LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT TOWN
Fred Laubner, who has large inter
ests in the Willow creek district, left
for Seward on the Farragut to look
after his business interests at that
place.
Milo Kelly returned to Knik yester
day on the launch Swan and will later
leave for the Willow creek district to
continue development on his quartz
property in the vicinity of the Inde
pendence mine.
Claus Anderson, who runs the road
house at Fass creek on the winter
mail tiail between Anchorage and
the Kuskokwim, airived in Anchorage
this morning on the power boat J. and
J. Mr. Anderson will be in the city
several days on business and is stop
ping at the White House.
Ed. A. Norman arrived in Anchor
age on the power boat J. and J. this
morning from McDougal and is stop
ping at the White House. Mr. Nor
man has been developing some placer
ground in the Yentna district this
summer and indications are favorable
for hydraulic operations. He will
leave on the Admiral Watson for Se
attle where he will purchase a com
plete hydraulic plant for development
next summer and will take the outfit
in over the trail this winter .
(From Monday’s Daily)
Dock Doherty shipped in five cars
of Moose creek coal Saturday from
the Doherty mine.
Charlie Spaulding, in the employ of
the Mable mine in the Willow creek
district, spent yesterday in Anchorage
on business.
Wm. Martin, the Willow creek bp
erator, came down from the mines
this morning and is registered at the
Hotel Parsons.
J. A. Northway, hotel proprietor at
Girdwood, arrived in Anchorage yes
terday morning and will be in the city
several days on business.
Joe Reno, a merchant of Girdwood,
arrived in Anchorage this morning on
the launch Sea Gull for a few days’
business visit.
The Happy Valley Coal company re
ceived a 60-ton cargo of coal from
their mine at Katchemak bay today,
by the launch Chase.
It is understood upon reliable ’au
thority that the reported placer strike
on the river bars near Talkeetna does
not justify any undue excitement but
that the boys are rocking out a little
better than days’ wages.
M. H. Healy, deputy United States
marshal stationed at Talkeetna, ar
rived in Anchorage last night on the
river steamer Omineca and will re
main in the city several days on bus
iness connected with his department.
Considerable excitement was caused
Saturday night and yesterday by the
rumor that a big placer strike had
been found on Ship creek in the vi
cinity of Anchorage but nothing of a
tangible nature could be gathered
this morning.
Fred Isaacs and partners have re
cently completed a right-of-way con
tract on Montana creek in the Tal
keetna district and arrived in Anchor
age on the Omineca this morning for
a settlement with the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission.
H. W. Meenach, who has been in
Anchorage and vicinity for several
weeks with his father, d. D. Meenach,
looking into the raining situation will
leave on the Admiral Watson for Se
attle where he will enter the state
university for the school term.
J. D. Meenach will leave on the Ad
miral Watson tomorrow for the Cop
per river country to examine a big
copper proposition in that neighbor
hood. Mr. Meenach will later return
to Anchorage and will probably make
this city his headquarters for his ex
tensive mining interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Betties left
Saturday night for McDougal, where
he is employed by the Cache Creek
Dredging company. Mr. Betties is
one of Alaska’s famous characters
and has been featured in several ro
mances of the frozen north by Jack
London and other writers of note.
Captain Tom Neeley and Geo. Hil
ler left Anchorage this afternoon in
the powrer boat Shamrock for Little
Susitna, where they will spend a week
or ten days hunting moose. Captain
Tom says he has a herd of ten staked
out in that country and p?-omises the
staff of The Daily Times some of
uiu cnuicebt uuLis ix yeaning.
Joe Richards came over from Hope
this morning the launch Sea Gull and
will remain until after court adjourns.
Mr. Richards recently returned from
a two weeks’ prospecting trip, accom
panied by Harry Mills, in the neigh
borhood of Seldovia and says they
found a considerable body of likely
looking quartz that justifies develop
ment next summer.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
One hundred and fifty-two sacks of
mail matter was brought here by the
Admiral Watson. The Watson
brought from Seward mail matter
that was conveyed to that point by
the Northwestern.
