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LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK
THURSDAy |
A. F. Hoffman, deputy United
States marshal at Matanuska, is a
guest of the Crescent hotel.
Daniel Leech, superintendent of
construction for the Turnagain Arm
d;v;sion of the government railroad
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and is
a guest of the Crescent hotel.
C. A. Anderson, postmaster at Tal
keetna. came down on yesterday’s
train on business connected with the
postoffice at that place and is regis- ;
t< red at the Crescent hotel.
Daniel Maxham, an employe of the
Alaskan Fngineering commission in
the telephone and telegraph depart
ment and stationed at Dead Horse
hill, arrived in Anchorage yesterday j
and is registered at the White house, j
A! Yitt arrived yesterday on the \
train from Talkeetna and is regis- j
tertd at the Morrison hotel. Mr. Yitt
will visit in Anchorage for several
#ii
Thomas Harlow and Edward Carl
son. employes of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission in the train serv
ice on Turnagain Arm, came in from
their headquarters at Camp 8b and
wh:!e in Anchorage are guests of the
New Union hotel.
A. 1.. Adair who for the past sev
eral months has been engaged in fur
nishing ties to the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission near Talkeetna, arriv
ed in Anchorage yesterday and is reg
istered at the Crist house.
James Hill, an employe of the Alas
k:. n Engineering commission in the
telephone and telegraph department,
who for several months has been sta
tioned at Kings river on the Matanus
ka branch of the government railroad,
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and
i- a guest of the White house. Mr.
H 11 expects to leave for the outside
or. tomorrow’s train and immediately
Uf.c , his arrival in Seattle will make
application to join the United States
signal corps and hopes to be sent to
France before the middle of next sum
r,<. •. Mr. Hill is well known both
u! - ag the employes of the commis
si, n and about town. He has taken
an alive interest in athletic circles
ar.d made a good record as a player
during last summer's baseball sea-1
son.
Miner McNemee, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
its sawmill on Turnagain Arm, is a
re. ■ nt arrival at the White house. Mr.
.McNemee reports that the sawmill
will he removed to Mile 88 on the
government railroad where a heavy
growth of standing timber is located.
(] orge Mathewson, Alex Mathew
n and I). Mathewson, mining men
fi-m the interior of Alaska, who have
be n spending the winter in the
states, arrived on yesterday’s train
fr< Seward and registered at the
Cr ,-t house. They left this morning
ov-r the trail for Iditarod.
An inquiry from the office of Gov
J. F. A. Strong has been re
k ;m (1 by Deputy United States Mar
sha' Clarence VY. Mossman concerning
the whereabouts of Clyde Ilrcnner.
Any information regarding him
silt.ihl be given to Mr. Mossman at
the marshal’s office.
J. A. Sturdevant, who is employed
b\ the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion and stationed at Kern creek on
Turnagain Arm, arrived in Anchor
age yesterday and while in town is
making his home at the White house.
F It 1 I) A Y
John Buttroc is a recent arrival at
the Crist house. Mr. Buttroc is regis
ter *d from Talkeetna and will remain
in Anchorage for several days.
J. A. (jilh)uist who is interested in
tlie Chickaloon Coal company at
Ckickaloon returned from the mines
yesterday* and is registered at the
Crescent hotel.
A. F. Hoffman, deputy United
.'States marshal with headquatrers at
Matanuska who has been in Anchor
age several days on personal business
returned to his home on the morning
train.
Daniel Leech, superintendent of
construction on the Turnagain Arm
division of the government railroad
who was registered at the Crescent
hotel returned to his work this morn
ing.
1. H. Fleischman, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission whe
was called to Seattle last fall to super
intend the installation of a filing sys
tem in the Seattle offices of the com
mission, returned to Anchorage yes
terday and has resumed his duties
with the commission here.
N. D. Bothvvell, general foreman at
the Gold Bullion mine in the Willow
creek district came down from Hous
ton yesterday and while in Anchorage
is a guest of the Hotel Parsons. Mr.
Botlnvel! will remain in Anchorage for
several days engaged in business mat
ters connected with the Gold Bullion
mine.
Samuel Babler, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission ir
the transportation department whr
has been a patient at the governmen'
hospital for the past month suffering
with an acute attack cf rheumatisr
left this morning for the states. Mr.
