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1 LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK
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THURSDAY
Mrs. J. S. Baldwin, of Rainbow
creek, is a guest at the Crescent.
E. E. Porter, timekeeper at Camp
83, is in town for a few days and is j
stopping at the Crescent.
J. Eidy, who is interested in a fish
ing plant on the inlet, is a guest at
the Hotel Anchorage while in town on
business.
Ralph Anderson, commander of the
power boat Onyx, brought over a load
of passengers from Seldovia last
night.
F. W. McTaggart, in charge of the
commissary at Camp 82, is registered
at the Crescent while in Anchorage on
personal business.
Members of the Belgian Relief com
mittee are requested to meet at the
work rooms in the Lathrop building
tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock.
C. M. Lamb, a member of the Se
crist locating engineers party, is down
from Talkeetna and is registered at;
the Crescent. Mr. Lamb is in the
draft and expects to leave shortly for
his home in Eureka, Cal.
Mrs. Bob McIntosh and three chil
dren arrived in Anchorage yesterday;
from Dead Horse Hill and will spend
the winter here. Mr. McIntosh is en
gaged in the transfer business at Dead
Horse and will join the family later in
the fall.
The local barber shops have agreed
to close on Sundays commencing next
Sunday. August 11. They will also
close at 8 o’clock during the evening,
except on Saturdays, when they will
remain open for business untii lip. m.
Frank Parker, an employe at the
Talkeetna mines in the Willow creek
district, underwent the physical exam
ination for service yesterday and has
been placed in Class “A”. Mr. Farker
nrminor -jt ttir> frBccurit rim) l'pnnt'ts
the work going on satisfactorily at the
Talkeetna with splendid prospects for
a successful season.
A. R. Panther, who has been stop
ping at the Hotel Anchorage for sev
eral days, left for Talkeetna this!
morning to take charge of one of the]
government B. and B. river boats.
Charles N. Hudson arrived in town
on the river launch J. J. yesterday and!
is stopping at the Hotel Anchorage, j
Mr. Hudson has been in charge of as
sembling the dredge for the Drumhel- j
ler interests, who have large holdings
on the Yentna and tributaries.
VV. N. Reed, who has been working
on the big dredge being assembled at
the junction of the Nakochna and Ki
chatna rivers, is a guest at the Hotel
Anchorage and expats to leave for
Seward on the steamer Alaska.
FRIDAY
Mrs. L. F. Shaw departed this morn
ing, en route to Eska creek, on a few
days’ visit with Mrs. H. O. Schale
ben.
E. R. Allen and Mrs. Allen are reg
istered at the Hotel Parsons and have
engaged passage on the Alaska for Se
attle.
Mrs. Claud Lambson will leave An
chorage on the Admiral Schley for
the states where she will spend the
winter.
M. F. Malone, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, is
registered at the Hotel Anchorage
from Castle.
The steamer Alaska was in the vi
cinity of Latouche this morning and
will not reach Anchorage until Sat
urday or Sunday. The Admiral Schley
is due in Cordova today.
There will be a meeting of the local
chapter of the Red Cross at 7:30 to
night in the Empress theatre club
rooms. All members of the oraniza
tion and all interested in the work are
urged to be present.
Wm. C. Edes, Wm. Gerig and F. A.
Hansen, government railroad officials
returned yesterday from a two days’
trip over the branch line to Chicka
loon where they inspected the govern
ment coal mines. They also visited the
Eska creek mines and the Baxter mine
at Moose creek.
Dad Hunt, the mushroom king, sent
down his first shipment of mushrooms
yesterday to the Shonbeck Grocery
store for sale. Mr. Hunt is making a
specialty of cultivating mushrooms on
his Eklutna farm and advises that he
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will have enough this season to sup
ply the Anchorage market.
Frank Brilliant, who has been work
ing in the Chickaloon coal mines,
leaves on the steamer Alaska for Fort
Liscum to enlist in the United States
army. Mr. Brilliant has been a resi
dent of this vicinity for three years
and although born in Canada will en
list in the nearest American camp.
Ray C. Larson, star committeemar
of all Alaska, returned yesterday frorr
a trip to Swanson creek, where he has
been looking over th& big saltery ol
the Kachemak Canning company. Mr
Larson expressed himself as being
very much surprised at the capacity
of the plant and the fishing activity
generally in the inlet.
