FIELD FOR
AIRPLANES
Anchorage Gets Grant
of a Number of Lots
for That Purpose...
Washington, Aug. 3. — The
General L»and Office has issued a
patent to the city of Anchorage,
Alaska, for a number of blocks
in that city for various municipal
lots. The purpose of .this, pat
ent,' it is understood, is to -pro
vide a landing field for airplanes,'
which is fchevfiavst grant for such
purposes ever made by the Gov
ernment.
Marriage of A1 Thorns
and Mrs.< F. B. Walker
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Hill,’, on Victor gulch, near Ophir, on
Saturday last, with a few friends as
witnesses, • occurred the ceremony
that) united .Al V. Thorns and. Mrs.
Bert Walker in« the bonds of matri
mony. The ceremony was unique in
the fact that it took place out in the
open in front, of. the ■ Hill? residence,
withhold Sol- as a high witness and
with the blue skv for a wedding oan
opy,. the knot heiDg tied.-befora the
oreakfast hour by Commissioner B. it.
Smith,’of Ophir, who, in company with I
the groom, bad arrived only a few roin
ites before. ««..
Following the ceremony the newly
weds, with Mr. and Mrs. Hill and a
number of friends, partook of a boun
tiful wedding breakfast, -prepared, of
course, in-Mrs. Hill’s best style, and to
whiofcfull justice was done.
Breakfast over, Mr. and Mrs. Thorns
departed for Tacotna, and that even
ing were the guests at dinner of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lowrie. About this
time those wise to Cupid’s ways got
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the right scent, and it was not long
before the newly-weds were the recipi
ents of an old-fashioned charivari, the
T. C. brigade doing well itfi part.
Events following came thick and
fast, so much so that Mr. and Mrs.
Thorns on Monday, accompanied by
Mrs. A. Higgins, made the trip from
Tacotna to McGrath. Arriving here,
following nuptial, revelations, more
greetings were in order* culminating
on Tuesday evening in -a dance on the
steamer Quickstep, which was largely
attended.
Mr. Thorns, the groom, is an old
timer in -Alaska and one of the best
and favorably known. mining men of
the Interior, while Mrs. Thorns, the
bride, was formerly a resident of the
Ruby ^district, the widow of F. Bert
Walker, a prominent mining man of
that section, who passed away a few
years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Thorns left
Wednesday for their home on Ganes
sreek, Mrs, Higgins accompanying
them as far as Tacotna.
Harvey Williams, who left here sev
eral days age for the Nixon in quest of
a cano®, returned here late Wednesday
night. He reportsone of the hardest
trips he ever made, and one without
results. He declares Ed Johnson, of
0,Malley & Johnson, one of the best
cooks he ever came across in the
North. _
Earl Forrest, of the Alaska Bureau
of Education, was a Monday visitor,
being a round-tripper from Akiak on
the Quickstep.
W. F. Green, notary public.
Ia the District Court lor the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division*,
Helen Anna Barnard, plaintiff, vs.
Walter Kenneth Barnard, defendant—
No. 430 I Alias Summons.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting: To the above
named defendant, Walter Kenneth
Barnard.
Summons having been duly issued
put 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 Alaska for service
upon vou, and said Marshal having
made due return thereon, that after
due and diligent search he is unable to
find you within the District, 'and the
plaintiff having presented to this Court
and filed hereirr her affidavit,* showing
that the defendant departed from An
chorage, Alaska, on a steamer bound
for Seattle, in the State of Washington;
that she has made inquiry from, his
former acquaintances, but is informed
that thev do not know his whereabouts,
but that they believe he is not within
the Territory of Alaska.
That this action is brought for the
purpose of dissolving the bonds of mat
rimony existing between the plaintiff
and yourself upon the grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment; that this
Court,-, after duly considering the
premises,»did on the 22nd day of June,
1922, make an order directing the pub
lication of the summons in said action
for a period of six consecutive weeks in
The Kusko-Times* a newspaper of gen
eral circulation within the Fourth Di
vision of Alaska.
Now, therefore, you, the said -Walter
Kenneth- Barnard, defendant above
ffamed, are hereby required to appear
in the District Court dor the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Division, within
thirty days after the completion of the
said publication of summons, to-wit:
within '‘thirty day softer the 30th day of
August, 1022,'ezclssive of said day, and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff, a
copy of which is on file in the office of
the Clerk erf-the above Court, and un
less you so appear and answer, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
judgment against you, to-wit: That
the bonds of matrimony existing be
tween the plaintiff and yoarself be dis
solved and annulled, and for such other
and further relief as to the Court may
seem just in said action.
Witness the Honorable Cecil H.
Clegg, Judge of the said Court,
this 22d day of June, A. D. 1922.
[Seal] Robt. W. Taylor,
Clerk,
By R. H. Geoohean,
Deputy Clerk.
Date of first publication, July 19, 1922.
Date of final publication, Aug. 30, 1922.
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Northern Commercial Co. ■
of Alaska
We have the Largest and Most Complete
Stock of Merchandise On the Kusko
kwim. WeT,Gljferantee Our Goods.
Comparative Prices, Effective August 1st.
1921 1922
Bacon $ ,85. $ .75
Ham .75 .70
Flour,, soft 13.00 - 10.00
Flour, hard. 14.00 11.00
Sugar, cwt. 16.00 14.00
Butter, 2 lbs. \ 1.75 1.50-;.
Lard, 5 lbs. . 2.00 1.75
Lard, 10 lbs. 4.00 3.50
Highest Prices Paid for Furs, or we will advance
money and ship on commission basis.
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