PASSENGERS
'DISGORGE
Los Angeles Limited
Train Held Up By
Bandits.
Salt. Luke City, Sept. 4.—The
Los Angeles .Limited train of
'the Union .Pacific system was
held up by several bandits this
afternoon, the 'holdup taking
place Just a few,minutes alter
leaving Clearfield. All male
passengers were, made to hand
their money over to the hooded
brigands, some of the passengers:
losing heavily .'The bandits were j
aided in escaping by accomplices)
in automobiles.
Won’t Pay Poll Tax;
Women Responsible
Great Falls, vMont.— Declaring that
women were responsible for his not
being married, in their refusals of his
wooing in the past, William A'tzinger,
aged do, a member of the board of di
rectors of the Montana State Fair, no
tified the assessor that he would not
pay the poll tax of levied by the. last
Legislature upon bachelors.
“Tax tlie spinsters of the same age
and 1 will gladly pay, but otherwise it
is class legislation, and 1 stand on my
rights. Furthermore, I refuse to marry
to escape jail, and I refuse to pay ,a
bachelor tax to escape jail.”
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News Notes From
All Partsof Alaska
Arthur Wakefield won the $1,500
Buiok car given by the Ketchikau
baseball team -at a drawing at tbe
opening of the city series.
Fire for a time,threatened the entire
town of Whitehorse, badly damaging
the Whitehorse Hotel before the
Haines were under control.
Hyders first ship launching will
take nlace soon. Dr. Hawes’ cruiser
was built..up in the woods handy to the
timber and hauled to the waterfront by
tractor power.
The grand jury at Ketchikan brought
in, a twue bill against James “Bud”
Fisher on a charge of murder iu tbe
first degree. Fisher killed a man over
a card game about a month ago.
Between 300 and 400 men are em
ploye I this summer in constructing a
traui from the beach to the Premier
mine at Hyder. It will take about live
months to complete the work.
To experiment with the ruby sand at
Lituya bay, a crew of teu meu in the
employ of the Treadwell company left
Juneau on the Amy 'recently. The
party will be gone about six weeks.
Under a three years con tract with
the Cerro de l’usco Copper Company of
New York) Jo.hn Beudel of Juneau lias
left to take a position as mechanical
engineer for the company at their
property In. Peru.
Hubert Cochrane, known as •♦Jew
Bob,” vy.as arrested as anchorage re
cenlly for. complic.ty in Lhe late bank
robbery, but was released immediately
wlieu l], was found he had nothing to
(to with the affair.
Case} Murat), formerly a well known
newspaper man of Dawson and Fair
banks. a. resident of Juneau prior to
going lo the Klondike, is in Tampico,
Mexico. Moran is the man who used
to tow icebergs into Juneau so he could
have, ice in his cocktails.
A big grizzly was killed bv Jay
Williams, iorester, and Hilly Brown,
engineer, of the Banger IV, while the
Banger was doing survey work at the
mouth of Lhe Taku river, it took
eleven shots to stop the animal, by one
of the best shots in Juneau.
J. T. Burns, who arrived in Wran
geli recently, is enthusiastic over the
Mackenzie river country. He spent
last year in the region of the Macken
zie river, and is much impressed with
the mineral resources of the country,
its beauties aud undeveloped possibili
ties.
Tom Kellogg, a prospector living in
a cabin aboui'four miles from Hadley,
had his leg broken by a tree be was
lulling, lie crawled two miles to his
cabin, and after constructing a pair of
rude crutches and biuding his leg in a
splint lie made bis way to town.
Owing to attempts being made to
secure men in Ketchikan to work at
the Premier mine, near Ilyder, a com
mittee of strikers telegraphed the
Alaska Labor Union warning them of
conditions there. The committee said
The strike is still on, that there are
many Idle men at Hydar, and that no
work exists save for strikebreakers.
By a vote of 1-1 to 32, taken at a
meeiing held recently by the men who
are out on strike from the Premier
mine and tram line, they decided to re
main out. A proposition had been
made to General Manager Pitt for a
wage scale on which they were willing
to go back to work, but he .replied by
staling that he stood by the original
cut which leaves the washes nigher
than other mining caouis of Alaska.