Alvah Fames, postoffice inspector,
returned yesterday from an official
trip to Chickaloon, Eska, Palmer, Mat
anuska and Wasilla. Mr. Fames re
ports the offices all in good shape and
anticipates making no change in the
personale. In company with F. E.
Whitney, his associate, he will leave
for Cordova headquarters on the
steamer Alaska.
The committee appointed' from the
railroad employes to confer with
Chairman William C. Edes and the lo
cal railroad authorities will hold a pre
liminary meeting Saturday night at
the Labor temple. Arrangements have
been made for the committee to meet
the officials next Sundayr morning at
10 o’clock, at which time the mattei
of the wage scale will be thoroughly
discussed and possibly definitely set
tled. The Sunday meeting will be helc
in Mr. Edes’ office.
SATURDAY
Baseball at Athletic park tomorrow
afternoon. Game called at 2:30.
H. M. Fickenger, manager of the
Mable mine, is spending a few days ir
town on business and is registered a1
the Hotel Pai'sons.
\V. G. Thompson, of the Gold Bul
lion Mining company, is a guest at the
Hotel Parsons, and will be in town
several days on business.
J. M. McDonald, connected with the
Gold Bullion mines in the Willow creek
district, is registered al the Hotel An
chorage.
Jos. Burke, in the government serv
ice. arrived in town yesterday from
Seward and is stopping at the Hotel
Anchorage.
Governor Thomas Riggs left Cordc
va for the interior yesterday and will
visit Anchorage about the first of
September.
The railroad line is now two miles
nearer to Seward and the track gang
is making rapid progress on laying
the track.
The Belgian Relief committee has
finished a large number of garments
which have been packed and are read)
for shipment.
The civilian committee was appoint
ed at last night’s meeting of the Rec
Cross to look after the poor and wor
thy people of the community.
Captain J. J. Finnegan has finishec
his official business with the local ex
emption board and leaves for othci
coast towns on the Alaska tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Nastrom leave or
the steamer Alaska for Lateuche
where Mr. Nastrom has secured a po
sition as millwright with the Beatsor
copper mines.
Be a patriot and buy a season tickei
to the Home Guard-Masonic basebal
series of three games. First game is
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon a1
Athletic park. •
K. C. Hamilton, representative of
the board of underwriters of Sur
Francisco, came over from Kenai this
morning on the cannery tender Ola1
and is registered at the Hotel Anchor
age. Mr. Hamilton has spent the sum
mer inspecting the different canneries
located in southeastern Alaska, Bristo
Bay and this section in the interests oJ
the insurance companies. In all h<
has visited 96 canneries to date and re
ports the fishing business generall)
is very prosperous. It will be remem
bered that Mr. Hamilton officiated al
last Summer’s baseball series betweer
Anchorage and Seward to the satisfac
tion of players and fans alike. He wil
remain in Anchorage several days am
expects to sail for the states on th<
Admiral Schley.
J. A. Rassrnussen, superintendent of
the Libby McNeill and Libby cannery
at Kenai, arrived in Anchorage th's
morning on the cannery tender Olaf.
Mr. Rassrnussen reports the company’s
output at Kenai will be in the neigh
borhood of 53,000 cases of salmon.
Harvey Bartholf is down from the
Willow creek district for a few days'
visit and is stopping at the Hotel
Parsons. Mr. Bai'tholf until recently
has been head mill man at the Martin
mine and resigned to spend the bal
ance of the season prospecting in the
district. 1
Roberto Sanchez, a Mexican by
birth, has proven his loyalty to his
adopted country by registering for
service in the United States army at
the local exemption board. Sanchez
was born in Chihuahua, Mekico, twen
ty-one years ago last Thursday and
registered at Anchorage, Alaska, the
same day he reached his majority. He
has been in Alaska for several years,
working at various trades and 1: now
employed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission. He says he is anxious to
fight with the allies and hopes that his
name will be drawn in the next draft.
The steamer Alaska left Seward for
Anchorage at 11 o’clock last night and
is due to reach here late this evening.
No baggage or freight will be ac
cepted after 5 p. m. today.
; John Matson who was inducted in
the last draft, reported at the local
exemption board during the week for
service. Mr. Matson has been in 'be
hills above Talkeetna and came tn A n
chorage immediately upon receiving
word from the local board. He leaves
for Fort Liscum on the Alaska to
night.
i D. B. Patterson arrived it* town
! last night on the fish tender Grizzly
j from Swanson creek, with 500 bar
i rels of red salmon, which will be ship
| ped to Seattle on the steamer Alaska,
j Mr. Patterson will remain in town
| over Sunday as a guest of the Hotel
! Anchorace.
