‘ SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
John H. Huff, a veteran of the Seat
tle police force, died there recently
at his home. Huff was one of the
prominent Klondike stampeders in
1897* and was well known in the
early days at Nome and Dawson.
Criz Franzton, one of the old-time
miners of Nome, Iditarod and other
camps of Alaska died at Anchorage
last week of dropsy. Mr. Frantzon
was a member of Igloo, No. 15, Pio
neers of Alaska and was buried un
der their ceremonies.
Clayton Hirst who was arrested on
board the Admiral Evans on the last
trip from the westward by Deputy N.
O Hardy, is being held in the federal
jaili»at Juneau until the arrival of
Valdez Deputy Marshal Dowling, who
took two insane prisoners to Morning
side on one of the last boats is
leaving Seattle on August 19 for the
north.
Bill Hart, hero of mavie fans will
arrive in Juneau in the near future
according to word received recently.
It has been know for some time that
Thomas Ince, famous moving picture
producer, was to bring a company of
uis players to Alaska and spend sev
eral month making pictures. Dorothy
Dalton of the Ince players and well
known for her ability in dramttic
acting will probably also be one of
the members of the company.
A prospector named Meyers who
has been prospecting and trapping
in the Chisana and Scotty creek for
some years is reported missing. He
was last seen in March, when he had
a considerable amount of money and
furs in his possession. One of his
clogs showed up recently and it is
feared that something serious may
have happened to its owner. U. S.
Commissioner McGettigan has gone
clown the river to enquire into the
case.
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An ice blockade at t'ae entrance to
the Snake river harbor channel dur
>ing the early spring resulted in the
opening of a new channel across the
landspit a short distance to the west
ward of the western revetment con
struction. Heavy masses of ice from
the upper river blockading between
the revetments along lower reach
es of the main channel caused the
pent up water to suddenly rise some
four or five feet. A low spot in the
spit about 100 feet beyond the inner
end of the west revetment was speed
ily inundated and the water started
running seaword. Within an hour or
two a deep channel had formed ae
c-rcss the spit and the released watei
was running through in a torrent.
Gold Run creek can produce some
thing besides nuggets and long pokes
of dust. Teddy Kremmer, dredgemas
ter on the famous old creek for the
^ Yukon Gold Company secured the
proof. A package case has arrived at
the Nenana News office containing
a huge egg, something to make the
eyes of the chechakos and sourdoughs
pop. The egg has been placed on ex
hibition at the Arcade where all may
see. Writing of the egg, Teddy says:
“I am sending an egg laid by one of
my hens. Owing to its remarkable
size. I thought it might interest some
of the Dawson chicken fanciers. This
product of the Yukon was laid by £
Rhode Island Red. The hen was born
and raised here. The egg measured
six and one-half inches in circumfer
ence and eight inches lengthwise.
While census figures from teach
ers in native schools are not yet avail
able, officials have every reason to
believe that there has been a large
increase in native population in spite
of the fact that the rece&t influenza'
epidemic was responsible for the
death of over 800 in the Second div
ision. There has always been a be
lief that the Eskimo race is rapidly
dying out, but facts and figures show
the belief is unfounded. That many
cases of tuberculosis exist among
is admitted, but the percentage with
the disease is not nearly so great as
has been reported.
J. T. Calhoun of the Chicagoff
mine was was brought in from the
mine on the Ambassador and taken,
to the St. Ann hospital last evening, j
suffering from a double fracture of
each leg. The accident occurred
when the tar oil in the tank exploded,
one end of the tank striking Calhoun
on the legs. Several of the employes
of the mine were taking the tar oil
out of the tank so that it could be
filled with gasoline. It was thought
all of the oil was out of the tank
and one of the men struck a match to
light a pipe and the flame caused
the explosion.
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MATANUSKA DISTRICT
IN NEED OF NEW ROADS
One of the most pressing needs ot
the farmer of the Matanuska, Palmer
and other contiguous districts is the
completion of fag-ends of trunk
roads.
There are, say the settlers, a num
ber of partially completed roads that,
with a little improvement, could be
made passable until such time as the
co-ordination of road building under
an all-Alaskan board.
Some three year ago work was
started on the Palmer-Wilson creek
road, most of which, was slashed and
stumped. There are yet two miles,
say the settlers, that are slashed but
not stumped, and until this portion
is completed the road fails of its pur
pose—a route eight miles distant from
Palmer to the Willow creek wagon
road.
Other roads are in a similar condi
tion, and it is these fag-ends the set
tlers desire to be completed.
The road from Matanuska to Pal
mer is partially an old “tote” road used
in constructing the government rail
road, and was abandoned by the com
mission. It is below the grade of the
surrounding country and needs ditch
ing for drainage and graveling for
surface.
WOMAN DROPS DEAD
WHILE DOING CHORES
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug., 28
Miss Edith Hayes, 664 Brooklyn
Ave., Oakland, dropped dead from
heart trouble while feeding chickens
in her yard. The woman was 56
years old and had been in poor
health.
At the time of Miss Hayes’ death
persons reported to Policeman A. G.
Williams that a young girl was lying
dead on a lawn in the block where
Miss Hayes had lived. The police
worked on this report in the belief
that a murder had been committed
until it was learned that the woman’s
death was due to natural causes.
If it should ever come to a war be
tween the United States and Japan,
what would be left of the mikado’s
empire would very closely resemble
an imaginary circle with its circum
ference and radii removed.
Our wiener rolls are unexcelled.
Alaskan Grill and Bakery. 20-tf
Professional kodak finishing. Scar
borough. Agency at Cordova drug
store.
The Daily Times Job Plant is well
equipped for all classes of commercial
printing.
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Back-to-School
Days
In a few days, the school bell, after many
weeks of silence, will be tolling forth the
summons, "Back to school. To mother,
it will mean the beginning of more work and
less help around the house.
Clothes to be gotten into shape—youngsters to be dressed and
fussed over—little folks too busy and excited to be of much use
to mother.
Fortunately for mother, she has no longer to worry about the
clean clothes problem—each week she is sending her family wash
to us. The time once given to slaving over the wash-tub and
wrestling with heavy boilers and baskets, are now devoted to
better care of the children and the home.
The spic-and-spanness so noticeable in school children today
is a laundry product. Why not YOU give yourself and the kiddies
the benefit of it. A minute at the phone will do the work.
Jones’ Laundry
Phone 66
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K. G. ROBINSON, Mgr.
Collections, Reports,
Insurance
Ostrander Bldg., Corvoda, Alaska
BLUE STAR
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Milk delivered twice a day to the
Cordova Beverage & Dairy Co. for
distribution.
H. E. McDANIEL, Manager.
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