George Knapp, second engineer on
the steamer Tannna was recently fin
ed twenty dollars and costs on the
charge of assault upon the person ol
John Froling, a fireman on the boat.
Both men were badly battered.
Henry Wagener, of Fairbanks, re
cently brought suk through his at
torney, Cecil Clegg, to foreclose the
mortgage on the Shaw House there
Mr. Wagener holds a first mortgage
A number of mechanics' lients have
also been filed.
The citizens of Wrangell were much
wrought up recently when Oscar Wes'
ton. a liquor crazed individual, open
ed fire on the town with a high-pow
ered rifle. Fortunately he aimed a
little too high and no one was injured
hy the bombardment. Weston was ar
rested and given six months in tht
federal jail.
The home of Frank Davis, a fisher
man a few miles below Chena, waf
totally destroyed by fire recently, en
tailing a loss of about $800.
NEWS NOTES OF
ALASKA TOWNS
Mrs. Sherman Duggan, of Anchor
age, recently received a letter advia
ing her of the death of her brother
Herbert McKenneth, in the war zone
Work at the Port Walter Herrini
packing plants, in poutheastern Alas
' ka, ia so rushing that the companiei
are employing a number of additions
hands to keep up with the work.
An extremely high tide, backed b:
a stiff southeast gale, backed up thi
water in the engine room of the Ket
chikan Power Company recently, put
ting out the fires under the boilers.
Herman Stone, of the mining firn
of Lynch, Verde and Stone, has sob
out to his partners, Phil Lynch an'
Tom Verde and quit the Tolovan;
country. He is now in ''aiftanks.
Jack Allman, of Tolovana, ha
dosed out his mining interests in tha
section, and will leave soon for th
states, where he will join the U. S
army aviation corps.
A party of men got away recent!
on the launch Jennie C. from Sew
aid for Nuka bay. where the propert
of the Nuka Bay Mines Company i
locate!*. They will prospect the prt
perty and start work on the develoi
ment of the mine. ^
Three slackers have been arreste
in the Iditarod country, and have bee
released on bail pending the consldet
ation of their cases by the grand jurj
Several other parties are under invet
tigation and other arrests are expec
I ed to follow.
I Word has been received at Nome r
by friends of George Williams, former
ly with the Northwestern Steamship _
Company at that place, to the effect
that he has cleaned up $500,000 in
New York this year in the freight con
tracting business.
Emil Mullenback, for some time
past a member of the Juneau police
force, has resigned his position and
has been succeeded by Albert For
: syth. Mullenback will leave for the
■ states to enter the service of the Uni
i ted States.
I | Chief of Police Harding, of Juneau,
has received from the 8pokane Stock
Exchange a check for $500, the reward
■ [ offered for the arrest of W. H. Burke,
who was recently taken into custody ft
- j by the Juneau police on a telegraphic £
S warrant from Spokane.
i Pleading guilty to exploding a rifle £
I in a creek for the purpose of catching
I • fish, Joe Enos, of Fairbanks, was £
> fined $25 and costs. He was arrest- £
\ ed upon a complaint made by Cal £
s j Townsend, the fur and fish warden. £
II The police have notified the Daw'son £
I \ restaurants and other eating places £
• j serving more than 25 meals daily that £
j bacon, ham and beef may not be £
>’ served at more than one meal per day ft
-land that on Tuesdays and Fridays £
! none may be served.
II While freighting a load of supplies £
-1 from Fairbanks to Easter creek. Jack ft
- Hubbard's team ran off a small culvert £
j on the road. The wagon overturned, £
1 burying Hubbard under the freight. An £
i Italian discovered Hubbard under the £
- load unconscious and secured help to ft
. remove him. Hubbard waB badly in- £
- Jured, but is expected to recover.
Cedric M. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. £
Montgomery Davis, of Juneau, left ft
„ that city recently for Bremerton to £
report for duty as a member of the ft
Inaval reserve. Young Davis was born £
in Juneau in 1894. and has lived there £
most of his life. He is one of the few' £
j boys actually born in Alaska to join £
1 f ho onlnru
Herbert Lawson recently arrived in £
Fairbanks after several months spent £
in \he hills, having gone out before he £
heard of the registration. Therefore, ti
the first action in getting there and £
hearing about conscription was to £
| get busy and get his name on .the list ft
I i before the marshal started to look -
j him up. Deputy Marshal Hall regis *
tered him in accordance with orders
i received from headquarters. ♦
Daniel Stamos, the proprietor of the ~
i Liberty Cafe, at Anchorage, overstep- |
ped the limits of liberty and was fined *
i $25 for permitting gambling in his j +
I place of business.
“Dad” Martin's road bouse, on the |
Delta, will soon be open to the public. ♦
Ernest Eburn and John Ryan, of Fair *
banks, have taken the place for the *
' winter and expect to open a first class I *
hostelrv.
*
The run of caribou in the Tanana
valley is now on, and the animals have
ventured into the town of Fairbanks. *
One was killed a few days ago within ♦
'he city limits by Roy Ferguson, yard-1♦
master at the Independent 1-umber \ ♦
Mill. *
Miss Muriel H. Tambln, of Olympia, ^
Wash., arrived at Fairbanks recently,
making the long trip from her home
to wed Lawrence K. Mills, the engi- *
jneer at the radio station at that place. ^
Dr. Shurick. of Wrangell, left that I
place recently for San Francisco, I •
where he will enter the army medical a
relief corps with the rank of first lieu
tenant. Dr. Shurick has been a resi
dent of Wrangell for the past ten ♦
years. -
Arrivals in Juneau from the Atlin
country report that section to have ex- *
perienoed one ol the beat seasons in a
jits history during the past summer. ^
The big hydraulic companies operat
ing there, as well as the individual op- ♦
1 erators are said to have taken out a +
large amount of gold.
Clifford Dunstan, a brother of the *
Rev. Jack Dunstan, of Anchorage, who ♦
is serving with the American troops ^
"somewhere in France," writes to his
brother that the American soldiers *
•received a very handsome reception +
from the French people on their arri ^
val in that country. Hq enlisted at
Seattle. ♦
CLASSIFIED ADVS.
LOST—A purse at Empress theatre
Sunday night. Kinder please return
1 to this office and receive liberal re
ward.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
WANTED—Maid for general house
work. Family of two. Wages, to
competent girl, $40. Apply at once
to Mrs. E. L. Harwood.
WANTED—At once, experienced hali
but fishermen. Gus Ohm, Ocean
Dock. 3t
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FOR SALE—Amos Ross property,
First Avenue, $3,500. Terms. See
C. P. Michelson, City, or Amos Robs,
R. R. No. 2, North "Takima, Wash. -
| WANTED—GlrJ for general house
' work- -Apply to A. Van Vechten.
NEW GOODS
JUST ARRIVED
Beautiful Georgette Waists, Hand-embroi
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' Also separate Sport and Dress Skirts in a
wide assortment. Some are of plain colors,
others in stripes and plaids.
New line of Silk and "Wool Union Suits.
New Coats and Serge Dresses.
()ur Beauty Parlor is now open, with the
latest electrical equipment. Shampooing, Hair
Dressing, Manicuring and Vibratory Treat
ments.
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