LOCAL NEWSE1TES OF THE WEEK
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THURSDAY
E. B. White arrived on the train
yesterday from Wasilla and is regist
eerd at the Hotel Parsons.
George Steller came over from Ivnik
for a short visit and while in town is
a guest of the White house.
William Kenzel who has been a
guest of the New Union hotel left
this morning for Camp 187 on the
main line of the government railroad.
Charles reters, the merchant prince
of Chickaloon, came down on yester
day’s train for a brief business visit
and while here is staying at the New
Union hotel.
William Peltier, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission out
on Turnagain Arm in the commissary
department, has been transferred to
Anchorage and will remain here for
the rest of the winter.
Benjamin Levin, of Carrol and com
pany and Julius Lieberman, an em
ploye of that firm arrived in Anchor
age yesterday from Talkeetna, where
they have been for the past week on
business connected with the firm.
. Carl Johnson came down from Wa
silla and will leave tomorrow for Sew
ard and the outside. After a brief
visit with friends in Seattle he will
join the lighting forces of Uncle Sam.
Mr. Johnson is a guest of the Hotel
John Fleming, the owner of a taxi,
left today for Seattle and turned his
machine over to George Frazier,
known from Ketchikan to Nome as
the “Virginia Kid.” who will meet all
trains and tell the incoming visitors
of the comforts and conveniences of
the Union hotel.
Harry J. Schultz, deputy United
States marshal is confined to his home
on Fourth avenue sufferiig with an
infection of the eyes. While the injury
to the eyes will not permanently im
pa : i sight it is extremely painful
and keeps Mr. Schultz in a darkened
room. Dr. John B. Beeson is looking
after the case.
M. Leo Sullivan, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the capacity of property clerk, with
headquarters at Talkeetna arrived on
yesterday’s train. Mr. Sullivan will
leave on tomorrow’s train for Seward
and the outside, where he will make
application to join the United States
army. Mr. Sullivan is registered at
the Hotel Anchorage.
The Alaska Labor union at a meet
ing held Monday night in the labor
temple endorsed the action of the
business concerns of Anchorage in
closing their stores at 6 o’colck each
evening, according to a statement
made by Jack Sutherland, secretary
of the union. The executive commit
tee was authorized to investigate the
labor conditions in town and to report
any cases of the violation of the eight
hour law which went into effect Janu
ary 1.
John Oimbreck, a former employe
of the Cache Creek Dredging comapny
is now engaged in one of the big ship
building concerns in Seattle, accord
ing to a letter received this week by
Raymond Scott. According to the let
ter the pioneer skipper of the local
mosquito fleet, J, A. Johnson, the
owner of the power boat, “J. J.” will
leave Seattle within the next month
for Anchorage.
Robert S. Donaldson, storekeeper
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion at Talkeetna, arrived yesterday
and is a guest of the Hotel Anchor
age . Mr. Donaldson has been in the
employ of the Alaskan Engineering
commission for the past two years and
is well known along the entire line of
the government railroad. He will
leave tomorrow for Seward and the
states.
E. Bluett, a well known rancher at
Wasilla and one of the first to realize
the agricultural possibilities of the
country immediately contiguous to the
town of Wasilla came down on yes
terday’s train for the purpose of visit
ing his son who is now a patient at
the government hospital suffering
with typhoid fever. Mr. Bluett is stay
ing at the White house while in town.
Karl Reiman, known in the Cache
creek country as the “Flying Dutch
man” who was taken into custody as
he was leaving the steamer in Seattle
for giving expression to alleged sedi
tious remarks was released through
the intervention of two of his friends,
Charles Heilman and William Beider
man, both of whom are interested in
mining properties in the Cache creek
district, according to a letter received
here this week.
F R I I> A Y
Arthur H. Dieber, whose headquart
ers are at Chiekaloon is a recent ar
rival in town and while here is stay
ins- at the Hotel Anchorage.
F. M. Daniels, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission and
stationed at Camp 36 on the Mata
nuska branch is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage.
Sumner S. Smith, superintendent of
the government coal mines at Eska
creek and Chiekaloon returned this
morning to his duties. Mr. Smith has
been a guest of the Crescent hotel.
The pension checks allowed to the
aged pioneers by the Pioneers Home
at Sitka have been received and are
now ready for distribution by United
States Commissioner Leopold David
at his office at Fifth avenue and E
street.
Walter A. Gompertz, superintend
ent of the Chiekaloon coal company
which is doing extensive development
work on its properties at Chiekaloon
returned on the morning train. Mr.
Gompertz has been a guest of the
Crescent hotel.
Z. J. Jewell, the rancher from Mat
anuska who has been a guest of the
Morrison hotel, left this morning for
his farm. J. Lockhart also a guest of
the Morrison, accompanied Mr. Jewell
and will visit at the ranch for sev
eral weeks.
