Tanana Leader
Vol. II
TANANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNK 30, 1D10
No. *2<i
STAND-PAT REPUBLICANS NOMINATE ED S. ORR
There Is Another Convention Today at Which the Insurgents Will Have an Inning.
The Standpat Platform Swallows Taft Like a Longneck Clam.
JUNEAU, June 29.—Ed 8. Orr, of Valdez, was nomi
nated as-the Republican candidate for delegate to congress
this afte noon.
The convention met at Douglas Island at 11 o'clock
>a. m. Tuesday. Irving, of Ketchikan, was made temporary
chairman and Richard Bushnell, of Wrangell, temporary
secretary,, At the evening session George Dooley, of Cor
dova, was Elected permanent- chairman.
Busl *11, secretary of the credentials committee, re
fused to allow the Wickersham delegates to participate in
tL ^proceedings of the convention.
A platform was adopted indorsing Taft, favoring terri
torial —* '“'nment, advocating opening of the coal lands,
government aid to railroads, a home for indigent pioneers,
revision of the mining laws, revocation of power of attor
j ney, salary for commissioners, indorsing Major Richardson
land scoring Delegate Wickersliam.
The first two ballots resulted: M. J. O'Connor, of Doug
las, 27; George W. Schofield, of Nome, fid; John Goodell,
1 of Cordova, 44; Ed S. Orr, of Valdez, J; Leroy Tozier, of
Fairbanks, 39. Total delegates, 152; necessary to a choice,
77. At the third ballot this afternoon Tozier withdrew
1 and Orr was elected.
The Skagway delegation refused to recognize the call of
National Committeeman Shackleford and will attend the
j Valentine-Wickersham Republican convention at Juneau
. tomorrow.
Wulf, of Valdez, Ray, Engersoll and others withdrew
from the regular convention, claiming it was not repre
! sentative.
REPUBLICANS
MUSTERED 21
Last Monday notices were distributed
around town calling on the Republicans
of Tanana to proceed to the schoolhouse
and elect three delegates to the Republi
can convention to be held in Juneau the
next day. Only twenty-one responded
to the call. They were:
T. A.Shaw
J. C. Dehn
H. C. Hern
J. £. Frederickson
W. A. Leske
W. C. Curtis
F. L. Kelly
John B. Racine
W. Moran
James Gallaber
Phil Gullaher
The vote stood:
R. C. Conklin
E. P. Allard
G. Tliornlilade
W. Woerner
T. H. Matfleldt
H. Conard
George Vautier
Frank Lund in
R. R. Stoddard
Ed Porter
Leske.Is Uscar l.unilin.la
Allard. 9 Dehn . 7
Moran. 3 Yautier. 2
John Bathurst.' ... 1
Messrs. Leske, Oscar Lundin and Al
lard .were declared duly elected. Of
course their proxies were forwarded by
telegraph. It was not given out who
the delegates favor for the Republican
candidate for delegate to congress, but
it is believed the proxies went to Leroy
Tozier, of Fairbanks.
Peterson Boat Sold.
The Bidewheel gasoline boat in which
which Martin Peterson and family
started for the Iditarod at the opening
of navigation, and which was attached
by the N. C. Co. for debt upon arrival at
Tanana, was sold at marshal’s sale last
Monday. The N. C. Co. secured it on a
bid of $50. _
Go toNussbaum’s Barbershop for first
class work.
ANOTHER CASE OF
IDITAROD LITIGATION
Fairbanks, June 29.—Dan J. Camp
bell has Hied a suit for a one-third inter
est in the Bates lay on 1 above Otter.
He claims under a grubstake agreement
with John Goslow, who first acquired
the lay.
Hagan Wins Owl Group Lay.
Fairbanks, June 29.—A decision last
night in favor of the plaintiff in the case
of Hagan vs. Williams gives Hagan pos
session of the lay on the Owl group, to
gether with actual damages.
CO. D WINS THREE
STRAIGHT GAMES
In the best base ball game witnessed
on the post diamond this season Com
pany D won from Company C last Sun
day by a score of 4 to 2. This makes
three straight by Company 1) in the
series of five games being played for a
cash prize of $20, and takes the money.
The other two games, however, will be
played according to schedule.
Will Relieve Sergeant Cuffe.
Quartermaster Sergeant Patterson,
Mrs. Patterson and their niece Miss
Schroeder, arrived at Fort Gibbon on
the steamer Susie last Sunday night.
They came from Fort Walla Walla,
Wash., and Sergeant Patterson will
relieve Quartermaster Sergeant Cuffe,
who has been stationed at the Fort Gib
bon post three years.
See Jack Cavanaugh for well water and
light express. Scavenger work a specialty.
EXPLOSION OF GAS
INJURES A MINER
Fairbanks, June 20.—Ole Satlier was
injured in a terrific gas explosion on
third tier, left limit of No. 0 Goldstream,
this morning. He was lighting a candle
at the bottom of a prospect shaft. The
timbers and gin block at the top of the
shaft were blown away. He will live.
New Creeks in Old District.
Circle, June 20.—Spring dumps on
the new creeks Bottom Dollar, Half
I Dollar and Two Bits, in the Birch creek
1 country, exceed expectations. Outfits
are moving in.
MALCOM JENKINS
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Private Malcom Jenkins, attached to
the signal corps at Circle, died in the
post hospital last Monday morning. He
was buried with full military honors
that afternoon.
Mr. Jenkins had been in the hospital
about ten days. At first he did not
appear to be seriously ill, but grew grad
ually worse till the end came.
He came to Alaska in 1908, and was
stationed at Nome. He was transferred
to Circle last year. His mother lives in
Ozark, Alabama.
George Vautier, who came up last
Monday after a short stay at Grant
creek, will return there tomorrow to
to remain some time.
Sam Fox and Red Allen, of 3 above,
Grant creek, were in town a short time.
They are taking out some gold.
The Leader is on sale at the Postoffice
Lobby.
PHIL JEREUX
18 AT REST
Philip Jereux died at his cabin on
Campbell avenue last Friday night. For
a day or two it was apparent that the
i end was near, and the attendants never
left him, although he got up and walked
around not more than two hours before
his death. His illness was dropsy, from
! which lie had suffered for more than a
i year.
! Philip Jereux was born at Three
i Rivers, Quebec, and at the time of his
! death was o4 years old. He possessed
' in a remarkable degree the sturdy qual
| ities for which French-Canadians are
everywhere noted. After s{>endiiig the
earlier years of his life as a timberman
in the region of the Great Lakes, he
joined the early rush to the Klondike
and since that time had led the life of a
prospector. His activities extended over
a large scope of country on the Canadian
and American sides of the line. His
honesty and independence of character
gained him friends everywhere.
The funeral was held Saturday even
ing. Father Feron conducted the serv
ices at the Catholic Church and a large
number of friends followed -the remains
to the cemetery. The pallbearere were:
John J. O’Brien, Henry Robeson, Win.
Leske, A. J. Campbell, H. A. Stockman
j and E. P. Allard.
■ Try the new barber at the (libbon shop.
Big Option on Griffin Property
Fairbanks, June 29.—J. F. Newsome,
of Palo Alto, Cal., has taken a $300,000
option on the Big Chena property of E.
W. Griffin. He is shipping in a drill.