Alaska Notes j
Gathered ,Fcom- Territorial |
Exchanges. |
i'hi> Territory t)f Alaska had a cash
.’-me* in .the treasury on February
of $1,077,215.15, according to the
I ort of \\ ah tain G. Smith, Terri
riaLtriiUsurer. This sum was more
uv twice as large ns the balance on
(1 at th cbeginning of the last bi
tuium* 9n Feb. 28, 1925, the report
the. treasurer showed a balance of
1,291.88. The same date last year
ere was $558,832.01 in the treasury.
Anton Standee, one of the Klon
se kings of the. early days of Daw
•n, who won a great fortune from
is rich placer claim, is now' a- dock
iand on the steamer Starr, which
'lies between Seward and Unalaska.
\nton always paid ton wagef while
iperating his bonanza claim, and
here was never any. .shortage of
aruunu I.
The Wrangell * ChSijibeT of Com
merce has asked Governor George A.
arks to urge, the Territorial Legis
ation to provide -legislation that
night bring about the extermination
.f hair ^ealfv regarded..*? probably
he worst enemy of salmon. The
A'rangell organisation says hair seals
.re particularly, numerous in the Sti
<ine district and are alarmingly de
structive.
Charles..Fisk, of th eedftorial de
partment *o£ -the ,Ketchikan Chronicle
for the last, five years, recently ar
rived in Anchorage to .take, over the
editorial;-department of the Anchor
age Tim-s-* .
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t- A., .i'heife, a laundryroan of
Sitjra, -recently committed suicide,
'ollo-.'vng a quarrel with his wife.
Mrs. Theile testified .before a coro- j
.ar’s jury that following a family
jarrel he took a high-powered rifle
•om the walL and shot himself in the
head. Mrs. Theile was arrested by
Deputy Marshal Caswell, following
the shooting, and charged with the
killing of her husband, but the coro
ner’s jury returned a verdict of’ death,
by suicide, and she was released.
Mayor IV .R. Hanlon and Council
men A. Murray, W. Larlanof and
John Hollywood, ot Sitka, who were
arrested recently charged with mal
feasance in office. bast'd: upon the il
legal appropriation of city funds,
have, been hound ev< r to the grand
jury. Hanlon was released on bonds
of $2,000, and the others in bonds of
$1,00Q each.
The Burrell and Baird and other
dredging companies operating in the
Klondike l.i-t year paid $9,000 in roy
alty on their gold product, paid $16,
900 for the renewal of their claims,
and disbursed $260,000 in wages.
The Alaska Agricultural College
School of Mines recently inaugurated
a short course m motors, I he course
will cover ten weeks and will embrace
instruction in automobile, tractor and
motor boat engines. Considerable
time will be given to practical shop
work in overhauling motors of vari
ous kinds, testing, adjusting and re
pairing carbureters, and the care and
repair of lightin gsystems. Especial
attention will be given to the minor
repairs that can and should be made
by every owner and operator.
Drilling for oil is proceeding stead
ily on the Sullivan property in the
Yakataga district, according to late
reports from that field. It is said the
drill i snow down a distance of 11 Oft:
feet and that the signs are more en-;
couraging than ever. Y recent boat i
from the States brought a large ship- i
ment of casing for the company,,
which is regarded as indicating that:
operations will continue without letup
until oil is brought in or until it is
demonstrated there is no oil within
reasonable working.
Frank Dufresne, game warden, re
turned to Fairbanks recently from a
trip of inspection that took him to
KENNEDY BROTHERS
P.. £>, Box* 1698, Anchorage, Alaska
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Eiderdown Robes
jWE «re Agents for Wood’s Canadian Eiderdown Robes. None- better.
I We have them in ail sizes, the largest being 90x90, the next being
7Sx90„ and,72x84, and smaller if desred.
Complete Line of Gents’ Furnishings
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and Dressed Lum
ber of All Kinds
INNOKO LUMBER CO
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COMPANY
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Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
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Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
Birches, on the Yukon river. Robert
Young, alien, was arrested at Birches
and brought to Tanana to be tried on
a charge of trapping and hunting
without first seem ing a special alien
license. Commissioner Howard sen
tenced Young to CO days in jail and
fined him $250, as well as confiscat
ing his guns and traps. Mr. Du
fresne made 304 miles in 11 days
with a tea mof Siberian dogs.
A small crew of miners left An
chorage recently for Jonesville to get
things in readiness at the Evan Jones
mine for a resumption of operations.
As soon as the preliminary work is
completed a full crew will be em
ployed to take out coal for the A a ;ka
Railroad and for commercial urn*. Na
tion. The Evan Jones Cam, ;::.y has
been awarded a contract by th
Alaska Railroad for 10,000 to..s of
coal.
The production of coal at the mines
of the Alaska-Matanuska Coal Com
pany, better known as th elloward
Jesson mines, on Moose creek, was
suspended recently. It is stated that
the entire crew, with the exception of
ihrce r..e , wer: la'd otF. The reason
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Pork Ecif
Reindeer
Mutton
PICKLED TONGUE
PIGS’ FEET
BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
In Variety
PORK SAUSAGE
HEAD CHEESE
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Takotoa
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V ‘is
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JUST ARRIVES
Fresh Fruits
Gandies
Cigars
Tobaccos
Cigarets
Jack RfcfchJer
Proprietor
Laundry
Front Street, Tokotna
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* Mrs. Fred Dubois - Prop.
! of the shutdown and the probabh
period is unknown. The company
ns beer, working on a large contrac"
for the Alaska Railroad, and, it is un
- iaartnnMnpi9Bnnt
' dcr.stood, thiswecmtract has been only
■ artly filled.
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T go<; U and wT dell same at
fed pric< •; until sold.
G. iBi : F . 3 pkgs. for $1.00
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Tapioca, 10-lb. sacks, 75c.
Tap'oca, 1-ib. pkgs., 6 for $1.00.
Ss < 6 foi $1.00.
Whole Green Peas, 10-ib. sacks 75c.
Pearl Barley, 10-lb. sacks 75c..
Clam Bouillon, 4 bottles 25c,
Fluid Bouillon, 4 bottles 25c.
Tuna Fish, 5 cans $1.00..
Lobsters, 5 cans $1.00.
Bill'’.‘berries, gallons, 50c.
Thubarb, gallons, 50c.
Ranier Mali Syrup, 24 2 l-2s, $8.00 per case
3 cans for $1.25.
Loganberry Juice Phez, qts., 3 for $1.25. ,
Lucky Strike Tobacco, $2.00 per dozen.
Tuxedo Tobacco, $2.00 per dozen.
Westover Tobacco, $4.00 for 12-plug caddy.
Miners’ Picks, 5 and 6 lbs., $1 each.
$9.50 per dozen.
Flume Hose, 12-inch, 40c per foota
Flume Hose, 14-inch, 50c per foot.
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