FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY
PLAN A BIG PLANT
J. H. Scott, representing the
Hydrogenators, Ltd., of Lon
don, F.ngcalls to the Miner*.
r.ttenL *n to an inaccuracy
which appeared in the pape*
yesterday when it made the
sL.tement that he was in this
region for the purpose of in
calling a plant for the conver
-ion of cannery offal into fert
ilize!'. Mr. S- d* says tli '
such is not the case, as tin
plant he will insL.il will tnanu
faelure albumen, animal ‘char
coal. fattl acids, gluo suck, re
filled oils and edible fish no
f ont L ■ off d for which he ha'
made contracts with about
twenty canneries of this re
gion. He st.'.'es that the plant
he will erect will be at Wards:
Gove, 100 by 43 feet and will
be four stories in height, Slid
the expectations nr- that it
will be in op jn . t time
to take care of this year’s bus
iness.
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Promptl- at right o'clock
1 >t night Town <" rk Plumle
• ailed the nominating eiucu
tu order, ml -n motion he wa
elected cli irm.‘*M >.f the nieet
ing, with R. :■■! -".risk'd! Jr.,
- ■ ret nr;. '■ ' v *’ an? f ••
»:• 1 -ts i ■ ■ Common
• 1 unci] -v r { n c 1 f ■ ’■
- 1 t ■ folk* : v >r
SU . . / ...
V. '. 11. P 'ching.
IVt r Shark
1'. E. Rvus.
>. I.. Myei -
.1. Pittenger.
M. J. Heneghan.
Everett P
H. L. Eedderson.
W. A. Bryant.
11. R. Thompson.
H. Goemaere.
H. M. Stackpole.
D. W. Hunt.
N. F. Zimmerr.. ",
George Rounscieil.
Fk E. Sparhawk,
P. J. Gilmore.
George Morrison.
'v. F. Schloth
J». Smith Harris.
• ■••■•rge Chesney.
Eli Gopelan :.
J. E. Sayk - .
M. B. St._.-r~
M. A. Mitel. .
Bartle**
\. \V. Morgan.
V it. McDonald,
r. Bushel!. Jr.
E. Dickinson.
.. J. Si... nk r
Un motion, duly seconded,
the nominations wer: tircUred
dosed. .'.nd • n a second motion
it was d ■. id * . that ike names ,
' :■ r on tli- official ballot i.
ord>r in which they wer.
O- ’lli.iiatt'd.
N i imdions for clerk of the
.-l li.t.-rd were then cal'eu
• ui.j ti.>.* following were plue
. i.-i nomination
R. L. Petty.
W. A. Br. -d.
S. L VanZaiit.
A J!. McDonald.
Oi motion nominations were
■ ired ci >_*- d, when F. J.
Hunt op} -d n the seend an ,
he d. -ire j to subiod th®
•>.. no >>i .1. II. Beegle for Hi®
• h. .,| board, and there being
i.o . Ejections, his name w o
add- .1 to the list.
I'll., chair then appointed a
■ • .nmitlee consisting of Rich
a 1 Bushell, Jr.. Chas. 11. Cost
Sriiyf nd \V. A. Bryant to wait
on l -e nominated, ascertain
Mi. r intentions with regard
to i dug and report same to
Tr Ink, and the meeting
lh, a Ijoiirinn] after being in
si juA li minutes.
A r'u~t Snyder, convicted '
using profane langn .1 ir>"•
Sk gwuy postoffice, v. iiu- I
*30. hy the eomraissr
The members of the bar of
the Third Judicial Division have
adopted eulogistic resolutions
• or the late Judge John V. C's
irandcd and the late Judge
•aid d'Heirry.
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The United States district
court is in session at Cordova.
Among the important oases to
be tried will be several iuvolv*
■ng the title to various Ctusnna
claims, the James properties
being among the number.
CONTEMPLATES BIG PLANT
!N SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
The manufacture of raw pro
tects b\ th. utliz tion of wat M‘
>ower on Sp ei river in South
eastern Alaska and the prob
able eniplovm ut of several
Kindred men figure in the plans
T the Alaska Hydro Kieelrio
Chemical Company, according
0 a detailed technical article
n the Mining ev Stien title
mess of January 31 by W. 1*.
