ianana Leader
Vol. II TAXANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1910 Xo. 31
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WICKERSHAM
ANOTHER VOTE
That What Joe Anicich’s Return
Home Means.
Joseph Anicich, who has been in at
tendance as a witness in the courtmar
tial proceedings against Col. George F.
Cooke, at Fort William H. Seward,
Alaska, arrived home last night. He
has been talking a little politics today
and telling the boys how the matter
looks to a fellow with salt water in bis
eyes.
* The court is now sitting at Vancouver
Barracks, Wash. Several officers who
were here while Col. Cooke was com
mander of Fort Gibbon post will proba
bly be required to testify in the case
soon. The officers composing the court
are:
Capt. J. T. Geary, coast artillery
corps, judge advocate. .
Capt. LeRoy S. Upton, firs.t infantry,
counsel for Cooke.
Lieut. Col. S. M. Foote, coast artillery.
Lieut Col. S. W. Miller, twenty-fifth
infantry.
Major L. M. Brett, first cavalry.
Major H. C. Hodges, twenty-second
infantry.
Major W. Walke, coast artillery corps.
Major T. W. Moore, first infantry.
Major B. A. Poore, twenty-second in
fantry.
Major H. M. Whitney, coast artillery
corps.
Capt. DeRosey C. Cabell, first cavalry.
See Jack Cavanaugh for well water and
light express. Scavenger work a specialty.
RAIN INTERFERES
WITH OUTING PARTY
The heavy rain last night and this
morning interfered with the plans of a
party of ladies and gentlemen for an
outing today. They were to pick ber
ries and were to go to the vicinity of
Morelock creek in S. E. Heeter’s launch.
The ladies who expected to go are Mrs.
Simpson, Mrs. Kay, Mrs. Warren and
her daughter Frances, Mrs. Bathurst
and Mrs. Woods.
Last week a; party had a fine outing at
Spicer creek. They were after fish and
tented at the creek three days. Miss
Cornell, Miss Heeter, Mrs. Burnyeat,
John Racine and Joe Dehn composed
the party. They had great success and
on their return remembered numerous
friends who have a fondness for grey
ling. _
Jack Cavanaugh buys and sells Second
hand Goods of all kinds.
Exports of Hungarian beans to the
United States last year were of the
value of $1,170,000.
MILITARY MEN
HAVE ARRIVED
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The New Officers and Men Who
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Are at Fort Gibbon.
Companies A and L of the sixteenth 1
infantry arrived via St. Michael on the
Jeff Davis and the Gen. Jacobs last Mon
day, to take the place at Fort Gibbon
of Companies C and D, twenty-second
infantry, lately ordered to the outside.
Company A comes from Fort Logan
H. Root, near Little Rock, Ark., which
place was left June 23, and Company L
is from Fort Crook, Omaha, Neb., hav
ing left there June 22.
On the way to Fort Gibbon all the
posts in Alaska were visifed except Fort
Egbert,, and the beautiful situation of
Fort Gibbon causes one and all to ex
press a preference for this place over all
the other northern pests.
The men had a pay day yesterday
and none of them had less than two
months’ pay coming. In spending their
money the high charges here compared
to those on the outside were very notice
able to the new comers.
The following officers are with the
new arrivals:
Captain Eldred D. Warfield, com
manding officer.
First Lieutenant Walter C. Short, pay
master.
First Lieutenant R. John West.
First Lieutenant R. W. Kingman, ad
jutant.
Second Lieutenant N. W. Riley, quar
termaster and commissariat.
Second Lieutenant Charles K. Nulsen,
exchange officer.
Second Lieutenant II C. Fooks.
Fort Egbert Detachment.
A detachment of twenty-two men
were sent from Fort William II. Seward
via Dawson to Fort Egbert. Eight men
of the twenty-second infantry will also
remain at Fort Egbert this winter.
Noted Dawson Judge
Takes a Wife
Dawson, July 27—The wedding of
Miss M. A. Graham and Judge C. A.
