THE KUSKO TIMES
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Entered as second-class matter August
Jti h, 1923, at the Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
’TOKOTNA, ALASKA. FEB. 16 1924
Outside Brevities
Seattle.—M. B. Summers, weather
•observer, who established the weather
station at Point Barrow, declares the
Shenandoah will probably find weather
at the North Polo warmer than on the
A tlantic coast this winter. He said the
temperature would probably be be
tween zero and freezing, and more
likely to be rain than snow on the first
part of their journey north from the
American continent, tie said the cold
est July day at Point Barrow since the
station was established was 26 above
xero. He said the expedition would
settle two points—whether an arctic
continent exists, and whether the
weather is cold in summer.
Tokio.—Japan’s answer to the recent
United States supreme court decision
upholding the California alien land
law will be, if the Japauese newspapeis
are correct in their surmise, the enact
ment of a new land law in Japan of re
-ciprocal nature, granting the right to
ewn land to' Individual foreigners ex
cept those whose governments deny
the same rights to Japanese citizens.
Seattle.—The A. & P. Products Com
pany, of Seattle, a subsidiary of the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, of
New York, has purchased the Water
fall salmon packing plant and a fleet of
thirteen ships from the Alaska Fish
Company in Seattle, giving the A. & P
seven salmon packing plants in Alaska.
Charleston, W. Va.—The killing of
two policemen and wounding of an
other in Sulphur, Okla , and partici
pating in the Denver mail robbery last
On Washington's
Birthday
Big
Dance
At
Larson’s
Roadhouse
On
February
22d
September, and a general admission of
numerous other crimes, were the head
lights in a confession made by William
Hays, who said his conscience bothered
him. lie is 27 years old.
Los Angeles. —btell'ansson, the ex
ploier, arrived here yesierdav from
the East. He told newspaper reporters
that Columbus took a pancake world
and made it into a .cylindrical world,
and now the Shenandoah will make it
into a spherical one. He declared the
trip by airshij) is oue that.he has advo
cated for years.
Washington.—The creation of a fed
eral agency to utilize in any productive
enterprise the enemy funds on deposit
.in tt»3 treasury to the credit af Lhe cus
todian of alien property was p oposed
in au annual report from Thomas W.
Miller, the custodian, and made public
today.
Washington. — President Coolidge
has determined to leave to the tariff
commission the question whether its
members may partb-ipate in cases in
volving commodities in which they are
personally interested.
Washington.—The laod extending
from the Dalles city point in Oregon to
the Snake river in Idaho was opened to
homesteaders yesterday. Two hundred
thousand acres in Trinity county, Cali
fornia, were opened.
Newark, N. J —Eight or ten bandit9
broke into i he w hi 11 muse of the Butler
& Fierce Com.) ,n\ and bound and
gagged the m . r watchman, escaping
with two 11 to 1 ■>, of bonded whisky,
valued at. 4*3 ■ ooo
Chicago.—Toe elevation of Walter
baum, a garage washer, to the owner
ship of $800,000 worth of business real
estate was revealed today after an in
vestigation bv the iK. B.. Beok Com
pany, lawyers.
Washington.—Petitions for the crea
tion of a separate territory of Southern
Alaska were received by Sneaker Gil
lette, who referred the rnatier to the
House insular affairs committee.
Hot Springs, Ark.—Jack Kearns,
Dempsey’s manager, savs that articles
for a return match between Dempsey
and Tommy Gibbons will probably be
signed within two weeks.
_
New Orleans.—Prohibition agents,
with axes, wrecked the historic old ab
siothe house, chonDing up doors and
priceless relics, finding a quarter of ao
ounce of absinihe.
Sioux Falls, S. D.—The Sioux Falls
Trust & Savings Bank, with deposits of
five million dollars, the heaviest in the
state, was closed today by the bank ex
aminer.
Seattle. — W. Ken non, former chief
of police in Havre, ModU, was sen
tenced to two years. He pleaded guilty
to violating the narcotics act.
Would Modify the
Gregorian Calendar
I Washington. — Although daylight
does not mean anything to Representa
tive Schall, the bliDd congressman
from Minnesota, time does. Mr. Schall
has introduced an interesting bill, mod
ifying the Gregorian calendar under
which we do business, and introducing
a new month, “Liberty,” to come be
tween February and March.
Beginning with 1926, Mr. Schall
would make of New Year’s dav a thiog
unique. This day, in that and every
following year, would be an independ
ent universal holiday and would have a
place neither in the month of January
or the first week of Uiat month. It
would, in fact, beloog -to no month.
The following day would be January 1.
Then, in order to clear up the odd days
accruing, the new year day of 1934 and
each seventh year thereafter would be
known as new year Sunday, an extra
Sunday, and to be celebrated as a reg
ular Sunday.
The day after the last day in June
would also be a “monthless” day. and
would be neither in June nor July. It
would be known as leap year day.
Thirteen months of 28 days each would
occupy the reaiainder of Mr. Schall’s
year, each month to consist of four
weeks o! seven days each.
Record Time Over
Kobi Mail Route
Fairbanks News Miner.
The routing of the mail to McGrath
and Flat from Nenana by way of Lake
Minchnnuoa, instead of from Nancy
over Rainy Pass, was the occasion ofi
much comment last year, and the con
tract was let so late that supplies could
not be distributed by water, which
made rendering of service very diffi
cult. However, in spite of the difficul
ties, the results were so satisfactory
that the Postoffice Department let the
contract for the uext three years over
the same route to the same contractor,
E. Coke Hill.
lu spue of the handicap of ha via g no
snow this fall, the service over the Ne
uana Flat route has amply vindicated
the department’s judgment The av
erage running time between Nenaoa
and Plat has been cut between one and
two days each way over the best previ
ous service, and the weight earried is
almost doubled. The work is being
done by five carriers, who get supple
menial help oo the trips. Carrier
Peter Dimoska has just arrived in Ne
nana from Fiat in the record mail run,
beating the best previous time ever
made Between Plat and the railroad by
a regular mail by a day. Travelers
over the trail report that its only draw
back is the niggerheads, which are bad
iu a few places. This fall the I load
Commission spent $300 and the town of
Nenana $450 between Nenaoa and
Knight's roadhouse, avoiding the over
flows on Middle river and taking ad
vantage of the early freezing of the
Nenana at its mouth Five thousand
dollars effectively spent during the fall
in knockiag out niggerheads, it is be-;
lieved, would make this a very fast and!
easy trail .to the Kuskokwim mining’
district, over which winter freight
could be handled at a minimum rate.*
The aeroplane service between Fait
baDks and McGrath will probablv fol
low in a general wav the route of the
presem mail trail, and McGrath people
will then get a mail service equaled
only by that between New York and
San Francisco.
The race was over, the flag hoisted,
and the crowd of fortunate* who had
hacked the winner gathered around
the bookmaker to receive their win
nings.
One vacant-looking individual, who
was evidently “seeing life” for the first
time, claimed five pounds.
“What did you back?” asked the fat
faced man with the big waist, who was
standing on a stool.
“Silver Cloud,” replied the vacant
one.
“Why. roan alive,” yelled the man
with the satchel, “that horse turned
back and finished at the starting post.”
“I know that,”- said the other, “but
didn’t I back tbe borse botlvways?”
There was a dull thud on the green
sward and an anxious crowd gathered.
The mao with the big waist bad faint
ed.—Loudon Punch.
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We Have the Best
Swift’s.Premium Hams and Bacon
Golden State Butter
Miners’ and Trappers’ Supplies
Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings
Tokctna Pool Hall
Best of Everything in
Fruits Candies Cigars Tobaccos
All Fresh Goods
Jack Mutchler - - Proprietor
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals., Prompt Attentioni(
New Dog1 Houses
Mrs. Frank Larson
Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Yoor Fur
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
Arrange to Spend the Nightat the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals. Private rooms]
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New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed.
Diamond Dick - - Proprietor