Regular meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce tonight. All members are
earnestly requested to attend, as
matters of importance are to be dis
posed of. The chairmen of all spe
cial committees are also requested to
be on hand with their reports if pos
sible.
Word has been received from Sid
Bettman that Mrs. Bettman died re
cently in Washington from tuberculo
sis after a long period of illness. Mr.
Bettman is postmaster at Knik and
was summoned to the bedside of his
wife two months ago and writes that
he will return to Alaska in the near
future.
The W. C. T. U. will give a pro
gram consisting of music and read
ings, at Presbyterian church Thurs
day evening. Immediately after the
program the church parlors will be
thrown open and a social hour will be
enjoyed. Refreshments will be served
free, and dainty homemade candies
will be sold from a booth. Everyone
is invited.
There was a change in the manag
ing department of the P. A. N. Co.’s
popular boats this week when commo
dore Mike Jensen hauled down his
flag on the Watson and transferred to
the Farragut, placing the popular
Captain Eddie Hickman in charge of
the packet arriving at Anchorage last
night. The transfer took place just
outside of Seward in Resurrection
bay, and the departing and arriving
commanders were wildly cheered by
the passengers of both ships as the
transfer was made.
W. J. H. Fogelstrom, bridge engi
neer for the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, came over from Seward
last night on the Admiral Watson.
E. E. Ritchie, the Valdez attorney,
came over on the Admiral Watson to
attend district court that convened
this morning.
United States Marshal Brenneman,
located at Valdez, arrived in Anchor
age via the Admiral Watson and will
remain until the adjournment of the
district court.
Judge F. M. Brown, accompanied
by Clerk of the Court T. P. Garraghty
and Ike Hamburger, court stenogra
pher, arrived in Anchorage on the Ad
11111 cii Vt illMMI 1 cloL.
The Admiral Watson made the trip
to Goose Bay this afternoon to unload
freight for the Deep Sea Salmon com
pany and will leave for the outside at
8 o’clock tonight.
Chris Osgood and Jack Hennesey,
notice of whose arrest appeared in a
recent issue of The Daily Times, were
brought to Anchorage on the Watson
for preliminary hearing.
Mrs. Chas. Ganty, of Valdez, arriv
ed in the city on the Admiral Watson
and comes to Anchorage to join her
husband, Attorney Chas. Ganty, who
has decided to locate in this city.
L. V. Ray, the prominent Seward
attorney, is in Anchorage to attend
the district court and among other
cases will represent the defendant in
the case of Chas. Maehl, et al, vs. the
Alaska Crow Creek Mining company.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams, of Cor
dova were passengers on the Admiral
Watson and will spend three weeks
in the city visiting friends and on bus
iness connected with the Northern
Drug company with which Mr. Adams
is associated.
In the hearing yesterday afternoon
of the case of the United States vs.
Harry Fitzgerald for violation of
Federal Statute No. 240 in the matter
of shipping liquor into Alaska with
out properly labeling same the de
fendant was held to appear before the
territory grand jury and bail fixed at
$2,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Gilmore ar
rived in Anchorage last night on the
Admiral Watson and are stopping at
the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Gilmore is
one of the prominent politicians of
the territory, having been the repub
lican candidate for congress four
years ago.
J. F. Pugh, collector of customs,
with headquarters at Juneau, is in the
city on official business.
Geo. M. Campbell, of the North Side
Lumber company, made a business
trip to the Junction today.
Clint Griffith, the auto transfer
man of Knik, spent the day in An
chorage on business.
Wm. Beeson, head mill man for the
Wm. Martin mine in the Willow creek
district, is down from the mine for a
few days’ visit with his family.
The old reliable steamer Cappella is
going back on the Tumagain Arm
run with “Spark Plug” and Lee Rice
in command.
Mrs. Chase, Miss Nancy Chase,
Mrs. Donnelly and Mrs. Chapin leave
today on the Omineca to spend a few
days in the Talkeetna district.
Mrs. Lundquist, manager of the
Fishook Inn, on the Knik-Willow
creek road, is visiting her friend, Mrs.
