3s Your Name
On the List
(Lists of special delivery, registered,
insured and telegraphic mail will appear
in this column from time to time.)
For the information of the pub
lic, the local postoffice announces
that certain valuable and impor
tant mail is held for the follow
ing named persons:
Barry, T. S.
Bell, Mrs. Bertha.
Brown, Ira G.
Rystad, Ingvalcl.
Case, Skip.
Duncan, C. S.
Gilovich, Pete.
Jorgensen, Harold.
Mills, Capt. F. J.
Mass, Harvey J.
McDonald, G. F.
Quinn, Dan W.
Steeham, J. H.
Alvah Eames, superintendent
of the Railway Mail Service, vis
ited the Anchorage office last
week, and he promises that a
permanent and regular schedule
of dispatches and arrivals is to
be established between here and
Knik in the near future.
In the Commissioner’s Court
In U. S. Commissioner David’s
court the following cases were
tried during the week:
Monday, the case of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilmour, colored, charged
with trespassing, was tried and
the defendants dismissed.
The same day, one Carl Schlim
was found guilty and fined $25
for disturbing the peace.
Thursday, a preliminary exam
ination into a grand larceny
charge preferred against one Ed
ward Wilston, was held. The
defendant w-as bound over in the
sum of $1,500 to await the action
of the grand jury. Wilston, at
the time of his arrest, vras out on
bonds on a similar offense, com
mitted at Knik. He was held to
the grand jury for alleged looting
of the Olympus bar. In the pres
ent charge, being unable to give
bonds, he was placed in the local
jail. Wilston is said to have been
a member of the Seattle police
force.
Thursday afternoon, Gordon
McLean, charged with petit lar
ceny, was tried by a jury and ac
quitted.
R. D. Chase, chief clerk for the
Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, has been appointed store
keeper, in lieu of R. Peyton Tur
ner who tendered his resignation
and departed for the states on
the steamer Alameda.
The Anchorage townsite sur
veyed, it is stated that Mr. War
ner will take his crew to the
Matanuska junction and perform
a similar job there. That com
pleted, he will go to the Matanu
ska coalfields and lay out the
townsite at the coal camp. Then
go to Seward and plat the land
at the head of Resurrection bay.
“ SPARK PLUG, ”
The man that cures sick gas en
gines. Near Pilger’s store. x
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present with the permanent town.
The bridge and fill combined will
be 1260 feet long, of which 160
feet will be piling driven acroes
the stream. The fill will be 12
feet on top and will give the peo
ple a good road to the new town
site. It is very fortunate that
the Engineering Commission is
building this roadway to accom
modate the people, as it will
greatly expedite moving to the
permanent town location. About
50 men will be employed.
The government has just com
pleted the driving of a new wharf
on the slough at Ship creek,
Herron Dredge Is Operating
The Herron-Barnes dredge, in
stalled in the flats on which a
part of the old settlement of
Sunrise stands, was set in opera
tion for the first time Thursday
morning, according to informa
tion brought here by W. K. Shel
don, jr., representing the John
A. Roebllng & Sons, who has
been there in connection with the
interests of the big firm.
Mr. Sheldon reports considera
ble activity in the Sunrise district
due to the recent placer discovery
made by Sullivan and Cassidy on
Bear creek. Prospectors are also
seeking gold quartz veins.
Herron & Barnes have taken
an option to purchase a half in
terest in the Sullivan-Cassidy
claims and are employing a drill
in the prospecting work.
They have also purchased the
Bear creek claims of Mrs. Martha
White of Anchorage.
Brick Made at Anchorage
The manufacture of a good
quality of brick is now going on
at Chester creek, £o the south of
Ship creek, about an hour’s walk
from town, adding another sub
stantial industry to Anchorage.
The mover in the enterprise is
Chas. J. Young, an experienced
man in this line. He assures the
Pioneer that the material availa
ble is a good quality, permitting
him tp turn out for the market a
first-class finished article. He
invites the public to visit the yard
and take a look for themselves.
G. Shinowasa, editor of the
Asahi News, a Japanese news
paper published at Seattle, visited
the Pioneer office this week.
The river boat Tyconda, of
Ketchikan, is soon expected here
to ply on the arm waters, be
tween Anchorage and Knik.
HERTEL’S
ICE CREAM
A SPECIALTY
Opposite Montana Pool Room
ANCHORAGE PRODUCE D!
GREEN FRUITS
GREEN GROCERIES
POULTRY BUTTER EGGS
Near Pioneer Office.
Anchorage Knik Seward
I BROWN &
HAWKINS
/ Wholesale
and Retail
General
Merchandise
“Quality First”
Fleming and Turner
Announce that they will place on the Market
oisr on about JxrisrE 15
NATIVE LUMBER
Rough and Dressed, of All Dimensions
Mill at Bird Creek, Turnagain Arm, Alaska
F. B. Cannon, Propr.
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Barge General Bobby. Pri
vate Bobby for Badies
Best Rates Best Treatment
Best Accommodations
KNSK’S
Lea ding
Hotel
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THE ADMIRAL LINE ”
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Steamers sail from Seattle on the 5th, 15th and 25th,
at 5 o’clock p. in.
Steamers sail from Anchorage on or about the 3rd, 13th
and 23rd for Seattle, Tacoma, Seward, Prince William Sound
Ports and Juneau.
CALIFORNIA—Steamers leave Seattle Wednesdays and
Sundays for San Francisco and Southern California ports.
Right reserved to change sailings without notice.
P. J. Ringwood,
Manager.
Chas. S. Biack,
Agent
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