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LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK
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THURSDAY
A. L. Clark and L. Rothermel, res
idents of Talkeetna, are guests of the
Crist house, arriving on yesterday's
train.
R. E. Boothby cheeked out from
the Hotel Anchorage this morning
and left on the train for Houston and
Talkeetna.
B. E. Berry, a well-known old-tim
er. arrived over the trail yesterday
from Nenana and is registered at the
Crist house.
J. XV. Keller, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, is
a guest of the Crescent hotel. Mr.
Keller is stationed at Girdwood.
A. D. Tiehner, chief of construction
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion, with headquarters at Kern creek
is a recent arrival at the Hotel Cres
cent.
E. R. Tarwater, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
with headquarters at Seward, came in
on official business yesterday and is
registered at the Crescent hotel.
R. J. Weir, district engineer in
charge of the Seward division of the
government railroad, came in on
yesterday’s train and is a guest of the
Crescent hotel. Mr. Weir’s visit is
of an official nature.
Martin McMahan, whose ranch is
located about a mile southeast of An
chorage, was laid up for a few days
as the result of an injury, sustained
while cutting wood. Mr. McMahan
was one of the first to take up a ;
homestead in the close vicinity of An- j
chorage and last summer had ap- j
proximately ten acres cleared and un- i
dor cultivation.
C. Bruce McNutt, a guest of the
Hotel Parsons, who formerly oper
ated a road house at the Little Susit
na ver. left for his home at Houston j
or : as morning’s train. Mr. McNutt
rec* :itly disposed of his road house to
the iperators of a coal mine near!
Houston, who will use it as a board-1
ing house for the employes of the
mine.
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George Nordgren. a rancher located
at Moose creek on the line of the gov
emment railroad who has been a
gue«t of the White house returned to
his home on the morning train.
Peter Dennis left on the train this
morning for Chickaloon where he will
be employed in the government coal
mines. Mr. Dennis has been a guest
of the Wilson house.
Joseph Goodin an employe of a coal
company at Eska creek, who has been
a guest of the Wilson house for the
past several days returned to his work
this morning.
Fabian S. Miller, a former employe
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion and located last summer up along
the main line of the government rail
road in the accounting department
left this morning for Valdez. After a
brief visit with his relatives there he
will go to Seattle where he will make
application to join the army.
A. L. Adair who is working on a tie
contract for the Alaskan Engineering
commission arrived from his main
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camp near Talkeetna yesterday and is
staying at the Crist house.
E. R. Tarwater, disbursing agent
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion with headquarters at Seward who
was in Anchorage on official business
returned to his duties at Seward this
morning. Mr. Tarwater was a guest
of the Hotel Crescent.
The Little Susitna coal company
has begun shipping fuel from its mine
at Houston. The coal is a lignite and
closely resembles the product of the
Bluff Point coal properties down on
the east side of Cook Inlet. The opera
tors of the mine plan on extensive de
velopment work and are at the present
time working ten men.
George Phillips arrived at the White
house last night, having come in over
the trail from Flat. Mr. Phillips is a
well known mining man throughout
the interior and has been operating on
Flat creek for the past several sea
sons. After a brief visit in Anchor
age Mr. Phillips will go outside for
the remainder of the winter.
L. T. Vig and John Wadman who
left Anchorage about ten days ago on
their way to Iditarod, met Mr. Phillips
at Mountain Climbers road house on
the Rainy Pass summit and returned
in company with Mr. Phillips. They
intended bringing out several passen
gers from the Iditarod country but
learned from Mr. Phillips that the
prospective passengers had concluded
to remain in Iditarod for the rest of
the winter. Both Mr. Vig and Mr. \
Wadman will remain In Anchorage j
until March as guests of the White (
house and will then return to the in-1
terior to begin the season’s mining j
work.
The Bank of Anchorage through its
foreign department is in receipt of in-J
formation to the effect that owing to!
the restrictions placed on the Russian j
mails by the new Russian government
the bank’s Petrograd correspondents1
have been temporarily compelled to
discontinue the mailing of foreign'
money orders destined to the interior!
of Russia, according to a statement
made today by Danilo Vucetich of the
foreign department of the Bank of
Anchorage. Until the mail question
has been adjusted in Petrograd the
Bank of Anchorage advises a discon
tinuance of sending money orders
which are destined for towns in the
interior of Russia. However, Mr.
Vucetich expects that arrangements
will be made within the near future
whereby the mailing of money orders
from Petrograd to interior towns may
be continued.
SATURDAY
J. M. Patchell came down from
Chickaloon yesterday and is staying
at the White house.
Knute Olson came down from Eska
creek on yesterday’s train and is reg
isteerd at the Alaska house.
