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I LOCAL NEWSETTES OF THE WEEK
THURSDAY
R. J. Meehan, a rancher from Wa
silla, came down yesterday for a brief
business visit and is registered at the
Crist house.
John Peterson, who has been at
work for the Alaskan Engineering
commission out on Turnagain Arm, is
a recent arrival at the Alaska House.
John Ganossin, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, sta
tioned at Camp 91 on Turnagain Arm,
came in on the train yesterday and is
registered at the Crescent hotel.
Daniel Leech, superintendent of
construction for the Alaskan Engi
neering commission for the Turnagain
Arm division of the government rail
road, came in yesterday from his
headquarters at Camp 91 and is reg
istered at the Crescent hotel.
Peter Hebert, a well known rancher
near Wasilla, is down for a brief bus- 1
iness visit and while in town is mak
ing his home at the Morrison hotel.
Mr. Hebert’s ranch is located at Para
dise, about four miles out from Wasil
la. on the road to the Willow creek
mines.
R. X. Roves, who has been living in
Sewa rd during the winter, came in
on yesterday’s train and will leave
next week for the Nelchina district,
where he is interested in some placer
mining ground. Mr. Roves says that
there will be considerable develop
ment work done next season in the
X* china country and that many of
the operators in this district have al
ready taken in their summer’s sup
plies.
I . W. Turner, the owner of a ranch
at Old Knik, came down on yesterday’s
tra'a and is a guest of the White
hocse. Mr. Turner is associated with
L. T. Xye in a new venture. They
have vonaired a caterpillar tractor and
v "I K.ul about 50.000 railroad ties
from the woods to the government
rraoad right-of-way. At the com
; '• ti• ~n of this work Mr. Turner will
u.-e the tractor in plowing his ranch.
He expects to have more than 100
acres in grain during the course of
the coming season.
ny inquiries are being received,
by the Hamlet Danish club from Dan
ish farmers in various states of the ;
Union regarding the farming possibil
iti* of the Cook inlet district, ac
cord ng to a statement made by J. C.
Jensen, secretary of the local Danish
dub. The club is in receipt of letters
from farmers from the outside, con
cluded Mr. Jensen, and in reply to
such letters fr6m the Danish club has
done some good boosting for Anchor
age and the Matanuska valley. The
replies describe the agricultural con
ditions here generally and urge immi- j
gration of Danish families from the
states to Alaska.
E. Hanson came down from his
n.n- h near the town of Matanuska
and is a guest of the Alaska House.
Mr. Hanson will leave on Friday’s
tra n for Chickaloon, where he will ■
seek employment in the government1
coal mines there. He expects to work
at the mines for two months, at the
ond of which he will return to his
ranch for the season. In speaking of
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the conditions under which the farm
ers in the Matanuska valley are farc
ed to labor, Mr. Hanson said that the
act on taken this week by the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce looking to
ward extending the farm loan law to
include Alaska farms will do more in
attracting farmers to this section of
the country than any other single pol
icy ever announced by the business
men ef Anchorage.
FRIDAY
L. W. Turner left for Wasilla on |
this morning’s train. Mr. Turner has
been a guest of the White house.
W. A. Baker, who has a small ranch
at Chickaloon, came down on yester
day’s train and is registered at the i
White house.
P. N. Johnson, the owner of a ranch |
near Wasilla, is a recent arrival in
Anchorage. Mr. Johnson is a guest
of the Hotel Parsons.
A. Raybott, an employe of the coal
mines at Chickaloon, arrived in An
chorage on yesterday’s train and is!
registered at the Richter house.
J. W. Aiken, a farmer from Mata
nuska, arrived on yesterday’s train
and departed for his home this morn- 1
ing. Mi'. Aiken was a guest of the ;
Richter house.
Fred C. Knowlton, an employe of
the Alaskan Engineering commission
with headquarters Kern creek on
Turnagain Arm checked out from the
Crescent this morning and returned to
his duties.
F. Whittaker, a well known ranch
er and connected with the Mat
anuska Farmers’ association, who has
been a guest of the Richter house
du»ing the past several days, returned
to his ranch on the morning train.
The Robarts bowling team defeated
the Hegstrom team on the Robarts
alleys last night in a well-bowled
game by the narrow margin of 53
pins. A return match is being plan
ned for the early part of next week.
Payment has been stopped by lh C.
Hammond, special disbursing agent
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
. ion on official check Xo. G082S under
date of October 15, 1917, payable to
Martin Olson amoutning to 842.70 and
check No. 65701, dated January 7,
1018, payable to the same person and
for $0.50. Notice of stoppage of pay- 1
merit has been sent by Mr. Hammond
to the United States treasury at
Washington, D. C.
