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James Swartzrl.. pioneer of Nome,
where ha had resided almost con tin u
>usly since 1900. passed away re
cently. At the time of his demise he
iwiled and. operated, the Golden Gate
Hotel, one of the popular landmarks
if She Bering Sea.city. In the.early
lays Mr. Swarize 1 was the “water
mail” of' Nome, selling the -aqua pura
at Re much per bucket or barrel, as.
the'esse mie'ht be. Hi made good
money at this tough winter- joh, aim
in the course of time sought less ard*
uous occupation ny'buy ing'the Golden
Gatte property. Mr. jJwartzel was
highly regarded at < Nome, anil his
passing will he mourned by hosts -of
friend-*..
From thevfiouda thousaudsuof dol
lars of. gold dust fluttered down to
the First Notional Rank of Fairbanks
hiring he past summer,, for, accord
ing to Noel Wien, interior aviator,' he
carried dust during the past season
fn rr. thta. remote«• creeks to theFair
b;. 'ks institution. On his last flight
froii McGiath*Wwh- flew to- Fair
h; "iks with 201 pounds of gold, which
was valued at approximately $47,000.
hi addition on this trip, he had
aboard three men ami their baggage,
siiidunting. to almost 300 pounds
From the .Livelihood region he took
'Ji'about 4 -9,000 in nukes during the
season a Aflight ^
Martin Georg.e,d>6 years ot age, a
pioneer resident of Juneau, and chief
cadastral engineer, U. S- General
Land Office, for Alaska, .passed away
at the family residence at Juneau re
cently. Death-vras. caused by asthma,
from which he suffered intermittently
for a rrumber of years.
Mr.-George was bum in Fug-brad,
came to Alaska in 1897 after a resi
dence of a considerable number of
years-in »h- states, and had made his
home in Juneau since that time, ex
ception a period of about five years
wnitrii wer.e-wspen* in. Sitka. He was
widely known ad. h-5<i man; friends
throughout- the Territory.
Paul Reedy, pioneer resident of
Wasilla, was found dead near that
oliiijf a dow. days ago. The .deceased.
who was well known, had been-trap*
ping down on the. flats below Wasilla,
near th'e lake. The. last , time he was
seen relive was <m New Year’s day-, A
searching party was collected aoroe
days rdater, and after, an . extended
search, the body was found, lying .face
downward, on the ice of the lake.
His death apparently- resulted from
heart, disease.
Fred Nichols,-proprietor of the Gul
kana. roadhouse, dropped dead on
j Christmas eve, according to word .re
ceived at Cordova, recently. His body
was taken to Chitina, where, his four
cnildrenare attending, school. Mr.
Nichols, who was a widower,, was im
oldtimer, having lived in Alaska for
; probably., thirty year*, j At .cue time
he owned the roadhouse at Paxton,
hut it.was destroyed.by fire.
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Alaska posts of the American Le
gion will have contributed, about &!,
OtlO to the endowment.fund, when the
eampaigp in . the i Territory is com
pleted, according to information re
ceived by Legionnaires. . Cordova
raised $250. Anchoragr $800. Fair-,
banka- $Cr0, and Ketchikan. Juneau,
and Seward made a fair shbwing.
Cassius iL Frazier, former Cordova
attorney, and father of Mrs. F. II.
I-orter of Copper City, died a. few
days, ago at his home in1 Glendale,
Calif. He had been ill with rheuma
tism for some years...and ia!so had.
grieved much . uver the. death of his
wife, last September-- Mr. .Frazier
c ame to Alaska in the early, days and-.
after practicing law for some time in
Fairbanks he moved to. Cordova., lie
was 7,1 years, of age..
Because be made .a .careleBs display
of. a-40-gun while under, the influence
of liquor, Nd .Corey, is a prisoner in
the federal jail at Anchorage, with a.,
six months' jail sentence hanging over
him. The., charge preferred was in
toxication, hut his.indiscreet* handling
of the gun .had much to dorwith the
severity of the sentence.
