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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 191G.
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MEXICO HEMES THAT COUNTRY IS AT M WITH THE UNITED STATES
WEDDING BELLS
WERE RUNG TODAY
Chas. Hilton and Miss Charlotte
D. Schillig were married at the
White House at high noon today,
Rev. McBride officiating. In addi
tion to Miss Babe White and Guy E.
Austin who supported them Mother
White and Mrs. F. M. Brown were
present at the ceremony. Miss Schil
lig is a charming and talented young
lady from Seattle and came all the
way to Anchorage to be Mrs. Chas.
Hilton. Mr. Hilton is connected
with the Alaskan Engineering com
mission and is prominent among the
E^ks of the city. He has made many
fronds in the short time he has been
In' Anchorage who are busy con
gratulating him on his choice and
wondering how he did it. Mr. and
Mrs. Hilton will remain at the White
House temporarily but expect to go
housekeeping soon. The Daily Times
also congratulates Mr. Hilton and
speaks for their many friends in
wishing Mr. and Mrs. Hilton a long
and happy life.
REPORTED PLACER STRIKE
OX GRUBSTAKE CREEK
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While it has not been confirmed
there is a report on the street that
Frank Irwin and W. S. Horning have
recently made a rich strike on the
h(W of Grubstake creek In the Wil
loir creek district. There has been
a hydraulic outfit at the mouth of
Grubstake for several years that has
taken out pay every season and the
report may be well-founded.
GRADUATION EXERCISES ARE
HELD AT YALE COLLEGE
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 22.—
The commencement exercises of
Y,ye college took place yesterday,
which Included the academic parade,
alumni dinner and President and
Mrs. Hadley’s reception. This clos
ed the week’s university program,
but nearly everybody will go to New
^London, Conn., for the boat race to
morrow.
ROY PREACHER MADE
FATHER’S DAY ADDRESS
♦SPOKANE, Wash.. June 21.—
Charles Flannigan. 12, preached the
sermon and conducted the religious
part of the Father’s day exercises at
the interstate fair grounds here.
A chorus of 1,000 boys assisted
in the observance of Father’s day.
A red rose for the father who
lives, a white rose in memory of the
father who is dead, were the flowers
of the day.
Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, who orig
inated the Father’s day movement,
planned the observance in Spokane.
f*AYS ANCHORAGE BACKWARD
IN EXPLOITING RESOURCES
Walter T. Payne, of Edmonton,
made the ronnd trip on the Admiral
Evans and spent the time between
trips visiting with his old friend
Geo. M. Campbell. Mr. Payne Is a
large improved property owner in
Edmonton and was very much im
pressed with Anchorage, so much so
•In fact, that he will return to his
home town and make arrangements
to come back to Anchorage and go
Into business. He said that this city
should go into the matter of more
extensive advertising and net be
afraid to spread it on as it would be
a difficult matter to overdue the de
scription of this wonderful country.
V W. A. Sherman, who has a right
of-way contract with the commission
on Eska creek, is in the city for the
djy on business matters.
Washington, June 22.—The War department this afternoon dispatched
orders to the National Guards of Missouri and California to be ready as soon
as possible to take the train for the Mexican border.
PRESIDIO, June 1.—Colonel Rioffs, commander of the
Carranzistas garrison at Ojinaja, summoned the troops before
him today and read a telegram ordering the posting of no
tices in which war is declared between the United States and
Mexico.
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WASHINGTON, June 21.—In a statement issued by the
Mexican legation on the continent covering relations with the
i United States Mexico places its case before Europe. Among
[other things the statement asserts that the report that war is
j inevitable between the two countries and that Carranza’s at
titude is due to German intrigue came from American sources.
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Pressure is being brought up
on Carranza representatives by the European powers to pre
DISTRICT COURT
IN SESSION HERE
The district court convened in
Robarts’ hall this morning. Judge
F. M. Brown presiding. United
States Marshal F. W. Brenneman.
Assistant District Attorney W. A.
Mtinley, Deputy Clerk of the Court
T. P. Gerighty, Court Stenographer
Isaac Hamburger, and John Miller
and W. B Bennett, stenographers to
tlie clerk and district attorney, re
spectively, were in attendance. At- .
torneys L. W. Ray and J. J. Finne
gan, of Seward, Chas. Ganty, of Val
dez, and a number of local lawyers,
were also present.
The applications of A. F. Stowe
and Sherman Dugan for admission
to the bar were filed and the court
appointed Arthur Frame, Leopold
David and John M. Reed as a com
mittee to examine the applicants.