Dugas, chief justice of the Yukon
courts, took place last evening at the
priest’s house, Fifth avenue south, at
8:30 o’clock.
Win. Burnyeat, William Moran, A. J.
Campbell and Mr. Mozee, with mover,
baler and other accessories for making
hay, are located on a fine meadow near
Long lake, on the Tanana-Hot Springs
trail. There has been much rain since
the party went out. -
SOME PAPERS
NOT FOR SALE
Skagway Alaskan Stock Has Riz
Some Lately.
Parties from Skagway arriving at
Tanana last night said everybody in
that part of Alaska seems to he for
Wickersham. The knocks directed at
the delegate all turned themselves into
boosts.
One incident is told to show the loy
alty of the people of Skagway to the
territory and its elected representative.
Dr. Keller, publisher of the Skagway
Alaskan received an offer of $14,000 cash
for the paper, with a good salary as
manager of it provided he would run it
according to directions. Now, it would
take about 14,000 years to accumulate
$14,000 in the publication of a newspa
per in an average town the size of Skag
way; so Dr. Keller consulted a kinsman
who is financially interested in the pa
per. In a fewr minutes Dr. Keller re
turned and informed the would-be pur
chaser that even $30,000 would not
touch the Alaskan just at this stage of
the game.
Speaking of newspapers: Last week
the Leader heard the Cordova North
Star had flopped. The Leader had an
acquaintance known to be in communi
cation with Cordova, and he was ques
tioned. “Flopped nothing,” he said.
“I have just got a message from Cor
dova. All the money they’ve got could
n’t buy Bob McChesney.”
Go to Nussbaum’s Barbershop for first
class work.
Tried to Cut Out
Wickersham Paper
(Special to the Cordova North Star.)
Seattle, July 17.—The anti-Wicker
sham papers are kicking on account of
this agency serving the Tanana Star,
which was recently established in Fair
banks and they promise to work up a
rival service. Am in business to give
service to all. Have you any kick?
ALASKA NEWS BUREAU.
Steam Shovel at Rampart.
A letter from Rampart, dated July 29,
says: *
The steam shovel is being installed on
Hunter creek. We hope it is going to
be successful. In other respects Ram
part is rather dull.
The Leader is on sale at the Postoffice
Lobby.
NEW SOLDIERS
ON A TOOT
Men From Arkansas Kick Doors
and Cuss Like Thunder.
Deputy Marshal Jack Robinson did
not rest well last night. It was not be
cause his conscience troubled him, but
because liquor at 25 cents per is a little
too skookum for chechacho soldiers to
carry around in safety.
The new soldiers had a pay day yes
terday and last night some of them
went around to see what they could
skeer up. A residence or two on Second
street was visited and one door was
kicked in. Finally Billy Leske was
waked up and he engaged his visitor in
fistic combat and entertained him with
Johnson swings and uppercuts till the
deputy arrived. The soldier was turned
into the post guardhouse.
This morning two soldiers went to the
rear of the federal jail and threw im
ported epithets at Jailer Tom Ifowell.
The jailer locked them up and swore
out a complaint against them. Later
they were also taken to the military
guardhouse.
The authorities will probably be le
lient this time because the offenders are
just from Arkansas; but that kind of
conduct should not be allowed, say,
after this spell of sloppy weather is
over.
Suffragettes Busy
Across the Water
London, July 28.—The greatest suffra
gette parade ever held took place in the
metropolis today. The demonstration
was astounding to those opposed to
women suffrage. It is estimated by
those who kept a careful watch on the
procession that more than a half million
women were in line.—Dawson News.
Noted Klondiker Bobs Up.
Dawson, July 28.—J. A. Acklen, the
original locator and operator of the
Acklen and Potato Patch group of
claims over-ooking the Klondike, at
what was known as the Acklen farm, is
back at Dawson. He left here several
years ago for Seattle, from which place
he mysteriously disappeared. He says
hJ has been in Peru.