John Ord, a prospector' of the old
school, who has been a resident of
Stewart for many years, died in that
camp recently, death being caused bv
a general breakdown. He was born in
Devonshire, Ktiglund, GO years ago. Lie
spent his entire life searching for min
erals, and was the discoverer of the
Nickel Plate at Medley, for years the
most prominent gold mine in Canada.
Charles Fothergill, a well known pio
I neer quartz turner of Indian river, had
a narrow escape frem death t cently
while working.In the 100-foot shaft he
and his partner are sinking on their
conglomerate properties. Fothergill
was down in the shaft cleaning out the
rook after firing a charge. He thought
there might be gas, and in order to get
rid of it had lowered lire into the
shaft. When he descended he became
dizzv and started for the ladder, first
placing a sling about his hodv and tell
ing his partuer to wind up. Near the
top he became dizzy and collapsed. His
partner held him with the windlass
until he recovered and climbed out.
Douglas Meade arrived here Monday
from Iditarod, leaving immediately for
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Notice
Id the'}’rebate-Court for innoko Pre
cinct, Kmirtii Division, Territory
of A lilSK.'i.
Before H. B. Smithy United States Com
missioner and ex-otlioio probate
judge.
lu the matter of the Estate of Robert
Evans, deceased.
Notice is hereby given tiiat the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed .Evan L. Jones and Daniel
i Nicholson executors of the estate of
! Robert Evans, deceased, all persons
having claims against the estate of said
Robert Evans, deceased, are required
to present them, with proper vouchers,
within six months from the date of this
notice, to said Evan L. Jones and
Daniel Nicholson, executors of said
estate, at the office of B. B. Smith, at
Ophir, innoko precinct, Alaska.
• Evan L. Jonkn,
Daniel Nicholson,
Administrators of the Estate of
Robert Evans, deceased.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, July 30, } 21.
Women and Children
Help Booze Runners
Evtyett.—Women and children are
now engaged by an organized gang of
booze runners to bring weL goods over
the line, according to police officials.
The smugglers fear Lhe authorities of
Lhe towns of Bellingham and Everett,
but ilout the Seattle officers with im
punity. The ruocerst are so well known
they must seek new methods. What
is more inuocentjappearing than a light
coupe containing a woman and child?
Nothing, you will say, but in the bot
tom of the car .are. several cases of
bonded goods.
There are twenty-seven roads cross
ing the boundary from. Vancouver and
it is difficult to watch all of them, say
the deputies.
Probate Notice*
la the Probate Court for Mount Mc
Kinley precinct, Fourth Division
Territory of Alaska
-Before W. F. -Green, United States
Commissioner and ex-udioio pro
bate judge.
n the matter of the.estate of Uiekae
Sullivan, deceased
■Notice is hereby given that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed James Foley as ex
ecutor of the estate of Michael Sul
livan, deceased, all persons having
claims against the estate of said
! Michael Sullivan, deceased, are re
quired to present them, with proper
vouchers, within six months from the
date of this notice, to said James Foley
executor of said estate, at the office of
I W. F. Green, McGrath. Alaska.
.1 M .s Ftj; ky,
Administrator of the F.state of
Michael Sullivan, deceased.
Dated at McGrath. Alaska, August
27. 11121. s
Notice
in the Probate Court for the mnokn
precinct., Fourth -judicial division.
Territory of Alaska.
Estate of William Christie.
Kvan L. Jones, administrator, having
applied for permission to sell the real
property of said e.:tate, all persons in
terested in said estate are notified to
■appear in ray office, at Gphir, Alaska,
Saturday, Septembett-10, 11121, at 4 p.
an., to show cause why such permission
should not be given.
Witness mv hand anti official sea;
this kOth day of Juiw l921.
■ v II. B. Smith,
TJ. S. Commissioner. Acting as pro
bate judge, innoko precinct.
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