SHORT STORIES -
BOUTALASKA
OCCURRENCES
The Alitak Packing Company at Al
itka, Kodiak island, has extended the
wharf out to deep water where ocean
going ships may land.
Forest fires have come so close to
Nenana that the dense smoke Is no
ticeable everywhere. In the town it
is so thick that it is uncomfortable.
Kokiak island experienced the
hardest winter seen in many years,
the thermometer going as low as 23
below. There was also a heavy fall
of snow.
The Chena river is now navigable,
the recent rise of the past few days
making the crossing of the bars pos
sible. The launch Nita recently ar
rived at Nenana.
% Miss Signa Richardson of Fairbanks,
who has been in the hospital there for
some time, will be taken Outside on
one of the first boats in hopes that the
trip will benefit her.
The Admiral Sebree recently dis
charged 900 tons of freight at Ko
diak and loaded 300, showing that the
tight little isle to the westward is do
ing a good business despite dull times.
Charcoal Point will vote on becom
ing a part of the municipality of Ket
chikan within the next few weeks as a
meeting of the citizens recently se
cured nearly unanimous consent for
the incorporation.
According to the Fairbanks uitizen
the Tolovana river will not be open
for several days yet. Owing to this
river being sluggish a long distance
from the mouth the ice became very
thick and melts slowly.
Territorial Commissioner of Educa
tion Lester E. Henderson was recently
taken seriously ill while at Sulzer and
was taken to Ketchikan by Forest
Ranger J. L. McKenie. fie is not in
danger at the present time.
A Fairbanks man has a pair of
young bear cubs which he is offering
for the small price of $35. Any per
son desiring to take advantage of the
falling bear market should corres
pond with City Clerk Sanderlin.
Max Manger, owner of the Alabama
creek claim at the mouth of Vault will
do considerable prospecting work this
summer if he can secure a crew of
men. The labor market is very short
this summer and operators are exper
iencing difficulty in securing miners
for the season.
Akhiok on Kodiak island has a na
tive orchestra which would be a credit
to any city in the States. The mem
bers are all natives and render the
most classical selections in a manner
which causes their hearers to predict
a successful musical career. Simeon
Agot is the leader.
Forest fires in the upper Kusko
kwim country have destroyed the car
ibou feed and the animals have been
forced to migrate to the McKinley
park and the headwaters of the Ne
nana river. They are now ranging
the country 75 miles below the Me
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Klnley range, which they have never
before been known to do.
A large land otter which was being
chased by some dogs at Nenana re
cently ran into Deputy Marshal Jim
Hagen, who to protect himself gave
the animal a hard kick, sending it
into a hole in the crib work along the
river front where it was later killed
with a club.
Postoftice Inspector P. L. Neil is
making a trip of inspection of the
various postoffices in Alaska. He will
visit all important points including
the Aleutian islands, Bristol bay and
the Alaska peninsula. The news
dispatch says the department intends
to "improve the service in the west
ward section of Alaska.” There is
ample room.
B. R. Sawyer, secretary of the
Alaska Labor Union at Wrangell was
arrested last week charged with hav
ing seditious literature in his posses
sion. The compalint in the case was
made by Ensingn J. J. Hughes of sub
chaser No. 309. Sawyer was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Webber and bound over to await the
action of the grand jury under bail of
$2,000, which he failed to give.
CALIFORNIA YOUTH
IS GATHERING FAME
AS N01 BOTANIST
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—California has a prod
igy in seven year old Dale Parks, rated
and recognized as a botanist in Cali
fornia. He specializes in mushrooms
and other fungi. His work is repre
sented in the New York and St. Louis
botanical gardens, and the University
af California’s collections are the rich
er on account of him.
One of the boy’s proudest posses
sions is a letter from a professor in
the University of California ac
knowledging receipt of some rare
specimens, commenting and encour
aging him and predicting that he soon
will become as expert as his father,
H. E. Parks of this city, a recognized
authority who is credited with the
discovery of many new variety of
mushrooms in California.
“This is the craterellus cornuco
pides, a non-edible mushroom,” said
Dale to the Associated Press corres
pondent, to whom he was exhibiting
his collection. “And this is the am
anita, a poisonous mushroom. You
will notice It has a death cup around
the root; and this Is the hypholoma
and this the edible puffball, and this
the campestris, this the coprinus, this
the clavria and this the polyoporus
which grows on wood. The coprinus is
edible.”
"Hold on a minute,” said the breath
less correspondent who was trying tc
make notes of the names which fell
glibly from the lad’s tongue, “are you
sure you’re not making fun of me?
The boy’s mother, who had beer
listening to the conversation, smiled
as Dale put down his microscope and
specimen box and walked into the
next room. He returned with several
ponderous volumes. Turning over the
pages, the boy Identified every one oi
the mushrooms he had mentioned.
Dale accompanies his father on all
his trips afield. He has his own bag
and towel and his eyes become "as
big as saucers,” his mother says,
when he occasionally chances on a
rare specimen. >
Best coffee in town at the City
Bakery. 2-6t
New Perfection oil cook stoves are
just the thing for summer. North
western Hardware Company. 71tf
Bulgarian and sweet butermilk. Call
Northwest Soda Works. Phone 187.
If you do not receive your copy of
the Times regularly, please notify the
circulation manager.
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Best work guaranteed. Low
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customers.
R. W. Drew
Tacoma’s Expert Furreir
11th and B’dw’y, Tacoma, Wash.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral Is a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you satis
factorily.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Avenues
I SMOKERS!
Do you know the Horseshoe
Billiard Hall carries one ot the
most complete stocks of Tobacco
and Cigars handled by any store
in Alaska?
We have special facilities for
storing tobacco to preserve its
strength and insure it reaching
you in perfect condition. Yon
will find your favorite brand
here,'moist and fragrant.
Standard Brands of
Cigars
including large sizes in t! ie
Mozart, Lovera, Optimo, l%>
mann, Roi-Tan and La Prefer
entia.
2 for 25c ^
$6.00 per box of 50
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Popular brands of Smoking To
baccos in tins, such as Velvet,
Prince Albert, Tuxedo.
3 for 50c
$2.00 per dozen
We carry a full line of Pipes,
Tobacco Pouches and other
Smokers’ Accessories.
' HORSESHOE
BILLIARD HALL
E~ L. HARWOOD, Prop.
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Across St from Modern Laundry
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
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and Bath
Burkhardt Flats
Neatly Fitted up with Large
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Clean and Sanitary. Open All
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A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
LIVE CHICKENS
Good Friers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOEFREY
Phone 22
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If You Want the Correct Time, Call 43
Snow Glasses of All Kinds.
PAUL BLOEDHORN
Watchmaker and Jeweler
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