TERRITORIAL
TREASURY IN
GOOD SHAPE
The biennial report of Territorial
Treasurer Walstein G. Smith submit
ted to the Legislators for the period
ending December 31, last showed a
A balance on hand on that date amount
ing to $264,114.17. Receipts for the
two years were $2,155,836.21.
Regarding the general condition
of the Treasury, Mr. Smith said in
his report: "From the combined bal
ance sheet shown in the report, it
will be seen that the biennium was
closed with a substantial cash bal
ance on hand. It can be said, in fact,
that the closing balance for the year
1924 is the best shown for a number
of year, this period usually finding
funds in the Treasury at the lowest
point.” In addition to the balance
shown there is a considerable sum
outstanding involved in tax assess
ments the legality of which is being
contended in the court. For the year
1923 alone, Mr. Smith said, $145,000
was withheld pending the final settle
ments of these suits. No definite fig
ures were given for those withheld for
1924. .
‘•Generally speaking.” said the re
port, ‘‘tax collection throughout the
Territory have been, very good during
the biennium and have been effected
with a minimum amount of friction.
With the exception of amounts involv
ed in the contested schedules above
referred to, unusually complete collec
tions were, made from! the fishing con
cerns for the year 1923. Some very
good recoveries from insolvencies
caused by the poor fishing years of
1920 and 1921 were also made during
the biennium.”
I The fur tax law, it was added, ,was
not entirely successful and resulted
in more or less complaint. “In the
lack of any control over shipments
from the Territory, the framing of
an effective fur tax law is a matter
j of much difficulty.”
i Receipts from fishermen's license
for the biennium, it was stated, to
taled approximately $40,000. The re
port reviews the law and its operation
to a limited extent and finds that: “All
in all, it can be said that the Act of
1923 imposing a license tax on fisher
men is a most* unsatisfactory measure
and its early revision is respectfully
requested, revision sufficient early to
be made effective for the year -1925.”
The impossibilities of the law were
early recognized, said the report.. Its
enforcement principally as a revenue
measure was attempted. One extra
tax collection clerk was employed
for this purpose. The greater part
of the proceeds of the license sched
ule was obtained by fisheries com
panies because of penalties imposed
for dealing with non-resident fisher
men. Little of it came from individ
uals employed as fishermen.
Except for small deficits in the
funds for payments of bounties on
eagles and wolves, no deficiencies
were incurred during the biennium.
On the other hand several appropria
tions not exhausted showed balances
which reverted to the General Fund.
For the year 1923 revesions amount
ed to $67,453.95, the report showed
and Mr. Smith added: “Expenditures
for the current appropriation period
are not as yet complete, but it can
be seen that substantial amounts un
dr many of the appropriations will
not be used and also revert.”
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If I Had Only
Known
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sive labor-saving device for the home.
One was greatly disappointed when, a few days
later, they compared notes. She had bought the
same product that many of her friends had owned.
The other woman had secured a greatly im
proved, new product—costing less, but of much more
value.
“If I had only known there was a better one,”
the first woman said, “I would never have bought
this old one.”
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explained the wise buyer.
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SON IN LAW FALL
ON STAND OIL CASE
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. 17.—Judge
Kennedy interrupted the testimony in
the government suit to recover the
Tea Pot Dome oil leases, when he
asked (he government’s counsel if
they had made “diligent effort” to find
the clerks who recorded and handled
the Liberty Bonds which it was as
serted passed from Sinclair to Albert
Fall, late secretary of interior.
Kennedy ruled that M. T. Everhart,
the banker-rancher of Pueblo, must
testify concerning a deposit of Liberty
Bonds he is said to have in behalf of
Secretary Fall. Everhart is Fall’s
son-in-law, and had pleaded self-in
crimination, but the court ruled that
lie was trying to shield a third party.
We Don’t Blame Him.
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you t-t-t-tell m-me w-w-where th-the
the p-p-p-p-st off-f-ice i-is?”
Small boy looks dumb and is very
silent.
Stranger—“S-s-sav, d-d-do y-y-you
n-n-n-know where th-th-the p-p-post
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Small boy looks dumber than ever.
Stranger (gesticulating) —“TH-TH
THE P-P-P-P-P-PO-PO-POST O-O-O
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Small boy still silent, and stranger
hurries off.
Lady (to small boy)—“Why didn’t
you direct that old gentleman to the
post office?”
Small boy—“D-d-do y-y-y-yo-you th
th-th-think l-I-I w-w-wanted c-t-to g-g-g
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, April 7, 1925, there will be held
j in the Town Hall in the Town of Sew
ard, Alaska, an annual election for
the purpose of electing town officers
and members of the School Board of
the Seward School District of and for
said Town of Seward, Alaska.
The polls for said election will be
in said Town Hall and will be open
from 8 o’clock A. M. Tuesday, April
7, 1925, until 7 o’clock p. rn. of same
day, and all qualified electors of the
said Town of Seward who have reg
istered, as in this Ordinance provided,
will be entitled to vote at said elec
tion.
