1 LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK 1
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THURSDAY
T. R. Meredith is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage from Willow creek.
Dr. Layne, physician in charge at
Montana creek, stopped at the Hotel j
Anchorage yesterday while in the
town on official business.
Fred Parsons returned yesterday
from Montana creek where he has
been for a few days assisting in re
pairing the crank shaft of the launch
Clymax.
Mrs. Elliott has recently made some
marked improvements to the Waffle
house on Fourth avenue. The build
ing has been enlarged and a well-ap
appointed dining room added to this
popular eating place.
S. D. Maxwell, of the Anchorage
Supply company, returned yesterday
from the Willow creek district where
he has been for the past week on bus- j
iness connected with his quartz hold-.
ings.
H. M. Fickenger returned to the |
Willow creek district this morning af- j
ter spending yesterday in Anchorage;
on business connected with the elec- j
tion of officers of the Mabel Mining j
and Milling company.
Jos. A. Laubner attended the meet
ing of the stockholders of the Mabel
Mining and Milling company in An
chorage yesterday and will remain un
til Tue.-day, when he expects to re- ■
turn to the mine for the balance of
the summer.
Through the efforts of local spoils j
the Soldiers’ Tobacco Fund is about
to receive a material increase. Ar
rangements are being made for a
match game of baseball between two
jeams composed of the best playing
talent in Anchorage and the proceeds
will go to the tobacco fund.
The freighter Cordova, with the
barge Lawrence in tow, sailed for Se
attle yesterday afternoon. The Cor
dova has been in port several days
discharging a large cargo of railroad
construction material for the govern
ment and freight for local merchants.
The Lawrence will return to Anchor
age later on with another capacity
load of railroad material.
Fred Tiffany has been inducted in
the latest draft as prepared by the
local exemption board. Fred is well
known in this part of Alaska, having
spent several years in the Hope-Sun
rise placer mining district and later
working for the Alaskan Engineering
commission in Anchorage. At present
he is living in Astoria, where he is
working in the McEachern Shipyards.
W. R. Hocking, who has the Tal
keetna mine under lease, swelled the
deposits of the Bank of Anchorage
yesterday when he deposited the sec-!
ond clean-up of the season. Mr. Hock- j
ing was registered at the Hotel An-!
chorage, and after transacting busi-j
ness of importance returned to the!
camp on the morning train. He is j
very well pleased with the season’s
prospects and will probably keep a
force of men working on the Talkeet
na property throughout the winter.
FRIDAY
Have you purchased your ticket for
the Sunday excursion to Chickaloon ?
W. M. Trout is registered at the
Crescent from Eska.
Ten volunteers from Anchorage and
vicinity reported for service at the lo
cal exemption board yesterday.
J. S. Baldwin, a government em
ploye from Mile 94, is registered at
the Crescent.
Lars Netland, the Chickaloon coal
operator, returned to the coal fields
this morning after spending several
days in Anchorage on business.
The band is not going to accom
pany the excursion party as original
s ly planned but there will be plenty of
other music and noise.
The twenty-four boys, whose names
were drawn in response to call No. 88(*
are ordered to report tomorrow morn
ing at the local exemption board.
Captain Johnson, of the power boat
J. J., left the city dock for Turnagain
Arm, where he will transport logs
from Sawmill creek to Bird creek for
the lumber firm of McNally & Mait
land.
The recent rains came just in time
and everything looks very favorable
for bumper crops in our vicinity, said
J. W. Saindon, who is stopping at the
Crescent while in town on business.
Mr. Saindon is one of the prominent
farmers in the Matanuska district and
has great faith in the farming possi
bilities of the Matanuska valley.
The restaurant and hotel men of
Chickaloon want it distinctly under
stood that they are amply prepared to
provide all necessary meals for the
Sunday excursionists and moreover
will consider it a gross infringement
upon their rights unless permitted this
privilege. They are quite within their
rights and it is quite true that they
do not pack their lunches and blankets
when visiting in Anchorage.
Chris Woodhouse, who has been lo
cated at Eska creek in connection
with his duties in the hospital depart
ment of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, spent yesterday visiting
his family in Anchorage. Mi\ Wood
house left on the morning train for
Rainbow creek where he will be locat
ed in the future under Dr. H. O.
Schaleben, who has charge of the
Turnagain Arm division.
