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FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Smith are reg
istered at the Parsons from Mata
nuska.
Word was received today that Dr.
and Mrs. R. C. Mathis will return to
Anchorage on the Admiral Evans.
The home of James Elliott, at 42
Eighth avenue, has been bought by
Charles Ketcham, who is moving his
family into the residence.
Ceorge B. Grigsby, attorney general
of the territory, who has spent the
last week here on busines and visiting
friends, was a southbound passen
ger on the Alameda.
L. S. Robe, of the Independence
Mining company has engaged pas
sage on the steamer Alameda lor
Seattle where he will spend the win
ter with his family. Mr. Robe expects
to return early next spring to resume
mining operations in the Willow creek
district.
B. A. Ross, who has been in active
charge of the affairs of the Bank of
Alaska in Anchorage, accompanied by
his family, left on the steamer
Alameda for Skagway. Mr. Ross is
.auditor for the chain of banks suc
cessfully operated by the Bank of
Alaska and in the future will make
his headquarters at Skagway. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Ross made many warm
friends during their stay in this city
who sincerely regret their departure.
Y . i.l received here is to the effect
that in the senate just before adjourn
ment the opposition to the confirma
tion cf F. R. Brenneman, of Valdez, as
marshal for the third division was led
by Senator John Sharp Williams,
democrat, of Mississippi, and the op
position to Emmet R. Jordon, of
Nome, as marshal for the fourth divis
ion, by Senator Willim H. King, demo
esat, of Utah.
-ri.on na lCbon, game waruen, nab ib
sued a notice saying that regulations,
approved by the secretary of agricul
ture and effective November 1, for a
period of two years, prohibit the hunt
ing and killing of moose and caribou
with dogs or allowing moose and cari
bou to be killed by dogs, or killing
moose and caribou for food for dogs.
No dogs shall be allowed to run at
large on the Kenai peninsula outside
the immediate vicinity of the towns of
Hope, Kenai, Roosevelt, Seldovia,
Seward and Sunrise, unless accompan
ied or under immediate control of own
ers or custodians. For the purpose of
the regulation the immediate vicinity
of towns shall be considered to mean
one mile in any direction from the
post office.
Word has been received here that
John Halstead formerly of this city
died recently in Seattle. He owned
considerable property here. He leaves
a wife and family in Seattle.
W. E. Logemann, the well known
photographer and dealer in photo
graphic supplies and art goods, who
left here six weeks ago for a visit to
the states, is a passenger with his
bride on the steamer Alaska, which
left Seattle yesterday for Anchorage.
Mrs. Logemann was a resident of
California.
Carl Sinclair, employed in the stores
department of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, who broke his ankle
last Saturday, left the hospital yes
terday and has resumed work in his
office. He will have to favor the in
jured ankle for a long time yet.
C. C. Osier, one of the first ranch
ers to settle on the land near An
chorage, will leave on the steamship
Alameda for the outside for the win
ter. He has been offered employment
at a good wage as a joiner in the
shipyards of Seattle and will remain
there for the winter. On his return
he intends to bring with him several
head of blooded stock for his ranch.
Mrs. Osier will remain in charge of
the ranch for the winter.
SATURDAY
Mrs. S. D. Henderson, of Juneau, is
registered at the Anchorage Hotel.
Don S. Rae will leave on the steam
er Alameda for Wallace, Idaho, to
tend the meeting of the Rae, Wallace
Mining Co.
In order to provide space for his
increased stock, Barney Simons, of
the Bon Marche, yesterday began
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work on a warehouse at the corner
of Fifth and G street.
Carl Lind, whom the grand jury at
Valdez found to be innocent of the
charge of having attempted to rob
; Deputy Marshal J. J. Sturgis, was
| among the Anchorage passengers on
the Alameda.
Mayor J. G. Watts, who was a wit
ness before the grand jury at Valdez
jin the slacker cases originating in
Anchorage, he having been a mem
I her of the registration board here,
returned home on the Alameda this
morning.
Prof. L. D. Henderson, the territor
ial commissioner of education, and
Mrs. Henderson, are at the Hotel An
chorage. Trof. Henderson has been
making an inspection of Alaskan
schools in the interests of higher ed
ucation. He will give a short addi’ess
at the Presbyterian church tomorrow
evening.
M O NDAY
Word was received Saturday that E.
O. Archibald, assistant district en
gineer of Matanuska. had been operat
ed on by Mayo Brothers in Rochester,
Minnesota, for stomach trouble. The '
operation was sucessful. He plans to
return to Anchorage over the trail.
