FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
SAM OUYOT DISCOVERS
A WONDERFUL WEED
.. 'ii
Sam Guyot,' popular commer
cial man who has been travel
ing out of Juneau for years has
discovered a carnivorous veg
etable a veteoble octopus he
calls it, that lives and thrives
off the small animal life it
seizes. He made the uncanny
discovery while taking a Sunday
walk in the woods near Peters
burg recently—Petersburg is a
dry town on Sundays, awfully
dry. The weed or vegetable in
question stands about four in
ches in height from the ground
and' consists of numfTers of
small armlike spikes that arc
equipped wji'th an open palm
until a fly or some other smail
animal lights on it, and then
the palm closes on its victim,
crushing and suffocating it to
death. After making the dis
covery Sam declares that he
made haste to get out of the lo
cality for fear he might, stroll
into a section where the plants
grow taller. He is not a bot
anist and has no idea what class
ification the plant would have.
—Juneau Empire. /
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“MUCH OBLIGED”
The baseball boys have asked
the Miner Man to express their
thanks to the Dream, the Misses
Lacy and Messrs. Williams and
Shanda for the benefit for them
last night. And while we arc
on the subject it wouldn’t do to
leave out Milo Hoad ley, who as
ticket seller is hard to beat.
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BIG COAL CARGO
The freighter Edith of the
Alaska Steamship company was
in port during the night on her
way to the Westward. On the
way up from Seattle she called
in at Quadra with coal, and
left lumber for the Ketchikan
Cannery at this point. From
here she goes to the whaling
station at Port Armstrong,
where she will discharge 500
tons of fuel coal for the whal
ers. After calling at other
Southeastern Alaska points she
will proceed on to Seward.
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Jim Newman the sign painter
is at work on a new sign for
the Portland Steamship com
pany’s ticket office.
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STRIKE GOOD ORE AT MINE
The recent fire that destroy
ed the power house at the min
iiig property of the Hubbard <x
Elliott property has not inter
fered with the continued devel
opment of the mine. The des
troyed building contained an air
compressor, a gasoline engine
and 112 cases of gasoline .The
blacksmith shop was also burn
ed. The long tunnel 500 feet
be! Hv the surface is now in
000 feet and lacks less than 200
feet of striking the main ore
body. The latest report from
the Kuskalana country is that
the. If. & E Company have
struck 5 feet of bornite ore iu
the tunnel, upon which they
have drifted 45 feet.
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TOO MUCH BIRTHDAY
^ • A. Bryant, manager of lire
J. 11. Heckman & Co. store was
sporting a limp this morning
as the result of too much birth
day yesterday. Willis is gett
ing so lod that (he customary
spanking in honor of this event
,Quite wears him out.
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X. W. Sweetser and A. W.
Swank were local visitors from
Hadley last night. The form
er is manager for the Granby
Smelter interests in this region,
and the latter is accountant for
the Alaska Lumber & Box com
pany.
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Job printing at the Miner.
ARRANGING DISPLAY
IN MINERAL CABINET
Edw. Brown and “Billy” Poi
son have been busily engaged
I today putting our mineral dis
play in shape in the newly paint
ed mineral cabinet at the cor
ner of Main and Dock streets.
They are classifying the ore
and labeling same, giving own
er, name of properly, character
istics, values, and 'other infor
mation of the properties from
which the samples come. They
understand the work and will
make our display so that it will
be of some use.
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SECOND CLEAN-UP
IN THE CHISANA
A second clean up in the!
Chisana has just been reported
at McCarthy, having been
brought out by J. E. Barrett.
There had been a shortage of
water but for a couple of days
there was enough for a clean
up and all got busy, with the
result that gold was taken out
as follows:
F. T. Ilamshaw, $25,00.0 on
Little Eldrado; a previous clean
up giving him $12,000.
Charley Range, $9,000 on
Skookum.
Taylor & Wyle, $11,000 on
Bonanza.
There are favorable prospects
on Alder, which is deep ground
they now being down 80 feet.
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The schooner Myrtle Andre
sen was in port thi smorning
on her way north from Seattle
to the fishing banks. The
steamer Starr was also in port
on the same mission.
