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ARE NOW IN THEIR
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Customers
AND THE NEW
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Five days from Chitina
to Fairbanks
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points on the Government Trail.
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AND POWER
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60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.
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Mrs. W. E. Howe, a well known
business woman of Olnes, was found
murdered along the railroad track
between Little Eldorado Creek nnd
Olnes near Fairbanks, by a Russian.
It is known that Mrs. Rowe was at
Chatanlka the night previous collect
ing accounts.
She was preparing to go outside and
It was generally understood that she
was carrying a large sum of money
about her. Residents of Olnes state
that she displayed $1,500 recently.
It is believed that robbery was the
motive for the crime.
Mrs. Rowe was a middle aged
widow and welched 275 pounds.
She was walking from Chatanlka to
Olnes, a distance of eight miles when
murdered.
She was last seen alive passing
Little Eldorado station at 10 o’cIock.
The evidence plainly shows that she
was killed with a club six feet long,
the end for at least two feet being
wvrreu wun uiuoa.
The face was pounded to a pulp.
The body was laid out alongside the
track.
The officers believe that not assault
but plain robbery was the sole motive.
They believe that the murderer was
known to the woman and made cer
tain that she was dead in order not to
be able to later identify him.
Marshal L. T. Erwin and his officers
visited the scene early.
They found that the position of the
body and the evidence waB similar In
many respects to the brutal murder
of Alice Aster, a woman of the under
world, in a cabin in Fairbanks, April
6th, last, for which no arrests have
been made.
The public Is becoming aroused over
the increasing number of brutal mur
ders for which no arrests have been
made In the past two or three years.
Many freely criticise the' govern
ment as being lax in not furnishing
secret service men or police, since the
deputy marshals are simply process
servers, and no funds are provided for
tracing and hunting criminals under
the marshals in Alaska.
Since the brutal murders along tl)e
Fairbanks trails, most people in leav
ing for the outside travel in company
for protection.
It is felt that no one is any longer
safe on the trails alone, more espe
cially if possessed of money. There Is
also reason to believe that practically
all of the murders have been com
mitted by the same person or persons.
There is talk of holding an indigna
tion meeting and wiring to the depart
ment of justice to furnish the means
to hunt down the murderers.
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JUNEJIU FIRE BELL
RUNG BY LIGHTNING
Juneau was given a genuine shock
the other day.
Lightning rang the fire bell and the
deafening clap of thunder which fol.
lowed rocked the buildings the same
as though in the embrace of a sturdy
earthquake.
Several bolts of lightning struck in
the near vicinity of Juneau. The
crashing thunder followed directly
overhead to get some place. People
ran outside and looked at the sky
wonderlngly.
Some of the natives were almost
panic stricken as they had never in
all their lives seen such terrific
noises in the sky.
In fact, many other residents were
not a little alarmed, and some of the
women looked around for a handy
place in which to faint should it bo
come necessary.
The effect was rather weird with the
lightning flashing, the thunder crash
ing, and the bell tolling.
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NO SUPERINTENDENT
UNTIL SUIT SETTLED
Governor Strong has notified all of
the six applicants for the position of
assistant superintendent of schools
for the territory, that no appointment
would be considered by him until the
settlement of the suit over the Forest
Service monies now ponding In the
district court.
O. W. Baird, of Nome, has filed his
application for the position.
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A slipping license has been Issued to
George G. Hazelet for one brown bear
skin which he Is Bending to Seattle
for mounting.
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Furnished Cottage, Observation
Knoll. Apply Alaska Transfer Co.
FOREST FIRES RJGIN6
ON GOVERNMENT TRAIL
Forest fires are raging along the
government trail and now reach a
wider section than ever known since
white occupation.
Many of the bridges and culverts
have already been destroyed. Colonel
Richardson Is doing all possible to
save remaining sections of the road
and bridges and to protect govern
'inent property assembled at some ol
the Interior stations.
