GOOLIDGE’S
VIEWPOINT
Wants Navy Adequate
Only for Defense
of Country.
Washington, Dec. 23.—Naval
building by the nations of the
world on a competitive basis
promises better hope for the fu
ture, m the opinion of Coolidge.
With respect to the American
navy, the Administration view
point wa,3 again referred to as
looking :orward to a navy ade
quate fen the defense of the
couptry, without considering
steps taken by other nations.
The President regards as un
necessary any congressional in
quiry into the state of the na
tion’s navy.
Fresh Killed
30c Lb.
On Sale:
N. €. Company
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; J. H. McLean
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A. H. Twitchell
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DR. C. W. LANE
Dentist
Flat, Jan. 7 to 18 Crooked, Jan. 21-26
? Hoffman’s, Jan. 29-30
l Me Johny Bennette’s, Feb. 1-2
Morgan’s, Feb. 3 Akiak Hospital, Feb. 6-12
| Bethel, Feb. 12-March 1
BATHS
At Reasonable Hours
Mrs. Robert E. Lowrie
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GRGWNE
Joe Kermend, of Flat,
| Meets Sad Fate, Re
turning From Trip.
Iditarod, Dec. 21.—Joe Ker
mend, well known barber, was,
; drowned a few days ago, wh^e
crossing Siony river, a,tributary |
of the Kuskokwim, according to
word brought here by Al Walsh.
He had a native traveling with
i him, but who was some distance
bekind. The sled and dogs of
the unfortunate man were res
cued but the body could not be;
found.
Mrs. A. H. TwHchell is the
mother of a fourteen.pound boy,
to which birth was given on De
eember 17. Mother and child
are doing well.
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Tokotna Igloo Elects
! Officers, Coming Year
At the special meeting of Tote<>tna
Igloo of Pioneers, on Monday night
last, at which a pood-sized attendance
was present, the following officers were
elected for the coming year:
President—A. X. Grant.
Vice President—Gus Gullfkson.
Secretary — Eli Walker.
Treasurer—Chris Peterson.
Chaplain—Robert E. Lowrie.
Historian—Anthony Sweeney.
Sergeant-at*arms—Chris Nelson.
Trustees—Jake Estleman, one year;
John Hetno. two years; Gus Christian
son, three years
Freddie, 7, and Bennie, 5. had agreed
to stay awake and watch Santa Ciaus
fill their stockings. But the sandman
was too rnueb for Bennie, and he went
to sleep. At about II o’clock be roused
enough to ask Freddie, sleepily:
‘•Did he 00016'?”
“Yes.”
“Did you see him?”
“Yes.”
“What did he do?”
“Oh, he just fussed with our stock
ings a bit and then he went and got
into bet with mother.”—Ex.
Christmas in Tokotna
Dinner iti :r b L ' >n House
miljicu in i' 1 v ;i , i,)u>»s: Mr*.
Me&euzle, A! Walsh. Ha rv MeuZ'fT,
Lee Lamprecht, Chester Brink, Far
BuHitck, Phil Wilson, Vivian Howard.
Waino Puntila, Mr. and Mrs. Leon G.
Loomis tmn aaugnters xwargaret and
Lillian. Jake Estelmin. Chris Ne:son.
Henry MarteMa. Halfdan Wiig. Jack
Nixon, Jack Mullen. .Mr. and Mrs.
George Mutcbler, Sera*. a. F. Payne,
George Walters. /\ugust amith, Mike
Hochreiter, Wm. Hummel,, Gus Chris
tianson, Mr. and Mrs. Civile Glass, G.
W. C. Glass, Matt Vaughn, Ophir
Glass.
Dr. and Mrs G. W. Lane entertained
at dinner Messrs. At Welch. Ii hert
Hart, Matt Vaughn. Fred Morlidge,
Sergt. A. P P»yn“, John Adams. Johu
Stephenson, Mi*s El'z-theth Bgsan.
The Gullikson House on Christmas
day had as guest,sr Charles G'-ehel,
Sterling Dartc, Gotti y a,- Nels Vibe,
Pete Miches. Dao Callahan. Andrew of
Nlcoli. J. K. of Chief Nicoli, Ed tNol
lette. T>>m Bear, Jesse Baugh.. Mi-ss E.
Marsh, Louis Blackburn. James Har
land, Knul Wickstrom, Happy Jacob
son.
Captain and Mrs. J. H. McLean had
as dinner guests G. W. C. Glass, Ophir
Glass, W J. Wid man
Mr. and Mrs/D E Clough’*’ guests
were: Mrs. B J. 13'.yd, Chris Peter-^
son, A. Lbeuraux, Peter Snow, A. X.
Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oats entertained
BeYt’Demientieff and wife during their
Christmas stav in T'k'Hna.
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August Smith had as guests over
Chris*mas Mr. and Mrs Charles Koe
nig and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bemieut.ieff. and
Miss Rliztheth Egsak, of McGrath,.'
were among those in attendance at the
Christmas eve doings.
Louis Blackburn and M i*s Elizabeth
Marsh were Wednesday arrivals from
McGrath, and were among those in at
tendance at the Pioneer dance, Christ
mas eve.
Mrs. Margaret McKenzie, as a pas
senger of Chester Brink, left Wednes
day tor Nenana. She will visit both
Fairbanks and Anchorage, and may
extend her visit t » the Outside.
Ol.af Waagen, who arrived Tuesday
f.iom McGrath, left Wednesday for
Ophir.
HOUSE
Tokotna
First Class in Every
Respect
Private Rooms
Meals
Pool Room
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and
Candies
Bath Room
Pure Well Water
Clean Dog Barns
Sergeant A. P. Payne, operator in
charge of the local wirele.»9 station, re
turned Wednesday from a business trip
to McGrath, making the trip with
Asppy Jack Stepheo«on.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koenig, with
Freda, Helen and Eld ward, arrived
from McGrath and were in attendance
at the Christmas exercises.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. -
To Ike Spinks and Ed Smith, vour
heirs and assigns: ,
You, and each of you. are hereby no
tified that I, the undersigned, your co
owner, have expended in labor and im
provements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars per vear for the
years 1421. 1922 and 1923 upon the
Pack Mule Association placer mining
claim, situated on Otter creek, a trib
utary of Iditarod river, in the Otter
FOR SALE
4-Inch Drill
Complete
Undivided one-eighth
interest in the No. 2
Above .Association,
Ganes Creek.
A Large Basket Sled
for $75, .
Inquire Kusko Times
mining and recording precinct, -Ter- ..
ritory of Alaska, in order to bold said,
claim under the .provision* of Section
2324 of ihe Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor, upon
raining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the .
publication of this notice, you. or either ,
of you, fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of said expenditure, as well
as the cost of recording the same, and
the costs of this advertisement, your ,
interest iu said claim wjll become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner. who has made the required ex
penditure under the terms of said Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
D. Si McDoMELC,
Co Owner.
Dite of first publication. Nov. 1.1924. '
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iOTCHLER
MEAT CO.
Beef Mutton
Pork Veal
Chickens • Turkeys
Bolognas and all'
kinds of Sausages
Hearts Livers,
Beef Tongues
Spare Ribs .
Bacon Ham.
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Hearty New Year
Greetings
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To Our Many Friends and Patrons
Both our Tokotna and McGrath
stores will be closed December
31st, and January 1st, 1925.
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