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Alaska Notes
Gathered Fr<m Territorial
Kxtliuin.
A temporary setback was encoun
tered in .the .district court at Juneau
by W. L. Paul, attorney for Peter
ning, in hisi efforts to force the Sitka
public school board to admit the boy
to the. public schools tlhere. Acting
for the school board, Attorney R- E.
Roberts recently filed a demurrer to
the complaint, stating that it did not
state facts sufficient to base a writ
bpon. Judge Reed sustained the de
murrer.
C. L. Vawter, former deputy U. S,
marshal at Valdez and also at Yukon
river points, died recently in the jC.al-:
ifornia Hospital in Los Angeles. . Mr.
Vawter was 75 years of .-age, and is
survived by hi3 wife, who lives in
California, and. by a brother* who is
a resident of Illinois, Mr, Vawter
went to California about -five, years
ago from Tanana, where he served as
deputy marshal for some years.
Mrs. Pelbgcy » Paoaraareff, of
Sitka, died th^re recently,-at the age
of 96. Dfeath was .due to old age and
to injuries .received Some time ago
when a goat jutted her. Mrs. Pana
raareff -was -nurse to the children of
Prices* Maksoutoff. in the days when
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Reindeer
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PICKLED TONGUE
PIGS’ FEBTi j
BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
In Variety <
POBK SAUSAGE
HE ADv CHEESE
Alaska waa owned by the Russian!
Mr. Pamanareff died over forty year
ago, and previous to his death was j
coppersmith at Sitka during the Rus
sian regime, and many of his coppe
kettles and pots are still in exist
enco.
Paying the second largest fee foi
filing in the history of the Territory
articles of incorporation of the Gen
eral Petroleum .Company have beei
fied in the office of the Territoria
Secretary. The company has a cap
ital stock issue of. $6,000,000, anc
paid $725 for filing its articles. The
largest fee ever collected for filing
was from the Union Oil Company
$1,200, paid about a year ago.
The Petersburg city council has be
fore it for consideration an ordinance
which, if passed, will permit voters
who expect to be absent on election
day to vote two weeks before elec,
tion. Under the new ordinance it is
proposed that fishermen and others
who expect t obe absent from the
city on election day may apply to the
city elerk for a ballot. This they will
mark, seal in an envelope, mark i<
“Absent Voter’s Ballot,” and it will
be opened on election day and be
counted with the other ballots past
It is stated also that a similar law
, will be introduced at the next session
| of the Territorial Legislature.
Jack Clark, a well known resident
of Fairbanks, who had the misfortune
to freeze his hands recently, had foui
fingers on his right hand and one ol
his left amputated a short time ago
at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Word reached Anchorage some
days ago of the passing of Tom Dodd,
one of Alaska’s^ widely known old
timers. He is reported, to have died
recently in San Francisco. 'Pie od
timer’s last<years in. Alaska were
spent in the Kanatak district, where
he operated a soft drink establish
ment. Ife went the States abopt a
year ago.
lAec Mazoff, who plead guilty to
cutting .and stabbing William .Kuloff
with intent to kill, was sentenced to
four years in the United States peni
tentiary in the District Court at
Fairbanks, a few days ago.
The cutting affray occurred at
Takotna Igloof of
Pioneers; No. 14
Regular Meeting
Wednesday. Mar,. § |
At? 8^6 P. M. , .
KENNEDY BROTHERS
F. OS' Bqz^..1698, AncHorage, Alaska
Eiderdown Robes
‘ WE are Agents for Wood*» Canadian Eiderdown Robes. None better.
. Vbkajrt them in all sizes, the largest being 90x30, the next being
7 8k90,and'73x84J and smaller if deared.
Complete Line of Gents’ Furnishings,
. Chatanika in December. Kuloff’s
i throat, was badly lacerated, in addi
i tion to which he received severe cuts
• on the head.
Wolfskin robes, heretofore issued
to troops of the army in Alaska, will
no longer be supplied. A down-filled
' comfort will be substituted.