Babler has been in the employ of th<
commission for two years ami ha?
been located on the Turnagain Am
division of the government railroad.
Charles La Coste, an employe of th
Alaskan Engineering commission 1c
ated at Chickaloon arrived in An
chorage yesterday from the mines and
registered at the Anchorage hotel. Mr.
La Coste left on this morning’s train
for Seward on his way to Seattle
where he will join the United States
army.
R A T U R D A Y
Michael Rutonar is a recent arrival
in Anchorage and while here is mak
ing his home at the Crist house.
The steamer Victoria of the Alaska
Steamship company departed for the
westward from Cordova at nine
o'clock this morning according to tele
graphic advices received here today.
'i homas I’arezo, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission on
Turnagain Arm arrived on yesterday’s
train from his headquarters at Camp
hi and is registered at the White
house.
( . H. Lirlell who is interested with
'rank Kelly in the coal business is a
recent arrival in Anchorage and while
here is making his headquarters at the
Crescent hotel.
E. \V. Wilkinson, a mining man who
has been spending the winter in Seat
tle on business connected with his
mining property located near Met!rath
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and is
staying at the Crescent hotel. Mr. Wil
kinson expects to leave for McGrath
within the next two weeks and will
spend the summer working on his
placer claims.
George R. Tremblay arrived in An
•h wage yesterday from his head
q. al ters at Camp !»1 on the Turnagain
Arm division of the government rail
. oad where he is employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission and
while in town is registered at the
Crescent hotel.
J. J. Chisholm the well known trav
eling man from Tacoma representing
the Amocat brand of groceries arrived
yesterday in Anchorage and is a guest
of the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Chisholm
will remain in Anchorage for several
weeks and while here will visit the
various towns and camps along the
government railroad.
Harry Tindall returned yesterday
from Los Angeles where he has been
visiting friends during the past winter
and is a guest of the White house. Mr.
Tindall has been engaged in contract
work for the Alaskan Engineering
commission at various places along
the main line of the government rail
road for the past two years. He will
remain in Anchorage for the spring
and summer and will make his home
at the White house.
Henry Emard, a member of the real
estate firm of Lynch and Emard has
written to his partner M. H. Lynch
saying that he will leave for Anchor
age on the first boat sailing from
Seattle for here. He is at present in
the city of San Francisco. Mr. Emard
writes that of all the cities visited by
him this winter none of them look as
well to him as Anchorage and he
states that a number of tourists from
San Francisco and other Pacific coast
cities will visit Anchorage during the
course of the summer.
SUNDAY i
Matthew Fleming, an employe of ;
the Alaskan Engineering commission I
in the coal mines at Eska creek, re- i
turned to his work yesterday.
Charles Feters, the merchant prince
of Chickaloon, who has been in Anch
orage for several days on business
connected with his mercantile estab
lishment there, returned yesterday.
W. L. Stevens, the well known
rancher from Palmer, is a recent ar
rival in Anchorage and while in town
will make his headquarters at the
Parsons hotel.
Benjamin F. J. Smith, who for the
past three years has been engaged in
the lumber business in Anchorage and
at Bird creek on Turnagain arm, will
leave for Good News bay tomorrow.
Mr. Smith will go to Seldovia via
Seward. He will cross Iliamna lake
and will go by small boat from Dil
lingham bay to Good News bay. He
expects to complete the journey in
ibout thirty days. Mr. Smith firmly
believes in the reported placer strike
there and says that the coming sum
mer will reveal rich pay streaks. Mr.
Smith has been living at the Parsons
hotel.
Harry R. Munson, chief timekeep
er of the Alaskan Engineering com
mission, is a patient in the Anchor
ige hospital suffering from a severe!
attack of yellow jaundice.
J. E. Wilson, a prospector, who has
been in the hills at the head of Ches
ter creek for several months, arrived :
it the White house yesterday for the
aurpose of purchasing additional pro-j
'isions. He will return to his camp
n uic nuis tomorrow.
F. W. Holcomb, who has been em
ployed cn the Turnagain arm division
)f the government railroad, is a re
cent arrival in town and will remain
'ere for the rest of the winter.
