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THURSDAY
R. B. Smith, is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage from Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Kelso, arrivals j
on the Alameda, are guests at the
Hotel Anchorage.
Chief Nicholi has been discharged
from the government hospital where
he has been confined since May.
Virgil L. Catching, was among the
Alameda passengers and is stopping
at the Hotel Parsons during his stay:
in Anchorage.
George B. Smith, with headquarters j
at Juneau, is among the Alameda pas
sengers to register at the Hotel An
chorage.
Ed. Weber, of Spokane, who has
been stopping at the Crescent for the
past week left this morning to join
the bridge gang working at Montana
creek.
Frank Reed, manager of the Hotel
Anchorage, sent five miners to Cache
creek this morning on x*esponse to a
request from Manager Harris, of the
Cache Creek Dredging company.
A. M. Barnes has accepted a posi
tion with the Alaskan Engineering
commission as watchman at Camp 83
on the Tumagain Arm division and
left for his new duties this morning.
S. C. Stannard, representing Inger
soll-Rand company, with headquart
ers at Juneau arrived last night on;
the steamer Alameda and is stopping
at the Hotel Anchorage while calling
on the Anchorage merchants.
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Born to Mi's. H. P. Attridge a baby
girl at the government hospital this j
morning with Dr. A. Lovas in attend
ance. Mr. Attridge is employed in the
clerical department of the Eska creek
coal mines.
Mrs. F. T. Mumraa, accompanied by
Miss Phyllis and Miss Estelle Mumma
arrived in Anchorage last night on the
steamer Alameda and have come to
join Mr. Mumma who is superintend
ent of the telegraph and telephone de
Mrs. C. G. Cameron, who has been
visiting friends in Anchorage for the
past week, left on the morning train
to join her husband who is employed
in the clerical department of the Alas
kan Engineering commission at Tal
keetna.
Mrs. Spaulding, who is in charge of
the work, advises that the Hospital
Garments have been moved from the
Pioneer hall to the room occupied by
the surgical dressings in the Lathrop
building and are ready for distribu
tion.
Bill Hughes, the pioneer freighter,
was in Anchorage yesterday on busi
ness and left this morning for his
farm near Knik. Mr. Hughes is not
hauling freight this summer but is
devoting his time and energy to farm
work. He is busy at the present time
putting up native hay from the Cot
tonwood creek meadows.
Wm. Maitland arrived in Anchorage
yesterday on the Tyonic to attend to
important business matters in connec
tion with the lumber and coal firm of
McNally & Maitland. Mr. Maitland
has charge of the company’s coal mine
located at Bluff Point and brought in
a cargo of coal on the Tyonic yester
day. The firm has taken over the lo
cal coal bunkers and scales of the Do
herty Coal company.
Tex Cobb arrived in Anchorage late
yesterday afternoon from Kenai.
where he is employed by the Alaska
Packers Fish company who operating
a plant about 12 miles below Kenai.
He was accompanied to Anchorage by
M. Meehan and they will be here sev
eral days on business. Mr. Cobb re
ports that the company is making a
good catch of salmon and also that the
many different companies operating
in that vicinity are having a success
ful season. He has rented his Mata
nuska farm for the season but will
return to the farmer’s life next year.
FRIDAY
The regular meeting of the Red
Cross will be held in the Empress club
rooms this evening at 7:30.
A. Launey, John Gillispie and Har-,j
old Murray are among the recent ar
rivals at the Ship hotel.
The steamer Alameda brought a
large and select assortment of straw
berries and fresh vegetables for the
Anchorage merchants.
In response to a call issued by the
local exemption board A. H. Dieber, a
merchant at Chickaloon, is in town
and is registered at the Hotel An
chorage.
The distinguished honor of being a
“Daughter of the Revolution’' is losing
caste to the “American War Widow,”
rapidly becoming numerous as the re
sult of the world’s war.
Mrs. H. W. Stoughton was a guest
at the Crescent hotel yesterday and
came down from Eska creek to attend
the reception given in honor of Mrs.
W. C. Edes. #
Dr. K. A. Kyvig returned to Peters
burg on the Alameda after spending a
few days in Anchorage on business.
Dr. Kyvig announces that he will
probably make Petersburg his future
home.
H. H. Attridge was a visitor at the
government hospital yesterday to see
Mrs. Attridge and the new baby girl.
