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THE KUSKO TIMES
A. X. Grant, Publisher, Sole
Owner and Editor.
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Bntered as second-class matter August
2#th, 1923, at the Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. NOV. 15 1924
Alaska Notes
Gleanings From Territorial \
Exchanges.
Formal announcement of the consoli
dation of two of the big companies
which arc preparing to take over large
‘holdings in the Fairbanks district was
.made recently by Norman C. Stines,
who has been directing the activities
^of the United States Smelting. Rrfir
jng and Mining Exploration Com pan. <
during the past year. The companies
referred to are the Hammon company
And the one which Mr. Stines repre
eents. This action is regarded in Fair
banks as indicating that the two com
panics have decided to remain in the
field and carry eut the big program of
development, which will include the
construction of a Jftrge water supplv
ditch and the working of large areas nf
placer ground by the most modern
methods and on a scale of much larger
proportions than any hitherto attempt
ed in Interior Alaska.
The **.000 voted by the city council
jot Juneau to send R. E. Robertson,
special city attorney, to Washington to
work for legislation affecting the mu
nicipality and the Territory, wag an
illegal disbursement and must be re
.turned to the citv treasury, it was held
,by the Circuit Court of Appeals in a
.decision recently handed down, revers
ing the District coort of the First divi
sloa. The action arose in the District
court at Juneau on application by Em
ory Valentine for an injunction re
PIONEER
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
straining tbe city treasurer from turn
ing the money over to Robertson. The
injunction was denied, and an appeal
was taken to the Circuit court. In the
meantime Robertson made the trip to
Washington, expending about *1.000 of
the money appropriated.
M. Husuki. a Jap employed at a
Petersburg cannery, recently shot and
killed Mary AndreanofT, and perhaps
fatally wounded her mother, who were
fellow workers in the cannery. He
then walked out to the-end of the dock
and shot himself through the head, in
flicting a wound from which a portion
of the brain matter escaped. It was at
first'thought that neither the Jap nor
the woman had a chance to survive,
but later both showed improvement,
and it is now expected that both will
recover. Tfle Japanese residents of
Petersburg raised $250 for the beDebt
of the woman._
Jess Wickersham, a resident of the
Cbickaloon district, was instantly
killed by his native wife, who placed
three bullets in his body, following a
bitter quarrel, during which the ruau
attempted to beat up bis spouse. Tbe
night of the tragedy Wickersham. who
was intoxicated, attempted to carve tbe
woman with a butcher knife. She
warned him off, and when he came
within the danger zone fired with
deadly aim. Wickersham was a Span
ish * veteran. aDd had lived in
A i . number of years.
if* buildings being eree
. u are attracting the at ten
udeuts of neighboring towns,
wit , ■ profuse with complunHntai y
ten.aiKS, Seward can boast that what
ever buildings are being erected are
ail fireproof, cement structures, modern
and sightly. The old sha-ctcs are giving
way to concrete structures, and within
a few more years will be relegated to
the d&vs of long yo.—Seward Gate
way. '
“Happy” MeNeer, the 13 year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. MeNeer,
formerly of Valdez and Seward, was
drowned some weeks ago while in
bathing at Haysi, Virginia. Ductors
worked over the lad for several incurs,
but without avail.
Leonard Scott Temple, an oldtimer
in the North, dropped dead at Nome a
few weeks ago. from apoplexy. He first
came to Alaska ir 1898.
Distances Between
Nenana and Flat
Miles.
Nenana to Tavern. 17
Tavern to Knight's. 24
Knight’s to 19 roadhouse . 19
19 roadhouse to Riffle Pole road
house .. 8
Riffle Pole roadhouse to Diamond. 11
Diamond roadhouse to Roosevelt_ 13
Roosevelt to Lake Minchumina. 25
Lake Minchumina to Lone Star
roadhouse . 34
Lone Star to Tel id a. 18
Telida to Tent roadhouse.. 10
Tent roadhouse to Slow Fork.. 6
Slow Fork to East Fork.. 22
East Fork to Nicoli . 10
Nicoli to Big River. 21
Big River roadhouse to McGrath_ 25
McGrath to Tokotna. 18
From Nenana to Tokotna..281
Tokotna to Ophir. 22
Ophir to Jerry’s roadhouse_ 33
Jerry's to Shermeyer’s roadhouse.. 27
Shermeyer’s to lditatod . 18
Iditarod to Flat. 8
From Nenana to Flat. 387
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
ICall At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
Bedbugs and Beauties
Stop Raili oad Train
Bolnznon. Italv.— Bedbugs stopped a
train just ou'side i be frontier here.