Nelson, of this city, for a few days.
WT. W. Woodward, of Seattle, is in
the city preparatory to making a six
weeks’ trip to his extensive placer
property on the Kichatna river in the
Cache creek country.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Peters, 7th and
L, are the proud parents of a baby
girl bom yesterday morning, Dr. J. B.
Beeson in attendance.
J. G. Parks was successfully oper
ated on this morning at the govern
ment hospital this morning for bowel
complaint by Drs. Reedy and Beeson.
Al Beet and Charlie David have re
turned from the Talkeetna district
and bring back glowing reports and
substantiating samples of their new
copper strike in that vicinity.
Miss Jennie Erdevig, employed in
the clerical department of the Pacific
Alaska Navigation company, made
the round trip on the Admiral Wat
son.
Miss Fowler, who has become very
popular in the society circles during
her summer’s visit to Anchorage, will
leave on the Admiral Watson for Ev
erett, Washington.
W. R. Thomas, who has charge of
work between mile 63 and 71 in the
Tumagain Arm district, came in yes
terday on the government power boat
Alaska for a day’s visit in the city.
A force of men was busy today
tearing up the board sidewalk on the
south side of 4th avenue in Harmony
block preparatory to putting down the
12-foot cement sidewalk between D
and E streets.
Read Thn Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
MR. 0. M. STEWART
EXPRESSES GREAT
FAITH IN AIM
What Anchorage and this part of
Alaska needs is a few more gentle
men of the ilk of Duncan M. Stewart;
business men of established reputa
tion whose judgment and faith in
Alaska’s resources is based on per
sonal observation and actual experi
ence and what is more to the point are
willing and able to back their judg
ment in a substantial and material
manner.
Mr. Stewart arrived in Anchorage
yesterday morning from his holdings
near Sunrise and spent the day in the
city on business connected with the
extensive hydraulic development he
has under way in that section. In
Mr. Stewart’s case the old saw of
“back to nature” is truly exemplified
and while his suave urbanity will ever
be proof of “a gentleman bom,” his
duxback apparel, that he assumes on
such trips, doesn’t necessarily breathe
of Wall street or of stocks and bonds.
Mr. Stewart has the happy faculty
of stepping from the seats of high fi
nance on 35 Wall street, where he is
in business under the name of Duncan
M. Stewart & Co., Bankers, and read
ily adapting himself to circumstan
ces common to an Alaska mining
camp.
as is wen Known in this city Mr.
Stewart is the largest pacer mine op
erator in the Kenai peninsula and he
has spent a large amount of money in
development work that promises to
bring adequate returns. On Lynch
creek he has a 4,400 foot ditch, but his
most extensive work this season has
been done on Canyon creek under the
direct supervision of N. O. Anderson.
He owns three miles of placer ground
on Canyon and is putting in a two
mile ditch this season that is four feet
wide at the bottom. A complete and
modern hydraulic system has been in
stalled on this property which will be
operated next summer by a 385-foot
head pressure, using No. 7 giants.
In addition to his holdings on Lynch
and Canyon creeks Mr. Stewart has
other extensive interests in this vicin
ity that are in the development stage;
his camps are elaborate and built
with the idea of comfort and perma
nency. Mr. Stewart spent yesterday
in Anchorage and purchased a bill of
lumber from the North Side Lumber
company and supplies from Brown
and Hawkins.
It is a pleasure to meet a man of
Mr. Stewart’s high standing and espe
cially when he is so ardently enthusi
astic over the future of this part of
Alaska. He has been indirectly inter
ested in this part of Alaska since
1902 and it was through Mr. Stewart
that Mr. Frost was able to make the
exploration in the Chicaloon coal
fields several years ago. In addition
to this Mr. Stewart has been vitally
interested in other enterprises devel
oping Alaska’s many resources and
has possibly been the means of a larg
er outlay of capital invested in this
country than any other one man. Nor
has he lost faith but still thinks this
part of Alaska, especially, has a great
future.
