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Saturday April 14, 1923.
That Memorial
Recently the Legislature passed a
memorial to Congress asking that A
laskan World War veterans be granted
160 acres of land apiece. They also
asked the land have no strings attached
to it. Legislature made a very laudable
attempt toward a compensation but the
outstanding fact was overlooked.— The
majority of the Veterans do not any
thing to do with the public domain.
There are a good many ex-service
men in the Territory, and up to date
there certainly has been no mad scram
ble for homesteads. Nearly all of the
men undoubtedly have their home
stead rights, and without doubt all of
mei know how to file on land.
The one feature of t he memorial
that holds the attention of veterans is
that some day land in Alaska will be
worth hard cash. This old world has
no more frontiers and the population
keeps growing all the time so one day
land values will amount to something.
Some time in the near future there
will be money in raising sugar beets,
some grains and berries, ft is , proven
that wheat can be grown on a commer
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska
March 13, 1923
NOTICE is hereby given that Sam
Seltenreich, of McCarthy, Alaska, who,
on Dec. 6, 1922, made homestead entry,
No. 04172, for North one-half Northwest
one-quarter, Section 12; and Southwest
one-quarter, South one-half Northwest
one-quarter. Section 1. Township 0 S,
Range 14 E, Copper River Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three-vear Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before William
D. Coppernoll, at McCarthy, Alaska, on
the 28th day of April, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
G.C. Gwiu, of McCarthy, Alaska.
A1 Jackson, of McCarthy, Alaska.
William Lubbe, of McCarthy, Alaska.
J.B. O’Neill, of McCarthy, Alaska.
Date of first publication March 31,1923,.
Date of last publication April 28, 1923.
In The Probate Court For McCarthy
Precinct, Third Division, Territory of
Alaska.
Before Hon. Wm. 1). Coppernoll.
United States Commissioner and ex
officio Probate Judge
No. 51
In the Matterof the Estate]
of] NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Arthur C. Dunseth, Deceased.]
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed was duly and regularly appointed
Administrator of the estate of Arthur C*
Dunseth. deceased, by the above-entitled
court on the 30th day of March. 1923.
and has qualified as such Administrator.
That the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said decc
dent are required to present the same
with the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this not ice, to the undersigned at his
office in the General Store of the Kenne
cott Corporation, at Kennecott, Alaska,
which office the undersigned selects
as his place of business in all matters
connected with the said estate of Arthur
C. Dunseth, deceased: or the claims
may be filed with the United Slates
Commissioner for McCart hy Precinct
aforesaid, at his office in McCarthy, Alas
ka.
Dated this 30th day of Maroh, 1923.
R. Mooney
Administrator of the estate of Ar
thur C. Dunseth, deceased.
Publish- March 31 April 7-14-21-28,1923.
cial scale and that it makes very fine
Hour. Experimental farms have grown
beets that contain a hegh percentage of
sugar and every resident knows with (
what luxuriance the native berries
produce. '
Though the country is no paridise
bard work means a good living. Thera
m McCarthy m
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Trespass Notice
All persons found Trespass
ing upon the following named
placer claims, the property of
the undersigned, will be prose
cuted to the full extent of the
law. The Comstock, situated in
Copper Creek Canyon, No.5 Cop
per Creek ( known as the Doxie)
and No.9 Copper Creek ( known
as the Esmeralda ), all situated
in the McCarthy Recording Pre*
cinct.
Warren Nelson
Done at Chisane this 30th day of
March, 1923.
has been much’ said against the ex-ser
vice man and the bonu s. He does not
want land, but if he has to take it in
lieu of cash the majority of him will
:omeout winner in the long run.
These men are not so blind that
:hey cannot look ahead and see the fu
:ure of this country. All they need
is an objective.
Soneone has been sufficiently cruel
to suggest that certain members of the
Legislature are leary about passing the
Foster Literacy bill for the reason that
its provisions might disqualify them
from further voting.—
Stroller’s Weekly
Anchorage is now promised a per
manent Army Post with two compa
nies of troops; another motion picture
show; and headquarters for the new
radio company. The town is working
indefatigably to secure the Signal Corps
and the Court House. It might be well
for the Territory to be rolled up in a
bundle and presented to that enterpri
sing municipality. 2
—Seward Gateway.
It was Friday the thirteenth
yesterday. No one got a broken
neck. What’s in a superstition?