L. O. Nvberg, of the firm of Nyberg
and company which is engaged on
Turnagain Arm at Camp 88 in getting
out timber for the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission arrived in Anchorage
yesterday on business connected with
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Special Attention Given Same
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his firm. Mr. Nyberg reports that his
firm is getting out piling to be used
in the construction of the Anchorage
dock. The piles will be rafted in as
soon as the ice is out of the bay.
H. W. Nagley, the merchant from
Susitna, arrived yesterday on business
connected with his establishment at
Susitna station. Mrs. Nagley is ac
companying her husband. They are
registered at the Hotel Anchorage.
G. C. Haneman, located at Camp 83
on Turnagain Arm where he has been
engaged in work connected with the
forestry department, came in on yes
terday’s train and is registered at the
Crescent hotel.
George W. Adams, an employe of
the Alaskan Engineering commission,
with headquarters at Mile 40 on the
Seward end of the government rail
road, arrived yesterday on official
business and is a guest of the Hotel
Crescent.
R. J. De Leo, chief clerk of the Cop
per River and Northwestern railroad
arrived from Seward yesterday and is
registered at the Hotel Anchorage.
Mr. De Leo will take advantage of his
visit to closely observe the work being
done on the government railroad and
will make a trip over the main and
branch lines.
F. E. Hanson, one of the pioneer
ranchers in the Matanuska valley
came down yesterday on a brief busi
ness trip and is registered at the Alas
ka house. Mr. Hanson says that most
of the farmers throughout the valley
are busy clearing additional acreage
and that this coming season will see
a substantial increase in the various
grain crops.
J. S. Baldwin, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, sta
tioned at Camp 91 in the Turnagain
Arm district arrived yesterday and is
staying at the Hotel Crescent. Mr.
Baldwin came in town for the purpose
of visiting Mrs. Baldwin who is a pa
tient at the government hospital und
er the care of Dr. John B. Beeson.
J. Hogan, who is employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
the sawmill which is being operated
at Camp 83 on Turnagain Arm arriv
ed yesterday and is registered at the
New Union hotel.
A. O. Wells, one of the well known i
Wells brothers, mining men in the j
Broad Fass is a guest of the Crist
house. Mi'. Wells is convalescing from
a severe attack of rheumatism, but
expects to be able to visit his winter
headquarter at Talkeetna. The Wells
brothers will do extensive develop
ment work on their property in the
Broad Pass during the coming mining
season and have already shipped in
the needed supplies for the work.
Edward Erickson, formerly a resi
dent of Matanuska and now located
at Chickaloon where he is engaged in
the freighting business came down
yesterday for a brief visit and while
in town is staying at the New Union
hotel.
SUNDAY
Lauritz brothers, the painters and
decorators, have been engaged by the
Alaska labor union to paint the var
ious advertisements which are to ap
pear on the panels in the auditorium
of the labor temple.
A. S. Leighton, who has been em
ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission on the main line of the
government railroad above Talkeetna
during the past summer will leave on
tomorrow’s train for Seward and the
outside. After spending a month vis
iting relatives in San Diego Mr.
Leighton will return to Anchorage.
J. M. Spear is registered at the
Crescent hotel. Mr. Spear has been
in the hills near Chickaloon for the
past week hunting and has bagged the
limit of mountain sheep, which he
says are plentiful this yeai\
L. G. Jackson, in charge of the
freight and passenger service at
Matanuska for the Alaskan Bngineer
ing commission came down on official
business yesterday and is staying at
the Crescent hotel. Mr. Jackson will
return to his headquarters at Mata
nuska on Monday’s train.
Thomas Kintoff came in from Turn
again Arm yesterday and while in
town is a guest of the Morrison hotel.
The Union Athletic club has ar
ranged for a tug-of-war at the union
hall between two teams representing
the Alaska labor union to take place
on February 2. A silver cup will be
given to the winning team. After the
contest a dance will be given in the
auditorium.
TUESDAY
Monte Oliver came irf from Bird
creek yesterday and is registered at
the White house.
D. Robinson came down from (joints
on the main line of the government
railroad yesterday and is registered
at the Richter house.
Mrs. Hazel Sinclair is spending a
few days at Chickaloon, where her
husband is employed at the Alaskan
Engineering commission’s coal mine.
Peter Berg and Felix Kasoff have
finished their work at the saw mill lo
cated at Camp 83 on Tumagain Arm
which is being operated by the Alas
kan Engineering commission and are
registered at the New Union hotel.
L. Rothermell who for the past
week has been staying at the Crist
house left this morning for Talkeetna.
Mr. Rothermell is interested in the big
tie contract of A. L. Adair.
Frank Dougherty who has been
staying at the White house left this
morning for Chickaloon where he is
employed in the mechanical depart
ment of the Chickaloon coal company.
