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Commercial Club Gets
Word McGrath Station
Will Be Moved Here.
Regarding the installation of a w re
less station at Tokotna, the following
communication was received \V< ices
May by the Tokotna Chamber of Com
merce:
McGrath, Sept. 3, 1933.
Chamber of Commerce.
Tokotna, Alaska;
Gentlemen—
Herewith quote message teceivcu
from Col. Hartman. commanding otticer
Washington-Alaska Military Cat-i-s ami
“Telegraph System, regarding moving
•of station from MrOrath to Tokotna:
"Advise Chamber of Commerce, To
mao
ax Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview, Innoko River
koiua, that radio station will be moved
irom McGrath to Tokotna soon as nrac
ticable beftre freezeup. They are ex
pected to comply with their assurances
in messages tot aj ain Burkliead. New
station should bo in operation on or be
fore October 1st.
(Signed) “Hartman.-’
Please advise ( dooel Hartman as to
whether or not the Chamber of Com
merce still intends to comply with con
tents of measures transmitted to Capt.
Burk head. I'. C. Anpcrson.
Private 1st Class,
T-. S. S Kadio Station.
To the above r uutrv the Tokotna
Commercial Club replied af; follows in
, a teiegt&m to Coi. Hartman:
Tokotna, Sept. (i.
< ’ol. Hartman:
Tokotna Commc .dal Club w ill abide
by terms of its previous telegrams,
namely; io iuru.sh masts and raise
i tliC-tn, togetbe.. -1th guy lines. Will
! haul material from McGrath free of
! charge, Iso prov. e suitable cabin for
station, with engine room, at ten dol
lars’ m-nth rental. Thanks for your
I decision.
TOKOTN.s t_ i iMMERUIAL CU'B.
A nd there yo ai e,
I Bill Hummel!, Tokotna’s tonsor, is
! now all fixed up in the quarters for
merly occupied by Mrs, Jones, which
i he took over a few days ago Candies,
| cigars, nets, soft drinks, etc., are fea
| lures of the new resort.
Jack Brandon left Ophir early in the
week for Cripple, and is said to bo
; headed for the Koyukuk.
iiarrv Eckstrum, who came Tuesday
| from Tiitaiina, left, Thursday for his
’ home at Cripple.
I Chris Dahl, returning Wednesday on
! the Thoi from McGrath, left Thursday
i for Ophir._
Ben Brassier left Monday for Ophir,
on his way to Iluby, Ntnana, and the
coast.
Ophir Glass was a Wednesday ar
rival returning to Ophir yesterday.
Owners of dogs in our charge are
Ije-eby notified that our camp will
close on October tkh. Owing to the
poor run of fist, the camp will be en
tirely out of fc-i d by that time. Owners
are requested to take their dogs away
between October 1st and 5th.
M a rtf. i. la & Brink.
Came to my place, two months ago. a
dog of dark brown >• or. with straight
ears, white front and hind feet, white
spot on nose Owner can have same
by paving charges.
( tints N’wLSun. Tokotna.
2,000 Reindeer For Sale
My herd of about two thousand
reindeer, mostly females, are for
sale at Twenty Dollars per head
A. H. Twitcheli - Tokotna, Alaska
Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines
Fairbanks, Alaska
Second Year begins September 14, 1923.
Offers Courses in Agriculture, Genera! Science,
Home Economics, Civil Engineering, and
Mini ng Engineering.
Short Courses in Mining, covering a period of ten
weeks each, begin November 5, 1923, and
January 31, 1924.
Tuition Fr'~ This is Your College.
Charles iu. Bunnell, President.
Telegraphic Ticks.
London.—Princess Anastasia, wife of
Prince Christopher of Greece, formerly
Mrs. William B. Lee<G. of America,
died here this afternoon.
New London, Conn.—A. Mitchell
Palmer was married here this after
noon to Mrs. Margaret Pal Ion Burrei,
widow of a Waterbury manufacturer.Q
London. -General Peyton C. March,
distinguished American armv officer,
and Miss Cora V irgiuia McEntee, 2G,
of New York, vere married this onoru
Athens—A launcti living the Amer
icao flag, carrying ten refugees, was
tired upon by Turkish soldiers at Gal
lipoli. One man was killed and one
woman wounded.
