WILL OPEN
COAL MINE
Closing of Matanuska
Field Means New Ven
ture Near Nenana.
Seattle, Aug. 30.—The closing
of the Government-operated
Chickaloon mine in the Mata
nuska field will mean the imme
diate opening of a large mine in
the Nenana fields. George Wat
kin Evans, mining engineer, will
leave here September 9 to ar
range for opening the new mine
of the Healy Creek Coal Com
pany, backed by A. E. Lathrop
and associates.
Greek Forces Driven
Back in Asia Minor
London.—The Greeks have evacuat
ed Afiun Karahissar, uoder force of a
Turkish nationalist attack. This im
portant central point in the Greek line
in Asia Minor was yielded in the face
of a superior enemy.
Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen, in
his new launch, was host at a pleasant
outing last Sunday, the party leaving
early for the Forks and returning here
in time for the big chicken feed at the
McGrath Roadhouse. The guests:
aboard the launch werei Dr. and Mrs.
W. F. Green, Mrs. Thomas McLean,
Frank H. Guskev, L. W. Bundy.
Washington.—Army orders today re
lieved Major Earle J. McOlung, of the
dental corps, from duty iu Alaska and
assigned him to duty at Fort McDowell,
while Major William D. White, of the
dental corps now at Fort McDowell, is
assigned to duty in Alaska.
Joe Wills, in the (iOO-U, accompanied
by Henry Feel, left yesterday for a
trip up the Kuskokwim.
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Effort to Stop Graft
Seattle.—Every one of Seattle’s four
hundred policemen will be shifted to a
new beat on Friday. This move is
made, the chief of police announces, in
an effort to stop grafting operations
charged against the police department.
JumpiDgoutof a tree on Saturdav
last, Freda Koenig was so unfortunate
as to throw herself on a eut-off willow,
which struck and entered her abdomen
at about the center of the lower right
quarter, the willow point making an
upward gash of over three inches, but
fortunately escaping the intestines. Dr.
W. F. Green gave immediate attentoo,
and made several stitches, and at this
writing the voung lady is doing cicely,
although she will be confined to her
bed for a number of days yet.
A gold nugget valued at SI.112 was
recovered from the placer workings of
Pringle, Postlewaite & Jones, on Nolan
creek, in the Koyukuk, recently. The
firm is reported to be making good
money, as is also the firm of Dow, Wan
namaker, Wool & Foley, operating on
the same creek.
Andy Scharf, with an outfit in a
small boat, left Thursday for a short
trip up the Kuskokwini, being given a
•‘lift” to his destination by the 600 U.
Yes, ice one-third of an inch thick
on outdoor water receptacles on the
morning of August 29th, And it blew
some during the night.
In the District Court tor the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division.
Helen Anna Barnard, plaintiff, vs.
Walter Kenneth Barnard, defendant—
No. ■JiJO I Ali»e Summons.
The'President of the United States
of America, greeting: To the above
named defendant, Walter Kenneth
Barnard.
Summons having been duly issued
out of the above Court in the above en
titled action, and placed in the hands
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 herein 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 forj 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 thef Fourth .Di
vision of Alaska.
Now, therefore, you, the said Waiter
Kenneth Barnard, defendant above
named, are hereby required to appear
•in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Division, within
thirty days after the completion of the
said publication of summons, to-wit:
within thirty days after the 30th day of
August, 1922, exclusive of said day, and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff, a
copy of which is on file 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, to-wiu That
the bonds of matrimony existing be
tween the plaintiff and yourself 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] Rout. W. Taylor,
Clerk,
By R. H. Geoghean,
Deputy Clerk.
Date of first publication, July 19, 1922.
Date of^final publication, Aug. 30, 1922.
Northern Commercial Co.
of Alaska
We have the Largest and Most Complete
Stock of Merchandise On the Kusko
kwim. We Guarantee Our Goods.
Comparative Prices, Effective August 1st.
1921 1922
Bacon .85 $ .75
Ham .75 .70 !
Flour, soft 13.0(i 10.00
Flour, hard 14.00 11.00 v ;
Sugar, cwt. 16.00 14.00
Butter, 2 lbs. 1.75 1.50
Lard, 5%. , 2.00 1.75
i^ard, 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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