PROMINENT
TACOMANS
Charged With Holdup
and Robbery of Bank
at Anacortes.
Haattle, May L9.—David W.
Nadeau, Rusael E. Evans, Law
rence H. Lee and Warren L.
Iiidley, all Tacomans and more
■or lefeo prominent in business
And eocial affairs of that city,
•were arrested and lodged in the
King county jail tonight, pend
ing their removal to Mount Ver
«on for trial, on charges of hav
ing held up and robbed the State
Bank of Anacortes of $17,581 on
April 17, after wounding W. T.
Odin, president of the institu
tion. _
Front Street Under
goes Transformation
Front street has undergone trans
formation since last Saturday night.
Earl? Sunday morning, following the
placing or eight culverts In position at
necessary spots between the Larson
House and the Lowrie machine shop,
4he work of corduroying that stretch
was commenced, finished early Mon
day, and then given a liberal covering
•1 gravel. .
Eight new culverts were also placed
ia the upper end of the street, from
She N. C. Co. down to the Larson front.
This stretch has also been given a lib
.eral treatment of gravel, all of which
has greatly improved and added fine
Appearance to the entire thoroughfare.
John E. Baker gave personal super
wleloa to this work, for which he is re
ceiving the praise and thanks of citi
seas generally.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
Foreign Flashes
Tokio.—The American destroyer
John Paul Sones left Yokohama Tues
day morning for Hakodate to pick up a
reserve plane belonging to McLaren,
Britisa aviator on his way around the
world, and take it on to Hongkong,
whence it will be taken on another de
stroyer to Calcutta.
Peking.—Two American missionaries
were killed at Kweilin Kwanesi when
troops from the north besieged that
city, according to reports received at
the American legation Thursdav morn
ing- _
Berlin.—President Ebert Tuesday
night charged Chancellor Marx, who
resigned Monday, to resume negotia
tions with the bourgeoise parties for
the purpose of forming a new cabinet.
Boise.—Dan Jokish, world war vet
eran, was killed Thursday in the 300
foot fall of his aeroplane, which was of
his own construction, and in which he
was flying one hundred miles an hour.
Peking.—The American Legion yes
terday strongly protested to the .Chi
nese government the murder of Jay
Dinamore, formerly of Seattle, who was
killed by bandits near Iskien.
London.—Sleeping sickness carried
off J. Bruce Ismay, shipping magnate,
Tuesday, and England is alarmed over
spreading of the disease.
‘Peace’ Program of
Methodist Bishop
Springfield, Mass., May 25.—A pro
posal that a world conference of re
ligisus forces be called to consider
plans agaiDSt war was introduced be
fore the Methodist Episcopal general
conference here today.
“I’ll do my utmost to prevent war,
but when an enemy, by force or propa
ganda, defies mv country and its flag,
here is one Methodist who will give all
that he has to defend his country.”
said Bishop Adna W. Leonard, of San
Francisco, in addressing the confer
ence. _
Ike Hayes and Tom Saknoff were
Thursday arrivals from McGrath, com
ing up with Skipper Nelson.
John Vogtor, after a few days^in
town, returned Friday to Ophir.
Albert Peterson, a Sunday arrival,
returned to Ophir on Tuesday.
Steamboat Service On Innoko River
The Steamer Pup, Max Sitnel owner and operator, will be
carrying V. S. mail, express, freight and passengers between
Holy Cross and Qphlr and all points on the Innoko River,
leaving Ophir on Next Trip About June 24
And making regular trips between Ophir and Holy Cross
during the open season of 1924. Horse scows leaving Ophir
will connect with steamer at North Fork of Innoko.
Fare From Ophir to Holy Cross, With Board, $35
BATHS
At Reasonable Hours|
Mrs. Robert E. Lovvrie
Aviator Kiel son Lands
8th Air Mail, McGrath
Aviator Eielson, with the eighth
airplane mail from 'Fairbanks, landed
at McGrath Wednesday morning at
8:30, bringing several hundred pounds
of mail. The landing was made at a
point about one mile up the Kusko
kwim, near the Vanderpool ranch.
Mr. Eielson made his departure
about It p. m., taking with him Charlie
Nystrom, who has been more or less
ill for several months, and who is on
his way to the Mayo Brothers institu
tion at Rochester, Minn., in hope ol
obtaining relief, in which quest he
carries with him the well-wishes o(
hundreds of friends.
