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T II U It S D A Y
A. L. Adair, the tie contractor from
Ta’kvt tna. arrived in Anchorage yes
t "i ,;.y and is a guest of the Crist
,ciam, located at Ivashwitna, on
th i . in line of the government rail
road, arrived in town on yesterday’s
lr< in ami is staying at the Crist house.
X. id. Oh!.-son, deputy United States
..! with headquarters at Gird
wo id. , n the Turnagain Arm division
o: : e government railroad, arrived
in Anchorage yesterday and is regis
tered at the Hotel Carsons.
dear, who for the past six
nn n;hs has been at work on a con
tras. with the Alaskan Engineering
com issiou furnishing rail ties for
use n the government railroad, came
dow . from Sheep creek yesterday and
i> ■ gistered at the Crist house.
L. G. Johnson, an employe of the
Ak.skan Engineering commission with
headquarters at Potter creek on the
Turnagain Arm division of t'ne gov
ernment railroad arrived yesterday
and is staying at the Hotel An
chorage.
K. S. Fink, an employe of the Gold
Hull! n mine in the Willow creek dis
trict. came down from the mines yes
terday and returned on the morning
train. While in Anchorage Mr. Fink
wa- . guest of the Hotel Morrison.
Frank If. Martin, a former employe
, f t: e Alaskan Engineering commis
sion. whose home is in the Chester
a; . .meets, was taken to the hospital
at ” o’clock this morning and will be
or,; .nod on tomorrow by Dr. John I>.
I>, > son.
dam Watson who has been m ak
in,. home at the Hotel Morrison
d ' T.g the past winter left this fnorn
i;i.- t!ie Cache creek district where
!■• 1! be employed (luring the sum-,
■ 'i • by the Cache Creek Dredging
co : any.
J. C. Murray, the well known min
ing ;■«Tutor on I’eters creek, in the
< ’ache creek country, arrived in A it
ch age. Mr. Murray will leave next
T t - ay for Talkeetna, from which
(dace he will freight in his summer’s
su. -vies to the mining property. The
s”- Ties are now assembled at Tal
k.r .- a and will he freighted in by dog
tea’vs over the new train between Tal
ker: r.a and the Cache creek country.
The funeral of Gust Alexson a mem
ber jf the Alaska Labor union who
died at the government hospital last
rig *. will take place from the audi-i
tor am of the labor temple at .'5 o’clock
‘m orrow afternoon. Interment will
be n the local cemetery. 1). II. Will
iam.- will have charge of the funeral
a . f.gements. Finns and all members
of :: e Alaska Labor union are urged
to .r.u nd tiie services in the union
hall.
F. yment has been stopped on check
X i. ’>7480 dated March 5, payable to
Si, y Oliver and amounting to $7.10
and check Xo. 67508, dated March 11
p.. to Pete St. Peter and amount
ing to 818.75, according to instruc
tion sent to Washington by Special
Hmbur.-ing Officer G. C. Hammond.
L. K. Hartman, proprietor of the
H.: tman house the biggest hotel in
uinvai at trie
Wide house. Mr. Hartman is in An
ch ige on business in connection with
the hotel business. He reports a live
ly 1’avel through Wasilla.
I!- vid Ward who has been making
the White house his home during the
past winter and George Armstrong
who recently arrived in Anchorage
from the states left this morning for
Ruby wnere both will engage in the
minmg game during the summer.
F R I 1) A Y
/. .J. .Jewell a well known rancher
from the Matanuska valley came down
yesterday from his home and is stay
ing at the Morrison hotel.
Charles Carlson who has been stay
ing at the Morrison hotel during the
past week returned to his headquai t
ers at Moose creek on the morning
train.
Frank L. Brillant returned this!
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morning to Chickaloon where lie is
employed in the coal mines. While
in town Mr. Brillant has been a guest
of the White house.
David Browne who has been staying
at the Crist house left for the states
(Mi this morning’s train. Mr. Browne
expects to sail front Seward on the
steamer Northwestern.
Josepn Meranda who arrived in An
hosage several days ago from Eska
ereok and who has been a guest of the
Crescent hotel returned this morning
to his home on the morning train.
For. st Berry in a letter to friends
a Anchorage writes that lie is en
rag'd in trapping in the hills in the
V, i!h. - meek district but is having no
e.nvvxss. II ' reports a scarcity oi
game.
B. S.eppersen arrived this week
A am tile states and is registered at
I ho A’ mka ho .: . Mr. Steppersen has
• pent the winter in Seattle and is
planning on going into the interior
ver the trail.
