LOCAL NEWS OF
THE LAST WEEK
Monday
Mrs. P. A. Cook, wife of the tele
graph operator in Anchorage, re
turned on the steamship Alaska. Mrs.
l Cook spent the last three months on
their fruit ranch near Tacoma, and
while everything points to a success
ful season, she says everything in
Alaska looks good to her, especially
Seward and Anchorage. Mrs. Cook
has always taken an active part in
«ivic a ffail’s in Anchorage and repre
sented the Anchorage post of the Am
^ ferican Legion at Silka this past sum
mer.
H. Horn, acting general manager
for the Alaska railroad, arrived on
Saturday’s train on a trip of inspec
tion leaving today on the return trip
north.
H. S. Balderston of the Banks of
Seward and Anchorage left on the
Alaska on a short business trip out
side.
Peter Naughton, who has been vis
ing in Anchorage for some time, sail
ed on the Alaska for the Outside yes
terday.
R. Lucason, a Fairbanks resident,
left on the Alaska for the States.
Ray C. Larson, lumber dealer of
l Anchorage, left for the Outside on
the steamship Alaska, intending to be
gone about two months.
Joe Schulte and Heinie Berger, pio
neers of Valdez, and a Mr. Clark, ar
rived in Seward yesterday on a gas
boat en x'oute to the westward on a
trapping trip. They came direct from
^ Cordova and report a stormy pas
sage.
Dr. J. W. Edmunds, eye specialist,
passed through Saturday night on his
way to the States.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Ray returned on
Wednesday’s train from Anchorage,
® where they attended the funerals of
Leopold David and Miss Ruby de
Graff.
Capt. Austin E. Lathrop, who was
recalled to Anchorage from the States
following the death of Miss Ruby de
Graff, left yesterday morning on the
Alaska for Seattle, with the body of
Miss de Graff. Capt. Lathrop will visit
Portland and New York before return
ing to Anchorage.
Thursday
W. E. Farrell, a Kanatak resident,
and employe of the Standard Oil Co.,
is aboard the Admiral Watson with
his bride. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell were
married at Bakersfield, California, re
cently. They will go as far as Kodiak
and await the arrival of the Starr be
fore proceeding westward.
Roy Shatter, an old timer of the
Fairbanks district, will spend the hol
idays in Utah with relatives.
The Girls’ Basketball Team are put
ting on a candy sale at Stump’s Beau
ty Shoppe on Saturday, between the
hours of 12 and 5 o’clock, the pro
ceeds going to defray the expenses
of the girls basketball team to An
chorage about January 10. The An
chorage girls’ team will be in Seward
for a game New Yeaar’s eve.
C. L. Vickers, the Seldovia merchant
j prince, returned on the Watson this
| evening, after visiting in Seward a
few days.
Abe Stein, the well known Fair
| banks merchant, is .visiting his $on
Isadore, in Seattle. He will return
j north shortly after the holidays.
_
J. J. Chisholm, traveling man, was
| a returning passenger on the Admi
! ral Watson.
—
E. C. Timmons, Standard Oil man,
arrived in Seward on the Admiral
Watson to appraise the damage done
; in the gale last month.
Andrew Nelson, a veteran miner of
Golden, left on yesterday’s boat for
the States. He disposed of his min
ing interests at Pedro to A. A. Zim
merman and will probably reside in
the future at Portland.
Hjalmar Nordale and Leith Russell,
two newspaper men from Fairbanks,
are visiting in Anchorage this week.
C. L. Vickers of Seldovia, was an
arrival on the Redondo, and will re
main in Seward until the Watson
sails west.
Ed T. McNally, a former business
man of Anchorage, left on the Alaska
for the States.
Capt. and Mrs. Nick Gaikema left
on the Alaska to spend the winter in
the States. Capt. Gaikema has been
running the gas boat Sea Lion in the
Inlet.
Miss Clarice Wendler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wendler of An
chorage, who has been attending
school in the States, is an incoming
passenger on the Alameda en route
to her Cook Inlet home.
Tuesday
i
j T. B. (Babe) Hayes, of Cordova,
, formerly one of the men about
town in Valdez, is spending the hol
iday season in the States, having
| sailed south on one of the recent
steamers.
A fine, 9V2 pound boy arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stu
art the other day. Dr. Bulkley, of
Valdez, who was inattendance, re
ports mother and babe progressing
nicely.
C. H. Dustin, who owns an interest
in the Nuka island *fox ranch, is an
incoming passenger on the Alameda,
to help with the kill.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth will
leave for a buying and vacation trip
to the states, the forepart of next
month.