Felix Brown received a letter from
“Slim” Murphy on the last boat. Mur
phy is now stationed at Camp Kearny,
San Diego, Cal., and is in the clerical
department of his regiment. He men
tions that army camp life is very
pleasant except from the extreme
heat of California which affects Alas
kans much more than the boys from
the other states. He writes that they
are allowed to visit in San Diego oc
casionally and always enjoy the trip
to the cty. Murphy formerly worked
for Newt Pilger and alter ran a road
house on the Anchorage-Seward trail.
SATURDAY
Baseball at 6:30 o’clock this even
ing at Athletic park.
Join the excursion and see your
own country.
Baseball at 6:30 this evening for
the tobacco fund.
Swan A. Swanson, a draftee in the
recent call, is registered at tne ilotel
Parsons.
Get in the coach and visit the great
government coal fields at Chickaioon.
Round trip fare only $3.25.
The steamer Northwestern and Ad
miral Farragut were both in Cordova
at noon today.
The pioneers of Igloo No. 15 held
their regular semi-monthly meeting
last night in Pioneer hall.
Some action should be taken to
properly recognize the draft boys
who leave for Fort Liscum on one of
the next steamers.
Fred Kincaid was in from his ranch
yesterday and reports that the wagon
roads are greatly improved since the
recent rain.
Larson and Wendler have on sale
today fresh garden peas and cauliflow
er raised from the local garden of J.
H. McCain.
Jesse B. Garver, of Willow creek, is
down for a few days’ business visit
with his Anchorage associates and is
stopping at the Crist house.
C. A. Stanley, a cook at the govern
ment camp at 84 was taken to the gov
ernment hospital this morning on ac
count of sickness.
It’s poor business to knock your
own town; if you don’t like the sur
roundings move out, for your absence
will never be felt.
Costello and Thompson will proba
bly be the opposing pitchers in today’s
game of baseball at Athletic park for
the benefit of the American Soldiers’
Tobacco Fund. A general admission
of 25c will be charged.
Martin Lanning came in yesterday
from Palmer canyon, where he has
been working for the Alaska road com
mission, and registered at the White
house. He left for Seward this morn
ing over the trail.
J. H. Day, who has been employed
as foreman at the Mable mine for the
past two months, arrived in Anchor
age yesterday and is stopping at the
White house. Mr. Day has engaged
pasage on the. Northwestern for the
states and expects to locate in the
Salmon river mining district of Idaho.
Mother White has so far recovered
from her recent illness so as to be
able to walk about the streets. She
was down town yesterday for the first
time in several weeks and looked the
pictui’e of health. Needless to say
that every one she met was delighted
to see her and offer congratulations on
her recovery.
Mrs. Colonel Revell and Miss Ida
Revell came in from Girdwood yester
day and will spend several days in
Anchorage. Mrs. Revell says the col
onel is kept busy taking care of his
numerous mail dogs but may accept a
position with the T. and T. department
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion later in the season.
Lon Wells was brought down from
Broad Pass Thursday and placed in
the government hospital, suffering
from pneumonia and is resting com
fortably today. Mr. Wells, in part
ners with his brother Frank, has valu
able quartz property in Broad Pass,
which they have been developing for
several years. He was brought down
to Montana creek by John Frame in
an open boat from Talkeetna.
Camille McGowan brought over a
bunch of Anchorage passengers from
Seldovia Thursday night and spent
yesterday in Anchorage on business.
Mr. McGowan is engaged in the fish
ing business with George Mitchell
with headquarters at Nenilchick where
they have a salmon and herring salt
ery. He reports a good run of salmon
and says that they have put up over
200 barrels of salmon to date.
Fred Parsons is building a pot scow
for Louis Jensen and partners. Mr.
Jensen and partners are engaged in
salmon fishing in Kachemak bay and
i had the piisfortune to lose one of
their scows during a severe storm
Tuesday night. The scow was loaded
with salmon and would have been de
livered at the saltery the following
morning when it broke loose from its
mooring. The scow has not been found
to date.
Miss Una Korth and Miss Ora Shel
den entertained a few friends last eve
ning at the Korth home on Fourth
avenue in honor of the members of
the geodetic survey party who expect
to leave Anchorage for other fields on
the Admiral Farragut. The evening
I was devoted to dancing and vocal and
i instrumental music and a delicious
luncheon Was served at midnight.
