PRICE 10 CENTS " KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, I'RIDAY, JULY 18, 1913. j] VOL. VII. NO. 28
THE CABLE REPAIR
VESSEL ARRIVES HERE
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About eight o’clock last night
the cable repair vessel Rapid
Transit arrived in port, six
days and two hours from Seat
tle. This morning a test gang
came ashore from the vessel
and tested out this end of the
cable to ascertain where the
break is. Three tests were
made — insulation, resistance
cm! capacity—which revealed
liiG fact that the cable is rup
tured in the neighborhood
forty miles from Ketchikan,
which would bring it just a
1-out abreast of Ship Island.
About one o’clock this after
noon, having completed the
t.ests, the ship left for the
north, intending to stop and
make repairs on the Wrangell
Kotchikan cable if the weather
permitted. If it is too rough
when the boat arrives approxi
mately where the break is, she
will proceed on to Cape Fan
•sliaw and work on the Sitka
Juneau break.
in addition to the necessary
machinery and buoys, the Rap
id Transit has eight miles of
cable on board for vepairs in
case the rope is buried at any
point and a new line is nec
essary.
II. Winter cable engineer is
in charge of the# repair work,
with John Buick as cable' el
ectrician and Sergeants Lyons
and Worthy as assistant elect
ricians.
They state that repair work
on the Burnside is just about
completed, new boilers havi ng
boon installed and an oilbuni
i:tg system put in in place o-i
Hie old bunker system. .
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CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to thank those who
so liberally contributed towards
the expenses of the burial of
t ur old friend and d eparted i
Alaska prospector, Dick Fuller,
v. ho did his share thro-ugh life
to make this country great and
in which his remains will rest
in peace forever.
THE COMMITTEE
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The show at the Di cam to
night is good. adv
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Victor and Columbia phono
graphs and records at Mahoney
6. Wheelers.
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The Daily Miner, $1. per. mo.
JEANIE NOT HURT
Word arrived on the Jeffer
son that the staunch old steam
er Jeanie which piled up on
Slarr Rock in Bellingham har
bor last Monday was unhurt
and was taking on the lumber
she went to Bellingham for, at
the time the Jefferson sailed
from the Sound. It looked for
a while as though there was a
Jonah somewhere, as freight
\ Inch was on board the Dol
phin when she struck was
transferred to the Santa Ana,
which stranded on Starr Rock,
was returned to Seattle had her
cargo loaded on board the
Jeanie, which ran on identi
cally the same place. The
Jeanie’s hull apparently is
stronger than the “Jinx” as
the trouble is over and the
old ship will come north with
her cargo.
JUMPS OVERBOARD
While the steamer North
western was near Port Town
send on her last trip south,
Jack Dennett, after wichman
of the steamer, jumped over
board and was drowned. Des
pondency is given as the cause
of the rash act. Dennett’s pro
decessor on the Northwestern,
Stanley Wilson, met death the
same way a few weeks ago by
jumping overboard in northern
waters.
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JUDGE LYONS WILL
MOVE TO SEATTLE
Judge Thomas R. Lyons and
Mrs. Lyons leave within the
next ten days for Seattle, their
future home. The judge is of
fering their attractive home for
sale.—Dispatch.
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UP FOR THE SUMMER
Among the Jefferson’s pas
sengers this morning were Mrs
S. J. Goodro and daughter Miss
Gillespie on the way from Salt
Lake to Karta Bay. Mrs. Good
ro did not accompany “Si” ou
his trip north this spring as
she was waiting for her daugh
ter to finish her school year.
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“The Hardest Way” tonight
,at (he Grand. adv
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A dandy western story at the
Dream tonight. adv
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The Daily Miner, si per mo
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FOR SUITS,
SEE SAMPLES OF 1
DETMER WOOLENS
At MURPHY’S
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
r.
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
If you want your moneys worth so to the MARKET
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TEXT OF THE POLL TAX LAW
Office of the Treasurer, Terri
tory of Alaska, Juneau, Alas
ka.
CHAPTER 54.
(H. B. No. 08)
AN ACT to impose a poll lax
upon male persons in the Ter
ritory of Alaska and provid
ing means for ils collection.
Be it enacted by the Legisla
ture of the Territory of Alas
ka:
Section t. That there is
hereby made, imposed and
levied upon each male person,
except soldiers, -sailors in the
t ailed States Navy or Revenue
Cutter service, volunteer fire
men, paupers, insane persons,
or Territorial charges, within
the Territory of Alaska or the
waters thereof, over the age
of twenty-one years, and under
the age of fifty years, an an
nual tax in the sum of four
dollars to be paid and collected
i:i liie manner provided in the
following sections of this act.
Sec. 2. That the commis
sioner of each precinct in the
Territory of Alaska, shall, or.
or before (he first day of
March in each year, set down
upon such blanks as the Treas
urer of Ihe Territory of Alaska
may prescribe, the names of all
persons residing within his
precinct subject to the tax here
in provided for; one of such
blanks shall ho transmitted by
Ihe commissioner to the Treas
urer of llie Territory and Ihe
other shall he retained by him.
Al Ihe time of transmitting one
copy of said duplicate list of
names of the persons subject
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of Dick Fuller
will be held from the Morgue,
tomorrow afternoon July in,
al two o’clock. Friends are
cordially invited.
