News Notes From
All Parts of Alaska
Former U. S. Marshal Jordan, of
Nome, recently left for the States to
reside.
Marshal Stevens has appointed T. J.
McCroskey, for several years past a
member of ktbe A. E. C., as ..his chief
deputy.
Charles Gluscia was taken into cus
tody and fined $25 at Anchorage, re
cently, on the charge of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Barney Kelly was taken into custody
at Neuaua recently on a charge of rob
bery and bound over to await action by
the grand jury, wiLh bail fixed at
$3,000.
The days of ;98 were lived over again
by the residents of Sitka recently when
the American Legion staged one 01 ihe
most successful events since the days
of Russian occupation.
John McGinn and Frank Manley,
old timers of the Fairbanks district,
are reported*to have met with heavy
reverses in the oil game. They ha\e
have been operating in the States.
Walter E. Clark, former governor
of Alaska, but now publisher of Uie
Charleston, W. Va., Daily Mail, was
one of the active pallbearers at the
fnneril of the late Senator Kuox.
Judge Thomas Reed, of the First di
vision, in a recent interview with a
Juneau paper, said: “1 realize that
the district judgeship in Alaska ent
ries with it some semi-political func
tions, but I wish to leaye admiuistra
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tive affairs as largely as possible to the
administrative officers of tbe Territory,
and niy greatest ambition is to dis
charge successfully tbe judicial duties
of the office.”
The new town hall to he erected at
Metlakatla will be combined with a
court room aDd jail. A special room
has been fitted up for the accommoda
tion^of moonshiners.
Former Governor Thomas Riggs and
family are now visiting relatives in
New York. They have also been visit
ing in Quebec, and plan to return to
the Pacific coast some time this month.
Word comes from Los Angeles that
the Alasba-Cleary Gold Mining Syn
cate is offering a limited amount < f
s'oek to the investors of that city. Tl e
company is a Fairbanks concern, with
O. P. Gaustad as a director.
Arthur L. Carpentier, an old-time
pianist Of the Nome and Fairbanks
district, who has been playing in The
Harmony Theater at Anchorage for
several months, has returned to the in
terior to follow the mining game
Two indictments grow ng out of re
cent alleged high grading operations
at Thane were returned last week by a
J uneau jury. One was against Fred
Ma ersand the other against Henry
Timmerman, both charging graud lar
ceny.
A movement has been inaugurated
by Governor Bone to erect a .statue in
houor of William H, Seward, Secre
tary of State under Presidents Lincoln
aud Johnson, who was instrumental in
t te purchase of Alaska and its transfer
to America, i
Mrs. J. J. Sturgis, of Anchorage, ana
Dan Kennedv were married at the rail
road town last week by Rev. Fr. Mark
ham. Mrs. Kennedy is the widow of
the former chief of police of Anchor
age, and Mr. Kennedv is_employed in
the Clayson store.
M. W. Griffith, newly appointed U
S. marshal for the Second division, has
assumed the duties of his office. G. A.
Adams, former clerk of the court, lias
been appointed chief deputy, and J. A.
Cooper has been placed in charge of
the Federal jail.
Mrs. Alioe Laughlin was elected
presideut and Mrs. Klonda Olds secre
tary of a Woman’s Auxiliary to Igloo
No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, at Juneau.
Ovev 100 women have already joined
the augiliary, which is now one of the
largest in the Territory.
Nome papers state that the popula
tion of ’that city will be somewhat
larger this winter than usual, owing to
many persons who generally spend the
winter in the Stales remaining at
home. Most of the residents believe
they can save money by remaining in
the North this winter, owing to the
hard times in the States.
John H! Dunn, superintendent of the
Anchorage public schools, was recently
appointed clerk of the court for the
First division. Mr. Duun was a former
resident of Nome, where he also served
as clerk of court and later as marshal.
He has been teaching at Anchorage for
the past two years, prior to which he
was purchasing agent for the A. E. C.