Gov. Scott C. Bone is expected to
arrive in Seattle on his way to Ju
neau some time this week.
Wednesday
The gasboat Octurous sailed this
morning for the vicinity of Nuka Bay,
with Capt. Louis Clark and Heinie
Berger aboard. Capt. Joseph Schulte
remained behind until he recovers
from a sever burn sustained yester
day when the boat caught afire.
r
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500,000
in one day*
saw the new
Standard Six
4
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Announcement of the new Buick
“Standard Six” brought approxi
mately 500,000 people into Buick
salesrooms on the first day this
car was shown.
Why? Because everywhere every
one is marvelin g atthenew “Stand
ard Six”—the “Six” that sets a new
standard of quality and price.
See it for^burself
ELLSWORTH’S
Buick: Sales and Service
When* better automobiles®are built, Buick will build
f
! Alvad Eames returned from a busi
! ness trip to Cordova and southern
ports on today’s boat.
Wm. Hawkins is a guest of the Ho
tel Seward.
Miss Pearl Fairman was the host
I ess of a theatre party last night, a
number of young friends accepting
her hospitality. The occasion was
the birthday anniversary of the host
ess. After the show the guests re
paired to the Fairman home where
ice cream and cake, and grape punch
were served. Miss Fairman received
many handsome presents from those
I present, who included Louise Slater,
j Alma Peterson, Katherine Horton,
j Elsie Larssen, Sigrid Rosness, Betty
■ Dykstra, Cecil Leslie, Dorothy Fair
! man, Pearl Fairman, Agnes Anderson
Yuku Yago, and Katherine Neville.
Mrs. Fairman, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Pe
terson and Mrs. McKinna acted as
chaperons for the youngsters.
I
4 PETERSBURG
HUNTERS HAVE
TERRIBLE TIME
DINGHY CAPSIZES—ONE DIES OF
EXPOSURE; THREE FREEZE
BEFORE RESCUED
Four duck hunters had a terrible
experience the latter part of last
week, one dying from exposure to
the freezing weather, and the other
three being left in a horrible condi
tion as a result of exposure. The
men, whose names are $ot known by
the officers on the Watson other than
that one was ^interested in the local
lighting plant, left Petersburg on a
duck hunt, going about eight miles up
the bay in a fishing boat. At the time
the weather was fine although very
cold. The men went ashore in a
small dinghy, and upon returning to
the coast found a heavy gale blow
ing. They attempted to reach the
boat in the dinghy which was cap
sized by a wave, throwing the occu
pants into the freezing water. All four
men managed to reach shore, and as
their matches were wet, started for a
fox ranch a few miles distant. One
of the men gave out, and was carried
a short piece by his comrades, until
he died from cold. The others reach
ed the ranch in a horrible shape from
frostbite, their faces, feet, hands and
legs being badly frozen.
At the time the Admiral Watson
left Petersburg a rescue boat had
gone after the body of the dead man,
and his unfortunate comrades. Until
the next boat arrives in port their
names will not be known.
George Rose, an Edinburgh lad of
16, after falling through the glass
roof of a railway station, landing on
the top of a coach and rolling off, got
up and walked away.
ELECTION RETURNS
ON LAST BOAT
Election returns, practically com
plete, received on the Admiral Wat
son, show that Bartley Howard was
safely elected senator by over 200 ma
jority, and that Ben A. Grier, Joseph
H. Murray, Wm. A. Sherman and C.
H. Wilcox were elected representa
tives. The returns as compiled by
Clerk of Court W. N. Cuddy give the
following totals:
For Senator—
W. W. Council . 1331
Bartley Howard . 1552
For Representatives—
W. J. Bogard . 1207
John J. Bugge . 1017
Ben A. Grier _...r. 1437
Joseph H. Murray . 1464
Aaron E. Rucker _ 1192
Wm. A. Sherman _ 1608
! C. H. Wilcox _ 1315
The above include all the precincts
j except Iliamna and the precincts in
| the Bristol Bay district. It is doubt
' ful if the returns would in any way
j change the results.
NOEL W. SMITH
WOULD ABOLISH
RAILROAD LOOP
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS BE SPENT FOR COAL
BUNKERS AT SEWARD
According to unofficial information
supplied to the Anchorage Alaskan by
railroad heads, Noel W. Smith’s bud
get on the needs of the Alaska Rail
road calls for the expenditure of
$1,280,000 in eliminating the loop at
Mile 45 and the construction of a six
mile tunnel to eliminate the grade at
the Southern divide. This item, cou
j pled with contemplated improvements
! in Anchorage and on the Moose creek
| coal spur and other nearby develop
{ ments calls for a total expenditure of
| $1,735,000.