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. elected at the annual election on Tues
day, April 7, 1925:
Mayor;
Three Members of the Seward Com
mon Council;
One Member of the Seward School
Board, a Chairman.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 16
1925.
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY.
Municipal Clerk.
First publication March 17, 1925.
Last publication April 6, 1925.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, Before Hon. Sid. S. Bet
man—
In the matter of the estate of John
J. Folstad, deceased, In Probate
Number .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, administrator of the
estate of John J, Folstad, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the estate of
the said John J. Folstad, deceased,
to exhibit such claims, with neces
sary vouchers, within six (6) months
after the date of the first publication
of this notice to the said administra
tor at the law office of John F. Cof
fey at Kodiak, Alaska, which office
the undersigned selects as his place
of business in all matters connect
ed with the estate of said decedent.
Dated and first published this 16th
day of March, A. D., 1925.
E. PETELLIN,
Administrator
JOHN F. COFFEY,
Attorney for the Administrator.
First publication, March 16, 1925.
Last publication, April 18, 1925.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, Before the Hon. Sid. S.
Bettman—
In the matter of the estate of August
Holmberg, deceased, In. Probate
Number .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, administrator of the
estate of August Holmberg, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit such claims, with
the necessary vouchers within six
(6) months after the date of the
first publication of this notice to the
said administrator at the law office
of ' F. Coffey, at Kodiak, Alaska,
wh lid office the undersigned se
lects as his place of business in all
matters connected with the estate of
the said August Holmberg, deceased.
E. PET ELLIN.
Administrator of the estate of Aug
ust Holmberg, deceased.
JOHN F. COFFEY,
Attorney for the Administrator.
First publication, March 16, 1925.
Last publication, April IS, 1925.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, at Kodiak, Alaska—
In the matter of the estate of’Fer
gus James Stewart, deceased, In
Probate, No. 10.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
W. J. ERSKINE, administrator of the
estate of Fergus James Stewart, de
ceased, has filed for approval his
final account, and petition for final
distribution and that the 23rd day of
May, A. D., 1925, at the hour of two
o’clock in the afternoon of said day,
at the office of the United States
Commissioner, ex-officio Probate
Judge for the above named Precinct,
Division and Territoiy, at Kodiik,
Alaska, has been fixed as the time
and the place for the holding of such
hearing, when and where any person
or persons interested in the matters
of the said estate may appear and
show cause, if any they have, why
the said petition should not be grant
ed.
Dated this 11th day of March. A.
D„ 1925.
SID S. BET1MAN,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-officio
Probate Judge, Kodiak Precinct.
First publication, March 16, 1925
Last publication, April 18, 1925.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office.
Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 29, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that Axel A.
Johnson, together with his witnesses,
Gilbert M. Chambers, and Andrew An
derson, all of Seldovia, Alaska, has
submitted final proof on his home
stead entry, Serial 05589 for lands in
U. S. Survey No. 1406, and is now oh
file in the local land office, at Anchor
age, Alaska. If no protest is filed in
the local land office, at Anchorage,
within the period of publication, or
thirty days thereafter, said final proof
will be accepted, and final certificate
issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Resrisfpr
First Pub. Feb. 24, 1925.
Last Pub. Mar. 26, 1925.—Dly.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office.
Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 7, 1925.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
Miller, together with his witnesses,
Edward Slavin, and John Rodin Crit
tenden. all of Seldovia, Alaska, has
submitted final proof on his home
stead entry, Serial 04056 for lands de
scribed as the SE 1-4 SE 1-4, Section
2, E 1-2 NE 1-4, and Lot 1, Section 11,
T. 6 S, R. 13 W. S. M. and is now on
file in the local land office, at Anchor
age, Alaska. If no protest is filed in
the local land office, at Anchorage,
within the period of publication, or
thirty days thereafter, said final proof
will be accepted, and final certificate
issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Register.
First publication Feb. 17, 1925.
Last publication Mar. 24, 1925. Dly
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
NOTICE Is Hereby Given, that at
the hour of nine o’clock A. M., on the
second day of February, 1925, the reg
istration books of the Town of Sew
ard, Alaska, will be open at the office
of the Municipal Clerk in the Seward
Bank Building for the purpose of reg
istering all qualified electors, twenty
one years of age or over, who are citi
zens of the United States and who
have resided continuously one year
next preceding the date of the elec
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ing the following hours:
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first Tuesday in April:
From 9:00 o’clock A. M. to 12 noon.
From 2:00 o’clock P. M. to 5:00
P. M.
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ceding the first Tuesday in April:
From 9:00 o’clock A. M. to 12 noon.
From 2:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M.
From 7:00 o’clock P. M. to 10:00
o’clock P. M.
That said Registration Books will
be closed for such election at 10:00
o’clock P. M., Saturday, April 4, 1925.
That said election will be held on
the first Tuesday in April for the pur
pose of electing Town Officers and
Member of the School Board of the
Seward School District.
The officers of the Town to be elect
ed are as follows:
Mayor.
Three Members of the Seward Com
mon Council.
One Member of the Seward School
Board, a Chairman.
0 ^1925^ ®ewar^’ Alaska, February
WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
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