DEMOCRATS ENDORSE MEN TO
FILL ALASKAN OFFICES
For Governor—John W. Troy, of
J uneau.
For Surveryor-Genorat—Robert J.
Sommers of Fairbanks.
For United States Marshal, Fourth
Judicial Division—K. W. Griffin, of
Fairbanks.
For United States Attorney, Third
Judicial Division—W. H. Whittlesey,
of Seward.
For United States District Judge,
First Judicial Division—Itobert W.
Jennings, of Juneau.
According to word received in Fair
banks, the foregoing men were en
dorsed by the Territorial committee
for the positions as shown above,
j John W. Troy, the man whose can
didacy for the governship is endorsed
by the committee, is editor of the
Juneau Empire, and tin oldtime north
erner and an enthusiastic Democrat.
Hubert J. Sommers, candidate for
surveyor-general, whose candidacy is
| also endorsed by the committee, is
| a resident of Fairbanks, and the
superintendent of the Alaska Road
Commission for the interior of Alas
ka. He came from Nome about
! two years ago and has made many
friends who are showering their
congratulations upon him.
E. \V. Cli'itlin, endorsed for marshal,
is one of the most widely known
business men of the interior, having
been engaged in business at Chena
and Ruby for a number of years, fie
has also been very active in Pemo
I cratic party circles dui'ing his whole
residence in Alaska.
Later News.
According to a dispatch received by
the New-Miner recently, it appears
tin fon going information, which was
given out in political circles, is erron
eous. Boh Sommers was endorsed for
surveryor-general, receiving five votes
against Davison’s four. There is no
doubt as to that. But is seems that
Jennings, Troy, Griffin and Whittlesey
were all endorsed for governor, and not
for tin position stated above.
SPUDS ARE IN LUXURY CLASS
3ALASKAN WRITES FROM N.Y.
Our townsman, \V. A. Hesse, is on
a business trip to New York and from
a personal letter to the editor of the
Cordova Daily Tunes the following in
teresting excerpts are taken:
“You don't know how badly I wish
1 was back in Cordova, where one. can
get 'spuds.' There is really a potato
and onion famine on here. A theatre
on Fourteenth Istreet offers regular
admission for a spud, and box seats
for an onion. My curiosity prompted
j me to look into the receptacle for
I “tickets," and sure enough there was
ja fine pile of potatoes. Some lusty
i spendthrifts (always found in a great
city like this) had actually deposited
I onions!
1 “I am 'informed that the price of
I potatoes had gone to 11 and 12 cents
I per pound, while onions went to IS
| cents. In several nice restaurants the
following appears on their bill of fare: i
“ 'On account of the scarcity of po
tatoes in the market we are compell
ed to substitute the following dishes:
Boiled dice and baked spaghetti—cus
tomers to have their choice.’
"You can get potatoes, but they look
at you when you order them, and you
pay for them.
"A prominent Philadelphia man told
me that all Philadelphia's public park
will lie planted with spuds this sea
son, and that unquestionably New
York would have to adopt the same
plan. One has to come from the west
to appreciate the food situation.
“There is about seven inches of
slush on the streets today, and more
following. A friend of mine says its
unusual but I don’t believe it. 1 want
to get back to Alaska I have a pair
of gum boots there.”
ALASKA MOTES
The Methodist church ui Juneau
has a “Prospectors” Sunday School
class.
It is predicted that the output for
the coming season in the Tolovana
will be considerably larger than that
of last year.
The store of J. I-. White at Olnes,
which was recently damaged by lire,
has been repaired and is now open
for business.
In three days recently the temper
ature at Chlt'ina raised from 60 be
low aero to 40 al>ove, a change of loO
degrees.
Fred Olson of Latouche, and Mrs.
Susie Carter of Douglas were married
in the latter city recently by the Rev.
Martin L. Larson of the Lutheran
church.