The long dry spell In the coast
mountains has given the fire plenty of
fuel upon which to feed. Those re
turning from the Interior over the
trail state that the smoke hangs like
a pall over a good part of Alaska.
They believe that the fire will travel
farther In the timber than ever before,
although there nre Indications ttlat
practically the whole of the Interior
country was burned over at some
previous date, long before white pen
pie came to Alaska.
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Governor Strong, upon hie return to
Juneau from his annual trip through
the interior of Alaska, gave out much
of Interest to the reporters, as the
following from the Dispatch shows:
The governor made a special side
trip to Anchorage to inspect the work
being done by the Alaska Railroad
Commission and reports that every
thing is moving along nicely.
"The roadbed has been finished for
a distance of 25 miles, with ties and
rails laid for part of that distance.
Thirty miles more of roadbed is well
under way and will be finished shortly,
I was told by W. C. Edes, of the Com
mission," said the governor.
"The new townsite is an ideal loca
tion for a town, situated on a sloping
plateau, with a gravel sub-soil, making
a perfect drainage. This is on the
right side of Ship Creek, looking up
the stream. On the left side the gov
ernment is building a number of
modern bungalows for the employes,
and are putting in a water and sewer
system of their own.
“There was a little kick among the
men there on the method of dispos
ing of the lots, but the greater part
of the 2,000 people in the district were
satisfied. There has been no sickness
to amount to anything there as far as
I could find out. despite the contrary
reports. The government physicians
told me that the only cases reported
had been a few minor diseases, such
as measles.”
“Business through the Interior is
good," said the governor, "and every
one I talked with Is making a little
money, although they all say it is not
as good as it has been in other years.
The boom days for Alaska are gone
and business Is settling down to a
steady basis."
An Anchorage there are many men
still out of work but there are no cases
of destitution and want as reported,
according to the governor. Many men
have been put to work and the Engi
neering Commission informed him
that many more would be put to work
in a short time.
"There has been much kick among
the dissatisfied ones about working for
37 Vi cents per hour for eight hours,
but that is gradually dying out as the
men find they can make wages and
save about $40 clear out of that,” Bald
Governor Strong.
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GROCERY COMPANY WILL
BUILD AT ANCHORAGE
One of the big firms which will in
vade the commercial field at Anchor
age, is the Pacific Grocery Company,
of Everett, Washington, articles of in
corporation being filed at Juneau in
the office of Secretary Davtdsow.
The company is incorporated for
$100,000, and name Earnest Wellein,
of Anchorage, as their Alaskan agent
and Anchorage as the principal place
of business.
The Pacific Grocery Company pur
chased 30 lots at Anchorage during
the recent sale and will erect a mod
ern business block and store at once
on part of their holdings.
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For 8ale
One black fox; a beauty; either
male or female. Price $600. Five
cross female foxes go at $60 each.
Three extra dark cross male foxes go
at $50 each. Sixteen mink, $7.60 each.
Poxes were moat all raised on my farm
and are 14 months old. Address II.
Christie, Alganik Fur Farm, Alganik,
Alaska.
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IUSH WILL BE
FILMED FOR
Spending three years taking movlnK
pictures of Alaska to be shown In the
states to the general public and to
place them In the schools of every
state In the Union In order that the
old. mistaken Idea of the land of Ice ,
and snow will be corrected. Is the
task being performed by C. C. Gals
ford, of the Moose Bay Fur & Trad
Ing Company, of Chicago.
Mr. Galsford is In Juneau at present, :
where he will develop the hundreds of i
feet of film, which he has secured In •
his travels during the past two years \
and prepare them for exhibition.
Mr. Galsford expects to leave within i
the next few days for either the west \
ward or Ketchikan. He Is after pic- 'i
tures of the salmon Jumping the falls j:
In Ketchikan creek and pictures of ij
the Fortmain Salmon Hatchery at
Goring, which Is the largest in the :
world. ’
When Mr. Galsford comes to the
westward he will take in the entire
strip of the Alaskan coast as far as
the Pribllof Islands In Bering 8ea.
where he will picture the fur seal In
their native haunts.
