IfDUNG GIRL IS
SPIRIT
SEATTLE. Sept. 1S. Kidnapped in
spirit and present only in the form
oi a nepspaper print of her photo
graph. Miss i'raneess Mae Braid, the
daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. J. Fred
Braid, of Seattle, braved the dangers
of northern seas last summer, com
forted fishermen in their dreary daily
drudge and, like the good fairy, drew
hundreds of floundering king salmon
into thi" nets of the waiting boatmen,
says the Times.
So was the startled miss informed
yesterday in a letter from Tyce, Alas
ka. Written in a neat, legible hand
in poor English and signed "Big
Swede," the epistle unfolded to the Se
attle girl her many wonderful feats of
the summer.
Each year the unidentified acquaint
ance told Miss Braid, fishermen of
Alaska cut the picture of some pretty
girl from the latest edition of the
Seattle Times before sailing time.
They post—It in a conspicuous place
in the cabin. This girl becomes the
mascot, the guardian angel of the
vessel. When a big catch is landed,
the pretty miss is fairly vorsh'pped
by the gruff, hardened mariners of
the north. When the catch is small
thej know they have displeased her
and take many steps to make amends
But night and day during the trip she
is the inspiration, the spiritual guidq
of their actions.
This year the honor fell to Miss
Braid. In the Seattle Sunday Times
of May 14. 191B, a picture of the Se
attle girl was inserted by her frfend^
in commemoration of her sixteenth
birthday. \ copy of the paper reached
lhe hands of the Alaska fishermen
and immediately Miss Braid was "kid
napped" by printed pro?y •—; and
ceremoniously installed 'as, queen of
the 1910 catch. And bending under
her new burdens she put to set with
the hardened mariners, smiling serene
ly from her place on the cabin wall, t
Through roilgh weather and fair 1
weather she remained at her task of i
cheering the men, that is, her pic- l
ture did. When the catch was large i
she rejoiced with them and when the
fish ran low she shared their sor
rows. Many has been the private
conversation between the pictorial
likeness and a real fisherman.
Then on August 24, the "Big Swede"
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bought it was getting too cold tor her
m the ship. He took the picture from
iis cabin, sat down, wrote a letter
nd enclosed the newspaper print, sent
10th by mail to Miss Braid's Seattle
lonie. It arrived yesterday.
With the young woman’s permission
he letter is printed. It said:
"1 am sorry today because you must
eave my boat and me. The weather
lere is getting too cold for you here
ind you are better off in Seattje.
“We Alaska boy* every summer cut
a picture of some pretty Tacoma—no,
l mean Seattle girl, from the Time*
' anfl take it aboard for good luck. And
this year you have certainly showered
good luck upon me. The best catch I
got was thirty-eight salmon on a
spoon hook, anti some of them weighed
from sixty five to seventy pounds, and
you kept me real buBy that day.
“You were a little seasick at the
, time, though, and so you were not
- able to help me pull the fish aboard.
' But later on you were alright again,
and I guess you would be a good sail
or after a while.
"This is a little joke, of course, and
; you will please take it as such. If
you would like some nice big seabird
eggs, I found this summer I will send
them to you.
"Best regards from Alaska and me.
"Bid SWEDE, H. LEM."
Miss Braid is the daughter of J.
Fred Braid, the hustling and popular
advertising manager of the Beatua
. Daily Times.
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First class cook and wife wishes
position in camp or road house for
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Fer Delegate to Congreet
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of Fairbanks
For Attorney-Qeneral
Geo. D. Schofield
of Nome
For Territorial 8enator
Geo. Dooley
of Cordova
For the Legislature
Jos. H. Murray
of McCarthy
W. P. Henry
of Seward
For Road Overseer
Ed. Wood
of Valdez
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are to he elected from this divi
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dates on the Republican ticket,
therefore vote for but two. A
complimentary vote for any
other party candidate may re
sult In defeating the regular
Republican nominees.
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IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT
FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA, FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL
DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT,
BEFORE EDWARD F. MEDLEY,
UNITED STATES COMMISSION
ER AND EX OFFICIO PROBATE
JUDGE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
No. 110.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Stephen Baur, Deceased.
I he undersigned administratrix of
the est ate of John Stephen Baur, de
'■ ■■ isnl, hereby gives notice that all
;• ■ 'in having claims against the es- |
t t- of the said John Stephen Baur,
d eased, are hereby admonished and
i quired to present same, with the
p oper vouchers, within six months
f ont the date hereof, to the under
s tied administratrix at her office and
1 sice of business, and the office and
(dace of business of said estate, to
wit. ill the Boss Bakery and Hestau
i a lit, in the Town of Cordova, Terri
; tory of Alaska
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this Sep
tember 2, 1916.
MRS. ANNA BAUR.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.
[Jesse L. l,asky Presents the Admirable Artist, Charles Wichman
in the Famous Comedy Drama,
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“The Man From Home"
Bv Bootli Tiirkiiifjton nn<l Hurry !>. Wilson.
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The Range With a Reputation
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