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THURSDAY
0. G. Horning came down from Wa
s'lh. yesterday on business in connec
ts n with his mercantile establishment
at Was ilia ar.d while in town is mak
injc Vis home at the Hotel Anchorage.
Z. J. Loussac, proprietor of the
Leussac drug stores is a putient at the
g> v( rnment hospital suffering with an
attack of jaundice. His condition to
<l..y was satisfactory to his physician,
and improvement is noted.
Algot Anderson who has been
si ending the winter in Seattle arrived
at the White house yesterday and left
this morning over the trai lfor Ruby
where he will remain for the summer
engaged in mining.
r\ Winchester a well known rancher
in the Matanuska valley is a recent
arrival in Anchorage. Mr. Winchester
will be in town for several days on
business connected with his farm and
while hape is a guest of the Morrison
hotel.
Edward Haun came in from Bird
Point yesterday and will remain in
Anchorage for several (lays as a guest
of the White house. Mr. Haun will
engage in the boating game this sum
mer between Anchorage and Bird
Point.
G. Danielson arrived in Anchorage
■•day and is registered at the
C m; house. Mr. Danielson has been
en'ing the winter in the states.
Frank Meredith, the well known
n ng man from the interior, left
ft. ;re morning train with John Wad
i ;n for Flat creek, where Mr. Mere
b.:h is interested in several valuable
ir.ing claims. Mr. Wad man took his
h g team with him and is carrying a
c o - Jerable volume of personal bag
gage belonging to Mr. Meredith.
Sixteen male German subjects more
ihait 14 years of ago have registered
with the United States postmaster, as
required by law, according to a state
ment made today by Deputy United
States Marsha! Clarence \\. Moss
man. For the purpose of registering
German subjects Postmaster Everett
McPhee has established his office at
tie United States marshal’s office
where more room is available. All
male German subjects who are more
than the age of 14 years are required
to register and to furnish the post
master with four small photographs
of themselves. These photographs
must be printed on thin paper on a
light background and the expense of
furnishing them must be borne by the
registrants. The period of registra
tion ends March 23. Registration
blanks are furnished at the marshal’s
ofriee.
A. Enas who for the past six months
ha- been operating a road house at
iwomn’s lake on the main line of the
government railroad returned to An
ri > age yesterday for a week’s visit.
FRIDAY
a l ies Odermat, a resident of Ari
el. rage is registered at the Crescent
hotel.
f ;mes Gallagher is a recent arrival
in Anchorage and while here is a
guest ox the Wilson house.
Albert Xoakson who has been stay
ing .it the New Union hotel returned
this morning to his home at Mata
ri..,U a
• rank L. Brilliant came down from
his headquarters at Chickaloon on
yo-.e: day’s train and is registered at
i e White house.
j, . L. Warrick who has been employ
ed y the Alaskan Engineering coni
mi-.-ion an<l stationed at Chickaloon
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and is
a guest of tiie Richter house.
Frederick E. Rader, in charge of the
go\ ernmer.t agricultural experimental
station located near Matanuska came
► dov.ii from his headquarters on yes
le: .ay's train and is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage.
J. E. Wilson who has been making
his home at the White house during
the past winter left this morning foi
Potter-creek on Turnagain Arm where
he will be empolyed by the Alaskan
Engineering commission.
Thirty-eight of the sixty-one young
men who left Wednesday morning for
Fort McDowell were members of the
Alaska labor union, according to a
statement made today by Jack Suther
land, secretary of the union.
Henry McCharles who has been a
guest of the Wilson house left on yes
terday’s train for Seward and Seattle.
After a brief visit with friends in
I Seattle Mr. McCharles will go to Van
couver and enlist with the Canadian
troops.
Jacob Christiansen, a resident of
Port Clinton, Ohio, is anxious to learn
of the whereabouts of his son Andrew,
ealletV'Andy,” who left Ohio for Alas
ka about twenty years ago and has
not been heard from for the past four
teen years.
Harold Johnson is a recent arrival
in Anchorage from Seward where he
has been employed by the Alaskan
Engineering commission. Mr. John
son will remain in Anchorage for the
summer and will make his home at the
New Union hotel.
Sidney Henderson who has been
making his home at the Alaska house
during the past winter left this morn
ing for Matanuska and Chickaloon.
After a brief visit in the coal mining
town he will assemble an outfit and
will devote the summer to prospecting
in the hills in the Nelchina country.
