SHORT STORIES
ABOUTALASKA
OCCURRENCES
Serga Samsonal was found insane
recently at Fairbanks. He was .com
mitted to the asylum at Morningside.
John Leaf & Co., contractors, have
finished the rock contract on the Tal
keetna division.
The government will sell the old
customs house, warehouse, wharf and
lands at Sitka at public auction to
the highest bidder.
Nenana recently contributed $106.50
for fatherless children of France. This
makes $459 Nenana has donated dur
, ing the month of April.
John J. Buckley, fire chief of Fair
banks has resigned. The reason for
his resignation has not been made
The fine of $1,000 imposed on Harry
Luckeye for using seditious language
at Fairbanks last year has been com
muted by President Wilson.
Mrs. C. Nelson, of Fairbanks, who
has been employed on the postoffice
for many years has resigned her posi
tion.
Arthur Brooker who recently re
turned to Nome from a trapping ex
pedition in the Casa de Paga district
reports game exceedingly scarce.
Fire at Fairbanks recently damaged
the machine shop of Fred Lewis. The
blaze was caused by a spark falling
on the roof.
j. Morgan, a fireman on the Admiral
Farragut on her last trip, was taken
off the boat at Juneau suffering from
pneumonia. He died later.
Crede Bonebreak, or “Bones,” as
he is known, recently returned from
the States and went in to the Teslin
country to look after mining interests.
Some Indians sinking a shaft on
Borden creek in the Teslin country
found good prospects in the surface
gravel but ran into clay at a depth
of 30 feet.
George and Ralph Keys of Fair
banks, who have been in the service in
France, recently landed at Brooklyn
and will return home as soon as they
secure their discharge.
Adero Aris, found guilty of steal
ing clothing from John Newman, at
Juneau, was recently given sixteen
months at McNeil’s island to medi
tate on his sartorial penchant.
Miss Isabelle Bourhill, matron of
the Sheldon Jackson school at Sitka
has left for a visit to Scotland, her
birthplace. She will return in time
for openfng of school this fall.
Great flocks of geese and ducks have
been winging their way down the
Yukon to the breeding grounds the
past two weeks. The flights are un
usually heavy this year.
Considerable mall is reported to be
in cold storage at Unalakleet on the
lower Yukon, a result of the recent
quarantine during the influenza epi
demic.
The Juneau Alaska Labor Union has
made every other meeting night an
open session to which any one will be
welcomed to attend and discuss prob
lems and make suggestions.
George Apain, a Kanaka, recently
flooded Juneau with checks on which
the name of Mrs. Van Lehn was sign
ed. The total amount realized by the
forger was over $200. Apain was a
former second cook on a vessel.
Charles Sellender of Nenana writes
back that prices for amusements in
Oakland are exceedingly high, in fact
higher than in Alaska for the same
class show. He says Alaska is a good
place to stay in at the present time,
taking it by and large.
Flood waters in Indian river which
flows into the Susitna at Mile 265 on
the route of the government railroad
were higher than ever known last
week. The high water was caused by
an ice Jam, which later broke.
The Ohio roadhouse on the Nenana
Fairbanks trail has been closed for
the season, Jake Bender leaving for
Fairbanks last week. The Joyce Lake
roadhouse (Dunbar’s), will be kept
running all summer and will be ample
to take care of the trade.
A1 Winchel, a mining man from
interior Alaska, who lost his wife on
the Princess Sophia, has secured two
divers from Seattle and will again at
tempt to secure the body of his wife,
whose body was located In a state
room by a former diver.
Earl Hunter and William Dickson
have Installed a one-line cannery on
the Murray dock at Douglas and are
ready for operation. Associated with
Hunter and Dickson is Victor Robert
son, superintendent of the Todd Pack
ing Company. The concern put up
4,000 cases last year at Washington
bay.
FOUNTAINS CAN TOTAL
THEIR TAX ON SALES
Some confusion as to how the taxes
on soft drinks and other articles dis
pensed at soda fountains are com
puted has resulted from the scarcity
of information which has heretofore
been available in this communty. In
absence of other information it has
been customary among local dealers
to compute the tax on each drink, or
other article rather than on the total
of any one purchase.
The internal revenue service has
issued a bulletin which shows that
this method is incorrect. Thus where
the tax on a 25-cent drink is three
cents, if any custom orders and pays
for four drinks at the same rate, the
tax is not figured as for four distinct
drinks but on the actual amount of
the purchase, making the tax ten in
stead of twelve cents.
The following statement issued by
the revenue service shows the method
to be used in computing taxs:
“The tax is measured by the price
for which the food or drink is sold;
it is on the actual sale price, at the
rate of one cent for each ten cents or
fraction thereof of the amount paid
[for any of the articles mentioned in
[section 630. Each sale for ten cents
I or less is taxed one cent, and each
[sale for over ten cents is taxed one
| cent for each ten cents or fraction
| thereof of the price. The tax is upon
the full amount of the tax paid by the
purchaser when the price is paid at
one time, though in payment of several
articles which are subject to a single
transaction of purchase and sale, the
total price paid is the unit for com
puting the tax. Thus, if the purchaser
orders two sodas at the same time,
each sold for fifteen cents, the tax is
three cents. If, however, he buys one
soda for fifteen cents, the tax is two
cents, and if he then immediately pur
chases another fifteen-cent drink, the
tax is two cents on the second which
cannot be treated as part of the first
sale. Any means by which separate
purchasers pool their order for the
purpose of defeating or escaping the
tax must be carefully guarded against
by the vendor, for its employment sub
jects the purchasers, and the vendor
if he connives in it, to a penalty of
$1,000.”