Lass. The following extrads
are taken from the art: ’.?:
“From the data available it i~
estimated that from 40,000 to
100,000 hp. that may be dew ’,
opcl from the river and tin*
bakes adjoining by an expend,
'ure uf capital of less than 810
per hor.-e-pow m. Detailed cl
imates by K. 1>. Kenned !:v 1
br:u published. The cost of
dectric power at Spec! river, ;.l
•vvHig j, per ■ : nt interest c
he investment.- will not exceed
per horse-power year, ic is
believed. Were r. lower rate
of interest obtainable the
nowr-r costs would be decreased
accordingly. This is much be
"w any known power develop
ment in the United States tnd
oinpares favorably with that of
Norway.
"Speel river is 35 miles south
"ast of Juneau. It is about 10
tiles from the course of all
' "its sailing from Seattle ; >
'OuUiea.-tern Alaska and fh1
NS • .-tw.od by what is called sh
1 bund I',.--ago. The present
"i. _ht r do to Seattle is 82 to
i i uoubdftil if the electro
. d pinut* of Norway or
N - •< ’ 'Uui over Ij2 : i*ng
. - in the Pack';
h ci-. fo a plant f- i
r- »*r ui -i >ii(itere»i L < -
- . .. i.-tern Alasi . 1.
- . ■- north oi Pug
" ... .i '.<>• .mm winch would
• iTini -aij a. n;- t.j b a, a.
■ •i., tin p.ant by barges to
."iir t s iiind and San Fr.mci*
. r ..irev*t noitt to any ior
■ign i or
• As :• g : i- supply of raw
material- it would be hard ro
find a -j ot more favored. 'I ie
urrounding l-lands are deu-ly
•overed w.lh timber anil con
tain liim -tone, sulpur, and
many r.ivv materials used in the
manufacture of electro-chem
cal products. Suitable coal
‘ould be obtained by boat from
‘he Westward or from \ m
'•ouver. Oil may e obtained at
t price of 81 per barrel. An
electro-chemical indumry heie
would stimulate pr.vsj cling a
mong the i-lands o. mg the
whiole coast of S. atheaslerii
\laska and would supply a
market for the gold-.-ilver, cop
oer, lead, and zinc ores and con
entrates.
“This plant would eventually
employ several thousand men
and would, the article contin
ues “manufacture carbides
from lime and coke; of sulphur
acid fmm pyrites; of pig iron
from clinkered iron; of pulp
from wood and sulphur; c"
nitrate from the air; of ex
plosives from nitrates and glyc
erine; of zinc and lead silts;
of cyanid- for treatment of
gold or< -; ji cyanamide and
fertilize. -, i potash, silica and
aliinhm; from feldspar; of
pot . . and fertilizers from
r."i; ; ...-id the treatment of
zinc and lead ore- bl elec trie
• urnaces.’’
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
CHANGES AT TONGASS
Manager Fremont King of
the Tongass Trading company
is changing his office over
front the rear of the store f<>
the front of the mezzanine
floor. Harry Rice, the cash
ier, wilt remain on the lower
floor as before, hot the offie '
will be upstairs. A fine up-lo
date filing system is being in
stalled and will be a great con
venience.
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PAINTING HER RED
'i he old warehouse on the
Northland Dock was being
treated lo a coat of paint tins
morning, resulting in a marked
improvement to its appearance.
The recent improvements lo the
dock and whorehouses make it
without a superior in the whole
of the n
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THE COLONEL
IS HOME AGAiN
After a \isit of several days
in Juneau, Gol. John Shoenbar
is borne again having return i
on the Jefferson. He slabs
that Juneau tins i busv air
these days, but that there are
too many idle m it in tho camp
for o 1 ’ -.lly prosperous.
^EPAIRiiNvi HOISTING GEAR
The ibotOU. scin »ner Alton
is lying at ti.e Northern
Machine Works dock for r_
p irs. Her hoisting rig lias
I en giving' trouble for some
lime and will be overhauled.