“Alaska is truly the last frontier
under the American flag, said Mr.
Stewart in an interesting interview
with a representative of The Daily
Times yesterday, “and I can recom
mend unqualifiedly this country for
investment, both large and small. *
“I have been coming to Alaska ev
ery summer for the past several years
and always bring some additional cap
ital with me; the people of the east
are interested in your country and it
is only a question of time until the
big reserves in our eastern banks will
find this a virgin field for safe invest
ment. Naturally, I feel friendly to
ward this country, for I came to Sew
ard several years ago in the state of
a physical, nervous wreck, but my
present personal appearance probably
belies this statement. I like the
country, the climate, the people, and
the great outdoors, and shall continue
to spend part of each year in this
section, I hope, for many years to
come.”
In speaking of the government rail
road. Mr. Stewart made the remark
that he would like to go on record as
being a great admirer of the person
nel of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission and feels that they have been
criticised many times unjustly. “I
am too largely interested in Alaska
to make this statement without in
vestigation and firmly believe that the
fault is not with the men occupying
positions of authority in the Commis
sion, but with the powers in Washing
ton.
Mr. Stewart says the political situ
ation is keen in the states and that
the betting in Chicago is two to one
in favor of Hughes. It is given up he
said that without the great state of
New York Wilson had no chance to
win and he further said that Wilson
had no show in the world to carry
New York. Coming from a man of
Mr. Stewart’s unqualified standing
this sounds good to a republican
newspaper. M[r. Stewart’s observa
tions have been made from all classes
of people and he thinks there is no
question of Mr. Hughes’ election.
“I am also a great believer in the
Willow creek district,” said Mr. Stew
art, “and will later in the summer
make a trip to this section with the
view of acquainting myself with ac
tual conditions in order to advise my
friends in the east. Willow creek is
the largest quartz camp contiguous to
a railroad and there is no question in
my mind that it will make a great
camp. I do not countenance ’wild-cat
promotion schemes, nor is it necessary
in this case, but I shall do what I can
to help develop the Willow creek dis
trict and will probably interest capital
to this end.”
Mr. Stewart left last evening for
Sunrise and will personally superin
tend the development work on his
properties. Mr. Stewart promised to
make Anchorage another visit this
summer and was delighted with the
prosperous condition of our city.
Ruby District Is
A Good Producer
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
E. W. Griffin, the well known bus
iness man, who has been at Ruby for
the past month, is back in town again
and he reported that he was greatly
surprised with the progress made in
that camp during the past year. He
believes that Ruby will produce up
ward of a million dollars this season
and that its output will increase year
ly for some time to come.
The thing that has held back the
advancement of the district more than
anything else has been the freight
rates, which are enourmos from Ruby
city to the actual diggings. During
the coming year, with the liberal ap
propriation that has been made for
road work, Mr. Griffin thinks that
there will be a chance for more rap
id development.
During the past winter there were
several operators on Poorman and
Long creeks that did very well: The
Guggenheim dredge is working every
day and indications are that it will
have enough work for at least five
years more.
Change Made in
Steamer Sailings
F. B. Tracy is in receipt of the fol
lowing telegram relative to the sailing
dates of the Alaska steamship compa
ny steamers: Sailing of the Alaska
from Seattle scheduled for the 20th
has been cancelled. Steamer Alame
da sails for Anchorage 25th. The
steamer Alaska will leave Seattle on
the 31st but will not come to Anchor
age on this trip. Steamer Alameda
will leave Seattle September 14, Mar
iposa and Northwestern the 17th and
theAlaska on the 21st for Anchorage.
The change in sailing dates has
been caused by a return to the origi
sailing eight-day schedule heretofore
the rule of this company.
PASSENGERS ARRIVING ON
THE STEAMER WATSON
The steamer Admiral Watson
reached port last evening, with the
following passengers for Anchorage:
Judge F. M. Brown, U. S. Marshal F.
R. Brenneman, Isaac Hamburger, L.
P. Gerraghty, E. E. Ritchie, L. V.
Ray, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams, Dr.
