THURSDAY
R. L. Walcott, of Seattle, is in j
town and is a guest at the Parsons. |
V. H. Wilhelm, who is connected
with the government's land survey J
department and who has for the past
summer been working above Mata
nuska, is in town and is at the An
chorage.
Jesse B. Garver, old-timer and well
known all over Alaska, is in town
and is registered at the Crist House.
His visit at this time is in connection
with his extensive holdings in the
Willow creek district.
W. E. Kissel, enginer for the Alas
kan Engineering commission and lo
cated this summer at camp 83 was an
outgoing passenger on the transport
Crook. Mr. Kissel will spend the win- j
ter in Honolulu and expects to return
to Anchorage next spring.
E. J. Prendergast, resident engi- j
neer on the main line of the govern- :
ment railway at Matanuska, came
down last night on business and
while here is stopping at the Anchor
age. Mr. Prendergast will leave this
evening for his headquarters at Mat
anuska.
William F. Burnett, employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion as pilot on B. & B. No. 3, came I
down from the upper Susitna for the i
purpose of receiving medical treat-!
ment at the government hospital and j
will return on the Omineca tomor-!
.row morning to resume his work.
FRIDAY
R. D. Webb, one of the oldtimers in
the trritory is staying at the Crist
House. I
On account of the excess load
whch the Alaskan Engineering com
mission’s electric light plant is car
rying every night, Ray McDonald,
manager of the Harmony theatre, now
is running his electric light plant dur
ing the peak load period, thus reliev
ing the strain on the commission
plant. His action allows others who
otherwise could not be accommodated,
to have the use of the current fur
nished bv the commission.
Paul Lauritz and his brother, L.
Lauritz, of Lauritz Brothers, painters
and decorators, returned last night
from a eleven days’ hunting trip They
went up the Matanuska river as far as
the Matanuska glacier and report that
the scenery of the country up there is
the finest they have seen in Alaska.
Paul Lauritz was successful in getting
sixteen sketches of the country and
will elaborate on them this winter.
They saw a number of mountain sheep
and bagged the limit. While not hunt- I
ing sheep and making sketches they
were busy catching and eating moun
tain trout of which they say there is
an abundance.
Judge J. S. Truitt who has been
staying on his homestead near Matan
uska for the past two months, and his
family have returned to Anchorage
for the winter and will occupy their
home on east Fourth avenue. The
judge will '•esume the practice of
law. Miss Vella Truitt’s application as
school teacher at Talkeetna has been
accepted by the board there and she
will be engaged if the board is suc
cessful in its effort to get the neces
sary appropriation for a school this
winter. The Talkeetna school district
was recently organiged and a board
of directors elected and the only ques
tion now is one of funds with which
to start the school term.
SA TURD A Y
C. M. Murphy the contractor who
last week finished the six cottages at
Eska Creek for the use of the operat
ors of the Eska creek mine, left town
this morning for Moose Creek where
some improvements will be made by
the Doherty coal mine.
Samuel Harris, who for the past
two years has engaged in contract
work for the Alaskan Engineering j
commission and who has just comple- j
ted a big piece of rock work near Chi-1
ckaloon, left Thursday on the trans-1
port Crook. He will go direct to the
American Lake cantonment where he
intends to join the army. He hopes to
be in France this winter.
The Wassilla News is a new publi
cation edited, published and distribut
ed personally by the Herning family
of Knik and Wasilla. It is published
monthly and while designed primarily i
to advertise the wares of the Knik i
Trading company, is issued in the
shape of a newspaper in whch ap
pear many items of personal interest
to the residents of Wasilla. The pub
lication s free and may be obtained
at the stores of the Trading compa
ny both in Knik and Wasilla.
Frank Healy an oldtimer in the
country and well known throughout
the interior, disposed of his property
here a few days ago and left on the
transport Crook Thursday for San
Francisco, where he will visit rela
tives for a fortnight, and from there
will go to the oil fieilds of Wyoming.
He has received many letters from
his friends in Wyoming, all of whom
seem to feel that the future of the re
cently developed oil fields in that state
is assured.