The airplane arrived at Fairbanks at
9:30 last night, according to a telegram
received by Deputy Marshal McMullen
from Mr. Eielson, who states that in
landing on the Fairbanks field the
plane hit a mudhole. The plane tipped
over, but no one was hurt. Mr. Eielson
states that he will make his next trip
about a week late, as the plane must
await repairs.
Wheeler Exonerated
by Senate, 56 to 5
Washington, May 26.—Senator B. K.
W heeler was exonerated by the Senate
today by a vote of 56 to 5 from ali al
teged acts in connection with obtain
ing land permits for elients, on which
his indictment in Montana was based.
Bill Hummel is on bis way to To
kotna, according to a telegram received
Sunday, reading as follows:
Fairbanks, May 24.
Jack Muicbler,
Tokotna, Aaa.
Plane won’t take me Leave for Ne
nana in morning to catch Jacobs. Mail
plane will land in Tokotna if good
landing. Wire Eielson.
Blue. Hummel
Tokotna Radio Station Schedule.
Following is the schedule now ob
served by the Tokotna radio station: u
WEKK DAYS.
9:39 a. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
10:45 a. m.—Send and receive lditarod.
1:00 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
2:00 p. m.—-Receive from Fairbanks.
3:00 p. m.—Send and receive lditarod.
»:00 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
SUNDAYS.
9:30 a. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
10:45 a. m.—Send aod receive lditarod.
3:00 p. m.— Send and receive lditarod.
6:00 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
Effective May 15th, messages will
not be accepted over counter during
operating schedule. They will be held
over either for next schedule or for
transmission the following day.
GULLIKSON
HOUSE
Tokotna’
;
First Class in Every
Resnect!
Privatelrooras, with spring-beds.l
Good Meals Served
for $1.00
<
Bath-room, with sanitary’toilet. s
Parr; well water.
Good, cleanjdog house.' *
■s
Str. Tana Left 28th
on 1st Trip to Bethel
The steamer Tana, Captain George
Green, left McGrath at 8 p. m. Wed
nesday for Bethel, to connect with the
steamer Santa Ana, Captain Wallace
Langley, when the latter boat arrives.
Going down as passengers on the
Tana were Mrs. Howard LaBgley, hav
ing in her charge till they reach Se
attle Master Junior and Miss Winifred
Lewis; John Savola, who is headed for
some point on the coast; Mrs. Burt
Dimenti anfl sister, for Bethel; Andrew
Olson, beaded for the lower river.
Also a passenger for Bethel, on his
way to the Outside, was Charlie Re
bhun. a well known oldtimer of the
North. Mr. Rebhun has not been en
jovfng the best of health for some
months, for which reason he deter
mined to try a change of climate, and
will probably go direct to Arieona.
Charlie was an early arrival at Daw
FOR SALE
35-Foot
ScowBoat
6-foot beam, 4-foot bottom.
Equipped with a 5-horsepower
Wright Engine.
Canvas Covered and Canvas
Curtains.
Now at Berry Landing.
$275.00
Inquire of Bob Roberson,
Tokotna.
sod, from which place he weDt to Pair
backs, lator cmm to> Ophir, and than
Tokotoa, and during the past four years
has lived at McGrath. That he will
be benefited by a change of climate and
fully restored to health, it goes with
out saying, is the. wish of his hundreds
of friends and acquaintances.
San Antonio.'*-Rev. Thornton Whal
ing, of the faeulty of Kentucky Theo
logical Seminary, Louisville, was elect
ed moderator at the sizty-fourtb gen
eral assembly of Presbyterian churches
of the United States*;Tuesday.
Cascade, B. C.r—Alex. Carlson, pro
prietor of the British Columbia Hotel,
and nine of bis guests were drowned
when their pleasure boat foundered in
Lake Christina. Thursday.
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Max Simel
The .Pioneer Trader
. Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
~ and Trappers’
Supplies
Stewaen Service On the Inoka
,. River. ,
Ask the People of Ophir about ua./.j
* STATION '<
Fairview. innoko River
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO. •
OF ALASKA
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Stores at McGrath ancL Tacotna
An Old Saying;
“The Best Is Always
the Cheapest”
Service and Guaran- ]
teed Goods Count
for a Lot
Our Guarantee Means Something
I00-6AL. TANK GASOLINE, $55.00
At Our McGrath Store