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in town, at prices ranging upward from.... 4.50
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'NOTICE OF BEALESTATE
A IN TON.
i In the Comissioner's court
for the district of Alaska, Four
th .Judicial division, Nenana
precinct, before Hon. Robert
E. Burns, Commissioner.
In the matter of the estate
of Emil Roatsch, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of an order of the
Probate Court of Nenana Pre
cinct, Fourth Judicial Division
Territory of Alaska, made the
7th day of August, 1017, in the
matter of the estate of Emil
Roatsch, deceased, the under
j signed, the administrator of
the said estate, will sell at
public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, gold coin of
the United States, and subject
to confirmation by said Pro
hate Court, * on Monday, the
j tenth day of September, 1917,
at two o’clock P. M., at the of
fice of the United States Com
misioner for said precinct, in
the town of Nenana, Alaska,
all the right, title, interest, and
estate of the said Emil Roatsch
at the time of his death, and
all the right, title, and interest
that the estate has by the oper
ation of the law or otherwise,
I acquired other than or in addi
tion to that of the said Emil
Roatsch, at the time of his
death, in and to all that certain
; lot, piece, or parcel of land
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ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
Word comes from the Ivnsko
kwim country that serious coin
j plications have arisen on Hear
Icreek with reference to titles to
ground held hv M'llhennv, the
I Louisiana millionaire. The re
port is to the effect that sever
al claims held hv him have been
jumped because of failure to do
proper assessment work there
F. A. Jones, superintendent
of the New Mexico school of
'Mines, is on a visit to the var
iants coast mining districts.
The big caterpillar tractor
|and sleds of tin* Yukon Gold
Company arrived at Dikemati
| recently. The machinery it to
lie used for hauling wood dur
ing the coming winter. The
j wood sleds, twenty-seven in
i number, are the heaviest of the
, kind ever seen here.
—
| Efforts are being made to
j raise a fund to stake and mark
the summer trail between Dis
covery, Otter, and Tokotna,
and to provide three shelter
tents along the route. The trail
follows the ridges of the moun
tains, and there is considerable
travel over it. At times it is de
cidedly dangerous because of
mists and fogs, and many per
sons have lost their way and
wandered about the country
helplessly. It is said that sev
eral persons have lost their
i lives on the trail. Tom Shalow
|-the well-known old-timer, has
S been engaged to do tin* work.
Concentrated effort is being
[made by the Anchorage Cham
|be of Commerce to secure part
iof the forest reserve approp
! rintion for roads in the immed
jiate vicintity of Anchorage
; which is included in the Chu
i gaeli forest reserve. (Ymgress
j has passsed a bill appropriat
i one million dollars to be ex
pended annually for ten years,
lout of which Alaska is allotted
apporximately forty seven tliou
jsand dollars. Teiegants have
[been forwarded to Mr. Weigle,
j forest supervisor at Ketchican,
land Governor Strong, urging
! prompt action in the matter
land a favorable reply- is ex
j peered.
, John Hutchinson, superin
tendent of the Clark Davis
j coal mine at Katalla, says that
! the company mine i< the I’er
jing field will be shipping fuel
j by this fall. The coal is said to
I be hard.
Valdez is to have a new post
office. A tender from J. M.
Lathrop to build a postoffice
building has been accepted by
government, and work on it
' will commence at once.
According to the Anchorage
j Times, telluride ore has been
discovered in the famous Wil
low ( reek district at the Mar
j ble Mine.
I The town of Haines recently
! voted wet by two to one.
1 The Douglas City tax roll
for the year shows a valuation
j of slightly less than half a mil
lion dollars, a decrease in val
uation of $128,000 from last
1 year.
The Juneau tax levy for this
[year is sixteen mills.
—
Miners on the Dexter Divide
in the Nome district, have near
ly completed the sluicing of
; their winter dumps and report
: a very satisfactory cleanup.
I situate, lying, and being in the
said town of Nenana, Nenana
j Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
and bounded and described as
j follows, to-wit: Lot Number
j Fourteen (14), in Plock Num
tber Twenty-one (211, in the
jTownsite of Nenana, Territory
of Alaska, together with the
{cabin or dweling situate there
on.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash, gold coin of the United
States, ten per cent of the pur
chase money to tie paid to the
auctioneer on the day of sale,
balance on confirmation of sale
by said Probate Court. Deed at
expense of 'mrchaser.
A- D. Thompson, administra
tor of Emil Roatsch, deceased.
