Body of Billy Grant
Placed in Final Rest
One of the largest funerals to take
blace in Fairbanks in recent, years was
that of William Grant, who passed
away in the Kautishna last September
from heart failure. The body had been
exhumed from its temporary resting
place in the Ivantishna uod forwarded
to Fairbanks, having been met at Kobi
by Thomas I’ Aitken, old-time friend
of the. deceased. The funeral services
were held under tho auspices of the
Fioneers, Rev. S Hall Young deliver
ing his address to a crowded hall.
Billy Grant, as he was familiarly
known, was a native of Scotland, per
haps f>5 years of age. and had do rela
tives in this part of the world, so far a=>
known. At the time of his death he
was in charge of T> P. Aitken’s inter
osts in the Kantishna. For many years
he operated at Aspen and Cripple
Creek, Colo. From Colorado he went
to Dawson in 189$, since which time he
had visited almost all the pay camps of
the North, aod was well known to old
timers in all those camps.
Archie McIntyre was recently ap
pointed by Judge C. H. Clegg as ad
ministrator of the Grant estate.
"Kastus,’’ said the judge, sternly,
"you’re plain no account and shiftusj,
and for this light I'm goiug to send you
away for u year at hard labor.”
“Flease, iedge,” interrupted Mrs.
Uastusfrom the rear of the court room,
"will yo’ honah jes’ kinder split dat
sentence? Don’t send him away from
home, but let dat hard labor stand.”—
American Legion Weekly.
Receiving and sending hours at the
W cGrath station are as follows:
Week Days—10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Sundays and holidays—9:45 a. m. aod
4:30 p. m.
CHARLIE’S
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A* Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
Shoe Repairing
SignJjWriting
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
Fleet to Operate as
U. S. Rum Runners
London.— Wholesale rum-running
into'he United States, by a fleet of
whicu four of Lbe live ships are regis
tered under the Panama flag, is being
financed by a prominent German mag
nate, according to luiormation from re
sponsible American quarters.
The fleet is being chiefly operated
from the United States c >d by a former
German corporation of the Jlamburg
American line.
Eighteen prisoners are now confined
in the Anchorage federal tail.
Lost—On street in McGrath or trail to
Tacotna, carved ivory cigarette
holder; valued as keepsake. Finder
will be liberally rewarded if returned
to Bundy, U. S. liadio Station.
For Sale—Hand sewing machine. In
quire Times ofliee.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taj lor, George W. Al
brecht, and Edward McArdle and
Char'es Knell, and their and each
of their heirs, executors, auminis
trators, successors in interest, and
assigns: ‘
You and each of you will please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claim No. One above
Discovery on Moore creek, in the Mt.
McKinley mining and recording pre
cinct, Alaska, has caused the annual
assessment work to be done on the
above described claim for the years
1920 and 1921, amounting to one hun
dred dollars for each year, and for each
of said years has paid dor said work,
including the proportion due from the
above named parties;
And you are further notified that,
unless you and each of you pay your
proportion of the assessment work done
od said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, your and each of
your interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United
States and amendments thereto.
Joskph H. Smith.
Date of first publication. April 14, 1923.
Date of last publication, iuly 14,1923.
SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Division.
C Miners A Merchants Bank of Idit
arod, Alaska, a corporation, plaintiff,
vs. Geo. Phillips, John Uamllev and
James E. Fullerton, defendants. |
No. 436-1. Alias summons^
The President of the United States
of America, greeting: To the above
named defendant. Geo. Phillips:|
Summons having oeen duly issued
out of the above court in the above en
titled action, and placed in the bands
of the United States Marshal for the
Fourth division of Alasaa dor service
upon the defendants; and said Marshal
having made and filed his return
thereon that after due and diligent
search he is unable to find the defend
ant Geo. Phillips within the‘district:
The Kusko Times
Twice a Week
Wednesday and Saturday
An Up-to-Date Telegraphic Service.
The Best in Local News.
TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH
Forwarded to Your Address.
and the plaintiff having presented to ,
this court the affidavit of K. CJ. Button, 1
showing that the said Geo. Phillips is
not now within the Territory of Alaska, •
hut is at present residing at Malot, in
the State of Washington, and that the
said Button his received cfiru in unica
tions from the said Geo. Phillips at
said place.
That this action is Drought to re
cover judgment against, tne defendants
Geo. Phillips and John Handley for the
sum of 4750 00 and interest thereon at
the rate of 12 per cent per annum from
November 2, 1921, and a reasonable at
torney's fee. together with the costs
and disbursements? of this action, in
cluding the sub. of fl.00 paid for tiling
and recording, a certain mortgage, all
being go account of a certain prouiis
sory note and mortgage executed bv
the said defendants to the plaintiff;
also to foreclose the said mortgage :
u[>on the foliowipg described property, ;
to wit:
The Hope Association claim; N tn-'
her 1 above the way Fraction; Number:
2 ahova the Bay .''"action, and Number
1 below the Kay Fract.oo; each and all
of said claims bciug situated on Happy -
creek, in Otter recording precinct, '
Fourth division of Alaska; together |
with the appurtepauces and improve j
ments thereon, and the mining tools i
anu equipments ou said claims and
used in connection with the workiug
thereof.
Thar this court, after duly eonsHer
ing the premises, did on the 3rd day nl
January. 1923. make an order directing '
the publication of the summons in said
action for a period of six cooseouuve j
weeks in the Busko Times, a newt* j
paper of. general circulation, published ;
at McGrath, in the Fourth division of
Alaska.
