THE KUSKO TIMES
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Entered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1022. at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1379.
-J tiKATH, ALASKA. NOV. 8, 1022
Conditions at the New
Oil Town of Kanatak i
P. O. Sundberg, formerly of Iditarod
arid: other interior camps, whom old
timers will remember as “Sunny Jim,”
for isome years a well known business
man of Anchorage, returned to the |
railroad town recently from a visit to
the Gold Bay district and reports much
activity there. He spent several days
on the ground and returned to Anchor
age. fully informed regarding condi
tions at the beach town of Kanatak
and: in the oil fields several miles in
iaml. lie was so favorably impressed
i iat he has decided to ship a- stock of
supplies to the new camp immediately,
He secured two lots during his visit.
Conditions at Kanatak and-aiong the
0 abb, Mr. Sundberg informed a repre
sentative of the Anchorage Times, pre
sent the appearance of a typical stam- ,
pede camp. Accommodations are poor
at the present time as regards rooms
and board. However, several bunk
houses and more restaurants are beiDg
established, which will meet the emer- '
gency.
The question ot town lots is peculiar. :
Mr. Sundberg says a number of Ah- i
ehoeageites availed -themselves of i
’•squatters’ rights” and staked lots.
The town of Kanatak consists of an In
dian reset1 vation, script acreage and
open ground. Jack Finnegan has script
So acres, and W.J Erskine. of Kodiak,
also has script land for towusite pur- ^
poses
The oil district -is about 14 miles [
from Kanatak The Associated Oil
ompany ha3 a tractor and large force
of men at work building a road from I
she- beach to the drilling site, and i
splendid buildings are being erected i
for tthe accommodation of the men.
Lighterage faoilitiesjare poor at Kan
atak, and the weather is bad much of
thei time.
‘Gland Farm’ Stopped
by New England Town
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West Dennis, Mass.—By a vote of 79
to G this town has decided to banish
gland hospitals within its borders. The
petition of Dr. J. Leon HaDson that bis
‘gland farm” be allowed to continue in
operation was denied
Attention was attracted to this hos
pital a few days ago when a patient in
w hose body the glands of a bull bad
been grafted died. Residents of the
town protested vigorously against the
Dr, W. F. Green
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McGrath? Alaska*
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institution, which, it was said, had
beeu established without the consent
of the town authorities.
Dr* Hatison, at the meet in#, pre
sented arguments tending to show the
need existing for such a hospital, hut
his remarks- were greeted with jeers
and laughter, The physician agreed
to move his hospital to a more hr ,
pi table environment.
PRESS SQUIBS.
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- if it s a best cellar, it isn’t dry.—
Washington Post.
What the Irish need most is not a
j president, but a referee.—Life.
War wages were bound to result in
wage wars.'—New York Tribune.
“Dry Move in Bulgaria.” Ah: they’re
going to prohibit buttermilk.—St. Paul
Dispatch.
Prohibition has come to stay, but it
doesn t mix around among the folks
much.—Washington Post.
Don’t consider marriage until you
know' how much you can afford for a
radio set - Wall Street Journal.
“AEusLiUe a Parlor Car,” head
lines The Digest. All the seats must
be taken.—Greenville Piedmont.
Ameng the things w*e don’t under
stand is how a mosquito can get along
without any sleep.—New York World.
Congress seems to have a stable gov
ernment, judging from the amount of
stalling it does. Wall Street Journal.
If there is a surplus in the United
States treasury, let’s hrpe Congress
does cot hear of it.—Financial Amer
ica*
From the Congressional concern over
it, we infer that the infant dye indus
try is old enough to vote.—Asheville
Citizen.
Strikers seem to be a little behind
the times. They never make arrange
ments to sell the movie rights.—-Wall
Street Journal.
Now the drys have invaded Ger-j
many, and there are Germans who will
doubtless hold that this, is the last
straw.—Marion Star.
The crime wave has abated tempo
porarily, owing to the absence-of the
criminals on their vacations in Eu
rope.—New York Tribune.
A candidate’s idea of u firm and • life-1
long conviction is what he thinks will I
be popular until after election,—Ohio
State Journal.
The world has facilities enough now
for transmitting intelligence rapidly —
that is, until we get more intelligence
to transmit.—Life.
During this abuse of the bootleggers
we should not forget that no one has
ever charged theta with drinking their
own stuff.—Boston Shoe and Leather
Reporter.
The Literary Digest’s referendum
would seem to indicate that while
Americans object to a flood, thev do
not want to live in a Sahara.—Boston
Transcript.
A raericans are the only people in the
world willing to pay foreigners for the
privilege of listening to them teli bow
uncultured we really are.—New York
Morning Telegraph.
A dispatch from Warsaw says that
the doctors there are studying the
problem of increasing the longevity of
PROFESSIONAL.
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Iditarod, Alaska,
and at
705 L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Conrts
the Foies. Why not try creosoting
them?—Nashville Southern Lumber
man.
You have to admire the courage of
the German people: they feel sure they
will yet find a way by which their
debts will be paid by somebody else —
Chicago American Lumberman.
A purse containing $750 in currency
and a check for $210 went overboard
from the lap of Mrs. Elsa Thompson, a
passenger on the Northwestern, while
the steamer was passing through Sum
ner strait, says the Wrangell Sentinel.
Mrs. Thompson had been sitting in a
chair near the edge of the upper deck
when she anti a traveling companion <
decided to walk around for a while.
She forgot all about having anything
in her lap. and as she arose the purse
went overboard. The matter was re
ported to (laptain Nord, whe promptly
turned the steamer around and sent
out a life boat to look for the floating
wealth, which was found and restored
to the owner within 20 minutes from
the time it had gone overboard. Mrs.
i Thompson turned the purse over to
Purser Morgan for safe keeping. An
other lady passenger also developed a
bump of caution and turned her purse
over to Purser Morgan for safe keep
ing. It contained $2;
LOUIS GORMAN
Big River
General Supplies Fresh From the
Outside
Furs Bought and Sola
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.>
Best, of Home Cooked Meals. . Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses Under Construction.
Mrs. Frank Larson -- Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Yes, the prices hre right
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ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager,
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals. „ Private rooms.
New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed.
Diamond Dick
Proprietor
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