Mr. Attridge is connected with the
Eska creek coal mines and is stopping
at the Hotel Anchorage while in town.
At the instigation of Jack Dunstan,
J. A. Wilkinson and H. G. McCain
there will be a meeting of people in
terested in the National party at the
Frisco cafe at 7:30 this evening. The
meeting is called to discuss the organ
ization of a branch of the National
party in Anchorage.
President Sidney Anderson has ap
pointed a committee to solicit the An
chorage business men to attend the
excursion a week from Sunday, July
21. The excursion is under the auspi
ces of the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce and the fare will be a mi
nor consideration.
The big king salmon run is over and
we are preparing for the red and sil
ver salmon run, expected most any
day now, said Chas. Meyers, who came
in from Deep creek on the launch Tolo
ci ^ aim ajiiiii iuiu
invi mug.
quist are partners in a fishing plant,
with headquarters at Deep creek, and
»o far have been very successful in
the enterprice.
SATURDAY
Shorty Peterson left for his fishing
plant at Swanson creek this morning
ifter spending the day in town on bus
ness.
Lee McGill is in from the Beluga
Whaling station and will remain for
;he benefit baseball game and the pic
nic at Lake Spenard tomorrow.
Every available conveyance and
vehicle has been charted to take the
people to Lake Spenard for tomor
row’s big picnic given by the members
nf the Elks’ and Odd Fellows’ lodges.
Charles E. Herron is in receipt of a
letter from A. B. Ferguson, written
from Miama, Oklahoma. Mr. Fergu
son was formerly from Nome and is
veil known by the old-time Alaskans.
He is operating in the new zinc fields
in Oklahoma and is associated with
A.1 Murphy, also a former Nomeite.
Fred Martin returned this morning
from Tumagain Arm points, where he
las been for the past week on official
business connected with his office as
ieputy game warden. Mr. Martin re
ports no infringements on the game
aws and renewed business activity
:hroughout the district.
A group of men and women inter
ested in organizing an Anchorage
iranch of the National party, met In
;he Frisco cafe last evening. A tem
jorary organization was effected, with
Elarry G. McCain as' chairman. The
)arty expects to run at least one can
lidate in the forthcoming tervitorial
elections.
John Esi, a Knik Indian of tribal
luthority. reported to Deputy Mar
shal Mossman the loss of a dory simi- :
ar to the one found by the govern
nent launch Alaska as reported in
yesterday’s Times. Upon investiga- i
ion Mr. Mossman decided the dory in
juestion rightfully belonged to Esi,
vho left for Rainbow creek this morn- i
ng to claim his property.
F. LeRoi Thurmond returned yes- <
erday from a week’s trip to the Wil
ow creek district. Mr. Thurmond is :
i great believer in the possibilities of ]
he camp and has shown evidence by i
icquiring property. He is both tech- .
nically and practically informed in all
things pertaining to mining and mate
rially assisted in starting the cyanide
plant at the Martin mines on this trip.
Umpires Leopold David and Barney
Watson promise the grand stand that
there will not be an idle moment in
this evening’s baseball game. Leopold
will drop the dignity and austei’ity of
the solon and don the more becoming
toga of a child for the occasion. Bar
ney is rapidly assuming the exuber
ance of youth and will also become as
a “barefoot boy with cheeks of tan”
during the game. But the movement
in the behalf of which these gentle
men arc working is not childish but
of stern, cruel reality. “Do your bit.”
Miss Orah Dee Clark, principal of
the public school at Wasilla, has re
turned to Anchorage for the summer
and is living in her home at Sixth ave
nue and I street. Miss Clark former
ly gave excellent satisfaction as sup
erintendant of the Anchorage public
schools and her many loyal friends
welcome her return. She has accept
ed a clerkship with the local exemp
tion board and in addition will materi
ally assist in all local Red Cross work.
Miss Ella Fleckenstein, of Wasilla,
accompanied Miss Clark to Anchorage
and will remain for a visit of several
weeks.
SUNDAY
Sumner Smith, wife and son are
week-end guests at the Crescent. Mr.
Smith has charge of the government
coal operations and reports the work
progressing satisfactory.
A. Carlson accompanied Mrs. Carl
son to Anchorage yesterday and plac
ed her in the government hospital for
treatment. Mr. Carlson is manager
of the Chickalon road house and will
remain in Anchorage over Sunday as
a guest at the Cerscent.
