Alaska Notes
Gleaning* From Territorial
Exchanges.
Miss Helen Stinek, a former Nome
girl, has made quite a name for her
.self in the musical worid, as evidenced
iby the following item clipped from
ran Outside paper:
“Helen Stipek, the young San Fran
tcisco organist, had a thrilling experi
ence while on her vacation in Los An
gles. She went to hear Wesley Lord
play the Roosevelt Memorial Park
.organ, said to be the mightiest in the
'world. On being told at the door that
-there would be no concert, as Lord
-was ill, Roselle Frey, Miss Stipek’s
• companion, said: ‘Here’s a perfectly
.-good substitute.’ So, says a lettei
from H. C. Wittier, secretary of the
Park Association, Miss Stipek took
• over the console and gave a concert
,that pleased and thrilled her entire
saudience. She is the first lady ever
^permitted to play this great, instru
-ment, as it has been considered toe
•great a task for a woman to success
fully handle. Another account say'
• she played for two hours without sc
:much as a piece of music to help
Iher.”
A. A. Burglin, who conducts a fox
jranch near Seldovia, recently added to
■his breeding stock two pairs of dark
• silver fec es, ured from the Camp
Ibel! and ,ls Firm at Palmer. H -
• also secured iu: ■ Top s tenberg goats to
• supply milk fur his young foxes.
Without a dissenting vote the Ju
■ neau chamber of commerce recently
: adopted a committee report recoin -
mending to the Alaska Game Coin
-mission that the Taku River game
.sanctuary be abolished. The report
• stated that the committee had inves
tigated conlitions there and Y 1 ai
rived at the conclusion th ram
sanctuary was necessary if the pres
tent game laws are enforced.
It was stated in the Seward Gate
-way last spring that the “Three
Horsemen,” Smith, Alec and Papetos
Nuka Bay quartz mine operators, had
•trained two mink, a male and a fe
male, the animals becoming so do
lmesticated that they conducted them
selves more like housecats than crea
tures of the wild. Now. it is reported
that the mink family has increased
from two to six, anl they make them
selves perfectly at home. The antics
of the mink family are the cause of
much amusement to the miners, who
say that watching the mink is as good
as going to a circus. Smith and Alec
are training the youngeranimals, and
in this connection it might be of sci
entific worth to know that one of the
mink will lay down at command, roll
over like a dog, sit up on his
haunches, jump through a hoop and
bark like a fox. In time the partners
hope to make hard-rock miners out of
the mink tribe.
Figures just issued by the United
States Bureau of Fisheries shows a
total salmon pack of 4,457,694 cases
in Alaska last season (the basis of
figuring being the equivaent of 48
one-pound cans to the case.) The
world’s salmon pack, compiled from
Pacific Coast States, British Colum
bia. Alaska and Siberian figures, was
8,349,995, showing that the Territory
furnished half the amount destined
for universal consumption.
Central Alaska figures are as fol
lows: 19,311 cases kings, 361,718
reds, 62,263 silvers, 402,961 hump
backs, and 200,270 chums, or a total
of 1,052,528.
William Waechter, 76 years of age,
who with his sons drove some of the
first cattle across the White Pass into
the Klondike during the gold rush of
1897, died at his home in Port An
geles V. : ' . !e-»«n«lv. He is sur
vived by his w\* ,<r daughters and
two runs. yfilers, now mar
ried, reside ■ junks. The two
sun.-, eoiv.nrisc the firm of Waechter
Brm... well known Alaska business
men.
J. Rogaeh, who has spent sixteen
years prospecting for quartz between
Vault creek and Pedro Dome, in the
Fairbanks district, reports the uncov
ering of a rich ledge in the Ohio mine,
■ n the divide between Spruce creek
and Little Eldorado creek.
Owners of radio receiving sets and
others interested in radio work in the
Dawson district recently organized
for the purpose of improving radio
reception there and for the better
ment of conditions generally. There
are many enthusiasts in that part of
the Yukon country, and if reception
difficulties can be overcome virtually
v. ryone in the district will become a
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! P. O. Box 1898. Anchorage, Alaska
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Everything for the Traveler and Miner
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Just the thing for miner, fisherman, or hunter. Ser
vice and quality outstanding. Ask your dealer.
Hood Rubber Products Co.
314 Second Av. S., Seattle, Wash.
McGrath Roadhouse
Where Trails and Rivers Meet.
You Are Cordially Welcomed
and Heartily Greeted.
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radio fan for the reason that other
means of communication are at best
very unreliable, the wires being clown
a great part of th etime.