The local school board held its final
meeting last night as an equalization
board and heard a number of com
plaints from representative business
men of Anchorage. In several cases
: the taxes will be adjusted and others
i will probably be paid under protest.
Mr. and Mrs. Chet. Murphy will sail
| tonight on the steamer Alaska for Se
! attle, where Mr. Murphy will enlist
I for service. Mrs. Murphy will visit
relatives and friends in Portland. Van
couver and other coast cities before re
turning to Anchorage. Mr. and Mrs.
Murphy are among the younger set
: and are extremely popular in Anchor
j age.
D. A. Dunagan is a guest at the Ho
tel Anchorage while in town on busi
ness connected with the Indian schools
located at Tyonic. Mr. Dunagan has
charge of the government store and
1 also looks after the Indian fishing ac
tivities in addition to his duties as su
perintendent of the native schools, lie
made the trip on the launch Buffalo
' and reports that the natives will make
' considerable money in the fishing bus
iness this season.
The Red Cross meeting called for
. last night at the Empress theatre club
rooms was very poorly attended and
( very little business transacted. The
resignation of Mrs. Spaulding as
chairman of the hospital garments de
( partment was accepted. The chapter
extended Mrs. Spaulding a vote of
thanks for her efficient and consistent
work in the cause and very much re
. gret her departure for the states in
the near future. A committee was ap
pointed to arrange for a dance, at
■ which time the library table and other
articles will be disposed of for the
benefit of the local chapter.
Lieut. Thos. B. Longre, of the 14th
infantry and fifty-six of the regulars,
including officers and men, leave for
: Fort Liscum tonight on the steamer
Alaska. Most of the regulars are
members of the original contingent
! sent here for government duty from
Fort W. H. Seward about two years
ago. Lieut. Longre advises that the
regulars are in shape for overseas
; duties and he expects the entire lot to
i be sent across in the very near future.
The balance of the detachment, con
t sisiting of about thirty regulars, will
1 remain in Anchorage and be a part of
“ the U. S. Guard, under command of
Lieut. Knights.
MONDAY
Bqyd Leedy, engineer £t the Eska
mines, spent Sunday in Anchorage as
a guest of the Crescent.
Charles E. Hooker is registered at
the Hotel Anchorage^ from Juneau and
was an arrival on the Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mason, of Seat
tle, were among the Alaska passen
gers and are stopping at the Hotel
Anchorage.
C. B. Roberts, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, lo
cated on the Turnagain Arm division,
registered at the Crescent over Sun
day.
Ed. Olson and Andy Peterson, who
have been operating on the inlet across
from Anchorage have closed down
their plant for the summer after a
fairly successful season.
The Junior class of the Belgian Re
lief will meet at headquarters tomor
row afternoon at 1:30. All girls are
urged to come supplied with needles
and thimbles, ready for work.
Alvah Eames, post office inspector,
advises the Times that the department
has awarded the winter mail contract
between Wasilla and Flat to J ames
Stewart, of Seward.
R. E. Oldham, who nas been stop
ping at the White house for the past
three days, returned this morning to
Glacier creek, where he is employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ansley are liv
ing at the Hotel Anchorage and have
given up the Presbyterian Manse to
Rev. H. M. Course, who arrived on
the steamer Alaska Saturday night
with his family.
Louis Bub was among the Alaska
passengers and is registered at the
White House. Mr. Bub is heavily in
terested in placer property on Dollar
creek in the Cache creek district and
leaves for the property tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. J. Sowerby, of Juneau, arrived
in Anchorage on the steamer Alaska
and is temporarily stopping at the
Crescent. Mrs. Sowerby will leave to
morrow for Eska, where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. C. K. White, for a
iew weens.
Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Course and
three children arrived in Anchorage
Saturday night on the Alaska and are
living in the Presbyterian manse. Rev.
Course is from Bellingham and has
been called to occupy the Presbyterian
pulpit here.
Members of the Red Cross surgical
dressings training class, and other
workers interested, are asked to report
at the workroom in the Lathrop build
ing Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock for
the purpose of packing the stock In
hand for shipment to Seattle.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Smith and son
Detram were round-trip passengers on
the steamer Alaska and spent several
hours on shore Saturday night visiting
the sights of Anchorage. During their
brief visit to Anchorage they were en
tertained by Miss Emma Protz and
Miss Helen Anderson, former resi
dents of the famous cow town.