A. A. Kupoir, who recently eomplet- i
ed a station contract on Turnagain
Arm for the Alaskan Engineering
commission and who is now a part
owner of the Recreation pool hall, de- j
parted this morning for the outside.
He will remain in Seattle for the rest
j of the winter, returning to his busi-1
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ness here in the early spring.
Daniel Quin left on the train this
morning and will join his brother at
Susitna station, who is waiting his ar
rival preparatory to beginning the
long mush to the Goods News Bay
country. The Quin brothers will take
their time on the journey and expect
to arrive at the scene of the recently
reported gold strike about the middle
of March.
L. T. Vig anc John Wadman, well
known mining men of the interior,
who have been staying at the White
house for the past month left this
morning over the trail for the Iditarod
country. They will return about March
I with several passengers who are now
awaiting their arrival at Iditarod.
They expect to return to the interior
about the middle of March and re
sume their mining operations.
The big gold shipment which an
nually comes from the interior by way
of Anchorage, consisting of approxi
mately $800,000 has been shipped to
the outside via Fairbanks and the Yu
kin river, according to a report re
ceived in Anchorage today. The Yu
kon route was taken as a result of the
light fall of snow on the trail between
Anchorage and Iditarod, which made
mushing a matter of great expense
and difficulty. It is reported that the
veteran driver Robert Griffith, who
for the past three years has been in
charge of the shipment is ill in Idita
rod and could not accompany this
year’s shipment.
Edmund II. Bluett, aged 42 years,
died at the government hospital late
yesterday of typhoid fever. Mr. Bluett
was a son of Edmund Bluett a ranch
er near Wasilla and has been employ
ed at the hospital during tip? past
three months. The body is now at the
establishment of the D. II. Williams
Undertaking company. Funeral serv
ices will be held at the Catholic church
at 5>:.‘>0 Saturday morning and inter
ment will take place :n the Anchorage
cemetery.
S A T U R I) A Y
J. A. Johnson, one of the pioneer
navigators on the Cook inlet waters
and owner of the power boat “J. J.”
Arrived from Seattle yesterday and is
:i guest of the Parsons hotel. While
in Seattle Capt. Johnson purchased
two 36-horse power Red Wing engines
for his boat and will soon commence
remodeling the craft in preparation
for the opening of navigation. He
■says that he is glad to get back to
Anchorage, despite the fact that Se
attle and the other Pacific coast cities
are scenes of the greatest activity.
1'he captain visited a number of the
ship yards while outside and states
that the work being accomplished in
all of the yards is beyond belief.
The Hegstrom bowling team defeat
ed the Roberts’ team last night on the
Robarts’ alleys by the narrow margin
of four pins. The Hegstrom team pil
ed up 2365 pins while the Robarts’
players were bowling a total of 2361.
The high score as well as the high
average of 185 1-3 was made by T.
Bredson of the Hegstrom team. The
game attracted a considerable crowd
of bowling fans.
Train service between Mile 52 and
Kern creek on the Seward end of the
government railroad was discontinued
yesterday, acording to advices receiv
ed here today. Beginning today a
train will operate between Seward and
Mile 52 only. It will leave Seward at
9 a. m. on Tuesday, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
C. Hendrick, of Susitna, came down
yesterday on his way to the outside
and while in Anchorage is a resident
of the Hotel Morrison. Mr. Hendrick
has been employed during the past
six months in installing a dredge on
the upper waters of the Yentna river.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Hendrick.
They will spend the winter in the
states, returning to Anchorage in the
s pri ng.
J. E. Beattie arrived in over the
trail yesterday from the Iditarod
country and is staying at the Crist
house.
Joseph Meranda, an employe of the
government mines at Eska creek came
down on yesterday’s train and is reg
istered at the Crescent hotel.
W. B. Spearman came in on yes
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terday’s train from Falls creek on
Turnagain Arm, and is a guest of the
Hotel Anchorage.
H. T. Brace, employed by the Alas
kan Engineering commission, and lo
cated at Camp 86 on Turnagain Arm,
is a recent arrival in town, staying at
the Hotel Anchorage.
J. F. Kelsay, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
who has been stationed at Camp 86, on
Turnagain Arm, came in on yester
day’s train. Mr. Kelsay is a guest of
the Hotel Anchorage.
Henry E. Miller, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the telegraph and telephone depart
ment, who has been visiting his home
in Valdez for the last month, returned
yesterday and for the present is mak
ing his home at the Hotel Parsons.
M. H. SegoiT is a guest of the Mor
rison hotel and will remain in An
chorage for the rest of the winter.
He recently completed a rock contract
on Turnagain Arm.