George B. Smith returned from a
trip up the line where he has been forj
the past few days in the interest of j
the company he represents. Mr. Smith
reports business very good and will j
remain here as a guest at the Hotel i
Anchorage until the Nortn western.
MONDAY
The Admiral Farragut is due to
leave Seattle for Anchorage July 18.
Rainbow and speckled trout caught
from the lakes in the vicinity of Wa
silla are in the Anchorage markets.
In honor of France’s Independence
Day several Anchorage citizens dis
played the tri-color of France yester
day.
The local baseball league compos
ed of the City, Commission and Four
teenth infantry teams is seriously fig
uring on disbanding on account of 1
lack of attendance.
Jimmie Rock, star right; fielder for .
the Elks, made the apt remark of
‘Well even if the Masons did beat us, i
their old bones and muscles ache and
pain just as much as ours do.”
The Loyal league meet for drill on
the Commission grounds this evening. :
There will be the usual Red Cross
meeting at the Hotel Anchorage from
1:30 to 4 o’clock on Tuesday and Fri
day afternoons of this week for the
distribution of yarn and receiving the i
finished knitted garments. The ladies 1
in charge Tuesday will be Mrs. R. D. 1
Chase and Mrs. Dorwin.
The local exemption board reports
that volunteers for the extra twenty- <
five to be inducted in addition to the <
regular quota of men are not register- ■
ing very promptly. 1
The government river boat B. & B.
No. 2 leaves tonight with a full cargo i
Cor Talkeetna and river points. >
America universally celebrated 1
French Independence day yesterday, I
vhich was the one hundred and twen- <
;y-ninth anniversary of the fall of the <
uastile. 1
Miss Katherine G. Kane, aceompa- 1
nied by her niece, left this morning i
Cor a trip out the line. They will be 1
?one for several days. 1
A number of Anchorage merchants
net with William Gerig Saturday ev- 1
ming in reference to the prevailing i
drices of food stuff. i
Prepare for the Chamber of Com- <
nerce excursion over the government <
•ailroad next Sunday. Reduced rates 1
m all lines. <
Albert Nelson, who has been work- i
ng at the Gold Bullion mines for the i
jast year, has moved to Anchorage ‘
ind will probably go to work for the 1
\.laskan Engineering commission. (
Mr. Nelson recently bought lot 4 in
block 30 and improvements consisting
of two one-story dwellings.
Pat Lynch, accompanied by Mrs.
Lynch, left this morning for the
Chickaloon coal fields. Mr. Lynch is
a diamond drill expert and has taken
a contract foj extensive diamond drill
work for the Chickaloon Coal compa
ny, owned by California parties. Mr.
and Mrs. Lynch are from Juneau and
were guests at the Hotel Anchorage
while in the city.
Figuring that he had received
enough publicity as a modem Barney
Oldfield and further that his car was
not a public conveyor, Z. J. Loussac
this morning sold his Ford touring car,
of the latest model, and complete with
all accessories, to Charles E. Herron,
of the Anchorage Daily Times.
In command of Capt. Peterson, the
government steamer Anne W. and the
barge Lawrence reached port last
night from Seward. The Lawrence
will be loaded with junk and railroad
scrap iron and taken to Seattle in tow
of the freighter Cordova, due here
about July 20.
TUESDAY
The Ship hotel boasts of a fresh
coat of paint.
The tennis courts on municipal
block are being repaired.
Mrs. George Roll, of Hope, is a
guest at the Crescent while in town
for a few days business and pleasure
trip.
The vacant space between the
Times office and the office of Attor
ney William Rager is being filled and
sowed to blue grass and clover.
A. A. Shonbeck and J. N. Pickle left
town yesterday in an automobile to
inspect the wagon roads between here
and Matanuska with a view of plan
ning future repair work.
J. H. Lee returned yesterday from
Seward where he has been for the
past few days on business. He will
be a guest at the Crescent until the
arrival of the Admiral Farragut,
when he expects to sail for Kodiak. |
Capt. H. P. Palmer and Lieut. Thos.!
B. Longre left on the morning train
for a two days' trip up the line, dur- j
ing which time they will make a |
thorough inspection of the soldiers on
luty guarding the bridges and other
government property.