The Columbia Salmon company,
operating at Seldovia, and Robert
Lindenberger, manager of the Lin
denberger Packing Co., in southeast
ern Alaska, secured an injunction
from Judge Brown restraining Emil
Berg from interfering with one of
the company’s fish traps near Minl
cink. Senator L. V. Ray appeared
for the plaintiff, and the order to
show cause is returnable at Seward !
on July 26.
The cases of K. A. Kyvig vs. Geo.
F. Schott, Jr., and Marie Lavor vs.
Eva Williamson, were dismissed up
on motion of the attorneys for the
plaintiffs.
In the case of Louis Meleftos vs.
Steve Christ, the motion of the de
fendant to state the number of sep- [
arate causes was denied by the court
and the trial of the case set for June
26, at 10 o’clock a. m.
The attorney for the defendant in
the case of J. A. Curley vs. Martha
White made a motion to make the
complaint more definite and certain,
which was argued by the attorneys
and taken under advisement by the
court.
Two decrees in divorce were
granted, as follows: Dora Names
vs. Glenn Names, and Lizzie J. Jen
kins vs. John Jenkins.
Application of John Sherman for
a liquor license at Seward was
granted.
The following is the calendar of
civil cases set for trial:
H. W. Nagley, vs. J. Bartels, et al.
Wm. Evanchuk vs. Stephen Polley.
E. B. Davis vs. Geo. E. DeLlon.
Stuart Maxwell vs. J. Casey Mc
Donald.
Thos. McLaughlin vs. May Cody.
Collin Murray vs. Mercy E. Mur
ray.
Louis Meleff vs. Steve Crist.
J. A. Curley vs. Martha White.
K. A. Kyvig vs. Geo. F. Schott, Jr.
HUGH TO LEMBERG
' TENNA, June 25.—The Russians liave crossed the Ser
eth river and are continuing their march toward' Lemberg
without any apparent oposition. Northeast of Lokaczy 1,30(1
Russians were captured.
PETROURAD, June 21.—The Russian Iroops are making
good progress in their pursuit of the Austrians at Bukowina
and are covering 13 miles a day.
WILL THEY MAKE PEACE IN EUROPE?
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Photo* by American Press Association.
King Alfonso of Spain and President Wilson, both spoken of as possible
peace mediators for Europe.
H. W. Nagley vs. M. A. Ellis, et al,
Margaret H. Bell vs. Fred S. Bell.
Ed. Keller vs. Cecil Chapman.
W. C. Barnhill vs. A. J. Walters.
Geo. H. Conklin, et al, vs. Cath
erine Aston, et al.
L. B. Lilwall vs. R. J. Beach.
Anna Gleason vs. Geo. Gleason.
J. F. Olson vs Hugh Barclay and
Geo Johnson.
Thos. C. Price, et al, vs. Oscar G.
Anson, et al
Hulda Victoria Lathrop vs. Rob
ert Bloomfield Lathrop.
vent him from making any break with tin* United States. In
direct reports from the state depatment today say that these
efforts may possibly be successful.
NEW YORK, June 21.—According to reports just receiv
ed from Colonia-Dublan, the American soldier recently cap
tured at Casas Grandes by Carranza troops was held prisoner
for several hours and was only released on the receipt of a per
emptory demand from General Pershing of the American for
ces. Pershing sent the Carranza commander a peremptory
demand for the release of the soldier with the statement that
if not released within one hour the American troops would
attack the town.
EAGLE PASS, June 21—J. R. Silliman, the last of the
American consuls in Mexico, lias arrived here.
N. J. Gaikema vs. S. S. Cramer.
G. W. Palmer vs. Geo. Hosevell.
Marie Lavor vs Eva Williamson.
Olga McCullough vs. Fred U. Mc
Cullough.
Frank Reid, secretary of the
Cache Creek Dredging company,
came in from Cache creek with the
pack train in charge of Gordon Bet
ties and Mell Williams last Tuesday
and started on the return trip Thurs
day.
LOCAL
Ted Cunningham spent last Wed
nesday in town.
Mrs. Bubb returned from Susitna
station on the Sea Lion Friday.
James Ham lit on. old timer in Alas
ka, with mining interests in this sec
tion, is here from Seward taking his
first look at the city.
The concrete workers yesterday
placed the vault for the Bank of An
chorage in the new Empress building
on Fourth avenue.
On the Sam Wagner claims. Moore
and McCray who have the property
under lease, have recently started
work with favorable indications.
Lowery and Liska have started a
small stampede on Theodore creek on
account of their showing . Theodore
is ten miles south of Lewis and on
a line with the pay in Lewis river.