NEEDS FIXING
And at that there’s a barom
eter in town that registers
‘•very dry.” Somebody should
take it out and give it a drank,
I hen major it will get back on
die job again.
to the tax herein provided for
v.-.thin his precinct, the com
missioner shall ranse to be pub
h'.lied in at least one newspa
per of general circulation pub
lished within his precinct or if
there be no newspaper then by
posting in five public places
within his precinct a notice
setting forth that the poll ta;:
provided for in this act is due
end payable between certa'n
dales and that the payment
thereof will become delinquent
as provided in this act, and
warning all persons to pay the
same, and that in case of fail
ure to pay the same, penalties,
as herein provided for, will be
imposed and it shall be the
duty of every person liable to
pay such tax, to pay the same
to the commissioner within the
time in which such notice spec
ifies.
See. 3, The tax herein prov
ided for shall he paid between
the first Monday in the month
of April and the first Monday
in the month of August in each
yea r.
Sec. 4 . It shall be the duly
of (lie commissioner to receipt
to each person upon payment,
of I he poll tax herein provided
lor and the receipt so deliver
ed shall be the only evidence of
payment.
See. 5. Every person indebt
ed to one who neglects or re
luf-es, alter demand, to pay <t
|poll tax becomes liable there
for and must pay the same for
such other person after service
upon him by I he Commissioner
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ideas and according to the latest custom tailoring styles,
let us send your measure to our famous Chicago tailors
ED. V, PRICE & CO.
We’ll give you a choice of 500 beautiful Autum and
Winter Woolens and at bed rock prices.,
P. J. Gilmore
“The Clothier”
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LOOKS MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS
Martin Bugge intends to
leave for the south on the May
tonight ,and the wise ones say
that he is making the trip
south for the purpose of com
mitting matrimony. Conditions
do look rather suspicious when
one slops to think of them. lie
has been painting and slicking
bis house up considerably of
hue, and has a mysterious look
about him when asked where
he is headed for on his pres
ent trip. It is needless to
slate perhaps that his case will
be properly attended to on his
return whatever happens.
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l-'red Patching, superinten
dent of the big Fortmann sal
mon hatchery is a local visitor
today.
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JEFFERSON ARRIVES
With 101 ’round trippers and
30 other first-class passengers
• >n board, the steamer Jeffer
n made port this morning
between eight and nine o’clock.
According to her way bills she
should have had considerable
freight on board for Ketchikan,
but in some manner much of
it had been left behind in Se
al lie. Her passengers for
Ketchikan were Mrs. S. J.
Goodro, Miss D. Gillespie and
S L. Boush.
“DOLLY GRAY” ON
MCDONALD JURY
According to papers received
recently from Juneau, the jury
i.i the Joe McDonald trial has
been secured and the evidence
to: the prosecution is being
'introduced rrtucff bf it very an
tagonistic to McDonald. The
jury consists of J. Latimer
'Gray, formerly of Ketchikan,
and known as “Dolly” Gray to
l-aseball fans from one end of
Alaska to the other. Frank
Harvey, Grocery clerk; E. V.
Sherman, Carpenter and con
I, actor; Fred Handy, Teamster;
J. 1. Molloy,,Surveyor’s assist
ant; Al. Ranier, Hotel keeper;
A. J. Ficken, Manager Frye
Druhu; H. L. Dott, Bookkeeper;
A. If. Molte, Laborer; Gud
mond Jensen, Prospector;
Grant Baldwin, Lumberman; A.
IL Smith, Grocery, salesman.
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A new line of neckware di
rect from New York at P. J.
Gilmore’s. , adv
REYNOLD’S HULL IS
JUST ABOUT RUINED
With the receding of the
tide yesterday afternoon it was
apparent that the (gasoline
scow Reynolds was in bad
shape and that her hull was
damaged almost beyond re
pair as the result of the bump
•he got from the Princess Ena
yesterday afternoon. A. ('-.
Reynolds representing S. R.
Reynolds the owner made a
demand for settlement for Ihc
damage done on the Ena, and
an examining board consisting
of Gapt. W. A. Connell, A. C.
Kreidier and Thos. Collins was
decided on to see just what
the damage was, which hoard
reported that the hull of the
scow was practically out of
commission and to all intents
and purposes beyond repair.
This afternoon the stores and
supplies aboard the scow are
being taken off to see what
can be salved.
Rending word from the of
fices of the Canadian Pacific,
* lie owners of the Princess Ena
Hint vessel proceeded north to
her destination, and a settle
ment will be effected on her
return some three or four days
hence. The owners put a
\alue of $3500.00 on the hull
of life Reynolds. The engine
of course will be salved unhurt
except for its immersion in
I salt w.ater which will make a
thorough overhauling neces
sary".
NIFTY WINDOW SIGNS
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Jim” Newman the sign
writer is ,doing ‘come very ta-<
Iv work on the office signs o;i
the second story of the New
Tongass building. Chas. IT.
Cosgrove, Ed. Howard, M. J.
Hugge and Dr. T. Miller have
all secured offices there and
will occupy them shortly.
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MAY SOUTH TONIOHT
The Princess May is expected
in southbound shorty after mid
night tonight. Among her pas
sengers from Ketchikan will he
Ed. Howard, M. J. Btigge and
John A. Djerf. The latter is a
Beattie attorney who has been
v.siting in Ketchikan for the
past several days.
Bong by Mr. Woodworth to
night at the Grand. adv
This Will Help You Save.
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Open a Savings Account
and we give you one of
these handsome home
banks. It takes all deno
minations of coins and f
paper money, and is of a
size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and
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$ We keep the Key.
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Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANS