LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
Dr. J. H. Newhall, former superin
jent of the Jessie Lee Home at Una
laska, is delivering a number of lec
tures before the Kingsley Methodist
Episcopal Church, at Milwaukee.
J. C. Hepfinger, the well known bar- j
ber, is a returning passenger on the
Alaska.
A1 Davis and H. V. Hoben are pas- j
sengers on the Alaska sailing this;
morning en route for Seward.
Chris Matson, a well known resident !
of Latouche, is a Seward visitor.
Reports from Fourth of July creek
indicate that the water was unsually !
high this w^eek, but little damage was ,
done.
The Seward Machine Shops is fitting J
a tail shaft for the steamerKingfisher 5
the latter having broken her shaft re- j
cently.
S. Finkelstein of the firm of Kinkel-1
stein & Sapiro, of Anchorage, is a
Seward passenger on the Alaska.
The ranches at Zl/i> of B. Storey and
Tom^King were hurt very little by
the recent heavy storm.
The Northwestern left Anchbrage at
10 o’clock last night on her way
south.
Frank Kempfer will leave on the
Northwestern for Idaho and Montana,
to spend the winter, returning to Sew
ard next spring.
George O’Hearn and wife of Una
laska, were incoming passengers ju
the Starr. They will spend the win
ter at facema.
G. Leansen and A. Kedmond, An
chorage resiien s, nr * f ward .'Si
tors.
\Y. E. Getty, H. J. Legate and Eric
Nelson are Hotel Seward gutsts. The}
,-gd from KanaiUiv on the Stan.
A. W. Bell, a Fairbanks resident, is
registered at the Hotel Seward.
Mayor L. V. Ray vvili return to Sew
ard on the Alaska, having been absent
the past two weeks attending couit in
Cordova.
Joe Gallagher, who has been work
ing lor the S-indf:'.’ 1 Oil Company at
Kanatak, was a Seward arrival on he
Starr.
Mrs. H. E. Patton arrived from Kan
atak on the Starr, on her way to the
Slates.
Eric Nelson, who has been freight
ing at Kanatak the past summer, has
disposed of his interests in the oil
camp and returned to Seward.
The halibut boat Senator arrived in
port this week.
Alfred Strandberg, who has been
surveying some oil claims near Kana
tak, arrived on the Starr.
Mrs. Alice Small, of Sunslvne, is a
guest of i he OvcH.ind.
The halibut schooner Common
wealth, belonging to the Booth Fish
eries, was in port yesterday.
W. W. French, engineer for the
Standard Oil Company, arrived on the
Starr and is registered at the Hotel
Sexton.
John Paulson, who has been running
a pool hali at Kanatak, arrived on the
Starr, later sailing for the States.
Ed Maddox, the well known hotel
proprietor at Kanatak, was an outgo
ing passenger for the States.
#fhe Rosebud, a halibut boat, was in
port yesterday.
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R. L. Batcher, of Wasii’.a, is v-'gi.'
tered at "lie C*
Andy Pedersen, who has been driv
ing a caterpillar for the Standard Oil
Company at Kanatak, arrived on the !
Starr and will spend the winter in
the States.
The B. P. M., which has been work
ing on the banks this summer is in
port.
Joe Bell, foreman for the A. R. C.,
was an arrival on the Starr from Kan- i
atak, where he has been working this j
summer.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Crimont of Juneau
was a through passenger on the last
boat south, after making a tour of the
Territory.
H. S. Balderston, president and
manager of the Bank of Seward, ar
rived from Anchorage on the North
western and will remain a lew days
on business matters.
Dan Ross, deputy marshal at Una
laska was a passenger for Seward on
the Starr, taking the Northwestern
for Valdez.
B. L. Schneider, superintendent of
the experiment station at Matanuska,
was a through passenger on the boat
last night foi *he States, where he
will visit relatives in Detroit. Mr.
Schneider states that he experienced
a good season this year. M. D. Snod
grass, of Fairbanks, will be in charge
of the farm until he returns.
Paul Denhart, one of tne old timers
of the Caribou creek district, wrns a
through passenger on the Northwest
ern last night on his way to the big
Outside to spend the winter.
The oil tanker Standard Service ar
rived in port today and is filling the
tanks of the local plant with fuel oil
and by-products.
Mrs. John Coffey, who has been
spending the summer at Kanatak, ar
rived on the Starr and will leave on
the next boat for Anchorage, to join
her husband, the well known attor
' nev.
Captain Lancaster, Pilot DePuy and
Purser Lord of the railroad fleet of
steamers on the Yukon, were through
passengers on the Northwestern en
route to the States.
