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MONDAY, JULY 21, 1919
“COLONEL DICK” OF ALASKA
In the July number of Munsey’s is a
very interesting article concerning
Brigadier General Wilds P. Richard
son, formerly of the Alaska road com
mission. Under the caption of “A Vet
eran of the North Now Serving in Rus
sia,” the article says:
“When it was announced some time
ago that an army engineers unit
headed by Brigadier General WT. P.
Richardson was going to Archangel to
join the American forces fighting the
Bolsheviki and the Arctic climate on
the Murmansk front, few friends of
‘Colonel Dick of Alaska’ recognized
him as the commanding officer. But
Colonel Dick it was, and none other;
veteran of more meteorological bliz
zards and political hurricanes than any
other man Alaska has produced, bar
ring possibly ‘Jim’ Wickersham, dele
gate in congress from the territory
most of the time since it has been - n
titled to one.
“Colonel Wilds Preston Richardson,
colonel of regulars and brigadier gen
era by temporary commission, is by
nativity a Texan—to mention which
were well nigh supererogation for any
body knowing him a social half hour
would be sure of it. Architecturally
he is built on the generous lines of
William Howard Taft, though it may
be mentioned that war-time strenuosi
ties have in both cases considerably
reduced measurements. The colonel
bears another resemblance to the for
mer President, too, in his expansive
amiability and infectious good nature;
wherefore, naturally, the two men are
excellent friends. Apropos of which—
but That comes later.
“The most acrid critic of our war
administration would have to admit
that it was a stroke of genius that
selected Colonel Dick for the Mur
mansk job. If there’s anything that
he doesn’t know about winds, weather,
waters and ways in and adjacent to
the Arctic circle, then nobody else
knows it. He is a West Pointer of
the famous class of 18S4. West Point
classes should always be referred to
in that way; each class knows itself
as ‘the famous,’ and nobody else can
deny. Twenty odd years ago, as first
lieutenant in the Eighth infantry, he
was sent to Alaska, where he built
Fort William H. Seward, and then was
placed on the Alaska roads commis
sion—so named in honor of the fact
that there weri^ no roads in Alaska.
“Since that time the colonel’s busi
ness has been to survey and build
roads and trails everywhere, with no
money in particular to pay the bills;
and between times to do the collar
and-elbow with congressional commit
tees in the effort to make them believe
that Alaska deserved an occasional ap
propriation. At one time or another he
has had to fight almost everybody in
the territory and at Washington to get
a chance to do the big work he has
accomplished for Alaska. He has
been accused variously of stealing
most of the territory, sometimes for
his own personal advantage, and at
others for whatever financial interest
chanced at the moment to be the most
effective local bogy; but through all
of it nobody ever caught the colonel
with Alaska concealed about him. He
has spent these long years plugging
along doing things for the benefit of
other people, helping them toward
realizing his and their claim that
Alaska is going to be a great country
in a few more decades.
wnen me world war gathered
America into its vortex, Colonel Rich
ardson was comfortably attending to
his Alaska roads and trails. Being not
only a West Pointer, but a former in
structor in tactics at the academy, he
was promptly wanted to help lick the
rookies into soldiers; and to that end
he was assigned to one of the big
camps.
“New duties, new difficulties. He
must ride a horse, and hadn’t done it
in years. He hunted around, found a
horse big and strong enough, and then
set about to draw a saddle. There
was none big enough; the government
never had them of his size, and the
biggest one that could be provided
was utterly useless to him.
“Then a bright idea occurred to the
colonel. He remembered that his old
friend, ex-President Taft, owned a sad
dle made to order that was a wonder
of capaciousness and comfort. Mr.
Taft would certainly loan it for so pa
triotic a service, and the colonel
promptly, wired asking him the loan.
“The notion somehow struck the ex
President’s funny-bone. He wired
Colonel Dick all about it. He had
hunted diligently everywhere on the
place for that oversized saddle. It
wasn’t on his chiffonier, nor in the bu
reau drawers. Hadn’t examined all
the closets yet, but it didn’t seem to
be there. Pretty hard luck, but he
was afraid he would never find it; if
he did, he’d slap a special-delivery
stamp on it and send it along.
“On receipt of which, Colonel Dick
sorrowfully went out and spent a
month’s wages for a tailor-made sad
dle big enough to hold him.”
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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undersigned, have been duly and
regularly appointed by the district
court for the Territory of Alaska for
the Third Judicial Division, receiver
of all the property of Alaska Anthra
cite Railroad Company in the Terri
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claims against this company are re
quested to present the same with
proper vouchers to me at the law
offices of Donohoe & Dimond at Cor
dova, Alaska, within thirty days of
this date.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this first
day of July, 1919.
CHARLES A. SPOMGBERG,
Receiver of Alaska Anthracite Rail
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, Cordova Precinct, in Pro
bate.—In the matter of the Estate
of John King, deceased.—No. 113.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned administrator of the estate
of John King, deceased, has filed in
the above court his final account; and
that Monday, the 13th day of October,
1919, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the office
of said court, is the time and place
for the settlement of said final ac
count, at which time and place any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file exceptions in writing
to the said account, and contest the
same. H. I. O’NEILL.
First publication, July 15, 1919.
Last publication, Aug. 12, 1919.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that, pur
suant to an act of the territorial leg
islature, there is hereby made, im
posed and levied upon each male per
son, except soldiers, sailors in
navy or revenue cutter service, volun
teer firemen, paupers, insane persons,
or territorial charges, within the Ter
ritory of Alaska or the waters thereof,
over the age of twenty-one years and
under the age of fifty years, an annual
tax in the sum of five ($5.00) dollars,
to be paid and collected in the manner
provided by law, and deposited by the
treasurer of the Territory of Alaska
in a separate fund called the “school
fund,” and used for no other than
school purposes.
Said tax is now due and payable
and becomes delinquent on the first
Monday in the month of August cf
each year.
All persons subject to this tax are
hereby notified to pay said tax to the
school tax collector, and in case of
failure to do so the penalties provided
in Section 6 of Chapter 29 of the ses
sion laws of Alaska will be imposed.
K. G. ROBINSON,
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the ac
cumulated baggage at Smith’s Room
ing House will be disposed of unless
claimed by its owners within thirty
days. W. L. SMITH.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, Cordova Precinct.—
In Probate—In the matter of the
Estate of Elizabeth McLaughlin,
deceased.
The undersigned, having on the 23d
day of May, 1919, been appointed ad
ministratrix of the estate of Elizabeth
McLaughlin, deceased, within the
territory of Alaska, notice is hereby
given to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against the said
deceased or her estate to exhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, within
six months after the first publication
of this notice, to the said administra
trix in the town of Cordova, Alaska,
the same being the place for the trans
action of business of said estate in the
territory of Alaska.
The first publication of this notice
is published on the 16th day of July,
1919. IDA DOWALDER,
Administratrix of the Estate of
Elizabeth McLaughlin, Deceased.
First publication July 16, 1919.
Last publication August 13, 1919.
NOTICE TO CREEDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.—
In the matter of the Estate of Ver
mund Martin Olson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Vermund Martin Olson, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of
Frank H. Foster, attorney at law, Cor
dova, Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business of
said estate. E. P. ZIEGLER,
Administrator.
Dated July 14, 1919.
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