The power boat Clymax, owned and
operated by Clyde Coleman and Max
Nelson, is busy at the present time
transferring the supplies and equip
ment of the Cache Creek Dredging
company from Susitna station to Mc
Dougal on the Yentna river and is not
expected to return to Anchorage until
the close of navigation on the Yentna,
which is likely to occur about October
18. The Clymax has contracted to
take in the supplies of W. W. Wood
ard, who is operating extensively in
the Yentna district. The supplies for
the Cache Creek Dredging company
and Mr. W'oodard approximate 275
tons and with the close of navigation
in sight the Clymax is on the move ev
ery minute.
William Peterson, one of the discov
erers of Cache Clock ar.d an oldtimer
in the country, is visiting in Anchor
age after a successful season, in the
hills and is a guest at the White
House.
Henry Bahrenberg one of the orig
inal locators in the famous Willow
creek district is in town after spend
ing the summer in the hills and is a
guest of the Hotel Anchorage. Mr.
Bahrenberg is a miner of note and has
devoted much of his time and a great
deal of money to the Willow creek
district. He believes that in the course
of the next year the country will de
velop into one of the richest mining
camps in Alaska. Mr. Bahrenberg
formerly owned valuable holdings on
Dollar creek and sold out his interest
to his partner Mr. Bub, who is now
profitably operating the property. Mr.
Bahrenberg has been spending the
summer in further prospecting in the
Willow creek district and is of the be
lief that he has located valuable
quartz at a distance of about six miles
from his original holdings. His new
claims are located near the Ivahlitna
and a short distance from Little Dol
lar creek.
SUNDAY
Robert Kleeman is in town on bus
iness connected with his farm which j
is located near the Eklutna. While in !
town Mr. Kleeman is a guest of the j
Richter House. I
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John H. Bergmann came down from
Eklutna on yesterday’s train and is j
registered at the Richter House. Mr.!
Bergmann has a ranch near the Ek- i
lutna river and says that the value of j
his crops came as a great surprise to
him in view of the extremely wet sea
son up his way.
Frank Redwood, proprietor of the
Hotel Crescent, left today for the
Chiekaloon Flats to be gone two or
three days on a duck hunt. Mr. Red
wood could not resist the temptation
after viewing the results obtained by
the hunters who have visited that
section during the past week.
The general committee of Agricul
tural-Industrial Fair has arranged to
give a banquet in the near future to
mark the close of the recent fair and
celebrate the payment of the final
bills. Speeches will be made by dif
ferent guests and an interesting pro
gram has been arranged. During the
evening the matter of permanent or
ganization will be discussed.
Ernest Wellein, formerly head of
the bookkeeping department of the
Pacific Grocery company, and now a
homesteader near Eagle river, came
down from his ranch yesterday even
ing. Mr. Wellein took up his ranch
early last spring and says that on a
few acres of his land he harvested suf
ficient hay and grain to keep his
stock in good shape during the com
ing winter.
ihe seven persons brought down
from Matanuska by Deputy A. F.
Hoffman charged with failure to reg
ister under the draft law and who are
confined in the jail awaiting a hearing
before Commissioner Leopold David,
accomplished some good for their
country this morning, when Deputy
Marshal Clarence W. Mossman had
them dig thirteen sacks of potatoes,
which by the way is only a portion of
the potato crop on the lot immediately
north of the jail building.
George Ruhlapaugh, formerly in
partnership in the plumbing business
with Michael Donnelly, will leave to
morrow morning for Seldovia and
will look the ground over preparatory
to building a cold storage plant there
to take care of the fishing industry.
Mr. Ruhlapaugh is very enthusiastic
regarding the prospects of the fish
business in Kachemak bay and states
that next summer will see the indus
try developed to a high state. He will
return to Anchorage the latter part of
the week and will then enter into ac
tive negotiations for the establishment
of the storage plant.
0. S. Adler, who has just returned
from points along the main line of
the government railroad, where he
went for the purpose of looking over
the potato crop preparatory to tak
ing up a ranch in this district. Mr.