The charcoal heaters installed in
many of the freight cars on the Alas
ka Railroad last summer and fall
have worked very satisfactorily in
maintaining even temperatures in the
freight cars this winter. The charcoal
is made in the Anchorage yard ovens
from native birch, and compares fav
orably with the best made in the
States. A few of the special heaters
were purchased Outside, but the re
mainder were made in tbe railroad
shops. t
Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, at
Fairbanks, recently installed the fol
lowing officers for the year: George
McQuarrie, president; J. U. Groves,
j first vice president; Paul J. Rickert,
second vice president; George Moody,
: secretary; George Hutchison, treas
■ urer; Robert E. Sheldon, historian;
Hiram Clark, chaplain; George Web
! her, trustee-, William Furness, ser
geant-at-arms; Joseph Enos, door
keeper.
Kesults oi heatue s
Primary Election
! -
Seattle, Feb. 24.—Tuesday’s city
primaries resulted in the renomina
I tion of Mayor Brown and Mrs. Bertha
K. Landes for the mayoralty, Mrs.
Landes leading the field of six with
1 25,879; Brown, 24,807; Thomas J. L.
Kennedy, 20,167; John E. Carroll,
6,702. A total of 80,235 votes were
east in the .mayoralty primary, the
largest vote intfhe history of the city.
10 KILLED, SCORE INJURED
TN TORNADO SWEEPING
MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 26.—Ten per
j scans were killed and a score injured
I by a tornado which swept Chicot
county, Arkansas, and Western Mis
i sissippi, last night.
The masquerade hall given by Ta
kotna Igloo of Pioneers last Saturday
iiTgTit was a thoroughly enjoyable af
fair, a large attendance being pres
ent. Unmasking took place near the
midnight hour, after which a most
appetizing lunch was served. Fol
lowing lunch the children of Takotna
! school rendered an excellent program
of songs, dialogues and recitations,
participated in by Misses_ Ellen Fred,
Bessie Boyd, Mary McLean, Margaret
Clough and Joseph Oates, each one of
whom played his or her part well, this
feature ,of the evening being thor
oughly enjoyed by the large gather
ing. Following rendition of the school
program, dancing was again in order,
and continued until a ate hour, and a
I second night of dancing was rwee*
| sary before all were satisfied.
Mike Blanusha, with two lady pas
sengers, left Flat yesterday, on his
way to Nenana.
PIONEER
SHC
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
I
On the Mend.
A young French alienist was show
ing hi* father through the asylum in
which fee was employed. Pointing to
a solemn-looking individual, ho said:
"That man thinks he is Louis XVI.”
The young man’s father was inter
ested in such cases and he said he
would speak to the unfortunate pri
vately; perhaps he could help cure his
delusion.
He went- over and held the man in
conversation for fifteen minutes.
When he returned he said:
“He is getting along much better
now; he thinks he’s only Louis XIV.”
--Boston Transcript.
'• He Deserved It.
“Sam, do you solemnly swear to tell
the truth, the whofle truth, and noth
! ing but the truth?"
“Ah .does, sah'.” <
“Well. Sam, what have you got to
say for yourself?”
“.ledge, wif all dem limitations you
jes’ put on rue, Ah don’t believe Ah
has anything to say.”—Rochester"
I Times-Union.
Teacher—-Use the right verb in this
sentence, *The toast; was drank in
silence.’
Pupil—The toast was ate in silence.
Freighter Billy Jones left thisjJ
morning for Ophir. _ L|
Those who travel
the Nenana-Mc
Grath Trail, will
find the Old Trail
via Lake Minchu
mina kept open
and in good con
dition.
Roadhouse accom
modations.
- Price, 45.00.
- Kammersgaard
& Ydung
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A Mace to -Eat
Short Orders and Lunches
•'From Noon Till Midnight
Leo Rodrigue - Prop.
.Dr. H. W. Averill
Dentist
''Visit to Cripple, I’onmv
and Ruby.
•Will Return to Tokotna
About MareKl
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL C0‘
OF ALASKA
Stores .at McGrath and Tacotna
"*■ r i. «at.*. ■>».
Fruits and Vegetables
SPITZENBURG WINTER banana delicious apples
ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT LEMONS
NATIVE SPUDS ONIONS OUTSIDE SPUDS
GARLIC TURNIPS CABBAu*.
Fresh |Nuts
WAL> FILBERTS PECANS ,
BRAZIL ALMONDS
Fish i
HERRING MACKEREL SALMON BELLIES
In Kits
Canned
SALMON LOBSTER SHRIMP j
TUNA FISH CRAB MEAT
KING OSCAR SARDINES BOOTH SPICED SARDINES t/
MUSTARD SARDINES
SALMON STRIPS DOG SALMON
Meats f
HAM BACON SUMMER SAUSAGE PIGS’ FEET
PICKLED BRISKET PORK DEER MEAT
GROCERIES FURNISHING GOODS HARDWARE^
BUILDING MATERIAL
SLIPPERS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BOOTS, SHOES SNOWSHOEB AND SKII8
DOORS WINDOWS ROOFING AND BUILDING PAPER