Edward C. Maddox, formerly en
gaged in the automobile transfer bus
iness in Ancohrage, is a guest of the
Hotel Morrison. Mr. Maddox during
the last three months has been at
work on a tie contract for the Alas
kan Engineering commission.
C. G. Cameron, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the capacity of travelling auditor is
in town on official business. Mr. Cam
eron is staying at the Crescent hotel.
“Dad” Ingram, a pioneer Knight of
the Grip in Alaska, arrived from
Seward yesterday and is registered at
the Crescent hotel. Mr. Ingram is the
Alaska representative of Allen and
Lewis, the big grocery firm of Port
land, Or., and is making his annual
swing around the circle. He will leave
Anchorage Monday, going into the in
terior via Cordova. After visiting the
camps and posts along the Yukon he
will go to the head waters of the
lvoyukuk river, later going to St. Mi
cheal and Nome.
J. G. Laughlin, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission as a
timekeeper with headquarters at Falls
creek on Turnaagin Arm, is a recent
arrival in Anchorage and while in
town is making his home at the Cres
cent hotel. Mr. Laughlin is in for the
purpose of having some dental work
done.
H. F. Dose, district engineer for the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
charge of the government railroad
work between Montana creek and In
dian river, who recently completed the
work of marking the winter trail be
tween Indian river and Nenana, left
this afternoon for Seward and the
outside. Mr. Dose has been a guest
of the Crescent hotel for the past
week. After a brief visit in Seattle
he will go direct to his cotton plan
tation, consisting of 400 acres located
a few miles north of Memphis, Tenn.
S U N D A Y
Frank Daugherty, employed at the
coal mines at Chickaloon, came down
on yesterday’s train and will ieo'am
over Sunday as a guest of the White
house.
Joseph Mulvihill and E. J. Goode,
well known mining men from the in
terior, arrived over the trail yester
day, and are registered at the Hotel
Parsons.
Hugh S. O’Neil, a former business
man of Ruby, who has been in Anchor
age for two years, has resumed his
employment with the Alaskan Engi
neering commission.
Captain Joseph Rasmussen, one of
the best known ranchers in the Mata
nuska valley, came down from his
ranch on the train yesterday and
while in town will make his home at
the Hotel Parsons.
A. Weinberg, a member of the
clothing firm of Carrol & Co., who is
in charge of the branch house at Tal
keetna, arrived, in Anchorage last
week on business connected with the
; firm and will leave for his home Tues
| day.
i George Vause, former superintend
I ent for the Alaskan Engineering eom
I mission of river transportation on the
] Susitna river, will leave tomorrow for
: Chickaloon, where he will be employed
I by the Alaskan Engineering commis
j sion, under Superintendent of Mines
Sumner S. Smith, in supervising the
work of exploring and determining ad
ditional deposits of coal. Mr. Vause
returned last week from his vacation,
most of which was spent in the city
of Seattle.
Monte Johnson, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the accounting department with form
er headquarters at Talkeetna, left on
Friday’s train for the outside. Mr.
Johnson has been with the commission
during the past two years and has
been stationed at various camps from
Montana creek to Indian river.
The Houston Coal and Coke com
pany has been organized and is now
operating what is known as the
“Greek mine,” near Houston. The
mine is located a few hundred feet
from the government railroad right
of-way where it crosses the Little Su
sitna river at Camp 174 and was orig
inally located by several Greeks who
were engaged in a grading contract
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion. Frank Lang has been secured
as superintendent and will leave Tues
day for the mine. He expects to ship
a carload of the coal, which is a lig
nite, to Anchorage some time next
week.
Bruce McNutt, an old-timer in Alas
ka and for the past year engaged in
the road house business at Houston,
on the government railroad, has dis
posed of his business and will remain
the rest of the winter in Anchorage.
O. A. Adams, chief engineer on Su
sitna river boat B. & B. No. 2 during
the past summer has invented a chime
whistle for locomotive No. 225, ren
dering a distinctively different sound
than the regulation whistle and a
great improvement over the shrill
notes heard formerly.
M O N D'A Y
Adolph Lawson, well known in An
chorage, and a pioneer of Alaska, was
taken to the government hospital this
morning, suffering with a severe at
tack of pneumonia.
J. G. Laughlin, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the timekeeping department, being
stationed at Falls creek on Turnagain
Arm, checked out from the Crescent
hotel and left on the morning train
for his duties.
Arthur H. Die'ber, an employe of
the coal mines at Chickaloon, left
this morning. He has been a guest of
the Anchorage hotel.
H. T. Brace, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, sta
tioned at Camp 86, who has been stay
ing at the Hotel Anchorage, returned
to his duties on the morning train.
J. T. Kelsay, located at Camp 86
on the government railroad, where he
is employed by the Alaskan Engi
neering commission, who has been
visting in town for several days as a
guest of the Hotel Anchorage, re
turned this morning.