John Driscoll, an employe of the
Alaskan Engine*'rug commission who
has been iocuted at Camp 815 on the
Turnagain Arm division arrived in
Anchorage yesterday and is registered
at the Crescent hotel.
Thomas Caveney the mining man
who has been in Anchorage several
days on business in connection with
the Mabel mine located in the Willow
creek district has returned to his
headquarters in Wasilla.
11. R. Miller who is located at Birch
en I on the main line of the govern
ment railroad south of Matanuska and
• h > bar been in Anchorage for sev
eral days as a guest of the Crescent
hotel .eiurned to hi home on this
inwning’s train.
B • nard Knudson who is employed
• the Alaskan Engineering commis
.■lon at Camp ul on the Tuinagain
Arm branch of the government rad
io ,d and who lias been a guest of the
Crescent hotel left on the morning
train for his work.
U M. Pauley who is employed by
L. .».askan Engineering commission
ad it. charge of the power plant at
Iv '.at creek who has been visiting in
Anchorage for several days at the
t rescent hotel returned to his head
quarters on this morning’s train.
X. K. Ohlsson who is deputy United
States marshal with headquarters at
(iirdwood on Turnagain Arm and who
has been in Anchorage several days
on business connected with his office !
returned on this morning’s train to Iris
homo. While in town Mr. Ohlsson was
a guest of the Hotel Parsons.
Albeit Church, a well known busi
ness man of Matanuska, who also
owns a ranch a few miles from the
town o:' Matanuska and whose ranch
home was destroyed by lire a short
time ago has moved one of the build
ing in Matanuska to the ranch and
will occupy it as his home during the
summer.
A check amounting to .$16.20 was
recehed yesterday by Captain A. E.
Lathrop from the United States treas
ury as a rebate on the income tax paid
by Mr. Lathrop in 1013. The matter
of the rebate has been in dispute for
over four years ami was only settled
to the captain’s satisfaction a few
weeks ago when the treasury depart
ment mailed Captain Lathrop the
cheek.
Information is wanted by Mrs. Ida
Rush, of Sun Francisco, concerning
her brother Frank Girton who she
understands was reported dead in the
Willow creek district in the Fairbanks
country in It> 11, according to a letter'
received from her by Sid S. Bettman.
United States commissione rat Knik.
Persons having any information con
cerning Frank Girton should commun
icate with Mrs. Rush, at the Dewey1
hotel. Fourth and Howard street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Henry Marshall who for the past
w eek has been a guest of the Morrison
hotel left on this morning’s train for
I’otter creek on the Turnagain Arm
division of the government railroad
where he is employed by the Alaskan
engineering commission.
H. S. Fink who is employed at the!
Gold Bullion mine in the Willow creek
district and who has been in Anchor
age for several days as the guest of
the Morrison hotel returned to his
work at the mine on the morning I
train.
SATURDAY
S. D. Mclsaac and M. M. Thomp
son arrived on yesterday’s train from
wduifj oo aim ait; ui uic iiutci
Anchorage.
Charles Williams is in from Gird
wood and is registered at Union Hall
hotel.
John Hylin came in from Wasilla
yesterday and is a guest at the White
house.
Camille LaRochelle arrived yester
day from Bird creek and is staying at
the Anchorage.
John McLean came in yesterday
from Cache creek and is staying at
the Ho el Crist.
I'atsy Hogan is in for a few days
from Willow creek and is registered
at the Hotel Crist.
Andrew Tuoninen came in from
Matanuska yesterday and is stopping
at the Union Hall hotel.
Tom Shay arrived on yesterday’s
train from Itainbow on a business trip
and is stopping at the Anchorage.
W. G. Thompson is in town for a
few days from the Gold Bullion mine
and is registered at the Parsons ho
tel.
E. E. Chamberlain, the genial dog
team musher, who plys from end of
steel to end of steel is registered at
the White house.
Clyde Brenner, manager of the Bird
Point Mining company, is in town
on business and while here is staying
at the White house.
Charles R. Harris, manger of the
Cache Creek Dredging company, came
in from .McDougal yesterday and is
registered at the Hotel Anchorage.
Olaf Aronson, Victor Johnson and
Jens Anderson, came in from Gird
wood on yesterday’s train and are
registered at the Anchorage hotel.
Knute Dodson, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
Girdwood, is in town for a few days
and is staying at Union Hall hotel.
Carl Soderberg, with headquarters
at the tie camp near Houston, is in
while here is stopping- at the Crist
hotel.