Angelo Greco is registered at the
Hotel Crescent, arriving there yester
day from the government hospital j
vhere he has been recovering from
the effects of a slight operation per
formed last week by Dr. J. B. Bee
son. Mr. Greco is an employe of the
government coal mines at Eska creek
and expects to leave for his work the
beginning of next week.
SATURDAY
Harry Brailey is making his home
at the Hotel Anchorage for the
present.
A. S. Johnson is a recent arrival in
Anchorage and while in town is reg
istered at the Alaska house.
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L. R. Harmon arrived over the trail
yesterday through Broad Pass from
Nenana and is registered at the Crist
house.
E. C. Nohrvvold who arrived during
the week from Seward is registered at
the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Nohrvvold
is a resident of Seattle and came north
to enter the employ of the Alaskan
Engineering commission in the me
chanical department in the local term
inal yards.
Irwin Packard, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission
while doing some carpenter work yes
terday on one of the buildings in the
terminal yards fell from a ladder and
fractured the elbow of his right arm.
He was taken to the government hos
pital where an x-ray photograph of
the fracture was taken. l)r. J. B.
Beeson in charge of the case says that
it is the worst fracture he has treated
since coming to Anchorage. Mr. Pack
ard was taken to his home after the
arm was placed in a plaster cast.
A. T. Carpenter left on yesterday’s
train for Seward and the outside. Mr.
Carpenter has been employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission and
was stationed at various places along
the main line of the government rail
road above Talkeetna. He has been a
member of several contracting firms
doing right of way clearing for the
government railroad during the past
three years. Mr. Carpenter will make
application to join the United States
army upon his arrival in Seattle.
Joseph Ryan a well known automo
bile driver who was a former partner
in the transfer business with Mark
Dolliver has successfully past the
physical examination at Seattle for
entrance into the aviation service and
has been transferred this week to the
training quarters for aviators at
Berkeley, California, according to a
telegram received yesterday by Mark
Dolliver, of Anchorage. Mr. Ryan left
Anchorage last October, going direct
to Seattle where he made application
to join the aviation corps.
Patrick Hanley, a former resident
of Knik and well known throughout
this section of the Cook Inlet coun
try, is now at the training camp at;
Annapolis where he is a member of
Company I of the Ik! Engineer corps,:
according to a letter received this!
week by Mrs. Mary Morrison, proprie-j
tor of the Morrison hotel. While:
standing in mess line one day Mr.
Hanley was surprised to meet I. Kuk-!
1 inski, a former employe of the Alas- I
kan Engineering company who is a ;
member of the same corps and who j
enlisted from Anchorage last Octo-;
her. Both men are well known in An-\
mi/.
John Georgos was arrested yester
day by Deputy Marshal C. \Y. Moss
man charged with disorderly conduct
and was sentenced by United States
Commissioner Leopold David to serve
ten days in the Anchorage jail.
Joseph Laubner the well known real
state man returned yesterday from a
week’s visit to Seward. In referring
to business conditions at Seward, Mr.
Laubner remarked that he was mighty
pleased to get back home.
Harry Schultz, deputy United
States marshal who has been confined
to his home for the past month suf
fering from an infection of the eyes
is back at his desk. Mr. Schultz, while
able to see and use his eyes is forced
to wear a pair of heavy yellow glass
es, which gives the office deputy the
appearance of an erudite college pro
fessor.
Andrew Christensen head of the
land and industrial department of the
Alaskan Engineering commission will
give a forty minute talk tonight at
7:30 o’clock in the social hall of the
Railroad Young Men’s Christian asso
ciation. Mr. Christensen’s talk will be
in the nature of an answer to the
question “What is the land depart
ment and what has it accomplished.”
This talk will mark the first of a ser
ies of meetings during which live,
timely topics will be discussed by vari
ous speakers. After the talk tonight
there will be a musical program and a
light luncheon will be served.
SUNDAY
L. Taraundun, a rancher from Mat
anuska, is a guest of the New Union
hotel.
Boror Larson, a guest of the New
Union hotel, camq down from Tab
keetna where for several months he
has been working on a contract with
the Alaskan Engineering commission
in getting out ties for the government
railroad.
Michael Campbell, whose ranch is
located near the government railroad
about five miles from town on Turn
agin Arm is a visitor in town.
Arvin Carlson, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission ar
rived yesterday from Talkeetna and
while in town is registered at the
New Union hotel.
James Freydlund a rancher locat
ed on Turnagain Arm about three
miles from Anchorage came in yes
terday and is registered at the New
Union hotel.
John Frostland arrived in over the
trail yesterday from Nome and is
registerd at the Crist house. Mr.
Frostland will later make the trip to
the outside and expects to return to
Anchorage in time to mush back as
far as Iditarod before the snow goes
off in the spring.
L. II. Vernan, a resident of Fair
banks, is a recent arrival at the An
chorage hotel. Mr. Vernan is a drafts
man by profession and expects to se
cure employment with the Alaskan
Engineering commission with head
quarters here at Anchorage.