F. M. Boyle, A. B. Coleman, J. M.
Clarke, J. W. Atkinson, Mrs. S. E.
Likes, W. G. Shonech, L. Simpson,
Mrs. C. G. Ganty, Mrs. Jack Dunstan,
M. Fogelstrom, M. L. V. Smith, F. J.
Cotter. F. E. Walker, C. F. Pugh, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Gilmore, L. King, F.
Martin, Mrs. Martin, J. B. Miller, P.
Armstrong, Mabel Scharer, Jack Hen
nessy, A. Jones, W. A. Legault, Mrs.
Leo Anderson, Geo. Anderson, W. W.
Woodard, H. E. Shell, N. Wallace, Al
ice Smith, Nellie Roan, Jennie Roan,
John Linastedt, Harry Coleman, Ben
Good, A. N. Mybarry, W. J. Holmes,
and Chris Osgood.
Round-trip passengers are: Mrs.
C. E. Wood, Jennie Eadevig, Mrs. Ed.
Hickman, H. B. Rex, N. Allen, A.
Brown, Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Relehan,
Dr. H. C. Anderson and Mrs. Ander
son, Dr. R. E. Teal and Mrs. Teal, Dr.
John Outland and Mrs. Outland, and
Dr. L. H. Relehan.
LAW AS APPLIED TO
LOCATION OF CLAIMS
A. !i. H. Street, a Mi. neapo is at
tomey, contributes the following re
garding Alaska in tM current number
of the Mining and Engineering Jour
nal:
A law enacted by the Alaska legis
lature in 1913 and relating to placer
mining claims provides that withi
90 days from the date of discovery r
locator shall record a certificate, dc
scribing the location with reference to
some natural object, permanent mon
ument or well-known mining claim.
It is also required that the certificate
be recorded. Applying this law in the
late case of Cloninger vs. Finlaison,
230 Federal Reporter, 98, the United
States circuit court for the Ninth cir
cuit holds that an unverified certifi
cate is not entitled to be recorded,
that recording it confers no rights,
and that a certificate describing a
claim as “No. 1 Bear creek placer
mining claim” and as being situated
in the White river mining district, and
stating that Bear creek is tributary
to Big Eldorado, is insufficient for
failing to describe the location with
reasonable definiteness.
The court also applies the federal
statute which provides that no person
shall locate a placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless
duly authorized by written power of
attorney acknowledged and recorded,
by holding such power of attorney
need not be recorded before the loca
tion is made, it being sufficient that it
be Tecorded before any adverse claim
is filed.
Alaska Brevities
From All Parts
TEMS OF INTEREST CULLED
FROM NEWSPAPERS PUBLISH
ED IN VARIOUS TOWNS IN
THE TERRITORY
The health officer at Juneau has
reported three cases of measles in
that city.
George Phelps, of Seward, recently
caught a humming bird in his store at
that place.
William Stubbs, a pioneer merchant
of Douglas, is going to retire from
business and take a much-needed rest.
The Pacific Coast & Norway Pack
ing Co., canery at Petersburg, has put
up 69,000 cases of salmon this sea
son.
Joe Spenard has sold his City Ex
press business at Valdez to Kenneth
Rudolph, a well known young man of
that city.
Rev. J. N. Coker, of Craig, is being
boosted by the residents of Craig and
Sulzer as a candidate for the territor
ial legislature.
The C. W. Young Co., of Juneau,
donated a hand; ome gold medal to the
Juneau Gun club as a trophy for a
handicap shoot.
The W. P. & Y. tourist hotel was
opened at Atlin, July 12. It is a three
story structure, having accommoda
tions for 60 guests.
Murie & Costello are operating No.
10 and 12 on Bonanza, in the Chisana
district, and are much encouraged by
the DrosDects.
Nat D. Moore, chief engineer for
the Pacific Coast company, has been
appointed vice-president of the Pacific
Coast Coal company.
A forest ranger’s dwelling will be
erected on the forest reserve with
drawn by President Wilson, adjoining
the Bun-age homestead near Juneau.