The Canadian steamship James Car
ruthers which is in port today taking
on coal, hails from Prince Rupert.
The Carruthers was built in Grimsby,
England, on the east coast, on the
river Humbrey, which is the largest
fishing port in the world, having a
fleet of over 3000 fishing steamers.
The Carruthers took on four carloads
or 120 tons of coal to be used in her
boilers.
Ernest J. Crouse, 59, who was <n
: jured in an accident at the Atwood
| mine, on Goldstream, near Fairbanks,
died Thursday last and was buried in
the cemetery at Fairbanks. Crouse
had his leg nearly severed by a rag
ged cable in which he became entan
gled, and lost so much blood that he
could not survive the shock of opera
tion. Deceased had resided in the in
terior for a number of years and had
engaged in mining, contracting and
blacksmithing. He was a ^Pioneer.
A new Model 14 "Linotype arrived at
Anchorage on the Admiral Watson
for the new paper to be started there
and it is now being erected. Advices
from Anchorage state that the new
paper will start some time next week.
North of Anchorage, it is reported
that the bridge near Matanuska has
gone out. The Knik glacier has brok
en and trees 60 feet long and three
feet in diameter are coming down on
the right of way. A crane was sta
tioned at the bridge to lift the trees
over the track.
The highest water in six years pre
vailed Sunday at Birchwooi and the
water was over the railroad bridge at
' that point.
BOUGH BURIED
AT ANCHORAGE BV
The Anchorage dally Times, of Fii
day, October 12, tells of* the funeral
of Earl Hartsough, the Seward boy,
who was seriously injured at the log
ging camp of the Resurrection bay
lumber Company, at Day s Harbor,
and was taken to the hospital at An
chorage, where he died following am
putation of his leg.
An Impressive American Legion bu
rial service took place yesterday,
when Earl Hartsougli, veteran of the
world war, who died last Friday, was
laid to rest in the Anchorage ceme
tery.
Long before the service started the
chapel of the Anchorage Funeral Par
lors was crowded with members of
jacn. Henry Post,friends of tlie young
man, and a detachment of soldiers
from the army post.
A mixed quartette consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. House. Miss Vida
Deigh, and M. S. Sharp sang as the
services were begun. D. \V. Stoddard,
commander of the region post, an
nounced the summons to another com
rade to the High Comma'll, and Chap
lain John M. Cook itd in prayer. The
funeral sermon preached by lied. C.
G Denton, pastor of the Presbyterian
churen, was a eulog.v ot the joung
man's war service.
The body lying in a flag draped
casket, was escorted to the cemer»?rv
by a detachment of soldi .us. The pall
bearers were George Kay, J. D. Lan
der, H. Stoy, D. Gamielsun, H. I Fta
ser’and H. Lyons. About 40 members
of the Legion and Auxiliary were in
line, as well as a laige number of cit
izens.
As the casket passed tlie mnnaij
esccit at the grave u.e soldiers stool
at parade rest and as u descended
into the earth, three volleys of ritle
fire saluted it. Taps were sounded
by Corp. J. Passey. The troops were
under command of Sergt. Blair.
Photographs of the funeral and
newspaper accounts of the service
will be sent to young Hartsough’s
father at Delaware, O.
The dead youth was for seven years
a member of the Nineteentn U. S. in
fantry and had a splendid service re
cord to his credit.
OFFICIAL society interested
IN MRS. HARDING’S MOVE
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS.—Official
society of Washington is displaying
much interest in the announcement of
Mrs. Harding that she will spend the
winter and spring here. She will live
in a ten room apartment near the
home of Woodrow Wilson.
german mob tries force
WAY INTO STOCK EXCHANGE
LONDON, Oct. 18—A mob tried to
force its way into the Berlin stock
exchange this morning, says a dis
patch from the German capital, and
also tried to storm the city hall but
the police mastered the situation aft
er fierce fighting in which many of the
rioters and many police were injured.
LLOYD GEORGE CANCELS
DINNER BECAUSE OF ILLNESS
CHICAGO, Octfl 17— Lloyd George
cancelled a dinner engagement at the
Chicago club tonight because of ill
ness. The dinner was to have been
given by Charles G. Dawres.
CANADAIN STEAMER COMES
GRIEF GOING TO KENNECOTT
SEATTLE, Oct. 16.—The Canadian
salvage steamship, Algerine, proceed
ing to the wreck of the American mo
tor ship Kennecott, on a reef at Gra
ham Island, was half wrecked in the
Queen Charlotte group and is being
towed to Esquimult for repairs.