E. Roberts is a recent arrival from
Camp 187 located on the main line of
the government railroad where he has
been employed by O’Rourke and com- ;
pany in getting out railroad ties for
the Alaskan Engineering commission.
According to Mr. Roberts, O’Rourke
and company are making good pro
gress with their contract.
Daniel Leech, superintendent of
construction on the Turnagain Arm
division of the government railroad,
is a guest of the Crescent hotel. Mr.
Leech was a patient at the govern
ment hospital where yesterday his
tonsils were removed by Dr. John B.
Beeson. Mr. Leech says that he will
experience no difficulty now in eating
olives.
James A. Wilkinson, a member of
the Anchorage school board and
prominent in local labor circles, is
confined to his bed suffering with a
severe attack of la grippe. Mr. Wil
kinson has always taken an active in
terest in the affairs of the Alaska
Labor union and is now a member of
the holding company which has
charge of liquidating the indebted
ness on the labor temple. Last spring
lie was elected as a member of the
school board.
Robert IT. Williams formerly em
ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission and known among the
employes as “Bob the Commission
Junk Man” will leave tomorrow for |
the states and upon arrival at Seat- j
tie will make application to join the j
Twenty-third engineers corps stat ion- j
cd at Camp Meed, near Annapolis,'
Md. Mr. Williams is well known in j
mining circles having spent a number ;
of years in the employ of the Martin
mines in the Willow creek district.
J. C. Laferrie who recently arrived i
from Aberdeen, Washington, where j
he had been employed by a shipbuild- j
ing company has purchased the Os- j
sier ranch located a mile south of the !
Anchorage townsite and plans to de
velop the farm on an extensive scale
next summer. C. C. Ossier, the form
er owner of the ranch, left Anchor
age in October for Aberdeen and has
since his arrival there been employed
in the shipyards. His two sons, Ken
neth and Robert, left Anchorage the
first of this year and have been plac
ed in a boarding school in Seattle by
Mrs. C. C. Ossier who will remain in
Anchorage until the opening of navi
gation.
MONDAY
John Gannissin, an employ of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, re
turned to his employment at Camp 91
on Turnagain Arm.
Frank Johnson left this morning |
for Matanuska where he is interested
in a tie contract. Mr. Johnson was
registered at the Richter house.
A. E. Muir checked out from the
Crescent hotel this morning and re
turned to Kern creek on Turnagain
Arm where he is in the employ of the
Alaskan Engineering commission.
Frank Willis who was interested in
several grading, clearing and rock
contracts with the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission during the past three
years and who left Anchorage on the
last boat, is visiting relatives and
friends in Wisconsin, according to a
letter received here this week. Mi
Willis says that the weather in Wis
[ consin is more severe than any he hai
experienced in Anchorage. He expect
to return here on the first boat in th
spring.
C. S. Duncan, an employ of thi
Alaskan Engineering commission wil
return tomorrow from Chickalooi
where he has been convalescing fron
a minor operation performed las
week at the government hospital b;
Dr. J. B. Beeson.
Oscar Ley who has been staying a
the Richter house for several week:
left this morning for Matanuska. Mr
Ley has secured a tie contract fron
the Alaskan Engineering commissior
and will begin work immediately.
C. A. Benson checked out from th<
Richter house this morning and re
turned to the coal mines at Moos(
creek where he has beeti employee
during the past several months.
P. N. Johnson ,who has been stay
ing at the Hotel Parsons for the pasl
several days left on this morning's
train for his home at Wasilla. Mr
Johnson is the owner of a ranch neai
Wasilla.
F. W. Harkins, who for two years
has been acting as postal clerk for the
Alaskan Engineering commission am
recently connected with the Anchor
age post office force left this morning
for Seward, on his way to Chicago
where he goes on personal business.
Edward Christensen, president ol
the Alaska Labor union who left. Iasi
week for a trip out on Turnagair
Arm for the purpose of soliciting ad
ditional funds to be applied to the re
duction of the debt on the labor tem
ple, returned this afternoon and re
ports a successful trip.
Daniel Leech, superintendent oi
construction on the Turnagain Arrr
division of the government railroar
returned to his headquarters at Camj:
i on ims mornings train.
J. M. Wilson, an employe of th(
Alaskan Engineering commission vvlu
was registered at the Crescent hote'
returned this morning to his work ai
Chiekaloon where he is employed ir
the mechanical department.
Harry R. Munson, chief timekeeper
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion with, eadquarters at Anchorage,
who has been confined to his home
several days suffering with a severe
cold, it back at his desk.
Walter DeLong, general storekeep
er of the Alaskan Engineering com
mission, received a cablegram from
Colonel Mears on Saturday requesting
him to report to Seattle immediately
for consultation regarding the regi
ment of engineers being raised by the
former commissioner. Mr. DeLong has
been compelled to postpone tempor
arily the trip south owing to the ill
ness of Mrs. DeLong.
