w At Fairbanks it will cost $20,30.1
to maintain the schools for the en
suirtg term.
- The latest thing in the line of
fakes is the discovery of a lot of cod
fish, ‘doctored,” and sold as Alaska
, red salmon.
Charles Skofland, an old-timer
from Katalla, when refused a drink
in a Fairbanks saloon, drew a re
volver and shot himself through the
^ head,
Gustav I’riessner. a druggist at
McCarthy, has been arrested for
selling liquor without a license. Mc
Carthy is one of the dry spots in
Alaska.
If a man and a diamond are big
and brilliant enough, one doesn’t
mind a few flaws in them; but, for
' some reason, heaven knows why, a
woman and a pearl are expected to
he absolutely perfect.—-Seward Post.
The general Improvement in busi
ness of all classes in Fairbanks, re
1 ported by the bankers and prominent
I* merchants, furnishes the booster
wit ha text for oral documentary ar
' gument of the character that carries
. conviction.—Fairbanks Times.
Martin Harrais, of Fairbanks, is
working on a big low-grade dike of
. granite with numerous stringers
| running through it. The dike is very
wide, and the values on the surface
indicate that the rock will pay hand
i somely when worked on a large
I scale, similar to the Treadwell.
It is reasonable to suppose that
when the administration program
the nation’s defense is formulated in
' detail Alaska will not be overlooked.
, The increase in the army will almost
certainly, in its due proportion, ex
, tend to the ,complement of troops lo
cated In the territory, and provision
for the defense of the coast is, likely
to be made.—Fairbanks Times.
The report on the Nenana coal
fields made by Mr. Thorn is cou
. firmatory of the hopes that have
j been entertained in regard to this
immense coal field lying so close at
j hand. Of more importance even
. than the statements in regard to the
I great extent of the veins are those
which tell of the exceptionally good
quality of the lignite—Fairbanks
Times
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i
An outgoing Dawsonite, when in
terviewed at Vancouver, said “Daw
son will have about fifteen hundred
people this winter.” That is not
many people, and it is less than
Dawson has ever had at any one time
in her previous history. We can re
member when nearly fifteen hundred
■ people belonged to the Blackjack
Boosters' Union in Dawson and half
of them would look around when
t any one yelled, "Hey, Kid.”—White
horse Star.
The agents of the Alaska Steam
ship Company at Skagway speak of
October 18 as "Holdup” day, as on
two or three dixerent occasions the
steamship office has been held up
and robbed on that date. The first
■ holdup nearly resulted fatally, as
the agent was beaten so badly that
he was confined to the hospital for
many months. In the second case
" the agent was proven to have organ
ized the holdup, as he was short in
his accounts.
Valdez is alive to the fact that
there will be a heavy winter traffic
over the trail to Anchorage this win
ter, and wishing to get in on it, has
a crew of worl men employed in
staking a trail from Portage bay to
mile 64 on the Alaska Northern rail
way line, at which point it joins the
Seward-Anchorage trail. The Pio
neer knows nothing of the merits of
this trail, hence declines to either
'boost or condemn, until more in
formation la available. The point
we wish to emphasize is the fact that
all eyes are apparently turned on
Anchorage. This towp occupies the
center of the stage, so far as Alaska
, Is concerned, and if we secure that
$2S0,000 appropriation wh'll very
nearly require the entire stage.
, Attorney General Gregory’s de
partment has notified United States
District Attorney Roth, of the
Fourth division, that the Alaska leg
islature has no authority to pass a
law regulating the sale of liquor in
the territory, in which the legisla
ture attempted te reduce the crime
for selling liquor to natives from a
felony to a misdemeanor and making
“It a misdemeanor for natives to re
ceive or purchase intoxicants. The
district attorney is instructed to
prosecute all cases according to the
old law. In drawing up the measure
passed by the lfegtslature the word
“sale” should have read "giving," as
the enabling act specifically states
that the legislature has not the au
thority to regulate the “sale” of
liquor.
Mr. Roy Cornelius and Miss Mary
Marsh, of the Matanuska' valley,
were married hy Justice of the Peace
Spaulding at -Knik one dav last
week.
Preparations have been made for
a twlce-a-week stage service between
Tolovana and Olnes, the creek ter
minal of the Tanana Valley railroad.
A four-horse team will be used, and
the stages will leave the Fairbanks
end every Monday and Thursday.
After wandering over the hills for j
five days between Fairbanks and
Tolovana, Joe Kimota. a Japanese,;
was found by a party of searchers j
on the Wichersham dome, and
showed little signs of his trying ex
periences of having to "siwash" it
without having anything to eat.