There are about .10 prospectors
and operators on Lewis river and
tributaries this season and Mr.
Young feels justified in saying he
expects a good season and that An
chorage will always be the headquar
ters of the Lewis river operator.
Mrs. Isaac Baylis arrived on the
! steamer Admiral Evans to ; dn her
husband, of the firm of Jaft'e & Bay
lis.
Dr. F. M. Boyie, of Valdez, who
lhas property interests in Anchorage,
was an arrival on the Admiral Ev
ans, and will spend a week here
Joe Kberhart was in McDougal aft
er supplies last week.
Jim Murray returned from An
chorage on the Sea Lion Wednesday.
Captain Lindebattm is building an
addition to his store.
Ray Kautler is putting in a fish
camp four miles up Lake creek.
Joe Gardner is spending the week
on Cache creek,
looking over the field.
Deputy Clerk of the Court T. P.
Gerharity was an arrival from Val
dez last night.
Isaac Hamburger, private secre
tary to Judge Brown, is here in at
tendance at court.
Mrs. L. Robe and daughter, Miss
Helen, came to \nchorage to join
Mr, Robe, who is an operator In the
Willow creek district.
Mrs. Dr. D. L. Carmichael and
baby boy were outgoing passengers
on the Admiral Evans this morning.
Mrs. Carmichael and boy will spend
the summer visiting her parents In
Silver Lake, Washington.
Mrs. Gustav Seiffert and son
Kinks and Mrs. Felix Brown left
this morning for Hope.
Prof. Hershel Parker and Mr.
Matheson l^ft with their supplies
and outfit for the Kalitna district
where they will spend the summer
prospecting with a Keystone drill.
PRIZE FOSTERS FOR
ELECTRICAL WEEK
NEW YORK. June 21.—Electri
cal posters by artists of the highest
standing and by art students and
high school pupils from nearly ev
ery leading city in the United States
are on display here, and the judges
are deciding on the winners of the
$2,200 in prizes offered for the best
posted for American Electrical week,
December 2 to 9.
After exhibits of these posters are
had during the three following
weeks in Boston, Pittsburg and Chi
cago. the winner of the third or pub
lic choice prize will be announced
with the winners of the five high
school prizes and the art students'
prize.
After these awards, the posters
will be framed and assembled for an
exhibit tour across the continent.
This traveling exhibit will be con
ducted up to the country-wde cele
bration during America's Electrical
week.
WILL SPEND YEAR ON
PROSPECTING TRIP
J. R. Nicholson and E. N. Van
Derlip, of GH he, Arizona, were
among the steamship Evans passen
gers and will leave on the Hazel B.
No. 2 for Indian river and the Broad
Pass country. Messrs. Nicholson
and Van Berlin are representing an
Arizona company and have outfitted
for a year's prospecting trip in the
Broad Pass country and vicinity.
Both of these gentlemen are expe
rienced miners lioth in quartz and
placer and will give the country a
thorough test. They say that Ari
zona is enjoying exceptionally good
times and without question is th°
drvest state in the union. Similar
to nil other newcomers they are very
much impressed with Anchorage and
the city’s development.
LEWIS RIVER GROI N'D IS
SHOWING I P GOOD
Tom Young who is representing
the Bernard interests in their Lewis
river lease, was in Anchorage yes
terday on business and left this
morning for the workings. He ex
pects Ben Bernard, president of the
American Dredge and Construction
I company, of Seattle, on the steamer
Mariposa and they will probably do
additional developing upon his ar
rival. Mr. Young is operating a gas
oline drill on the lower end of the
canyon and the property is showing
up well. He says Andy Chittick who
is shoveling in on Discovery is tak
ing out an ounce a day and Tom Sut
ter and partners have a good show
ing above Discovery where they
turned the river.
FIRST EXCURSION SEASON'
TO KXIK ON SUNDAY
Captain Franklin Johnston has
hand bills out announcing a big ex
cursion to sunny Knik and return
for Sunday, June 25th. Johnston’s
ferry, accompanied by the Anchorage
band, will run its first excursion of
the season with the launches Chase
and Buffalo and the party will leave
the Maitland wharf at 12 o’clock
Sunday and spend the day in Knik
leaving there late Sunday night.
The captain advises the people who
intend taking the trip to be sure and
bring along their lunch.
Barker and Feltliam have the roof
on their new store building and when
completed will have a fine place to
do their increasing business. Joe
Dieu came in from Cache creek
Thursday and is on his way to An
chorage.