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McCarthy, Aug. IS.—Mrs. Marie
Thompson, of Alameda, Cal., and Mr.
Charles I,. Clraber, of McCarthy, were
united in the bonds of matrimony at
Chitina by Commissioner O’Connor on
August 11, 1916. Mrs. Olive Reid and
Mr. Frank H. Foster stood sponsors
for the happy couple. Mr. and Mrs.
(iraber will make their home at Mc
Carthy, where the groom is engaged
in busisness.
The Andrus camp on Rex creek is
busily engaged in cleaning up the re
sults of the past three weeks' run.
Mrs. R. H. Royal, who has been at
Kennecott for about ten days under
going a surgical operation, visited
with Mrs. Kckstrom over Sunday and
left for her home in Cordova on
Monday's train.
John Rookie, a member of the Mil
lianaire Mining Co. on Rex creek, met
with a severe injury on Wednesday
last. He was rolling boulders in the
* cut when a loose rock fell from a dis
tance of twenty-five feet, striking him
on the head and inflicting a severe
scalp wound. Fred Hotchkiss dressed
the wound, and Rookie is reported as
resting easily.
Tim Kckstrom and Sam Rogers re
turned Monday from a trip to the Ni
zina district and report things boom
ing in all camps in that section.
A large hunting party is about to
leave town for the White river, Jer.
erk and Kluane lake country, under
the guidance of Mr. Baxter, the fa
mous scout and explorer. The party
will be two months on the way, and
will return to the states by way of
White Horse, on the Canadian side.
Chick Nelson, the "honest prospect
or," formerly of McCarthy, hilt now re
siding somewhere on the contact,
took a large outfit of supplies from
town yesterday. Mr. Nelson states
that he has uncovered the paystreak
and that the Nelson Mines, Inc., will
soon be shipping ore.
Prof. H. W. McCracken and Dr. Ed.
('. Sherman of Columbus, Ohio, Cap
tain J. P. Uubrlck and James ltarkley,
j of McCarthy, who left last month on
j a hunting expedition at the head of
| the Chitina, are expected back soon.
| The party expected also to take pic
I tures and collect specimens for the j
! State Museum of Ohio. It is to be re- 1
gretted that a moving picture ma
chine wljich they had arranged for
failed to arrive in time to be taken
with the party.
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The coast and geodetic survey, the
j oldest scientific bureau of the United
I States government, celebrated itseen
; tennial April 5 and 6.
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The Spanish government is plan
ning to build an electric railway from
Madrid to the French frontier to con
nect with French lines.
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For the same uses as the gasoline
j torch, but giving a much hotter flame
| a torch using compressed acetylene
i gas has been invented.
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NOTICE.
Owing to the prevalence of whoop
| ing cough in Cordova, parents of all
children afflicted with a persistent
cough are hereby ordered to keep
them away from other children not so
afflicted, and out of all stores, hotels,
places of amusement, and not allow
them to play on the main or business
streets of the town.
\V. W. COUNCIL,
Health Officer.
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Stokes' peach, banana, chocolate,
strawberry and vanilla ice cream at
the Northern Drug Store.
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Miss Marie Lattln, of McCarthy, is
visiting Cordova friends.
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Miss Clough has been selected to
take charge of the school at Chitina I
for the ensuing term.
John L. Fozard. a well known Ju- [
neau mining man. is spending a i
couple of weeks in this vicinity.
Mrs. J. s. Raur desires to return
thanks to friends for their kindness
and sympathy during her recent be
reavement.
Contractor A. J. Hulberg sent a
crew of carpenters to Strelna, where
he will build a hotel, 40x75 feet, for
V. J. Dwyer.
\V. It. Seagrave, manager of the
Bonanza and Jumbo mines at Kenne
eott, was in town yesterday on his
way to Latouche.
James Drummond, night cook at
Slater's restaurant, was operated on
at the hospital yesterday by Dr. \V.
II. Chase for strangulated hern<a.
Miss Louise Walker wishes to an
nounce the arrival of the red automo
bile at the Mountain Inn, and thanks
her many friends for their support in
obtaining same.
The Alaska Steamship sailings for
next month are as follows: Septem-j
her 7, Mariposa; September 14, Ain-j
meda; September 17, Northwestern;
September 21. Alaska.
The funeral of the late S. J. Raur
took place yesterday, and was largely J
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attended. Services were held in the ■
Catholic church hy Father Shepard.
The pall bearers were A. B. Cooper.
H. 1. O'Neill, James MacCormac, W.
■T. McDonald, James Flynn and Chas [
1 'erncy.
The steamer Admiral Evans is the
next steamer due from Seattle.
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RONAN AND JAMES WILL
CRUSH TONS OF ORE
Bennett James and Jack Honan now
lave their arastra established at
Moose Pass and will crush from fifty
0 a hundred tons of ore. The work !
vf crushing w ill take the remainder of i
ihe season, and will be the great test j
tf the property. They have construct- j
ad a two mile trail on the northern '
Mde of Gilpatrick mountain for haul
ing the ore and all is ready. Mr.
lames has also received word that
1 dredge is about to be installed on
liis ground on Moore creek, Iditarod,
where the strike was made last year.
The dredge is to be in operation in
'he summer of litis, but in the mean
time the value of the ground is shown
by the fact that the dredge people pay
a considerable advanced royalty until
the machine is wmrking. — Seward
Gateway.
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The coal in one of the largest new
mines in China lies so near the sur
face of the ground that it will be
mined with steam shovels after the
;overing soil is removed.
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The world’s highest powered motor
ship has been built in Italy for the
Brazilian navy, its oil motors develop
ng MOO horse power.
Mrs. Peterson, sister in law of N.
K. Bolshanin, and wife of Captain Pet
erson, of the whaler Herman, now In
he Arctic, died recently at Cnalaska,
caving a family of five children,
whom Mr. Bolshanin is caring for.
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Lost A key ring with three small
keys, fastened to a corkscrew. Finder
return to M. C. Thompson.
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a monthly income of $145,
besides a furnished cot -
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Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
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Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare 175.00.
10 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel, Chitina,
Alaska.
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Gents' Suitings. Prompt Attention to
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