Mr. Henderson is interested in several
mining claims on Alfred creek.
The first prize of $5.00 for the high
, _’st score made on the Recreation
•owling alleys from March 13 to
lurch 30 was won by Martkc, with a
wore cf 230. The second prize of
2.50 with a score of 218 was won by
harics Kupoff. Third prize cf $1.25
captured by 'faddy with a score
,)l 217. Panton tied with 'faddy for
bird place and was given a box of
candy.
II. J. Golightly, a well known randi
er in the Matanuska valley arrived in
Anchorage yesterday and is staying at
the Wilson house. Mr. Golightly was
a fo’ iuer partner of Judge Addison F.
Stowe in the mining game at Fair
banks and in the Kennecott country.
Mr. Golightly will remain in town sev
eral days on business in connection
with his ranch and is planning on rais
ing a bumper crop of potatoes this
season.
S A T U R D A Y
II. E. Theriault arrived at the Par
sons hotel. Mr. Theriault is regist
ered from Avery, Idaho, and will
. pend the summer in Anchorage.
A. F. Hoffman, deputy United
States marshal with headquarters at
Matanuska, who has been in Seward
on business connected with the An
chorage office returned yesterday and
is a guest of the Crescent hotel. Mr.
Hoffman will return to his home at
Matanuska on Monday’s train.
H. F. Dose, former district engineer
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion in charge of the Talkeetna divi
sion of the government railroad, who
, was a guest of the Crescent hotel,
has moved his home into the house
formerly occupied by Col. Frederick
Mears. A number of the commission’s
mployes have taken over the Mears
i >me and are occupying it as bache
r quarters.
James E. O’Reilly, a prominent An
il,ge business man, who has been
. Seattle for the past winter engaged
■ business in connection with his
..rieu Alaskan interests, is a passen
ger aboard the steamer Alaska which
s due to arrive in Seward today. Mr.
/Reilly will come direct to Anchor
ige and is expected *to arrive her next
A. Yallentine, who has been visiting
■n the states during the past winter,
urived in Anchorage on yesterday's
i,rain and is registered at the Crist
nouse. Mr. Vallentine is a mining
i.,an with interests at Tolstoi. This is
his first visit to the states in over
twenty years. After a week’s visit in
Anchorage Mr. Vallentine will leave
for Tolstoi where he wil 1 devote his
attention to his mining property.
Lieut. T. R. Longre, who is in com
mand of the local detachment of the
i Fourteenth United States infantry,
j lias returned to Anchorage from a
brief visit to Seward. Lieut. Longre
) suffered several frost-bitten toes
j while en route to Seward and was de
' laved several days repairing the dam
age.
S. G. Norman is registered at the
White house from Rock Springs, Wyo
ming, and will spend the summer in
g a ngugeu in
v i.g ilo expects to leave next
. i'iisa in company
ii J. J. S ere, his mining partner.
John Keenan a well known Alas
. an from the interior, arrived in An
chorage yesterday from Nenana and
will remain here for several weeks.
Mr. Keenan reports the trail between
Nenana and Indian river as heavy and
the traveling difficult. Before going
to Nenana Mr. Keenan visited many
of the interior mining camps and
states that conditions generally are
quiet and that development work will
not be carried on to any great extent
until after the war.
George Bilger, who has been in the
states during the past three months,
arrived from Seward on yesterday’s
train and is a guest of the Crist
house. Mr. Bilger was employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission
a year ago and expects to resume his
employment as soon as the . work
starts up this season.
J. J. Stere arrived in Anchorage
yesterday and is registered at the
White house. Mr. Stere came to Alas
ka from his home in Rock Springs,
Wyoming, and will devote his time to
prospecting in the hills in the Broad
Pass country. He expects to leave
Anchorage next week.
Monte Oliver, who is in charge of
the sawmill which is being operated
by the lumber firm of McNally and
Maitland at Camp 86 on the Turna
gain Arm division of the government
railroad, arrived in Anchorage yester
day and is making his home at the
White house.
J. H. Smith, prominent real estate
dealer, and the owner of considerable
Anchorage property, who has been in
Everett, Washington, and Portland,
Or., during the past winter, returned
thi week and is at his home on
Emirth avenue. Mrs. Smith is expect
ed to arrive in Anchorage on one of
the fuv.t beats sailing from Seattle
for Anchorage. H. T. Fowler, owner
of the Pacific Grocery company, is ex
pected to arrive in Anchorage about
the middle of April, according to word
brought here by Mr. Smith.
