THE K.USKO TIMES
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Kusko Times, McGrath, Alaska.
MCGRATH, ALASKA, JULY-23, 1921
J. 0. KEEPS
Rockefeller Said to Have
Transferred All of
His Wealth.
New York, July £J. — The
World today announces that
John -'7. Rockefeller has trans
ferred all save one hundred
thousand dollars of the greatest
fortune ever amassed in the his
toVy of man to the members of
his family and the various edu-.
eaftional institutions which he
has founded.
The greater part of the vast
fortune will go to John D. Rock
feller, Jit, who will carry on the
welfare work - for which, his
father has -always been noted.
During the world war, 1914 to
1919, the Rockefellers gave more
than thirty-six million dollars in
welfare work and for medical
research work in the army.
Dr. W. F. Green returned Thursday
evening from Nixon, to which place ha
was called 'on account of the serious
illnasdof Mrs SaM.-Whelan; He re
ports Mrs. Wh'elan 'greatly improved..
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
; Furs Bought and'‘.I
] Sold
Miners’, .Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service Ohrthe Inoka
River..
i
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION<
fairview, Innoko River
STARTLING
TESTIMONY |
Higher-Ups Said to Bei
Mixed Up in Berg
doll Case.
Washington, July 21—Charges
that men higher up in Washing
ton sought to wring one hundred
thousand dollars from Mrs. Berg
doll, mother of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll. notorious draft evader,
came out in testimony before the
House committee investigating
the escape of Bergdoll from his
Philadelphia home. The belief
is prevalent that testimony of a
startling nature, involving sev
eral army officials, will soon be
made public.
FISHERIES
OF ALASKA
Delegate Sutherland in
Hearing on Currv
Measure.
A Washington dispatch, speaking of
the recem hearings on the Curry bill
for Alaska, contains the following:
“Delegate Dan Sutherland concluded
hie testimony yesterday. He devoted
considerable time to a discussion of
the fisheries of Alaska, protesting
against their Inclusion in any plan of
administration that proposes to remove
them from the control of the people of
Alaska direct. To meet the fisheries
situation, Delegate Sutherland has a
bill pending providing for the creation
of an independent commission to ad
minister the industry, in which quali
fied electors of Alaska and representa
tives of the industry will have a 'gov
erning hand. He reiterated his state
ment of yestsrdav that Alaska is strug
gling. in the grip of a transportation
monopoly, which constitutes the trou
ble and accounts-,-largely, for the de
crease in population shown by the last
Federal census:”:
Dick Benson, ffom Ophir, is a recent
arrival.
In the Probate Court for the In
noko Precinct, Fourth Judicial
Division, Territory of Alaska.
Estate of William Christie.
Evan L. Jones, Administrator, hav
ing applied for permission to sell the
real property of said estate, all persons
interested in said estate are notified to
appear in my office at Ophir, Alaska,
Saturday, July 30, 1921, at 4 p. m., to
show cause why such permission should
not be given.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 20th day of June, 1921.
B. B. Smith,
Ui S. Commissioner. Acting as Pro
bate Judge,' Innoko Precinct.
Rough'and Dressed Lum
ber of All tfinds
INNOKO LUMBER CO.
Why Carry Your Outfit a Long Distance?
We Can Supply Everything You Need.
Fresh Stock Just Arrived. Prices That Will Satisfy You
GEO. HOFFMAN - NAPAMUTE
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim
PIONEER POOL ROOM
i X
Mc€JrathTs .Popular Resort \
Dave E. Clough - - Prop..
Who Said Freighting
That’s our business and that’s where we shine;
in other words where satisfactory service is al
ways given. Freighting between all points—
McGrath, Tacotna, Ophity Iditarod, Cripple,
even.as far as-Ruby..
W. H. Tones - Freighter
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On. the Kuskokwinu,
Capt Wallace Langley, (Manager.,
The Kusko. Times :: |$2 Per Month.