RECEIVED TODAY:
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FORD AGENCY
Fourth at C Street
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DEALER IN
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About Town
Old-timers claim that river naviga
tion will be open until the middle of
October.
Bids will soon be let for the har
vesting of the oat crop on Municipal
block.
Commissioner Mears and J. L. Mc
j Pherson are expected to return this
j evening from their trip over the gov
ernment railroad.
The party hunting for the body of
J. F. Soderstrom, who was recently
drowned in the Susitna river, have
given up all hopes of finding the body
after a diligent search.
The city administration has a force
of men working on the extension of
Fifth avenue to the water front which
will greatly facilitate travel on this
important avenue.
The work on the various govern
ment dwellings in blocks 16 and 17 is
being pushed to completion and will
be ready for occupancy in a short
time.
Proper officials of the commission
advise that the railroad bridge over
Ivnik river will be repaired and trains
running on schedule within a few
days.
Martin Leckwold and H. L. Walby, i
two Matanuska farmers, came down 1
from the valley yesterday on business
and report the farmers in that section
are preparing for the winter months.
The government has been asked to
build a winter trail from Montana
creek to the end of the line at Mile
174 for the benefit of the prospector
and miner in the Talkeetna district.
H. F. Dose, district engineer of the
Talkeetna district, arrived in Anchor
age yesterday afternoon on the river
launch Standard and will remain in
the city several days in business' con-1
ference with the Alaskan Engineering |
Commission authorities.
Mrs. Thos. McKenney and daughter
who have been spending several days
in Anchorage as guests of the Cres
cent, left yesterday afternoon for Pot
ter’s creek to join Mr. McKenney, an
employe of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, stationed at that place.
Chief Operator Stine reports that
the steamer Mariposa left Cordova at
10 o’clock yesterday morning and is |
due in Seward at midnight tonight.
The Admiral Watson left Cordova at
9 o’clock yesterday morning and is;
due to reach Seward at noon today. (
Chief Operator Stine and Miss!
Katherine Walsh are planning a trip !
on the gasoline speeder to Moose'
creek tonight where Miss Walsh will
utilize her prerogative right and en
ter her name as an Alaskan home-1
steader.
Reports from the Junction are to
the effect that the farmers and citizens
in the vicinity of Farmington will
hold a mass meeting at the Junction
Sunday, September 17, and in addi
tion to other important matters the
members will decide the question of a
new name for Farmington.
In observance of the 22nd anniver- j
sary of a happily married life Mrs.
Wm. Taylor, Mrs. W. S. Elliott, Mrs.
P. O. Sunberg and a few Intimate
friends gathered at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hale, at 5th and A,
and spent a very enjoyable evening
Monday.
J. H. Robinson, special agent for
the Alaskan Engineering Commission,
reached Anchorage yesterday after
noon on the government boat Stand
ard from Talkeetna where he has
been for several days making an in
spection of the various railroad
camps in that vicinity.
The Bill’s club will hold its regular
weekly meeting tonight and in addi
tion to the routine of business will
make the necessary arrangements for
the semi-monthly dance to be held to
morrow (Friday) night. The officers
of the club extend the usual invitation
to all visiting Elks and further earn
estly request a full attendance of the
club members.
The mysterious Deming Wheeler,
who comes from a farmily of Indi
ana bankers and is rolling in wealth,
and who for the past tnree has visited
Alaska, bought a dog team and mush
ed about the country, is soon to be
married to Miss Helen Josephine
Pond, of Santa Cruz, according to ad
vices received here. They will come
to Anchorage this coming winter.