; Hardly a point along the railroad
but will receive direct benefit from
| the expenditures, says the Alaskan, as
I practically every important center is
i affected.
Among the items noted is one for
$130,000 for water and coaling sta
tions. In the absence of information
as to where this improvement is to
be put in, it is conjectured to mean
| Anchorage, as $200,000 are listed un
der this heading to make a coaling
station at Seward. The figures and
items affected follow:
Apportionment of Budget.
Apportionment of the expenditures
as recommended by Mr. Smith is as
follows:
Widening cuts, raising banks
riprapping, ditching and
line changes .?3,776,520
j Bridge steel . 3,470,362
i Bridge piling . 1,008,979
i Tie renewals, est. cost ...„. 600,000
# Telegraph and telephone 100,000
Section houses . 55,000
Employes’ dwellings . 148,000
Anchorage yard changes . 100,000
Seward, Curry, Kealy and
and Fairbanks _
& Fairbanks yd. changes... 100,000
Coal handling facilities at
Seward ... 200,000
Moose creek spur, standard
izing .-. 225,000
Miscellaneous track chgs...... 150,000
Water and coaling stations... 130,000
Caterpillars, railroad, etc
and gas sec. cars .. 110,000
Four Mikado locos. 320,000
One Rotary plow . 50,000
Two Vanderbilt tanks . 30,000
Two pas. cars ...... 50,000
Thirty gon. cars . 150,000
One gas motor car . 28,000
Car wheel press . 4,000
General set . 2*500
Compressor units . 6,500
Welding furnace . 7,000
Two river steamboats . 240,000
Four launches ... 12,000
Three barges .. 2,250
New engine for Matanuska... 8,000
Six-mile tunnel between
Tunnel Station and Hun
ter, Mile 45 to Mile 51
eliminating the “loop”.. 1,280,000
Curry Hotel extensions _ 85,000
H. V. Henrikson and wife of Wood
row are guests of the Van Gilder.
Mrs. Henry Emard left on today’s
train for Anchorage.
MUSCLE SHOALS
BILL READY TO
REPORT HOUSE
MEASURE PROVIDES SALE OF
NITRATE PLANT TO FORD,
IN CASE HE WANTS IT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17 —
The House bill providing for the sale
of Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford was
presented to the Senate today by pre
vious agreement.
A message came from Detroit to
day in reply to a request of senators
that Henry Ford renew his bid for the
property:
“Answering yours of yesterday, Mr.
Ford's offer was withdrawn by him
in a letter to the president October
: 15, and will not be renewed.”
Senator McKellar, democrat, of
Tennessee, one of those who took up
the question with the Detroit manu
| facturer, said he did not know how'
1 to interpret the reply.
The task of finding a solution for
! the long continued Muscle Shoals
: problem confronted the senate today,
a unanimous consent agreement at
the last minute giving it the right of
way.
In efforts to reach a common ground
; on which the various factions can
stand, there is a general disposition to
look to the White House for guid
ance. Leaders of the forces support
ing the numerous proposals for dispo
| sition of the Muscle Shoals property
generally feel that nothing can be
accomplished now without the admin
istration’s support.
Unless the president takes the sit
uation in hand there is a possibility
that debate on the subject will extend
over several days without a chance of
■ ending in anything but a deadlock.
j Miss Martha Butler, an Australian
girl, sued Charles Warren, a $20 a
1 week chauffeur, for $5,000 for breach
of promise.
Mrs. Hannah Elvorson of Chicago,
aged S3, is growing her third set of
teeth, now having nine new ones.
Another Seattle Convict
Receives Pardon as Xmas
Cheer from the Governor
SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 17.—John Sou
das, the Seattle l'oreigner-raurderer,
walked out of the State penitentiary
this morning as a result of another
Christmas pardon, issued by Gover
nor Louis F. Hart of Washington.
Soudas is the second life-term con
| vict, who is alleged to have wealthy
! relatives, to be liberated by the ge
! ial governor in ten days. Soudas
has served sixteen months of the
sentence imposed on him by a Seat
tle grand jury for the brutal killing
of Blanche Coleman about two years
ago.
Immediately after Soudas’s release
from the Washington State peniten
tiary he was rearrested and the au
thorities here are exerting their ef
forts toward his deportation to his
homeland in Greece.
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