BREVITIES
P. Southern, representing the
Polk Directory, came and de
parted on the Watson.
Capt. Lathrop, of Cordova,
plans to install a moving picture
show in Anchorage.
Mrs. L. David and child came
up from Knik Wednesday, to
spend the day with Judge David.
The Anchorage Sash and Door
Co., with Roy C. Larson in charge,
has opened a business place in
Anchorage.
Rev. James McBride, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Cor
kova, arrived here on the Admi
ral Watson.
T. H. Pischette, of the Yukon
grocery, of Seattle, has estab
lished a branch store under the
same name.
Chairman Edes, of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, is ex
pected here tomorrow on the
steamer Mariposa.
Frank Cannon, the widely
known and popular proprietor of
the Pioneer hotel at Knik, visited
in town Wednesday.
Mr. Fred Laubner,who brought
a herd of cattle to supply the
Willow creek gold camp, was a
visitor here this week.
W. Coward, representing the
General Electric Company of Se
attle, made a brief visit here,
coming and going on the Watson.
Supervisor T. W. Hunt and
Ranger Harry Nettleton, of the
forestry service, reached here
Thursday, coming here from Sun
rise.
Aloin Schwager, of the Schwa
ger-Nettleton lumber mills, Se
attle, arrived on the Admiral
Watson, to take a look at the sit
uation here.
The launch Arnold, laden with
5000 gallons of gasoline and dis
tillate from Katalla, arrived Sun
day, and will remain until the
cargo is sold.
Miller’s sawmill, located on the
riverside, began operations Mon
day. With the edger, not yet in
stalled, the mill has a capacity of
20,000 feet in ten hours.
Herbert Tozier, in immediate
charge of the Alaska Northern
railway line, says the auto car
will be running from Seward to
Kern creek about the middle of
July.
The men employed in erecting
a temporary telephone line to
connect Anchorage with Seward,
and who are working from Kern
creek this way, have reached
Bird creek.
A cargo of 150,000 feet of
Washington fir, rough and dress
ed lumber, arrived on the Wat
son for the Anchorage Lumber
Yard, at the head of which is J.
P. Mantell.
The Pacific Coast Grocery Co.,
wholesalers, are erecting a sub
stantial warehouse near the rail
way line on Riverside avenue.
W. L. Balch, the contractor, is
doing the work.
James Murray, a prominent
Alaska mining man, who among
other mining matters plans to in
stall a dredger on Cache creek,
will arrive hereon the Mariposa,
due tomorrow.
H. T. Fowler, of the Pacific
Grocery Campany, who will es
tablish a wholesale warehouse at
Anchorage, writes the Pioneer
that the first stock of goods will
reach here on or about June 26.
Joseph Bourke, special agent
for the suppression of the liquor
traffic among the natives, and
Aron Ericson, game warden, are
in town this week on business in
connection with their respective
duties.
T. P. Wikidel, an oldtimer wffio
for years past has resided at Val
dez, came over on the Watson to
take a look at the metropolis.
He likes Anchorage so well that
he thinks he’ll remain and enter
business.
A public dance is announced to
be held tonight in the Commis
sion building on the water front,
which will later be used for hos
pital purposes. The dance will
be under the auspices of the local
baseball team.
The heavy rain this week fail
to extinguish the forest fires rag
ing between Glacier creek and
Bird creek. The overland trail
between these points is practi
cally obliterated, making travel
very difficult.
Mrs. H. W. Nagley departed
on the steamer Admiral Watson,
enroute to the states on an ex
tended visit to her former home.
Mr. Nagley, who is a prosperous
merchant, of Susitna, came here
j to see her safely on her journey.
:
The U. S. Geological survey
party, in charge of J. M. Bagiev,
topographer, had to cease its la
bors in the upper reaches of Ship
! creek, due to the dense smoke
! originating from forest fires, and
has departed for the Talkeena
! country to map and make a geol
| ogic study of that region. Siim
Gray, oldtimer, joined the party
here, in the capacity of a packer.
A jolly party of Knik residents
visited Anchorage Sunday, com
ing as “rooters” for their home
ball team. In the party were:
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Silverman, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Jenks, Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Davis, Mrs. Vic Blod
gett, Mrs. Gordon Betties, Mrs.
Walter Howard, Mrs. Sherman,
Miss E. Longmire, Miss Cath
rine Howard, Miss Nell Shea,
Miss Deede Blodgett, Miss Far
rington, Miss Kokrine, and the
Messrs. Pedersen, Sherman, Ful
ton, Dohrman, Wilson and Har
old Howard.
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NOTICE!
Chas. R. CRAWFORD of Val
dez will arrive on the Admiral
Evans on the 23rd, with a full
stock of building material, such as doors, windows, mould
ing) builders’ hardware, etc., and solicits the patronage of
the people of Anchorage.
Northern Drug Company, Inc,
Anchorage, Alaska
Cordova, - Alaska
Drugs, Chemicals,
Cigars and Tobaccos,
Confectionery and Stationery,
Talking Machines,
Phot© Supplies, Etc.
Broadway, Anchorage
The Herning Family
Continue to Dispense
General Merchandise
At the Old Stand in Knik
Whatever You Want We Have
Whatever We Have You Want
Knik Trading Com’y
0. G. Herning, Manager
As mute evidence that Knik Arm is navigable during the win
ter, the above picture shows the popular launch Traveler, Captain
S. S. Cramer, owner and master, on one of its mid-winter trips.
The Traveler is on the Anchorage-Goose Bay-Knik run.