Arthur H. Diebcr who is in business j
n the new coal town of Chiekaloon ar-1
ived in Anchorage yesterday and will
cave for his home on tomorrow’s |
rain. Mr. Dieber is registered at the j
Hotel Anchorage during his brief stay,
in town.
Mason 15. Leming, the-special agent
or the United States general land of
'ce who has been looking over the ag
icultural conditions throughout the
•Jatanuska valley returned on yestrr- j
day’s train and is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage. While in the Mat
anuska valley Mr. Leming visited sev
eral of the coal mines.
Sumner S. Smith, superintendent of
the government coal mines at Eska
creek and at Chickaloon which are be
ing operated by the Alaskan Engi
neering commission arrived in An
chorage accompanied by Mrs. Smith
and their son and is a guest of the
Crescent hotel. Mr. Smith reports the j
shipment of 3-100 tons of coal over the1
government railroad to Anchorage
during the month of February. With j
the advent of spring Mr. Smith plans!
on an additional ohtput of the mine.!
He will return to his home at Eska i
creek with his family on tomorrow’s j
train.
C. E. Mattie, superintendent of the •
Matanuska coal company located at 1
Moose creek who was in Anchorage
last week on business connected with
the mine has returned to his head- (
quarters. Mr. Mattie reports the out
put of the mine as about fifty tons of
coal per day. The wagon road from ;
the mines to the government railroad 1
is in good shape now as a result of !
the recent fall of snow and coal is now
being freighted more csheaply than at
any other time since the opening up of '
the mine. 1
Don E. Moxham, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission in 1
the telephone and telegraph depart
ment with headquarters at Dead Horse
Hill who has been visiting in Anchor
age for the past several days will re- :
turn tomorrow to his work. While in
Anchorage Mr. Moxham is staying uJ
the White house.
MONDAY
Edward Olson is a recent arrival
from Wasilla and while in Anchorage
is making his home at the Alaska
house.
W. E. Stevens, the rancher from
Palmer, on the main line of the gov- 1
eminent railroad who, was registered
over Sunday at the Hotel Parsons re
j turned to his home this morning.
Thomas Price, a mining man who
arrived in Anchorage from the inter- i
or of Alaska last week and who was
t guest of the Crist house, left for a
>ric*f visit to Seward on this morn
r.g’s train. He expects to return to
\nchorage next Friday.
L. T. Vig, who has been making his
ionic at the White house since his ar
rival in Anchorage last month from
die interior of Alaska, left this mom
ng for a brief visit to Seward. He
will return on Friday’s train.
P. Calvery, who has been a guest
af the Crist house for the past sev
eral days, left this morning for a
orief visit to Matanuska. He expects
to return to Anchorage during the
week.
Sumner S. Smith, superintendent of
tiie government coal mines at Eska
:reek and Chickaloon, who came down
Saturday to spend Sunday in Anchor
age, returned to his headquarters at
Elska creek on the morning train. Mr.
Smith was a guest of the Crescent
lotel.
J. B. Wademan, who arrived in An
chorage over the trail last month from
Iditarod, left this morning for Sew
ard. Mr. Wademan took his dog
:eam with him and one passenger.
After a brief visit in Seward he will
return to Anchorage and will make
lis home here for the summer.
J. A. Slurdevant, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
stationed at Kern creek on the Turn
agrin Arm division of the govern
ment railroad who has been in An
chorage several days as a guest of the
White house, returned to his duties j
an the morning train
Eser Wikholm, the architect, who
is interested in a coal mine located
near the government railroad at
Houston, arrived in Anchorage Satur
lay. Owing to certain improvements
which are to be made on the mining
property the mine will be closed down
for several weeks, said Mr Wikholm.
Joseph Meherin, who has been in
Anchorage for the past week as the
'raveling representative of Seattle
mercantile houses left for Seward on
this morning’s train. Mr. Meherin
nas been a guest of the Hotel Anchor
age.
Captain Rupert Weeks left on |
:he morning train for Seward and
she outside. Upon his arrival in
Seattle he will make application to
ioin the United States army. Mr.
Weeks has been an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission for
he past two years. He was formerly
captain of the power boat “Capella”
which operated in the Cook inlet wat
il'S.
