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Tent Fire at G. & A.
Camp, Ganes Creek
The d«s»ructioo of a tent by tire at
nhe G. & A. camp, Ganes creek, a few
warnings ago, was reported by G. W.
«C. Glass, who arrived here late Thurs
day. Tb# tent was occupied by A.
Lehreaux, Bert Stewart and Gus Kosen.
Tallowing their breakfast, and just be
fore leaving. Mr. Stewart had taken
tpreeavtien to sprinkle water in front of
and around the steve, the tire in which
was vary low when they left. Looking
toward the tent [a few minutes after
leaving, Mr. Stewart observed smoke
•emerging. Just as he arrived at the
teat door there was a sudden outburst
•of flames, which enveloped the whole
structure and gave not the slightest
opportunity to save anything within.
Mr. Lehreaux lost about $oG in cash,
<* highly-prized new watch, and valu
able personal effects contained in a
■valise. Mr. Stewart lost about 140
'■•ash, his watch, as well as some highly
'treasured personal effects. Mr. Kosen
=also lost a sum of money. The cloth
ing and blankets of all occupants were
ilikewise reduced to ashes.
Upper Tumbler Shaft
in Position at Candle
The upper tumbler shaft for the
Candle dredge, which left here Satur
day night, arrived at Candle on Tues
day, and is now in place on the dredge
there, ready for operations, according
rjo members of the party, all of whom
'returned here yesterday. Comprising
'this crew were Bob Roberson, who
(handled the ribbons on the four teams
'hauling the 6,000-piece. Del Thompson,
Mike Thompson, William Behan and
‘Carl Westberg. The Tatalina, of
•sourse, was the worst stretch to cross,
hut this was overcome by bridging the
♦tiO-foot span, the work of which was
.greatly aided by a force of workers
'from the Candle camp.
Malt Vaughn, in charge of road op
•eratioBS at Yankee, was a yesterday
•arrival.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
5 Winners in Nenana
Ice Pool, $2,040 Each
The first ice movement of any conse
quence this spring in front of Tokotna
occurred about 10:15 a. m. on Tuesday,
the 13tb, when it ran rather freely on
the opposite side and a few minutes
later jammed in the ch&noel in front of
The Times office. The movement,
however, became general at 2:05 p. m
on that day, and after running for a
couple of hours the river was compara
tively free of ice.
Tbe ioe movement at Nenana com
menced at 3:10 p. m.. May 11. The big
pool contained $10,200. Tbe winners
were as follows: Thomas J. Walsh of
Anchorage, Charles Mattson of Fair
banks, and Miss Margaret Hanot, F. E.
Mann and H. A. Grant of Nenana.
They received $2,040 each,
j. Ice commenced moving at Iditarod
on tbe morning of the lath.
The ice at Holy Cross was stationary
on May 15th, with n© indications of a
breakup.
Ice moved out of tbe slough at Fair
banks at 3 p. m. on tbe 10th.
Cold Storage Boat to
Leave Soon for Bethel
The Dave Mutchler cold storage
boat, now at Ophir. will leave the lat
ter place within the next few days on
its trip down the Yukon and thence to
Bethel, according to Mr. Mutchler,
who arrived last evening from Ophir,
Accompanying the boat will be Mr.
Mutchler and Dolpta Mespelt. The
Santa Ana, Captain Wallace Langley’s
boat, which was recently equipped
with a cold storage plant, will bring
North a large amount of supplies for
Mr. Mutchler, and following their
transfer at Bethel the latter’s barge
will be headed up the Kuskokwim for
its new quarters, presumably Tokotna.
The telephone line from Tokotna to
Candle creek-McGratb broke on the
morning of the 14th. The cause of the
break is unknown, unless stray ice hit
the pole on the island, causing the span
crossing the river to break. The break
will be repaired as soon as possible, ac
cording to Operator in Charge Ander
son. ___
Pete Carlson, of Carlson & Hounao,
Ophir merchants, is scheduled to leave
Ophir on May 23 for Holy Cross, to be
on hand with the arrival of first con
1 signments via the Yukon.
Steamboat Service On Innoko River
The Steamer Pup, Max Simel owner and operator, will be
•arrying U. S. mail, express, freight and passengers between
Holy Cross and Ophir and all points on the Innoko'River,
Leaving Ophir on First Trip About May 24
And making regular trips between Ophir and Holy Cross
i during the open season of 1924. Horse scows leaving Ophir
will connect with steamer at North Pork of Innoko.