John C. Gaffeney, M. Gylsme, Tom
Torvscn, \V. J. McDonald and J. Mc
lvenery, came in on yesterday’s train
from Mile 86 and registered at the
Crist hotel.
Harry Whittemore arrived on yes
terday’s train from Seward and is
.-topping at the Anchorage Hotel. Mr.
Whittemore is the manager of the
Overland hotel in Seward.
The corner office in Union hall,
formerly occupied by Jack Sutherland,
the secretary, has been rented to the
McVeitty Express company for imme
diate ocupaney. Mr. Sutherland is
maving his office into the lobby,
where one-half of the entrance will
be partitioned off for an office.
Daniel Leech, superintendent of
construction of the Turnagain Arm
division for the Alaskan Engineering
commission, arrived on yesterday’s
train for a short business trip, and
incidentally will give his quota of
help in the organization of the An
chorage unit of the Elks lodge.
The gymnasium of the Alaska La
bor union was the scene of a lively
work-out last night. Bert Kincaid has
assembled a spirited class represent
ing the best material in Anchorage,
and several evenings each week fast
work-outs are featured in the class
instruction.
S U N D A Y
Georgs Nordgren a Matanuska
farmer came in from Moose creek on
yesterday’s train and is registered at
the White house.
Charles Anderson, a rancher from
Palmer arrived in Anchorage yester
day and while in town is staying at
the New Union hotel.
Edward Lyons arrived today from
Eska creek and while here is staying
at the Crescent hotel. Mr. Lyons was
initiated in the Elks lodge this after
noon.
Edward I. Jones who is employed at
the government coal mines at Eska
creek came down on yesterday’s train
and while in Anchorage is staying at
the Crescent hotel.
P. J. Hennessey, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission
whose headquarters are at Camp S8
arrived in Anchorage yesterday and is
making his home while in town at the
Wilson house.
W. P. Murphy, a rancher from the
Matanuska valley came in on yester
day’s train and is stopping at the Par
sons hotel. While in Anchorage Mr.
iviuipay wm purcnuse ms a eu supp
I for the summer’s crops.
A. H. Dieber who conducts a me
i cantile establishment at CLfekalo;
; and who came down on Friday’s tra
in order to attend the institution he
yesterday of the Elks lodge will r
| turn home on the regular train tomo
; row.
Albert S. Koch, foimcrly seczetai
j of the Anchorage chamber of cor
| rneive was commissioned first lieute
j ar.t in the aviation service of tl
United States army March i. Lieu
‘ Koch was graduated a few weeks aj
from the Camp Kelly ground scho
; for aviators at San Antonio, Texa
■ After his graduation he was grants
a furlough of two weeks which 1
j spent visiting his mother in Washin.
! ton, I). C.
j “We have been snow-bound for s
days. It snowed here for forty-eig!
hours with about twenty-six inches <
snow falling- while we broke trail fro
Talkeetna to Dead Horse Hill a di
tance of twenty-two miles which v
made in eleven hours. Then we lu
to break twenty miles more trail
! Indian river,” writes Frank W. Bar
| the well known freighter from Indie
! river who is taking Lewis Shulnu
a fur buyer from Juneau into tl
Fairbanks country. Mr. Barr expec
: to make the trip from Indian riv<
through the Broad Pass to Fairbanl
in about ten days unless they stril
some particularly heavy travel. Fro
Fairbanks Mr. Barr and his passeng*
will return to Anchorage.
Judgment for $17.50 was render*
yesterday afternoon in the commi
sioner's court by Judge Leopold Dav
against Joseph Jandos owner of a co
mine at Houston in favor of L. I
Hamilton who brought suit again
Jandos for wages. Attorney Artln
Frame represented the plaintiff L. 1
Hamilton and Attorney J. S. Trui
appeared as counsel tor the defendan
M O N D A Y
Clyde Brenner arrived in Ancho
age yesterday from his home at Bit
point and while in town is staying :
the White house.
Camille Larochelle returned to h
headquarters at Bird point, on Tun
again Arm. While in town Mr. Lar<
chelle was a guest of the Hotel At
chorage.
Thomas Shay, a guest of the Hot
Anchorage left this morning for h
headquarters at iiainbow where he
in the employ of the Alaskan Ei
gineering commission.
Frank H. Martin who has been
patient at the government hospital f<
the past week left the institution th
morning and is convalescing at h
home in the Chester apartments.
Olof Aronson returned to his woi
at Gird wood on the morning trai
While in town Mr. Aronson was
guest of the Hotel Anchorage.