The judge who tried James McCoy,
formerly of Seward, on the charge of
embezzlement in Idaho, was a round
trip passenger to Anchorage on the
Mariposa.
Miss Helen Blackwell, daughter of
the Methodist minister at Juneau, and
Ralph Kletsing were recently mar
ried at that city, the wedding being a
public affair.
Edward Schultz, an employe of the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way shops at Cordova, had four fin
gers of his left hand cut off in a
planer last week.
Wliliam Fels, a machinist at Thane,
while testing a' motor, lost a finger.
Bear creek is reported to have been
the biggest gold producer in the Ke
nai Peninsula country.
The Juneau Dispatch places the
weight of a halibut on exhibition in
that city at 2,000 pounds. Some fish,
even for Alaska, where everything
grows large.
Dr.- C. C. Georgeson, head of the
Alaska Agricultural Experimental
station, is on his way to the interior
to inspect the stations at Rampart
and Fairbanks.
The Funter Bay cannery is reported
to have put up 81,000 cases of salmon
this season, and expects to put up a
total of 140,000 cases befqre the sea
son is over.
Ned Moe, for the past year sport
ing editor of the Daily Dispatch at
Juneau, has enlisted in the medical
corps of the Canadian army, and will
soon leave for the front.
Roy A. Dye, a clerk in the office of
Federal Mine Inspector Smith, has
been appointed chief clerk for the
Alaska Mine Experimental station to
be established at Fairbanks.
Miss L. Brady, one of the graduate
nurses of Juneau, and president of
the Graduate Nurses’ association, re
ceived word from Washington that
her name has been placed on the re
serve lists of the Red Cross Nursing
service and that she is subject to be
called at any time.
Deputy Collector of Customs Geo.
Kennedy reported that more vessels
have entered and cleared from Cor
dova during the past seven months
than for the entire year of 1915.
The Juneau Empire has moved into
its new home and with its added and
improved equipment-is geung out an
eight-page, seven-column paper that
is a credit to the territory.
The people of Hadley held an elec
tion recently to establish a new school
district in order to be in a position to
obtain money from the territorial
fund for the support of the school.
It is expected that the steamer
Northland, which sank recently at
Kake, and which is now being sal
vaged by the Vancouver Dredging &
Salvage Co., will be raised this week.
A Ketchikan moving picture house
i ecently advertised that it had a com
:dy so laugh-provoking that even the
projecting machine laughed so hard
it was put out of business for the
night.
The question of an issue of school
bonds by the city of Juneau for the
purpose of erecting a new school
building, is to be submitted to the
voters if the issue is authorized by
congress.
Juneau thieves, not satisfied with
retail robbery, recently got away with
a whole boatload of stuff,. including
two barrels of salmon, a gasoline en
gine and other material valued at
?600.
Sam Shucklin, the Chisana mer
chant, is reported to have purchased
the one-sixth interest of Louis Mc
Callum in the Notch creek claims, on
which a strike was recently reported,
for $10,000.
Game Warden Robert E. Stfeel, of
the upper Yukon country, has report
sd to the governor’s office that moose
are very plentiful along the Yukon
and tributary streams near Eagle
and Fort Yukon.
Pay is reported to have been dis
covered on the Kellar claims in Lewis
river.
A King salmon weighing 55 pounds
which was four feet six inches long,
was captured by the Kenai Fishing
& Trading company. It is the largest
salmon ever caught in Resurrection
bay so far as known.
On July 21 all the saloons in Yukon
territory went out of existence under
the law which permits the selling of
liquor only in licensed hotels which
have accommodations for patrons to
secure meals and lodgings.
The Douglas Island News is to have
a new home, the contract having al
ready been let. A new press will be
added to the equipment of the plant
and a radical change made in the
form of the publication.
Much concern is felt at Juneau over
the non-appearance of the gas boat
Xantrus and her crew of three men,
which is long overdue. The crew con
sisted of Louis Carlson, Walter John
son and Graham Ruark.
