SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
The trial of Murato Mikimi for the
murder of Mrs. Mar Kim and daught
er will be held in Ketchikan October
13.
A new Methodist pastor has been
appointed at Seward and will arrive
on one of the next boats.
The Sunny Point Cannery Com
pany, near Ketchikan, closed down
last week after a most successful
season, the company canning about
67,000 cases.
The fall term of the district court
at Valdez will last about three weeks.
A number of cases, including a mur
der case, will be tried.
Cecil Allen, Martip Samuelson and
Elmer Wilson, young lads of Peters
burg, recently arrested for burglary,
were released by the department of
justice on their own recognizance.
The city marshal of Petersburg has
received notice to shoot all dogs
found running at large without a li
cense. The dogs are so numerous
in Petersburg that they are a nuis
ance. Most Alaskans do not keep
dogs because they need them but be
cause they want them for company.
Thomas O’Neill, who broke jail at
Ketchikan recently, following his
conviction for violating the Alaska
dry law, returned to the jail later
saying he was hungry.
Four men with an outfit recently
left Ketchikan to prospect the head
waters of Chickamin creek, over a
ridge from Solomon river on which
some good properties have been
found. Prospectors who have gone
over the ground say that the same
mineral exists on both rivers.
M. S. Perkins, publisher of the
Petersburg Weekly Report and Unit
ed States commissioner at that place,
arrived in Juneau on the Admiral
Evans lately and will be there sever
al days in connection with the Peters
burg postoffice robbery case, which
will come up for trial soon.
According to information received
recently at Fairbanks a new pay
streak has been discovered on Solo
mon creek in the Poorman district,
which promises to give renewed life
to that district. Twelve pans taken
from bedrock averaged 42 cents a
pan. Several lays have been let in
that vicinity.
The Knights of Columbus present
ed the boys on board the Vicksburg
a large fumed oak Victrola, together
with a number of the latest records
and a supply of extra parts. The
phonograph is for use in the ward
room on board and is big enough to
use for dances and other entertain
ments. The records are mostly of
municipal numbers now being shown
in the theaters on Broadway of the
latest shows.
Captain Fred Panther and Purser
F. Cameron of the ferryboat Gent re
cently pulled a man out of the water
at Juneau. They were unable to
learn his name or how he came in his
predicament.
Lester Earhart, a member of the
Mills explorationu party beyond the
end of steel south of Nenana, was
taken to the hospital in the railroad
city suffering from the kick of an en
raged horse. He was placing a pack
on the animal at the time.
The Juneau Empire is printing the
first of a series of pictures by tele
graph, sent by wire from New York
to San Francisco, thence by mail to
Juneau. The first picture was in
tended to represent General Persh
ing, but the authors will probably be
sued for libel if the general ever
sees it, says an exchange.
To commemorate Constitution day
the Masons of Juneau presented the
schools of that city with a fine flag
recently. The presentation speech
was made by L. L. Harding, who said
that in every lodge room of the order
the emblem of freedom and equality
was given the place of honor.
The town of Seward has asked per
mission of the railroad commission
to build a float for the use of small
boats. It seems the town promoters .
forgot to take possession of the water- .
front at the time the town was laid
out, and the government railway
shuts it off from tidewater, therefore
permission must be obtained before
the float can be built.
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Harry Williams, former Juneau
high school student, passed through ;
Juneau lately on the Alameda. He is
one of the wireless operators on the
boat. Young Williams entered the
service soon after the declaration of
war and enlisted in the navy, where i
he specialized in wireless telegraphy.
He secured his discharge but re
cently and is now with the Alaska
Steamship Company.
A man dressed in a blue sweater,
a slouch hat and rubber boots, evi
dently a foreigner, broke into the
back door of Julius Johanson’s resi
dence at Juneau last week. Mr. Jo
hanson grabbed a revolver and held
the man up, who stated he was look
ing for two men who had run away J
from him. Not caring to take j
chances by dressing, Mr. Johanson
ordered the man out of the house
after giving him some advice pertain
ing to the dangers of housebreaking j
Electric irons, 3 pounds to 6%
pounds. Prices $3.50 to $6.50 at the
Northwestern Hardware Company.
Best coffee in town at the City
Bakery. 2-6t
COAL PRICES
Owing to a raise in the freight rates
on coal and also the price of coal at j
the mine, aggregating $2.35 per ton, j
the following schedule of prices on
coal takes effect today for the town i
of Cordova:
Per ton ! I
Loads, not east of Second st.. .$17.50
Ton loads east of Second st... 18.00
Ton loads, Third avenue. 18.50
Ton loads, Fourth avenue. 19.00
Half-ton bulk, Second avenue.. 10.00 j
Half-ton bulk, Third and Fourth
avenues . 10.50
Ton sacked coal . 21.00
Ton sacked coal. Third avenue 21.50
Ton sacked coal, Fourth avenue 22.00
Half-ton sacked, Second avenue 11.00
I-Ialf-ton sacked, Third avenue 11.25
Half-ton sacked, Fourth avenue 11.50
Single sack, Second avenue... 1.55
Single sack, Third avenue. 1.60
Single sack, Fourth avenue.... 1.65
ALASKA TRANSFER CO.
September 29, 1919.
BREEZY NEWS ITEMS
COME FROM M’CARTHY
(From the McCarthy News)
Bob Johnson, who spent the season
at Dan creek, is having a short vaca
tion in town. He leaves for Kenne
cott next week, where he has ac
cepted a position.
Nine divorce suits were tried at
this term of court at Cordova. “The
course of true love never did run
smooth.”
They say some people left town
this week by special request. Further
gossip says more invitations may be
issued.
Mrs. Loggins, who made many
friends in this section during her pre
vious visit to Alaska, has returned
to Kennecott and will be connected
with the hospital there.
Abe Morris, who has spent some
time in Seattle since his discharge
from Camp Lewis, will shortly re
turn to his home, according to news
just received by his mother, Mrs.
Underwood.
Fred Ericson, at the Mother Lode,
received a wedding announcinent
this week from Robert Isaacson an
nouncing his marriage to Miss Caro
lyn Vohs at Aberdeen, Wash., on Au
gust 22. Bob was an old-timer in
this country and is now in the hard
ware business at Aberdeen with his
brother. His friends send congratu
lations.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
Jtigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
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TONIGHT
Organ Recital at 7:45—Pictures at 8
Powerful Seven-Act Drama
Any picture produced by Cecil B.
DeMille is a picture for you to see.
His name is the “last word’’ in mas
terful staging, pictorial effects with
out peer, and a clean story. SEE
THIS ONE.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
BY
D. C. FAIRMAN
Overture Selection.
“II Trovatore” “Jealous Moon”
Tomorrow—This program will be repeated
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