Adler is a successful farmer from
Ohio and says that he was amazed at
the productivity of the soil in the Mat
anuska valley. He will leave for his
home on one of the next steamers and
says he will return early in the spring
and will make his future home in
Alaska.
A native grave was discovered in
the terminal tract near the railroad
track that is being built to connect up
the site of the new harbor with the
main terminal tracks. The interment
must have occurred many years ago,
as the wooden box in which the re
mains were placed showed signs of de
cay. The box was removed to the
Wood Undertaking company yesterday
and placed in a grave in the govern
ment cemetery.
Father Shepherd answered the call
of the country and the food conserva
tors and as a result he and Henry
Dohrmann planted the lot just south
of the Catholic church in potatoes and
since planting time each has spent his
leisure hours in tending and cultivat
ing them. Yesterday the harvest oc
curred and about twenty sacks, each
weighing about 100 pounds, were se
cured. The potatoes are fine speci
mens of the tuber family and both the
gentlemen are delighted with the re
sults of their labor.
The Omineca sailed at 7 o’clock yes
terday morning for Croto with a ca
pacity cargo.
A. P. Moftsger is a guest of the
Crescent.
Mrs. A. F. Rice is a guest of the
Parsons hotel.
W. G. Knight is a recent arrival
stopping at the White House.
Max Giddings, well known through
out Alaska, is stopping at the Par
sons.
A. L. Peterson is in from Sunshine
creek and is staying at the Hotel
Anchorage.
Wendell H. Pike is down from Eska
creek and is staying at the Hotel
Anchorage.
Bert McDonald is down from the
Willow creek country and ist staying
at the Anchorage.
C. R. Breck, district engineer, with
headquarters at Matanuska, came
down on Saturday’s train and is at the
Crescent.
Miss E. Horton from Matanuska is
down for a few days shopping and
while in town is staying at the Crist
House.
Alexander McKenzie and John M.
McLean, both of Susitna, are visitors
in town and are guests of the Hotel
Anchorage.
The firemen, who have been work
ing during the past ten days in con
structing a small addition to the liv
ing quarters, have finished their im
provement and the result adds con
siderably to the general appearance of
the fire hall.
Dougherty’s, the enterprising firm
which handles ladies’ wearing apparel,
has moved from its former location in
the Alger block to its handsome new
quarters in the Masonic building and
now occupies the corner location.
Captain Joseph Rasmussen, owner of
j one of the best ranches in the Mata
; nuska valley, is in town for the pur
j pose of disposing of a portion of
, his large yield of potatoes. He ex
I pects to return to his ranch tomorrow
| morning.
Charke Davis, who operates a suc
i cessful mercantile establishment at the
new government town Wasilla, came
down yesterday for the purpose of
purchasing supplies for his store and
is at the Hotel Morrison.
C. A. Johnston, connected with the
Talkeetna Mining company in the
Willow creek district, is in town for
a few days on business for the com
pany and is registered at the White
House.
The Sunday school class of the Pres
byterian church yesterday presented
Rev. J. L. McBride, the pastor with a
beautiful watch chain made of virgin
gold and in accepting the gift Dr. Mc
Bride took occasion to congratulate
the class upon its work and expressed
himself as extrenjely gratified with
the present.
Engineer F. B. Standiford, connect
ed with the Alaskan Engineering com
mission on Turnagain Arm, came in
for a few days’ visit and while here is
a guest of the Anchorage Hotel.
A. W. Peck, employed by the engi
neering commission as division ac
countant, came down from his head
quarters at Matanuska with his wife
to spend Sunday in town and is a
guest at the Anchorage. He says
that he never comes to Anchorage
without observing many new improve
ments, not the least of which is the
fine addition being added by the Ho
tel Anchorage.
C. Casad, who played a stellar role
as first baseman during the past sea
son, came in from Turnagain Arm and
is a guest of the Hotel Crescent.
W. C. Hunt and wife will leave on
the steamer Alameda for Seattle
where they will spend the wintr, re
turning to Anchorage next spring.