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Vr RTHWESYturn
IN AND OUT AGAIN
The big liner Northwestern
made port- shortly affer six o‘
cloek this morning and left for
he south ubouth eight, with 40
passeng- rs on bo .rd. Titos
sailing from Ketchikan were A.
Ghrislofi orson, A. A. Scretan,
J. T. Seott, F. H. Kline, A.
Krielison and Mrs. Fields. She
loaded 1 :j boxes of fresh sal
mon. seven from (he Diamond
T Packing company, one from
the Salmon Parking company
and five from the Norman Park
r company.
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Bishop Rowe, preaching
St. Marks church, Seattle, said
that the salvation of the Esk:
inn. as a people or as an indi
vidual, is dependant upon
Christainity.
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L. V. Rivenburg. United
States commissioner at Tanana
lias been arrested charged with
assault on the hall'-hreed
daughter of Capt. A1 Mayo
The arrest is in response to the
requirment of Judge F. E. Fu!
elr that the charges against
Rivenburg made in connection
with a request for his remo: 1
from office be substantiated.
Rivenburg is also the school
teacher at Tanana. Capt Mayo's
daughter was one of his pupil-.
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APPLICATION MADE FOP
chisana timber land
Application has been made io
the Juneau land office by 1).
McQueston tor a permit to ci t
one million feet of mining
timber in the Chisana river val
ley. This is the first official
connection that the Juneau
bind office has had with the
Chisana mining district.
Rich pay running 50 cenls to
the wheel barrow load, or -US
to the square foot of bed:nek.
bus been located on No. 5 below
first tier, Ester creek, Fair
banks district. The luyme »
who have made the strike aic
Pearl Oliver & Co., and the land
belongs to the Samson Hurd-"
ware company and Emil Furs
tenau.
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jtrlVtWg at fH> yttrftie.
NEWMAN IN THE
SHOE BUSINESS
Jim Newman, the sign paint
er was in receipt of an order
this morning for an electric
sign for a Juneau house.. It is
in the form of a shoe about six
feet high and will be a good
one as that is the only brand of
vigils Newni ih turns out.
SMOKE ON T HE MOUNTAIN
A big smudge was evidently
burning on Doer Mountain’s
summit this morning about
clown > clock, the smoke being
plainly discernable. Messre.
Spaulding and Hack are report
ed to have made the climb and
started the fire.
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FUR BUYER HERE
Louis Levy, tiie original “skin
man” of Alaska, arrived down
on the Northwestern and is
open for a game of solo or
pinehole this evening. Any
one playing him should remem
ber, however, that he is in the
skin game.
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IS LOADING SHOOKS
Tlie big freighter LaToucho
which was irntble to dock at
Hadley yostei 'ay on account of
l! swell I hi* was running
v li would have put the dock
in is r. u' aver to the saw
n.oi . i* I his Horning aiul is
loading box -honks there today.
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iiiFTY FADS
The Messenger Service is dis
tributing phone pads and hold
er- for the Tongass Trading
company which are migh'y
conven:ent. They clamp to the
desk phones and will he always
on the job when you need them.
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Another pay creek has been
added to the list during the
past week, and it is believed by
a few who are familiar with
that locality in which the creek
is located that the new dis
covery will prove the be-t in the
district, says the Idilarod Pion
eer. .The find was made by
He rnian Wilke and partner
on Flat creek, a tributary of
Timber creek, the latter creek
said tu he as large orlarger than
'mormon creek. Wilke aid
partners Lrurjcked their shall
last Sunday, pannings from
which showed ~o cents to Si 5
cents'. It is ne w said that a
couple of tue thaws in drill
mcr show about three feet oJ
"’avp' that wit: run about $2 to
the foot.
',Miomn- 1 opp. I ■ .*
- a to". has 1-cr
otj c-- provide
\o 1 • the
' • ' ’ -ki ' 'iai.s iu sacra i i.
I s ' ecu iii
• I'■ <e 1 Slat.