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Alex. Egnercand Teddy Coflrad were
hound over to .the grand jury- at- An-,
chorage a few days ago on a. charge
| of grand -larceny., .
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Coal bunkers having a^capacity ot
• 2)0 tons have just been confpleted in
| the railroad, yards-at Anchorage.. It
I iae cheapened the price of coal $1
1 or ton. Further-improvements frrtt.
KRIS NEB 1 BRO THERE
P. O: Bdr l698, Anchorage* Alaska a
Complete Line of Gents Furnishiugs.
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Pa reel Po3i Packages Given P.fou^t Attention
Gar Specialty.
Suit Cases Trunks Suitsi Shoe*
Everything, for the Traveler and Miner .
“THE STANDARD OF QUALITY/
Rubber Boots, Pacs,Gaiters, Rubbers*
Just the thing for miner, fish’ermim, or Hnnter. Set.- j
'•ice and quality outstanding. .Ask itnirr rlrulrr .
Hood Rubber Products Co- J
314'Second'Aa. 84 Seattle, WaSfc. • \
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McGrath Roadhouse
Where Trails jarrd. Rivers Meet.
You-..Are Gordially Welcomed
and Heartily Greeted..
Stewart & White
- Props.
being planned by the railroad, and it
is highly probable that bunkers will’
be moved to Seward when completed.
“Baldy” Cairns, an nldtimer -ofi the
Fairbanks district, died a ifew-i days,
ago at St. Joseph’s hospital, jin. that,
city, death. hcir.g due ts hemorrhages.
Several, weeks ago Mr. Cairns - fell
against a stove and severely burnedi
his face. The funeral was held undec
the auspices .of the Pioneers.
Pat Whalen, pioneer ofi the Alas
kan .Interior, was found dead in his
bed at the. Fairbanks hotel. Fairbanks,
recently.
Probably: oppressed by the loneli
ness at Cape St., Elias light, on Kyakj
island, Ulysses Magee, assistant light
keeper there^was brought to Cordova j
recently on the verge of a nervous
breakdown.
Magee had twice disappeared from
the lighthouse, the last time wander- j.
!ng around three days in the cold and j
returning just before Deputy Marshal I
Clocs arrived there. It is not believed,
he will .suffer any serious egects from i
his experience, it was announced after
a medical examination was made. I
The marshal, who- was accompanied i
by Conn. Biggs, Charles Bates and j
Andy Anderson, had a diffksult trip,
spending, eight days out in stormy
weather. It was necessary to wait .a
lone? time before attempting a land
ing <>n -the rocky shore of the.island.
A dory was broken, in the effort, The.
boat, with mail, was unable to land.
MILD WEATHER AT MANY "
Aaces in territory
Seward.—-Grass, crops and straw*
{jerries are growing here,. and the
weather is that of mild spring, with
rain, and practically m snow on..the.
railroad .except-in the high mountain,
passes. The contractors have been
unable ■ t«. fill orders of the railroad,
ordering thousands of ties to be.
shippel on. theriBoxer.
Cordova.—.The. train wa* .ahle to
leave here yesterday unaccompanied
by the rotary, the first time this has
ever occurred in January.. The warm,
weather has proved injurious to fur,
and for farmers have delayed killing
fox pelts. Mosquitoes are. repurted,
and alders and cattails are coming up.
Wrangell.—Steamer passengers are<
visiting the yard .of Eddie Kalkins,
.here, to view white roses which he
vhaain bloom. One woman sent some
u. ftlie blossoms to relatives in Caii
;da. The mean maximum tempera
ture thi* week, is 51 degrees.
