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■TOKOTNA, ALASKA. NOV. 22, 1924
What Will Legislature
Do for Alaska Pioneer?
Setfard Gateway.
What will the 1925 session of the
'Territorial legislature do for the pio
neer? The past year the pension has
■■been decreased to a point where it is
.nearly impossible to live on it, and
ithere is no relief in sight, unless a
larger appropriation is made at the
next session. Many legislators are said
:io be in favor of eliminating the pen
sion eatirelv, thus forcing the aged de
pendent to enter the home at Sitka.
We believe this policy to be radical
ly wrong in that it costs the Territory
■more per capita to keep a man in the
(home, according to the superintendent’s
report, than it does to allow him to re
main in an environment desired by the
person affected. It is true that the
ihome gives the inmate more care and
attention than he would receive in his
own cabin, but manv pioneers are sat
iisfied with things ns they are and wish
to remain near friends and scenes of
,their earlier days. Their wishes should
she granted.
But there is no question but that the
pension should be raised to a point
where it will give the recipient com
ifort, instead of pooerty.
if it costs a man $60 to $75 a month
:at the home the Territory should save
125 at least by raising the pension to
$50, thus eliminating nurse hire and
medical attention furnished at the
home. Not only as a matter of econ
omy but for sentimental reasons, the
'Territory cannot afford to fee its pio
neer residents suffer in their old age.
PIONEE
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and!
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
These hardy trail olazers at one time
opened up tb« Territory for later gen
erations and proved, often with their
flesh and blood, that Alaska was made a
habitable, prosperous country, able to
raise anything and with its resource*
ready for the taHiug.
If the cost is more to maintain a man
at the borne, give him a pension slight
ly less, and allow him to stay where he
choices.
Tb -Tst. year has shown that no
m • hat amount is voted bv the (
i let. ure. it will be opposed by cer
ta c [' iticians who would save ut the
spigi t .sud waste at the buog. A lit tle
economy on the part of Territorial offi
cers and the shifting of some fund to
the pension fund would have saved
many hardships and seif-denials to our
worthy pensioners.
‘Nigger Jim’ Daugh
erty, Pioneer of the
North, Passes Away
Fairbanks News-Miner.
James Daugherty, better know* as
‘"Nigger Jim,” died at St. Joseph’s hos
pital, after a short illness. He was
employed by the Alaska Railroad in
the vicinity of Healv, and became seri
ously ill last week. It was thought he
had appendicitis, and a special train
brought him to Fairbanks during the
latter part of the week. Dr. Romig.
railroad phvsiciao, discovered that Mr.
Daugherty was afflicted with a chroDic
intestinal trouble of longstanding, and
it was too late to operate. No hope for
his recovery was entertained.
Mr. Daugherty was born in Alabama,
sixty-one years ago. He is survived by
one brother, Captain Daugherty, who
lives in Alabama, and a daughter. Mrs.
Lottie Wolf, who is in Los Angeles at
the present time.
“Nigger Jim” was ooe o»f the most
famous of Alaskan pioneers. He was
iu the Fortvraile and Circle country as
early as 1894 and was among1 the first
to arrive iD Dawson, He acquired ex
tensive mining property in the Klon
dike, and in the fall of '97 went to Eng
land, where he disposed of his holdings
to an English firm. He returned to
the North in the spring of 1898 and re
mained in Dawson for several years.
Because of his ability to sing negro
songs he was giv.en the title of “Nigger
Jim."
In 1905 Mr. Daugherty left the Klon
dike and came to Fairbanks. He re
mainad in this section until 1908. when
he went to Seattle. While in Wash
ington he followed the oocupation of
logging. Four or live years ago he re
turned to Alaska, and remained on the
coast for some time. He had been em
ployed by the Alaska railroad at vari
ous points, and was at Harry Lane’s
camp at the lime he was stricken.
His daughter, Mrs. Lottie Wolf, was
recently the victim of a brutal attack
by thugs in Los Angeles. She was
t*e 't' ’brass knuckles,” bound.
ga.1^ brown into a closet after
her va • sere stripped from her.