W. R. Hooker, plant engineer for i
the T. and T. department, returned!
yesterday afternoon from a two weeks 11
inspection trip and has resumed his j
luties locally. Mr. Hooker spent sev-1
?ral days giving the Seward plant the 11
mce over and also inspected the line j
jetween Anchorage and Seward while j 1
)n the trip. I i
As the result of the first home-11
frown strawberries in Anchorage the
'amily of J. N. McCain will enjoy ’
strawberry shortcake at supper to- 1
light. Mr McCain advises that the 1
yield will be equally as prolific as last <
rear and that while he will not be !
ible to supply the Anchorage mar- ’
cet he will have a few to sell later on. <
Miss Eunice Korth received a wire
;his morning that her sister Mrs. 1
L. R. Moses, has a baby girl, and that ’
nother and daughter are both well and i
lappy. Mrs. Moses is living in Seat- <
;le while Captain L. R. Moses is fight- »
ng with the signal corps in France. 1
Hrs. Moses was formerly Miss Korth <
>f Anchorage and Captain Moses oc
:upied a responsible position with the '
Alaskan Engineering commission <
lere. 1
Cash Cole, a mining expert from Ju- 1
leau, arrived in town last night from J
Seldovia on the launch Sea Lion and <
■egistered at the Hotel Anchorage. 1
Hr. Cole has been investigating the
:hrome-iron possibilities at Port 1
Chatham and in the vicinity of Seldo- 1
da for eastern capitalists for the £
>ast week. He accompanied the Her- 1
■on party to the Willow creek district t
his morning and will return to Ju- I
leau on one of the first steamers. £
Chamber of Commerce luncheon 1
vill be held at the Frisco Cafe to- 1
norrow noon. The report of the com- r
nittee in charge of next Sunday’s
ixcursion will make a report and oth- c
:r matters of interest will come before 1
he meeting. Among the out of town 1
elebrities scheduled to address the' \
neeting is Alex McDonald of Seward, c
cho will speak on the subject of £
Brotherly Love As Exists in Time of f
Var.” The members are urgently re- 1
[uested to be present. J
Charles E. Herron, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Campbell, of
Pittsburgh, and George Irving, of Ju
neau, left Anchorage on the morning
train for the Willow creek district, to
be gone until Friday. The party will
examine the property of the Willow
Creek Development company, located
on Reed creek, and other mines in the
district before returning to Anchor
age. Mr. Herron shipped his automo
bile to Wasilla in order to avert all
transportation trouble, and will use
the car in going over the district as
far as practicable.
Anton Johansen, the merchant of
Seldovia, arrived in town last night
on the launch Sea Lion and will be
here until tomorrow on business prin
cipally connected with the Bank of
Anchorage. Mr. Johansen confirms the
report of the sale of his pool hall and
3ays he will devote his time and atten
tion to the store. Seldovia is ex
periencing a small sized boom on ac
count of the increased activity in the
Sshing business according to Mr.
Johansen who also says the chrome
iron mining industry is rapidly assum
ing prominence.
WEDNESDAY
Frank Hoffman, deputy U. S. mar
shal at Matanuska, is registered at the
Crescent.
Jas. Medley, manager of the Mata
nuska hotel, was a guest at today’s
chamber of commerce luncheon.
L. N. Lovell, of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, located at
Castle is at the Crescent hotel.
The launch J. J. leaves at midnight
tonight for a trip up the Susitna river
and to McDougal. Mrs. Johnson will
oe a passenger as far as Susitna sta
tion, where she operates a road house.
Axel Olson, Matanuska farmer, has
rented his farm and is going in the
fishing business at Seldovia. Mr. 01
son wm -ue in ^ncnorage ior a iew
lays getting ready for his initial trip.
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion has made arrangements to run an
jxcursion to Chickaloon and points up
:he line next Sunday. The chamber
if commerce excursion has been post
loned indefinitely.
F. H. Wolpke and G. F. Dudley ar
ived in Anchorage yesterday after
loon from one of the numerous can
leries down the bay and are register
ed at the Hotel Parsons. They expect
;o leave for Seattle on the first steam
er.
Sam Kelly, of Knik, is registered at
he Crist house. Mr. Kelly recently
:ame in from the Cache creek country |
vhere he has been prospecting for J
he past two months. He will remain
n Anchorage for a week or ten days
>n business.