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PRINCESS SOPHIA
SOUTH THIS MORNING
The Sophia was in southbound
about four o’clock this morn
ing and 'took on 31 passengers
at this port. Among them were
Seymour Blair and wife, who
had been guests of the Milli
gans, and Stuart Croasdale, W.
J. Kelly and Reno H. Sayles,
who had been looking over prop
erties in this region with E. C.
Howard.
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HAVE BAIT ON HAND ^
The Ketchikan Gold Storage
company now has a large sup
ply of frozen bait and ice on
hand and is prepared to furnish
same to the halibut fishermen
of'this region.
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FISH MORE PLENTIFUL
That fish are becoming more
plentiful is plainly evident by
the smile that is begining to ap
pear on the faces of the differ
ent cannerymen. The Ketchi
kan Cannery was in receipt of
a scow load of about 25,000 last
night, and the Pure Food can
nery of about 15,000 thousand
this morning. This means that
both concerns are running full
tilt today. George Rounsefell
is especially satisfied because
I here were better than seven
thousand reds in his scow load,
I or at least so he says.
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REAL DEMOCRATS
A SCARCE ARTICLE
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Judging from the vole at the!
j primary election of the regular
Democrats at the Town Hall
this afternoon there are not
many Simon-pure Bourbonites
in this region. The primary!
was for the purpose of select- j
ing delegates to attend the Con
vention at Skagway, August 3.
^ Seven are to be elected, and the |
following will probably be those
selected:
C. If. Cosgrove.
John Shoenbar.
L. D. Ryus.
D. Noll.
W. P. Powers.
M. E. Martin.
Ghas. Deppe.
NEW USE FOR AN
EVENRUDE MOTOR
Albert Baumgart was in re
ceipt of a letter from bis sister
residing at Knik by a recent
boat, in which was told the
suicide of an old timer of that
region. The poor fellow tied
an Evenrude motor 'to his neck
with a rope and jumped over
board and drowned, which is a
new use to put an EvinrudU to.
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SHIPPING CHUMS
The Diamond T Packing com
pany will ship a big consign
ment of fresh Chums to Seattle
on the first boat south. They
will of coui’9« be packed in ice,
and the expectations are that
they will bring a good figure as
fish is short on the Sound at
present.
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“CRACKER” DAVIS IS BACK
Frank Davis, one of the orig
inal drummers of the north,
who left this region some four
years ago for greener pastures
east of the mountains in Wash
ington, is in town again with a
fine lot of samples and the same
old line of talk, having con
cluded that after all there is no
place like Alaska. Among the
companies he is representing
are the Apsley Rubber people,
the Pacific Coast. Biscuit com
pany, Zimmerman & Degen
shoes, the Cudahy Packing com
pany, and the American Paper
company. Frank has associated
with him is son, W. E. Davis,
and Theo Nordhaus, and will
maintain offices at Juneau, and
• f Cm business warrants it at
Seward also.
MINING BRIGHTER
IN CASSIAR
The mining industries-of the
Casiar Country are looking very
good according to parties that
came down on the Karen last
Tuesday from Telegraph creek.
Several properties on McDames
Creek are being worked as they
never have before and the
prospects that there will be
several dredges in there work
ing before the summer is over
makes it look very incouraging.
The various campe of the Cas
iar are like those of any other
camp. The prospects have
been worked as far .as possible
by hand and now it remains for
the dredges to enter the coun
try and take out 'the largest
share of the values. More big
companies are taking hold of
the ground this season than
ever before, on the last trip of
the Karen was a mining en
gineer. It. C. McNought.
who will make a survey of sev
eral prospects jn (he interest
of several big companies. Tak
ing it all as it comes 'the pros
pects for the Cassiar are getitng
brighter every day, and it is
only a question of time until
it will be a great gold produc
ing section.—Wrangell Sentinel.