Among the guests were the Misses
Swanson, Miss Nolan, Miss Protz, and
i Miss Anderson, Messrs. Wilbur, Pat
I
terson, Creighton, Maxwell, Cole,
Chandler, Robinson and Bentley.
Bob Hunter says the life of an inlet
fisherman is not all a bed of roses and
at present he is experiencing some of
the trials peculiar to the industry.
Yesterday the power boat engine
broke down and he is in Anchorage
today to make arrangements for a
new engine. Bob came the entire dis
tance from Moose creek, thirty miles,
to Anchorage in a row boat and was
over twelve hours in making the trip.
He says, however, that he and partners
are catching the salmon and have put
up over 250 barrels at the Moose creek
saltery.
Anchorage will be practically de
populated tomorrow and the restau
rant men and cigar stores are fully
prepared for a lazy day. In fact as
many of them as can possibly arrange
their business affairs have decided to
be one of the party of excursionists to
Chickaloon. All arrangements have
been made for the comfort of the par
ty, according to the committee in
charge, and it is estimated that it
will require at least four coaches and
a smoking car to care for the crowd.
Train leaves the depot at 8:30 o’clock
tomorrow morning and no tickets will
be sold after 8:15.
Rev. E. M. Hughes returned yester
day from a four days’ trip to the Wil
low creek district where he visited the
Mabel, Talkeetna, Martin and other
mines. Rev. Hughes made the trip
primarily to become better acquaint
ed with the miners and familiarize
himself with the existing conditions
of the quartz camp that is so rapidly
coming into prominence. He says that
he enjoyed every minute of his time
and anticipates the pleasure of an
other trip into the district this fall.
Rev. Hughes will preach tomorrow as
usual at the Episcopal church in An
chorage.
Jim Harmon has closed his business
interests here and leaves for Seattle
on the steamer Northwestern. Mrs.
Harmon and the children are living in
Seattle at the present and Mr. Har
mon will spend several weeks with
them before deciding on hi3 future
business plans. He has been a resi
dent of Anchorage for over three
years . He was connected with the
Pacific Grocery company later man
aged a jobbing store of general mer
chandise on Fifth avenue. In addition
to the mercantile business Mr. Har
mon is interested in the reindeer in
dustry with J. H. Smith, Judge J. L.
Waller and other local parties. Mr.
Harmon expects to visit the live towns
in the northwest states and may de
vote his entire time to the reindeer in
dustry with the idea of later return
ing to Anchorage in this connection.
MONDAY
Get in the Boosters’ Band Wagon—
and stay there.
The Admiral Farragut is bringing
213 tons of freight consigned to local
merchants.
The Daily Times will always be
pleased to publish all letters from
home boys or other Anchorage con
nections relative to the war.
Don’t throw away any old clothes,
especially woolen, but give them to
the Belgian Relief workers. At least
do this much for the cause.
Miss Ada Mercereau, a former em
ploye at Tony’s restaurant, has made
arrangements for a trip to the out
side, and leaves on the Northwestern.
The Junior Belgian Relief will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow
(Tuesday) at 1 o’clock, at the usual |
place. All are requested to attend.
Frank Kelly was a Sunday guest at
the Crescent. Frank lives in Chicka
loon, but couldn’t stand two Sunday
excursions in succession, so spent the
day in Anchorage.
Local fishermen and women are tak
ing advantage of the salmon run in
Ship creek. These same salmon
might come in mighty handy this
coming winter.
Save the tin foil wrapping from cig
arettes, films, chewing gum, etc., and
give it to the Red Cross. Commence
today; it is worth 60c a pound and is a
necessity in the humane work.
W. G. Thompson, superintendent of
line ireignung aepanment, oi me uom
! Bullian mines, arrived in Anchorage
i Saturday and registered at the Hotel
Parsons.
Mrs. H. W. Stoughton and child
came down from Eska Saturday to
join Dr. Stoughton who will have
charge of the government hospital in
Anchorage during the absence of Dr.
J. B. Beeson.
The fishing industry is especially
active in the inlet and the present run
is unprecedented. Owing to the dearth
of laborers it may be necessary forj
Anchorage merchants to emulate their
brothers living in the grain belt and
help harvest the crop.
