CELEBRITED
)Hth Anniversary Rais
ing of American Flag
it Sitka
Seattle, ,.»et. 13.—The rifty
sixth anniversary of the raising
of the American Flag at Sitka is
bei,ng observed here, the pro
gram including speech-making
and outdoor ceremonies arranged
by the Young Mdh’s Business
Club, which is sponsoring the
i
(Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners - Prospectors'
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer"Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
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Fairview. lnnoko River
movement to make Alaska and
tier resources better known to
the world. Chief among the
events was an ad dress or “Alas-j
k.i and What the North n Ter-!
litory Means to the Statu
Tokotna’s esteemed school t- acker, I
Mrs. Schult/., who recently planted the!
United States flag on the peak of To-!
kotna mountain, in which laudable uu
dertaking she was given er.ry assist
ance by Grant Mufdock, is contemplat
ing a Hallowe’en-party for her scholars
on Wednesday evening. The young
people will congregate at the Larson
toad house, and games and other
amusements will be indulged in.
Should the iparty be conducted, in :,he
usuul Hallowe’en spirit, as remembered
by .all, it might be well for residents to
place their belongings down cellar or
lock them up out of harm’s- way and
throw the kev away.
Aiaska Divorce Daws
as Amended at Last
Legislative Session
The divorce laws of Alaska were so
j amended by the 192k legislature that,
i divorces may now be gram, o for the
I following reasons:
1. l tn potency existing at t ■ time of
marriage and continuing to the time of
commencing the action.
2. Adultery.
3. Conviction of a felocy.
4 Wilful desertion for two years by
either party.
5. Cruel and inhuman treatment
calculated to impair health or endan
ger life.
t>. Habitual drunkennc>-. contracted
since marriage and continuing one
year Dtior to the comment' ; .ecu of the
action.
7. Wilful neglect of husband for
period of six months to provide for his
wife the common necessaries of life, hs
having the ability to do so or his fail
ure to do so by reason of idleness, j
profligacy or dissipatiod.
2,000 Reindeer For Sale
■
My herd of about two thousand
reindeer, mostly females, are for
sale at Twenty Dollars per head
A. H. Twitchell - Tokotna, Alaska
The Alaska Weekly
ALREADY IN THE FRONT RANK.
Tl^E,are proud to inform our many Alaskan friends that the Ed
’ ’ itorial Stall of The Alaska Weekly during the past sixty days
has been called upon to contribute to the Convention Number of the
Northwest Minins’ Truth: has furnished a series of articles on Alaska
to the Christian Science Monitor, apd recently has been signally
honored by a telegraphic request from The Literary Digest for an
editorial oppression on the Presidential speech in Seattle.
Ve feel that in establishing a publication capable of gaining such
recognition that we ate making rapid strides toward the attainment
of ,'our principal objective—that of giving Alaska’s marvelous re
sources the type of publicity to which their magnitude entitles them.
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304 Pioneer Building, Seattle, Wash.
Published in Seattle Only for Convenience in iNews Lathering and
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By Woman as She Knelt
Before Priest, Ostensi
bly for Confession.
Chicago, Oct. 14 —Rev. Basil
Stetsuk, (I reek Catholic priest,
was shot nrcl killed this morning
by Mrs. i'.mky Strntynsky, toi
lowing her arrival here from
Rea: yv I a. Tin killing occurred
as the woman knelt before the
priest, ostensibly to make con
fession. The woman claims that
Stetsuk had ,wr ngfully accused,
husband, also a priest, of em
bezzling church funds.
The Gain.in & Ames dredge material
is already moving toward its destina
tion on Ganns creek. Freighter Billv
Jones, who has tl> con tract for haul
ing the material, hips already moved a
number of load- wit! his motor truck,
besides which a couple of teams are on
tlie job. and other- ’. ill be at work
within the nest few days,
McGrath Notes.
McGrath. Oet. Hanbv F. Mein
isofl'. liobi Mokr Pack Olson, Dan
Stacey and Harr , Hri were pas.-en
group the Kusko!--wo today, going
up on the hi Lea: Mi Brink will
give the Crooked creek section a short
visit. a?i — which he will proceed to
the South Fork, he having rCfcently ae
1 iree tf roie-,. > and other hold
ings of Joe. Blat.chell at that point.
The remaioder of the party are headed
for Neuana. on their way to the coast
and the Outsit'. Mr. Mokri. it is un
derstood. took tiie precaution to for
ward by registered mail his valued
MSS., the insurance on the collection
having been placed at 8100.
Charlie Reblmn, who has been- laid
up for the past two weeks as a result
of having sevet ly injured his knee, is
on the mend, although slowly.
. -—
Charlie Nj strum, who recently re
turned here from the scene of bis sum-'
me, logging operatic. . ha. been con
fined to his bed for the past several
days, sufferfc. arm a very bad case of
tin poisoning. I: is improving slowly,
although it mr > still be several days'
before he will be able to be about.
Tokotna
First Class in Every
Respect
Private rooms, with spring beds.'
Good Meals Served
for $1.00
Bath room, with sanitary toilet.
Pure well water.
Good, clean dog house.
Hanby Menzolf, a former employe of
the Innoko Dredging' Company and the
Kuskokv. .m Dredging Company, is
among those who left, recently for the
Outside. He will finish a course of
automotive engineering in Seattle,
after which he will leave for Europe
with his brothers.
—
Del Thompson has been limping
around the past few days, the result of
a slight accident, due to which cords
and tendons above both heels to knees
were badly strained. Nothing serious,
and he'll be as good as ever in a few
days.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michaet Luiey, his heirs and as
signs:
vou, and each of you. are hereby
notified that we, the undersigned, vour
co-owners have expended in labor and
For Sale
Five Good Dog’s
In first-class condition
$50 Each
Innoko Lumber Company
TV All Parts or Any
Place.
Reasonable Rales
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improvements the sera of not less than
out* hundred dollars for the years 1920
and 1922 upon placer mining claim No.
5 Above Discovery on Moore creek, in *
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ing precinct, Territory of Alaska, in
- order to hold said claim under the pro
| visions of Section 2324 of the Revised *
| Statutes of the [ nited Stater and the
amendments thereto concerning annua’
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said mining
ohtinj for the' period ending June HO,
And if. within ninety days after the *
publication of this notice, you fail err
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost
of recording the same, and the costs of .
this advertisement, your interest in
said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owners, who
have made the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Kkt,ler & Dawson,
Co-Owners,
By J. F. Kejier.
Date of first publication, July 21, 1923.
Date of last publication. Oct.*20, 1923.
CHARLIE’S '
LAUNDRY •
McGrath
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man ,
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CQ.
OF ALASKA ' .
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
Our Fall Shipments Give Us a]
Very Complete Stock for
Fall and Winter
Outfits
We Have a New Stock of J
; Dog Harness Dog Collars ] -
King Island Water Boots
Sled Runners Camp Stoves f^Tents
Crosscut Meat Saws i
A Complete Line of Winter Clothing,
Including Patrick Brand
| 100-GAL. TANK GASOLINE, $55.00
At Our McGrath Store