NEWS FROM
ALL SECTIONS
OF ALASKA
Sam Magids put up 400 barrels of
salmon bellies and salmon trout in
his plant on the Kobuk.
Mood skating is reported on the
Noyes slough at Fairbanks, and both
young and old are enjoying the sport.
All the stock of 1' H. Fox, the well
known pioneer merchant of Douglas,
was recently closed out, and the fam
ily will probably go outside.
The department of marine and fish
eries is undecided about holding an
investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the wreck of the steam
ship Princess Sophia. If it should
decide not to hold an inquiry it will
be because there are no survivors.
There is no one alive upon whom re
sponsibility for the disaster could be
placed.
(Irading and other improvement s
at tin harden island terminal of tin
government railroad an* about e.-ai
pleted and within a hurt tilin' tin
entire terminal yards will he' h-veded
off. d'ln* switching spurs will also
come in for a < hanging eiver atnl an
other line* run in giving ample car
storage- room both for unloading and
loading.
Fire* recently destroy, d tin m«*-s
house* of the' Alaska e*|lginee l ing com
mission at Uappv camp on tin* N.
nana main lit Tin* <;iu ■■ ot tin
bla/.«- was a gasoline lamp which e.\
plode d tin in , miiu ia aii 'i.: ■ i
t ton Tlm ! mi. in;.’, v hie h was : 1
stru« :u: w; i>m t in hurniu.
and i * w in: |.» | ix. ■ ;. nse*ju ■ \\ ai, •
it v . . .'iniredy eon min d ;fk .: .jaai
f i;' > lppln-.- Within a t* .. it
al l* !' tin fir.’ ! • rc* e ei nn n w ;• pm
!'» wo 1 r< Id i'. • jve i'.nalie-pt , i
eplart-r s
While ImM/' lun- ound was tavoivd
this year with a rminl run of tish
tin run at T< ]2<*r wa not ;->»> good and
tin- canneries at that place* were dis
appoinieei in the* run of lish.
Kscholt, Form* ^ Kscholt have* two
cuts stripped and ground sluiced down
to pay. Ian without water they had to
have tin auriterous earth lie* tln*r .
The* pay dirt is high grade*.
II \j Stull has liemglit a K'ystom*
drill and w ill j imp. < t tin* lava for old
channel Ina.■•much a- it is known
that the-*-* old c haiim Is on tin Inina
c link are- tin main fe e d of the* present
pay his pimped- are* good. Eastern
capital i hacking him.
!’ I> McKenzie. ;i well-known resi
dent of Douglas, died recently follow
in ga stroke of apoplexy.
Tony Biwci and Sonny MorencI, two
recruits from Fairbanks, are seriously
ill with pneumonia at (’amp Dodge.
William M Policy, who at one
time presided over the destinies of
the old Tanana bottling works at Fair
banks, has gone Outside, and is lo
cated at linumclaw, Wash.
With two canneries already estab
lished and another one assured, be
sides a boatbuilding plant which is
after government contracts, the pay
roll for Juneau will he greatly in
creased next summer.
Captain (', .!. Bloom, who was lost
on the Princess Sophia, was one of
tiie oldest steamboat captains on the
Yukon river, having navigated ves
sels on that stream since long before
the gold rush.
The employes of the Suloia bay can
neries returned to Juneau recently and
took passage for the Outside. A ma
jority of tile employes are said to
have not yet received their wages for
their season's work.
A valise containing $1,000 worth of
war savings stamps and other valu
able papers and jewelry was recently
stolen from the room of George Shea
tleli in an apartment house in Juneau.
Two men were later arrested for the
crime.
Fred Jansa (“Mushon”) of Fair
banks recently left for the Outside,
whore ho accepted a commission as
second lieutenant with the French col
ors. He Is an old Spanish war vet
eran, and has always shown up In
every country where a scrap has
started.
A serious shortage of water was re
ported in the Circle district tho past
season Many of the plants were com
pelled to shut down, the Berry dredge
Included, from this cause. Daring the
month of September no rain fell,
when ordinarily there would he
plenty for all purposes.
J C ("Rod") Rogers of Fairbanks
recently left for the Outside. Rogers
during his residence in tin* country
has been in nearly every camp of
tin* North, landing in Alaska during
t'.o boom days. An assaver by voca
tion. he often during the early days
found values and colors in friendships
Robert Royal Douse, a Fairbanks
enlisted man. recently died at Camp
Dodge. Iowa, following a severe at
i tack of influenza. Two sisters were
j at bis bedside at the last. He had
' been a resident of Fairbanks for many
years, and was connected with the
I Alaska engineering commission at the
[time or his enlistment.