R. F. Kelso, representative of a
dental supply firm, will leave on the
Northwestern, after spending the past
month in Anchorage and vicinity in
the interests of his company. Mrs.
Kelso accompanied him on the trip
and they have been guests at the Ho
tel Anchorage during their stay in the
city.
Large things happen in Alaska and
people do not pay any particular at
tention to the event. For instance the
Kachemak Canning company may
catch 7,000 salmon in a day, or a $50,
000 cash deal closed for Willow creek
quartz property will be considered in
the light of the day’s happenings.
Events of similar magnitude would
cause a sensation in the states.
Jno. A. Solmes, of Chicago, is stop
ping at the Hoftel Anchorage and ex
pects to leave for the states in a few
days. Mr. Solmes is associated with
Joe McGill in the Beluga Whale Fish
ing industry and has been inspecting
the company’s plant at Beluga river.
He is well satisfied with his invest
ment and says the company will oper
ate on a larger scale next season.
M. Dietrick, known as just “Deet,”
spent Sunday in town and told the
boys at the Elks club rooms how to
surface, raise and line railroad track.
“Deet” certainly should know, for he
is the timekeeper for extra gang No.
1 and spends most of his time in the
office, as far away from actual work
as possible. Extra gang No. 1 em
ploys about fifty men, who are work
ing on the Turnagain Arm division
and located at present at Campbell
creek.
TUESDAY
Send them ar y with a smile.
Show your cdo S ar.J. come to th<
Labor temple tonight.
Attend the dance at the Labor tern
pie tonight and help make the affair i
success.
The Home Guards will escort th«
soldier boys from the local exemptioi
board to the labor union hall.
All members of the recent draft am
volunteers are requested to meet ai
the office of the local exemption boar<
at 8:30 tonight.
The chamber of commerce luncheoi
will be held tomorrow noon at th<
Frisco cafe. Members requested t<
be present.
Admission is free for every one a
tonight’s dance given by the people o:
Anchorage in recognition of the hom<
boys who are “Off to War.”
The Belgian Relief Work rooms wil
be open Wednesday from 9 to 4. La
dies willing to help with the cutting
and pressing are cordially invited.
Help make the home boys going of
to war know that every man, womai
and child in Anchorage is behind then
in their patriotic efforts to suppor
the administration.
Joe Laubner, vice-president of tin
Mable Mining company, left on tin
morning train for the quartz cam{
where he will spend the next tw<
months.
The steamer Northwestern lef
Nellie Juan this morning and was un
loading freight at Drier bay this aft
ernoon. The Northwestern shouh
reach Anchorage tomorrow night o
Thursday morning.
The Admiral Farragut arrived i;
Anchorage before noon today severa
hours ahead of schedule. The Farra
gut was unable to stop at Halibu
Cove and Fort Graham on the way uj
but will do so on the return trip.
Wm. Martin spent yesterday in An
chorage on business connected wit)
his various holdings in the Willov
creek district and returned to th<
camp this morning. Mr. Martin le
ports plenty of good ore but a scarcit;
of labor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Campbell, win
have been visiting in Anchorage fo
several weeks, left for the states 01
the Admiral Farragut. Mr. Campbd
is interested in the Kachemak Canmnj
company and is extremely well pleasei
with the condition of the company.
Captain Hand and the balance o
the coast survey party left on the Ad
miral Farragut for the vicinity of Sel
dovia where they will remain for sev
eral weeks on business connected witl
their department. The party has beei
located in Anchorage for the past tw<
months making a complete survey o
the Anchorage harbor and surround
ings.
The members of the Home Guard;
are earnestly requested to be on ham
promptly at 7:30 o’clock tonight t<
participate in the public demonstra
tion given in recognition of the An
chorage boys who are “off to war.’
Capt. Dyer, Lieut. Bush and Sergean
Denton urge a full attendance. Pett;
business and personal engagement;
will not be considered valid excuse:
and it is up to all loyal members t<
be present tonight.