A. R. Banton left on the morning
train for Houston on his way to Tal
keetna. Mr. Banton will assemble an
outfit while in Talkeetna and as soon
as the weather permits in the spring
will go prospecting in the hills in the
Iron creek district.
John Hirsch the well known old
timer who recently returned from the
hills northwest of Talkeetna where he
had gone on a hunt for furs, reports
that there is very little wild game in
that section of the country and that
the fur supply is extremely limited
this year. Mr. Hirsch will make his
home in Anchorage for the remainder
uj tnu wuitei.
George Phillips the well known
mining operator from the Iditarod
country who has been staying at the
White house for the past several days
left on yesterday’s train for Seward
and the outside. Mr. Phillips will go
direct to Seattle and will remain there
for the rest of the winter. He will re
turn to the interior via Anchorage in
the early spring.
A. 0. Wells, a guest of the Crist
house left on this morning’s train for
Houston from which place he will co
to Talkeetna, where he will await fav
orable weather before going on his
mining property in the Broad Pass.
Mr. Wells has been suffering with
rheumatism for the past month and
for a period of two weeks was a pa
tient at the government hospital, und
er the care of Dr. John B. Beeson.
George Reichelt, a guest of the
White house left this morning for
Talkeetna to enter the employ of A.
L. Adair the tie constructor. Mr.
Reichelt was formally employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission
in the mechanical department.
L. C. Vandevere came in from Kern
creek on yesterday’s train and is reg
istered at the Crescent hotel. Mr.
Vandevere is an employe of the Alas
kan Engineering commisison in the
engineering department and is in town
on a brief social visit with is sister,
Mrs. Chas. E. Brown. Mr. Vandevere is
a well known athlete and won for him
self considerable glory last summer
when he pitched a nineteen inning
baseball game at Matanuska. Mr.
Vandevere was the star southpaw
twirler of the Cook Inlet baseball
league during the past season.
The Little Susltna Coal company
held an election of officers yesterday
and elected the following: Joseph
Jandos, president; C. A. Pappademe
tro vice president; A. J. Ancley sec
retary, and George Athans treasurer.
The coal properties are located a few
hundred feet from the railroad station
at Houston and will be extensively de
veloped during the coming season.
H. E. Nye, a guest of the White
house left on this morning’s train for
Wasilla where in company with L. W.
Turner he will begin the hauling of
50,000 railroad ties for the Alaskan
Engifieering commission, with a cata
pillar tractor. This is the first at
tempt to use a tractor for freighting
purposes and in the event of the suc
cess of this venture Mr. Nye will seek
contracts with a newr coal company
which is opening up a property about
six miles from Wasilla. As soon as
the weather permits Mr. Turner will
make use of the tractor in plowing
about 100 acres of his, ranch locate<
at Knik.
WEDNESDAY
L. A. LaDuke came down fron
Chickaloon yesterday and is making
his home at the Crist house.
Hans Walby, the well known ranch
er from Matanuska, came down for <
brief business visit yesterday and ex
pects to return on tomorrow’s train.
L. H. Colpe, who has been employee
j at the Anchorage Drug company, lef
| this morning for the outside, when
he will remain for the rest of th<
winter.
Lee J. Benson, who has been ai
work on a tie contract at Camp 187
came in on yesterday’s train anc
while in town is staying at the Nev
Union hotel.
Lauritz Brothers are at work or
the panels around the balcony of the
Labor auditorium, painting advertise
ments for the various business house*
of Anchorage which are making use
of this means of advertising then
wares. This space was formerly usee
by the union for displaying flags anc
| banners.
Charles Peters, the merchant prince
j of Chickaloon, returned to his home
: on the morning train. Mr. Peters ex
I pects to dispose of his business ai
j Chickaloon within the next few day*
j and will then leave for the outside foi
i medical treatment. Mr. Peters is reg
I istered at the New Union hotel.
C. S. Duncan, who was recently dis
charged from the government hospi
tal, having successfully passec
through a minor operation, was £
guesa over night of the Anchorage ho
tel and today resumed his living quar
ters over at the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
Fred C. Knowlton, connected wit!
the engineering: department of th(
Alaskan Engineering commission
with headquarters at Kern creek, oi
the Turn again Arm division of the
government railroad, is registered al
the Crescent hotel.
Thomas Coffey an oldtimer in Alas
ka, a member of the order of Pioneers
Igloo No. 15, and of the Alaska Label
union is confined to- his home on easl
Fourth avenue suffering with a severe
attack of rheumatism. Mr. Coffey is
under the care of Dr, F. M. Boyle.
I,. C. Vandevere, connected with the
engineering department of the Alas
kan Engineering commission and lo
cated at residency 107 on the Turn
again division of the government rail
road, left this morning for his duties.
Mr. Vandevere was a guest of the Ho
tel Crescent while in town.