First Publication, Aug. 11,1917
t Last Publication Sent. 8,1917
! C. <\ Ossier, whose home
stead adjoins the rnwnsite of
! Anchorage on the south, and
who has under cultivation near
ly two acres of land, has traded
his live stock for the clearing,
grubbing and plowing of four
additional acres, and with this
much ground cleared and ready
for planting intends to prove
that that ground in the immed
iate vicinity is its good and fer
ile as any in the Matannska
valley. He reports that his vege
tables are now in fine shape
■ anal surpass anything thatt hits
pen shipped from the Junction.
Deputy Marshal Janies Hag
an returned to Xenana dur
ing the week and reports hav
ing delivered Ileum* Lhuellier
safely into the custody of the
federal authorities at Fair
i hunks. The man was arrest
ed in Xenana on the charge of
being an alien enemy.
The mines at Latouche have
contributed the stun of 8500
j to the American Red < Toss
j Fund.
Three thousand seven liun
jdred and forty-five people have
i paid admision to tin* baseball
games played so far this sea
son in Anchorage*. Matannska
and Poter ('reek.
l.y the action of the Grand
Lodge of Masons in the State
of Washington, which has jur
isdiction over the Masonic
lodges of Alaska, M. S. Whit
tier of Juneau, has been ap
pointed Deputv Grand Lecturer
of Alaska, and is the first
Alaskan to hold the position.
R. I>. Pinneo, of Seattle, form
erly held the office.
A number of prominent Sew
ardites recently visited Anchor
age with a view to establish
the two twns on a more friend
ly basis. They were cordially
received by the Anchorage cit
izens. and, tit <i banquet given
in their honor, ('liairman Edes
and (’apt. Mears of the com
mission endeavored to explain
to the visitors tin* reasons for
concentrating the Commission's
energies upon the banks of Shit*
Creek, instead of spending all
the money in Seward and tin*
Turnagain Arm district. A.
Christensen, manager of the
Land and Industrial Depart
ment. presided at the ban net.
The Seward committee consist
ed of Judge S. O. Morford.
Harry Iloben. Frank P.allaine,
T. M. Ward, Hugh Daughtertv,
E. Whittemore and Clifford
Mooers.
A report received recently
at Anchorage from I>emi tv
Marshal Harry Drown of Knik,
states that Knik Nikolai has
murdered Talkeetno Stepan,
a “had"1 Indian. The killing
is reported to have occurred
up the Susitna river, and it is
stated that Nikolai heat Ste
pan to death with a club.
The officers who were dis
patched to the scene to arrest
the muderer, expect to lie ab
sent from Anchorage three
weeks.
The Anchorage School Hoard
has voted to offer the principal
ship for the coming year to
F. <l. Davis, formerly of Yald
Jez, now taking summer school
I work at the Unniversitv of
j Washington at Seattle, and
elected Mrs. H. B. Noble lii'di
school teacher of history and
English. Miss Ell wood, sister
I of Mrs. Wm. (i. lingers, and
a recent arrival here, was elect
ed assistant primary teacher.
John W. Frame and T. I{.
I Needham, both old time news
; papermeu, have started a mag
azine at Anchorage. The new
paper is ‘‘The Pathfinder"
and its coumns will be devoted
to the interests and welfare of
the Pioneers of Alaska. Mr.!
Needham was in Fairbanks in
the early days of that town,
having been associated with
the Times both before and after
the big fire.
District Judge Fred M.
Drown is to hold court at Sew
ard, term having commenced
recently. A petit jury only,
was drawn, and the indications
are that the term wil be a short
one.
COLISEUM
PROGRAM FOR SUNDA Y
William Fox
Present*
Dorothy Bernard = Stuart Holmes
in
SINS OF MEN
FIVE REELS
General Admission, 50c. Reserved Seats, 75c
There was a birthday epi
demic during the week, four
residents of Nenaua having
celebrated their anniversaries
on the same day. J. A. Slip
pern started the week off with
a little party at his home on
! last Saturday night. On the
Tuesday following little Laura
Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
('lias. Hall, entertained a num
ber of friends, old and young,
in honor of her birthday and
also on that day Mrs. E. I.
Foster turned a leaf in the
book of life, and M. V- Tvler
was reminded by numerous of
his friends, summoned by Mrs.
Tyler.that lie too had reached
a mile stone. The other eele
brat was Hob Warren, who ob
served the day in fitting man
ner because,he says, it may
be his last. He is getting
ready to go to the front and if
he is successful in dodging bul
lets pending the arrival of an
other birthdav. he may exper
ience the noveltv of celebrat
ing the occasion in the trench
es.
1
Dr. and Mrs. M- E. Smith
are spending a few davs in the
'upper town, having left yester
day on the steamef Yukon.
LOST—Elk's head brooch,
set with diamond. Finder
please leave at A’ews office.
Wm. H. Smith
ATTORNEY AT L,AW
NOTARY FUBUC
Geo. Anderson
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