Chas. W. Fowlkes leaves on th<
steamer Northwestern for Fort Lis
cum. Mr. Fowlkes is one of man]
Alaska boys to give up lucrative posi
tions to take up arms for his country
He has been in Anchorage and vicin
iiy for over a year and prior to his en
listment occupied an important cleri
cal positon with the Alaskan En
ginering commission with headquart
ers at Eska creek. Mr. Fowkles has
been in Alaska for several years am
before coming to Anchorage wa;
superintendent for the Ramsey-Ruth
erford Gold Mining company at Val
dez. He is a brother of Mrs. Chas
Bush, of Anchorage, and leaves thi;
locality with the best wishes of hi;
many friends who glory in his loyalty
Mrs. Esson, his mother, who has beei
living with him at Eska creek for sev
eral months leaves on the Northwest
ern for her home in the states.
WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Nathan Jaffe left on the Far
ragut for Seattle and the east when
she will spend the winter.
A. W, Peck, chief accountant in th
T. and T. department, left on the Far
ragut for a few weeks vacation trip ti
Seattle.
Wm. Gerig, engineer in charge, re- g
turned yesterday on the Admiral
: Farragut from Seward, where he went
to meet Chairman Wm. C. Edes.
Mrs. H. S. Sharts left this morning
to accept a position wit hthe Alaskan
Engineering commission at Mile 83 on ^
the Turnagain Arm division.
Commencing today the Hospital
Garment Workroom will be open be
^ twen the hours of 1:00 to 4:30 in the
afternoons daily.
| The regular August meeting of the
Anchorage Woman’s club will be held
in the school house tomorrow after
noon at 2 o’clock. A full attendance is
desired.
Mi’s. John F. Coffey will leave on
tomorrow morning's train for Mon
’ tana to join her husband, who is em
ployed there by the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission.
t John Smith and Jos. W. Swan,
prominent capitalists from the states
who recently made extensive invest
ments in Willow cr^ek quartz prop
. erty left for their homes yesterday
afternoon on the Admiral Farragut.
Mrs. Edith Jenkins returned to An
chorage yesterday on the Fa.ragut
from Cordova where she has been for ^
the past two months. Mr. Jenkins is
employed in the saw mill at Cordova
where he will remain until called in
the draft.
In giving out steamer dope in this
country the companies reserve the
right to change without notice. There
is nothing definite, on the steamer
^ Northwestern except that she was in -*
Seward at 1.33 this afternoon and will
not reach here tonight.
Chas. Bartholf recently purchased
, the large log house known as the
Burn hospital, on M street from Mrs.
^ Oscar Anderson. Mr. Bartholf will
make some necessary repairs and oc
cupy the house as his Anchorage £
home.
It is rather difficult to keep an ae
i curate check on the Herron-Loussac
r j
| Ford automobile car which is in Zack
Loussac’s possession at present. Per
haps the gentlemen are vainly endeav
oring to evade just taxes which are
inevitable.
automobiles, met in a head-on collision
^ about 12 o’clock last night on the C
street hill. No personal damage re
j suited, but both cars looked like a
war tank battle this morning. The
, relics have been removed to the repair
shop.
Frank Bartholf, of Billings, Mont.,
who has been in Anchorage and vi
cinity for the past month looking
after his large holdings in the Willow jfc
creek quartz district left for his home
. yesterday on the Farragut. Mr.
Bartholf will return to Anchorage
again next spring.
It has been officially announced
, that W. R. Manning has been appoint
ed acting general storekeeper, vice
Walter De Long, in charge of the
general stores of the Anchorage divi
, sion. The appointment, which takes
^ effect today, meets with the general
approval of the commission employes.
From the amount of perpetual
trouble closely associated with the
land telephone line between Anchor
age and Seward the line must run the
entire distance through a forest equal
ed only in density by the “Big woods"
of Jefferson county, New York. Some ^
day in the dim, distant future perhaps
enough of these trees will have burned
down to allow a few months continual
and uninterrupted service.
Andrew7 Christensen, manager of
the land and industrial department,
returned to Anchorage yesterday on
the Farragut and has resumed his
j duties with the government. Mr.
Christensen has been away from An
chorage since April on pleasure and
business and advises that Mrs. Chris
tensen will remain in the states in
definitely visiting her relatives and
friends.
THANX, MAURICE!
Maurice Albaugh, jr., of Quincey,
Ohio, has dug us up two new mem-'
bers in A. Friend of De Graff, Ohio,
and Iva Snapp, of Quincey, Ohio.
MIGHTY SELDOM
Proscrastination,
It is funny,
Is not applied
To spending money.