
Witoess the Honorable Cecil H.'
Clegg. Judge of said Court, this 17th
day of March, A. D. 192.7.
ROltKKT W.T&ylok,
[gealj! Clerk,
By E. J. Stfer, Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
United States Land Office, Nome
Alaska. April 22, 1922.
Mineral Application No. 0549
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that William Schneirla, whose post
office address is Ophir, Alaska, haa
made application before the United
States Land Office at Nome, Alas
ka, patent on behalf of himself,
and his co-owners, Jacob W. Sohnei
rla, Charles Schneirla and Edward
Schneirla, for a. United States par
tent for the Consolidated placer
mining claim bearing placer gold,
known and described as No. 8 A
bove Gold Run, No. 9 Above Gold
Run, No. 9 Fraction and No. 10
Above Gold Run, situated on Little
Creek about ten miles southeast
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
l ", Cal^At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
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of the town of Ophir in the Innoka
Mining & Recording District, Ter
ritory of Alaska, said placer min*
ing claim being designated by the
United States Surveyor General of
said District as United States Min
eral Survey No. 1278, the exterior
boundaries of which, according to
the plat and field notes now on
file in this office with a magnetic
variation of from 24 dag. 21 min,
E. to 24 deg. J1 min. E. are as
follows i
NUMBER TEN ABOVE ON v
LITTLE CREEK PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1
A hewn spruce post, 4 ft. long,
4 ins. sq. set 2 ft. in ground, scri
bed l-1278-10Ab, whence U. 8.
L. M. 1278 bears S. 54 deg. 27 min.
W., 251.3 ft; thence ,N. 35 deg.
55 min. W. 586.4 ft. to Cor. No.2;
thence N. 51 deg. 45 min. E. 657.8
ft. to Cor. No. 3;thence S. 35 deg.
38 min. E. 678.9 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 59 de°\ 49 min. W. 656.9
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area of 9.520
acres.
NUMBER NINE FRACTION
ON LITTLE CREEK PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1
Identical with Cor. No. 4, No. Ten
Above on Little Creek Placer, this
survey, previously described; whence
U. S. L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 58
deg. 19 min. 57 sec., W. 907.39 ft.
thence N. 35 deg. 38 min. W. 678.9
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 89 deg;
49 min. E. 258.2 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 39 deg. 16 min* E. 527.9
ft. to Cor. No. 4: thence si. 54 deg. 12
min. W. 242.9 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning,- containing
an area of 3.101 acres.
NUMBER NINE ABOVE ON '
LITTLE CREEK PLACER"
Beginning on Cor. No. 1. ’
Identical with Cor. No: *4, *No:
Nine Fraction on Little Creek
Placer, this survey, previously 'dess
cribed. Whence:- U. S. L. "M. bears
1278 bears S. 57 deg. 27 min* 34
sec. W. 1149.8 ft. theftce N. 39 deg.
16 min. W. 527.9 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 52 deg. 12 min. E. 583;?'
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 35 deg.
18 min. E. 493.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 48 deg. 28 min. W. 549.5
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of ba
ginning, containing an area of 6.622
acres*
NUMBER EIGHT ABOVE ON
LITTLE CREEK PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
Identical with Cor. No. 4, No.
Nine .Ahoye on, Little Creek Placer,
thifjfro^ey* previously described.
Whence;-. .U., &. L. M. No. 127*
bears, S. .54 4*38, 33 min. 16 sec. W-,
1694.72 ft;,,thence N. 35 deg. 18
min. W...493;i ft- to Cor. No. 2;,
thence N- 45 ,deg. 03 min. E. 672.1
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 44 deg.
19 min. E. 657.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 57 deg. 52 min. W. 767.4
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area 9.40«
acres.
Total area contained in said Con
solidated Claim is 28.655 acres.
Said Consolidated Placer Claim
is situated on,. Little Creek abc'crt
ten miles_southeast of the town o£
Ophir in the Innoko Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Al
aska.
The adjoining claims, ..are, on th«
nertheast No. 7 Above Gold Run
on Little Creek, pnnurveyod; on the
southwest No. 11 Above Gold Rub
on Little Creek unwurveyed; on the
northwest and southeast, unknown i
and unsurveyed,. .
Location Monument No. 1278 is -
a hewn spruce post 8 in. sq., 8 ft
long, painted blue? and chiseled U.
S. L. M. .No. 1278, 3 ft. in ground, ;
yith a stone-mo«nd> 3 ft. high, tf
ft. base, around same.. This loca
tion monument is situated on higja
prominent ^poinfr> on , the right .limit
of Little- Creek; ’ just above tth*
confluence of Little Creek and Trail
Orefeiei' twrwrtice WY Twin Peak beans
N. 49-Sia# 30? mni.. E.;; E. Twin
Peak behra N. 51 deg. 40 min. E.;
N». 1 Dome nseis N.. 23: deg, 42J -
min -. E".'
Latitude 63* deg. 04 min. N.
Longitude I5C deg. 25 min. W.
JOHN SCNDBACm:
Register of United States Land'
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
General Outfitters of Trap
pers and Prospectors
Ball Band and Goodyear Shoepacs , I
6 and 8-inch Hydraulic Hose
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12 and 14-inch Flume Hose j
i
Plan to buy your rfierchandise- of us-, next summer,.\
We will have the largest stock of,goods >
ever shipped up the Kuskokwim. i.
We Buy and SeillFta *
, Efcoeltenfc Mjeakn
Service? Pftnnpt and ’ Efficient