••'•o • for tin
■-am of Alaska
if), l'-llO. it is
a' - opinion that ti e
f i v. i- ’ lake to sea lit
*' ! that the training that the
government would give them
1 >.v« old make many of them u-o
' ■ i: {,eople. The recomend.i
: - ma le by Prof. Lopp will
i onit hefo congress in regu
lar form in a short lime, and it
is believed that they will
e ve approval.
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A company composed f
Charlps Linn, Ole N-Non, V. II.
Pierce and John Aarvich vr
operate the Heady Bullc n
reek, Fairbanks distriel. prop
erty of John Mihaliek. T! y
have taken a lay on the pm •
ertv which has been opened up
and i- all ready for mining.
Arangcments are being inch:
to form a sal . din de 1 dgo of
the Knighls of P : hi in Lui
dova,
Tire uvrry Mirror, fl. per. rrfo
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
THE ALASKA
RA1LRAOD BILL
(Public-XO. 00—03d Congress)
Be it enacted l>> (In* Senate
amt House of Representatives
of the United Stales of America
in Congress assembled, That
the Presid nt of the United
is herby empowered, authoriz
ed, and directed to adopt, and
use a name by which to desig
nate the railroad or railroads
ami properties to be located,
owned, acquired, or operated
under the authority of this A. 1;
to employ such officers, agents
or agencies, in his discretion,
as may I»e ncec. ary to enable
him to carry oi^t the purposes
of (he Act: to authorize and re
quire such officers, agents, or
agencies to perform any or all
of the duties imposed upon
him by (he terms if Ibis Act* to
■'elail and require any offner
or officers in the engineer
Corps in the Army or Navy to
perform service under this
Act; to fix Id compensation of
all officers, agents, or employ
ees appointed or designated by
him; to designate and cause to
la* located a route not (u exceed
in Hie aggregate one thousand
miles, to be so located as to
connect one or more of tiic
open Pacific Ocean harbors m
the southern roast of Alaska
with navigable waters in the in
terior of Alaska, and with a
coal field or fields so as best
!o ..id in the development of the
agricultural and other mineral
resources of Alaska, and the
settlement of Hie public lands
therein, and so as to provide
transportation of coal for id.
Army mid N y, transportation
ol 11 oops, arms, munitions of
war, the mails, and for oth.r
government and public uses,
and for li.e transportation of
pas-engers and properly; to
construct and build a railro u
or r.iilrc us _*11^ such route
it routes as he may so designate
and locate, with tin* iioeess.i’v
branch lines, feeders, sidings,
switches and spurs; io pur
chase or otherwise acquire all
real and , . r.-i»n:• i properly nee
f-ss.,1 _ i ol ny out ike purpose
of llus Act to exercise tin*
power of eminent domain in
acquiring propei vy for such
use, by condemnation in the
courts of Alaska in accordance
with the laws now or hereafter
in force there; to acquire rights
of way, terminal grounds, and
ai| other rights; to purchase or
oidorwise acquire ail necessary
equipment for the construction
and operation of such railroad
nr railroads; to build or other
wise acquire ducks, wharves,
terminal facilities, and all
sir;;. '.ure> needed for the
eqiiipnii oil and operation of
• * c I - radruad or •railroads;
f|x, < !iang *. or m aliiy rates fop
ttii Irmi.'i'oiuiiiun 01 passen
gers .Mid properly, winch i-.o - -
■Tall la., equal and uniform, bill
no free Iraiisportntion of pass
• hail hi permitted exccj
Ihat (he pi ovisioiis 01 Hu inier
'fuiu commerce laws relating
io the transportation of em
ploy* >.•- ami ti.i-ir iambics slum
be in force as to the lines cou
-trueii-il nub r n,is Act; io re
ceive compensation for in
,nansporlation of pas* ngers void
nroperty, and to p*;rfom geii .r
ally all the usual dnli s 1
common carrier by r.ob ad; Io
make and establish rub ■ . !