Work on what will be the perma
nent telegraph and telephone line be
tween Anchorage and Seward was be
gun today on the Anchorage end of
the line. Chief Operatoi ' vi and
Radio Electrician Upchur, , - driv
ing location stakes south the
foot of 3rd avenue and tin , er
Ed. Connors, now at Mat 1)
move to Campbell creel; !: ■ jf
this week, to begin const) :tiou. j
At the request of the people inter
ested the postoffice of Matanuska has
^>een changed to the railroad town,
Junction. In order to confirm with
government rulings this town will
once more undergo a change of names
and from next Sunday, September 17,
will be known from then on to ever
afterwards as Matanuska. The Alas
kan Engineering Commission will so
notify the people and ask them to be
governed accordingly.
Secretary Koch has made arrange
ments for 30 plates at tonight’s ban
quet that will be held in the green
room of the Frisco cafe. The banquet
is given in honor of J. L. McPherson,
of the Alaska bureau, and guests are
to be seated at 7:30. This is really a
little get-together party and at the
same time express appreciation for
the assistance given Anchorage by
Mr. McPherson.
In publishing a list of the prize
winners in the garden contest, the
judges find that an unfortunate error
was made for which they assume re
sponsibility, in that the list as hand
ed to The Times was published as
sent in. The $5 prize for the best
flower garden was won by Morris An
derson, instead of John Wells, as an
nounced. The Wells boy got an hon
orable mention and one dollar in this
contest.
Jack Robarts is making a special
feature of the dance next Saturday
night at Robarts’ hall and announces
that out of courtesy to the big dance
the baseball boys have scheduled for
Saturday night following he will not
hold a dance next week. These dan
ces are becoming social events of ad
ded prominence and the dance last
Saturday night brought out a record
crowd; more than 50 congenial cou
ples enjoyed the evening’s entertain
ment.
A $5,000 damage and injury suit
has been filed with the clerk of the
court as the outcome of the automo
bile accident Labor Day in which Pet
er Boudreau sustained serious injur
ies. Arthur Frame appears as plain
tiff’s attorney in which he brings suit
for $5,000 against the Alaska Labor
Union and William Peterson who was
driving the automobile at the time of
the accident. The case will come up
at the next term of the district court.
Commencing with the first day of
October the city administration have
notified the general public that free
use of hydrants in Anchorage will be
discontinued.
Big
Suit Is Filed
TRANSPORT CROOK OFFICERS
ENTERTAIN A JOLLY PARTY
Accepting the hospitality of the
officers of the U. S. transport Crook
the following society people of An
chorage were guests at an informal
hop Tuesday night.
Mrs. Felix Brown, Mrs. Helen Bell,
Mrs. Grace Merten, Mrs. J. Ray, Mrs.
Chase, Mrs. H. I’olley, Mrs. Reinhardt,
Mrs. Maud Cattle, Mrs. Brewster, Sir.
and Mrs. Fred Polley, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson,
Misses White, Walsh, Maltby, Albert
son, ICorth, Swenson, Bennett and
O’Conner; Messrs. Robarts, Louder
milch, Maxwell, Vucetich, Nourse,
Sheets, Griffith, Gaspard and Murphy.
Punch was served and the time on
ship board was very pleasantly spent
in dancing, and left, with the tidp,
with many thanks for the opportunity
to visit the ship and especially expres
sive as to the extreme courtesy of the
ship’s officers. '
The party later retired to Robarts’
hall where another two hours was en
joyed in dancing as the guests of Mr.
Robarts.
THE FRIENDLY AID SOCIETY.
The Woman’s society of the Presby
terian church will meet ip the church
parlors tomorrow — Wednesday— aft
ernoon, at 2:30 o’clock. All the wom
en of the community are invited to at
tend. Mrs. Silverman’s committee will
have charge of the afternoon.
Buy, Sell, Rent, Lease. Matt But
ton. 9-14tf
Did you see the new line of Shoes
received by Felix Brown? 9-13-2t
Circle City
Hotel
Electric Lights Steam Heat
First Class Cafe in Connection
Rooms 50c per Day Up
Auto Meets All Boats
European and American Plan.
Headquarters for Mining Men.
Remodeled Free Baths
227 E. Third St., Between Sew
ard and Franklin.
W. SHORT, Proprietor.
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