William H. Seeley has purchased
j the stocks of the Owl and Winn drug
stores in Juneau, and will consolidate
the stores in the present location of
the Owl Drug company at the comer
of Second and Seward streets.
A rumor has been prevalent for
some time past at Juneau and Tread
I well that the Treadwell mines were to
suspend operation for several months.
The mine officials pronounce the ru
mor to be without foundation.
W. D, Gross, manager of the Coli
seum theatre at Juneau, has installed
a sanitary drinking fountain at the
theatre entrance. This is the second
drinking fountain installed on Juneau
streets.
ouiu nils ueeii meu m tut: uimuci
court at Juneau by W. L. Stevenson
against Theodore Johnson and John
Enlund, owners of a sawmill at Port
age bay. The action is to recover
about $1,300 advanced to the defend
ants.
The steamer Spokane recently took
south 20,000 cases of salmon from
the Funter bay, Hawk inlet and Cha
tham canneries. All three of the can
neries were reported to have plenty
of fish and were assured of a big
pack.
Mrs. Hope and Mrs. Cotton, wives
of the radio operators at the Pribilof
islands, arrived at Seward recently on
their first trip outside. They were
born on the islands. Mrs. Cotton is
the daughter of a priest of the Rus
sian church.
The cruiser New Orleans, carrying
the Washington State Naval militia,
which recently made a cruise to Sitka,
and was expected to visit other south
eastern Alaska cities, sailed directly
back from Sitka without visiting oth
er points.
The Monday Morning Citizen, at
Fairbanks, has announced that it will
enter the daily field about the middle
of the month, and while it is avowed
ly democratic in politics, it is under
stood that it will support Wicker
sham.
The first salmon of the season ap
peared in the Yukon at Dawson July
21.
A new clam canning plant is'being
erected at Gull Rocks, near Hinchin
brook, and is expected to be in opera
tion by September 1st.
The women of Juneau are organiz
ing to aid in the election of Chas. A.
Sulzer, the democratic nominee for
delegate to congress from Alaska.
Lester D. Henderson, superintend
ent of Juneau public schools, returned
from his vacation in the states recent
ly, bringing a bride with him.
One of the largest halibut ever
brought into Juneau arrived there
recently on the halibut boat Blue Bell.
It weighed 195 pounds dressed.
Nine dentists took the examination
recently held at Juneau by the dental
board to obtain licenses to practice in
the territory. Drs. Zuber of Ketchi
kan and Kaser of Juneau conducted
the examinations, which are said to
have been severe.
Death Calls an
Oldtime Alaskan
Captain Linderboom, who was
brought down from Talkeetna several
days ago suffering from a paralytic
stroke, died at the givernment hospi
tal yesterday and his body was taken
to the Wood Undertaking parlors this
morning. No arangements have been
made as to the funeral, as the parties
in charge of the deceased are waiting
advice from friends.
Miss Harrieta Cranliwak, of Au
burn, Washington, and Miss C. Ham
mers, of Dayton, Washington, have
been engaged as school teachers for
Kasilof and were passengers on the
Admiral Watson as far as Seldovia.
Bemis Phelps, who has been in
charge of the Yoga quartz property
in the Willow creek district for the
past three months, has accepted the
position as assayer for Wm. Martin,
for the balance of the seasop.
The body of a man, found in the
woods near Lemon creek, at Juneau,
by two surveyors who were running a
line, has been identified as that of Er
nest Schwaab, who is* supposed to
have wandered away and died while
in a state of insanity.
Ernest P. Walker, fish commis
sioner for Alaska, was operated on at
Juneau recently for appendicitis and
is rapidly recovering.
Seward Team
Not Coming Here
There is no need to circumnavigate
—Seward is not going to send her
baseball team to Anchorage to play
the return series. The fans of this
city are naturally disappointed but
like the Indian can treasure up the
spirit of revenge for next season.
“Alibi Ike,” as full of excuses as
the over-burdened dog is of fleas, ac
companied Sporting Editor Smith of
The Daily Times to Anchorage on the
Admiral Watson and in a plaintive
manner told why Seward is wearing
an a*4')' ional pair of sox.