Fare From Ophir to Holy Cross, With Board, $35
BATHS
At Reasonable Hours!
Mrs. Robert E. Lowrie
- *-J -F- .
Hull of G. & A. Dredge
Practically Completed
The hull of the new Guinan & Ames
dredge, now uader way at Ganes, is
well advanced, the caulking being
practically completed, according to G.
W. C. Glass, who arrived here Thurs
day. Following favorable conditions
in the pood, the new boat will be
launched, wheu installation of the ma
chinery will begin. Eleven men are
engaged in the company’s operations
at the present time.
Improvements Com
ing Up, Front Street
The lower end of Front street, at
least, will receive considerable im
provement this spring. During the
latter part of the winter considerable
corduroy was hauled, and this will be
laid and graveled just as soon as condi
tions permit. Credit for this work,
when completed, will be due to Robert
Lowrie, Henry Martella, Chris Nelson
and, in a small way, to The Kusko
Times.
Gus Gullikson will also greatly im
prove the-street in front of his place,
such as putting in culverts and cordu
roying, the material for which is al
ready on the ground.
Let the good work go on.
Wm. J. Burns Also
Tenders Resignation
Washington, May 11.— WilHam J.
Burns, whose activities have been the
stortn center in several Senate investi
gations, resigned today as chief of the
bureau of investigations of the Depart
ment of Justice.
August Scharf was a Sunday arrival
from McGrath.
Tokotna Radio Station Schedule.
Following is the schedule now ob
served by the Tokotna radio station:
WEEK DA VS.
9:39 a. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
10:45 a. m.—Send and receive lditarod.
1:00 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
2:00 p. m.—Receive from Fairbanks.
3:00 p. m.—Send and receive lditarod.
5:0© p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.1
•SUNDAYS.
9:30 a. in.—Receive from Anchorage.
10:45 a. en.—Send and receive lditarod.
3:00 p. in.—Send and receive lditarod.
0:00 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
Effective May 15th, messages will
not be accepted over counter during
operating schedule. They will be held
over either for next schedule or for
transmission the following day.
GULLIKSON
HOUSE
Tokotna'
First Gass in Every
Resnect
Privatelrooms, with spring^beds.l'j
Good Meals Served .
for $1.00
Batb'room, with sanitary^toHsft. ►
Pure well water. i
Good, clean'dog house.' ,
I
Promulgations From
Methodist Conferences
New York, ,.iav 15.—The supernat
ural birth of Chi ist, His bodily resur
rection and His Ascension into heaven
are facts u|>oq which Christianity
stands. Dr. Walsh, bishop of the
Protestant, Episcopal Church, declared
in an address to the 141st annual con
vention of the diocese of New York, in
session here today.
Springfield. Mass. —The law of the
church against the remarriage of di
vorced persons was upheld by the
Methodist general conference here to
day. _
£1. W.i<C. Glass and Ophir Glass wore
Thursday arrivals from the I. D. camp
oa Gaoas. _
Julius Saupe, Flume Dredge man
ager. left Wednesday for Yankee.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
McGrath
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
Shoe Repairing:
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
Pick the Winner.
Peking.—Sua Yat Sen, director o!
foreign affrirs, died Tuesday at Honsr
kong, of brain fever.
Hongkong.—His secretary declared
today that Sun Yat Sen is alive and
well.
Notice to Creditors.
Please take notice that the' under
signed having been appointed by the
Probate Court for Innoko precincts
Fourth Division of Alaska, as ad mi Die- *
trator of the estate of Thomas Robin,
deceased, and having duly qualified- at
such, all persons having claims against
the said estate of Thomas Robin, de
ceased. are hereby required to present
the same to the undersigned within sis,
months from the date heteof.
Dated fokotna, Alaska, April 10th,
19-4. J. H. McLean,
Adraioisbrator-ef the Estate of
of Thomas Robin,, deceased.
P. O. address, Tokotna, Alaska.
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 -
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
An Old Saying:
‘ “The Best Is Always
the Cheapest”
Service and Guaran
teed Goods Count
for a Lot
Our Guarantee Means Something
fOO-GAL. TANK GASOLINE, $55.00 l
At'Our McOrath Store
'Wimr-inTii