His Bill for Alaska Is
Criticised By Sec
retary Fall.
Washington, June 3. — “The
only advantage of your bill,”
Secretary of Interior Fall says
in a letter to Representative
Curry respecting his bill for the
administration of Alaska, “would
be in a matter of local authority,
without control by or responsi
bility te Washington,but the
Secretary further suggested to
Curry the advantages of vesting
in the President of the United
States the authority to allocate
the powers, duties and authority
of different departments and bu
reaus now exercising control in
Alaska.
William Chappell, Pi
oneer of the Klondike,
Passes On, Baltimore
Baltimore. —William Chappell, a pio
neer of the Klondike and one of its
richest operators, died in a hotel here
today. He is credited with leaving ex
tensive property in Seattle and oil
lands in California.
Governor of Hawaii.
Washington,— Wallace Rider Far
rington. publisher of the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, was nominated today by
President Harding for Governor of
Hawaii._
Lee Lamprechl returned Thursday
on the Tana from a trip to the Land
ing.
Tony Bozio was among those who re
turned on the Tana from the Landing.
NORTHERN
COMMERCIAL
COMPANY
Ball Band—
Rubber Boots and Shoes.
Slicker Coats, knee.
“ “ long.
Slicker Hats.
Mosquito Head Nets.
Mosquito Bed Nets, single.
Mosquito Bed Nets, double.
Buhach.
Mosquito' Cake.
Michigan Dope.
Oil of Citronilla.?
Garden Seeds
Flower Seeds
AMERICAN
SOLDIERS
War Risk Bureau to
Make Quick Adjust
ment of Claims.
Washington, June 3.—Director
Forbes, of the war risk insur
ance bureau, declared today that
red tape in his department is to
be cut to the limit, to be fol
lowed by the quick adjustment
of claims of American soldiers
disabled in the world war.
Measured Justice Given
By Mathematical Judge
San Pranciscc, May 28.—For infliet
iug thirty-six lashes on her nine-year
old daughter, Mrs. Louis Warren was
sentenced by the court to serve a term
of thirty-six days in jail.
i
Germans In Silesia
Repulsed by French
Oppeln, Upper Silesia, June 1.—At
Beuthen the Germaus yesterday at
tacked the French garrison. Sharp
fighting foilowed, in which the Ger
mans were repulsed and a number of j
them killed.
i
W. J. Widman, on his Dew launch j
Shakespeare, arrived here Thursday
from Tacotna, and is scheduled to leave
Sunday morning for the Landing. D.
Peck and John Savola will also go as j
far as the Landing.
Bobby Jones, on his launch Roose
velt, left yesterday for a trip to Salim n
river. Frank Fox accompanied him.
E. J. Power, from the Nixon mine,
arrived here yesterday, coming from
the Landing in his canoe.
William Spencer, on his launch
Dora, is scheduled to leave for the
Landing Sunday morning.
William ' Spencer, on his launch
Dora, arrived from the Landing on
Thursday.
In the Probate Court for Otter
Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
Before D. E. Brown, United States
Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bate -Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Claude
Baker. Deceased, No. 48, Probate.
Notice is herebv given that on the
7th day of May, 1921, at Flat, Alaska,
the Judge of the above entitled Court
appointed Florence Baker executrix of
the estate of Claude Baker, deceased,
and on said day issued letters testa
mentary to her, and all persons having
claims against the estate of Claude
Baker, deceased, are required to pre
sent them, with proper vouchers, within
six months from the date of this notice
to said Florence Baker, executrix of
said estate, at the Miners & Merchants
Bank, at Iditarod, Otter Precinct,
Alaska.
June 4, 1921.
Florence Baker,
Executrix.
Movements of Boats
Over on the Yukon
The Tanana arrived at Chena at 9 p.
m., on the 2d. .
Canadian at Circle, 7 a. m.
Prairie Bell down Holy Cross for
Iditarod 2 p. in. on the 1st.
Davis in the water at Gibbon. Due
to sail soon for Nenana for repair work.
Benchley down Gibbon at 8 a. m. on
21 to work on line between Gibbon and
Birches.
Kelley at Gibbon. Will.go east this
week on construction work.
Jacobs at Whitehorse.
Reliance launched at Chena on 2d.
Yukon smoke visible at Circle 6:30 a.
m. on 2d.
Olaf Waagen, who has been fn Mc
Grath fora number of days nursing a
verv sore arm, returned to his work at
Candle today.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Fred Willison, S. V. Pasno, their
heirs, executors and assigns:
You, and each of you, your heirs and
assigns are hereby notified that during
the vears 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913,
1914, 1915, 1910, 1920, I have performed
labor of the value of one hundred dol
lars .($100.00) yearly upon placer mining
-e£aim Happy Three Association, situ
ated on Yankee creek, 'a tributary of
the Inoka river. Inoka mining and re
cording precinct. Alaska Territory, in
order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States of
America and the amendments thereto
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, for the period ending December
31st, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
the said expenditures as co-owners, as
well as the costs of recording, and the
further costs of this advertisement,
your interests in said claim will become
t he property of the undersigned, your
co-owner, who has made the necessary
expenditures, under the terms of said
section of the Revised Statutes of the
United States. William Goss.
Dateof first publication, Mar. 2. 1921.
Date of last publication, June 8, 1921.
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Furs Bought and Sold White Fish and Dog Feed
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