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(From our Exchanges.)
Mrs. Morris Ripin, wife of a pioneer
business man of Haines, died in that
town recently of heart failure.
Jurgen Nelson, a Juneau jeweler,
has offered a handsome trophy to be
bowled for by the fans of that town.
Councilman Morgan of J uneau, de
clares that the school house in that
city is a tire trap, unsanitary and a
disgrace to the city.
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^ l’lenty of wolverines are reported
in the foothills and hunters state that
their dogs are frequently chased in to
heel by them.
Juneau merchants are warned
against a slick crook who has passed
several buffalo nickels gilded to re
semble $5 gold pieces.
The house that once sheltered
“Soapy” Smith, the "Bad Man” of
Skagway’s early days, and an object
of interest to every tourist visiting
the town, is to be torn down to make
way for a modern business structure.
A. S. Dautrick, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the Great
Northern railway, with headquarters
at Juneau, reports that the railroads
are prepared to handle an enormous
tourist traffic to Alaska this summer.
At a recent meeting of the1 newly
elected city council at Fairbanks, K.
II. Mach, John A. McIntosh and Aug
ust liurglin were chosen for the two
year term and George M. Smith, Rob
ert Geis and Henry Ray for one year.
('apt. II. M. Broadbent will lie fleet
commander of the Bering Sea patrol
this summer, and the headquarters of
the fleet Will be at Unalnska. The
ciltters Manning, I'nalga, McCullough
and Bear will constitute the patrol.
A company has been formed at Se
attle to operate a plant at I’ort Wal
ters bay, Alaska, to can sardines, cure
herring and prepare al kinds of fish
for food. It will be known as the Al
aska Sardine Herring Company, and
has a capital of $25,000.
The Douglas council is considering
an ordinance for the closing of sa
loons and pool rooms between the
hours of midnight and li a. m. A pe
tition signed by nine saloon men has
been filed with the council to permit
thorn to continue theirb ustness as
at present.
The Bank of Alaska, located at
Hkagway will establish a branch at
Anchorage in the near future. This
will he the second branch bank to Ire.
established by the Hkagway institu
tion, because the bank at Wrangell
will be opened May 2.
Ia order to aid the interest in gar
dening and the beautifying of the city,
the Juneau schools will offer p prize
to the boy or girl in the elementary
| grades who produces the best flower
garden. A second prize of $5 will also
be awarded.
Douella Wilson of Douglas has filed
a suit for divorce from Julius Wilson,
alleging that she Is the mother of
three children by a former marriage
and that J. Wilson has been guilty of
continued cruel and inhuman treat
ment toward them.
The body of Frank Daebeher, who
disappeared about July 30, 1915, was
recently found about four miles below
Doting recently. He is believed lo
have been mentally unbalanced when
he wandered away :fnd to have died
of starvation and exposure.
The log jam on the Tolovana river
is to be the site of a new town this
summer, that point being considered I
the head of navigation on the river, |
and will lie the supply point for the
numerous mining camps of that vicin
ity.
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A telephone line is projected be
tween Ihe Tokotna and Innoke dis
tricts which will take in the camps
on (lanes, Kankee, Spruce, Ditle and i
Ophir creeks, intimately the line will j
tie extended to Candle and McGrath.
Alfred W. lies of Valdez has filed
another application with the land of
fice for certificate of patent to the Ida
May lode claim. The former applies- ^
tlon was rejected on the ground that
no discovery of mineral had been
made.
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A meeting was called last week al
Anchorage on the iiuestion of incor
porating tlie town. When the people!
asoinhled no one could find out who
called the meeting. The Cook Inlet !
Pioneer says incorporation is not *
wanted yet.
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The First National bank of Fair
banks estimates that the gold out-!
put for the Fairbanks district for the
coming ymr will lie $1,5011,000 or $1.- J
ooo.ooo of that or last year. The bank j
has a reputation of making close exti- j
mates.
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