George F. Forest, district deputy of
the Benevolent and Protective Ordei
of Elks, arrived in Seward today on
the steamer Alaska and will leave foi
Anchorage next Tuesday, ^ryi\;in£>
here on the regular train Wednesday
afternoon. Immediately upon his ar
rival here he will take up the mattei
of instituting the Elks lodge.
S U X 1) A V
John Rankin came down from
points along the main lino of the gov
ernment railroad yesterday and is a
guest of the Morrison hotel.
Verner Benson is a recent arrival in
Anchorage and is making his home at
the Crist house. Mr. Benson arrived
over the trail from Seward yesterday.
Edawrd Legers arrived at the Crist
house yesterday. He will remain in
Anchorage for the next several days,
before determining his plans for the
summer.
John Pedersen, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission
came down from points along the main
line of the government railroad and
is a guest of the Richter house.
John YVaska an employe o*' the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
the government coal mines at Eska
creek arrived in Anchorage yesterday
and is registered at the Hotel An
chorage. He expects to return to his
employment the early part of the
week.
Peter Em on arrived in Anchorage
yesterday and is registered at the
llotel Anchorage. Mr. Emon is em
ployed at the government coal mines
which are being operated by the Alas
kan Engineering commission at. Eska
creek. He will return to his employ
ment on tomorrow’s train.
Frederick E. Rader, superintendent
of the government agricultural ex
perimental station located about four
miles northeast of the town of Mata
nuska, who has been visiting in An
chorage for several days returned tc
his home yesterday. While in town
Mr. Rader was a guest of the Hotei
Anchorage.
W. Cornwall who is interested in a
coal prospect on Moose creek along
the right of way of the Matanuska
branch of the government railroad
came down for a brief visit and while
in Anchorage is staying at the Richter
house.
. .. C/Uo.. vv .lU !:U45 up. employe.
i ,. o telegraph and telephone de
bailment at the Seward end of th<
government railroad arrived over thi
trail last week and has succeeded Vv
T. Gill the local operator in the tele
graph and telephone department whi
left last Wednesday for Seattle t
join the Thirty-first regiment of en
gineers, the organization of which ha
just recently been completed by Col
Frederick Mears. Mr. Cook report
the trail betwen the ends of steel ii
splendid condition.
Dr. J. H. McCallie the dentist lef
last week for the Broad Pass wher
he is interested in a number of valu
able copper properties. The docto
j and his associates are very enthusias
; tic regarding the future of the Broai
i Pass region and state that with th
; completion of the government railroai
through the Pass the needed stimulan
| will be given to the development worl
now planned by many of the mininj
; men who own property in the district
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MONDAY
Charles Carlson a resident of Wa
silla is making his home at the Mor
risen hotel during his visit here.
John Rankin came down Saturda;
i from his headquarters at Moose creel
and while in Anchorage is staying a
the Morrison hotel.
O. G. Horning prominent merchan
of Wasilla who has been in Anehorag
for the past week engaged in busines
in connection with his mercantile es
tablishment and who has been a gues
of the Anchorage hotel returned t
i.is home on the morning train.
E. W. Wilburn who lias been a gues
of the Anchorage hotel returned to hi
headquarters at Girdwood on Turn
again Ann on the morning train. Mi
Wilburn is interested in a contract t
furnish ties to the Alaskan Engineei
ing commission for use on the govern
ment railroad.
Peter Kinon who is employed at th
government coal mines at Eska cree
and who has been visitng in Anchoi
age for several days returned thi
morning to his duties at the mine. Mi
Emon was registered at the Hotel An
chorage.
John Lofstrom who is interested i
coal mining near Houston on the mai
line of the government railroad an
who has been in Anchorage for sevens
days in connection with the operatio
of the mine returned on the mornin
train.
Ray Pederick an employe of th
Alaskan Engineering commission a
Mile 88 on the Turnagain Arm divi
si on of the government railroad rc
turned i.o his work this morning
While in Anchorage Air. Pederick wa
a guest of the White house.
Monte Oliver, employed by McNall
and Maitland, lumber merchants, a
their sawmill located at Mile 80 on th
Turnagain Arm division of the gov
ernment railroad checked out from th
White house this morning and 'left o
the train for his employment.