Barney Simons has erected a neat j
residence house on the corner of G and
Fifth streets. During the winter Mr. |
Simons will use the place as a store
house for merchandise, as he is crowd-1
ed for room. The lot on which the
building stands belongs to H. T. j
Fowler.
Judge Truitt has moved his law of
fices from the west end of town to
rooms 9 and 10 in the McKinley block,
Fourth avenue. The rooms in this new
block are furnace-heated and electric- j
lighted and the rooms secured by;
Judge Truitt are among the most de
sirable in the building.
Rev. Jack Dunstan, of the People’s
church, is having a cozy cottage built
in the rear of the church on the corner
of G and Fifth street. He has found
the weather too cold for the Austral
ian summer house he is now occupy-!
ing. His new home will be one of com
fort and convenience.
Ross R. Cole, who was train dis
patcher for the Alaskan Engineering
commission, left for the states yester
day on the steamship Admiral Watson.
Several days ago he received notice
that he had been commissioned a lieu
tenant in the signal corps of the Unit
ed States army, and will enter the
training camp at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
The announcement in the Sunday
paper of the death of Lawrence Bar
rett at Casper, Wyoming, caused deep
regret among his many friends in An
chorage, where he was so well known.
Barrett was an old-time Alaskan hav
ing been reared in the northland.
Some time ago he took out a $2,000 in
surance policy in favor of his wife.
This will provide for the immediate
needs of the famrly.
A. M. Barnes, the old-time prospect
or and miner, has sold his home in the
east part of town and will leave for
the states on the next steamer. He
will visit with his daughter at The
Dalles, Oregon, during the winter, and
may return in the spring when the
“call” from the mountains of the
northland begin to whisper in his ear.
Mr. Barnes has been in Alaska nearly
twenty years and is widely known in
this part of the territory.
TUESDAY
Peter Murray is down on a busi
ness trip from the Palmer neighbor
hood.
Charles Martin, who has a road
house on Bird Creek, is in town after
| supplies.
j Thomas Williams is down from the
icoal camps for a few days on a busi
| ness trip.
P. H. Allen, of Matanuska, pro
prietor of the Allen hotel is a guest of
i the Crescent hotel.
Alex Fraser, the Knik business
man, is here today on business. He
came over on the Swan.
Harry Harmon, the hot house man
from the Matanuska farming belt,
was an arrival on the train last even
ing.
W. D. Elliott, of Eklutna, is in the
city today interviewing Anchorage
merchants concerning winter sup
plies.
Miss Dedie Blodgett and her father
were passengers for Knik on yester
day’s Swan. They had been in town
several days visiting friends and at
tending to business matters.
Smith Higgins, the Matanuska
farmer, came down last evening from
the ranch, and will be in town for a
day or two.
George Osborne, the well known
jeweler and Miss Bertha C. Peterson
were married last night by Judge Leo
pold David at his residence.
The Star restaurant, situated on
Fourth avenue, next door to “Dick’s
Place,” has been closed by the mar
shal for debts claimed by creditors.
Miss Vella Truitt, accompanied by
her mother, left this morning for Tal
keetna, where Miss Truitt has been
engaged as a school teacher. They
have comfortable quarters there and
Mrs. Truitt will remain for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Landers, of
Ivnik, returned home on the Swan
yesterday. Mr. Landers has been in
Anchorage for the last few days on
business relative to his transportation
affairs with the Willow Creek Mining
company.
j. iruitt nas been appointed by
Governor J. F. A. Strong as the rep
resentative of the provost marshal
general in all appeals from the deci
sions of the local exemption board,
No. 10. Judge Truitt's offices are in
the McKinley block.
There’s a wonderful watchful wait
ing among the residents of the town
for the additional electric current
that was to have been installed last
September. Superintendent Gaytes
says the “connecting link” for which
they have been waiting so long, is
now on the way from Seattle and as
soon as it arrives there will be floods
of juice. It will probably be ten
days, he says, before there can be
additional light.
It is now Private Gaston Brown,
Company 16, Dept. 166 Brigade,
Camp Lewis. Last spring when Gas
ton’s uncle, Felix Brown, wanted the
young man to come to Alaska, his old
er sisters hooted the idea of letting
“Buddie” come to a cold uninhabited
country like this. The young sol
dier’s parents were born in Alsace
Lorraine, and before long he will be
at the “scenes of their childhood,” a
soldier in the United States army.