Now. therefore, you, the said Geo. i
Phillips, defendant above uauied, ate
hereby required to appear in the res
trict court for the Territory of Alaska,
i Fourth division, within thirty days
after the completion of the publication
of said summons, as aforesaid, to wit,
within thirty days after the ltith day of
.May, 1923, exclusive of said day, and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff, a
copy of which is on tile in the office of
the Clerk of the above court, and un
less you so appear and answer, the
plaintiff' will apply to the Court for
judgment against you, as prayed for in
said complaint, and as herein above
set forth, to wit: For the sum of $750 00
and interest thereon at the rate of 12
pen cent per annum from November 2. '
1921, together with the costs and dis
bursements of said action, including it
reasonable amount for attorney’s fees,
and the sum of $4.00 for filing and re- i
cording the said mortgage; also that [
the said mortgage be foreclosed and
the property herein above descrilied
sold by the Marshal in the manner pre
scribed by law, and the proceeds there- j
of applied-to the satisfaction of plain- i
tiff's judgment, costs and attorney’s;
fees as aforesaid._
Witness the Honorable Cecil H.
Clegg. Judge of said Court, this 17th
day of March, A D. 1923.
Robert W. Taylor,
[Seal] Clerk,
By K. J. Stier, Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
! United States Land Office, Nome
Alaska. April 22, 1922.
Mineral Application No. 0549
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that William Schneirla, whose post
office address is Ophir, Alaska, has
made application before the United i
States Land Office at Nome, Alas
ka, patent on behalf of himself,
and his co-owners, Jacob W. Schnei
rla, Charles Schneirla and Edward
Schneirla, for a United States pa
tent for the Consolidated placer
mining claim bearing placer gold,
known and described as No. 8 A
bove Gold Run. No. 3 Above Gold
Run, No. 9 Fraction and No. 10
Above Gold Run, situated on Little
Crefek about ten miles southeast
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Far a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
C^all’At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
of the town of Ophir in the Innoko
Mining & Recording District, Ter
ritory of Alaska, said placer, min
ing claim being designated . by the
United States Surveyor General of
said District as United States Min
eral Survey No. 1278, the exterior
boundaries of which, according to
the plat and field notes now on
file in this office with a magnetic
variat'an of from 24 deg. 21 min.
E. to 2i deg. 31 min. E. ar* as
follows: x
NUMBER TEN ABOVE ON
LITTLE CREEK PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1
A hewn spruce post, 4 ft. long,
4 ins. sq. set 2 ft. in ground, scri
bed 1 1278-10A b, whence tO. 8.
L. M. 1278 bears S. 54 deg. 27 min.
W., 2ol.3 ft; thence Nr 35 deg.
55 min. W. 586.4 ft. to Cor. No.2;
thence N. 51 deg. 45 min. E. 657.8
ft. to Cor. No. 3 ;thence S. 35 deg.
38 min. E. 678.9 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 59 de"\ 49 min. W. 656.9
ft. to Ccr. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, cc taining an area of 9.520
acres.
NUMBER NINE FRACTION
ON LITTLE CREEK PLACER
Beginning nt Cor. No. 1
identical with Cor. No. 4, No. Ten
Above on Little Creek Placer, this
survey, previously described; whence
U. S. L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 68
deg. 19 min. 57 sec., W. 907.39 ft.
thence N. 35 deg. 38 min. W. 678.9
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 89 deg.
49 min. E. 258.2 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 39 deg. 16 min. E. 527.9
ft. to Cor. No 4: thence S. 54 dog. 12
min. W. 242.9 ft. to Cor. No. 1
a"d place of beginning, containing
an area of 3 101 acres.
NUMBER NINE ABOVE ON
LITTLE CREEK PLACER
Beginning on Cor. No. 1.
identical with Cor. No. 4, No.
Nine Fraction on Little Creek
Placer, this survey, previously des
cribed. Whence:- U. 3. L. M. beam
1278 bears S. 57 deg. 27 min. 34
sec. W. 1149.8 ft. thence N. 39 deg.
16 min. W. 527.9 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 52 deg. 12 min. E. 583.7
ft. to Cor. No. 3-; thence S. 35 deg.
18 min. E. 493.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 48 deg. 28 min. W. 549.5
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning,, containing an area of 6.628
acre*.
NUMBER EIGHT ABOVE ON
LITTLE CREEK PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
Identical with Cor. No. 4, No.
Nine Above on Little Creek Placer,
this survey, previously described.
Whence:- U. S. L. M. No. 1278
beam 8. 54 deg. 33 min. 16 sec. W.„
1694.72 ft; thence N. 35 deg. 18
min. W. 493.1 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 45 deg. 03 min. EL 672.1
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S- 44 deg.
19 min. E. 657.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 57 deg. 52 min. W. 767.4
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area of 9.40S
acres.
Total area contained in said Con
solidated Claim is 28.655 acres.
| Said Consolidated Placer Claim
is situated on Little Creek about
ten miles southeast of the town of
Ophir in the Innoko Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Al
aska.
The adjoining claims are on the
northeast No. 7 Above Gold Run
on little Creek, unsurveyed; en tihe
southwest No. 11 Above Gold Run
on Little Creek unsnrveyed; on the
northwest and southeast, unknown
and unsurveyed.
Location Monument No. 1278 is
a hewn spruce post 8 in. sq.. * ft.
long, painted blue and chiseled U.
S. L. M. No. 1278, 3 ft. in ground,
yith a stone mound 3 ft. high, 6
ft. base, around same. This loca
tioa monument is situated on high
prominent peint on the right limit
of Little Creek, just above the
confluence of Little Creek and Trail
Creek, whence W. Twin Peak bears
N. 49 deg. 30 min. E.; E. Twin
Peak bears N. 51 deg. 40 min. E.;
No. 1 Dome beam N. 23 deg. 43
min. E.
Latitude €3 deg. 04 min. N.
Longitude 156 deg. 25 min. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK
Register of United States Land Office.
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