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I* 5 Gleanings From Territorial
Exchangos.
All previous weather records for
‘he Yukon have beep.broken thi- win
ter, i according to a number of old;
imaro who passed through Juneau re
cently. Up to the time, they left.
Whitehorse, the coldest weather of Ihei
winter was 18 degrees below zero, nml
that.only fur one day*. With the one
exception the weather has not been
colder than 10 degrees below zero.
Ttaih has fallen at intervals all win
ter, something previously unknown ml
December, January and February.
There has been but little snow in that
portion of the Interior, which condi-|
tion foretells difficult navigation on
theinterier rivers during the com. ig
season* The scarcity of snow 'greatly |
retards traffic, the road,- not being in '
condition for either runners or
wheel.'-. Automobiles are- still be'ng
used being Whitehorse and Yukon
Crossing in *ranspor.ting the Dawson
mail. Owing to the mild weather
very little fur is being taken in the ;
interior the present winter..
From cumner,. Wash., comes the re-;
port that friends;of Billy liuson, who!
has been playing the piano for fifty;
yeans in Washington and Alaska, are
urging him to. accept, an in vital on
front'Henry Ford to go to Detroit , nd
play oldtime dance music. Huson and
his Wife took the first piano into Daw
son during the gold rush days, carry
ing .it over * hilkoot»Pass..
.Judge Peter D. Overfield, formerly
h resident of Nome, and later ji :i;e 1
of the Fourth division of Alaska, fa- ;
tioned at Fairbanks, and Mrs. Over
field, have returned1 to Casa Grande,
Arizona, where Judge Overfield has
-i big ranch, mostly devoted to the
growing of cot tern
The Central House, one-of the !a?st
known roadhousres on the Circle trail,
burned to the ground in the latter
part ot December last. At the time
of the first there was some $25,000 in
currency in- the • roadhouse, and the
proprietor, Henry Stead, was over
come by smoke and badly burneu in
attempting to- save his money. All
but $8,000- was saved before Mr.
Stead was overcome and dragged
from the burning building by patrons
o fthe place. Henry Stead is one of
the oldest pioneers of the Circle dis
trict, having been there since the
days when t he camp was first estab
lished. He but recently returned
from the States, where no underwent
an operation on one of hiS eyes.
Fairbanks is going to make a
strong bid for tourist travel during
the coming season, according to R. S.
Donaldson, vice president of the
Healy River Coni' Corporation, who
ar-ived in Anchorage a few days ago.
The Commercial Club of the Interior
city was revived recently, and one of
the first things accomplished was the
raising of $3,000 to carry on publicity
work during the present year. The
money was raised in a single after1
noon. ■ It is- the intention of the Club
to spend a portion of uie ‘money’ for
an illustrated: booklet, setting forth
ETie attractions of thi Fairbanks dis
trict.
Mrs. John Howie, of Fairbanks,
died recently at that’place. She .had.
been ill for several, months, end the
end was not unexpected. Mrs.- Howie
was born (50 years ago * Rothesay,
Isle of Bute, Scotland. She went to
Fairbanks in dune. 1006, ailr. had in
sided there sinci. e
It is reported al Valdez that •Chief
Mail Clerk Aivafi Fames, who has
been stationed in Alaska for many
years, residing in Valdez, C ordova and
Seward,, and. who recently went Out
side for medical treatment, has been
transferred to another division and
will not return to Alaska, i
Sherman Duggan, who has been
United -hates District Attorney of
the Th iel division, arrived in Ketchi
kan a :Vw days ago, accompanied by
his wife and daughter. Jean. They
were preceded by Harry McCain, one
of his associates, and a well known
attorney. Messrs. Duggan and Mc
Cevain have opened up law offices in
the .Steadman Hotel at Ketchikan.
A deal was recently effected where*
by Angus M. McDougal; a well known
mining man of the North, took jjver
the gold lode group olhmining claims
known as the Oregon,- Yakima and
Idaho associations, owned by the late
William Burns, and located at the
mouth of'Little Eldorado-creek, in the
Chatanika section, near Fairbanks.
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KENNEDY BROTHERS
F. 0. Box 1698, Anchorage, Alaska i
Complete Line of Gents’ Furnishings
Parcel Post PackH^s (Jiven Prompt Attention
Our Specialty.
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Everything' for the Traveler anchMiner
“THE STANDARD OF QUALITY
Boots, Pacs, Gaiters, Rubbers
Just the thing for miner, fisherman, or hunter. Ser
vice and quality outstanding. Ask your dealer.
Hood Rubber Products Co,
•514 Second Av. S., Seattle, Wash.
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McGrath Roadhouse
W-hene Trails and Rivera Meet
,| You Are Cordially Welcomed
I and Heartily Greeted.
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Mr. UrOouKai is representing New
York anti Pennsylvania capital in the
deal. The same capital has also ac
quired, through the efforts of Mr. Me
Dougal, control of the -.Bullion « and
Cliff group of silver!lead claims near
Tlydor.
Seldovia now has a radio, broad
casting station, operated -/by Adam.
