1 LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK
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F R I D A x
E. R. Hinnant, an engineer from
Seattle is at the Crescent.
W. L. Jenkins is registered at tire |
Crescent hotel from Seattle.
The Moose band played during yes
terday’s baseball game at Athletic;
park.
Terry McGowan, of Eska creek, was
an Anchorage visitor for the fourth
of July.
Tlieo. Carlson, employed at the
Eska creek coal mines, spent the
Fourth in Anchorage.
The freighter Wainwright, of the
Admiral line, is scheduled to leave
Seattle for Anchorage July 10.
F. Radel, of La Touche, arrived on
the Northwestern and is at the Hotel
Anchorage.
Scotty Park was in from Turnagain
Arm and spent the Fourth in the city
with his family.
Fourth avenue looked like ante bel- i
lum days the night of the third and
all day yesterday.
A. K. Kumpton, a Seattle traveling
man. is a recent arrival at the Hotel j
Anchorage.
Joe Mannion, employed at the Eska
creek coal mines, spent the Fourth of
July in Anchorage.
M. Dietrick, timekeeper on the
Turnagain Arm division, was among
the out-of-town visitors yesterday.
Mrs. O. G. Herning and son Orville,
of Wasilln, came down for the cele
bration and will visit friends in An
chorage for a few days.
Over one-thousand visitors from
points on the government railroad
and surrounding country spent the
Fourth in Anchorage.
I.e Roy Turmond, assayer and min-:
eralologist, left this morning for aj
two weeks’ visit to the Willow creek
district.
James A. Wilkinson at the Harmony
and Jolm Coffey at the Empress were
the four-minute speakers last night at
the local theatres.
Ed W eber and Frank Berry, of
Spokane, were incoming passengers
on the Northwestern and are stopping
at the Crescent.
H. F. Dose, engineer in charge at!
Talkeetna, spent the Fourth in An- I
chcrage, and returned to headquarter.
this afternoon.
Fied Tracy entertained a number
of oDiclals of the Northwestern foi a
few hours on shore yesterday after-:
hoc n.
Dan Sloan, farmer of the Matu
nuska valley returned on this morn
ng’s train after spending several
days in Anchorage on business.
f M. Gage, employed by the Alas
kan Engineering commission at Eska
creek, was an Anchorage visitor for
the Fourth.
Miss Ruby DeGraff, private secre
tary to Captain A. E. Lathrop, left on
the steamer Northwestern for a two
•weeks' business trip to Cordova.
E. S. Gordon closed his branch
ladies ready to wear store in Anchor
age and left on the Northwestern for
his home in Fairbanks.
The dance, under the management
of J. E. Sapp, at the labor temple last
night was a very enjoyable affair and
attended by a large number of local
and out of town people.
Judge Leopold David has received
the quarterly pension checks for the1
Pioneers who may have same by call-1
ing at the United States commission-1
er’s office.
Fred Spengler, mining engineer,
left this afternoon for a trip to the
westward on mining business and
upon his return will be located at the
Thurmond asasying office on G street.
The United States marshal’s office
report a very quiet Fourth of July
celebration in Anchorage. No arrests
were made during the day and no
trouble of any nature to mar the day.
The Belgium Relief Workers will
hold their future meetings in the
space formerly occupied by Loussac
Drug Store No. 2, which has been do
nated by Captain A. E. Lathrop.
E. S. Patten, in charge of a govern
ment steam shovel on the Tumagain
Arm division, accompanied by his
wife are registered at the Crescent
hotel.
E. P. Hedberg, master mechanic of
the Alaskan Engineering commission,
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lias recovered from his severe attack
of rheumatism and able to resume his
duties.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop for Cordova
and George M. Campbell for Seattle
were among the prominent outgoing
passengers on the steamer North
western yesterday.
Chet Murphy, of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission and located on the
Turnagain Arm division, spent the
Fourth in Anchorage visiting his fam
ily and friends.
Harry Levin, brother of Ben Levin
of Carrol and Co., arrived yesterday
on the steamer Northwestern and is
stopping at the Hotel Anchorage
while visiting relatives and friends in
the city.