Seattle. Ralph A. Schoenfield. head
of the Standard Puruiture Company,
and for .‘Hi years prominent in business
circles in this city, died at his home
here today, after a lingering illness.
Madrid. A Spanish regiment mu
tinied at Malaga, as it was about to em
bark for Manilla, Morocco, killing one
officer. Three hundred troops were
concerned, and twelve of the leaders
were executed.
Tulsa, Ariz.— Esarr Sack, Grover C.
and Ben P. Siks. ku klux klanners,
who confessed that they worn members
oi a recent Hogging party, were sen
tenced to two years each in the peni
tentiary, today.
Buchanan, Mich.—Jack Knight, vet
eran air mail pilot, arrived from Chey
enne this morning, after haviug made
a night flight of nearly one thousand
milea to l-e beside the bedside of his
d"ing father.
Seattle.—Hear Admiral Chase, whe
wtts delegated last spring to investi
gate facilities and sites in Alaska for
the establishment of a naval base, to be
the htat quarters of a ?,eparate district,
is to report to Admiral Koontz, com
mander of the |Tnited States fleet, at
Port Angeles. Sunday
London.—Recognizing the'futility of
I the further exchange of leugt.hy notes
on the reparations issue, Premier
Baldwin lias decided to meet French
Premier Poinoaire upon the former’s
return from his vaoation at Aix les
Baines.
Vera Cruz.—T his city is under con
trol of a committeo of strikers that has
taken over the direction of the police.
An envoy sent by President Obregcu
has i eturned to Mc-.ico City with
str ikar delegates to negotiate a settle
ment.
Tokotna
First Class in Every
Respect
Private rooms, with spring beds.
Good Meals Served
for $1.00
Bath room, with sanitary toilet.
Pure well water.
Good.tlean dog house.
I Del Thompson, who arrived Wedoes
| day, returned to Ophir on Thursday.
Mrs. VV. H. Jones returned Monday
from o brief visit at < )phir.
George McKenzie left Wednesday
for Ophir.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michaet Lueey, his heirs and as
signs:
You, and each of you. are hereby
notified that ■ . the undersigned, vour
; co-owners, have expended in labor and
improvements the sum of Dot less than
one hundred dollars for the years 1920
and 1922 upon placer mining 'claim No.
5 Above Discovery on Moore creek, in
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ing precinct., Territory of Alaska, in
order to hold said claim under the pro
vision^ of Section 2224 m the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount recuired to hold said mining
claim for the period ending June 30.
1923.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail or
re-fuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost
of recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interest in
said claim will become the property of
' the undersigned, your co-owners, who
have made the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Kulijek A Dawson,
Co-Owners,
By J. F. Keller.
Date of first publication, July 21. 1923.
| Date of last publication. Oct. 20, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Harold Seddon, his heirs and as
signs:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended for labor and improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year for each of the years 1915. 1916,
1917, 1920 and 1921 upon the Yellow
Jacket association placer mining claim,
situate oil Marvel creek, in the Kusko
kwim recording district, Territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim
tinder the provisions of law respecting
annual labor on mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail to
pay your portion of such expenditure,
your interest in said claim wilt- be for
feited to the undersiKned^ct^owner. ac
cording to the provisions* of Section
2324 Revised Statutes of <ith& United
States.
Lutbe« G. /Hess.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
First publication, June 3, 1923.
Last publication. Sept) 8, 1923.
Herd of 200
Reindeer
For Sale'at
$20PecHead
Inquire or writ&Jamed’Wen-?
berg. Napanmji-. /Alaska.
LAUNDRY
McGrath
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A Bath in a Real
RatRTub
ShoC Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CH ARLESHEBHU N
Tbe Handy Man
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
Our Fall Shipments Give Us a
Very Complete Stock for
Fall and Winter
Outfits
We Have a New Stock of
Dog Harness Dag Collars
King Island Water BoOts
Sled Runners Camp Stoves /Tents
Crosscut Meat Saws
A Complete Line of Whiter Clothing,
Including Patrick Brand