Charles Anderson, postmaster at
falkeetna. who has been in Anchor
i i
ige on official business connected
with his duties as postmaster, will
return to Talkeetna tomorrow. Mr.
\nderson will resign his position as
>ostmaster in order that he may give
lis entire time and attention to his:
mining interests in the Iron creek dis
rict. Mr. Anderson is also the pro- j
irietor of a general store at Talkeet- j
ia. He is a guest of the Crescent ho
a!
Joseph Laubner, the well known
\nchorage real estate dealer left on
he morning train for Chickaloon. j
A hile in the Chickaloon country Mr. |
-iaubner will visit the government
•oal mines now being operated by the
Ylaskan Engineering commission at
Sska creek and Chickaloon. He will
ilso investigate the anthracite coal
ields located a few miles northeast
>f the town of Chickaloon. Mr.
^aubner’s visit to the coal fields at
his time is for the purpose of mak
ng a report of the actual conditions
existing there to outside capitalists
vhom he has interested in the devel
>pment of this section of Alaska. He
vill be gone about ten days.
Twenty-five dollars and forty cents
s the sum of money derived from the
sale of soft drinks at the social enter
ainments given by the Scandinavian
dub during the month of March and
urned over to the American Red
moss, according to a report of the
mtertainment committee of the club,
submitted at a meeting Saturday
light. It was decided at the meeting
Saturday night to set aside 50 per
:ent of all money now in the bank to
;he club’s credit and all money to be
ieposited in the future by the club as a
‘Sick and Relief Fund.” The fund will
le used for any member of the club in
leed of assistance or any Scandina
vian not a member but who has been
•eported favorably by a committee
to investigate such cases The sick
benefit committee is composed of H. 1
Evans and P. O. Sundberg. The new ■
officers of the club which were elect
ed at Saturday night’s meeting are,
president, W. Nasstrom, and secretary
and treasurer, Axel Noren.
TUESDAY
J. Minnis who has been employed m
the coal mine at Chickaloon is makl-.ig '<
his home at the Wilson house.
Adolph Patzak who has been stay- j
ing at the Richter house returned to
his employment at the Chickaloon coal
mine* on this morning’s train.
WTilliam Sherman whose home for
the past winter has been at the Mor- I
rison hotel left this morning for j
Moose creek where he will be employ- j
ed by the Matanuska coal company.
Henry Hook, who for a period of
two years was employed by the Alas
kan Engineering commission as a
packer in the transportation depart
ment between Matanuska and Talkeet
na, is a guest of the Wilson house.
Thirteen major and two minor op
erations were performed at the gov
ernment hospital during the past sev-1
en days, according to a statement
made today by Don Griffith, clerk in
charge of the office at the institution.
George F. Chamberlain, the Alaskan
representative of a Seattle hardware
firm who has been in Anchorage for a
week on the firm’s business checked out
from the Crescent hotel and has re
turned to Seward on his way to
Seattle.
P. Powers and E. Wilkinson, two
mining men who have been spending
the winter in the states and who ar
rived in Anchorage last week, left this
morning for their mining claims near
McGrath. They have been guests of
the Crescent hotel while in Anchorage.
A. Germain, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission who
is located at Matanuska returned to
his home on the morning train. Mrs.
Germain who has been a patient at the
government hospital for the past two
weeks returned home with Mr. Ger
main.
N. D. Bothwell, employed in the
capacity of general foreman for the
Gold Bullion mine in the Willow creek
district who has been in Anchorage
several days as a guest of the Hotel
Parsons engaged in business connect- j
ed with the mine returned on the
morning train.
Arthur L. Spekker, who for the past
two years has been employed by
Harry Revell the mail contractor in
hauling the United States mail be
tween Seward and Anchorage, left for
the states on this morning’s train. He
will join the United States army upon
iiis arrival in Seattle.
T. R. Conquest who spent the winter
prospecting in the Ivahswitna country
and who for the past two weeks has
been a guest of the White house left
on the morning train for Houston on
his way into the interior of Alaska,
where he will remain for the ensuing
summer e.igaged in mining.
Don E. Moxham, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the telephone and telegraph depart
ment with headquarters at Dead
Horse Hill, returned to his work on
the morning train. Mr. Moxham has
been in Anchorage for several days as
a guest of the White house.