The Red Cross hospital garment
workers have decided to hold meetings
every afternoon next week from 1:15
to 4 o’clock at the Pioneer hall. All
those interested in this great work are
invited to attend these sessions.
Dr. W. A. Lane, government phy
sician in charge at Montana creek was
an Anchorage visitor over the Fourth. J
Dr. Lane took in everything from the;
baseball game to the dance and left:
this morning for Montana creek i
where he has his headquarters.
F. C. Stoess, a traveling salesman j
from Seattle, accompanied by Mrs.
Stoess, were among the arrivals on j
the Northwestern yesterday and are'
stopping at the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. j
Stoess took a trip up the line this
morning on business.
Mrs. J. H. Wheelock and two chil-1
dren, arrived yesterday on the North
western and were guests at the Hotel
Anchorage. They left this morning
for Cache creek where Mr. Wheelock!
is winchman for the Cache Creek!
Dredging company.
W. S. Snook was down to spend the
Fourth with his family and atjtend
the celebration. Mr. Snook is in
charge of a section gang on the gov
ernment railroad and is located at
Castle. This is his first visit to An
chorage since the holidays.
Mrs. Laura Taylor has leased the
D. & D. rooming house on Fourth ave
nue and is having extensive improve
ments made on the property. Mrs.!
Tavlor is a recent arrival from San I
!
Francisco and is much pleased with
lie • investment.
Stuart D. Maxwell left on the morn
ing train for a week’s visit to his
nuartz property in the Willow creek
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district. Mr. Maxwell has extensive
holdings on Peterson and Shorty
ceel:s and will start development!
work on the Shorty creek property
this week.
Jack Fein returned to the Willow
creek district this morning aftei
■ponding several days in Anchorage
on business connected with his quartz j
property. Mr. Fern is interested in:
the Fern-Godell group of claims that
are showing up good values as the j
development work progresses.
C. (1. Cameron and Mrs. Cameron j
were among the out of town guests at j
the Crescent hotel over the Fourth, j
Mr. Cameron is auditor for the Alas
kan Engineering commission, located
at Montana creek. Mr. and Mrs. Cam
eron returned on the special train that
left Anchorage at 1 o’clock this
afternoon.
Ed. Miller came down from the
Eska creek coal mines to spend the
Fourth in Anchorage and will remain
here several days on business and
pleasure. Mr. Miller is interested in
valuable quartz holdings in the Broad
Pass district and will spend the fall
and winter in the district with his as
sociates developing the property.
Ernie Molles and Con Lowrey re
turned Wednesday from a short pros
pecting trip in the hills around Tal
keetna. They expect to leave for the
Willow creek district in a few days
to take over some contract work for
Anchorage parties and will probably
spend the balance of the season work
ing and prospecting in the Willow
creek district.
Dan T. Hill, who has been in An
chorage for the past week in the in
terest of the internal revenue office,
left on the steamer Northwestern yes
terday for other Alaska towns. Mr.
Hill had several delinquents on his
Anchorage lists which he straightened,
out while here, in addition, to attend
ing to other matters in connection
with the internal revenue department.
Capt. Max Nelson, of the river
launch Clymax, spent the Fourth in
Anchorage and will be held as a geest
of the Parsons hotel until Monday.
Captain Nelson has made eight trips
up the Susitna river with the Clymax
this season and expects to operate on
the river run until the river closes.
The Clymax is now at Montana creek
and will be brought to Anchorage to
day to undergo repairs. Captain Nel-j
son will command the government
boat B. & B. No. 2 until the Clymax
is repaired.
Rev. H. H. Wikoff, the Pacific coast
secretary of the Congregational
Church Building society, arrived on
the Northwestern and is staying at
the Anchorage hotel. Early last year
the society that Dr. Wikoff represents
purchased the former Tacoma cafe
property at the corner of Fifth and
G streets and services have since been
conducted in the old cafe building by
Rev. Jack Dunstan. Dr. Wikoff has
come to Anchorage to consider the ad
visability of building a Congregation
al church, the funds for which have
already been made available by his
society. Dr. Wikoff will hold a service
in the temporary Congregational
building next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
SATURDAY
Chas. Belanger spent the Fourth in
Anchorage as a guest at the White
house.
