MAY BEAT
AMUNDSEN
British North Pole Ex
pedition, Headed By
Young Icelander.
London, April 9.—Giving de
tails of plans for the British
North Pole aerial expedition,
the one in which he intends to
start next month, Grettir Algar
shon, the young Icelander, says
the final dash will be made in a
small non-rigid airship. Algar
shon is eager to beat Amundsen,
who plans to make a similar ex*
peditiou in May.
Oslo.—The Amundsen Arctic
•expedition left last night on the
.steamer Faro for King’s Bay.
Spitzenbergen.
JToo Many Government
Commissions, Boards
Washington, April 10.—Mora than
forty independent commissions and
government boards Uave come under
•the focus of Coolidge’s investigation
.pregrata, with a view to their abolish
ment.
John Edwards returned here Thura
■dav from a trip to McGrath, continuing
jesterday to Ophir.
F. B. Camp, after a risit of a couple
•of days here, returned to McGrath on
‘Sunday.
GULLIKSON
HOUSE
Tokotua
First Class in Every
Respect
Private Rooms
Meals
Pool. Room
Cigars* and:Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and
Candies]
Bath Room
Pure Well Water
Clean Dog Bams
Radiograms From
No Man’s Land
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(From Stony River to Candle Eanding.)
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Condry and Mrs.
Condry’s sister, Miss Ellen Fred, have
been wintering at the mouth of the
Stony river. __
Bill? McGowan, who left Sleitmute
last summer for the upper Stony river
country, failed to got his gasboat as far
as the upper village. Bill has been
trapping mink and the elusive fox, and
reports a fair catch.
R. M. White and Knut Lind, who
winterel thirty miles above the mouth
of Swift river, are now freighting their
outfit and a supply of grub across
country to the Stony river, which
stream they expect to follow to its head
in search of placer and quarut pros
pects. _
More than twenty families of Sleit
mute natives moved from that place
into the lower Stony river country last
fall. An exceptionally large number
of caribou have been killed by these
natives during the past winter, conse
quently thev have not followed the
trap lines very regulariv.
Fritz Tiitel. who left McGrath last
fall for the StODy river country, failed
to get beyond Tuluvriksak Frit*
has been holed up at that plaoe all
winter, spending his time on a two
mile trap line, the woodpile and the
looso locks found along the river bank.
He expects to continue hi9 trip into the
Stony country after the breakup in
quest of the paystreak.
Ora M. Barnhart, trader and fur
buyer at Tuluwiksak, who was confined
to hw be.) f >r tuore than two years with
par** • o; now practically recov
ered f > oce more able to tnnsh
wi: * team and cover ground
gre 1 much of his oldtime pep.
i,.s- driKim»D, well known oldtimer
of i he Flat and Iditarod country, ha»
been conducting a 9mall trading post
on the Kuskokwim river between Tulu
wiksak and Salatna during the past
winter. Dave reports good health,
plenty of fresh air and scenery, and a
fatrlv good cleanup. He expects logo
down river after the breakup.
Bill Liskev, bean peddler, trader and
merchant de luxe, has been taking life
easy in his big now cabin during the
past winter. _
Dick Kuhloff and Hubade Hebert,
who left Tokotna last fall, spent the
winter at Hot Springs, about fifteen
miles from the mouth of the Tulukaak
river. Both are greatly improved in
health. _
George Wilson wintered in his cabin
below Candle Landing, from which
place he covered his usual trapping
grounds. ______
Carl Shuttler, of Carl creek, succeed
ed In sinking a number of boles on his
ground during the past winter and also
completed a bpdrock drain. He reports
good showings, and expects to work his
claims during the coming summer.
Bob Hart is doing the assessment
work on a group of claims situated on
lower Candle creek.
At R*asoaable*Hoars
Mrs. Robert E. Lowrie
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Ross Kinney, of Alas
ka Road Commission,
Ends a Long ** nsh
Alaska Weekly.
Ross-Kinney, who has been with the
Alaska Road Commission since Wilds
P. Richardson blaied the first tree on
what is now known as the Richards) c
highway, arrived in Seattle a few clave
ago, afrer one of the loneest trips by
dog iesm that he has ever made in the
course of his work as a division super
intendent, paymaster, surveyor, and
general field marshal of the Road Coo *
mission force. Ross Kinney has built
more trails in Alaska, mushed more
miles, snowshoed over more mountains
than any man we know of, and wh»n
you men)ion the out of-the-wav places
in Alaska Ross can tell you the names
of the roadhouse keepers, who is pros
pecting in the district, and the oames
of every dog be has. tie has been in
the field contrnaously for the lest two
years, aod on Saturday' next will go to
Juneau, report to-Colonel Steese, and
then start for Nenana, where he will
connect* with his faithful string of raal
amutes, and start for his headquarters
at Tokotua, where he wiil spend the
coming summer In building trails
around the Iditarod, Innoko and Upper
Kuskokwim districts. He is all elated
now. as the Alaska Road Commission
is going to give him a tractor and a
road-grading machine for his use this
year and has all kinds of visions of the
boulevards that be will have readv for
the winter mail teams. Re has been
appointed to eucceed Walter Lukens,
in. charge of this division, and Mr.
