rME KUSKO TIMES
A X. Grant, Publisher, Sole
Owner and Editor..
Published Every Saturday
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Entered as second-class matter Au
gust 29th, 192.!, at the postoffice at
Toklotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879
Tokotna, Alaska, Dec. 5, 1925.
PLAN OF P. O. DEPARTMENT
TO SHIP MAIL FROM- SEAT
TLE TO ALASKA BY FREIGHT
Anchorage Times.
The whole trouble with the mail 1
•ituation in Alaska is that the service
given Alaskans is costing more than
’he’Postoffice Department js willing
to continue to pay. There must he
retrenchment in the Postoffice De
partment as well as in the other de
partments of the government, it is j
argued, and Alaska appears to offer |
the'best opportunity for immediate!
retrenchment, because of its scattered |
population and great distance from i
*he national capital. It has been or
dered *hat the cost of the Alaska ser
vice he cut three hundred thousand
dollars annually, and. with that end
;n \iew, Territorial inspectors and
mail clerks have been busy the last
several months, eliminating routes
and reducing frequency of delivery.
The; biggest single saving planned is
in the manner of shipping, the mails
from Seattle to Alaska, the announc
'd intention being to ship the mails
as freight, which will effect a saving
of approximately 9125,000, as against
the present practice of contract deliv
eries. It is of interest to, note that
under the proposed plan of shipment
as freight, the carriers will not as
sume responsibility for safe delivery
of valuable articles, such as gold
shipments, bank notes, securities,
furs, etc., "unless the hills of lading
are signed therefor, in which their
nature and value are expressed and
extra freight paid for the assumption
of extraordinary risk, at an additional
rate of one dollar for every one hun t
dred dollars of valuation."
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LICENSED BIG GAME HUNTER
KILLS MOUNTAIN SHEEP AND 1
AND PAYS $100 AND COSTS
Juneau.—Kenneth R. Walker, of
Westwood, Calif., a licensed, big game
hunger, yesterday pleaded guilty in
the U. S. Commissioner's court. to &.]
charge of having killed a mountain
sheep before the opening of the sea
son.' He was fined $100, including
costs, and the trophy -will be forfeit
ed, in accordance ■ with the provisions
of tfie Alaska game law.
The local* office of the Alaska Game
Compiission states that from certain
remarks made by the party on their
way North, the Commission was sus
picious that they would not obey the
law, and accordingly took steps to
keep track of their operations, with
the result that this violation was de
tected.
No charge has as yet been iiled
against Allen Williams, licensed
guide for the party,: who permitted
and assisted in the illegal killing ff
the sheep, but the Commission an
nounces that it is practically certain
that 'his license will be revoked, which
will make him ineligible for a
guide’s license for the next five years,
and it is possible, further action may
be takeii. against him pending the
outcome! oi'an investigation of an ad
ditional ohaafge against him.
Kenneth Walker was hunting with
his brother, Fletcher, along the Rich
ardson trsdi. - The Walker brothers
are of the family which operates the
Red River Lumber Company at West
wood, Calif., one of the largest lum
concerns in the United States.
PRESS SQUIBS.
Sometimes the wolf rides on the
running l>oard.—Alaska Gazette.
What does it profit a country to
have fewer half-shot and more shot?
—St. Paul Dispatch.
The. boy’s last hope hangs on the
’■emote nossibility that the school
board neglected to put in any coal.—
Syracuse Flcrald
Everything must have a beginning.
Perhaps people could be persuaded to
obey Die laws on Tuesdays and Fri
days.—Elm City Clarion.
A foreign linguist arriving in New
York reports that English is rapidly
becoming the universal language.
Does he advise New York to take it
up ?—Detroit News
Another bit of good- advice is never
to start, anything you can’t stop.—
Philadelphia Inquirer
It’s probably those balloon tires
that are bringing rubber up,—Ma
nila Bulletin.
This Colonel Mitchell seems to
have cultivated the habit of going up
in the -air.-—Richmond Times-Dis
patch.
*11 ou-ld be interesting to come
hack thousand years from now and
see i\ hat then i,s called heresy.—New
Haven Register.
One of the reasons the ..New York
City election is interesting is that the
government, has $400,000,000 to
spend.—Milwaukee Journal..
vAbout the only thing reformers
never denounce is the collection plate.
—New Haven Register.
If men had no faith in one another,
all of us would have to live within
our incomes.—Marion Star.
A good crest for the League ol
Nations would be two mailed fists in
handcuffs.—Boston Herald.
One-.thing that is aOsolutely im
pervious to drouth, weevil, blight or
worm is America’s nut crip.—Arkan
sas Gazette.
Traffic will prove a great aid in
evolution. Only the quick thinkers
will eventually survive.—San Fran
ciseo Chronicle.
The agent drives it .,00 'miles and
it’s a new car; you drive, jt five miles
and it’s a. used car.—Elm City Clar
ion. -
Enact the Teh (joniinamiments into
civil law and there would be a
frightful howl against the restraint
of personal liberty—T' led< Blade.
The Powers are advised to handle
their affairs in China with gloves.