Mary Junemanu of Kansas City,
wants to marry a young, good-look
ing, well to do Alaskan with a good
disposition. Gosh that girl is some
pa rtlcular.
Articles of incorporation are being
drawn up in Juneau for a shipbuilding
company, organlxed by residents of
that city, and ground has already been
leased on the waterfront for the plant.
Civil service examinations the
subjects of stenography and typewrit
ing will be held at Fairbanks next
June before the local board of exami
ners which has recently heen organi
sed.
Down in Ketchikan, was the only
place In Alaska where the ground
hog failed to see his shadow on
Groundhog day, and the people of
that burg are preparing for an early
spring.
Dick Dawson a well known Alaskan,
who was suffering from cancer of the
throat In Seattle, and whom recent re
ports said was recovering, died a short
time ago, and the remains were ship
ped to Peterhoro, Ontario, for inter
ment.
In the District Court at Juneau,
a Judgment in the sum of $990 was
given in favor of Louis Karstens
against the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company for damages caused by the
sinking of the gas boat Zanthus, be
longing to Karstens, by the steamer
Spokane.
The Citiacns’ Gas Company is the
name of a new corporation formed at
Juneau for the purpose of monurnc
uring and selling gas to the people of
that community. A franchise was
recently granted by the city to George
Irving, who was one of the promoters
of the company.
The bod> of ;i man was found lying:
on the right of waj of the railroad
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about a mile and a half south of Ne
il ana recently. It was identified as
the body of Emil ltoatsch, who had
been engaged in cutting Wood this
winter not far from where the body
was found. Heart failure is believed
to have been the o wise if death.
The iirooklyn gulf quni z property
on Willow Creek has recently been
bonded by Hie owners lo Mile Kelley,
of Anchorage, who lias organized a
company to take over and operate tin
claims. Air. Kelley intends to run in
a tunnel on the 1200 foot level and
tap the vein at a depth of about non
feet.
Word was received at Anchor: gr
by the Townsite officers, to cancel the
ownership of two valuable lots then
belonging to Mrs. Alafar Dunlap. Tin
lots were declared forfeited beeaus"
Mrs. Dunlap violated the terms of *n i
contract of purchase by selling' ntox
icating liquors on tlie premises. li
Is reported that other lots will he for
feited soon for the same reasons.
The new cannery to be established
at Valdez by John Emel will be ready
for operation April 1.
It is reported that there are six or
eight bidders on the mail contracts
from Valdez to Fairbanks, over the
Richardson trail.
The residents of the lditnrod coun
try are very much peeved over the
allotment of mail accorded that dis
trict on the winter mall service from
Anchorage.
Raffles have become so numerous
at McCarthy lately that the United
fitates Commissioner has placed a ban
on all such projects.
An official of the land office at
Fairbanks states that the mining
claims recently staked within the
townsite of Ohena, the scene of the
latest, reported strike, are void, as
this tract of land lias been withdrawn
from entry and reserved for townsite
purposes in an order signed June 23,
1917. The finding of gold in the hot
tom of a well being dug is respon
sible for the staking.
Juneau land office officials, Clyde R.
Walker and Frank A. Royle, register
and receiver respectively, recently an
nounced their decision In the suit
which some time ago was argued be
fore them, involving ownership to cer
tain mining claims on Douglas Island.
The decision was in favor of C.oovge
Perry.
Perry, years ago, located sundry
claims on the shore of Douglas Island,
north of the town of Douglas since
which time he alleged that lie had per
foi med the annual assessment work
required by law. Letter Dr. Weyer
horst located a number of claims ovei
those of Perry, with the result that
an adverse suit was instituted before
the land ofliee. Cheney and Zcigler
represented Perry and John Itustgard
appeared for Weyerhorst.
The holding of the local land ofliee
was that Weyerhorst had made no
discovery of mineral on the property
located by Perry and, therefore, the
claims should rema'in In possession of
fleorge Perry.
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