John Bersch, who has been confined
to his room at the Richter house with
rheumatism for the past week, left
on the morning train for the coal
mines at Moose creek where he will
be employed for the remainder of the
winter.
F. M. Daniels, employed as time
keeper by the firm of David & Co.,
which is working on a big contract
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion in getting out ties and mine tim
bers for the government coal mines at
Eska creek and Chickaloon, and who
has been a guest of the Hotel Anchor
age for several days, left on this
morning’s train for his duties.
C. Hendricks, who arrived from Su
sitna station last week and who has
been a guest of the Morrison hotel,
left on this morning’s train for Sew
ard and the outside, where he will
remain for the rest of the winter.
Mrs. Hendricks accompanied her hus
band.
Captain Thomas Vogler came down
from Wasilla- last week and is mak
ing his home at the Alaska house.
TUESDAY
M. M. Thompson came in fi’om Falls
| creek on yesterday’s train and is reg
; istered at the Hotel Anchorage.
Thomas Gage, of the Cache Creek
; Gold Mines company, left this morn
! ing for the property in Cache creek,
where he will remain during the next
two weeks.
Elmer Wicks, an employe of the
j Alaskan Engineering commission, out
on Turnagain Arm, came in on yes
terday’s train and while in town is
staying at the New Union hotel.
Harry Kingsbury,' connected with
j the Alaska Labor union, who has
I been visiting friends at the coal mines
| at Chickaloon, returned yesterday
and is registered at the Union hotel.
George Steller, whose home is in
| Ivnik and who has been a guest of
| the White house during the past sev
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•i;
eral days, returned this morning. Mr.
and summer in the hills in the Willow
creek district.
Attorney J. S. Truitt, of the An
chorage bar, left on this morning's
train for Talkeetna to visit his fam
ily. Miss Vella Truitt, is daughter,
is teaching in the talkeetna school.
John Donohue, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
the government coal mines at Chick
aloon, came down yesterday for a
brief visit and while in town is mak
ing his home at the New Union ho
Angelo Graeco is convalescing at
the government hospital from the ef- ^
fects of a minor operation performed
yesterday by Dr. John B. Beeson. Mr.
Greco has been employed at the gov
ernment coal mines at Eska creek.
Charles Peters, the merchant prince
of Chickaloon, will dispose of his store
at Chickaloon and will go outside for
medical treatment. Mr. Peters has
arranged with Robert Courtney for
an inventory preparatory to a sale
and will leave immediately after for
the states. Mr. Peters took a keen &
interest in the formation of the An
chorage local union and to his untir
ing efforts the success of the labor
movement in Anchorage and along the
line of the government railroad is
largely due.
J. F. Major, a well known mining
man and who recently made an ex
haustive report relative to the min- »
ing conditions in the Iron creek dis- 1
trict a few miles northeast of Tal- '
keetna in the interests of the Tal
keetna commercial club, will return
Thursday to his property at Iron
creek. Mr. Major is extremely en
thusiastic regarding the future of
the Tron creek mines and states that ^
with the construction of the govern
ment railroad next summer between
Talkeetna and Indian river a tremen
dous impetus will be given develop
ment work throughout the district.
Mr. Major has been a guest of the
Richter house.
Steller is a well-known prospector a^j.
intends spending the coming spjfyg
tel.
WEDNESDAY
D. M. Lynch, who is carving out a
homestead for himself a few miles
northwest of Anchorage, is a recent
visitor in town and is registered at
the Richter house.
George Nordgren, the owner of a
ranch at Moose creek, came down on
yesterday’s train for a brief business
visit and while in town is making his
home at the White house.
J. M. Wilson, employed by the Alas- ^
kan Engineering commission in the
mechanical department at Chickaloon,
came in on the train yesterday and
departed this morning. Mr. Wilson
was a guest of the Crescent hotel.
John Turner and Joseph Kviten, ar
rived over the trail yesterday from
Fairbanks, coming through the Nel
china country from Copper Center on
the Fairbanks-Chitina trail. They re
port business in Fairbanks as excep
tionally quiet. They will spend the re
mainder of the winter in Anchorage
as guests of the Morrison hotel and
will return to the interior in the
spring.
John Anderson and company has
completed its rock contract with the
Alaskan Engineering commission and
is awaiting final settlement. The rock
work was done at Camp 87 out on
Turnagain Arm. There were eight
members of the company besides Mr.
Anderson and during the period of
their employment made an average of
five dollars each per day above expen
ses. Five of the firm will visit the
states for the remainder of the winter,
returning to Anchorage in the spring.
Mrs. L. W. Hartley came down
from Moose creek yesterday and re
turned this morning. While here Mrs.
Hartley was a guest of the Crescent
hotel.
Job printing at the Times office.
H. W. NAGLEY
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