He was born in Georgia, brought up
in San Francisco, and is now 23 years
of age. Uncle Felix says that the
young man will make a good soldier
even if he was afraid to come to
Alaska, and that if any of the Alas
ka boys meet the young private they
will find he will go fifty-fifty with
them wherever duty calls.
Harry R. Brown, United States
marshal, brought down two tons of li
quor from Knik on the “Swan” last
night. It will be stored in the jail here
until its disposition is determined by
the court. It was seized at various
times at Knik last year and early this
year.
Young Viking and Hary Hegstrom
last night at the Labor Temple gave a
fast wrestling exhibition at the close
of the business meeting of the Alaska
Labor Union.
WEDNESDAY
The body of a dead man was found
this morning in the waters of Camp
bell creek, which flows into Cook in
let about four miles from Anchorage.
The remains were discovered by
George Anderson, who owns a home
stead in the locality. He did not
view the body and in reporting the
matter to the marshal’s office here
he said the only detail he noticed was
that the dead man had on a pair of
white rubber boots.
Deputy Marshal A. Frank Hoffman
and Undertaker D. H. Williams left
for Campbell creek this forenoon to
bring the remains heye. An inquest
will be held tomorrow before, United
States Commissioner Leopold David.
E. M. Huff, representative of the
Mutual Life Insurance company, will
be a passenger on the steamer Alaska
for the states. Mr. Huff will go to
Georgia before his return in the early
spring.
The Anchorage executive commit
tee of the South Slavonic National De
fense league calls particular attention
of Serbians and Croatians to the fact
that it is never too late to report to
the committee, should they feel in
clined to join the volunteers, who left
Anchorage last week. Serbians and
Croatians here have ample time to re
port and make the last steamer which
will sail from here about next Satur
day. All are notified that their ex
penses will be paid by the committee
and that it is their patriotic duty to
join the colors now and to do your bit
for this country. The executive com
! mittee’s headquarters are at the Bank
of Anchorage.
Today’s tide is the highest one of
the year, 34 feet and eight inches.
Last night’s tide kept a number of
people busy watching property too
j close on the beach.
I There is quite a lot of floating ice
I slush in the bay today, and the indica
! tions are good for an early close-up.
j Gus Woain was brought down from
! Talkeetna yesterday by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal M. H. Healy,
: charged with having failed to regis
I ter under the selective conscription
| law. The prisoner will be held in
jail pending a hearing before United
States Commission Leopold David.
CUT HIMSELF WITH AXE.
Arthur S. Wright, who is employed
in the telephone and telegraph depart
ment of the Alaskan Engineering com
I mission cut himself in the head
! while chopping wood. He was us
; ing a double-bitted axe, and when
: swinging it struck a clothes line. One
of the edges gashed him over the right
| eye. His injury was dressed at the
hosptial and he is at work today.
GIFT FOR NOBEL FOUNDATION.
TOKIO, Oct. 31. — Sokichi Nagai, a
well known Japanees novelist, has of
fered the whole of his family proper
ty to the board of the Nobel Frize
Foundation in Sweden to be added to
the purpose of that fund.
S. McNEICE
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L. D. HENDERSON, TERRITORIAL
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA
TION, VISITS CITY.
MAKES ADDRESS TO BOARE
I Official Explains His Plans for Put
ting Into Effect General Improve
ments and Lauds Work of Local
Teachers.
I L. D. Henderson, of Juneau, com
' missioner of education, for Alaska
| now on a visit to Anchorage to inspect
the school system here, Monday at
tended a special meeting of the school
board.
In a short talk to the members oi
| the board, Mr. Henderson outlined his
I policy for the unity of the territorial
[ schools. Among the reforms he pro
poses to initiate are uniform text
books; uniform standard of teaching
forces; better pay for teachers to the
end that the teachers will remain long
er in the schools, and a plan to place
all the territorial schools under one
head.
Mr. Henderson was much pleased
with the Anchorage school system and
asserts that the building here is the
best in the territory with the possible
exception of the Juneau school build
ing, where $75,000 was expended on
the structure. He declared the teach
ing force here was small in number
when the course and number of stu
dents in attendance was considered.
RANCHES CUT IN SMALL TRACTS
TOLUCA, Mexico, Oct. 31.—The
government has commenced the split
ting up of several large haciendas or
ranches into small property holdings
which are being sold to small holders
on long time and easy terms.
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