Bob Sharts writes his mother that
he has been moved from Kelly Field,
Texas, to Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
Mrs. Chas. Deice and Mrs. E. Bout
well, of Ivenai, are in Anchorage on a
business and shopping tour and are
stopping at the Crist house.
Captain Johnson cleared the local
dock last night with the launch J. J.
for the river run as far as Talkeetna
T. J. Byers a resident of that district
was a passenger on the J. J.
Gus SeifFert left for Hope this
morning and will be gone several
weeks on business connected with the
St. Louis Mining and Trading com
pany that have large placer holdings
on Resurrection creek.
The Alaska Labor Union will hold
its regular meeting Monday night in
the labor temple. Election of officers
for the next six months and the ques
tion of the wage scale will be among
the important business matte!s to
transact.
Theodore Pilger who left for the
Widow creek district yesterday
advises* that his i noth or Newt Pilger
and family are living on a farm near
Nampa, Idaho. Newt Pilger was
formerly located in Anchorage in the
mercanti 1 e business.
After transacting business in An
chorage for the past several days Bob
Hunter, who is managing a fishing
plant down the inlet left last night on
the launch Margaret C for his head
quarters at Moose Point. Miss Hazel
Hunter, his daughter, accompanied
him on the trip.
Word has been received from James
E. O’Reilly advising that he has taken
a contract with the Grand Trunk rail
road and is working between McBride
and Fort George. He has two steam
shovels at work clearing out several
cuts between the two towns and the
work will last several months.
The local exemption board has re
ceived instructions from the provost
marshal to receive volunteer applica
tions for induction into the army serv
ice. This applies to all registrants, not
to those above military age. The ex
emption board will meet between 7
and 8 o’clock on each week-day even
ing to receive any applications that
may be made.
There is a persistent rumor being
circulated around town to the effect
that, German sympathizers are quietly
working in Anchorage. This seems to
be the case particularly among the
young men subject to draft and it is
common talk that this was the reason
the four Russians appeared before the
loyal exemption board and refused to
affiliate with the draft.
Rev. H. H. Wikoff, of San Fran
cisco, who is visiting Anchorage in
order to make an investigation re
garding the town’s stability and pros
pects, reports that he finds among the
business men and substantial citizens
whom he has consulted that there is
eevrywhere an unfaltering confidence
in the future of Anchorage. Next
week Dr. VVikoff expects to take a trip
through the Matanuska valley. On
Sunday morning he will preach in the
Congregational church.
George Roll, the Hope merchant, is
in Anchorage on business and will be
here several days as a guest at the
Hotel Parsons. Mr. Roll reports the
mining industry in the vicinity of
Hope is not as active as last year but
the operators are preparing increased
activity in the near future. The
Matheson Mining company are oper
ating and expect to make their first
clean-up within a few days. Consid
erable dead work is being done by
various operators and Mr. Roll is of
the opinion that Hope will eventually
develop into an important mining
center.
SUNDAY
Blackie Knox, government employe,
is a guest at the Ship hotel.
R. L. Shirley is stopping at the Ship
hotel while in Anchorage for a short
business trip.
S. A. Polley has sufficiently recov
ered to be removed from the govern
ment hospital to his home, where he
is resting easily.
Henry Emard, of the realty firm of
Lynch and Emard, left yesterday for
a two weeks’ trip to the Willow creek
district where he has quartz property
which he is developing this season.
N. S. Needham and Mrs. Needham j
are in from Wasilla and are stopping
at the Crescent. Mr. Needham is a'
farmer in the Matanuska valley and
reports the crops generally are in
good condition.
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion ran a special train to Turnagain
Arm points yesterday to accommodate )
the government employes who attend-!
ed the Fourth of July celebration in
Anchorage. The special left at 7:30
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and returned at 10:30 p. m.
Jack Frisbee is down from Willow
creek and will spend a few days in An
chorage on business and visiting
friends. Mr. Frisbee has a eroun of
quartz claims on Archangel and Fair
angel that are showing indications of
becoming a 1'eal mine. Jack is driv
ing a tunnel on the property and oth
erwise doing extensive development
work.