Last spriug Frank Manlev and his
associates offered to dispose of their
holdings on Cleary creek, in the Fair
banks district, for $60,000. They were
offered $30,000, and refused. During
the past season Mr. Manley and his
associates have cleaned up $250,000
from the ground.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
Silver Ore Strike at
Head of Portland Canal
Vancouver, B. C.—A. J. Trites, a di
rector of the Premier mine, returned
here with samples of high grade silver
ore taken from Gold Cliff, where a new
strike has been made. Gold Cliff is
two and a half miles from the head of
Portland canal and almost directly
across from the town of Stewart. It is
across the ridge on the Bear creek side
from the Premier mine. A wide fissure
vein is reported, with five feet of high
grade ore. There are eighteen claims
in two groups, extending from the
river bank to an elevation of 4,000 feet
at the international boundary line. On
the surface the vein is-said to be. 1,200
feet long, striking diagonally up the
mountain, and dips at an angle of 65
degrees.
Bill Dann, hotel man. who arrived at
Fort Doutville two days ago, brought
samples of the ore with him. Frank
Uiva made a sensational find in a gulch
nearby. _
Price of Silver 72c,
and Still Adxancing
New York.—Silver advanced to 72
cents today, still following the advance
in the London market. India and China
are calling for heavy stiver shipments,
and there is a greater demand than for
some time. The price is the highest
recorded this vear, and there are indi
cations that it will go still higher.
Notice to Creditors*
In the Commissioner’s Court, at Ruby.
Nulato precinct. Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, before A. J. ;
Davton. D. S. Commissioner, and
ex-officio Probate Judge.
In tbe matter of the estate of Robert
Fulkerson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the an
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Robert
Fulkerson, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
same, duly verified, with proper vouch
ers attached, to the undersigned, at
R »by, Alaska, within six (6) months
from date of this notice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, October 28th,
1924. John W. Dunn,
Administrator.
First publication, Nov. 22. 1924.
Last publication, Dec. 13, 1924.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To R. H. Brown and Frankie Chew,
your heirs and assigns:
You. and each of vou, are hereby no
tified that I. the undersigned, your co .
owner, have expended in labor and im
provements the sum of uot less than
one hundred dollars per year for the
years 1921, 1922 and 1923 upoo the
Pack Mule Association placer mining
claim, situated on Otterureek, a trib:
utary of Iditaroci river, in the Otter
mining and recording precinct, Ter
m<*r^ of Alaska, in order to hold
said claim under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
Idit&rod, Alaska,.
LAWYERS
Practice io all Courts.
Leon G. Loomis
Notarv Pu blic
Tokotna, Alaska
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
ibe United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you. or either
of you, fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of said expenditures, as well
as the cost of recording the same, and
the costs of this advertisement, your
interest in caid claim will* become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner, who ba9 made the required ex
penditure under the terms of said Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United Stales.
D» S. McDonell.,
Co Owner.
Date of first publication, Sept. 20. 1924
Date of last publication, Dec. 27. 1924
lo the Probate Court for Otter pre
cioci, Fourth division, Territory of
Alaska, befor® the Houorable E. .).
Steir. Commissioner and ex-otHcio
Probate Judge.
Id the matter of the-Estate of William
j PriDgle. deceased •‘—Probate No. 50.
Notice of Final Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the hear
ing of objections to the final report and
account of Samuel Applebaum, as ex
ecutor of the estate of William Pringle,
deceased, will be held in the Probate
Court room at Flat, Alaska, on Satur
day, January 17 h, 1925, at 2 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Dated. Flat, Alaska, Sept. 27rh. 1924.
E. J. Steir,
Probate Judge.
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McGrath, Alaska
FreshGoodsj
Provisions, Notions '
and Hardware
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The best Shoe Pac. Thej stand !•» |
the wear.
Fish Netting
Fur Bought and Sold
Brin? us your fur to be made up.
We represent a good and
reliable house.
J. H. McLEAN - TOKOTNA
We Have the Best
Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon
Golden State Butter]
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50c
All Fresh Goods
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
' Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
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Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
■j 'i
New Dog Houses ... , j
Mrs. Frank Larson - Proprietor
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating* Light Draught Steamers
e; On the Kuskokwmt.
Capt Wallace Langley, < Manager.