PiO. FUNDS
DISAPPEAR
CofdevaPostmasterAr
rested, Charged With
Embezzlement
Seattle, July 8.—Charged with?
embezzling $€,100 postal funds,
Charles Schemer, postmaster at
Cordova, has been arrested, ac
cording to word received here
by PostofSce Inspector Neil
Santuela. Scheffler’s arrest, In
spector Samuels said, resulted
from an investigation of the pur
ported robbery of the Cordova
postpffice, recently.
Santa Ana ta Make
Bethel TripsNext Year
Th©- steamer Santa Ana, Gaptain
Wallhce- Langley,-Twltt'7' make three
tnripsibetween Seattlemnck Bethel -next
year^ascordiuglo Captain George A.
Green, master of the steamer Tana,
who arrived here yesterday from Mc
Grath for a short visit.
All ;the cold storage space on the
Aota/Ana for the three trips out bso
already bee© taken, said Capt. Green.
On the first return trip to Seattle 200
bens of reindeer carcasses-will be car
vied,ton the second • trip 200, tone of sal
mon, andcon the third 'trip 200 tons of
vein deer.' All of these products will
he shipped- from- the Waechter Bros.’
new cold storage plant at Bethel.
Mavement8 of River Fleets,
Sea Wolf to-McGrath, Sunday,
Sea Wolf from McGrath, Tuesday.
Pionier from McGrath, Tuesday. -
Sea Wolt to- McGrath, Wednesday. •
PionSer4o McGrath, Thursday,- ,
Sea Wolf -from McGrath, Friday.
Casper Bllinger, former well known
aid timer of the Interior, who for the
past fhree or four- years has been occu
pied with-business affairs on-the Out
side,twas a Sunday arrival here, after a
short visit in (the Cripple and Ophir
lections, <• -
Tokotna Igloo of Pio
neers Welcomes Past
Grand Brea Joe Ulmer
Tokotna Igloo, No. 14,- Pft>neers of
Alaska, hold a special meeting last
Monday evening to meet PaBt' Grand
President Joseph Ulmer., who is con
nected with, the Alaska Bond-Commi»
•s.ion, and who recently arrived from
Ruby, by the summer trail, in company
with Bill Pershinger.
This is the first time in the-history
of the Pioneers that a* Grand Igloo
officer.has visited this section. In ad
dressing the local igloo,; Pioneer
Ulmer gave a brief review of the work
of the order, the great work- that the
Pioneers have, performed and the prob
lems that confront Alaska. There
were quite a number of* the members
present, who eojoye^- the talk of- Pio
neer Ulmer; in Jfactr it-was a treat, to
have someone enlighten- the membets
on matters pertaining to the organiza
tion.
Mr. Ulmer will be in this section for
the summer. He has visited nearly-ali
the igloos in Alaska, and will leave-fon
Iditarod in-a few aayst ia connection
with his work. Mr. Ulmer is a civil
and mining engineer and knows, the
mining.game in ail-its phases. .
With-the Around?
the-World Flyers
Bushire, Persia, July.—The Amer
ican army airmen on (be world flight
stopped here fora short-time today and
then left for Bagdad.
John Runkel, of Flat, was among
Thursday's arrivals,.and left yesterday
for Gasdle for a short busio ess visit,
PauP Flynn, Little creek operator,
arrived Thursday for a coupler! days’,
business-visit.
Joe Ulmer, of the Alaska Road,Com«
missions and Owen Gray left yesterday
for McGrath, taking the overland
route. ■ ___
Noticed.
Effective July 5th, night letters for
Southern Alaska and Staies are ac
cepted subjects indefinite: delay, .
These messages will be mailed . from
Valdez to Juneau and -put 00 cable
there.
Inquire at local- radio station foasail-'
ing schedules oMnaiUag boats.
F. a Akdersopt, , > j 1
Operator dn Charge U# Si S, G.,
Radio Station, Tokotna^Aaa.
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Steamboat Service On Innoko River
i
The Steamer Pup, Max Si met owner and operator, will he
oarrying U. S. .mail, express-, freight and passengers between
Bet;. Cross and Gphie and all points on the Idnolrb River,'
leaving Opbir on Next Trip About duly: 20
" r'
j And making regular trips between Ophlr- and Hoir Cross •
during: the open season of 1W4.* • Home scows teaving-Ophir -■»
will connect with> steamier at North Fork of Irmoko.
Erom Ophir to flblrCross, WithBoard, $35
a
At Reasonable Hours
Mrs; Robert E. Lowrie
ALASKA'S
New Assistant Manager
to Attempt Complete
Reorganization.)
Jtmeau. July 8-.—-Given com
plete supervision over General
Manager Landis for the purpose
of making complete reorganiza
tion and survey!. Noel W. Smith
has been appointed by Secretary
of Interior Work as assistant in
charge *>i the Alaska Railroad,
with orders to proceed to- Sew
ard immediately, according to
an announcement reoeived from
Washington today by Governor
Bone. • ______________
John Sheehan, Gaston St. Clair, Jack
Melberg, Oscar Batt and Fred King
were among this morning’s departures
for-California creek.
Jack Smeaton, Bill Wiseman and
Alex Egberg, from the head of tfce-S a
latcs, arrived at McGrath.
Adolph Carlson, after a couple of
days.iatowe, returned to Yankee on
Tuesday. •__
Gaston St. Clair wi» a- Sunday ar
rival ftonv Little ereek.
NOT|C^.OF FORFEITURE. . ..
To Ira -Wood. Paul La Plante, Mrs.
Joseph McKinnon, your heirs, ex
ecutors and assigns:
You,, and each of you, are hereby
notified (hat I, your co-owner, have ex
pended in labor- and •improvements the
sum of one hundreds dollars per year
for each of the -years 1920,:-1921* 1922
and -1923 upon the Surprise Association,
at the bead of Fiat, in Otter recording
precinct, .Territory of Alaska, location
ot which is recorded in Volume 1, page
334, of*recorda of- said-- record i n g pre
cinct, in order to hold sai,d claim under
tl>e provisions of law respecting annual
labor-upon mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of i this- notice, you fail or
refuse.to pay your proportion of such
expenditures, as well , as -the costa of
this .-advertisement, vour interest in
said claVm will be forfeited to the • un
dersigned, year on. owner,, according to
the provisions of Sectaoo 2324. .Revised
Statutes of the United States.
John*Rttnkel,
^ Co.Owner.
First publication, July 12, 1924.
Last publication, Oct. 11, 1924.
'.Tokothajv >
First Class in Every -
Resoect
Privatalroorus.'with spriugibeds.14
Good Meals Served- ■’
for $1.00 •
Bath'room, with 'sanitaryLtoileb. *.-■»
Pure well water.
Good, cleanjdog house.)
HPRP,
Ralph Bardo is a .recent arrival here
from Rhby. traveling principally over
the winter trail rowte.
Frank Guskey, N. C. Co. auditor,
wa3 a yesterday arrival from McGrath.
James Downey departed Sunday for
Little creek.
FOR. SALE, <
35-Foot
ScowBoat
• foot beam, 4-foot bottom.
Equipped with a 5-horsepower
Wright Engine.
Canvas-Covered and Canvas
Curtains.
Now at Berry Landing.
Jt> Inquire of Bob Roberson, •
, Tblcotna.
For the kindness and the substantia
consideration shown us on the occaslos
of the loss of our home by fire on AprJI_
27, we desire to express our sincere
thanks*
Ms. and Mrs. JokOates.
Max Stad
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
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McGrath Pool Hall
Gefrrge Mutchler, Proprietor
i, Candles, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Report
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
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the Cheapest1
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