He Intends to spend some time at
Anchorage and Seward, picturing the
work being done by the Railroad Com
mission, and at Cordova, picturing the
work being done by the Railroad Com
mission, and at Cordova, picturing the
country traversed by the Copper
River road. He will also devote much
time to picturing the country along
the route of the new rnllrnrwl
Mr. Gaisford plans to secure pic
tures of Alasknn scenes In summer
and then secure the same scenes as
nearly the same as possible In the
winter.
The reels will be taken direct to
Chicago and will be shown there and
at Washington, D. C., at the same
time. The plans are to get them in
dorsed by President Wilson and other
Influential men. Including former
President Taft, and then place them
in the schools.
“We are going to educate the peo
ple and get this old rock-ribbed idea
that Alaska is frozen up solid for the
greater part of the year out of their
heads,” he said.
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ANTHRACITE COMPANIES
FORFEIT BERING CLAIMS
Word has been received from the
Commissioner of the general land
office confirming the decision of the
Juneau officers in connection with the
claims of the Cleveland Anthracite
Coal Company, the Pittsburgh Anthra
cite Coal Company and the Youngs
town Anthracite Coal Company, whose
claims were recently denied on the
ground of fraud charges and failure to
nnon ill) a nilno within lomrth nt
time specified by law. The claims
made by these companies comprised a
group of 46 claims in the Bering river
district.
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LEELANAW WAS CAPT.
DANIELS’ OLD COMMAND
The freighter Leelanaw, sunk by a
German submarine July 26, was the
last command of ('apt. Jimmie Dan
iels, now pilot on the Jackling yacht
Cyprus. She waB last in Southeastern
Alaska waters two years ago. when
she was operated to Skagway.
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Certificate Issued
Miss Ruby Rogers, of Henderson.
Texas, has been granted a teacher's
certificate for Alaska by the Govern
or’s office. MIsb Rogers held a certifi
cate from the state of Texas. She
will teach at Craig, on the West Coast,
this winter.
Notice
Saturday evening will be the last
opportunity for Cordova people to ’
secure any of the Cordova Mining ft
Developing stock. We desire to close 1
all local business before the Alameda I
sails that we may have our books bal <
anced. The success of this enterprise i
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means business for Cordova.
W. H. CHASE, Pres.
C. M. & Dev. Co
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The young man who Is waiting for
something to turn up ought to marry
a girl with a pug nose.
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Just received a new shipment of
STYLEPLUS Clothes at S. BLUM ft
Co.
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So nrrange your affairs that when
the bill collector calls again you won't
need to Invite him to call again.
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Juat received a new shipment of
STYLEPLUS Clothes at 8. BLUM ft
Co.
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SMITH & GLASBRENNER, Props.
The northehn life insurance company h*s
again to report a successful year, with marked gains
In every direction.
The assets were Increased One hundred and Thirty-five
Thousand Dollars! the resrve for the protection of Policy
holders, One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
Accident and Sickness Claims of $28,478.00 were paid,
and Death Claims of $33,463.00.
No death Claim has ever been disputed.
All claims are paid immedltely on receipt of proofs.
Total paid to policyholders In 1914 was $116,209.26.
The Company's yearly income was increased to $416.
606.00.
After paying dividends of eight per cent, to stockholders
and dividends of $32,661.24 to policyholders—
The net surplus of the Company was Increased more
than seventeen per cent, over the preeeediog year.
TRUE you need Life Insurance for the beaefit of the
wife and children, but you want Insurance for more
than that alone.
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thousand and one mishaps which are liable to take place
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Occupation: Home Office, Seattle
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A. E. RANSOM
Dlv. Supt. for Alaska
A£®:. A- J- Adams, Local Represen
I___ tatlve, Cordova, Alaska.
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