TROTZKY HAS CANCER STOMACH
MUNISH, Oct. 18.—Dr. Saurbach, a
noted German surgeon, is proceeding
to Moscow by airplain to treat Leon
Trotzky for cancer of the stomach.
STOCKTON, Oct. 17-Judge Young
designated Friday, January 4, as the
date on which Alexander Kefs, the
Lodi butcher, «vill be hanged for the
murder of Edward Seserry. The ex
ecution of Ktls wi 1 take place at the
Stockton penitentiary.
ANCHORAGE HONELRS INITIATE j
The Igloo or Pioneers or Alaska held
high jinks last week, G. Wilson Da
vies, Mike Spae, Joseph IT. Johnson,
and Jos. P. McMahan being initiated
into the order. Jos Ulmer was in at
tendance, as was Grand President Roy
Southworth, and both gave good talks
on the order. A sourdough luncheon
followed.
REINDEER HERDER GORED
BY CARIBOU AT CANTWELL
(Anchorage Times)
An enraged caribou bu'l gored , an
Eskimo reindeer herder, seriously in
juring him, knocked over a school
teacher and gored a cow to death, last
week according to B. B. Mozee, dis
trict superintendent of Indian affairs
who has just returned from Cantwell.
The bull entered the herd early in
the week and began lording it over the
reindeer bulls to such an extent that
it was impossible to keep me herds
from splitting into many bands. In or
der to capture the caribou bull las
soes were brought into play after
which the animal was taKen to the
corrals, four miles away, fighting vi
ciously.
J. E. Way, a government teacher,
who had arrived that uuy to enter on
his duties at Cantwell, wTas knocked
down, but not seriously hurt.
Within the corral the bull charged
Robert Apuk, an Eskimo herder,
goring him with its antlers. The boy
received two deep gashes about eight
inches long across his abdomen and
a gaping wound in his rigjit arm, be
sides other bruises and scratches.
FLOOD WATERS DRIVE MANY
FROM HOMES IN THE STATES
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 18
Fifteen thousand residents were driv
en from their homes on the south
side of the city today by flood wa
ters from the North oFrk of the Ca
nadian river. Continued heavy rains
have swollen the rivers in Oklahoma
to the danger point.
SECRETARY OF LABOR DAVIS
TRIED TO FLY TO CHICAGO
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.—Secre
tary of Labor Davis attempted to fly
to Chicago today to meet Lloyd
George, but was forced down soon aft
er leaving the field on account of a
heavy fog.
MASONS WILL GIVE DANCE
AND LUNCHEON NOV. 28TH
On Wednesday, November 28th, the
combined lodges of Masons and East
ern Stars, will give a dance and buf
fet luncheon to their friends, in Odd
Fellows hall. It will be an invitation
affair, and one of the best of the sea
son. The date is the evening before
Thanksgiving.
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS.—Criticis
ing the speech of Governor Pinchot
of Pennsylvania for calling upon the
President to handle the prohibition
laws of Pennsylvania, Henry J. Allen,
former goverenor of Kansas, in a
speech delivered here last night said:
“If I ever run for governor of the
commonwealth and there was a city
in that commonwealth which openly
defied me with the dictum that all sa
loons would not close, that city would
awaken next morning to the sound of
bugles and its citizens would go to
bed to the music of taps. The troops
would remain there until the laws
were obeyed and all saloons were
I closed.”
Pinchot in his speech had called on
| the Federal government to handle the
j situation in Philadelphia where 130
saloons were openly defying the law
j and refusing to close.
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DISTRICT FORESTER WILL
ADOPT INTENSIVE POLICY
JUNEAU: A policy 01' intensive
forest management will be inaugu
rated at once in that district of the
Chugach National Forest lying in Ke
nai peninsula and on Turnagain Arm
tributary to the Alaska raiiioad, ac
cording to District Forester Charles
H. Flory, who returned recently from
a three weeks’ visit to t£e westward.
This will include adequate pro
tection safeguards and supervision by
the Forest Service of timber cutting
done in the area.
The decision to adopt such policy
was reached after conference between
Mr. Florv, Assistant District Forester
B. F. Heintzelman and Colonel J. C.
Gotwals chief engineer of the railroad,
relative to sources of supply for the
tie requirements of the road. It will
need for the next five years, said Mr.
Fory, will be 500,000 ties annually,
and following that period between
100,000 and 200,000 each year there
after. It is expected by intensive for
est management to furnish a large
part of these requirements from the
Kenai peninsula, the remainder to
come from the islands lying in the
Pi'ince William Sound.
School Shoes for boys; made of
leather. Brown & Hawkins. tf
Bolt action shotguns—J. L. Graef.
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