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TO FARM BACK OF KNIK
Among (he passengers going
!r ugh recently on the Evans
Knik was Axel Olson and
lily. Axel is an old Alaskan
s' irdough and sailed from Seat
I a with a complete modern
outfit of machinery, tools and
other equipment, to establish
a farm 15 miles from Knik
Anchorage. The shipment con
tains everything needed for gen
oral and dairy farming, includ
ing plows, cultivators, harrows,
mowers, milk separators, cool
ers and the hundred and one
other appliances needed on a
farm. In addition Olson is
taking a shipment of stock up
on the Evans. Ten Jersey and
Holstein cows, six hogs, 50
chickens, three geese and three
horses form the major part of
the shipment.—Cordova Alaskan
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
VISITING HER BROTHER
Among the arrivals on the
Alameda last night was Miss
Marie Larson, sister of A. L.
Larson, cashier of the Miners
& Merchants Bank. Miss Lar
son, who lives in Seattle, comes
lo visit her brother for a short
time.
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RED’S IN TACOMA
I)r. Brown was in receipt of a
letter on the Alameda last night
from her son Ben, who went
south on a recent steamer.
“Red” writes that he has struck
a job in Tacoma and likes the
place, so there’s na more Alas
ka for him.
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INSURANCE MAN DIES
Walter K. Raymond, special
agent of the London, Liverpool
& Globe insurance company,
died at his home in the south
last Sunday. Mr. Raymond,
accompanied by his wife was
a Ketchikan visitor for several
days early this month, and his
sudden death comes as a sur
prise to those who met him at
that time,
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TERRITORIAL POLITICS
Throughout Alaska there is
being manifested an intense in
terest over the probable out
come of the Congressional
nominations and elections.
There are already two avowed
candidates in the field for Del
egate to Congress. Delegate
Wickersham has thrown his
hat into the ring as an indepen
dent, without the formality of
any convention endorsement.
Jack Brooks, of Fairbanks, is
the choice of the Socialist party
and will make the race for Del
egate. Heretofore 'the election
has been held in August but
this year and during future
years the election of Delegate
will he held at the general el
ection in November, which this
year comes on the 3rd. Dis
cussing polities the Seward
Gateway says:
“The question in political
quarters today along the coast
towns of Alaska is as to wheth
er there will be a combination
of Republicans and Democrats
to defeat Delegate Wickersham
at the coming election. A rep
resentative of the Gateway re
cently made it his business to
inquire at the various towns
touched at on the way to Sew
ard whether there is any move
ment on the part of the Repub
licans to put forward a man
next November, but as far as
could be learned there is not a
name mentioned as a likely
candidate on that ticket.
Some bitter opponents of
Wickersham who have always
voted 'the Republician ticket
have expressen the opinion that
if no Republican candidate is
pul, forward many members of
their party will vole for the
Democrats.
They seem to believe that
such a combination will result
in a stiff fight, and that the
present Delegate will have the
hardest struggle of his career.
Wickersham people, however,
■rave expression to the opinion
Ilia! no such combination could
heat their man, but all seem to
believe that the riming election
will lie the most interesting
th-aI has taken place since Al
aska was given a Delegate to
Congress. As the Delegate
election will not lake place un
lit the time a» which Iho election
for the territorial legislature or
curs Ibis year, there is quite a
lot of time yet for many sur
prises, and from this time for
ward it will be interesting to
watch the maneuvering.”
Cabins for rent at Sully’s. ad.
RUDNICK-BAST WEDDING
At the King 'apartments in
the Tongass Building, Saturday
evening, Rev. Richard Bushell
performed the marriage cere
mony uniting Louis H. Rudnick
and Mrs. Stella Bast. The
groom needs no introduction
to Ketchikaners being our lead
ing tailor. The bride arrived
up on the Dolphin from her
home at Seattle, her coming be
ing a surprise to everybody in
town but “Louie,” who had
been as dumb as an oyster about
his approaching wedding. Every
body, big and little, extends
the best wishes 'to the happy
couple with the hope of long
life and happiness.
