1 LOCAL NEWSETTi
THURSDAY
Miss Edith Swanson, who has been
ill for several days, has completely
recovered.
A. M. Weikeit, who has been at
Matanuska all summer, will leave on
the Alaska for the states to join the
army. His former home was at Shel
ton, Wash.
P. J. Keeley today sold lot 3 block
33 with improvements thereon to M.
H. Lyuch of the Anchorage Realty Co.
The price paid is not made public.
This lot has three buildings on it and
is water front property.
Miss Esther Blomqvist and Miss
Estelle Outland gave a delightful
Hallowe’en and masquerade party at
the Blomqvist apartments on L street
last evening. Twenty friends were
present and enjoyed to a late hour
games and amusements appropriate to
the day. A group flashlight picture
was taken after which a delicious
luncheon was served.
A. S. Koch, formerly secretary of
the chamber of commerce here, was
one of two, out of a class of thirty-six
that recently passed the examination
at the government’s aerial training
school at Princeton, N. J., for commis
sion in the aviation corps of the Unit
ed States army. He will take further
instruction to obtain a pilot’s license
and then will be assigned to duty as
first lieutenant. While Lieutenant
Kock was at Princeton, a plot was
discovered to poison the entire class of
aviation students. Samuel O. Livin
good, twenty-four, private, Zanesville,
Ohio, is held at Governors Island, N.
Y., for court-martial in connection
with the case. Two pounds of cynaide
of potassium—enough to poison all the
men enrolled in the camp—were found
in Livingood’s room. Military authori
ties refuse to discuss details of the
case, and it is not known just what
definite evidence they have to indicate
Livingood intended to put the poison
in the students’ food.
In a recent issue of the Produce
News of Seattle, a story is printed re
garding the arrival in the Puget sound
metropolis of vegetables from An
chorage. The News says:
“A shipment of Alaska root vege
tables, which arrived on the transport
Crook has been transferred to West
ern avenue, where the northern prod
ucts are being offered for sale to the
Seattle trade. Included in the shipment
are yellow and white turnips and ruta
bagas. This special variety of yellow
turnip is known as Petroski’s and the
seed originally came from Sweden,
where it is grown with marked suc
cess. In the Matanuska district of
Alaska, where thees vegetables were
grown, the soil and general climatic
conditions are similar to Northern
Sweden. The production df potatoes in
the Matanuska section has been so suc
cessful that large quantities are now
being shipped to the cities of south
eastern Alaska. This has automatical
ly canceled all shipments of potatoes
from the Sound, which in the past was
a feature of the fall trade with the
north. There has been a good demand
for seed potatoes from Alaska grow
ers, one rancher alone sending in an
order for 500 sacks.”
FRIDAY
\V. S. Horning has arranged to
leave on the Alaska for the states,
where he goes in the interests of his
mining property in the Willow Creek
district.
Johnny Kacerosky will be an out
going passenger on the Alaska. Mr.
Kacerosky will spend the winter in
Seattle with his mother, and expects
to return to Anchorage in the spring.
Mrs. H. R. Ridgeway, who has been
visiting her brother William L. Raich
and Mrs. Balch since spring, will re
turn to the states on the steamship
Alaska. Mrs. Ridgeway will make a
short visit in Seattle and then go to
Portland, Or., to meet Mr. Ridgeway.
Mrs. F. W. Redwood will be a pas
senger for the states on the steamer
Alaska. Mrs. Redmond has been suf
fering with rheumatism for the last
year and goes to a sunnier climate
hoping that she may regain her health.
She will remain outside for the
winter.
E. R. Davidson, president of the
Mohawk Mining company, leaves on
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| confer with some of the heavy stock
holders of the company. He contem
j plates returning early in the spring
fully prepared to do a large amount of
development work next season.
I Miss Lottie Quinn, sister of Mrs.
j Eli DeHon, of the Pioneer Steam
! Laundry, will leave on the steamship
Evans for Seattle, thence to Portland
j and California. She will spend part
| of the winter in California, and will
! return to Anchorage ove rthe trail
early in the spring.
Byron S. Bartholf ,of the Gold Cord
Mining company will leave on the next
! steamer for the states. Mr. Bartholf
| will go to Denver where some of the
j heaviest stockholders in the company
reside. He expects to return in the
early' spring prepared to do a large
amount of work on the property next
season.
There was a pleasant social dinner
last evening at he People’s church,
corner Fifth avenue and G street.
About fifty persons gathered and en
joyed a couple of hours of feast, with
songs and short talks interspersed
with music on the piano. These social
dinners are to be made a regular
weekly feature at the Peoples’ Church.
Officers of the chamber of commeicc
were elected at a luncheon meeting
this noon in the Mint Grill of the
members of the organization.
Charles E. Herron was chosen presi
dent; Sidney Anderson vice-president;
James E. O’Reilly, treasurer and Rob
ert Courtney, secretary.