W. M. Thompson an employe of t!
Alaskan Engineering commission wit
headquarters at Camp 88 on the Tun
again Arm division of the railroa
who has been a guest of the Hotel Ai
chorage during the past few days n
turned to his employment on ti
morning train.
Irving Packard who has been en
ployed in the mechanical departmet
i of the Alaskan Engineering commi:
ltnf’f a n ill a n-> Aimi 4- ■»•«-» i -Ti
Seward and the outside. Mr. Packai
■ was recently appointed superintends
of a manufacturing plant at Tacom;
His family will leave Anchorage c
one of the first boats.
George F. Forrest, who last Satu:
day afternoon instituted the Anchoi
age lodge of the Benevolent and Pn
tective Order of Elks, left this mom
ing for his home in Juneau. A deh
i gation from the local lodge aecomp;
nied Mr. Forrest from his hotel t
the passenger depot. While in tow
Mr. Forrest was a guest of the Hob
Anchorage.
Victor Johnson, an employe of tl
Alaskan Engineering commission ar
located at Girdwood who has been
guest of the Anchorage hotel for sc*
eral days returned to his employmei
on the morning train.
Jens Anderson, who came in last wee
from his home at Girdwood and we
registered at the Anchorage hote
returned to his duties with the Ala:
kan Engineering commission on tt
morning train.
Chester M. Murphy, an employe <
the Alaskan Engineering commissic
y hi wump on on tne turnagain Arm ai
vision of the government railroad
r- who arrived in Anchorage last wee!
,r, to join the Elks, returned to his worl
n on the morning train.
•e G. D. Mclsaae, who has been ;
2- guest of the Hotel Anchorage for tin
r- pa-c several days, returned on thi
morning’s train to his work at Bin
,,, creek on the Turnagain Arm divisioi
v on the government railroad,
i- William Spencer, who for the pas
ie winter has been engaged in a tie am
t. piling contract for the Alaskan Engi
fc neerirg commission at Point Camp
o! bell, came in from the camp yesterda;
s. and is staying at the White house.
!■ < Hugh Price and John McLean win
ie have been making their home for th
past week at the Crist house left o;
the morning train with their do;
v teams for the encl of steel on the Sew
it ard division of the government rail
){ road. They will return on Wedne
if, day’s train with the personal baggag
3- of Mrs. Charles R. Harris who arrive
•t. in Seward last week from the stale
on her way to Anchorage to join Mi
o Harris.
r, Edwin Lyons who has been a gucs
n of the Crescent hotel for several day
r. returned to his headquarters at Esk;
ie creek this morning where he is em
s ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
?; ; commission.
:s | Daniel Leech, superintendent of con
:e j struction on the Turnagain Arm divi
a sion of the government railroad re
u turned to li is headquarters at Camp 9
on th.e morning train. While in An
■il chorage Mr. Leech was a guest of th<
s- Hotel Crescent.
d: Ralph J. Jones, a guest of the Cris
i! j house, left this morning for the state;
L Mr. Jones recently ai rived in Anchor
d age from the interior and after a brie
ir j visit with relatives in Washington wil
L make application to join the militar
It forces of Uncle Sum.
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Park L. Stump who for the pas
y< ar has been employed as driver fo
the Anchorage lire department has re
signed his position with the depart
meat and after a brief visit wit'
relatives at Chickaioon will be eia
ployed during the season of naviga
lion on the local docks.
T UESD A Y
Carl Soderberg who has been stay
! ing at the Crist house for several day
| returned to his work at Talkeetna oi
: the morning train.
Allied Hennings left this morning
| for Talkeetna where he will outfit fo
a trip into the hills in the Iron creel
country. While in Anchorage M;
Hennings has been a guest of th<
Crist house.
Harry Brink who has been making
! his home at the White house left thi
; morning for the mines in the Willov
1 creek country where he will remaii
i for the summer.
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Joseph Rady, well known in loea
; mining circles, left this morning fo
the V\ illow creek country where he i
interested in mining property. Mi
Rady has been a guest of the Whit
house.
j- J- C. Murray the well known mining
e operator in the Cache creek district
whose property is located on Peter
creek left this morning with J. B. Me
,(■ j Allister for Talkeetna from whicl
| place they will freight in their sum
mer’s supplies over the new trail buil
by Ross Kinney last fall. Mr. Murray
purchased a dog team owned by Lieut
T. B. Longre and will use it with othe
teams on the trail. The supplies an
now assembled at Talkeetna and wil
be freighted onto the property oi
Peters creek before the snow leaves.