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THE TEDDY IN PORT
E. and Casgy Williams and
the good ship Teddy arrived in
port Saturday night for a brief
stay. Ed. reports that the boun
dary survey work is moving
right along, but will not be com
pleted inside of two months. A
concrete monument at least ten
feet in height will be erected
on the very outermost tip of
Gape Muzon to mark the inter
national boundary at that place,
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Juneau, July 27—At the Dem
ocratic primaries hold at Ju
neau, Douglas, Skagway, Sitka,
Chichagoff, Haines Treadwell
last Saturday afternoon, good
votes were cast in every pre
cinct, and Democrats of recog
nized standing were elected as
delegates in every instance.
The’ straight Democratic ticket
supporters won in this city, J.
H. Cobb, who was on the ticket,
but advocated Wiekersham.
was scratched and defeated for
delegate to the Skagway con
vention. The Juneau Demo
cratic Club, which convened
after the primary election*, de
clared for a full territorial gov
ernment for Alaska, the’ direct
primary, a partisan legislative
ticket, and the strongest kind
of endorsement of the Wilson
administration.
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Juneau, July, 27—'In the best
game of the series, Juneau de
feated Douglas yesterday, the
score being one to nothing. The
batteries were: Juneau, Frye
and Dugan; Douglas, Pittman
and Kerry.
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ALICE IN FROM SOUTH
The big steamer Princess
Alice of the C. P. Ry., made
port between eight and nine o’
clock last night with a big
crowd of passengers on board.
Nine of the latter were for Ket
chikan, among whom were A.
L. Hager and two daughters
Marjory and Dorothy, IT. C.
Nunan and Mrs. M. V. Combs.
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“Billy” Semar, who had been
over on the West Coast on bus
iness returned during the night.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
for Hip precinct of Sulzer, Alas
ka. Division Number 1., in
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
(he undersigned, Jacob Lauth,
has been granted letters of ad
ministration, with the will an
us'd. of the csi-Di ist Juba
Fintzen,, deceased and all per
sons having claims against
said estate, or said deceased,
are hereby requested to ex
i.init Him witi the necessary
vouchers at my post nflicc ad
dress, Sulzer, Alaska, within
«ix months after the first pub
lication of this notice.
JACOB LAUTH
Administrator of the estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Dated An-il 2t!rd, liM4
FROM TUESDAY’8 DAILY
FISH COMPANY
OFFICIALS HERE
A. L. Ilager, manager of the
New England Fish company’s
plant and business at Vancouv
er, B. C., and H. C. Nunan, who
occupies the same position at
Prince Rupert, B. G. arrived up
on last night’s steamer. They
will inspect the local plant and
return south on the Alice.
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RETURNS TO MATRIMONY
Rice, good wishes, and then
more rice, were showered on
Mrs^M. V. Comb* when she ar
rived on the Princess Alice
from the south last night. She
had hoped to arrive without
local people being aware of the
fact, but it was not to be, and
she got what was coming to
her. Immediately after arrival
the marriage ceremony uniting
her and D. Maskeviczius was
performed at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. Michener,
and today the good wishes of
the many friends of the happy
pair continue to shower in.
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AFTER THE TROUT
Dr. Turner and wife of El
Paso. Texas, arrived up from
the couth Sunday evening for
their anTtuai fishing trip to this
region. They are accompanied
this year by L. E. Booker, wife
and daughter, of the same
place, and the entire party plans
to catch the big ’uns out of the
nearby streams.
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Mrs. E. L. Davies, a sister of
“Jack” Davies of Tacoma, ac
companied by Miss Leah Wayne
of the same place, are guests
at the Davies residence.
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MOVIES AT KLAWOCK
Bob Peralovich is over from
Klawock getting pointers from
Fred Purinton on the Movie
game. Bob will install a mov
ing picture house at Klawock,
getting his film from the
Dream, and will put in an el
ectric plant to furnish his own
light for the show.
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TUG IS IN TROUBLE
Because the captain of the
Canadian tug Commodore
now in harbor, failed to enter
his vessel at Ketchikan on his
way north from Nanaimo to
Valdez, where he picked up the
barge America, the boat is held
here pending the decision of
the customs authorities. Tech
nically the Commodore is sub
ject to seizure and confis
cation, but Ithe probabilities are
a fine will be levied against her
In the meantime, she and her
tow are held,
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DEPORT CONTRACT LABOR
Simon Huber, who came up
from Prince Rupert to go to
work for the Ketchikan Dairy,
was refused admission by the
Immigration Inspector recently,
and returned to Prince Rupert
on last night’s Spokane.
