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Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Headed by J. A. II. Kerr, president,
conducted by Charles P. Bayer, field
secretary and tour manager, and es
•corted by Ernest Walker Sawyer, per
.sonnl representative of the Secretary
• jf the Interior, the second annual
good will ercursion of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce, made
• up of a representative delegation of
: Southern California citizens, many of
Ithem accompanied by members of
their families, arrived in Anchorage
: i couple of days ago for a visit of
several hours as guests of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce and
lthe city generally.
The program of entertainment for
tt.he visitors included motor trips
•• about the city and over the nearby
!highways, and a barbecued dinner of
Kodiak lamb and Cook Inlet king sal
mon, served at the Community huild
iing.
In a fe wdays there will be deliv
ered in New York to Brother (Icorge
• J. Feltes, flying Jesuit, an airplane to
replace the Marquette Missionary,
tthe plane which crashed at Kotzebue
last October, with the loss of throe
Hives.
The new plane will be a six-place
inaonoplane, powered with a Packard
MINK
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| Large
! Dark
[ Interior
; Pen-Bred
Wire Orders
Clough &
Brink
Takotna, Alaska
-v- motor similar to the one which
crashed except for minor refinements
made in airplane and motor since
then.
After leaving Fairbanks last fall
Brother Feltes continued his flying
course ar.d is now the possessor of a
transport license. It s said he will be
accompanied to Alaska by Brother
Martiay Lapeyre, S. J., of New Or
leans, who is now in California to
qualify as a pilot.
Brother Feltes will fly the plane
i'r ,ni Roosevelt Fied, New York, to
Seattle. From there it will be shipped
to Fairbanks, assembled there and
then flown to Holy Cross, which will
be the headquarters pont for flights
to missions.
Miss Ernestine Pulver, niece, and
Mrs. M. B. Pulver, sister-in-law of
the late Ernest L. Pulver of Juneau,
arrived in that city recently from
their home in Jamestown, N. Y„ Miss
Pulver is named in her uncle’s will as
the chief beneficiary of his estate.
He was the principal heir to the es
tate of the late Emory Valentine.
The real and personal property of the
estate of Mr. Valentine is estimated
worth as high as $80,000, with liabil
ities not in excess of $30/000. Rental
from the property is is said to .aggre
gate nearly $800 a month. J. F, Mul
lin is administrator of the estate of
Mr. Valentine. Miss Pulver is execu
trix of the estate of Ernest Lee Pul
! ver.
A total of seven halibut "boats ar
| rived at Cordova in one day recently,
making a new record for Cordova’s
fast growing infant industry. Re
| ports of the advisability of live bait,
; the price paid foi fish, and the con
veniences arranged for the halibuters
by the city are spreading rapidly
through the fleet, it is reported, and
j it is expected the boats working out
of Cordova will show a constant in
crease.
A. De Roux, general manager and
j half owner of the Shiedley-Roux as
bestos quarries, 16 miles from Doug
las, was a recent arrival in Juneau
from the States. Mr. De Roux be
! lieves his quarries are the only ones
! in Alaska having any commercial
value, and he thinks it very probable
: that in a few years the output will
become one of the principal indus
j tries in Southeastern Alaska. The
Frank J. Guskey ■
Notary Public \
Takotna, Alaska
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” Is Our Motto
Shiedloy-Roux, quarries are situated
on the northeastern part of Admiral- j
ty island. The value of the asbestos;
ranges from the poorer grades at $44*
per ton to the finest quality at $300 j
per ton. The asbestos is found in
combination with tale, from which
lleuri powder is made,, ranging in
va.uf am $16 to $26 per ton. The
Ala-! . bestos is claimed to be .al
ii nsi i: e from any impurities and
practically the only process needed to
; at pare it for use by manufacturers
is the separation of the fibers. Over
$ ,5,000 has been invested in the de
velopment of the quarries, and the
owners plan to operate on an in
creased scale this summer. I
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the scene of his intended slaughter,
however, he changed .his . mind and re
turned to his own home. When he
pulled the revolver from his pocket,
to lay it away in his room he discov
ered that he had forgotten to load it.
The trouble started when Vander
bilt saw Arno bringing Mrs. Vander
bilt home.
. LOS ANGELES.—^Superior Judge
«'udgt- William Doran was forced «o
enter a plea of not guilty today when
David H. Clark, former deputy dis
trict attorney, refused to plead at his
arraignment on an information accus
| ing him of the murder of Herbert
' Spencer, political writer, dark re
mained silent after the charge had
been read and .the Judge called for
i his plea. By previous stipulation the
| trial was set for August 3.
WASHINGTON-—With “Scarface”
! A1 Capone securely ‘*bound round”
; with a dozen or more indictments
| vhich threaten to keep him behind
: the bars for many years, officials of
the Department of Justice plan to
; turn their attention next to the city
1 of New York, where the next major
offensive against racketeering will be
' staged.
It is intimated at Department head
quarters that federal sleuths already
are engaged in conducting quiet in
vestigations, and these are’to be fol
lowed by a real drive on crime higher
pps by the Treasury and prohibition
departments.
While the gang leaders of the me
tropolis are being shadowed, agents
of the government also will be at
work in St. Louis, Detroit, Philadel
phia and Cleveland, where there are
said to be crime organizations fully
as menacing as those of Chicago and
New York.
CHICAGO.—The HcraW-Examiner
says that Johnny “The Immune”
| Torric has succeeded A1 Capone as
j gangland leader. In a proclamation
[Torric invested himself with ducal
of gangland leadership, and they'
were posted in haunts over half the!
world.
Torric brought Capone from Brook
lyn a decade ago to -manage the Col
sirnos, in the Twenty-second street
vice district.. When Torric abdicated,
Capone then climbed upon/the throne.
The newspaper said that Torric or
dered Capone to “take th erap,” plead
guilty to indictments charging liquor
and other violations.
U. Sj District Attorney Johnson, di
rector in the i drive .against Capone,
said - the government already has
made a plan of offensive against Ca
pone’s. successor.
Deputy U. S. Marshal S. J. Nichols,
following an official visit here of a
couple of days, returned to McGrath
.last Sunday. Also going down were
Axel Peterson, Andy White, Charlie
Nichols,. J.. H. McLean. Fred Dubois,
John Griffin and A. JL. Twitchell, all
of whom returned here early Tuesday
morning,, following service .as jurors
in. a case heard Monday at McGrath.
■ Bichard (Diamond Dick) Rhodes,
well known restaurateur and caterer,
after .a visit here of a couple of days,
returned .to his home at McGrath on
Thursday, going down with Pilot
Munson.
Joe Ferris was a Thursday-arrival
for a brief town, visit.
IFOR SALE
Ophir
Roadhouse .'j
Completely furnished. A
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqbt party.
Write or wire to
P. W; CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska. -!
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ophir, In
noko Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, before Chris
tian Bolgen, Unified States Com
missioner, and - es-*fficio Probate
Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of John
E. Edwards, deceased.
Notice is hereby given' .that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
administrator if the estate, of John E.
Edwards, deceased.
All persons having .claims against
said estate are requiifed/\to present
the same, fully verified, With proper
vouchers attached, vto *'ithe under
signed, »t my residence a at Ophir,
Alaska, within six months, from the
date of1 this notice.
Dated at -Ophir, Alaska, a June .1,
1931.
H. NICHOLSON,
__Administrator.
ROSPCRUdAN ’ MY8TBRH5S -»All
sincere seekers far the great) truth
and power, known to* the-ancients,
write for’ the'free book “Light f of
. Egypt;” mailed witheut-*Obligation
to oceuit students. Librarian .111,
A more Temple, San Jose, Calif.
When In
Fairbanks
’'Far Real flame-Grown
■CHICKEN'-DINNERS }
' Try ‘’Hie l
18-Mile j
Roadhouse j
‘•In Advance- far flpidalf
Parties. ^
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NICE BALLROOM t
Where All May Donee it»Tkeir.
Delight,"by Radio “Music. .
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A Short Drive Through''.De
lightful Forest Scenery. »
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ;
Mirtchler \
Proprietors j
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A Radio
Announcement
We are pleased to announce that
we have secured the agency . for
this district of the NewGGeneral
Motors 1,000-hour Battejy itadio
Set, which has become ooppopular
the past few months in lall .parts of
Alaska where electricity is not
available. The Set, complete, with
tubes, will sell at McGrath for
$160.00
We ihotWawrife orters by Jnly 20th, in
ot-der to ship on the 1st boat.
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