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\ Alaska Notes
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> } Gl*»»iug» From- TsCritorial
| 1 Exchanges,
Frank I JhFnSsrie, agent for the It.
a. Biological Sifrvey on Seward' Pe
ninsula* reports that the Eskimos are
taking a full part in developing- -the
farming <of foxes and the marketing
FotheinTpte cm em-cinfw cmfwy mbfw
jf their pelts- into a bounteous Alas
kan-linthistry. The’ soutK side of <tha
peninsula is oir the Bering Sea and
the north on the Arctic* Ocean. Ott
the j\o"th ‘ coast line white men de
-itroycfh thu-Eskimo-. livelihood byaa.
nihiln-1 ing the whales and burning the
Iriftwuud: The Eskimo* have takes
in white foxes, and some families are
making .incomes,-of $2,500 annually.
From catching, wild foxes and selling
the furs- the natives have gone to de
veloping simple ranches. The women
do most of the work—i$/s the aborig
inal: way-^-hut DeFretfjre pointed out
that’’ families threatened with ex
inotion are beginning to thrive,
hough father its around the cabin
hatt has replace^' tue. igloo,' >
Rev. "Fr. J. vaa-'der Pal, formerly
pasten- of SV Xavier church: in Val
le 7.,, an t foir the last four and a half
years pastor of thfe tathtilic cnurch
in Keterjfikati, toft recently for the
states,' under instructions from ■ the
provincial of his order to- report at
Seattle for instructions, With his
Kejfeiiikan pastorate Fr. Van des Pol
/.niplot<d twenty-five years of ser
if, ice-in Alaska, .which took him from
>p Nome to Ketchikan.
^ Several risiicrmen of Cordova are
j preparin'..-.-ui proepect in the- Prince
William Sound country for shrimp.
Intern t in these haw been- aroused- by
' the finding in the stomachs of several
whales caught in the Sound for fox
feed, of largo quantities of shrimp.
As high as a ton. *have been found in
a single whale, indicating that it had
heen feeding on them some in the im
mediate vicinity. Shrimp -five at a
depth* of -about 30 fathoms, staying in
the long eel grass. A draw, arranged
likc<a comb, is used in fishing for
them. It' is also reported that fisher-*
men art Unakwik this past season
found i several oysters in their nets.
These are said to have been large
1 ones, about - equal in size ‘to. the -Tolce
‘ Point oysters.
Colonel. Jatnes *G. Steese, [iresident
of the Alaska RottS Commission, left'
Juneau recently on his annual pil
gimage to Washington to present-the
needs of-'thtf commission^ to the com
.mittee on appropriations. After com-)
pleting hi* business in Washington
h<* will gn to- Europe for for three •
months, returning to his headquarters
• atJtmeau early next year: * .
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j Claude Kelli son of A.: fl. (Cell, of!
Nome, one of the first Alaskans to
graduate from Annapolis, is now a I
lieutenant commander itr the navy and 1
1 is situated at Panama canal. Ehgene ■
! Kell, brother of-LieutenantaComman
mamler Kell, is also a graduate of \
j Annapolis, is now. a liouCejwnt, and
I is stationed un the. battleship Wyoin
j ing, on the Atlantic.1
It is estimated thnt the -herring
1 pack ijf Southern. Alaska this year is
| in excess of 125,000 barrels.. Of fchis
! quantity the Kodiak district- has
yielded 50,0000 barrels,- the SavroUl
Bay /''fistroiet -,10,000 -barrels, ana 'KM-1
Fox bay. 00,000 barrels.
Because he shot a fox which he shw
| rupoing im front of-'a speeder on the
j railroad track1, Otto Smith, of Com
dova. was fined $25 by the U. S. com
missioner at the place. He was
was charged with the possession of- a
pelt, taken out of season, j
FOR SALE
Large1 tank, heatfer.-. ■ i nquire * at
Kusko Times.
McGrathi Roadhouse
Where Trails and Rivers Meet.* .
You Are Cordially Welcomed< !
and Heartily Greeted t.
Stesvart Wliite; - Pi^ops;
L. i i
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Dc. H. W. AveriH !
Pentist
liinM'.BoiiHr Jototn
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
We are in- the field to serve you with>a ;
New Stock of Merchandise.
Work Shoes
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i Shoe Paes
Rubber Boots
Wool Shirts
Wool Underwean
Sweaters | Sox
Water Repellent Coats and Pants
Walk-Over Shoes, for Men and Women
Mail Orders Promptly Filled
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KENNEDY BROTHERS
?. OJSoz 1098, Anchorage, Alaska
TOKOTNA CHRISTMAS EXER
CISES DELIGHTED ALL
In order that the residents of Mo
Grath and Ophir wight' attend* • the
Tokolna Christmas exerciser here
were held on Christmas night instead
of the 24th, as usual.
The dance, which was preceded- by
a program rendered by the Tokotna
school children, was hed at the Larson
& Clough Roadhouse.
The excellent music was furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowrie. Danc
ing started at lbouO 10 o’clock and
continued until 5 a. m», with pauses
only for a delicious lhch. served at
1 :.'!0 and for interspersions by local
and vicinity talent.
The dancing of Miss DeEtte Han- !
son was greatly enjoyed" by all, as
were eadings and recitations by Mrs.
J. H. McLean and Moody Green,
songs by Frank 3 pel jack and Misa E.
Marsh, and speeches by R. M. White
and N. G. Hanson.