•••“giilations for iue c* .-liti i :... 1
Deration of said railiv; d
ail roads; in ins di'Ci- . i , 1. .
lease the said railroad or
coads, or any portion tin. 1
including telegraph .mil
nhone lines, aiicr completion
| under such lor. is as lie rimy
S T'em proper, but no h as*- .-'ball
be for a lung r p- ri al than
I wejitv y> 1-. nr 111 I In* c, ml ol
failure 1 1 P- iu opei ale Hi
■ ’•me m ol iln- lmlnor action .0
■ t.uiipr; Provided. Thai
I
l
said railroad or railroads, in
('lulling telegraph and telephone
lines, are leased under the
| authority herein given, then
j and in that event, they shall he
j operated under the jurisdiction
and control of the provisions
I of the interstate ebniniom
■ laws; Lo purchase,’ condemn, or
; otherwise acquire upon mu h
terms ; - he. may deem proper
any other line or lines of rail
road in Alaska which may he
noecsury to complete, the eon
struclion of the line or lines ni
railroad designated or located
by him: Provided, That, lb
price lo be paid in ease of pur
chase shall in no ease exceed
the actual physical value of the
railroad; to make contracts or
agreements with any railroad
or steamship company or ves
sel owner for joint transpor
tation of pass iigers or property
over tlu' road or roads herein
provided for, and such railroad
or steamship lin > or by such
vessel, and to make such olliei
! contracts as may be nc-eosarj
! to carry out any of the purpos
es of this Act; to utilize in car
■ "viug on the. work herein proviu
led for any and all machinery.
equipment, instruments, mater
ial, and other property of mix
sort.whatsoever used br aequir ■
; u in conncelion willi the eon
struclion of the Panama Cana!
'.j far find - rapidly as tin
-ame i< no longer needed a’
• Panama, and the l.stlimain Canal
Commission is in reliy author
ed to deliver said properly to
l <ueh officers or persons as tin
, ’resident may designate, and to
i 'ake credit therefor n1
I oereentage of its original eosi
as the President may approve
but ttiis amount shad no'
•barged against tin
1 vided for in this ->e .
The authority herein grante .
dial! include tiie power to cor
triiet, maintain, and operah
elegraph and telephone, lines
so far as they may Lo necer -
ary or eon.ien ni in tiie con
druetioii and Gpcr.ii.ion of the
•ailroad or railroads r.s hereii
uUhorized and they stiait per
•'orm gene rahy all the usual
'"ties of telegraph and tele
phone lines for hire.
That it is tiie intent and pur
pose of Congress through this
Vet to authorize and empow ir
'tie President of the United
'tales, and ho is hereby full?
•'mpowered, through such of
'icei's, agents, or agencies as
be may appoint or employ, lo
lo ail necessary acts and things
in audition to thus,. specially
authorized in liiis Act to enable
him lo accomplish the purpose
and projects ot tills Act.
. 1 he .M’esiii ni i.s hereby antli
’rized to withdraw, locale, am'
dispose of, under such rules
and regulations as he may pre
serioe, su.li cr.-n or areas ot
he j'liliiis in,m oi along the liui
u’lines ,,! such proposed rail -
’bail or railroads for town
ile purposes as lm may from
•me to lime designate.
lei nun.ii and station grounds
and rights of way through the
amis of the (.’unite Slates '.fi
'Ii' I'crritQry of Alaska are
hereby granted on lliecoiislrur
'"d I jiephoiie lim s authorized
by lins Act, and in all patent
or lands hereafter taken lip
uilcrod or ioe.it d in tiie I cr
'Lory o! A las an tbero shall in
•xpressi,] that luon is rescrv
'd to ihe United .Slates n rig!
I way lor tiie 'construction o
'iiroatis, leicgi.q ii and tele
none lines to tne extent o
n Iiiintir. d fi.ef. on either si”
‘I the center line of .my suet
•ml and twenty- live fei t o'
bhei sid ol tin. o. a ter line i
ox such telegraph or teinphoi
ne>, and the President m.r
i such manner as he deems ad
usable, make reservations n
■11 f’ 11 b ao-i : or may be use
ni for tui iii.iJiinr materials iin.
•oiistrueliwii and l >r slalioi..
. lei min us, tioi ... . .ii,! for such
,oi,bv.' purpi*n ; in ‘ Onm/'Ucn
T * ' » "» - —
with lie' construction and opor
atioli of siicli r ilroad on s. :
Iio may deem necessary and
desirable.