The board of directors consists of
Mr. Herron, Mr. O’Reilly, Mr. Ander
son, A. A. Shonbeck, A. Shyman, Dr.
F. M. Boyle, E. D. Ansley, Judge Leo
pold David, Oscar Anderson, A. J.
Wendler, S. D. Maxwell, F. B. Wood,
T. B. Watson, F. M. Tolley' and T. L.
Bedell.
S A T U R D A Y
George Staemen, an old time pros
pector, will return to the states on
the Alaska.
Mr. and Mis. Berry, arrived from
Seldovia, and are the guests of the
Morrison hotel.
Walter Gopertz arrived on the Alas
ka from San Francisco and is stopping
at the Crescent hotel.
James Cary, W. H. Crawford, John
Preston and A. Backland, of the Mable
mine district are stopping at the Mor
rison.
William McKay and W. G. Thom
son, timber contractors from the Gold
Bullion mine, are registered at the
Morrison.
M. F. Malone has completed his
work at Falls creek, camp 89 and will
l’emain in Anchorage for the winter,
stopping at the Parsons hotel.
Axel Carlson, who has been engag
ed with the Alaskan Engineering com
mission during the season at Turn
again Arm, is in the city today.
Captain A. E. Lathrop, owner of the
Empress theatre, and of a chain of
theatres in other Alaskan cities, re
turned to Anchorage on the Alaska
from an extended business trip in the
states.
W. M. Wheeler and son are guests
at the Crescent. They will be out
going passengers on the Alaska to
Seattle where they will spend the
winter.
Joseph Friedman, who has been
working in the men’s furnishing de
partment of the Bon Marche, will
leave on the steamship Admiral Evans
for Tacoma where he will visit rela
tives. He expects to return to An
chorage in the spring.
Rev. Jack Dunstan has been kept
1 at home for the last two days because
of an attack of tonsilitis. He is al
most recovered now and plans to con
duct the services in his church tomor
row.
j W. B. Woodworth, the camera man,
who has been here during the summer
I in the interests of the Universal Film
company, will be a passenger on the
j Aalska for the states. Mr. Woodworth
! goes to New York city where he will
i arrange for the establishment of. a
moving picture studio in Alaska. He
will return about the middle of
February.
SUNDAY
Miss Elphia Johnson was a pas
senger on the steamship Alaska. He*
former home was in Tacoma. She will
b( employed in the Anchorage cafe
this winter. She is a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wright,
The Pioneers have announced thal
another one of their popular dance:
will take place Friday evening
November 16. The committee having
the entertainment in hand is compos
ed of J. C. Davidson, S. McNeise anc
M. H. Lynch.
The Anchorage school board at its
meeting Friday night received appli
cations for position of janitor from
fifteen differnet applicants, and after
giving consideration to every one, the
board let the contract for the janitor
work for the entire building to Fred
Johanson, the present janitor, who
assumes his enlarged duties Monday
morning. Owing to the large number
of applications, the board adjourned
without taking up any other business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glaze, with
their little son Laurin, were arrivals
Saturday on the Alaska. Mr. Glaze,
well known in Seattle and Portland
musical circles, has accepted the posi
tion of organist at the Empress
theatre, and a treat is in store for the
music lovers of Anchorage. Mr. Glaze
until now has been connected with the
Orpheum theatre, and Mr. Lathrop is
to be congratulated in having secured
such talent for his Anchorage house.
A special organ program will be ar
ranged for Sunday night at the
Empress.
George It. Vause, superintendent of
river transportation for the Alaskan
Engineering commission, will leave on
his annual vacation, accompanied by
Mrs. Vause, on the next sailing of the
transport Crook, due to leave here
next week. Mr. and Mrs. Vause in
tend visiting friends and relatives in
California and Washington before
their return.
1. H. rleischman, hie clerk of the
Anchorage office of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, will leave in a
few days for Seattle to install a uni
form filing system in the Seattle of
fices of the railroad. He expects to be
absent about 60 dfays. Mrs. Fleisch
man will precede him to the,^st%tes,
leaving on the transport Crook $iext
week.
MONDAY
Mr. and Mi*s. I. E. Fisher, of Ju
neau, are guests of the Anchorage
hotel.
Max Nelson, the pioneer skipper of
the local mosquito fleet, is staying at
the Parsons hotel for a few days.
Clarence Brannon, of Talkeetna, is
a recent arrival in Anchorage and
while here is staying at the Cres
cent hotel.
Septimus Irwin, employed by i the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the freighting department, is a guest
of the White House.
Arthur H. Dieber is down for a
few days from Chickaloon and while
in town is making his headquarters
at the Hotel Anchorage.