W. I.ipkc. The station has been very
successful recent! yin broadcasting to
isolated listeners in the Cook Inet
district
Wesley Keefe, of Nenana, a widely
known oldtinier of the North, who
has been identified with almost every
camp of consequence since the Klon
; dike rush, passed away at the Govern-,
ment Hospital in Anchorage a few
{days ago, in which institution he hud
i been under treatment for a number
i of weeks for a complication of ail
ments, chief of which was a kidney
disorder for which there was no re
lief. He had berm ailing for several
years, and his condition ..was : such
upon arrival in Anchorage that small
hope was held out for bis recovery.: ,
Aviator Ben Eielsan, pioneer‘'air
man of Alaska, announces that, he has
formed a $250,000 corporation, backed j
by Col. Joseph Hamhleton, of New
I York, and-, is bidding on a contmctrto
] supplant dog teams, now carrying the.j
pi ails in- Aloska. It is the intention. O'* .
the new company to carry mail the
year around,by airplane for $1X7,000,
Compared with the $700,000 no wx
pended by the government in provid
ing Alaska with a mail service. Eiel
son says he can carry mail from Fair
banks to Nome in two days, whereas
j it now takes fifty-two days to make
1 deliveries. In addition to carrying
mail, the company plans to make a
specialty of carrying prospectors and
their outfits to remote sections of
Alaska free of charge and bring them
out in the fall, providing the company
is staked, in on creeks where gold is
found- .
Captain W. J. McConnell, aged 75,
committed suicide at Kodiak only a
1 few days ago, according to informa
I fTon received at Seward. The body i
! was found and investigation disclosed
I the fact that the oldtimesr had shot
himself through, the heart:. Ill health
i is believed to have been the cause of
the act.
i Mr. McDonald was u graduate of
McGill University law school, but j
went to, sea early in life, and is said
^ Ei> have - been one of the first com
plunders of the famous clipper ship
Glory of the Sea. He served as dep- j
uty collector of customs at Unalaska I
in 1922, and in 1903 anrt 190 was col- '
lector at Unga and agent for the
Northern Commercial Company.
James L. Galen, of Cordtrva, presi
dent of the Richardson Highway
Transportation Company, announces
that he has uisposed of all the equip
ment and goodwill of the company to
Art Anderson, Fred Crane and several
stockholders of the Alaska-Jewett
Transportation Company, who will in
future conduct the business of the
PIONEER
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
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Stoves Built
| and Repaired
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Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
company. It is the intention of the
new company to conduct the business
along the same dines as formerly.
$585,600 FOR BOAT TO REPLACE
COAST GUARD CUTTER -BEAR
Washington, March 5.—The lowest
hid for the construction of the Ccthst
Guard cutter to replace the Alaska
cutter Bear was $585,000, whidh was
submitted by the Newport News'Shlp
I Building Company. The award will
j be announced in a few days.
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PRELIMINARY PERMITS.
Washington, March 4.—The Fed
eral Power Commission today an
nounced the granting of preliminary
permits to the Lake Virvginia Mining
Company for hydra-electric develop
ment near WrangeR, .Alaska. The ca
pacity is 2,200 horsepower, which.-will
he used for mining purposes.
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I Notice of Dissolution ot Partnership.'
|,,j I have definitely severed- my part
nership’with Dr. 1.S W.’ Fromm, and
';this is to serve notice that from this
date;. I havoc no (ioimection with any
bills incurred for.’Hn.y.tr.irig bought by
-said L. W. Fromm or for the firm
known as Fromm & Averill.
Dr. H. W. A.verill. 1
Ruby, Alaska,' February,-20, 1926.'
Red Daniels, from .Ovbiiy was a
Thursday awivaL
Those- whb- travel
the Nfenana-Mc
Grath i Trail; will
find the Old Trail
via Lake Minchu
mina keptopen
and in good con- -
diiion.
Roadhouse accom
modations..
Price,*.. $5,. Oft. .
Kammersgaa*d.
& Young) p
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Larson Roadhouse
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i Shorti Orders and Lunches
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New Dog Houses.
Leo Rodrigue . Manager
Dr. H.f m Averilli
Dentist
FiSit to Crfpplej Potrnix >■-!
«nd Ruby.
Will ’Return to Tokotna>
-.bout March 20
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO'
OF ALASKA <
Stores at; McGrath ancb, Tacotna
Fruits and Vegetables
SPFTZENBURG WINTER BANANA ' DELICIOUS APPLES
ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT " LEMONS
NATIVE SPUDS ONIONS OUT8IDR SPUDS
GARLIC TURNIPS CABbxi ^
Fresh |Nuts
WALNUT FILBERTS P SCANS
BRAZIL ALMONDS
Fish*?
HERRING MACKEREL SALMON SILLIES
In Kite
Canned
SALMON LOBSTER SHRIMP
TUNA FISH CRAB MEAT*
KING OSCAR SARDINES BOOTH SPICED SARDINES
MUSTARD SARDINES >
SALMON STRIPS * DOG SALMON
Meats
HAM BACON' SUMMER SAUSAGE ' PIGS’'FEET
PICKLED BRISKET PORK DEER MEAT %
GROCERIES FURNISHING GOODS HARDWARE ’ ■
BUILDING MATERIAL 1
SLIPPERS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BOOTS, SHOES 3NOW8HOBB AND SMS
DOORS WINDOWS ROOFING AND BUILDING PAPER
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