Harry Kingsbury, Charles Palmer
A. H. Hardy and Thomas Benson an
members of a party which left An
chorage on the morning train fo
Houston on their way into the Cach<
creek country via Talkeetna over tin
new winter trail. They will enter tin
employ of the Cache Creek Dredgin'
company.
Stoppage of payment on check No
674S6 dated March 5, and drawn to th<
order of Shirley Oliver amounting t<
the sum of $7.10 has been released ac
cording to advice received today fron
G. C. Hammond, special disbursing
agent for the Alaskan Engineering
commission. The check payment oi
which was stopped sevral days ago ha
been found by the payee.
H. C. Reed and Frederick Kelle;
left on this morning’s train for Hous
ton on their way to Kashwitna when
tney win looK over me mining prop
erty held by Fred Kelley, Dolph Smith
and Anton Stander of Seattle. They
will return to Anchorage in the course
of the next ten days.
George P. Perkins who has been
making his home at the Crist house
during the past winter left this morn
ing on his way to Talkeetna where
he will get together an outfit for a
summer’s prospecting trip in the
Cache creek country.
Earl Faulkner who has been in An
chorage for the past week as a guest
of the Crist house left this morning
' for Talkeetna where he will enter the
i employ of A. L. Adair,#tne tie ccn
) tractor. Mr. Adair has several tie
2 j camps along the main line of the gov
i ernment railroad in the vicinity of
r Talkeetna.
■ j J. P. Doran, a guest of the Hotel
-! Anchorage left this morning for Tal
-1 keetna on his way to Peters creek
-I where he will be employed duiing the
summer by J. C'. Murray. Mr. Doran’s
■>1 home is in San Francisco. He arrived
• from the states last week.
Edward Smith who has been making
t his home at the Merchants cafe loom- ^
’ i ing house for the past winter left this
i morning for Cache creek where he will
- be employed by the Cache Creek
' Dredging company.
H. W. Nagiev, prominent merchant
with stores at Susitna station and
Talkeetna left Anchorage on this
morning’s train for Talkeetna where
1 he will take the regular spring inver.- ^
'' tory of his Talkeetna store. Upon the
- completion of this work Mr. Nagley
will return to Anchorage later going
to hi.' home at Susitna station,
W E D X E S D A Y
J. 31. Eakin, a rancher from the
* - iatanuska valley is a recent arrival
in Anchorage and while in town is ^
staying at the Wilson house.
Arthur H. Olson came down from
L his ranch in the Matanuska valley on
’ ; yesterday’s train and is a guest of the
Wilson house.
1 Cuuiies Peters the merchant prince
of Chickaloon and postmaster at that
place arrived in Anchorage on yester
day’s train and is making his head
quarters while in town at the New
i Union hotel. Mr. Peters will be in An
" i chorage several days engager! in busi
ness in connection with his mercantile
1 establishment at Chickaloon.
C. F. Stahl an employe of the Alas
5 kan Engineering commission and lo
cated on the Turnagain Arm division
v of the government railroad returned
' to his duties on the morning train. £
r Michael Sherry a well known miner
in the Willow creek district who dur
; ing the past four months has been ^
5 driving a tunnel on the Floience claim
No. 1 returned to Anchorage, being
1 unable to continue the work by reason
of the recent heavy fall of snow.
Ninety-three feet of tunnel were driv
en and a small ledge exposed, accord
ing to Mr. Sherry. Work will be con
tinued on the property as soon as
' weather conditions permit.
L. W. Turner who is developing a
’ ranch at Old Knik arrived in Anchor
’: age yesterday and is staying at the
White house. Mr. Turner came down
ior me purpose 01 purcnasmg ms
1 [ seeds for the summer crops.
Enrollment of skilled labor in An
“ i chorage will be discontinued tomor
1 row night until further notice accord
' | ing to instructions issued today by
Captain A. E. Lathrop. local enrolling
! agent.
1 J. E. Wilson who has been employed
by the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion during the past month at Potter
’ creek on the Turnagain Arm division
of the government railroad, arrived in
town yesterday and is registered at
the White house.
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Salesmen and Solicitors wanted in
every city and town in Alaska to sell
“National War Necessity” to all busi
ness and professional men. The gov
ernment creates demand for you. F.
J. Vernengo, 82C Vallejo Street, San
. Francisco, Calif. _ 312
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:j H. W. NAGLEY
i General Merchandise
: ’ Susitna
• Branch Stores at
1 McDougall ... Talkeetna
! Dealer in Raw Furs, Snowshoes,
Camp Outfits. Sellirg Agent
7! —FOR—
Hipress Boots and Pacs.
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