See. 2. That the cost of (hr
work authorized by this \ci
shall not excet d s,ooo.imo,
and in executing the million, ■
granted by Ibis Act Ihe l*i ' •
dent shall nm expend nor nbli
g di lln 1 'idled Stall s lo expeiiii
more tin >i the said '-mm; mid
there is lin • 1,y app-opriated,
out uf any money in Hie Treas
ury Hot i In , A • . • ; e: ted,
Ihe sum of •- i.,000,000 lo he
lscd for e.,ery lug out the pi" -
visions of ,11.is Act, lo emifimi •
avaihd.de rood t quuided.
Sec. d. hat .,11 money s he
•ived from Ihe lease, sale, or
lisposal of any of Hie puidie
kinds, iiieluding lown.-iles. In
\laska, or the coal or mineral
herein contained, or the timber
hereon, and the earnings of
<aid railroad or railroads, to
gether \vilh (lie earnings of the
olograph and telephone lines
constructed under this Ael.
above maintenance eharge - and
operating expenses, sh. 1 be
■aid into (ho Tieasury of the
Coiled Stab's as other 111ise■ 1 -
i moons receipts are paid, and a
separate account thereof shah
he kept and annually repm'b'd
a Congress.
.See, •!. That Ilia officers,
.gents, or agencies placed
barge oi Ihe work by Ihc Pc
ideal shall make to the Presi
dent annually, and at such other ^
periods as may he required by
Hie President or by eilliec
House of Congress, full anrl
complete reports of nil Iheir
aids and doings and of all mon
eys reel!', d and expanded in
the construction of said work
and in the operation of said
wock or works and in Iiie per
formance of their duties in con
nr Hon therewith. l !,■ annual
‘ports herein provided f,,r si. ,![
lie by the President transmit -
d to Congress.
Approved, March 12, 191 i.
DRUGGIST RETURNS
Aril' 111o Ketchikan j..i- -r . -
iTt'i'S on the 1 f111iiIuj 1 < 11 this
.'iio.uiiig was Claud riimyaii,
elurning to take up hi. id
position behind the I'ounbu’ r.l,
he Ryns Drug A J, w. iry Co.
‘•laud has lie m away for |; ■
greater j id of (he |,,
cars and .-ays (hr.I K dchik. .i
•erl.iinly hoik- good i i him.
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CALL FOR BiDS
- A.
•Sealed proposals will be re
■ eived a! Hie office of flic Light
,li'" inspector, Ketchikan, ’*•
Alaska, until 2 o’clock ]>.ni.,
M’l’il L>. PM 5, and then
• pened, for tin1, purchase of Iho
i ■ of ilia iiglitliou.se tender
'Arum i i." now partially 31.1b
1 i'ged off Cape llinchenbrook
-igbt .'sndion, Alaska. Blank
r ipo.-ai- and parlicukirs may
a obtained b\ addressing Ihe
i giiilmn-c Inspector, Ketcli
WOT.’.CE TO (JHEO 0ft3
u the Commissioner’s Court
in' 'id 1 ■ecincfc of ItuLchi
i. Territory of .h e .a, Div- |
i -. m No. 1,—In Probate. J
Notice is hereby given that, f
A'illium A. Connell liar be : i
ady appointed administrator fl
the will annexed of I' ■»
A late of Linus A. Could, d •
■eased; and all persons ha.' :r
kd'.ns against said estate are
are by notified lo exhibit them
■vi'b the necessary vouchers
'vdl.dn six months after Iho
l r-l publication of tin's nolice
wi!h (lie undersigned at bis
'co of business, Iho Slcdmnii
o'-del, Ketchikan, Alaska.
koiOtl (ids illi day of Scplcni*
.her, 10 id. ‘ m
V, ILLIAM A. CONNELL,
■Jilin: .'i dor of Ike Estate of
Linn . . Goul j, deceased.
1 'has. il. i.'i, .move, attorney a*
Administrator. 9-20-13
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-The Oajiy Mrndr, $1, fftfr. nfa*
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