I L. J. Harris, who during the past
jseason has been engaged as a fore
man at the mines at Chickaloon, left
yesterday on the steamer Evans for
the outside. Mr. Harris is well known
in mining circles and expects to re
turn to Anchorage in the spring.
E. L. Bedell, the well known news
paper man, and mining promoter and
secretary of the chamber of commerce
left on the Evans this morning for the
outside.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Alexander and
child are leaving tomorrow morning
for Wasilla and Houston where they
expect to enter into business for the
winter.
P. Davis, of Eska creek, is in .town
and is a guest of the Crescent hotel.
Mr. Davis will leave for the outside on
the Crook, returning to Anchorage
early in the spring.
William Cowgill who has spent the
past summer at the Eska creek mines
is in Anchorage and will leave on the
transport Crook for the outside, wrhere
he will spend the winter.
A. E. Bade, who ever since the
opening of the Empress theatre has
been the polite attendant at the door
was an outgoing passenger on the
Evans and will spend the winter in
Seattle visiting with relatives.
C. A. Solley, the Anchorage agem
for the Admiral line of steamers de
parted for the south on the Evans anc
will likely be located'during the win
/
ter at the offices of the company in the
city of San Francisco. Barney Wat
son, is expected back in Anchorage on
the Mariposa, and take charge of the
company's business during the coming
winter. Mr. Watson left on official
business for Seattle and San Fran
cisco about two months ago.
Clyde Coleman, one of the owners
of the power boat Clymax left on the
steamer Evans for Seldovia. He has
acquired an interest in a fish packing
company there.
Mrs. Sumner Smith, the wife of In
spector Smith, who is in charge of the
mines at Eska creek, is in town for a
few days and while here is staying
at the Crescent hotel.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Mathis return
ed on the Admiral Evans. Mrs. Mathis
has been visiting friends in Douglas
and Petersburg for the past six weeks,
Charles E. Herron, the publisher of
the Daily Times left on the Admiral
Evans for the outside. After visiting
his family in Seatle Mr. Herron will
go east.
Anton Eide, superintendent for the
Alaska road commission left for Sew
ard on the steamer Evans on business
connected with the road commission
and will return later on over the trail.
Mrs. J. C. Gaffney left on the steam
er Evans for Seward wher she will
I await the arrival of her husband,
| James Gaffney, who expects to spend
| the winter on the outside. Mr. Gaffney
j is interested in the insurance business
i and is also connected with the Anchor*
j age Drug company.
Henry Hook who during the past
;two years has been employed by the
I Alaskan Engineering commission as
packer, will leave tomorrow morning
for Sheep creek, which is located
about twenty-five miles south of Tal
keetna. He will spend the coming
winter there engaged in getting out
several thousand railroad ties for the
I use of the engineering commission.
Robert Craig, the well known min
er from the interior, who during the
past three years has been making his
headquarters at Ophir, arrived in
Anchorage Saturday and left on the
steamer Evans last night for the out
side. Mr. Craig is interested in some
valuable dredging ground near Ophir
and expects to develop the property
on a big scale next season. While in
town Mr. Craig was a guest of the
White House.
TUESDAY
Robert McIntyre, one of the pioneers
in Anchorage and now acting camp
foreman for the Alaskan Engineering
commission at Talkeetna, is down for
a few days and while here is a guest
of the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Mc
1 Intyre is well known throughout the
interior of Alaska as a freighter and
is well known as a stampeder of note,
having been in every big camp in the
territory.
Herman Reiske, of the Alaskan En
1 gineering commission, assistant super
| intendent of construction formerly of
Indian river, has been transferred to
the Sheep creek division and will be
located at the latter place during the
coming winter.
J. M. Mangan, well known here,
who during the past summer has been
acting as timekeeper for the Tal
keetna division on the government
i railroad with headquarters at that
| place, came down last night and is
j staying at the Hotel Anchorage. Mr.
Mangan reports the work being done
on the Talkeetna end of the line pro
gressing in good shape with all of the
camps extremely busy. He will re
turn to Talkeetna next Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Robinson
will depart next Friday on the trans
port Crook for Seattle where they will
| remain this winter. Mr. Robinson has
i been engaged during the past summer
j in the assembling of the big dredge
j now at work on the construction of the
1 local harbox\
Charles Barricklow, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission as
foreman of the pile-driving crew,
which has been at work for the past
month constructing the bridge over
Bird creek, has resigned his position
and has secured ti-ansportation for
Seattle on the transport Crook.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoffman left
this morning for Matanuska. Mr.
, Hoffman has been acting as chief
guardian of the law in the absence of
Deputy Marshal Mossman who during
the past three weeks has been attend
ing the session of the district court at
Valdez.
Walter A. Gompertz and Lars Net
land, guests of the Crescent hotel left
this morning for Chickaloon where
they will inspect the work being done
upon coal property in which they are
interested.