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OFF FOR THE OLD COUNTRY
Capt. Forss is closing up his '
business these days prepartory.
to a long trip he is planning to
take. Hhe will leave within
the next ten days or so for
Sweden and other parts of
Europe where he will visit un- 1
til early next year, returning
in time to attend the formal
opening of 'the Panama Canal, ;
which he will go through and
proceed up the coast back to
Ketchikan, stopping in at the
San Francisco Exposition and
other points of interest on the
way. I
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A baby girl arrived at the
home of Mike Faesel, Satur
day morning.
THE SEATTLE IN AND OUT
The City of^Seattle is ' prov- 99
ing to ho a very popular vessel 99
among the tourists as was 13|
shown by the big crowd she 99
had on hoard when she arrived 99
this morning making the ’round 99
trip. She had over a hundred |||||
passengers in all, none of 99
whom were for this port. After
leaving here she went lo Hadley.
H. C. Strong was a passen- 99
ger home from Wrangell on 'jjjjjl
the Spokane lust night. <^9
The Admiral Evans was in 99|
port early this morning on her 99
way to the Westward. She had fiH
two passengers and 10 tons of >
freight for Ketchikan. ilp
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE ||1
George Irving, his heirs, as- 99
signs and personal represent- iJIJ
atives: mm
You are hereby notified that HI
I have expanded during the jjjj|
year 1913 the sum of six him- £9
dred dollars in labor and im- 99
provements upon the Rose, j9
Lilly, Goldstone, Goldtream, |9
Blue Bird and Birdie lode min- §9
ing claims, constituting the |9
Gold Stream claims situated
upon the south end of Garvina 91
Island in the Territory of Alas- fflH
ka, the original location notices
whereof may he found of rcc- H
ord in the office of the record
er for the Ketchikan Recording H
District at Ketchikan, Alaska, H
in order lo hold said claims un- S
der the provision of seclion 9|
2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United Stales and the am
endment thereto, approved Jan- fjf
nary 22nd, 1880, concerning 9
annual labor upon mining 9
claims. Being llic amount to S
hold said lodes for the period 9
ending on the 31st, of Decern- 9
her, 1913, and if within ninety <9
days from the personal service S
of this notice, or within ninety jS|
days after the publication there ||j
of you fail or refuse to con- 9
tribute your proportion of such ||
expenditure as a co-owner 9
your interest in said claims, the 3
same being an undivided one 9
fourth, will become the proper- 3
ty of the subscriber, your co- ■
owner, who lias made the re- 9
quired expenditures by the 9
terms of said section. 9
AUGUST GROOT, ■
Administrator of the Estate
of Otto Miller deceased.
First publication May 1st. 1914.
Last publication July 31.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In The Commissioners Court
For The Precinct of Ketchikan,
Territory of Alaska, In Probate.
in the Matter of the Estate of
Timothy McMahon, Deceased.
lYotice is hereby given that
the final account of W. H.
Gilmour, administrator of the
Estate of Timothy McMahon,
deceased, has been rendered to
this court for settlement and
that Hie 28th, day of May, 19- I
14, at 2 o’clock p.m. has been
duly appointed by said court
for the settlement of said ac
crual, at which time any per
son interested in said estate
may appear and file his ex
ceptions in writing lo said ac
count and attest the same.
Dated March 27, 1914.
E. S. STACK POLE /
Probate Judge.
ERAS. II. COSGROVE,
Attorney for Administrator. 1
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The Daily Miner $1. per mo.
r WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If you purchase the NEW HOME you will
have a life asset at the price you pay, and will
not have an endless chain of repairs.
Quality
Considered
it is the
Cheapest
in the end
to buy.
If you want a sewing machine, write for
»ur latest catalogue before you purchase.
The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass.