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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
EQUALIZATION BOARD
HOLDS FIRST SESSION
Tlio Douglas City Council began ;
its labors last evening as a Board
of Equalization for the adjust; - ii
of property valuations as assessed.
All members of the Connell were j
present, except one.
The evening proved to be exceed
ingty quiet tin less than bait a do/,, n j
taxpayers waited upon the Hoard
anil part of them were merely after
information.
This year something like twenty!
thousand dollars of valuations in ■
property has been lost to the city
iu tearing down buildings and the!
moving of their property, which had
to tie made up in some way or other
im order to provide enough money
in taxes to carry on the city's ad
miuistratlon properly. Most, of this
nectasary increase has been placed
upon different stocks of merchan
dise in the city.
Two more sessions, tonight and to
morrow evening will complete the
duties of the Board.
WOMEN’S CLUB TO HAVE
PbCNiC
The Douglas Island Women's Club
has decided to hold a picnic this
summer, August 12th and Larsen
Ofeek being the time and place sel
ected for the event. The affair is
to bo for members and families on
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FORMER ISLAND FAMILY
IS TO REMOVE SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Orava and chil
dren, former residents of Douglas
who have been living at Tenakee for
the last . three years are visiting
friends here for a short time before
joaving for the States to reside
this winter.
ILL AT TREADWELL
Mre. W. E. Cahill has been stck
at her home at Treadwell Ihe past
two Says, being under the care of
their physician.
TAKE OUTOF-TOWN JOBS „
Douglas Oliver and Dick McCor
mick left yesterday for Hawk Inlet
where they will do trap and can
nery work for the next couple of
months.
MITCHELLS GET AWAY
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Mitchell,
who have been In Juneau since Sat
urday awaiting passage to Ketchi
kan left on the Queen last evening
for their new home. Mr. and Mrs.
N. I. Peterson, parents of Mrs.
Mill hell, accompanied them to Ket
chikan and will remain then; a short
time before continuing on South,
to their home in fluckley, Wash.
VISITING IN DOUGLAS
Miss Margaret Folger arrived here
from Spokane a few days ago and is;
the guest of Mfs. Knute Durham,
for the wetSk.
KEELER AISLl YUUWb
VISIT TOWNS NORTH
I!r. A. ID Keeler, Secretary of the
National Board of Missions of the
Presbyterian Church. Department of.
Church Direction. Dr. S. flail Young. |
General Missionary in Aliiska and|
Airs. Kocler and Dr. Young's daugh
ter, Mrs. A. Y. Kleinsehmidt. re-1
turned to Juneau last night on the,
boat Alma after a trip to Hainesj
a,&d Skagway, having left here Mon
day, noon. Tho party reached HaJnusj
Monday evening and spent part of1
Tuesday at Klukwan and Haines,
reaching Skagway Tuseday evening
where they remined five hours.
^Jtet Klukwan Dr. Keeler and Dr. |
Young made plans for the occupancy
of the manse next "winter. At Haines
they canvassed the property of the
llatneo Mission and made negotia
tions for the sale of a lot to the
Haines School Board. They also
took measures for the repairing of
the manse and church there and
laid plans for the utilization of a
piece of farming land near Haines.
At Skagway the party visited the
ckureh and spent several hours
meeting the people there.
Dr. Keeler and Dr. Young will
leave' Juneau tonight on a gasboat
for Hoonah. with a carpenter and
material to build a manse at that
plea, vPheff will probably return
hoc* Friday night.
BREAKWATER AT
WRANGELL WILL
BE BUILT $001
District Engineer Calls fo
Bids—$50,000 Is Avail
able lor Project.
Forecasting early beginning of th<
Wrangell breakwater, calls for bid
on the work were issued today b
local headquarters of the Hoard u
Rivers and Harbors for this district
Fifty thousand dollars are availabl
for construction.
Advertisements for bids will b
published for a period of 30 days li
local papers and in Seattle, It wa
stated oy ('apt. I’. A. Agnew, actini
for Col. Steese, district engineer. 1
ir hoped that the work can be don
by contract, which will be awarde
at the end of the 30-day period.
The breakwater will be approxl
mutely 300 feet long and is de
signed to give protection to smal
craft in Wrangell harbor. Th
specifications were forwarded to tb
Chief Engineer's office at Washing
ton. I). C., several weeks ago fo
formal approval. They are cxpecte
to be returned within a faw days.
While it. is desired to have th
construction of the project done b
ooratn ct, raid Capt. Agnew, if th
bids received are not acceptable, th
board will do it by day labor unde
supervision of its own euglneei
Work will start shortly after th
end of the 30-day advertlsin
period.
REV. NICKERSON ON RUFORD
ON WAY TO OPEN MISSIO)
Rov. R. S. NigJ»erson, fornierl
pastor of the Cordova Presbyteriu
Church, will be a passenger uboar
th* steamer Buford, due here thl
week, cnroute to St. Law rone
Island In the north, where he vvll
reopen the Presbyterian mission fo
Eskimos at that place. Rov. Nick
orson will confer with Ur. A. 1;
Keeler, Secretary of the J'Jatlona
Board of Missions of the Pretbytei
ian Church und Rev. S. Mali Ybuuf
Presbyterian Generul Missionary i
Alaska, while the Buford is in por
at Juneau, to complete arrangement
for the full establishment of the Si
Lawrence Mission.
Goof c.bt tries and currants for sab
Juneau Dairy, Phone 145. adv
!
WHEN THE MER
CURY IS HIGH—
H® CREAM IS
A RELIEF
In hot weather, noth
in# it more refreshing
than ice cream.
§. & E Ice Cream it
pure ana delicious, and
yon will enjoy it be
cauae of its fine texture,
itt wholesome nest and
ita ooc lness.
JUNEAU MUSIC
HOUSE PARLORS
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CALIFORNIA CROPS SHOW BIG
IMPROVEMENT ^SUMMARY IS MADE
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(Continued u<rom Page One.)
ires harvested in 1922. An average
condition of only eighty per cent, of
! normal Is recorded as compared with
I' eighty-eight per cent, last year.
Total acreage of potatoes shows
a decrease of thirty per cent, from
I the 11122 plantings. This is attrihut
; ed 1,0 low prices received by growers
j. for last season's trap. The area
| for 102.2 is estimated at 53,00 acres.
' Should favorable conditions maintain
to maturity, the the total harvest
i should be 7,772,000 bushels, compared
with 10,250,000 in 1922.
, The area planted to sweet pota
” toes has likewise decreased. Only
r seventy-six per eent. of last year’s
f acreage has been planted, giving
6,100 acres for 1923, compared with
, 8,000 for 1922.
Lima beans planted showed a do
> crease of about twenty per cent.,
, compared with 1922, giving a total of
, 299,000 acres, with an estimated crop
r of 4,470,000 bushels,
t Apples are placed at eighty five
j per cent, of normal, compared with
1 a ton year average of seventy-seven.
The production Is placed at 6,677,
.. 000 bushels (boxes) compared with
. 7.666.000 for 1922.
1 Peach crops are figured at 393,
3 000 tons, compared with 420,000 tons
» in 1922, giving 1923 a crop of nlnety
- two per cent, or normal,
r A total of 210,000 tons of apri
1 cots are predicted, compared with
120,000 tons for 1922.
a Prospects for lemons continue fa
r vorable, with crop estimated at
a eighty-five per cent, normal, com
y pared with fifty-six per cent, last
r year and a ten-year average of
. eighty.
3 Oranges continue to hold the high
' estimate of ninety-two per cent, of
normal, In Tulare county both the
Valencia and naval crop promise to
be good, while the Valencia crop in
Los Angeles and Orange counties
J is not so good as originally estimat
ed,. I
' Sugar beets, walnuts, almonds, figs,
1|grajM»s, olives, plums, prunes, and
1 cherries continue to hold their own,
8 j while pears show a slight slump
compared with 1922.
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PIONEERS MEET TONIGHT.
lj The regular business meeting ff
-j Igloo . No. 6. Pioneers of Alaska anil
, i Auxiliary, will meet tonight at 8
1' o’clock at Moose Hall. Following
t the business meeting of the two
r | lodges, and starting about 9 o’clock,
. a social hour will be held when
cards and dancing will be the pro
gram of entertainment and a sup
!. per will be served.
. Gooseberries and currants for sale.
» Juneau Dairy, Phone 145. adv.
Sweetheart Is Slain
for Girl’s Love.
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Miss Margaret Hagerman, of
Rockdale, 111., is believed to have
been the unconscious cause of the
murder of Frank Muren, to whom
she was engaged. She had many
admirers. Murea's body was found ■
in a haystack near Joliet, after
he had been strangled and bis
skull crushed.
MRS. BERNHOFER REPORTED
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED TODAY
Mrr. J. B. Bernhofer la slightly
Improved today but Is still in a ee-j
rloUH condition, following the birth
of a baby son who died Monday
last. It was reported today.
RETURN FROM TOUR.
Mr. and Mrs. It. &. Adams, and!
the latter’s sister, Miss Sybil Camp-j
btll, returned to Juneau on Uicj
Et earner Alaska after spending the]
pa? l month on an automobile tour;
with Mr. Adams’ bnnh^r, through
Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Weather Conditions As Recorded by
Weather Bureau.
the U. S.
?orccMt foi Juneau and vicinity for 24 hours beginning 8 p. m. todkj:
Ocnerally cloudy and unsettled tonight and Friday; moderate var
alile winds.
LOCAt DATA
( p. m. yest'y
1 a. m. today
12 noon today
Barom. Temp. Humidity
30.15 5G 93
30.17 54 82
30.17 G1 70
Wind Telocity Weather
SE
S
s
1
3
8
Cldy
Clear
Cldy
nations—
•Como . .
1’un a na
ia&lo
Cable and
JEPTKRDAY |
Highest 8 p in. |
temp. temp, j
I..
... 86
. 80
KAUl'J REPORTS
TODAit
•Y.irbauka . 84
ilcKinley Park... 76.
Uiehornge .......... 74
it. Paul . r.o
Dutch' Harbou 52
Codiak. .. 62
Dor do v a . . 64
'uneau . GO
sltka . 68
’rlnce Rupert .... 68
Edmonton . 74
Seattle . 72
Portland . 78
5au Frnacisco .... 68
na
86
78
SO
74
Lowest 8 a.m.
temp. t«*mp.
46
50
54
56
5G
56
66
74
70
78
62
46
40
44
40
58
44
46
50
47
60
52
54
54
54
54
56
60
64
64
58
44
46
52
56
54
60
54
56
54
54
54
( a.m. Preolp. 8 a.m.
Velocity 84 hire Weather
*" ~ o Clear
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.01
•o
0
0
0
Pt
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cldy
Rain
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Cldy
Ruin
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cldy
*—Lena man IV mllae
NOTE: Observation* at frincs Rupert, Beane, romana end Her
’rancleoo are made nt 4 a. m. and 4 p. m„ Jsneeu time.
Cloudy weather prevails this miming along the Pacific Coast from
Prince Rupert to the Bering Sea, with lain fulling at 8 a. m. at Prince
Rupert and St. Paul Island. Fair weather continues In the Interior
and In the North Pacific States and Alberta. Temperatures continue
high In the Yukon and Tanana Valleys, with maxi mu ms yestorduy of
8o degrees at Eagle, 84 at Fairbanks and 86 at Tanana.
MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO.
We are always busy, WHY ?
-There is a reason.
LET US PULL TUGETHER
What helps* Juneau helps me, what helps me helps you,
and what helps you and me helps Juneau; so let us pull to
gether and help Juneau grow.
F. WOLLAND,
Merchant Tailor
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I DOES FOX FARMING PAY *
Our Success Proves It Does
| Why not try several pair in connection with your
| ranch? Easy to care lor and profits many times
| greater than with other animals. Alaska climate pro
= duces the very finest lur.
3- Huy your breeding foxes from prolific strains.
Of twenty-three pair on our ranch this year twenty-one raised
” us nlnely pups. practically 200 per cent; Id pair ol' these wore
3 pupa of Iasi year.
4 litters of f! pupa.
7 litters of 6 pups.
1 litter of J pup.
5 litters of 4 pups.
2 litters of :t pups.
!i litters of 2 pups.
E We guarantee our foxes to be prolific, healthy and to breed ='
= true to color. Visitors are always welcome. i
PRICE $600 PER PAIR, F. 0. B ANCHORAGE. I
JONES uu» WILLIAMSON
SILVER BLACK FOX RRANCH
KUSILOF, ALASKA KDMLOF
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WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
.and am prepared to execute your orders on Baropo at- the lowest
prevailing ratee. Our New York faclHtlea are second to aim. It
you are contemplating sending money to Europe call DpuftUf (I
and we will be glad to give you our lateet quotation*.
Alaace-Dprratne _
Great Britain ....
Germany ..
German Austria
Belgium ...
Ceecbo Slovakia ...
Finland_
Greece _
Italy _
Norway ....
Sweden __
Jugoslavia
..Per Hundred Franoe — 7.11
Peunda 170.00
Marks 1.1ft
Kroneo .16
Franc* 7.6ft
Kronen 1.36
Plnmaxka 1.61
Drachmae ft. 71
Dire . lift!
Kronen 18.46
Kroner 2D70
Krone* ,6t
FIRST TERRITORIAL RANK OF ALASKA,
DOUGLAS .ALASKA
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FIRE ALARM CALLS
1-3 T lire! and Franklin.
1-4 I'Tont and Franklin.
1 5 Front, near Ferry Way.
1-8 Front, opp. Film Rxchanf*
1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf.
1- 8 Front, near Saw M1U.
2- 1 'tome Grocery.
2-3 »viiiouKhby, opp. dole Bara.
2-4 Front and Seward.
2-5 Front and Main.
2-6 Rt-ond and Main.
2-7 Fifth and Seward.
2- 9 Fire Hall.
3- 2 t.astineau and Rawn War.
3-1 ' scond and Gold.
3-5 Fourth and llarrla.
3-3 Fifth and Gold.
3-7 Fifth and Blast.
5.-8 Seventh and Gold.
3- 9 f ifth and Kennedy.
4- 1 Ninth, back of power houM
4-2 . alhoun, opp. Juneau Apta.
4-3 Piatln Ave., and Indian it.
4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
4-6 Seventh and Main,
4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L’iiy *
4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby.
“LET GEO. DO IT"
I have prone to Sitka to ins^U 1
plui binp: in the Sheldon Jackson
Sclioi. Will be back Aug. 1st.
SA 1. MR YOUR WORK. I
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
ijEO. B. RICE
Forrut Boil dine
Plombiite WwUt
Phone 34.
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MADE RIGHT,
High* » Junsaa
, & $L$.
CONFECTIONS
and ICE CREAM
Buy Lome products—m
thitr v.ds<5 a pleasure as well
w.. duty, i
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Manufacturers of the high
est quality of building
Mocks and brick
a
Krause-Judson Company; f
Oou ■ nctors ami Manufacturer*
at Concrete Uulta.
Former Kates Cannery Hit*,
Willoughby Ave. Phone 420
Sitka Hot Springy
Visit the Famotu
Dr. F. I. Goddard's Sanitaria)
Rales $3.00 Per Day anTCR
Every Comfort
Juneao Public library
and Free Reading Rea*
City H«n. Second floor.
Mairfstreet at 4tk
Reading Room Open
I a. m to 10 p a.
Circulation Room Open
1 to t:IO p. a.—7:00 p. it
to 0:00 t at
C.rr?t-ll«wiy.1»»gpwi
RvfCTfllCt Wit
FREE TO ijuL
And on motto
JUNEAU DAIRY
, non
P ALACE OF SWEETS
Eat a diah a day of
cr'-ara. A healthful
food.
Vanilla Strawberry, (“
Pineapple.
We aloo oarve Seattle
lee Cream.
Large room for dance
pnitief.
Ladies’ Rest
UOtEtffiJUK
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