As “Alibi’s” veracity has never pre
viously been questioned and further
that Mr. Smith corroborates his state
ments and verifies his assertions in
every particular, it would be unbe
coming and possibly embarrassing, to
doubt his word at this time. Howev
er, it'might be interesting and at the
same time instructive to the Anchor
age fans to know some of the many
reasons advanced for the break in the
arrangements. For instance, Tolman,
of bear-hunting fame and who did not
play in the series at Seward, is going
hunting to lay in his winter's supply
of bear meat, taking with him ‘on
agin, off agin, gone agin Finnegan.”
President Wilson notified men in au
thority at Seward that he could not
spare Taylor and Ryan from the gov
ernment railroad work.( Dr. Sloan,
who has charge of Campbell’s case,
says it is suicidal for Campbell to
even think of making the trip and
advises absolute rest and close con
finement. Reed really is not playing
a part by using crutches and Tracy
would not stand the excess fare on
Gus Manthey’s vapor bath parapher
nalia. As is usual in all things per
taining to man woman is omni-pres
ent and Eve was positive in her asser
tion that Adam could not leave the
garden owing to the unprecedented
fall of autumn leaves.
It is remarkable but nevertheless
true that the blush of shame, the only
remaining one in Seward, appeared
for one act only, on his confused coun
tenance at the very metnion of the
imported battery, and being charita
ble in all things this was graciously
overlooked.
He comes like the Daniel of old,
with the possible exception of the
beard, and it is a pleasure at that to
be able to say that The Daily Times
welcomes the genius of Seward and
one of the best fellows in the world
in the person of “Sandy” Cotter. And
too, the real fans of Anchorage know
that it was through no fault of such
gentlemanly sports as Harry Hobben
and Frank Cotter that the return An
chorage-Sevvard series has been post
poned until the year 1917.
Hunted Man
Gives Himself Up
FAIRBANKS, August 10.—After
being- hunted for two and one-half
days, wanted for shooting his partner
and partner’s wife at Skoogev gulch,
Louis Goyette gave himself up to the
marshal last night. Last evening he
v.alked to Ralph V«aechter’s cab'1 at
Fox and told Mr. Waechter that he
wanted to give himself up. The lat
ter immediately telephoned to Fair
banks, informing the marshal and
was instructed to proceed to town
with him without delay.
The prisoner arrived in Fairbanks
shortly before 9 o’clock in Fred Car
ter’s automobile, and was placed in
the federal jail by Deputy Marshal M.
O. Carlson.
This morning Goyette w^s brought
before Commissioner Brown . for ar
raignment. The court then set tomor
row afternoon at 2 o’clock as the
time when the preliminary hearing
would be set definitely. It probably
will be several days before the pre
liminary hearing in order to give the
accused an opportunity to secure
counsel.
Timber Agent
Believed Dead
FAIRBANKS, August 16.—There
is little hope that Ralph H. Gilliland,
the timber agent, is alive. R. C.
Wood and Thomas Marquam, who
went in search of him early Monday
morning, returned last night at mid
night, but had no encouraging news.
Immediately after their return Joe
Morrow, Fred Haggren, Slim Pack
ard, Wallace Cathcart, and Ed Hays
started out. They had poling boats
and launches and expected to make a
thorough search of the sloughs along
the river bank. Up to a late hour
this afternoon they had not returned
them.
Mr. Marquam and Mr. Wood re
ported that the appearance of the
boat when found indicated that Mr.
Gilliland had fallen overboard. As
the rope in the boat was coiled up, it
did away the theory that the boat
might have broken away from its
moorings while the owner was on the
bank asleep.
WEATHER REPORT.
Station
Ship Creek .
Summit ..
Girdwood ..
Mile 52 _
Seward -
Matanuska ..
Moose Creek
Temp. Day Wind
.. 40 Cloudy Calm
.. 36 Clear Calm
.. 45 Cloudy Calm
.. 45 Rain Calm
.. 41 Cloudy Calm
.. 46 Clear Calm
... 48 Clear Calm