S. C. Stannard returned yesterday
Tom the Willow creek district where
le has been for the past few days in
he interest of the Ingersoll-Rand Ma
chinery company. Mr. Stannard is
stopping at the Hotel Anchorage and l
vill leave on the Northwestern for
>ther Alaska points.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chantes are
quests at the Hotel Anchorage and
vill be in town several days on busi
less with the Alaskan Engineering
lommission. Mr. Chantes has just
:ompleted a 60,000 tie contract with
he government and had his head
juarters at Knik river.
The Belgian Relief room in the Lath
•op building will be open every Thurs
lay afternoon from 1:30 to 4 o’clock
or those interested in this branch of
Sed Cross work. A quantity of yarn
or Red Cross knitting is ready for
listribution. Instruction in knitting
vill be given those desiring same.
Andy Masevich, of the Frisco cafe,
eft yesterday for a two weeks’ vaca
ion which he will spend in the Ili
imna country. In partners with Matt
taich he has a valuable quartz proper
y located in that vicinity and they ex
>ect to do some development work this :
ummer. The ore is on display at the
'Tisco cafe and is causing considera- '
4e favorable comment among the ,
dining men of Anchorage.
William Gerig, engineer in charge
f the Anchorage Division of the Alas
:an Engineering commission; F. A.
lansen, engineer of maintenance of
/ay, and H. F. Dose, engineer in
harge of the Talkeetna district, were
rnong the passengers on today's train
rom Montana. Mrs. William C. Edes,
Irs. Gerig, Mrs. Harry G. Locke, Mrs.
. F. Jacob and Miss Breck, who left
on yesterday morning’s train for
Montana, also returned home today. 4
Ike Berg and T. W. Lloyd arrived in,
Anchorage early this morning on theij
own fishing smack from Caligon inl
and, where they are operating wi®h
Louie Jensen. They advise that whiBie
they experienced bad luck earlier I in
the season the salmon are commerilc
ing to run now and they expect to fia^
ish the season successfully. The pai
ners will also put up herring at t^
finish of the salmon run and have
tablished a camp at Caligon isB
sufficient to meet all requirement#
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INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM |THE
NEIGHBORING TOWN O.N
RESURRECTION BAY.ll
Alex McDonald, a veritable fountsof
information, has given the Times tht
following news items relative to Sew
ard who are well known in Anchorage.
Miss Vida Rich, formerly on the i
Daily Times staff, will accompany her
father and mother on the Northwest
ern to Portland where they expect to
make their future home.
Virgil Rich has gone to Seattle to
enlist.
Harry Whittemore is working in the
Seattle ship yards while waiting for
advice in regard to his application for
service in the tank department.
Leo Margules is managing the
Overland hotel in partnership with
Ed. Whittemore.
,
Gus Manthe, of baseball fame, is
operating a copper mine at Latouche.
A1 Chamberlain, premier dog mush
er, had his foot badly crushed last^
week while working on the pile driv
er and is in the government hospital.
George Cotter is in Washington, D.
C., taking a special course in electrical
work in connection with his applica
tion for “over the sea” service.
Tom Finnegan is stationed at Oak
land, Cal., in the aviation service and
advised Seward friends last week that
lae expected to be sent across in the
near future.
The radio boat, Saturn, is expected
in Seward Saturday and will remain
about thirty days on official business.
Captain Frank Luckel is in command
af the Saturn and is accompanied by
Mrs. Luckel on this trip.
Through the influence of his friends
and critics Frank Cotter has finally
seen induced to compile his able liter- *
ary efforts which have been accepted
ay a reputable eastern publishing
aouse.
Mi's. Helen Van Campen is visiting
ler friends in Seward while at work
an another Alaska story, for which
she is famous.
Danger of future floods from Low
all creek has been averted by straight
ening the bed of the stream.
Dr. Sloan is chairman of the
entertainment committee and meets
ill steamers, to the undying gratifica
tion of his Anchorage friends., Harry
Ellsworth is his worthy assistant.
A1 Davis is busy on a government
tie contract.
Gus Borgen still chuckles over 1^|
ast season’s winnings.
Harry Balderstron is able to say
‘NO” in the same pleasing manner.
Lee James never misses an opportu
lity to repeat his winter’s experiences
n San Francisco.
W. E. Friend, of the Gateway, de
ludes all political discussions.
There has been no action to reca*'\^
Harry Hoben as mayor. Harry can
ie mayor indefinitely and his enthusi
istic reception of the news of the
seating of James Wickersham as
Alaska’s delegate materially strength
ened his political and moral standing.
H. W. NAGLEY
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