The townsite manager requests
that parties using city water for
sprinkling streets, washing sidewalks,
or sprinkling lawns or gardens and
other such uses, be as economical as
possible with the water. For the next
few Weeks the dredge will use several
thousand gallons of water per hour,
which throws an unusually heavy load
upon the pumping plant. By exercis-;
ing care in the use of water there will
be plentv for all necessary purposes I
without danger of any shortage.
51 O N D A Y
C. N. Alexander is registered at the i
Hotel Parsons from Chickaloon.
A hot dog and coffee stand wouldI
have made a killing at Lake Spenard
yesterday.
A number of Eska creek coal min
ers left on the morning train for the
mines after spending the Fourth of
July celebration and several addition
al days in Anchorage.
Mrs. E. S. Patten, who has been
stopping at the Crescent for the past
week, returned this morning to her
home at Mile 83, on the Turnagain
Arm division.
There are others—even as New
York has its much-advertised Coney
island so too Anchorage has Spenard
lake and the water in Lake Spenard
is just as wet and not nearly so salty.
It is estimated that over 300 peo
ple from Anchorage enjoyed yester
day at Lake Spenard. The day was
ideal for an outing and the bathing
was fine and no mosquitoes.
W. G. Thompson, connected with the
Gold Bullion mines in the Willow
creek district, is stopping at the Ho
tel Parsons while in Anchorage on
business.
Billy Murray, first mate, will be in
charge of the launch Swan for the
next sixty days while Capt. Gaikema
is in the Willow creek district looking
after his mining interests.
F. A. Rapp, connected with the
company operating the chrome-iron
mines at Port Chatham is a guest at
the Hotel Anchorage while in the city
on business.
After spending several days in An
chorage and vicinity on business con
nected with the forestry department,
F. W. Hunt left this morning for his
neadquarters at Seward.
M. S. Campbell, accompanied by
Mrs. Campbell, left this morning for
Hope, where they will spend several
lay3 looking over the country, more(
particularly the hydraulic possibilities j
in the neighborhood of Hope, on Bear!
creek.
Harry Miller returned to Hope this i
morning after spending a few days in j
Anchorage as a guest of the Hotel
Parsons. Mr. Miller is operating a j
power boat for the passenger and j
freight service between points on
Furnagain Arm.
W. H. Waugh, who has been em
ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission as brakeman on the
freight run, will leave on the steamer
Alameda for Seattle, where he has
secured employment in the railroad
yards.
Vernon C. Genn is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage and will leave for
Juneau on the Alameda, due here to
morrow. Mr. Genn has been working
in the iron mines near Seldovia and
?oes to Juneau in response to a call
from the exemption board of that
place.
There will be a meeting of the Ju
nior Belgium Relief society tomorrow
afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock, at the
new workroom in the Lathrop build
ing, at the corner of Fourth avenue
and H street. Full attendance is de
sired. Those who had signed for the
pressing are especially urged to at
tend Tuesday afternoon, to be ready
for the cutters Wednesday.
John Chovin, son of J. A. Chovin, of
Anchorage, is in the automobile de
partment of the government service
and is stationed at Camp Johnston,
Jacksonville, Fla. John writes an in
teresting letter to his father concern
ing his army experiences and also sent
a copy of the “Trench and Camp,” a
weekly publication alive with army
news for armv men and their home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Jackson have
made arrangements to sail for Seattle
on the steamer Adarneda, due here to
morrow. Mrs. Jackson lately received
news that she had been left a consid
erable legacy in the will of her uncle,
who recently died in Washington. Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson have been residents
of Anchorage for the past two years
and during that time Mr. Jackson has
been employed by the Alaskan Engi
neering commission. Among othei
duties Tie had charge of the steam fit
ting <5n the big water work job.
TUESDAY
F. S. Spadofara is registered at the
Crescent hotel from Girdwood.
Home Guards meet at the regular
place for drill tonight.
Chamber of Commerce will thold the
regular weekly noon-day luncheon at
the Frisco cafe tomorrow.
The wireless reports the steamer
Victoria is due in Seward at 7 o’clock
tonight from Nome*, en route to Seat
tle.
The Friendly Aid will hold their
regular social meetin gat the home of
Mrs. Winfield Erwin’s tomorrow
(Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o’clock.
E. D. Chase, of the disbursing de
partment of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, returned yesterday morn
ing from Seward where he has been
the past few days on official business.