Lukens has gone on to the Seward Pe
ninsula, where he will be io-charge.
Mr. Kinney's life for the past couple of
vears has been mostly traveling. He
came out of theChandlar on August 23,
and has been on the go most of the
time since, inspecting, surveying and
pay tug contracts on road work that
have been completed. A part of the
comprehensive road aod trail develop
inent program of the Alaska Road
Commission has been the construction
of a good trail, well staked and tri
poded, covering tbt eotire lower Kus
kokwim river, around by Good News
bay and Nushagak, aod up to Kanatak
and it was on this work that Mr. Kin
ney spent his wioter ”
Miss Oats’ 18th Anniversary.
The dance given at the Larson A
Clough Roadhouse Friday evening io
honor of Miss Rose Oats’ 18'h birthday
was a most enjoyable affair, those
present voting it among the best of the
season.
Miss Rose was entertained at dinner
by friends, after which the tables were
cleared away and the many friends of
the young lady collected in the dining
room for a social dance, which lasted
until midnight, Mr and Mrs. Robert
Lowrie furnishing their usual excel
lent music.
Those present at the dinner were:
Miss Rise Oats, Mrs. B. J. Boyd, Mr,
and Mrs. Robert Lowrie, Miss Bessie
Boyd, Miss .Margaret Clough, Arthur
L’heureux, Dave Mutehler, Chris
Nelson, Evo Leenknedht, A. X. Grant.
Charlie Ross, with the incoming
mail, arrived early Mono-ay.-continuing
to McGrath that afternoon.
Jesse Baugh was a Thursday arrival,
for a short town visit.
Pate Miscovich was a Thursday town
visitor.
Tokotna Igloo of
Pioneers, No. 14
Regular Meeting Wednes
nesday, January 21,
8:30 p. m.
■■ItfllLJ- !■»».» J.. ... 1
Bill to Repeal Terri- 1
torial Bone Dry Law
Juneau—Representative H^rdy, of
Juneau, yesierday introduced a men - 1
sure adopting ihe national prohibition !
act as the law of the Territory and j
"courts o* the Territory now existing,
or hereafter established are vested
with jurisdiction and dut\, which is
hereby imposed upon all district and
prosecuting attorneys and their assist- 1
abts. United States marshals and their ,
deputies, grand juries, commissioners
and peace officers in the Territory to ‘
enforce the satne.”
| The tiual section of the bill provides
j for the repeal of the Alaska bone dry
j act of 1917.
Margaret Clough’s Birthday. i
Last Tuesday being the birthday an
niversary of little Margaret Clough,
Tokotna school celebrated it with a
special program and an afternoon
party.
Lessons were discontinued at 2:30,
when a lunch was served, after which
the children spent a pleasant hour in
dancing and games.
Miss Margaret received a number of
nice gifts from her schoolmates.
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Eric Hard returned here Thursday,
following a visit of several days at Me- i
Grath.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary of the estato of James
Erskine Fullerton, deceased, having
heretofore, to wit, on the tenth day of
March, 1925. been issued to the under
signed, nil persons having claims
against said estate are required to pie
seet the same to the executrix, each
dulv verified according to law, and
with proper vouchers attached, at, the
office of Albrecht and Taylor, Iditarod,
Alaska, wiihiD six months of the date
of this notice.
Dated; March 10th. 1925.
anna M. Fullerton,
as Executrix.
Albrecht and Taylor,
Iditarod, Alaska.
Attorneys for Execut-ix.
Anthony Sweeney departed Monday
or Candle.
n the Probite Court for Otter Pre- i
cinct, fourth Division, Territory ^
of Alaska, before blonorable E J. !
Slier, commissioner and ex officio J
probate judge.
In the matter of the Estate of George 'i
VI. Arbuckle. deceased — No. 46.
Notice of Final Hearing. ^
Notice is hereby given that the hear
og of objections to the final report and i
iccount of William B. Thomas, as ad
ninistrator de bonis non of the estate
>f George M. Arbuckle. deceased, will I
>e held in the probate court room, at 3
'Mat, Alaska, on Saturday, Mav 16th,
,925, at two o’clock in the afternoon.
Dated: Flat, Alaska. March fith. 1925. |
E. J. Stikr,
Commissioner and ex officio J
Probate Judge.
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Beef Mutton • j
Pork Veal
V I
Chickens Turkeys j
Bolognas and all
kinds of Sausages
Hearts Livers
Beef Tongues
Spare Ribs > j
Bacon Ham
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL GO
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
Old Potatoes "Sf" $6 Per Crate
Swift's Premium Bacon, 60c per pound.
Swift's Premium Ham, 50c per pound
Armour's Bacon, 40c per pound
Dog Bacon, 20c per pound
Dog Salmon, $14 per 100 pounds
Dog Cracklings, $12 per 100 pounds
Bring Your Can
Tank Gasoline, 75c Per Gallon
Or $67.50 for a 100-gallon tank
All above at our Tokotna Store
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