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TOWN TO BUILD STANDS
FOR OPEN-AIR MEETS
Tenders have been called for by
Townsite Manager Carl Schmidt for
the construction of a speakers’ plat
form for use in connection with
open-air gatherings of a public
character. The platform is to be
built in two sections, so as to b#
easily moved and stored when not
in use. It will be 12x14 feet, four
feet high, and have a rail around
the top. The stand is to be deliv
ered, ready for use, at the lot next
to the Coliseum.
While the stand is not being
built especially for the Fourth of
July celebration, it will be ready'
for use by that time and will be
loaned to the committee for the
patriotic exercises scheduled for the
morning of the Fourth.
SEWARD MAN SEEKING
ADDRESS OF PARTNER
The" present address of Joe
Chesno, who came into the Yukon
country in June 1900, is mu:h de
sired by Chesno’s former com
panion, who is now residing a.
Seward.
Anyone knowing the present
whereabouts of Chesno will confer
a favor by informing The Ne*-s or
writing direct to W. J. McEachen,
P. O. Box 63, Seward, Alaska.
McEachen states that he has
some very important information
to impart to his former partner.
Electrical Goods
Stoves and Ranges
Water Pipes and
Fittings
Bath Fixtures
Sheet Metal Work of All Kinds
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
Nothing Succeeds
' Like Success
Our Goods are Right. Our Prices are
Right
Watch and Jewelry Repairing, Engraving
Wm. TAYLOR
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Northern Commercial Co.
Outfitters of the North
HEADQUARTERS POR
GROCERIES
EGGS
FRESH FRUIT
HARDWARE
BUILDING MATERIAL
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MERCHANDISE
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MOVE IS STARTEO
TO AIO CHILDREN
ORPHANED 8Y FLU
Mrs. Thomas Riggs. Jr , wife of
Governor Riggs, and other Juneau
ladies, have started a movement to
assist in providing for the native
children of the Seward peninsula
who have been orphaned by the in
fluenza epidemic.
The building of a home for their
accommodation is planned, for which
purpose a total sum of $5000 is to
be raised. The whole amount when
raised is to be handed over to
Bishop Crimont, of the Roman Cath
olic mission, on the twenty-first an
niversary of his service in Alaska,
and Bishop Crimont is to be ap
pointed the administrator of the
fund.
The leaders of the movement ask
that Fairbanks, N'enana and Brooks,
collectively, contribute the sura of
$500 toward this fund. Juneau,
alone has already raised the sum
of $3000.
A meeting was held last night
in the library of the Roman Catholic
church at Fairbanks for the purpose
of preparing plans for the cam
paign, and Mrs. George Preston
was named chairman, and George
Hutchinson secretary and treasurer
for the moneys to be collected. The
following were appointed a com
mittee to conduct the campaign for
funds: Mrs. John Raap, Mrs. John;
Davis, Mrs. P. J. LeBlanc, Miss Eva
Delaney and Mrs. Joe McDonald.
It is proposed to build the home
near some hot springs, about fifty
miles from Nome. This is con
sidered the most ideal place for i
agricultural purposes, as all of the •
vegetables which will be used at the !
proposed home will be raised on the
grounds adjoining the building.
F**esh garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
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* PERSONAL *
Dr. More reports that the con
dition of Andy Harkeom, of the
Commission store force, is somewhat
improved today.
Mrs. Hegstrom was removed to
the government hospital this after
noon for treatment.
The Moore launch stopped at No
nana during the night, on the way
to the logjam. J. G. Moore, Sr. and
J. G. Moore, Jr. were the only per
sons on board.
TOUNG FAIRBANKSAN
BECOMES BENEDICT
Jay Buzby, "whose parents reside
on the Buzbv ranch, near Fair-:
banks, in a letter received by them
on the last mail, informs them that
ie is now married and that at the
conclusion of a brief honeymoon
trip to Los Angeles, he will start.
for Fairbanks with his wife.
He was married on June 1, at!
Olalla, Oregon, to Miss Isabelle
Crowder, of that city.
STATUE OF ANCIENT GOD
DISCOVERED IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY.—A statue of
‘Xochipilli,’’Aztec god of flowers.!
las been discovered by William
S'iven, an American archeologist, ]
ivho has been conducting investiga- j
tions for many years in this city. I
rhe statuette, the first representa-!
lion of the god known to have
jeen discovered in virtually a per-;
rect state of preservation in mod- j
;m times, was dug up at Atzcapot- j
talco, a suburb of the capital and
vhich prior to the coming of Cortez
vas the seat of a powerful Indian
■sation, but which at the time of
:he conquest was the great slave
nart of the inhabitants of Tenox-!
:itlan, home of the Aztecs, and
he site of the modern city of
Mexico. In addition to its ' slave
:rade, Atzcapotzalco was noted for
its expert jewelers and wonderful
cultivated gardens. “Xochipilli” is
supposed to have presided over one
jf these ancient gardens.
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GIRL RELATES
PITIFUL TALE OF
XEW YORK.—One of the most
pitiful stories of savagery practiced
by Turks or Circassians upon the
Armenians deported during the war
from their homes into the country'
of the Arabs is told by Victoria j
Varshahdian, a girl of eighteen !
years. Her story has been made |
public here by the American Com- j
mittee for Armenian and Syrian
relief. The girl was the daughter
of a well-to-do merchant who had
a shop in Constantinople and an
other at N'evsher, Turkey, where
the family lived.
In her narrative to a British
physician she said that her father
and four brothers were deported
|and that her father died while on
: the journey, from a blow inflicted
| by a gendarme. Carrying their
| little fortune of £2000 in gold, they
iwere marched south to the vicinity
:of Deir-Es-Zor (probably on the!
i Euphrates river). There they found I
a great congregation of refugees, j
said to number 7,000 families.
While at Deir-Es-Zor, Murad or
Suvar. the girl said twenty Ar
menian priests were taken from
among the refugees, bound to
gether, sent away and killed. In J
the river at Suvar she saw one!
hundred bodies of men, women and.
children, some with their heads off.
After collecting a ransom, the j
Mutessarif ordersd the men of the j
refugees brought before him “to j
sign a paper." The next day she
said she saw the Circassians shoot j
down three hundred of them. Then!
the Mutessarif, Zcki Bey, ordered
nine of the bodies of the Armenians
placed in the road and drove his
carriage over them. He announced
that he would kill all the male
refugees over two years old. Up
to that time her brother had es
caped death by bribery, but he'
was taken away with others, and on
leaving, said to his mother: “Moth
er, I am going to die. Give me
your hand and I will kiss it. For-:
give me anything I have done:
wrong to you. Good-bye.” Her
brother was shot before Victoria’s |
eyes.
She declared also that she saw
Armenians killed by driving wooden !
stakes through them; that two were
buried alive by the Arabs, and
that eventually the Circassians be
gan to kill all the women and chil
dren with their knives. Her de
scription of this massacre is too j
awful to be told, for she gave de- j
tails of the fiendish manner in'
which it was accomplished.
Afterward Victoria was separated ;
from her mother and sent to the !
tent of an Arab, where she re-1
mained for two weeks. In that j
period, she said, she saw two hun- j
dred small boys from Meskeneh j
brought through Deir-Es-Zor toj
Shadadies and saw these children j
killed in various ways and thrown j
or kicked into the river.
She escaped from the Arab’s tent,!
was recaptured by the Arabs with j
two other girls from Harput, but
later was allowed to go her way.!
After a year and a half she reach- ;
ed Aleppo, where her story was j
told. She has been informed that
her mother and one brother escaped !
from the Circassians or Arabs.
VICTORY BRINGS MAIL
AND SIX PASSENGERS
The Douse launch Victory 'ar
rived from Fairbanks yesterday
afternoon with six passengers and
a large consignment of first class
mail from the States. Five of the
passengers came through from the i
upper town and one was picked j
up enroute. The through passengers
were: R. E. Perenteau, E. E. Wing
field, M. Galagher, J. E. McIntosh,
and J. Lemaoine. Fred Kiel joined
the launch at his fox farm, a short
distance above Nenana.
The Victory will return to the
upper town tomorrow.
The Model cafe, of Fairbanks. I
is now reported to be almost ready 1
to operate, and will be opened to I
the public on the first of the j
month. i1
We Strive to Please
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WM. RODIGKEIT Proprietor
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The Kennecott company is adding i
steadily to the number of em
ployees engaged in operating the:
properties of the company in West- j
em Alaska, according to Fore- j
man W. S. Morris of the Bonanza,
who recently arrived at Juneau on
his way back to the copper country j
from a visit in the States.
“Though the Kennecott company
laid off a number of men immedi
ately after the armistice was sign
ed." Mr. Morris said, “they are now
giving employment to men when
ever they seek work and continu
ally increasing their force.
“General opinion regarding the
copper market is that it will be
but a matter of five or six months
before the copper industry is in full
swing again. The end of the war i
brought a slump in the demand forj
copper, a drop in the price of the
metal and left the market over
loaded, but this condition is only
temporary, and those who are fol
lowing the copper situation see an
adjustment of affairs not many
months away.”
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN
WILL REVISIT HOME
Advices received in the upper
town recently indicate that Mrs.
Charles Ostrom, of Juneau, widow
of the late Charles Ostrom. the
•Juneau jeweler, who was recently
burned to death, will leave White
horse on July 2. to spend the sum
mer in Fairbanks with her parents.
Mrs. Ostrom. nee Hazel Coombs,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Coombs, of Fairbanks.
BOIL YOUR DRINKING WATER!
Perk Up! Have Pep!
Bring in your suits and have
them pressed and cleaned: your hats
likewise. Be ready for the Fourth
and what comes after.
MRS. D'ORSAY’S IS THE PLACE
Tailor Shop at Third and A
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job. com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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COLISEUM
TONIGHT
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A Visit to Buenos Aires—The Largest City of South America
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J. WARREN KERRIGAN, IN
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A DRAMA OF SOCIETY
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THE FOXY TROTTERS
A ONE ACT ROLLICKING COMEDY DRAMA
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THE CELEBRATED LAUGH PRODUCER, IVY CLOSE, IN
THE GIRL AND THE TENOR
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