C. C. Georgeson arrived in Anchor
age on the Alaska and left for Mata
nuska this morning. Mr. Georgeson is
in charge of the territory’s experi
mental farms and has his headquar
ters at Sitka. He will spend several
days at the experimental farm near
Matanuska and may be found at the
Crescent upon his return.
Mrs. Wilbur W’ard and daughter
Dorothy left on the Alaska for Cor
dova where they will visit Wilbur
Ward, for several weeks. Mr. Ward
is manager of the Cordova Herald and
will make the campaign through this
district with Delegate James Wicker
sham in the interests of his own can
didacy for territorial senator.
The steamer Alaska arrived in port
at 7:30 Saturday night with the fol
lowing first-class passengers for An
chorage: Lewis Bub, Mrs. Fogelstrom,
J. H. Mason, Mrs. Mason, Prof. H. C.
Parker, Rev. H. M. Course, Mrs.
Course, Eudora Course, Mary Course,
Donald Course, Prof. C. C. Georgeson,
Mrs. Isaac Sowerby, Mrs. W. F. Laws,
Ch!is. Harker, H. G. Bennett, Mrs. C.
E. Fargo, C. W. Donnally, J .F. Da
vidson and Mrs. Davidson.
Lon \fells, who has been confined to
the government hospital for the past
two weeks suffering from a severe at
tack of pneumonia, is convalescing and
was out for a constitutional yesterday.
Mr. Wells and his brother Frank have
valuable quartz holdings in the Broad
pass country, which they have been
developing for the past few years,
waiting the comple'/on of the govern
ment railroad f- -re.:, spoliation of
their machinery for operation.
Wm. C. Edes and Wm. Gerig, of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, met
with the committee appointed from
the ranks of the government employes
yesterday morning and heard the
story. J. A. Wilkinson was cha rma i
of the committee of ten members who
were selected from the various depart
ments of the railroad work. The con
ference lasted several hours, with the
result that the officials have “taken
the matter under advisement.” There
was no particular date specified for a
reply to the committee’s grievance but
it is understood that,, as far as local
officials are concerned, the matter will
be definitely settled by the fifteenth.
TUESDAY
The season for straw hats and pan
amas is just about over with.
Fresh, green garden truck of almost
every variety is no anomaly in An
chorage.
Happy Hooligan cartoon at the Em
press tonight.
The Home Guards meet tonight at
the usual time and place for drill.
The chamber of commerce will hold
the usual weekly noon-day luncheon
tomorrow at the Frisco cafe.
The horticulturists of Hope have
evidently decided to keep all of their
red raspberries for home consumption.
The date of the Farragut sailing
from Seattle has been changed to the
15th instead of the 14th as previously
reported. »
There is a splendid opportunity for
the person who plays upon words to
take advantage of the unsuspecting
Schley.
It is about time for some organiza
tion to give a public dance for some
one of the worthy patriotic causes be
ing fostered in Anchorage.
The officers of the Home Guard are;
very anxious for a representative
turnout tonight in order to definitely
decide the nights that will be most
favorable for the majority of the
members to meet for drill.
The Admiral Schley is due to reach j
here tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock.
Outgoing passengers aboard at 1 p. m.
Baggage and freight received at the
; government dock up to 5 this after
noon and baggage tomorrow morning
between 7 and 9.
George Anderson returned to the
Willow creek district this morning af
ter spending several days in Anchor
age on business connected with the
Little Gem mining company, of which
he is president.
Major “Ace” Read left this morning
for an extended trip to the Talkeetna,!
Broad Pass and Cache creek mining |
j districts. Major Read will investigate j
; various properties in the different dis- j
! tricts and incidentallv endeavor to re-!
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j turn with a record mountain sheep
I head and other game in season.
Wm. Russell in the “Highest Bid”
; at the Empress tonight presents the
j typical western life that featured the
: stirring days when the American cow
boy was king and knew no master
Jerome L. Drumheller, a prominent
j mining man from Spokane, left for the
I Willow creek district this morning, to
I be gone ten days in making an exami
nation of several different properties
located in the district. Mr. Drumhel
ler is associated with the Spokane syn
dicate interested in the Mohawk Min
ing company. His business in the dis
trict will be more particularly connect
ed with the property and the shipment
of machinery in storage at Wasilla.
