Alaskan Girl Mai ries Jap
Seattle, Jan. 27th Alice, daugh
ter of Porter J. Cos ton, former
United States Court Com miss
ioner at Nome and 1. W.A Noda
a Japanese clerk in the employ
of M it my a and Com piny; Japan
ese merchants of Seattle, were
married at Plainfield N J.
Jack Schultz Buys Tractor
Jack Schultz made a trip to
Chitina this week, where he pur
chased a tractor from th Alaska
Road Commission. It is the larg
ext in eh in e urliieii ivk n^-.wl nn
the Fairbanks trail work, and the
newowner intends to use it for
contracting here.
Mrs. F. A. Iverson has been
visiting friends at KirinoJ
this week.
Mrs. Nafsted Ins been the
guest of Mts. Wilson of Kennecoc
this weec.
Dr and Mrs. Gillespie were
McCarthy visitors on Thursday
Martin Htrrais, who has been
wintering outside, is returning
tom or in • v.
Fred Ahrens has been laid
w'th Pleurisy this week.
up
J. H. Murie is freij.1 ting to
Chititu.
Now is ■the Time
to Fist
SM ORDER
COME in and get a folder .en
titled, “How to Put Your
Afaddin in Order.” It will
j tel! 700 how to make your Aladdin
; rive better service than ever. It’s
yours FREE. We also carry a full
| line of
Mantles. Chimneys and Wicks
; Get ready now for the long winter
; j evenings when you will need the
■< pure white light of the Aladdin for
: j your indoor work or pleasures.
At li e Tost Office Store
TELEGRAPHIC
Forest Association Protests
Washington; Jan. 27th The Am
erican Forestry Association at
the Annual meeting passed res
olutions opposing tlie transfer
of the forest service Item the |
agricultural to the interior de-1
parlment.
High School Boys in Trouble
Seattle. Jan. 27th. Ten high j
school boys were arrested this!
morning on a charge of robbing
pay telephones.
Government Will Not Tolerate
Usury
Washington, Jan. 27. Secretaiy
Pall reported to the Cabinet
meeting this afternoon that win
finance corporations had been
advancing many millions to pri
vate bankers for the benefit of
farmers and live stock’ men.
The bankers had been redo in
ir.o ic to farmers and live sack
men of the West and Southwest
at ten and twelve per cent
President Harding bluntly an
nounced the* government would
not tolerate usury
Grigsby Attorney for Rickard
Geoige Grigsby, foj merly at tor
ih*\ general lor Alaska, and
also delegate to coj^kss f 11 id
Alaska is now attorney for Tex
RicUard in the litigation involv
ing tiie receivership of the Mad
ison Square Gat cun entertain
ment enterprise and in other
mat ters.
M i s Hoover Heads Girl Scouts
Savannah Georgia. Jan. 27
Vi i s, Herbert Hoover has been
elected president of the {_irl
scouts of America
Washington. Jan. 7 The leaders
of both parties of tie Stnale
have agreed to put the Allied
Debits Refunding Eill to a vote
tomorrow evening and take
uight session.
POOL
Jan. 21st. Gercken 80 vs Han
nigan 55. The opening break fell
to Ge reken Han nigan broke
even after scratching three
times.
.'.t the end of the fourth the
score stood 35 for Gercken and
lb for Hannigan. Tee game fin
ish«*d in the ninth with Gercken
sO and Hannigan 40. The same
evening Frank Cole met H. H.
Mitchell, the veteran wood chop
per, the former throwing up
the sponge in the third frame
with a score of 8 to 33.
Jan. 23rd. J. B. O’Neill 35 vs
Walter M ic.Donnell 40 resulted
i n a victory for the latter in six
fra mes.
Jan. 23th. Henry Olson vs G
Carlson ”5. This was a grood
mini''. In tlielig: the b *eak fell to
O s ? i. 1> >t!i players scratched in
the first which ended G to G.
At the end of the fourth they
stood :.’G to 2G. The fifth frame
aided Olson thirty six, Carlson
thirty in «ae five balls in
the six t)i w.noli ended the jjame,
Olso.i Wiuvvis rated at forty
only in ule thirty ei^ht.
Harry Nelson and C. Lubbe
play ed a v * ry * v a ti d ' g i m& on
the 2bth, Lobby playing sixty
five to Nelsons 40. After tin-*
ill'sr racrc was Dialect .seison
was in the lead b.v one ball ovv
ing to three scratches donated
o.v Lubbe.
rrhe outstanding
feature of the frame was made in
the 3rd. r ink when Lubbe push -
ing his cue with a mighty force,
sent the eight ball into the four
pocket, scoring a perfect tliree
cushion bank. After Charlie had
regti’iei v> 1 s^rvisn >ss and the
crowd *nd quieted • down the
game proceeded but ended
in the seventh witn Nelson the
victor by 10, Ids opponent hav
ing too much confidence in his
cue which partly accounted for
his downfall but took his defeat
with a smile on his face but the
toes quiveiei; uneasily on his
felt covered feet —for he had
worked hard.
This finishes the first line-up.
Those qualified to play in the
Second round of the pool tourn
ament are as follows:
Jack Schultz
E. Gerckin
G. L'itoff
F. S to ter
Harry NTelsoi
H.H. Mitchell
W. M icDonnell
Gutet C irlson
L. H. Woodman
125
80
45
^5
40
40
40
Alaska Pioneers
Igloo .25
Twenty two seasoned old tim
ers were put through their pi
ces last Siturd.iy by Grand Pres
ident Alvah Eaines who instal
led the new Igloo No. 25 here.
At the next meeting, which
will be held next Tuesday the
31st. a goodly number of mux*
doughs will become charter me m
bers also, thecnarter being held
open until the 15th. Febraary,
Jas. Hussey was elected Pres
ident of the new Igloo,
At the change of the moon
last night tlm mercury dropp« d
considerably, so that we are now
enjoying (t) the first real cold
snap this winier. At 8 a.m
the tliermo.n jcji* registered 4)3
below zero.
Outside mail due tomorrow.
(Time w irden John Pitcher is
in Uhitina this weeK on business
connected with his office.
ASA C. BALDWIN
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
SEATTLE. WASH
oi2 Hoge Building
McCarthy Alaska
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Regally arranged.
Cordova, Alaska