Mr. Hunt who was one of the star
baseball players duiing the 1916 sea
son with the Alarkan Engineering
commission team, recently came down
from the Ivahlitna country where he
is interested in mining claims. Thev
are guests of the Crescent.
TUESDAY
Mrs. H. W. Nagley, wife of Su
sitna’s progressive merchant, is a vis
' itor in town and is staying at the Ho
tel Anchorage.
Frank Berry is a guest of the Crist
House.
Steven McLeod is registered at the
White House.
L. A. Cox is registered at the Hotel
Parsons.
V. O. Harkins is visiting in Anchor
age and is staying at the Crist House.
J. Fitzpatrick is in town for a few
days and while here is at the Crist
House.
Charles Davit is visiting friends in
town and is a guest of the White
House.
Mr. McDonald, an oldtimer in the
country, is a recent arrival in Anchor
age staying at the White House.
Miss Marion Albertson who is in
town on a shopping trip is a guest of
the Parsons Hotel.
H. K. Ward came in on last night’s
train and during his stay in Anchor
age is staying at the Parsons Hotel.
G. T. Stephenson connected with the
mines at Eska creek came in yester
day and is staying at the Morrison
Hotel.
George A. Conklin, the painter, has
moved his store building across the
street. The structure now has a favor
able location on Fourth avenue be
tween I and K street in front of the
apartment building, which Mr. Conk
lin recently completed.
Charles S. Mathison and wife from
Hope came here yesterday and are
stopping at the Anchorage hotel. Mr.
Mathison is interested in some valu
able mining ground around Hope and
has great faith in the future of the
property.
Frank Winter who has spent the
summer in the hills of the Willow
creek district returned to Anchorage
yesterday and is a guest of the Richt
er House.
W. W. McCarthy who has just re
turned from a duck hunt over around
the Susitna flats and who is staying
at the Richter House, reports that the
birds are beginning to take wing for
the south and that it is getting diffi
cult to bag the limit.
R. A. McDonald and J. A. Kallstrom
both of whom are connected with the
Alaskan Engineering commission with
headquarters at Camp 187 on the main
line, are in town and are guests of the
Hotel Crescent.
Frank Redwood, of the Hotel Cres
cent, returned late last night from a
few days hunt on the Chickaloon flats
opposite Fire Island and reports the
ducks and wild geese getting scarce.
D. H. Williams who conducts an
undertaking parlor in town was elect
ed an Elder of the Presbyterian
church last Sunday at the regular busi
ness meeting of the church officials.
Mr. Williams is a recent arrival in
Anchorage.
Narcissus Bosuego, who has been
employed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission for the last month and a
half, will leave for Seattle on the
steamship Watson.
Frank J. Hart and A. B. Camp re
turned last evening from a two days'
hunting trip on the Susitna river flats.
They bagged twenty ducks and two
swans. They say they saw several
flocks of swans, each flock containing
about 100 birds. The swans were gun
shy and difficult to approach within
shooting distance.
R. M. McLean, superintendent of the
Matanuska division of the government
railroad, will leave with Mrs. McLean
for the states on the next sailing of
the army transport Crook. Mr. Mc
Lean has been with the Alaskan En
gineering commission since the spring
of 1915.
Judge Alfred S. Moore and Charles
E. Herron, who left on the train this
morning for Potter creek, where they
were to take a boat for Hope, returned
at noon, having found on their arrival
at Potter, that the craft they were to
have taken was fast aground. They j
will leave tonight on the launch Kum- I
bak and return to Anchorage Thurs-!
day.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. Dunstan, at
the People’s church. All women who
are interested in law enforcement are
cordially invited to attend.
Sol Silverman, formerly manager
for Brown & Hawkins at Knik and
Anchorage, and well known to all old
timers in this part of Alaska, has ac
cepted the management of the store
of Felix Brown & Co., of Anchorage.
Word has been received at Nenana
that Frederick R. Coudert, a brother
of Mrs. Thomas Riggs, jr., has been
decorated with the cross of the Leg
ion of Honor by the French govern
ment. Mr. Courdert has been acting as
the legal representative of the French
government in the United States forj
several years.
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