’THE KUSKO TIMES
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Owner and Editor.
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29th. 1923, at the Post Office at
ToKotna, AlasKa, under the
Act of March 3. 1679.
'TOKOTNA, ALASKA. DEO. 13 1924
M'FARLANE
CREDITORS
Father-in-Law Returns
and Says This Failure
Not a Family Affair.
Seattle, Dec. 1.—Moritz Thom
fsen, father-in-law of James Mc
iFarlane, upon whom the credit
ors of McFarlane’s defunct bro
ikerage house looked upon as the
^savior of theirclaims, gave scant
‘Solace to those individuals this
^afternoon when Vrhomsen re
turned from California. When
they approached Thomsen to find
-out what he intends to do, he
«aid: “Only two years ago I
put out a quarter of a million
.dollars for his other failure, and
.do not think this failure a family
^affair. ” _
Washington.—The District of Colum
bio supreme court dismissed the suit
iiostituted by William B. Shearer, of
;New York, who asked for an order re
straining Secretary of Navy Wilbur
from ordering the destruction of the
ibattleship Washington, under the lim
itations treaty. The ruling was that
.8 hearer had no equity and that the
<c ourt had do jurisdiction.
PIONEER
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
A BRIGHT
OUTLOOK
Alaska to Progress Tre
mendously in Next 4
Years—Gov. Bone.
Washington, Nov. 29.—Gov
ernor Scott G. Bone and Dele
gate Dan Sutherland are holding
a conference today on a tenta
tive legislative program for
Alaska in the forthcoming Con
gress, and especially to request
an extension of the provisions of
the national highway act, with
certain modifications, to Alaska.
Discussing the outlook for the
Territory, Governor Bone said:
“Alaska in the next four years
will progress tremendously.’'
Explorer Missing Five
Years, Wife of Clifford
Parker Seeks Divorce
New York, Dec 4. —Professor Her
schel Clifford Parker, scientist, ex
plorer, inventor and climber of the
supposedly inaccessible peaks of Mount
McKinley, has been missing' for five
years, bis wife set forth in proceedings
begun today in tbe Brooklyn supreme
court to dissolve hPt marriage.
Seattle Jeweler Dying
From Wouifcfe Inflict
ed by Holdup Bandits
Seattle, Dec. 2.— Mark Sena, wealthy
wholesale jeweler, is dying from gun
shot wounds, and two men, one of
whom had been befriended by Sena,
were arrested after what, police de
clared, was an attempted holdup in
Sena’s salesroom.
Washington.—The dirigible Shenao
doah will accompany the American
fleet to Hawuaio waters, for maneu
vers, next January.
Washington.—Succeeding in its third
attempt to land, the ZR 3 was rechris
tened the Los Angeles by Mrs CalviD
Coolidge.
United in Marriage at McGrath.
McGrath, Deo. 6 —John H. Peterson
and Mrs. Lottie B. White, well known
McGrathites, were uoited in marriage
yesterday. Commissioner W. T. Van
derpool performing the ceremony. The
newly weds are receiving the congratu
lations of their numerous friends.
The happy bride and groom will
spend their honeymoon on the west
fork of the Nixon, where Mr. Peterson
is interested in logging operations for
the Innoko Lutnber Company, after
which they will take up their resi
dence in the house recently constructed
by Mr. Peterson. To this house Mr.
Peterson will add a kitchen in the
spring or early summer aud later other
rooms, as the needs require.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
ONE DEAD,
2 INJURED
3 Priests, Returning to
Seattle, Meet With
Sad Disaster.
Seattle, Nov. 29. — Reverend
M. J. McCallaghan, of the Holy
Rosary Roman’Catholic' Church,
was killed, and Father Andrew
McGrath, assistant pastor of the
Cathedra], and Father Patrick
Farrellv, assistant pastor of
Holy Rosary Church, Chicago,
were injured this morning when
the automobile in which they
were returning to {Seattle ran oil
the highway near Cock ran cross
ing. The three priests were re
turning to Seattle from Chicago.
15 Americans, British
and Americans Perish
On Wrangell Island
Moscow, Doc. 3 — Fifteen Americans
British nnd Canadians pert-hed on
Wrangell island. according to Krash
insky. who has just leturned to Moscow
from the soviet’s Wrangell expedition.
The victims died from exp sure and
scanty food supply. A moot; those who
perished were Barker’ Brady KiDg, Dr.
Mackey. Murray Buckett, Morris
Crawford, Gilla and Naista Church.
Eskimo Girl Rewards
War Vet’s Kindness
Seattle. Nov. 22.—Mattie Unluck, an
Eskimo girl arrived h£re today on a
mi-sion of real gratitude, comiop all
the way from False Bass. Alaska, to in
form Earnest B Little, wor'd war vet
eran. who is now sick in a Tacoma hos
pital. that the cold claim he staked
near False Pass last summer is turning
out very rich. She was prompted to
matte the lone journey, she said, solely
by Little’s kindness to her people.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To R. H. Brown and Frankie Chew,
vour heirs and assigns: >
You. and each of vou, are hereby no
tified that-I, the undersigned, your co
owner, have expended in labor and im
provements the sum of not less than
oQe hundred dollars per >ear for the
tears 1921. 1922 anil 1923 upon i he
Pack Mule A'soeiatiou placer mining
claim, si'uaied on Oner creek, a t.rib
alary of Idtbirod river, in the Otter
mining and recording precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, in order to hold
said claim under i he provisions of Sec
lion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
Iditarod, Alaska,
LAWYERS
Practice in all Courts.
Leon G. Loomis
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
the United Siaitw and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
putilicatioo of this not ice, you, or either
of you, fail or refuse to contribute your
ptoportioQ of said-expenditures. as well
as the cost of recording the same, anil
the costs i,ft this advertisement, your
interest ie said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner, who has made the required ex
peuriitnre tinker the te ms of said Sec
i too 2U24 of t he lievist d Statutes of t he
United States.
1). S. McDONEL.li
Co Owner.
Date of first, publication. Sept. 20. 1924
Date of last publication, Dec. 27, 1924.
In the Probate Court for O'ter pre
cinct,, Fourth division. Territory of
Alaska, b fore the Honorable E. J.
Steir. Commissioner and ex odicio
Probtte Judge.
In the matter of t he Estate of William
Pringle. d-cetsed—Probate No. 50.
Notice of Final Hearing.
Notice is hereby given that the heat
ing of objections to the final report amt
account of Samuel Applebaum, as ex
editor of the estate of William Pringle,
deceased, will b- held iu the Probate
Court, room at Flat, Alaska, on Satin
day. January 17 h. 1925, at 2 o’clock in
t he afternoon.
Dated. Flat, Alaska, Supt. 27'ft. 1924.
E J. Steir.
Proba l e Judge
Blackburn
& Eldridge
McGrath, Alaska
Fresh Goods
Provisions, Notions
and Hardware
Hood’s Rubber Goods
The best Shoe Pac. They staud
the wear.
Fish Netting
Fur Bought and Sold
Bring us your fur to he made up.
We represent a good and
reliable house.
1 >-•$£ •^^BS^WW^3S^SSS^SBSX^&re
McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietor
\
| Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses.
Mrs. Frank Larson - j Proprietor
ALASKA MESS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.