The Fairbanks rooster, "Liberty."
which left Mask a on its mission of
gathering funs for the Red Cross, had
reached Rochester. N V . at last ac
counts. and was still going "Liberty"
traveled all over Alaska, collecting
coin for war work, and has gathered
in many dollars o' Outside money. \
record of the bird and his trip is
painted on the cage in which he trav
els
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S1JN NEVER FAILED TO
SHINE FOR 40 YEARS
VIAIA, \ ri/ . Di*«- For t h«* past
thirty three years a hotel here h
*«i; i laved a large sign nnnoi* n i.i: to
the l ill h] |( i I ill a r\ e lire m<* i 1
e\ i ry da \ t he un fail t" '.line on
Yuma hi; t radit ion * * t t he house
t Lit t h" • It.: !ie\ er In i'll occa a Ml
I'M' Ilia hi';" : •1 • * 1 the promise roll
vei l'd 11 l he sign \c<orliua i.» old
inhabita: i 11 . *• ha • not been ;i «> ty
• ‘li :. hi.!. > e.: • da si 11 s.liYh
M -1 ! .Red !e bin*' here.
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“Share & Share Alike!
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that the as
sessment roll for the town of Cordova
for the year 11*18 has been completed
by the assessor and is now open for
Inspection at the office of Nathanael
flreen. town clerk, on first street,
Cordova. The common council "ill
meet as a board of equalization on
Monday night, December 2, IftlH, at
8 o'clock, at the town hall, and will
continue in session each day at 8
o'clock p m. until Monday December
i», 1!* 18.
By order of the common council.
NATHANAEL flKEENE.
25-41 Town Clerk.
notice to creditors
In United States Commissioner's
Court In and for Cordova Precinct.
Territory of Alaska (In Probate).
In th«* matter of the* estate of An
drew Nelson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given ny the un
dersigned administrator of tile estate
of Andrew Nelson, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
present the same, with file necessary
vouchers, within six months from the
date of the first publication of this
notice, to tin administrator at his
place ni business in Cordova. P»rri
tory of Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of said
estate. K. K. HOLDKN,
Ad mlnistrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the I’nited States Commissioner'
Court. Chitina Precinct. Third Divi
sion. Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate) In the matter of the Kdate
of Kdward Custafson. deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the* estate of
Kdward Custafson. deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the said FM*nrd Ous
tafson. deceased. t«» present the same,
with the necessary vouchor . within
six months from the date of the first,
publication of this notice, to the ad
ministrafor at his place* of hu .mess
at Strclna, in * hitina prec inc t terri
tory. of A las ha. the same being fh<*
place* tor the transaction of the tm i
i c of lie* said estate
V. .1 DWYKIt. Administrator.
Date of first publbation. N’ov 2a,
Date of last publication. De< 20.
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F S. Food Administration.
’Sides savin’ fats en wheat, wo
pot ter save siurar I »o bos’ way
ter save supar is tor use syrups en
honey.
A nice li’l pitcher foil er 'losses
convoyed by a fl. - t er hu> kwheat
akes is one er tie lies’ ways to
“ret crost” wid ile smrar projiek,—
en it saves wheat Hour too. ~
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IN NEW LOCATION
Keist Furniture
Company
has moved into the building next
to Alaska Steamship Co.’c office.
NEW AND SECOND HAND
FURNITURE.
Pay Highest Price for
Used Furniture.
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WHEN IN
McCarthy
Alaska
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Au nty
Keating's
“Wee I
Shop”
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CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
of Juneau, Alaska
OFFER TO THE TRAPPERS OF
ALASKA HIGHEST CASH PRICES
FOR THEIR FUR
The method of purchase is as follows: Ship your furs by parcel
post or express if same amounts to $100 or over, our offer will be wired,
If unsatisfactory furs will be returned or shipped to any point desired
all charges prepaid.
Comparison of our prices with Outside figures will PROVE that
we pay MORE and you get your money from three to five weeks
earlier.
References: Any Hank in Alaska: Dexter-llorton National Hank.
Seattle; National Hank of Tacoma. Tacoma. Wash.
Make Us a Trial Shipment—WE GUARANTEE STEISFACTION.
CMS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
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\ Alaskan Hotel J
GOTTSCHALK & TERRELL, Proprietor* S
“The Houie of Comfort." » |
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL IN 1
ALASKA I
BARBER SHOP IN CONNEC TION. I
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, |
Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Suite§ |
With Bath.
CORDOVA.AT.ARKA I
Rocks—Sulphurous Waters—Oils,
—just as they come “Hi- j %7
Press’’ takes them on and pfsSP!
beats them. There never
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Mr. Business
Man
By the recent addition of many new
type faces and other equipment we have
made of our JOB DEPARTMENT one
of the finest in Alaska. We are now in
| a position to handle your orders with |
even more neatness and dispatch than
before. How about that order for sta
tionery you were wanting right away?
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Just step to the phone and call us—
we will do the rest.
Prices? Well—, you will find them
always RIGHT.
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