Mrs. Charlie Glaze, accompanied by
her son Lorin, leaves on the Admiral
Schley tomorrow for Seattle, where
Lorin will be placed in school for the
ensuing year. Mr.s Glaze will spend
several months visiting her relatives
and numerous friends in Seattle, Butte
and other cities before returning to
Anchorage late in the fall.
The duck hunter will soon have his
inning and it is reported that there
are an abundance of ducks, geese and
other water fowl in the vicinity of
Anchorage. The season opens Sep
tember 1.
The court officials will arrive in An
chorage tomorrow morning on the Ad
miral Schley. In the party are Judge
C. E. Bunnell, Ike Hamburger, private
secretary; Deputy Clerk of the Court
Wilcox, District Attorney W. A. Mun
ley, and Chief Office Deputy Marshal
John D. Bouse. Court convenes Aug
ust 20 and his friends will get t'^
long-sought opportunity of seeing Jer
emiah Murphy in the toga of a solon.
Assistant Attorney Murphy advises
The Times that there is only one crim
inal case to come before the court at
this session. ,
The Hun may have been indirectly"
the cause of putting a quietus on
baseball but he will have the deuce of
a time in influencing the other na
tional game commonly called—poker.
“Every day a mile” is the slogan
Tom Shea has instilled into the track
laying gang working on the Anchor
age-Seward connection. September 1
or thereabouts is the date set for driv
ing the golden spike celebrating the
occasion.
A committee of three elected from
the representative business men of
Cordova have been appointed to take
necessary steps to get an armory for
the Cordova Home Guards.
Billy Gregg, formerly with the lo^al
administration, has been appointed
manager of the Nenana towns:te of
fice.
It is reported that a deal has been
made for the Dohrmann-H:.rr.ing
Hardware stock, which will be s’.jptjftu
to Seattle.
WEDNESDAY
Seth Ekstrom is spending a few
days in town and is stopping at the
Hotel Anchorage.
Jack Dougherty returned from a
short business trip to Cordova on the
Admiral Schley this morning.
Mrs. J. S. Dillon left today on the
Schley for Seattle and eastern points,
to spend the next few months with
relatives and friends.
There will be a special meeting of
the Anchorage Woman’s club Thurs
day, August 15, 2 p. m., at the school
house. 4 ^
Purser Harris, of the Admiral
Schley, spent the time on shore visit
ing Anchorage friends while the
steamer was in port.
Nathanial Greene, territorial bank
examiner, arrived in town on the Ad
miral Schley and will make his head
quarters at the Hotel Anchorage dur
ing his stay here while making the
semi-annual examination of the local
banks. *
Evan Johes, superintendent of the
government coal mines at Eska, ar
rived in town yesterday and registered
at the Hotel Anchorage. Mrs. Jones
and children left on the Admiral
Schley for Seattle where the children
will be placed in the public schools for
the winter.
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The body of Charlie Peters was
brought to Anchorage on the Admiral
Schley and placed in the WillianMS
Morgue awaiting burial. The funeral
will probably take place Sunday aft
ernoon fr.om the Alaska Labor temple,
and definite notice will be published
latei\
Mrs. T. B. Watson, accompanied by
her two children, left on the Admiral
Schley for Seattle, where they will
spend the winter. Mr. Watson will
remain in Anchorage until the close of
the season, when he expects to be
transferred to the Seattle office of die
Pacific Steamship company.
Judge Charles E. Bunnell, District
Attorney William A. Munley and Dep
uty Clerk of the Court C. H. Wilcox
are among the court officials regis
tered at the Hotel Anchorage during
the term of court that convenes Aug
ust 20.
Jack Ryan, in charge of the store
department for the government at
Seward, came in over the trail this
morning. Mr. Ryan will be in An
chorage several days on business con- 4
nected with his department and
also take an examination for service
in the quartermaster’s department
while here.
Robert Small, known from the Arc
tic circle to Tumagain Arm as just
“Bob”, returned home on the Admiral
Schley from Seldovia where he has
been for the past week talking poli
tics in the interests of the democratic
party and his own candidacy for t^
legislature.
M. F. Malone, formerly in charge of
an extra gangpdii the government, left
today for Seattle on the Admiral
Schley. Mr. Malone has accepted a
position with Twohy Brothers and will
be located at Astoria. He has several ^
pieces of property in Anchorage and
says he expects to return early next
spring.
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