?HE KUSKO TIMES
A. X. Ortat, Publisher, Sola
Owner and Editor.
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Act o! Merrh 8. ]8"y.
Toketna. Alaska, .Nov. If, 1925.
Alaska Notes
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Calling it evasive and wholly inef
fective,, tne Alaska department of the
American Legion,at its Fairbanks
convention, recently, condemned the
literacy test law enacoted-.by the. Ter
ritorial . legislature -at its session, last
sprinng*. The conventiooR urged, that
a printer ua'w.i><>* passed. The .resolu
tion 3ai<i:
“Whereas, the . American , Legion
convention helcD at Sitka,. Alaska,
passed a resolution favoring a liter
acy .test fi>r\:voters., in Alaska, and
passed ..a.- resolution, and,, whereas,
*he ^Territorial- legislature of 1925
passed a so called literacy test bill
which is wholly ineffective and evas
ive of- thjfc- purposes for which it was
fravftu.now,. therefore. be it resolved
.hit - the Department of Alaska,
American...Legion, in convention as-j
sembled, condemns the present so
•alled literacy, bill as, worthless and
inoperative, and petitions the Alaska
Legislature anil the Congress of the
United States to provide a law that
willl insure the purifcy of t he ballot'
and accomplish the purpose for which
;t was intended.”
The Whitehorse Aar says that
among the furs, brought oack from
the Ross river district-were 20 of the
iargqst black timber, wolves ever seen
in the Yukon.' These animals are in
creasing in number very rapidly, but
not ip comparison to the coyotes. Up
to a. few years agp there were no
coyotes in that country, gut so far
this season. Messrs.; Taylor & Untury
have shipped over 499 coyote skins.
The coyotes have become no numer
ous of late years that thoy are caus
ing serious destruction among the
fur-bearing and smaller animal life of
the eountrv ,
Mrs, John L. McGitln, a termer res
ident of Nome and Fairbanks, where
her husband was for many years en
gaged in the practice of law, has an
nounced that she will be a candidate
for the. California .legislature from
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and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
4 Tokotna, Alaska
San Mateo, where the McGinns have
made their home since leaving
Alaska. Mrs. McGinn is a prominent
clubwoman of San Mateo, and she
served that city rs a member of the
city council.
A rehearing of the appeal in the
Booth Fisheries Company trap case
has been denied the government by
the Circuit Court of Appeals of San
Francisco. The original trial was had
at Juneau last year. The Booth
Fisheries Companly was tried on the
charge of ,violating the new Alaska
fisheries taw. in that it maintained a
trap wiihjn f>00 yards of the-mouth
of a mall,, unnamed stream at
Lucky Cove, near Ketchikan. The
jury , found the company guilty, and
the case was taken on appeal to the
Circuit .Court of Appeals. P-ecently
the judgment in the case was re
versed by that body, which hfdd that
the court had erred in instructing the
jury as to the method of determining
the mouth of a stream. The appellate
court held, in. effect, that , try law the
Secretary of Commerce was directed
to mack the mouths of salmon
streams around which it desired to
establish prohibited fishing areas.
The government then, petitioned the
Circuit Court for a rehearing of the
case, which petition has been denied
by the court, according to. advices re
ceived at Juneau.
Wot:d was. received at Cordova a'
few, w.«eks am? ..to the effect thak the
body of a prospector, John Newman,
who had disappeared several weeks
before on Dan creek, had'been located
on a. gravel- bar in the stream. The
.man had been killed by. a bear.
Newman, says the Cordova Times,,
made his home- in McCarthy, £\cd had
worked at.,both the Green Butte ahd
Kennecott mines. Recently ne had
been doing assessment work on cop
per claims, at the head of Dan creek.
He was washing dishes on the ,«reek
hank, when a hear came to tne. cabin
and attacked the maa. After the,
struggle the miner dragged himself
into the house and..laid down on.his
bed, soaking the pillows and cover
ings with blood. Later he started for
camp for help, but was apparently
too weak to drag himself there.
Mrs. Henry W. alcLain,. formerly
of Cordova, who, with her husband
and family, had been living in Ore
gon, was recently drowned with her
daughter. Lorna, aged 12, in the Co
lumbia river, at Cascade Leeks. Th*-ir
bodies were carried- over the rapids.
Mrs. McLain went to rescue Lorna,
although unable to> swim, and was
caught iri the swift current.. Three
other children were witnesses of the
tragedy
It is reported that Ketchikan is
soon to have anothei daily news
paper. Sidney I). Charles, owner of
the Petersburg Herald and Sitka
Trihue, has purchased of Louis Han
sen, of Ketchikan, the. newspaper
plant that John W. Frame had
leased and operated the publication
of the Examiner, and. that he will
put it in commission by.starting the
publication of another daily news
paper in Ketchikan ip the near #u-|
fcure. .
Swansea, Wales, smelter interests I
have established an ore purchasing
agency in th& Portland Canal dis
trict. The Indian Mines Corporation,
Ltd., recently made a shipment of
silver-lead ore to these smelters and
are negotiating . for further' ship
ments. . The establishing of an ore
pcrchasing agency is of the utmost
importance to the district, as it will
allow the proeoducers of ore in small
lots to ship on t he same basis as the
large? producers.
> The Ketchikan Commercial Club, at
a recent meeting, went on record as
favoring an increase rather than, a
decrease in the present tariff on Ca
nadian halibut entering the United
States, and claiming that it was a,
benefit to'the American fishermen to*
have a high tariff on. the product.