Edward Christensen, president ol
the Alaska Labor union, left on the
morning train for points out along
Turnagain Arm, where he will visit
the members of the union now in the
employ of the Alaskan Engineering
commission at the various camps for
the purpose of soliciting funds for li
quidating the indebtedness on the la
bor temple. He expects to be gone
about ten days.
John Gilmore, who is the owner oi
a ranch near Wasilla, came down or
yesterday’s train for the purpose oi
a brief business visit in Anchorage
and while in town is staying at the
Morrison hotel. Mr. Gilmore is ac
companied by Mrs. Gilmore.
C. R. Rhodes, who during the pa<=1
summer was intersted in the opera
tion of the skating rink at the laboi
temple, left this morning for a lime
property which he is developing about
ten miles out on Turnagain Arm, or
the government railroad. Mr. Rhode;
believes that the use of lime will en
ter extensively into the building in
dustry in Anchorage during the com
j ing summer.
Marvin Jones, an American, whc
for the past year has been fighting
for France in the aviation service
i was killed in action on November 26
j according to a letter received this
i week by his brother, N. L. Jones
; known as “Happy” Jones, from his
sister, who was officially advised oi
their brother’s death by the French
government. N. L. Jones is employee
by the Alaskan Fmgineering commis
sion and last October while working
on the dredge at the mouth of Shij
creek, suffered a broken leg, whicl
kept him in the government hospita
until two weeks ago. While able t<
walk with the aid of a cane, Mr
Jones is under the care of Dr. J. B
Beeson.
r R. J. De Leo, chief clerk for the
1 Copper River and Northwestern rail
road, whose brief visit in Anchbiwe
was for the purpose of looking1 over
the work of the Alaskan Engineering
i commission, left this morning for
' Seward, where he will take steamer
for his headquarters in Cordova. Mr.
. De Leo was amazed at the work that
l has been accomplished in the matter
. j of material yards, machine shops and
| local shipping facilities, and expressed
I j himself as favorably impressed with
. j the growth of Anchorage.
! J. S. Baldwin, an employe of the
• Alaskan Engineering commission,
who has been a guest of the Crescent
; hotel, checked out this morning and
, returned to his headquarters at Falls
[ creek. Mrs. Baldwin is confined in the f
■ government hospital with a severe
case of gall stones.
1 Frederick T. Mumma, superintend
: ent of the telephone and telegraph de
partment of the Alaskan Engineering
1 j commission, has given up his quarters
' j at the government bunk house and
' | will make his home at the Hotel An
S chorage for the remainder of the win
! ter.
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KERENSKY’S FRIENDS '
MURDERED IN BED
FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE
AND FORMER COMPTROLLER
SLAIN IN HOSPITAL.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 22.—A. I. Shir^*
1 garoff, who was minister of finance,
and Professor T. Ivoksshine, who was
comptroller, when M. Kerensky was
premier of Russia, were murdered in
their beds last night in the marine
hospital in Petrograd.
Shingaroff and Kokoshine had been
‘ held political prisoners in the marine
’ hospital ever since the downfall of the
1 Kerensky regime.
WAR CAUSES 10,008
FOOD SUBSTITUTES
GERMAN PROFESSOR SAYS THAT
SOME OF NEW EDIBLES
WILL SURVIVE PEACE.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, Jan. 23.—
Ten thousand substitue food articles
have been introduced into Germany
since the war, according to a state
ment made in the Berlin newspapers
by Professor Juckenack, a prominent
German fod expert. He mentions as
the most striking examples of success
ful substitution the following: artific- *
ial butter, eggs, salad oil, honey, milk,
coffee, tea, sugar, tobacco, fish, sau
sage, cheese and caviar. Some of the
substitues are directly harmful but
others are so good that they will out
live the war and become regular arti
cles of consumption, he asserts.
HOLLAND CHARTERS
I SHIPS TO AMERICA
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MORE THAN EIGHTY VESSELS IN
THIS COUNTRY MILL BE
USED BY UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 22.—
In a provisional agreement signed in
London today by diplomatic represen
tatives of Holland and the United ^
i States, the Dutch government agree
to charter to the United States all
Dutch steamships held in American
ports. These vessels which number
more than eighty, have been held by
| the United States because of Presi
dent Wilson’s proclamation placing an
embargo on the shipment to neutral
countries of supplies that might l’each
Germany or Austria.
Some of the Dutch ships will be
used by the United States to send re
lief supplies to Belgium.
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Job printing at the Times office.
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H. W. NAGLEY
General Merchandise
» Susitna
* Branch Stores at
t McDougall - - - Talkeetna
1 Dealer in Raw Furs, Snowshoes,
i Camp Outfits. Selling Agent
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Hipress Boots and Pacs.