, The Department of War ha3 an
nounced the proposed change. Wolf
i skin robes, it was stated, are valued
at $450 each, and the 150 now the
property of the army are badly worn.
' The down-filled comforts, however,
I nost only about $25. In the interest
of economy the quartermaster corps
decided to make the change.
The full text of the statement fo
ows: “For many years jthe army has
supplied to troops in Alaska, wolf
skin robes. These have been issued
to telegraph, radio and relief' stations.
A decision has just been reached by
the quartermaster corps to abandon
further issue of the wolfskins. Those
on hand will be repaired and reissued
until entirely worn out.”
The Grim Reaper won in his bat
tle with the ptork in Ketchikan last
year, according to the office of Com
missioner J. ,.W. Kehoe. Ninety
seven deaths were recorded in Ket
chikan in 1926, while 86 births were
recorded.
The city council of Ketchikan re
cently ordered sold at public auction
seventy parcels of land in that city
for delinquent taxes and street and
sewer assessments. This is the first
tim ein seven years such a sale has
been ordered in that city.
F.rnest M. ,J. Whalley, chief engi
neer of the cannery tender Libby,
was fatally injured at Seattle recent
yl as the result of an explosion on
the boat. The deceased was an
Alaska pioneer, coming North in ’97.
He followed nmiing and newspaper
work at Dawson and Fairbanks for
many years.
John T. Spicketi, proprietor of the
Palace Theater, in Juneau, recently
fell down, stairs in the theatre, re
ceiving severe cuts around his he$4.
and also a broken rib. He will be
confined to his home for some time
by his injuries.
Miss Ada ijaltby, a sister of the:
late Alfred E. Maltby, who was for-,
merly assistant United States attgr
Takotna
Pool Hall:
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Fresh Fruits
Gandies,.
Cigars
Tobaccos
Cigarets
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
{Laundry
Front Street, Toketna
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I Mrs. Fred Dubois • Prop. •
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, , .ill i Jl II J.J..H il m Hi'mi q
ney in Ketchikan, passed away in ae
attle a few weeks ago, after a few
daya’ illness. Miss Maltby was well
known, in the North, 4having resided
for many years in Juneau, Dawson
and. Iditarod. She is survived by her
brothers, Allan A. Maltby and Frank
E. Maltby, old residents of Seattfej; .
Larson. Roadhouse
Takotna's Up-to-Date Hostelry
New Dog Houses
Ivar Christrom
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Manager
McGrath Roadhouse
Where Trails and Rivers Meet.
You Are Cordially Welcomed
and Heartily Greeted.
W. F. Scott
Proprietor
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Northern Commercial
Company
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TAKOTNA
•TWO STORES
McGRATH
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We are overstocked bn the follow- {
in£ goods and will sell same at
reduced . prices until sold.
Germ.ea Breakfast Food, 5 pkgs. for $1.00
$44*0 per case. i
Thpioca, 10-lb. sacks, 75c.
Tapioca, .1-lb. pkgs., 6 for $1.00. \
Sago, 1-lb. pkgs., 6 for $1.00.
Whole Green Peas, 10-lb/ sacks 75c.
P$arl Barley, 10-lb/sacks 75c.^
Clam Bouillon, 4 bottles 25c. *,
Fluid Bouillon, 4 bottles 25ci .
Tuna Fish, 5 cans $1.00.
Lobsters, 5 cans $1.00.
Blueberries, gallons, 50c.
Rhubarb* gallons, 50c.
Ranier Malt Syrup, 24 2 l-2s, $8.00 per case
3 cans for $1.25.
Loganberry Juice Phez, qts., 3 for $1.25.
Lucky, Strike Tobacco, $2.00 per dozen.
Tuxedo Tobacco, $2.00 per dozen.
Westover Tobacco, $4.00 for 12-plug caddy.
Miners' -Picks, 5 and 6 lbs. , $L ea<du
$0.50 per dozen.
; FHime Hose, 12-inch, 40c per fqRfe
Flume Hbse, 14-inch, 50c per fqjbt.
ILL 600DS GUARANTEED
SALE ROW 01k
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