The steamer Bertha sailed from
Seattle, cnroute to Knik anchorage,
March i. The steamer has in tow
a large barge for use at Ship creek.
A gang of fifty workmen is on
the Bertha, to be employed by the
Deep Sea Salmon Company, which
will build a cannery at Goose bay,
near Knik. The cannery will
have a capacity of 30,000 cases per
season. August Buschmann is the
moving spirit in the enterprise.
The European war has created
an unprecedented demand lor fish
of all kinds, especially canned sal
mon, and this industry will thrive
in Alaska as a consequence.
Richard Crisp, who passed the
winter in California, has returned,
reaching here Wednesday.
Mrs. White of Glacier is enroute
to Ship creek to establish a road
house there.
F. Gardner and F. Saunders of
Susitna, were Knik visitors during
the week.
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In a letter to Fred Zorn, a miner
of this section, Delegate Wicker
sham says:
“I have your letter of November
9th and I note with much pleasure
and satisfaction what you say about
the kind of support the people of
Khik gave me on election day. Of
course, there is nothing I will not
do in the line of my duty and power
as delegate to assist those peop'e in
developing that great region, and I
am glad to know that they appre
ciate my work as they showed they
did on election day, for which I
thank them and you.”
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, will
be celebrated by a big dance at the
town hall. An admission fee wi 1
be charged, the proceeds to be de
voted to the improvement of the
cemetery.
Jos. Anderson, a Cache cr ek
mining man, accompanied by his
bride, reached here from the states
Thursday.
Frank Joaquin of the Kuskokwim
Commercial Company, reached
here Thursday, on his way to the
states.
C. O’Donnell is here from
Ship creek.
d!’.ink of it, ten delicious Roman
Fe .uty apples for two bits at Pil
ger’s, while they last.
The minstrel show last night
i given under the auspices of the
i Knik Musical, Literary and Dra
malic Club, proved a decided sue
1 cuss and was witnessed by a large
and enthusiastic audience. Space
forbids detailed mention of the af
fair. Suffice it to say that even
1 participant in the show acquittee
him or herself very creditably ane
contributed to the evening’s enter
tainment.
Participating were: Mesdame:
Walters, Pilger, Jenks, Misse:
Longmire, Howard, Shea, Bloelgett
Farrington and Dalton, Messrs
Sinclair, Murphy, Silverman, Rip
linger, Dietzel, Harold and Willian
Howard, Hunt, Kelly, Johnson
Peterson, Stepp, Brown, Ketchum
1'aton, Gattis and Shaw. Mrs
Walter Howard was accompanist.
The feature of the show was tin
song, “Matanuska for Mine,” com
posed for the occasion by tin
Misses lodgett and Farrington
and sung by them, and the parody
composed and sung by Harok
Howard.
The success of the minstrel wa:
largely due to the efforts of Mrs
Albert Walters and her committe<
of co-workers.
Two cans any kind of vegetable
for 35c., while they last, at Newtoi
Pilger’s.
A nephew of Stephen C.
author of “Old Black Jo
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Foster,
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[Folks at Home,” choruses sung at
'the minstrel show, is now in Knik
| and was a pleased listene r at the
performance.
William Springer, a mining
man of wide repute, is daily ex
pected here, enrollte to the Broad
; Pass country. He was there last
'season.
Charles Gilbert, Joe Prairie and
! Kd. Wilston came over in a boat
from Ship creek Wednesday.
ji The launch Buffalo, Captain Jim
I Denny, may be expected here any
day now from Seldovia.
Usual church and Sunday school
d services are announced for the
i Sabbath day.
» C. B. Meyers and Rich^id Hus
sey came in from Broad Pas.1
Thursday evening.
W. M. Nunn, from the states,
arrived here Thursday.
Peter Murray, a Matanuska set
tler, is in own.
' W. S. Perkins of Susitna is a
„ visitor here.
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J James Creelman, a noted war
5 j correspondent, is dead.
Patrick Duluth shirts me the
| best flannel shirts made. To rc
3; duce stock Pilger is selling them
1 for $3. Big reductions in sox and
underwear.
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