John Bergmann, the rancher who is
making a specialty of growing grain
on his ranch near the Eklutna river,
and who has been a guest of the
Richter house for several days left for
his home this morning. Mr. Bergmann
will ship a carload of hay to Anchor
age on Friday’s train and will dispose
of the shipment on the open market.
George Tremblay, an employe of
the Alaskan Engineering commission
with headquarters at Camp 91 on the
Turnagain Arm division of the gov
ernment railroad, who has been visit
ing in Anchorage left for Seward yes
terday on the regular train on his way
to Portland, where he will spend a
part of his sixty day vacation. Mr.
Tremblay has been employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission for
more than two years. He will return
to Anchorage the latter part of April.
Charles A. Anderson, the postmast
er at Talkeetna returned this morning
after a brief visit in Anchorage on
official business. Mr. Anderson iias
sent his resignation to the postal
authorities at Washington and as soon
as a successor can be appointed Mr.
Anderson will leave for the hills ip the
iron creek country where he is inwr
?sted in several mining claims. While
n Anchorage Mr. Anderson was a
Suest of the Crescent hotel,
oegin to run against the property af
fected. Other assessments are also
due and should be paid at an early
late in order to avoid the penalties.
No substantial improvements are con
templated by Mayor Watts during the
coming summer except such as are
strongly recommended by the proper
ty owners and the mayor is desirous
of having all unpaid assessments tak
en care of before spring.
WEDNESDAY
J. Olson who has been a guest of
the Crist house left this morning for
Matanuska and will remain there for
a week.
A. N. Haskins who has been a resi
dent in Anchorage for the past two
years left on the morning train for >
Seward.
Arthur H. Dieber, who is engaged
in business at Chickaloon and who has
been in Anchorage for several days on
business will return tomorrow morn
ing. P
J. M. McFarland, a prospector, left t
on this morning’s train for Glacier
creek, on Turnagain Arm, where lie
will spend several months prospecting
in the foothills at the head of Glacier
Jack Frisby who has been employee*
in the mines at Moose creek arrived
Anchorage yesterday and is registers
at the Crist house. Mr. Frisby will re
main in Anchorage for the remainder
of the week.
Deputy Marshal A. F. Hoffman in
charge of the marshal's office at Mat
anuska arrived in Anchorage yester
day on the afternoon train and while
in town is making his home at the 1
Crescent hotel.
Otto Hoil, an employe of the Alas
kan Engineering commission who has
been a guest for several days of the
Crist house left on the morning train
for the Turnagain Arm division of the
government railroad.
Dr. H. W. Stoughton, in charge of
the sanitary conditions at the govern
ment coal mine at Eska creek which is
operated by the Alaskan Engineering
commission, came down on yester
day’s train and registered at the Cres
cent hotel. Dr. Stoughton returned to
his headquarters this morning.
H. R. Eydholm, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission as
an accountant in the railroad operat
ing department has resigned his posi-^
tion with the commission and will
probably leave Anchorage on Friday’s
train for Seward on his way to the
states where he will make applica
tion to join the United States army.
J. B. Palmer, a well known mining
man who has been in the Nelchina dis
trict where he is interested in several
mining claims on Alfred creek arrived
in Anchorage yesterday and is regis
tered at the White house. Mr. Palmer
after a brief visit here for the purpose
of assembling an outfit for the sum
mer’s work on his claims will return
to his property.
H. L. Walby, a well known rancher
in the Matanuska valley arrived in
Anchorage yesterday and is a guest of
the Crescent hotel. Mr. Walby has
:aken a keen interest in the Mata- ^
auska public school and was engaged
>y the members of the school board to
?rect a building. The work of erect
ng a suitable structure was undertak
?n and accomplished by Mr. Walby at
i time when the thermometer regis
tered 40 degrees below zero.
J. R. Uhl the well known pro pector a
returned yesterday from a si:; weeks ^
trip into the hills in the Nelchina dis
:rict. Mr. Uhfis very enthusiastic re
garding the future of the Nelchina
district and will return to his several
prospects there as soon as he can as
sembje an outfit for the summer’s
work.
H. W. NAGLEY
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