TUESDAY
F. Kellstrom, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission out
on Turnagain Arm came in on yester
day’s train and is registered at the
Hotel Parsons.
Magnus Swanson who has been em
ployed during the past several months
by the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion with headquarters at Camp S3 or
Turnaagin Ann left on this morning’s
ti'ain for Seward and the outside
where, he will remain for the rest oi
the winter.
J. E. Kellner a well known mining
man who has been spending the win
ter at his home in Ferndale, Washing
ton, arrived yesterday from the out
side and is a guest of the Hotel Cres
cent. A ter a brief vis t in Anchor
age Mr. Kellner will leave for Me
Grath where he has mining interests
which he expects to develop during
the summer.
Alvah Eames, post office inspectoi
arrived from Seward on yesterday’s
train and registered at the Whitt
house. Mr. Eames left on the morn
ing train for Matanuska where h<
goes on official business. He will re
turn tomorow and will be in An
chorage several days on mattei's con
nected with the local post office.
John Wilson a well known hart
l’ock miner who for a number of year:
has been employed in various mines ii
the Willow creek disti'ict and for th<
past year an employe of the Alaskai
Engineering commission in the tele
phone and telegraph department, lef
on the morning train for Sewai’d ant
the outside. After a bi'ief visit witl
friends in Seattle he will make appli
. cation to join the fighting forces of
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I It. N. Ganton, a former employe of
51 the Alaskan Engineering commission
II located above Talkeetna is now em
j ployed by one of the big shipbuilding
2; companies in Seattle according to a
* letter received here this w'eek. In
11 speaking of the conditions under
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[ which the skilled labors of Seattle and
' j the near by cities work, Mr. Ganton
' | says that it is difficult to tell the me
I chanic from the shipyard owner. The
| employes of the various shipyards are
1! more prosperous nowr than at any time
•. in the history of the skilled mechanic.
| O. N. Johnson left this morning on
1! the train for Houston on his way into
i the interior. Mr. Johnson is an old
! | timer in Alaska and has an interest ^
in some valuable mining property on
; Flat creek. He has spent the past win
' ter in California.
Jack Sutherland, secretary of the
Alaska labor union left on a work
train yesterday for Chickaloon and
expects to return Thursday. Mr. Suth
erland will visit the various camps on
the Matanuska branch of the govern
ment railroad on matters connected
with the union.
YV E D N E S D A Y
Jeremiah C. Murphy, assistant dis
trict attorney with headquarters at
Anchorage is spending a few days at
Matanuska.
William McKay came down from
j Houston yesterday and is registered
; at the Morrison hotel, where he will
remain for the rest of the week. W
E. T. Fisher, a well known mining
| man from the interior, arrived over
the trail yesterday from Iditarod and
is registered at the Crist house. He
expects to leave for Seward during
the week.
Henry J. Miller, whose former home
was in Valdez, but who is now located f
at Matanuska, came down on yester
day’s train and is a guest of the Ho
tel Parsons. During the past summer
Mr. Miller was in the empuloy of the
! Alaskan Engineering commission in
the telephone and telegraph depart
I ment.
Carl Mattie, superintendent of the
Baxter coal mine at Moose creek,
came down yesterday for a brief visit
and will be in town until Friday. Mr.
■ Mattie is staying at his home on
Eighth avenue. He reports conditions
at the mine as in good shape and is
very optimistic regarding the future
development work of the mine.
Angelo Greco, a miner from Eska
: creek, where he is employed in the
government mines and who was re
cently discharged from the govern-f
ment hospital where he was success
fully operated on by Dr. J. B. Bee
i son, checked out from the Crescent
hotel and returned on the morning
: train to his duties at the mine.
A. S. Hansen, who has been work
ing for a tie contractor on the main
line of the government railroad above
! Talkeetna arrived in Anchorage and
I is staying at the Alaska house. Mr.
■ Hansen expects to leave for the out
side next week and will visit his form
er home in Minnesota.
S. M. Hartwig left this morning for
Matanuska and Houston on his way to
| the hills in the Montana creek country
where he expects to spend the re
mainder of the winter in trapping. Mr.
i Hartwig operated a trap line out on
Turnagain Arm during the early part
; of the winter but owing to the scarcity
of fur bearing animals was unable to
get any quanity of furs.
George Steele, of Cordova, who
spent only one day in Anchorage as
a guest of the White house, saw
j enough to make him realize that he
was overlooking something in not be-,
| coming a resident of the town, He^
! returned yesterday to Seward on his
way toNCordova and upon his arrival
at the latter city will wind up his
business affairs preparatory to per
manently settling in Anchorage. He
says that he will arrive on the first
boat in the spring.
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