Advertise ic the Daily Times.
I SMOKERS!
Do you know the Horseshoe
Billiard Hall carries one o£ the
most complete stocks ol 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. You
will find your favorite brand
here, moist and fragrant.
Standard Brands of
Cigars
including large sizes in the
Mozart, Lovera, Optimo, Up
mann, Roi-Tan and La Prefer
entia.
2 for 25c
$6.00 per box of 50
Popular brands of Smoking To
baccos in tins, such as Velvet,
Prince Albert, Tuxedo.
3 for 50c
$2.00 per dozen
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We carry a full line of Pipes,
Tobacco Pouches and other
Smokers' Accessories.
1 HORSESHOE
BILLIARD HALL
j E. L. HARWOOD, Prop. !
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MANY CONVENTIONS TO
BE HELD IN SALT LAKE
SALT LAKE CITY, June 6 (by As
sociated Press).—June will be ‘'con
vention” month in Salt Lake City,
from one to two important gatherings
being scheduled for every week. T he
first gathering was the annual con
ference of the Mormon church, which
has been in session for the last three
days. Conferences of different minor
societies affiliated with the church
will continue until Sunday.
The annual convention of the Utah
Bankers Association will begin on
June 10 and last through the 11th.
The following week the annual con
vention of the International Associa
tion of Rotary Clubs will hold the at
tentlon of the city. A convention of
western district delegates of the
American Physical Education society
will also be held June 19, 20 and 2i.
The National Retail Grocers’ Asso
ciation will open sessions beginning
June 23 and lasting until the 27th.
E. E. Durgin, who was charged with
breaking into mail boxes at Fairbanks,
waived examinatio nand pleas and
was bound over to the spring term of
the federal grand jury. Commissioner
Heilig fixed the amount of his bond at
$1,000 which was secured. The bonds
men are Ed. Ross, C. C. Yager and
Carl White.
Home portraits of quality. Agency
Cordova drug store. Scarborough, pho
tographer. 14-tf
Job printing at Dally Times office.
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| We do all the heavy work— |
j you iron the smaller pieces; j
j that’s what
[ Rough ! Iry j
| service means
YOU bundle up your entire wash- ijj;
ing, phone, and our man calls for
it. Then you plan your day as
you please. There is no apology ji;:
I for our appearance or the topsy-turvy I §l|
j;!j condition of the house—no need to worry
about what daddy is to have for lunch. In
a day or two the clothes are returned— jij;
spotless, sanitary. And you have the sat
isfaction of knowing they are handled in a
far more careful manner than they could
;§ have been in your own home. iS
T’n i i i
i ne laundry never runs on an anti
quated wash-board or scrubs with a brush
to tear or destroy the fibre. Neither do
they twist their way through a wringer.
They are washed and handled in a most
scientific, yet harmless way that adds life §|
|| to your clothes. |§
The heaviest pieces are immaculately
irened. The smallest pieces which are eas- ||
ily ironed are returned washed, starched
and ready for your own finishing. Do them
at your leisure. Don’t go through the wor
ries, the inconvenience and hard work of
|| wash day. Save your health and disposi
tion. ijij
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Send all your things to the MODERN
LAUNDRY and enjoy Monday independ
ence. In the long run it is cheaper.
| Modern
I Laundry
JEWELRY
We Have the Most Complete Stock in
Cordova
If You Want tlia Correct Time, Call 43
8now Qlaaaea of All Klnda.
PAUL BLOEDHORN
Watchmaker and Jeweler
STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Overland Hotel
MRS. J. W. KENNEDY
Chitina, Alaska
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
BE8T BRAND8 OF CIGAR8 KEPT
8EE OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT jg
Traveling Bags |
| AND jg
Suit Cases
Thl» luggage, Juet received, la of better quality and haa
greater value than any we have aeen
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MODERATELY PRICED
| Suit Cases, $6.00 to $40.00 |
Traveling Bags, $12.00 to $17.50
| WILL CLAYSON |
GETYOUR CIGARS
AT
THE NORTHERN DRUG CO.
All Standard Brands
2 for 25c
LOVERA MONARCH ROI-TAN
MOZART MAGNIFICOS MOZART ROSA
OPTIMO SENATORS OPTIMO STANDARDS
EL BELMONT DANDIES EL BELMONT, Old Fashion
EL BELMONT ADMIRALS
All Cigars 2 for 25c
Chewing Gum, 5c Package
SPECIAL NOTICE
All Periodicals and Magazines for Sale at the
Publishers’ Marked Prices
NORTHERN DRUG CO.
“THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA"
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
"SERVICE" is our motto
Manhattan Hotel 1
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish a*d Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA
PHONE 99
[ iitct Dcrcivcn cm*r I
Ha-Ha Hat Nets
Mosquito and gnat-proof, something new on the market and just the
thing, for fishermen and mushers. Will not rip, made of copper wire
and non-breakable. Every person should have one.
Also received a shipment of Ladies’ Black Bear Brand Overalls.
THE BARGAIN STORE
JOHN RAWSON
Clothes That Fit
I Come in and let me make your next Suit. I will make it for
] you right here in town, in my own shop. I will give you two real
fittings, and you will get a Suit of Clothes that fits you. Heavy
j Blue Serges, Bankers’ Grays and Novelty Tweeds on hand.
HARRY NELSON, TAILOR
OLDPAPERSATTHE TIMES OFFICE