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• Michael. Gilman, well.- known in,
these. '. - and for. a number .of -
years;., n.. .; resident of the Ruby- j
Boartnau section, had his life crushed
out a» few days ago when a bob-sled :
of wood overturned on . him at - . a
point near-tfie !iHub» roadlibuse, .on
the road between Ruby and Poorman,
aicording to word received here a few
d;ays ago. Mr.- Gilman, an oldtimer
Tn the North, had'-many friends thru
out tbi& section, all' of whom will be
■ saddened*, to learn of his death.
Machine, Black*
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs-,
‘ Stoves Built
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if and Repaired
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Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
Jack Mulchlcr and Bob Shi.vely,
after a visit of several days at Flat,
returned here yesterday. Incidental
ly, Jack Mutchler’s string of dogs
made the run going over from Ophir
to Mitai-od, a distance of 76 miles, in
-8 hours and 30 minutes.
Tom Shallow was among today’s
departures for Ophir, having as a
passenger.Mrs. Myers, who is return
ing to her former home.
Mike Blanusha,. with Mrs. Warbur
ton as par;.enger, arrived yesterday,
and left this morning for Ophir, head
ed for Flat.
Anthony Sweeney.and Mike Thump- j
son,-driving two span-of horses, ar
rived Tuesday, from Candle, and on 1 j
Wednesday commenced hauling the ' j
5500-pound tumbler*, which ieame in j
last summer, to the Joaquin dredge, i j
on Ganes creek. j j
Henry Martella, -after a trip last- j J
ing several days; up .Nixon way, re- [|
turned here Monday, Ikey Hayes also ;
coming with him from McGrath.
W. J. Widman; who..arrived Mon-!)
day, went to Ganes on Wednesday,!7
returned here Thursday, and depart-,
ed yesterday for his. McGrath head-'
quarters. ■
Charlie Robs,, with the incoming
mail, arrived Tuesday and left Wed
nesday, headed for Fiat. On hi* trip
to Flat he had as passenger little ,
Marian McDonald, who has attended,
school here for almost two years, and
who is returning to her father's home, •,
near Napamute. Vv
Henry Martella. and Freighter -
Billy Jones returned here yesterday
from a trip to Ophir.
George Mutchler, a- Tuesday bt- -
rival, returned to McGrath on Wed
nesday: Also going down was Mfu.
W. H. Jones, for a visit of a few dayr
with. Mrs.' Mutchler.
LAMES’ NOVELTIES STORE -
McGrath
Ladies’ Wear.n-.
Also All Kinds of Sewing-Doaeu
At Shortest Notice. \
MISS E. MARSH - PROP.
. Place, to Eati
Shout Orders and,Lunches*.
From Noon Till Midnight
Leo Rodrigue'
PSrop.
D*. H. W. Averill i
Dentist'
Vifcit to Ctlpple, Poormaftf'
and- Ruby.
Will Retdm to Tokotnaa
Ahout March!
NORTHEBN COMMERCIAL CS'
OF ALASKA
Stores afc 'McGrath and Tacotna.
Fruits and Vegetables^
SPFTZENBURG WINTER BANANA ' DELICIOUS APPLES
ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT LEMONS '
NATIVE SPUDS ONIONS OUTSIDE SPUDS
GARLIC TURNIPS CABBAL^.
Fresh |Jutss
WAI FILBERTS PECANS
BRAZIL41 ALMONDS’ >
Fish
HERRING MACKEREL SALMON'. BILLIES
In Kite
Canned
SALMON LOBSTER '* SHRIMP
TUNA FISH CRAB MEAT >
KFNG OSCAR SARDINES BOOTH SPICED SARDINBS <
MUSTARD SARDINES
SALMON STRIPS DOG SALMON
Meats
HAM BACON" SUMMER SAUSAGE PIGS* PIET
PICKLED BRISKET PORK DEER MEAT
GROCERIES FURNISHING GOODS HARDWARE'
BUILDING MATERIAL
8LIPPERB FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BOOT8, SHOES SNOWSHORS AND 8KII8
DOORS WINDOWS ROOFING AND BUILDING PAPER