Tonight, beginning at 7:30 o’clock
there will be a social at the People’s
Congregational church in honor of
Dr. Wikoff. All friends are invited tc
come and have a good time.
Joe Reno and daughter, Dora, are
in from Girdwood and are stopping at
the Crescent while in Anchorage on
business. Mr. Reno is the leading mer
chant and also runs a hotel at Gird
wood. He says business conditions are
not so bad on the Arm and reports
considerable activity in the district.
George Anderson, the mining man,
left for the Willow creek district this
morning and will return to Anchorage
the last of the week. Mr. Anderson
yesterday made a deal for the Jack
Frisbee property, which he will work
in connection with the Little Gem
claims adjoining. He will put a force
of men to work this week driving
tunnels and opening up both proper*
ties for future operation.
WEDNESDAY f
Chas. O. Hicks is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage. •
The Boy Scout war garden in Mu
nicipal block is sadly in need of water.
“All signs fail in dry weather”; but
it really does look like rain. i l
Regardless of the trouble-maker
the wage scale controversy will be
amicably settled.
The members of the Loyal Legion
meet for drill Friday evening on the
commission drill grounds.
J. J. Haffner, head gardener at the
fire house, had the first new turnips
of the season from his war garden to
day.
Alex Fraser is stpoping at the
White house while waiting for the
steamer Alameda to take him to
Seward.
The members of the Home Guards
are requested to be present at the us
ual place of meeting prorrtptly at 7:30
this evening.
Wm. Sherman is down from the
Baxter coal mines for a few days’ vis
it in Anchorage and is stopping at
the Morrison hotel.
Mrs. W. A. Johnson, proprietor t
the Susitna road house, is spending a
few days in Anchorage transacting
business and visiting her many friends
here.
Chas. A. Fowlkes, prominent con
nected with the operation of the Eska
creek coal mines is down for a few
days’ visit with relatives and friends
and is a guest at the Hotel Anchorage. -
The letting of extensive grading
and other contracts by the Alaskan
Engineering commission has instilled
renewed faith in the local merchants
who rightfully feel that it insures in
creased activity in all branches of
business in Anchorage.
The members of the Elks and Od^
Fellow lodges have arranged to hold
a picnic at Spenard Lake Sunday. An
athletic contest, including swimming
races and other feats of skill and
prowess will be pulled off for the
amusement of the crowd and for hon
or of the respective contestants.
J. W. Saindon, of Palmer, Alaska,
is in town on business and is a guest
at the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Saindon
the Matanuska valley and advises that
the crops of the farmers generally
are in good shape and he predicts a
successful season.
The military relief committee of
the local chapter of the Red Cross will
hold a special meeting Thursday eve
ning at 7 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
R. D. Chase. All members of the con I
mittee are urgently requested to be
present, as business of special imped
ance will be transacted-.
Mrs. A. G. Thompson, accompanied
! by her daughter, Charlotte Lee, will
! leave on the steamer Alameda for
| Seward. Mrs. Thompson and daught
er will be away from Anchorage for
i about ten days visiting her sister,
Mrs. Harry Balderston and her many
Seward friends.
Leo Dineen will leave tonight on tin
1 Alameda for Seward to join Capt.
| Tom Neely, with whom he is associat
I ed in the fish business. The partners
' have purchased the power boat “Nug
1 get” and will operate in southeastern
Alaska. Mr. Dineen was formerly in
the auto transfer business here ^nd
will return at the end of the fishing
season to winter in Anchorage.
The baseball game arranged for
Saturday between the Elk and Ma
sonic teams is for the benefit of the
French war orphans. Bob Temme for
the Masons and Tommie Thompson
for the Elks will manage their re
spective teams and arrange the Rijf
thora of talent available. The quei
tion of umpire has not been definitely
decided but he will probably be some
one from the United States marshal’s
office. The players are sacrificing
themselves in a worthy cause, which
deserves the united support of An
chorage.
H. W. NAGLE*
Dealer in Raw Furs, Snowshoes,
Camp Outfits. Selling Agent ^ f
—FOR—
Hipress Boots and Pacs.
General Merchandise
Susitna
Branch Stores at
McDougall
• Talkeetna
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