OLD-TIER OF
KATALLA DIES
AT ANCHORAGE
Judge Julius Thompson of Anchor
age, formerly of Katalla, died last
week after a protracted illness, due to
paralysis, of nearly four years.
Mr. Thompson was 81 years of age,
and up to the time he was stricken
with ,,the illness which was the cause
of his death was a man of great men
tal and physical activity.
After graduating from Appleton Uni
versity, in Wisconsin, he studied law
with a leading firm of attorneys in
Chicago, and entered the practice of
law there. He suffered the loss of his
business and library in the great Chi
cago fire, and removed to Milwaukee,
Wis., his native city, where he was
* engaged with the Northwestern Life
Insurance Company in the examina
tion of titles to land and as legal ad
visor. Shortly after entering the prac
tice of law he married Miss Charlotte
Sheldon of Climax, Mich., who sur
vives him and lives with her son in
Anchorage. His health having failed
from overwork, he removed in 1885
from Milwaukee to the new mining
town of Rico, Colo., driving 300 miles
with a six-mule team over the plains
accompanied by his wife and young
son, Arthur.
For the next hlteen years mi
Thompson’s life was woven into the
pioneer history of Colorado, as attor
ney, politician and man of affairs. He
was connected with much of the im
portant litigation of Southern Colo
%rado, both sivil and criminal, and ac
cumulated a considerable fortune. He
was a candidate for governor before
the Republican convention which nom
inated Governor Waite, and came neai
defeating that famous Populist gov
ernor for the nomination, which at
that time was equivalent to election
During this time Mr. Thompson
lived successively in Rico, Cortez, Du
rango, Denver and Cripple Creek, en
gaged in the practice of law and in
mining. In Rico he became interested
in the famous Enterprise group of sil
ver mines, which were extensively de
▼eloped, and which he sold in New
York to English capitalists . foi
$1,250,000.
k Mr. Thompson was also successful
in mining operations in Cripple Creek
where he was senior partner in the
law firm of Thompson, Perkins &
fThompson. Investing heavily in Sail
Lake City, where he built the Mani
tou block, he was caught in the panic
of 1893 and lost the greater part ol
his fortune.
' During the great rush in 1900 Mr
Thompson joined the stampeders whe
sought their fortunes on the golder
sands of the Nome beach. Mr. Thomp
son presented the charges at the mass
meeting in Nome which condemned
Arthur H. Noyes, then judge of the
district .court, and the movement in
stituted there resulted in the ultimate
sentence of Judge Noyes by the cir
cuit court of appeals in San Francisco
After one year at Nome Mr. Thompsor
* left for the Outside to organize a min
ing company to work the auriferous
sands of Yakataga beach, south ol
Katalla.
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He was engaged m mmme ^
four years, removing to Katalla in 190
during the construction of the twc
railroad lines then building into the
Bering river coal fields. At Katallc
Mr. Thompson engaged in the practice
of law with his son. He also ac
quirad coal and oil interests there
which were lost during the adjustmen
of the consevation policy to these re
sources of Alaska. Mr.Thompson was
stricken with paralysis during the
summer of 1916, but recovered suffi
ciently to remove to Anchorage witl
his wife in the fall of that year.
During most of the time he has re
sided at Anchorage the serious nature
of his illness confined him to his home
where he had the loving care of hi:
* wif, son and daughter-in-law, and the
cheerful service of his two little grand
children. Besides his immediate fam
ily, he also leaves a sister, Ellei
Fowle of Milwaukee, Wis.
During the course of his eventfu
life Mr. Thompson became a membe
of the following fraternal organiza
tions: Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks
Red Men and Arctic Brotherhood.
In the death of Mr. Thompson An
chorage has lost a respected citizei
and Alaska a pioneer. His man;
friends will be saddened to learn o
his departure, for a true man ha
passed beyond the vale.
Read the Daily Times for the lates
and most reliable world news.
SOLDIER IS GAGGED,
i ROBED AND THROWN
I FROM MOVING TRAIN
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 9 (by Associ
ated Press).—Herman Ritzmr.nn, a
former soldier, en route from Fresno
to Seattle, and was bound, gagged and
I robbed of one thousand dollars and
thrown from a train to the railroad
tracks, where he was found yesterday.
SEATTLE WOMAN IN
FRENZY OF SORROW
COMMITS SUICIDE
SEATTLE, Feb. 9 (by Associated
Press).—Half an hour after the death
j of her husband from influenza, Mrs,
Alice H. Plielps, stricken with grief,
fired a bullet into her brain.
M’LEAN IS DEFEATED
AS CHAMPION SKATER
CHRISTIANIA, Feb. 9 (by Associ
ated Press).—Oscar Mathieson of
Christiania yesterday defeated Rob
ert McLean of Chicago, world’s skating
champion, in a five hundred-metei
race. McLean won the five thousand
meter event.
! FLAX IS NOW BEING
: EXPORTED FROW RUSSIA
•
REVAL, Esthonia, Feb. 9 (by Asso
dated Press).—Exports from Russia
started. Two carloads of flax arrived
here Sunday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (by Associ
ated Press).—Admiral Peary, the Arc
tic explorer is ill at the naval hospital
here of pernicious anemia. Transfu
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| sion of blood has been resorted to, and
| he is reported to be improving.
ASPIRANTS FOR
OFFICE CAN FILE
AT CORDOVA
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Thomas S. Scott, deputy clerk of the
court, has received the following let
ter from the clerk of the district court
at Valdez, and it is published for the
information of all aspirants for office
•at the coming primaries:
“I have just received a wire from
R. J. Sommers, secretary of Alaska,
which is as follows:
“^Alaska is entitled to two delegates
at lareg to Republican national con
vention. Alaska is entitled to six dele
gates and six alternates to Democratic
national convention.’
“The primary elections are held on
the 27th day of April of this year, so
the last day for filing of declarations
of candidates will be at the close of
business February 26, 1920.
“Section 10 of Chapter 30 of the 1919
session laws provides for candidates
who desire to have their names placed
on the general election official ballot
‘that all such nominations must be
filed on or prior to the date of primary
election.’ The law for the filing ot
such candidates is thoroughly ex
plained in Chapter 25 of the sessior
laws of 1915; but instead of being 7?
days prior to the date of the genera
! election, in November, the filing musi
be done on or before the'date of pri
mary election.
“The following candidates to have
their nanjes placed on the official bal
lot must file their nomination papers
before the clerk of the court, or his
deputy: One member of the senate
of the territory of Alaska; four mem
bers of the house of representatives
of the territory of Alaska; two road
commissioners for district No. 3. All
other candidates for nomination must
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file with the secretary of Alaska, at
Juneau.
“At the close of business February
26^ 1920, wire me the names of candi
dates who have filed petitions for
nomination with you, so that names
will be placed on the official ballot.
“Please see that it is generally
known that candidates whose names
are not on the official primary ballot,
and who desire their names placed on
the general election ballot, must have
their petitions filled with the clerk of
the court, or his deputy, on or before
the date of the primary election.
!
“Yours truly, ,
“ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.”
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FIRE DESTROYS SAWMILL
IN WASHINGTON TOWN
KELSO, Wash., Feb. 9, (by Associ
ated Press).—Fire Saturday night de
stroyed the sawmill of the Thompson
Ford Lumber Company. The loss is
estimated at $50,000.
MOUNT LASSEN IS
AGAIN IN ERUPTION
REDDING, Cal., Feb. 9 (by Associ
ated Press).—Mount Lassen is again
i
in eruption, for the first time in three
months.
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