Deputy United States Marshal A. P
Hoffman with headquarters at- Mata
nuska who returned to Anchorage las
week from an official trip to Sewar
ieft this morning for his home. Vv hi;
in town Mr. Hoffman was a guest o
the Crescent hotel.
Samuel Dayson arrived in Anchoi
i
age Saturday from Seward and lef
this morning for Chickaloon where h
will outfit for a summer’s prospectinj
trip in the Nelchina country. Mr. Day
son is well known in mining circles i
the interior of Alaska and has bee
j spending the past winter visiting rela
j tives in San Francisco.
John Keenan who recently arrive
in Anchorage over the trail from Ne
nana and who has been a guest of th
Crist house checked out this mornin;
and is now employed at Cameron’
cafe.
N. Lee left on the morning train fo
Matanuska and will later go to Tal
keetna where he has been employe'
for the past six months in getting ou
| ties for the Alaskan Engineering com
mission for use on the governmen
■ railroad. While in Anchorage Mr. Le
; has been a guest of the Crist house.
Andrew Conrad arrived in Anchor
I age Saturday and is registered at th
! Crist house . Mr. Conrad has been en
j gaged in a tie and piling camp alonj
the main line of the government rail
road near Talkeetna.
Aaron Erickson returned from Tal
’ keetna last week where he had gon
ior tne purpose oi asse nm.ng an out
- fit for a summer’s prospecting in the
3 hills in the Cache creek district. Mr.
3 Erickson is game warden for this sec
. tion of Alaska and will remain in An
• chorage until April 1 at which time ho
> will resign his position and return to
) Talkeetna. C. Clinton Davis former
- bridge inspector for the Alaskan En
5 gineering commission is now at Tal
■ keetna awaiting the arrival of Mr.
5 Erickson with whom he will spend the
i summer in the Cache creek hills.
t TUESDAY
Bernard Knutson came in from
. | Camp 91 on Turnagain Arm, where
r he is employed by the Alaskan Engi
neering colnmission and is registei'ed
\ at the Crescent hotel.
3 Samuel Marshall, an employe of the
1 Alaskan Engineering commission,
l who is stationed at Camp 88 on the
c Turnagain Arm division of the gov
> ernment railroad, arrived in Anchor
. age yesterday and is staying at the
White house.
A. S. Schaeffer, in chai'ge of the
i electrical equipment of the Chickaloon
■ ] Coal company at Chickaloon, return
j ed on yesterday’s train to his duties
; | at the mine after spending Sunday
| here on personal business.
1 ; A. Enas, the proprietor of a road
l ouse at Brown’s lake, on the main
j_|iine of the government railroad above
2 the Little Susitna river, who has been
51 in Anchorage for the past week on a
_ j visit, returned to his road house on
George M. Armstrong, who has
been spending the winter in Seattle
and wh® arrived in Anchorage last
week, will leave tomorrow over the
trail for Kuby, where he is interested
in some mining property. Mr. Arm
strong is a guest of the White house.
J. F. Kelsay, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, ar
rived in Anchorage yesterday and
while in town is a guest of the Hotel
Anchorage. Mr. Kelsay is located at
Camp 86 on the Turnagain Arm divi
sion of the government railroad,
is staying at the Anchorage hotel.
L. C. Vandevere, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the engineering department with
headquarters at Mile 88 on the Turn
again Arm division of the government
railroad, arrived in Anchorage yester
day and while in here is making his
home at the Crescent hotel.
F. A. Hansen, engineer mainten
ance of way for the Alaskan Engi
neering commission who has been a
guest of the Crescent hotel during the
illness of Mrs. Hansen at their apart
ment in the McKinley block, returned
to his apartments today. Mrs. Han
sen has entirely recovered her health,
L. A. Fowl ess, who has been a
guest of the White house during the
past two weeks, left on the morning
train for Montana creek on the main
line of the government railroad. Mr.
rowless will spend the summer pros
pecting in the hills at the head of
Montana creek.
Elmer Dart, who has been operat
ing a taxi machine in Anchorage foi
the past year, left on this morning’s
train for Houston on his way to the
Cache creek country, where he will be
employed by the Cache Creek Dredg
ing company during the mining sea
son.
' j William Collins, who for the past
“ | year has been employed by the Alas
’ kan Engineering commission in the
mechanical department, left this
1 morning for the Cache creek district.