The train carried about a dozen
beautiful Viennese women, and when
thev arrived at Villach they immedi
ately reported to the station master
that the train could not go on unless
the coaches were fumigated. Before a
curious crowd of onlookers the Vi
ennese iteauties disrobed and showed
on their bodies tanned from the season
at the ido, Venice, masses of bedbug
biles, while the insects themselves
sought refuge in the recesses of the
discarded clothing.
The crowd became - SO'curious ;tbat
the station master took the beauties to
more private quarters. In the mean
time the train was held on the tracks
and a party of station hands, armed
with disinfectants, went through the
coaches.
‘Tick Tick’ New Form
of Gambling, Germany
Berlin. — A new form of gambling
has struck Germany. It is known as
•‘tick tick.” because watches and sm/ill
clocks are used in this game of chance.
The bets are made on the time that
the watch or clock will run down. The
person guessing the minute or second
rarest the exact time the hands cease
o junction lakes the prize, which is a
••urse made up of all the bets on this
particular wateb, minus a cet'am per
il mage for the "house”
Same of the games, operated in the
rear of cigar stores and other nooks,
itave scores of watches running at the
same time.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To R. H Brown and Frankie Chew,
vour heirs and assigns:
You. and each of you. are hereby no
tified that I. the undersigned, your co
owner, have expeuded in labor and im
proveraents the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars per tear for the
tears 1921, 1922 ami 1923 upon the
Pack Mule Association, placer mining
claim, si'ua'el on Otter creek, a trib
utary of lditarod river, in the Otter
mining and recording preeioet, Ter
ritory of Alaska, in order to hold
said claim under i he provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States and the amendments
t hereto concerning annual labor up-n
mining claims. v
And if. within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you. oreither
of you. fail or refuse to-contribute your
proportion of said exoenditures. as well
as the cost of recording t he same, and
the costs of this adve 'tisement, your
interest in said eUim will become the
property <»f the; undersigned. your co
owner, who has-made the required *-x
(suttlitlire under i he terms of said Sec
■i m 2324 of the-’Revised .Statutes of the
Uoited Stages.
D. S. McDonell.
Co Owner.
Date of first publication. Sept. 20. 1924.
Date of last publication, Dec. 27. 1924
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
Iditarod, Alaska,
LAWYERS
Practice in all Courts.
Leon G. Loomis
Notary Public
Tobotna, Alaska
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
‘Enoch Arden’ Proviso
in Czech Marriage Law
Prspue.—The newly formulated bill
regulating- marriage in Oeechn-Slovakia
contains an "Enoch Arden” clause. It
provides that, in the event of the re
turn of a husband thought dead, after
the woman has remarried, he has no
legal rights that can affect the new
marriage.
The coodltioos • ,,that prevailed
ihroughout Europe, ini.thp period just
after the war, when the return of men
missing or reported dead to find re
married wives was at. ordinary affair,
probably inspired the law.
Otherwise the marriage act as
framed follows those of roost, countries.
Both civil aiui religious ceremonies are
recogi ised. The marriageable age for
males is fixed at 18, and for females 16.
The Man in the Athletic Shirt—Sav!
Where’s the towel?
His Wife (in an evening gown)—
Aren’t vou ready yet? And for
heaven’s sake, pull down the window
shade! L»o >ou want the neighbors to
see you exposed like that?
For Sale — Basket sled, in good con
dition. Oao be seen at John Heino’s.
Blackburn
& Eldridge
McGrath, Alaska
Fresh Goods
Provisions, Notions
and Hardware
Hood’s Rubber Goods
The besi Shoe Pac. They stand
the wear.
Fish Netting
Fur Bought and Sold
Brine us your fur to be made up.
We represent a good aod
reliable house.
J. H. MgLEAN - TOKOTNA
We Have the Best
Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon
Golden State Butter
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50c
All Fresh Goods
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valiev
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses
Mrs. Frank Larson - Proprietor
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.