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Over Liberty Theater
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PHONE ADAMS 80
MAIL BOAT
PRINCESS PAT
Capt. Tom Perry
Leaves Seldovia on 5th and 20th
of each month for Cook Inlet
ports and Anchorage. Once a
month, about the 13th, leaves
Seldovia for lliamna.
Modern passenger accommoda
tions; a strong and fast boat.
For further information write
Capt. Perry at Seldovia or Anch
orage.
Gore Bldg. Adame 149
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WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
Mt. McKinley National Park News
By Special Correspondent
Among the visitors to the park
during the last week were: Mar
dergaret Kluepfel and Frances Hold
er, New York City; Mr. and Mrs.
F. N. Bullock, Houston, Texas;
Frances and Elizabeth Qualthough,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Mimi Heidel- j
mann and William Heidelmann,)
San Francisco, Cal; E. H. Ryus, Se
attle, Wash; Harry A. Durgin, Wat
sonville, Cal.
* • •
Oriswell Circle “D” party, under'
the leadership of P. R. Ritchie, of
Los Angeles, made a stop-over of,
two days in the park this week.
Those comprising the party were
Mr. and Mrs. A. LaChapelle, Paul
LaChapelle, Anna LaChapelle. Mrs. \
N. C. Daly, June Courtney, William
Sheldon, Mr. Hershberger Mr. Parks,,
all of Los Angeles, Cal; Mr. and i
Mrs. George Peterson, Los Angeles,
Cal. After spending a very delight-1
ful sojourn in this big game reserve, j
their continued their way to Fair
banks, from which point they will
embark on the S..S. Yukon and trav
el up the Yukon river.
m m 9
E. D. Calvin, U. S. Surveyor, of
the Cadastral Corps of Engineers,
■with Messrs. Roy McCreery, otf Ju
neau, and Frank Kernan, of Mon
roe, Wn., arrived at the park on
their way to Wonder lake. At this
point they will make a homestead
survey of the ground located by
John and Paula Anderson. George
Lingo and Lou Corbley, of the Park
Transportation Company accompan
ied them in charge of the seven
horse pack train.
* * *
Superintendent M. C. Edmunds, of j
the Alaska Road Commission, with |
headquarters in Anchorage, made a
one-day inspection trip over the park
highway. Heavy rains lately have
made the road very muddy in places
but with a promise of old Sol com
ing out in his summer strength, it
is hoped that the road will again re
sume its old standard.
* * *
James A. Galen, again had the op- .
portunity to demonstrate his ability
to snare moving objects with his
ever-moving lariat. The other day,
much to the consternation of all con
cerned, one of the Company's pet
bruins broke loose—by the way, his
name is “September Mom,”—and
started off on a merry ramb s t®
freedom. Various attempts o a di
versified nature, were mace to cap
ture him. but to no avail. Mr. Oaks®
was called and with one denereus 1
twist of bis arm. brought tbe young
bald-face to bis knees. “September
Mom" is now again safely tapris-'
oned on a chain of heavier links.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Atherton, wilhjj
their son and daughter, of Honolulu.
Hawaii, were recent visitors to tbe
‘■Farthest North" nation*: part
While staying at Savage River cam;*.
._ i
Mr. Atherton made a very tnterest
*
ing speech pertaining to tnat ar
away island and also gave his ;m-!'
pressions of Alaska. He laid parr,
cular stress upon the fine asset
which the residents of Hawaii had
found in Hawaii Nation*’ Park and
stated that many thousan ns a: do!-3
lars were spent annua'-y in adver-'*
tising park-of-many-vcf-canoes
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. J. E Barrack.. «ff|
Fairbanks, with their two daughters 5
Barbara and Bererle. sjen* the week
end at the Company's base camp
Savage River.
• • •
i
Robert S. Bragaw. jr. proaflaeut
photographer, of Alaska. with his
studio in Anchorage, spent the last
week at the base of Mr Hckitier,
taking movies and ‘'srhis*' of the
awe-inspiring mass of i-ce and snow.
He stated that he has procured the
finest pictures of the park's wild life
that have ever been taken On one
1
occasion, he ascended a high peak
in the Alaska range and sneaked nr
to within 30 feet of a band Oris
Dalli (mountain sheep). Tv.) large
rams were his particular ta ret and
he reports that they acted iu«t ‘'ac
cording to Hoyle." Mr. Bragaw re
turned to Anchorage on Tuesday’s
train.
Dr. H. H. Thomas, of Denver. Col
orado,, and Glen Bnckingham. o:
Memphis, Tennessee, have ;ust re
turned from a trip into the Kan
tishna country. They were accom
panied by Prank Lee. who had
charge of the eight-horse pack train .
They have been inspecting some o’
their mining properties in the vic
inity of Glenn creek and Dr. Thom
as exhibited a fine container or rug-*
gets, with much pride,
I
HOMER NEWS ITEMS
(By Special Correspondence)
Mrs. D. M. Woodard, our pioneer
rancher, has just returned from an ex
tended trip to the East. She visited
in Boston, Mass., and at Bangor,
Maine, and vicinity. While there she
visited several fox ranches, one of
the ranches having 3000 pair of foxes
on it. She has foxes on her ranch
as well as cattle and is doing a very
prosperous business.
* * •
Mrs. Hal Palmer, of Anchorage,
Alaska, is visiting with her husband's
people here, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pal
mer.
• * •
Mrs. Archie McLane and two child
ren at Kusiloff, Alaska, passed thru
Homer on their way to Seldovia
where she will visit her sister, Mrs.
Allan Petersen. Mrs. McLane reports
a very successful year with their
foxes.
• • •
Mrs. T. G. Holmes returned recent
ly from Anchorage where she went
to makft final proof on her homestead.
Jack Deitz, owner of a blue fox
ranch reports a litter of thirteen
pups. They are a healthy looking
bunch and it is rather iuaa3-nc at
times to ooun: them if one doesn't
watch out they win thick they we
more than thirteen.
Most of the residents of Homer
had a community dinner at the school
house where there were all kinds of]
good things to eat, and a dance after
wards. It was rather rainy sc the out
door sports which had beet ttarnec
had to be dispensed with but everyone
reiported a good time anyway
Mr. Joe Bell, superintendent off the
road commission here, has r? ter up
a homestead and expects to star: a
mink ranch next year. ^ are aT.
glad to see them move down here and
heartily welcome them among ns.
• • •
Miss Gene Flin-dall. who has been
absent from her homestead foe a year
on account of sickness, returnee a few
days ago for a short visit. Miss I*ois
Hamilton of Fairbanks accompanied
her. Miss Flindsl is in bad health
and will return to Anchorage adhere
she will be under the care aff Ur.
Haverstock.
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received at Trhach’s.
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Carnation Milk
SWIFTS PREMIVMM HAM AND BACON
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Ejrtrs and hotter—S**ard ranch err?
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Con'Tfiimt to Depot and Dock
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Clean. ComforUMe and Warm Rooms
ON THE MAIN STREET
VACATION AT CURRY
$7.» PER WEEK
FIRST CLASS TENT CAMP SERVICE
ALL CAMT EQITTMENT FURNISHED
mdodine dishes, fuel and heddinc.
T«t bossap* KTt wi'tk «w«i that rim tot? aaar j*rr*
that aura mmte: or. < a of or all mh, at tbo
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be mSkmri as* «t poK «<«?», traai* cmrt. aa4 bottl batba
fo«? paancuLaifS call agent, sew and depot
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