There seems to bo no good reason
why Fairbanks insurance rates
should be much higher than those in
force at Juneau, when the excellent
fire department here is taken into
consideration. The remarkably small
fire losses incurred here in the last
eight years would argue that the
colder winters do not constitute such
a material handicap on the fire
lighters as would account for co con
siderable a difference in the rates
charged.—Fairbanks Times.
Nobody knows how fast an Amer
ican city, state op town may grow. I
recall some 25 years ago meeting a
friend in Denver. He was an investor
from the Fast. 1 think Denver had
about 3t),00(f people then. He had
come to buy real estate. He said to
me, "This place is overgrown. Real
estate is too high. Not for me
And he went away. Had he invest
ed wisely at that time, he could have
multiplied his money ten- to twenty
fold. I was in Los Angeles about
the same time. It had had a serious
reaction after a sudden boom. It
was a little place, not one-tenth its
present size. It seemed like a doomed
city. An investment of |500 then in
outlying acreage property, I am told,
would be worth $500,000 today. So
nobody can tell what may be the fu
ture of Seward, Cordova, Anchorage,
or ,in fact, any of the new, wide
awake cities of Alaska. All of them
are nearly new, and all, from Ket
chikan to Nome, have hopes. Les
lie’s Weekly.
I FAIRBANKS, Dec. 1°-—uPor
j being refused liquor by Anton t hris
I tol>her, proprietor of the Salmon sa
; loon at Brooks, Tom Barber drew a
| high-power twenty-two special and
j opened fire on the saloonkeeper.
! None of the shots took effect. Swan
j son, a bystander, sought to grapple
I with Barber, who threw him to the
' floor and kicked him in the face.
| Barber then departed from the place.
This is the first shooting scrape
reported from the new Tolovana dis
trict. and the report of the affair
reached here this morning. Barber
! has not as yet been apprehended, ac
cording to advices received in Fair
banks, but officers are in quest of
him.
Bowling tonight. Independents vs.
Sourdoughs. Come and watch this
game, as it promises to be fast.
Robarts.
The word Matanuska suggests coal
to most people, but the Cook Inlet
Pioi eer has another meaning when
:t says' There are on sale in An
chorage potatoes raised this season
in the Matanuska valley that for
looks and for eating purposes can be
excelled nowhere on this round
earth.—Douglas Island News.
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HOW TIMK DOFS FLY.
Anchorage is adjusting itself to
winter conditions, and the residents,
• in the whole, are quite content with
the situation. Business in nearly all
i lines, while not as good as during
the summer rush, keeps up fairly
well, and there is really little cause
for complaint. The social season is
fairly on. We have our dancing
clubs, our mask balls, our card clubs,
our various lodge clubs, our motion
picture show, our bowling alley, our
pool and billiard balls, and various
other forms and places of amuse
ment.
And good order prevails In An
chorage. Our amusement resorts
are decent and well kept and alford
a warm and comfortable place for
men in cabins, who may not wish to
remain home evenings, to while
away their leisure time.
The New Year Is fast approach
ing, and with its coming the back of
winter will be broken. Spring will
b" nn ns before we realize it. And
viih the coming of the spring, busi
ness in all lines will begin to expand
and enjoy prosperous times. It Is
easy to predict that the year 1916
will be a happy, prosperous one for
Anchorage and the country contigu
ous. . *»v v •'.>*•
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10.—If appears that Hie United
States, through the administration, haft achieved another very
important diplomatic victory over the German empire.
The state department, it now develops, asked the German
empire to forthwith recall from the United States Captain
Boy-Ed and Von Capon, members of the German embassy at
Washington. The note asking for the i^icall of these diplo
mats recited no cause, other than the fact that thehr presence
was no longer desired in the United States. Upon receipt <>f
this lxSte the German government responded with a request
for the reason upon which was based the demand for the re
call of her diplomats. To this note the United States govern
ment vouchsafed no reply.
Alaska commerce continues to
show a phenominal Increase. The
total through the port of Seattle
from January 1, to September 30,
1915, was 39 per cent greater than
r
for the same period last year. This
increase has been gradual since
early in the year. For the month
of July the increase was 41 per cent.,
for August, 60 per cent and for Sep
tember, 67 per cent.
MUSH “MILWAUKEE"
First in Scenery
First in Equipment
First in Service
And the only road operating over its own lines
all the way from Seattle to Chicago.
“THE OLYMPIAN’’—“THE COLUMBIAN”
Two Crack All-Steel Trains Every Day.
For information and literature write or ask
E. J. WARNER, Agent
' Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway
. ; A. E. HARRIS,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
’ ’ Juneau, Alaska.
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
O. G. Herning, Manager
PIONEER HOTEL
F. B. Cannon, Propr.
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Larg _ General Lobby. Pri
vate Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates Best Treatment
Best Accommodations
KN I K’S
Leadin g
Hotel
EUROPEAN
PLAN
I
G. .W PALMER
Wellman Goods
800 Tons
No better can be bought
at any price.
Sperry’s Drifted Flour and Sper
ry’s Kansas Flour. Once used, you
will use no other. Try them.
Hill’s Bros.’ Coffee and Tea. Use
the red can. I handle only California
Butter and Petaluma Eggs, the best
procurable.
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods,
Hardware, Tents, Tarpaulins, Oils
Gasoline, Certainteed Roofing and Lumber
Knik, Alaska
PART OF CHVGACH FOREST
KUMI.VATKD FROM RESERVE
A study of the map of the C’hu
gach national rorest eliminations,
announced recently, shows that
there is retained in the reservation
everything surrounding Rrince Wil
liam sound not heretofore elimin
ated. Kinchin brook. Montague and
other islands remain in the forest.
The greatest single area eliminat
ed is on the southerly slope of the
Chugach range A line running due
west from (he eastern boundary to
mile 39, on tho Copper River rail
road, is the beginning of the new
northern boundary of the remaining
forest reservation.
Tlienee the line runs northwest
erly to a point near Fort Liscuru,
one mili> south of the shore at Port
Valdez; thence due west to a point
three miles east of t'nawik inlet;
thence due north to latitude 61 de
grees 10 minutes; thence west to
Cascade glacier; thence soouth to
Point Duran: thence west to longi
tude I 49 degrees 30 minutes: thence
north to latitude 61 degrees 20 min
utes; thence east and north to Knik
glacier.
The elimination takes the terri
tory near Valdez out of the forest.
The elimination on the Kenai pe
ninsula takes out of the forest all of
the peninsula west of longitude '
degrees and south of latitude 62 de
grees 12 minutes, except a strip
three miles wide along the ena=t of
f'ook inlet and on the north side of
Kachemak bay.
A third elimination starts at
Pit set bay, vest of Port Bainhridge;
runs north to latitude Co degrees 2 j
minutes; thence west ten miles to
longitude 14k degrees 47 minutes;
thence north to latitude CO degrees
42 minutes; thence west three miles;
thence in a westerly and southerly
direction to the old reservation line
northeast of Seward.
The smaller eliminations take out
the towns of Hope, Sunrise. Kenai
and Ninilchek. with plenty of room
about them for growth.
Forester Graves recommended
these eliminations before starting
for Alaska last summer.
Bar
A. F. Davis, Propr.
Liquors and Cigars
Draught and Bottled Beer
KNIK, - - ALASKA
Two
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along
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PUhich wins f
Now and then, we hear people say that
they can get along without a typewriter.
Yes, we believe that. Omy forty years
ago everybody got along without one.
So they did, a little further hack, without the steam
engine and the railroad train. They got along
without them because there were none.
Anyone today w ho thinks he can get along with
out the typewriter because he can do his writing
with the pen, is like the man who thinks he doesn’t
need the railroad because he can walk. In your
method of writing you may be “walking” today.
If so, then remember that the railroad is built and—
Your Train has arrived
It is the New
Remington
We have built the Remington Junior on purpose
for those who have writing to do and need
a typewriter but who haven’t bought one—yet.
We have built it for
the traveler and for
the home; for the
doctor, the clergy
man, the farmer, the
retail storekeeper—
for everyone who
needs a typewriter for
the simpler uses, like manuscript and letter writing.
The price of the Remington Junior is Jifty dollars,
cash with order. It is just what its name implies,
a “boiled down” Remington; smaller, lighter,
simpler and more portable, but a true Remington
in the work it does and the way it does it, and
sold under the iron-clad Remington guarantee.
Here is your chance, absolutely your first chance, to buy
an absolutely first-grade typewriter at a medium price.
For $55.00, we will sell you a Remington Junior on terms
of$5.00 down and $5.00 a month. Cut out the attached
coupon and send it to us with $5.00 in cash, check
"Jy£££t£<v>. or money order, and we will send the irtchine.
I anclosn herewith
$6.00. on receipt «
which please send vie n
Kealngtou Junior Type
writer. It fa understood
that I amp return the nutchi ne
it I rbooee, within ten days of
its receipt nnd that you will re
fund to Be the $6.00. lees trmne
portntion eharaee.
Remington Typewriter Co.
[Incorporated}
If 1 retain the BMhise, 1 n«r*e te
V»! for it mi ndditionni sum of $60 00,
in monthly payments of $6.00 ench.
C. B. WARK
Alaska