What is reputed to be-.one- of the
biggest strikes made in Alaska in
years was recently made at Nuka
Bay. It is said that the-bearing
ledge on'which the strike was made
runs from three to five feet trick, and
the rock is so fdll of gold that it can
3e seen with the naked eye. The
Sold Hills Mines Corporation, in that
iistrict, is working ten men, and its
mill is grinding steadily, turning out
about $250 per day, and the rock is
getting richer and richer as depth is
attained.
Charles Westphal, aged 65, who
resided about eleven miles from
Steel creek, in the Fairbanks dis
trict, was found dead in his cabin re
cently by Justus Elden. From all ap
pearances it would seem that the old
man had had committed suicide, as
the side of his head was blown off
when the body wasd iscovered. The
exact date of. the suicide is unknown.
Hugh McGlashan, a pioneer of the
Northland and one of the best known
men of Western Alaska, died at
Sanak in July at the advanced age of
74. Mr. McGlashan came to Alaska
49 years oga, and had resided in the
Territory, ever since. He is survived
by a son, Hugh McGlashan.
Meg, Lillian Faringer, formerly
Agnes Kelly, of Fairbanks, who re
cently returned to the States after
spending six months with her mother
at Livengood, died in Seattle recently
from blood poisoning and pneumonia,
the former being occasioned by a blis
ter on one of her heels.
Thomas Gale, a former delegate to
CongTes from Alaska, and a well
known .pioneer of the Interior, now
resides ,at Fon du Lac, , Wisconsin,
and is enjoying good heaalth.
George F. Forest, aged 56, • for
many, years a resident of Juneau,
where he was engaged in business,
died: recently in. .Seattle, to which
city he removed several years ago
Tom McCrosky, chief deeputy ini
the office of. the United States mar
shal at Fairbanks since the appoint
ment of Marshal Bert i^tevens, sas re
signed sis position, and will be found I
henceforth ire the offices of the Alaska
Road Commission.
QUICK, NOVEL action by
A McGRATH JURY
In an action' At MeGraihi. before,
Commissioner W„ T. Vanderpool, dur-!
ing the past week, in which Miss E. I
Marsh sought to recover rendered for I
board and nursing Leonard firuderlin,'
deceased, two juries were required to
determine the case. The first jury, I
after sitting, three hours, reported in- j
ability to agree, and were dis- ;
charged. The second jury, however,
worked quicker—no three hours for
them. Upon retiring to reach a ver
dict they determined to take up a col
lection to satisfy plaintiff’s bill and |
costs of case, totaling 4149150, all of
which was done in about three min
utes’ time. After costs of case were
extracted the balance was paid to
Miss March, who thanked the jury for
their quick potion.
Grant Murdock, after a-season at
Candle, was a Thursday arrival, for a
short visit here. Mr. Murdock ex
pects to leave within the next few
days for nis home in Seattle, where
he will spend the winter.
Olaf Waagen, after a seasoon at
Candle, was a Wednesday arrival
from McGrath, and left Thursday
for Opbir.
J. H. McLean
Tokotpa
Swift’s Ham and Bacon
Golden State Butter
and Cheese
New' Stock of Green Hood
Woolen Goods
Hood AU Rubber Pacs,
? Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics [Felt Slippers
King Island Mukluks
Stamped Embroideries
Ladies* Hhet.s and Slippers
Captain George Green, master of j
the steamer Tana, was scheduled to !
to leave McGrath with a number of j
other mushers on Friday, but failed
to register departure. Of course, Fri
day, the 13th, had nothing to do with
his non-departure.
Charlie Konietzky was a Wed
nesday arrival from McGrath.
George Mutchler, after a brief {
visit, returned Tuesday to McGrath. |
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter
ritor yof Alaska, before Aj Day- ,
ton. United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas Byrne, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministratoor of the estate of Thomas
Byrne, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
them, duly verified, with '-proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed. at the United States Commis
sioner’s office. Ruby,, Alaska, within
six (6) months from date of this no-1
tice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, Nov. 13, K>25.'
JAMES BYRNE, ;
Administrator.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Estate.
Tokotna
Pool Hall
OH, BOYS! |
Fine Assortment of Pipes
All kinds* of Tobaccos,
Cigarettes and Cigars
New Line of Stationery
Notions, Etci,
Fresh Gandies and
Soft Drinks
Tooth Brushes,
Tooth Paste and PowderI
Canvas Gloves !
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
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The homte of Deputty U. S. Marshal
Peter McMullen and Mrs. McMul en
at McGrath was gladdened Thursday
by the arrival of a ten-pound daugh
ter. First* reports were to the’effect
that a n»w assistant deputy had ar
rived, bu|t later reports made a flat
contradiction. Mrs. McMullen is re
ported ■ as doing nicely, with papa
bearing his honors like a major. ■
PROFESSIONAL
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Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
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Du Sand’s
Cafe and
Hotel
Flat City
. & £ Store
McGrath, Alaska
Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of AH Kinds
Ladies’ Furnishings
Furs Bought and Soid
Moose Skin Mitts and Boots
King Island Mukluks
Babeesh, or Sled Lashing
Voigt’s Dog Harness, the very
Best
PARK AS—Cuff and, hood of
wolf skin, $6.00, Come and
get them while they last
A, R. Eldridge
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McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietor
Cigars,Tobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers' Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
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Larson Roadhouse
Be3fc of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson
Proprietor