China seems to be handling its af
fairs- in this country with Tongs.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Teaching China to help herself.may
be a big problem, but keeping the
other nations from helping them-j
selves looks like a bigger one.—Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
During the last year births in the j
United States have averaged five
every minute. Thus does nature
work overtime to repair the havoc
wrought by gunmen and automobiles.
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
General Mitchell said' things his su
periors didn’t like and they made him
a colonel. Colonel Mitchell said
things even more bluntly than Gen
eral Mitchell did. Noow a court mar
tial is in the offing—but after that
how Major Mitchell will talk! And
Captain Mitchell! Won’t he tell the
pop-eyed world a few things! We do
hope to be around when Corporal
Mitt hell hands out an interview on
the Army, the Navy and. the conduct
ff the air service.—Chicago Tribune.
The dismaying thing is not what
man descended from, but what he de
scends to,—Elm City Clarion.
You may not be able to find per
petual youth in Chicago, but, at
least you can easily avoid old age.—
Arkansas Gazette.
There are times when it seems as
though we have made a permanen
waive of personal rights.—Philadel
phia Inquirer.
They are thinking of erecting a
bust to the man who invented the
Volstead law. A bust would be ap
propriate.—Elm City Clarion.
The reason marriage is a failure
with some people is because they
couldn’t be successful at anything
else, either.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bambino ought to realize that
batting around at night doesn’t make
for batting around during the day*—
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Statistics show that 18,000,000
boxes of rouge were used in the
United States last year. Since there
must be four times that many women
it would seem that a lot of them have
been obliged to use common house
paint.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
We suppose Roy Haynes thinks
that the reason the price of grapes
has advanced from $12 to $80 per ton
since the enactment of the Volstead
law is because people have learned
how much better fruit is for them
than wine.—Columbus (O.) State
Journal.
GREELEY’S ENDORSEMENT
“It is related,” ran an item in a re
cent issue of the Ohio newspaper,
“that there was a. printer on the New
York Tribune who could read Mr.
Greeley’s manuscript as he could real
print. Finally he became addicted to
the use of alcohol to such an extent
that he was discharged. In those,
days in the printing trade one had to
have a recommendation *’rom his. last
employer tc obtain a position on any
other paper. The printer applied to j
Mr. Greeley 'or one, which was read
ily given. In usbstance it read about !
as follows:
“To whom it may concern: The;
bearer of this is a common drunkard j
and unworthy the respect -of his!
craft; unreliable; in fact, an all I
around bum.”
The printer presented this to the 1
foreman of the New York Herald, j
After an effort to read it, the fore
man asked want it was, and was, told
J. H. McLean
Tokotna
Swift’s Ham and Bacon
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Golden State Butter
and Cheese
New Stock of Green Hood
Woolen Goods
Hood All Rubber Pacs
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Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
King Island Mukluks
Stamped Embroideries
Ladies’ Shoes and Slippers
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview, Innoko River
it was a recommendation from Mr.
Greeley.
“Then," said the foreman, “you
may go to work. If Mr. Greeley rec
1 ommends you, I know you are all
right.”
In the Probate Court for Mount Mc
Kinley Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, befqre Hop
orable W. T. Vanderpool, com
missioner and ex-officio probate
judge.
In the matter of the estate of Phil [
Wilson, deceased.
Notice of Final Hearing.
Notice is hereby given that the
hearing of objections to the final re
port and account of Frank J. Guskey,1
as administrator of the estate of Phil
Wilson, deceased, will be held in the
probate court room at McGrath,
Alaska, at 10 a. m. on Saturday, De
cember 5, 1925.
iV. T. VANDERPOOL.
.of»mis doner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
NOTICE.
Publie notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the
estate o/ the late L. E. Bonham to
present them, with proper vouchers,
to the undersigned, at Bethel, Alaska,
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, this 17th
day of September, 1925.
JAMES J. BROWN,
Administrator.
FOR SALE.
Nine good traveling digs. Fifty
dollars each. No trouble; fast. Also
light hickory basket sled, toe lines, „
all complete, at a bargain.
P. MICHELS, McGrath.
Court Clothes.
FOR SALE.
Large tank heater. Inquire at
Kusko Times,
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public ^
Tokotna. Alaska
Du Rand’s
Cafe and ;
Hotel
Flat City
Tokotna
Pool Hall
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OH, BOYS l
Fine Assortment of Pipes
AH kinds of'Tobaccos.
Cigarettes and Cigars
New Line of Stationery
Notions, Etc.
* resit Candies and
Soft Drinks
T ioth Brushes
Tootfl Paste and Powder
Canvas Gloves
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
I B.&E. Store
McGrath, Alaska
i
! Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of All Kinds
Ladies’ Furnishings
Furs Fought and Sold
Moose Skin Mitts and Boots
King Island Mukluks
Babeesh, or Sled Lashing
\ oigt’s Dog Harness,, the very
Best
PARKAS—Cuff and hood of
wolf skin, $6.00. Come and
get them while they last.
A. R. Eldridge
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse j
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention.
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson - - Proprietor
FREIGHTING
General Transportation
How About Wood Hauling^ . ' ;
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See Joe Ferris or Bud Rile^
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