1 Mr. Collins was employed two years
" j ago by the Cache Creek Dredging
I company as blacksmith and will be
1! employed by the same company again
* this season in the same capacity.
2 Robert Mathison, the well known
5 dog musher, left on the train this
? morning with his team of bird dogs.
! Mr. Mathison will carry the personal
r;baggage of Mr. Dart and Mr. Collins
- j cn his dog sled as far as McDougal.
1' He will return to Anchorage in about
t two weeks.
Z. J. Loussac, who has been a pa
t tient at the government hospital suf
2 faring with an acute attack of jaun
dice, was successfully operated on this
- morning by Dr. John B. Beeson. Mr.
e Loussac stood the operation in satis
- factory manner and a complete recov
? ery is expected by Dr. Beeson.
Arthur H. Miller, superintendent ol
| Indian schools for the western divi
- j sion of Alaska with headquarters at
e I Anchorage, left his morning on the
| irr.m lor an omciai visit to tne na
j live schools at Susitna station and Ty
' onic. Mr. Miller will be gone until
April 15, at which time he is dtye in
Seward, from where he will sail y
the steamer Dora for the westward to
visit the several native schools on the
j Alentian islands. Mr. Miller expects
to return to Anchorage from Tyonic
by small boat, before going to Sew
| ard.
j A shipment consisting of twenty
! five sacks of blacksmithing coal was
| shipped last week from the mines of
I the Chickaloon Coal company at
j Chickaloon to the Gold Dulion mine in
, the Willow creek district, according to
I word received in Anchorage today. It
is expected that other shipments of
[ blacksmithing coal will be made
throughout the mining season in the
Willow creek district.
i
j
The sawmill owned by the Alaskan
Engineering commission and located
at Mile 36 on the Matanuska branch
of the government railroad will be
ready for operation April 1, accord
ing to information received in An
chorage today. The mill was recent
ly m^ailed o\ George \> ocds and will
be operated by Charles David, who
during the past winter has had a force
of men logging timber from the near
by woods. The supply of logs now at
the mill will be sufficient to run the
mill at capacity for the better part of
the summer.
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W E D N E S D A Y
C. A. Hoffman arrived in Anchor
age yesterday from Susitna station
and is making his home at the Crist
house while in town. ^
George I'. Perkins who has been
spending the winter at Suritna station
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and is
registered at the Crist house.
Curley McGaten who has been em
ployed by the Adaskan Engineering
commission near the Knik river arriv
ed in town yesterday and is staying
at the White house.
John Conigi, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission who
is stationed at Eska creek arrived in
Anchorage yesterday and is staying
at the Hotel Parsons.
#
A. H. Dieber, a merchant from
Chickaloon arrived in Anchorage yes
terday and is a guest of the Hotel An
chorage. Mr. Dieber will lemain in
Anchorage for several days engaged
in business in connection with his es
tablishment at Chicakloon.
Joseph Meranda, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission ar
rived in Anchorage on yesterday’s
train and is registered at the Hotel
Crescent. Mr. Mei-anda is employed 1
by the commission in the coal mines #
located at Eska creek.
E. M. Pauley an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission who
is stationed at Eska creek where he is
in charge of the power plant arrived
in Anchorage yesterday and is staying
at the Crescent hotel.
Samuel Marshall who has been a
guest of the White house for several
days returned to his headquarters at
, Camp 88 on the Turn again Arm divi
sion of the government railroad where
he is employed as timekeeper and tim
ber scaler at the saw mill operated
there by the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
J. Pasted, a well known mining man
in the interior of Alaska arrived over
the trail yesterday from the Kusko
kwim country and is registered at the ^
Crist house. Mr. Pasted reports the
trail as rather heavy and as having
met ten dog teams with pa; mongers
going inside. Mr. Pastel! will ie ive on
Friday’s train for the states.
L. C. Vandevere who has been a
guest of the Crescent hotel for several
days returned to his headquarters at
Camp 83 on the Turnagain Arm divi
sion of the government railroad where
he is employed by the Alaskan En
gineering commission in the engineer
ing d'V.artment.
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General Merchandise
1 ’ Susitna
Branch Stores at ^
McDougsll - - ■ Talkeetna
! Dealer in Raw Furs, Snowshoes,
J Camp Outfits. Sellirg Agent
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