C. R. Breck, connected with the
Alaskan Engineering commission as
division engineer with headquarters at
Matanuska and well known in athletic
circles, left this morning for Seward
j to visit District Engineer Weir, pre
j paratory to leaving for the outside on
the next sailing of the steamer Mari
posa. Mr. Breck will visit relatives in
! Berkeley, Calif., for a short period and
will then make application to join the
army engineers’ corps in the hope of
getting to France before the end of
hosilities.
H. F. Dose, district engineer for the
Alaskan Engineering commission with
headquarters at Talkeetna came down
yesterday on official business and
while in town is staying at the Cres
cent hotel.
M. H. Healy, deputy United States
marshal at Talkeetna arrived in town
yesterday and expects to remain here
until Saturday. Mr. Healy is staying
at the Crescent hotel.
Chas. G. Ganty, accompanied by
Mrs. Ganty and the children have left
for the states. Mrs. Ganty and the
children will remain outside during
the winter but Mi*. Ganty contem
plates returning soon over the trail to
attend to business here.
The steamer Mariposa of the Alaska
Steamship company is due to reach
Anchorage at 5 p. m. next Friday ac
coi'ding to advices received by the lo
cal office today.
The U. S. transport Crook is ex
pected to sail for the south next Fri
day with a heavy passenger list of
government employes.
WEDNESDAY
Morris Swanson, employed by the
commission at Matanuska, will leave
on the transport Crook. He is a guest
at the Richter house.
John Dark checked out from the
Richter house this morning and left
on the morning’s train for his ranch
at Matanuska. He is a brother of
Sterling Dark, the well-known mftier
throughout the interior, but now a
successful rancher near Matanuska.
The Dark brothers raised an abundant
crop of potatoes and have this week
succeeded in marketing the entire
crop at a satisfactory price.
F. R. Martin, who during the past
two years has been employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission, in
the train service, will leave on the
transport Crook for Tacoma, where
he will spend the coming winter visit
ing his parents, returning to Anchor
age next spring.
Septimus Irvine, a member of the
firm of O’Rourke & Co., will leave to
morrow morning for Kashwitna river,
where the firm is engaged in a con
tract with the engineering commis
sion to get out 30,000 railroad ties dur
ing the coming winter. Mr. Irvine is
taking with him six tie cutters and
jsays that he would take ten more if
he were able to get them.
Daniel Harrigan, well known old
timer here in Anchorage, returned
Sunday from up along the main line
of the government railroad, where he
has been working with the steam
shovel gang.
E. J. Warner, son of the late E. J.
[Warner, the real estate man, came in
yesterday from Turr.again Arm where
he has been employed by the Alaskan
'Engineering CbnimiS&Fon, and will
; leave on the trafifepOrt Crook for Se
attle, later visiting’cities in the east.
| He is registered at the Anchorage ho
tel.
Louis Shell left this morning on tne
Tyonic for Seldovia, later going to
Seward where he will spend the win
ter. Mr. Shell has been a guest of the
White house during the past week.
J. W. Miles, who has been employ
ed during the summer at the Eska
creek mines, came down yesterday and
will leave on the transport Crook.
He is staying at the Hotel Anchorage.
F. B. Rogers, known along the line
of the government railroad as Red
Rogers, is a guest of the Hotel An
chorage and expects to sail on the
Crook for the outside, where he will
I spend the coming winter, returning to
! Anchorage in the spring.
H. J. Murphy, known from one end
:>f the Yukon to the other, is a guest
of the Crist house and itr making pre
parations to open an eating house in
town.
A. Kleiser, prospector and mining
man, expects to leave for the states
on the transport Crcok this week.
The United States transport Crook
is scheduled to sail for the south at
3 o’clock Friday afternoon with a ca
pacity passenger list.
W. A. English, assistant chief clerk
in the Seattle office of the purchasing
department of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, is a round-trip pas
senger on the transport Crook.
Mr. and MrS. F. H. Martin will sail
on the transport Crook for Tacoma,
where they will remain for the win
ter. Mr. Martin was employed during
the past summer on the Susitna river,
and expects to return to Anchorage
in the spring.
L. H. Stanberg, who during the
past baseball season delighted the
fans by batting over the .300 mark, is
a guest of the Hotel Crescent, and
will leave on the transport Crook for
Seattle.
Mrs. Sumner Smith, tvife of the
superintendent of the government
coal mines at Eska creek, returned
this morning to her home at Eska.
Mrs. Smith was a guest of the Hotel
Crescent while in Anchorage.
Ed. Ericson, wdio has been a guest
of the Hotel Morrison during the
past few days, returned to Chickaloon
.this morning and will remain there
this winter, where he expects to do a
lively freighting business. Ed was
formerly located at Matanuska and
Moose creek, and says that he expects
j Chickaloon to be the best town on the
government railroad aside from An
chorage.
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