Praise of the school program was
heard bn all sides. Though the school
has but six chidreirin attendance, the
program, whieh lasted an hour, was
carried through without :■ «ihitch,
each child appearing a number of
times, even to five-year-old Margaret
Clough and Mkrian McDonald going
through their parts with no prompt
ing whatever.
rsessie soya ana josepn nates re
ceived a great deal of applause far
their rendering of Lucinda’s Mistake,
as did Mary : McLean as teacher in
the dialogue "The Substitute.” Miss
Ellen Fred and Marian McDonald
contributed their full quota to the in
teresting program.
And'vtrr this" connection it may be
said that Mrs; B. J. Boyd, Tokotna’s
efficient'-school teacher, was the r-e'
cipient of many compliments for the
excellent work of her pupils jlnd the
happy outcome of the program.
Following is the program as ren
dered: sS;
Song .. “Welcome^
rrimary Class
flag Salute . ... School
Reading “The Babe of Bethlehem
! Ellen Fred.
Reading, “Santa’s Cousins” .
Mary McLean.-•
Dialogue, " Lucinda's Mistake”
Bessie Boyd and Joseph Oates.
Reading, "A" Regular Fellow” r.i
Joseph Oates.
Song, “Alaska” __
School.
Reading, “Tonopah Bill” ....
Bessie Boyd.
Reading, “Coming of Santa”
Margaret Clotigta. -1 .
Reading. “Teddy Bear” _
Marian McDonald.
Reading. “The Angels’ Song” ...
Ellen Fred..*
Dialogue, “Letting Even With
Sisttir” __
Ellen Fred. Ma/y McLean Bessie ;
Boyd, Joseph Oates. ■
Song, “Christmas Bells” .."1_
School.
Reading, “'The Christmas Doil” i
Margaret Clough.
Reading, “My Family” ..
i Marian McDonald. ’
it.
Machine, Black?
smith and
Sheet MetalWork
All Kind* of Sepain
Stoves Bnilt
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna. Alaska
Reading, “A Code of Morals’....
Bessie Boyd.
Dialogue, “The Substitute”.
Mary McLean and School.
Reading, “Apple Tree Town”..
Margaret Clough. .
Reading, "The Shingles” .7._
Joseph Oates.
Reading, “Ma’s Tools” .
Mary McLean.
Reading, “My Ginger Dog” .7._
Bessie Boyd.
treading, “Share Your Christ
mas” ......
Joseph Oates.
Song, “Christmas Carol” .
School.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court at RubyyNulato 1
Pi eoiact, Fourth' Division, Ter
ritor yof Alaska, before Aj Day
ton, United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge. j
In the matter of the estate of!
Thomas Byrne, deceased. I
Notice is heieby’givendhat' the un-'
dersigned had beitt duly appointed ad
mi mstrataor-of the estate- of Thomas
Byrne, deceased.
AH persons having claims against
said estate are required to present'
thenn duly verified, witlv proper j
vouchers attached, to the under- <
signed, at the United States Commis- j
sioner’s, office, Ruby,, Alaska, within !
six (6) months from date of this no- !
tice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, Nov. 13; 1925. i
JAMES BYRNE, j
Administrator. IJ
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Estate.
Front Street, Tokotna- -
Mrfe.’Fred Dubois •• Prop. <
FOR SALE.
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Nirie good traveling dogs. Fif.l
dollars each. No trouble; fast. \la|
light hickory basket sled, toe 1
■*1!"complete, at a bargain.
P. MICHELS, McGrs*
Court Clothes..
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NOTICE.
Public notice is hereby given to
ill persona having claims against !he
estate of the lata L. E. Bonham trj'
present them, with proper voucher
to the undersigned, at Bethel, Alask
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, this 1
day of Se- tember, 1925.
JAMES- J. BROWN, 1
Administrator^
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Ladies’
Novelties Store
McGrath'
'Where can I get a nice prese:
to send my friends?
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Go to Miss E. Marsh's Lift',
Cash Store, where thirfgs are iti
and new.
Silk Dresses
Sweaters
All kinds of 'Silks
Hose
Hair Nets
Ladies' Wear
Pretty Dolls''
Suitcases and Trunks
Miss E. Marsh
Proprietor
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A; Place to Eat i
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Short Orders and Ldbhes
From Noon-Till Mia^ght
Leo Rodrigue - prop.
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NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO'
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Taco na
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Fruits and Vegetaflts
SPITZENBURG WINTER BANANA
ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT
NATIVE SPUDS ' ONIONS
GARLIC TURNIPS
DELICIOJS APPLES
S LEMONS
OUTBIDS SPUDS
CABBAiE
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waln;
HERRING
Fresh |Nnts
FILBERTS
BRAZIL ALMONDS
Fish
MACKEREL
In Kits
Canned
LOBSTER
TUNA FISH CRAB J*
KING OSCAR SARDINES BOOT1
MUSTARD SARD **
PECANS
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SALMON^ tion
SALMON
Proprietor!
SALMON STRIPS Dv
Meats
HAM
BACON' SUMMER'SAUSA(
PICKLED BRISKET PORK D
GROCERIES
FURNISHING GOODS *, 4,5
BUILDING MATERIAL ,0.11 OH
SLIPPERS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND <
BOOTS. SHOES SNOWSHt
DOORS WINDOWS ROOFING AND BtJ?
Just to Remind You—CHRISTMAS CARDS—W,
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