George Nelson, who is in jail at Ju
neau, charged with the murder of Nels
Peterson, made a high dive in his cell
recently in an attempt to commit sui
cide. He climbed to the roof, a dis
tance of ten feet, and then let go with
his htmds, kicking himself from the
bars with the intention of striking the
floor with his head. He struck the
bars first and cut a deep gash in his
head. After his high dive be was
placed in a straightjacket.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. Bates, your heirs, executors and
assigns:
You are hereby notified that I, the
undei signed! your co-owner, have ex
pended id labor and improvements the
sum of not less than one hundred dol
lars ($100.^0) for the yfars 1917, 1918,
1919 and 1920 upon your interests in
Claim No. 3 Above Discovery on Moore
creek, in the Mu McKinley mining and
recording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
io order to hold said claim uuder ihe
provisions of Sectiou 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
anuual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said min
ing claim for the period ending Decem
ber 31, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, aud the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said claim will become the property ol
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the required expendilures
under the terms of said section 2324 of
toe Revised Statutes of the Uuited
States. Cecil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication. Nov. 16. 1921.
Date of last publication, Feb. 22. 19^2.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. J. Folsom and G. Bates, their
heirs, executors and assigns:
You, and each of you. are hereby
notified that I. the undersigned, your
co owner, have expended in labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars (?100) for each of
the years 1917. 1918, 1919 and 1820 upon
your interests in Claim No. 2 Above
Discovery on Moore creek, in the Ml.
McKinley mining aud recording pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of
Seciions 2324 of the revised statutes of
the United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said raining claim for
the period ending December 31, 1920.
And if within'ninety days after the
publication of this noi ice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said claim will become the property of •
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
lias made the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the Uuited
States. Cecil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. 16. 1921.
Date of last publication, Feb. 22. 1922.
Notice of Forfeiture,
To Emma Brazeau, Joseph Brazeau, E.
New, Vic Pasno, S. J. Martin,
their heirs and assigns:
You, and each of you. jour heirs and
assigns, are hereby notified that I have
performed labor to the value of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) yearly upon
each of the following named placer
mining claims for the years named, all
being situated on Y'aukee creek, a
tributary of the Innoko river, Innoko
mining apd recording precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Section
2324 of the .revised statutes of the
United States of America and the
amendments thereto concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, for the
period ending June 30th, 1921:
Innoko Association, for the years
1914, 1915, 191b, 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.,
California Association, for the years
1914, 1915, 1910, 1917. 1918, 1919, 1920.
No. 18 Below Brneh. right limit, for
the years 1916. 1917, 1918. 1919, 1920.
No. 14 Below creek claim, for the
years 1913, 1914. 1915. 1916, 1917, 1918,
1919, 1920.
No. ,12 Below Bench claim, right
limit, for the years 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918, 1919. 1920.
New York Association claim, for the
years 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
Illinois Association claim, for the
years 19.4, 1915. 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you foil or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as co-owners, as
well as the costs of recording, and the
further costs of this advertisement,
your interests in said claims will be
come the property of the undersigned,
your co-owner, who has made the neees
arv expenditures uuder the terms of
saiil section of the revised statutes of
the United States.
J. E. Nollktte.
Date of first publication, Oct. 5. 1921.
Date of last publication. Jan. 11, 1922.
Guardian’s Sale of Mining Claim.
In the Probate Court for the Innoko
precinct. Fourth judicial division,
Territory of Alaska.
Pursuant to an order of the Probate
Court for the Innoko precinct, I will
sell at public auction, in front of the
Commissioner’s office at Ophir. Alaska.]
Wednesday, December 14, 1921, at 3j
o’clock p. m., the following described]
placer tniniug claim, belonging to the!
estate of Charles Ansio, a missing per
son
Discovery or No. 1 claim, Riddle or
Littlq gulch, a tributary of Bidde'tt
creek, in the Mt. McKinley mining and
recording precint. Territory of Alaska.
Charles Isaacson,
Guardian of the Estate of
Charles Ansio.
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