NOTICE OP TRUSTEE’S SALE
Notice is hereby given, that at the
store of the Alaska Lumber and
Box Company, at Hadley, Alaska,
on Saturday, the 30th of October.
1916, at the hour of two o'clock p.m.
the undersigned will offer for sale
and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder the following prop
erty constituting part of the estate
of the Alasku Lumbar and Box Com
pany, bankrupt, towit: .
1. a. All lumber belonging to the
said estate at Hadley and amount
ing to approximately 1,100,000 feet
board measurements.
b. Stock of general merchandise
in Alaska Lumber and Box Com
pany’s store at Hadley.
c. Sawlogs consisting of spruce,
hemlock, cedar in sawmill boom at
Hadley.
57 boom chains
13 lumber trucks
1 Lumber wagon.
d. Mill supplies
e. The household goods belong
ing to the estate at Hadley.
f. The cooking utensils.
g. Typewriter.
h. Donkey Engine
i. All box shook amounting to ap
proximately 5,000 boxes.
2. Gasoline launch “Freyea.”
The sales' will take place in the
order given.. Sealed bids will be re
ceived for each of said classes of
property above mentioned, which seal
ed bids will be opened in public at
the conclusion of the oral bids. The
sealed bids must be enclosed in
envelopes upon which is clearly indi
cated what property the bid is inten
ded for. 15t.
C. W. SWANK,
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
People Say To Us
‘‘I cannot eat this or that food, it does
not agree with me.” Our advice to
all of them is to take a
Dyspepsia
J\_£_ * Tablet
I. before and after each meal. 25c a box.
Ketchikan Drug Oo.
INSPECTORS RECOMMEND
CONDEMNING THE OSPREY
(Juneau Empire)
While on their recent trip to Ket
chikan, Steamboat Inspectors George
H. Whitney and Peter A. Peltret
urveyed the government Fisheries
Boat OBprey, on the order of Sec
-etary Redfield. It has been stated
hat the Osprey was found to be
in a very unseaworthy condition and
it is understood that Inspectors
Vhitney and Pedtret in their report
o the Secretary have urged that the
Osprey be condemned.
Saturday the announcement was
made at Washington that Secretary
Redfield had ordered the Alaska
Survey ships Gedney and McArthur
condemned and sold, as unfit for
government service.
SOME GERMAN SAILORS
■FAILED TO ESCAPE
Six Are Said to be Making Their
Way to Cuba
NEWPORT NEWS, Oct. 19—Sev
eral sailors from the German cruis
ers Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, interned at the yard
here, attempted to secure passage on
a Dutch freight steamer that was
about to sail.
One of the men was arrested at
the request of the Captain and is
being held by the police to wait the
j commandment of the navy yard. The
others are supposed to have return
ed to their ships.
The six missing petty officers and
seamen from the German interned
at Norfolk, are now believed to be
making their way to Cuba.
The navy department has receiv
ed the report of a ship captain who
saw the power boat Eclipse of!
Virginia Beach last Monday.
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Store fixtures and lease to be
disposed of. See Field, Red Men
Bldg., about it. Adv.
The Progressive-Mine.- 75c. per mo
CHARLTON’S FATE WILL
BE KNOWN NEXT WEEK
COMO, Oct. 21—Porter Charlton,
who is on trial for the murder of
his wife, will be completed the first
part of next week when a verdict
will be rendered.
The sympathy seems to have turn
ed in his favor of late.
ADVISE VILLA TO QUIT
NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Friends and
co-workers of General Villa, are said
to have advised their chief to a
bandon the contemplated fight to
bring Carranza down.
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AMERICAN BATTLE SHIP
SALUTES MEXICAN FLAG
VERA CRUZ, Oct. 21—The Ameri
can battleships in the harbor here
saluted the Mexican flag in recog
nition of the new organized govern
ment with Carranza as its chief
executive.
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KING ALBERT ANSWERS
PEOPLE IN THE NEGATIVE
Says That He is Not Prepared To
Suggest Restoration of Peace
ROME, Oct. 21—The reply to the
suggestion by the Popfe that King
Albert, of Belgium, initiate peace
proceedings, does not appear as hav
ing struck a harmonious chord in the
King’s heart, as his answer demon
strates His reply is courteous but
he asolutely refuses to take the in
itiative.
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SUBMARINE CONTRACTS
ARE AWARDED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21—Con
tracts for sixteen submarines and
six destroyers were awarded today
by the navy department. One de
stroyer will be built at the Nor
folk navy yard and one at Mare Isl
and. Six submarines will be built
on the Pacific Coast. The Bremer
ton Washington, and Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, navy yards each
will build one.
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HEY THERE! THANKSGIVING
MASKQUE BALL GIVEN BY KET
CHIKAN F. O. E.. Adv. tf.
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ENGINE FOR SALE
27 H.P. Heavy Duty Globe guar
anteed in good condition and perfect
running order. . Price Complete $750.
H. R. THOMPSON, Ad. tf.
Phone 13
Ketchikan
Messenger Service
Call them up for all kinds of
light delivery, window cleaning,
messenger service and odd jobs.
Office with Jack Close.
Remember Phone Number 13
JACK CORDELL, Propietor.
j PERSONAL MENTION |
The well known west coast pros
! pector, Elmer Olsby ,of Bruce, Alas
ka, was a passenger from Seattle on
the Alameda last night and will be
in Ketchikan a few days awaiting a
west coast boat.
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A “GOODIES” SALE
A sale of “Goodies” and a limit
ed amount of fancy work will be
held at he Tongass Store on the 6th
of November; a date you should all
remember.
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LUNCHEON AND CARDS
Mrs. I. G. Fruell and Mrs. Ray
Hall yesterday entertained their
many friends. At one o’clock the
guests sat down to a delicious lunch
eon, after which the afternoon was
.■pent in playing cards.
HARRY SMILES AGAIN
H. F. Elliott, of the Ketchikan
Wharf, is bubbling over with good
nature this morning; his wife re
turned on the Alameda last night
from a two month’s visit with friends
and relatives in Portland, Oreon. She
reports a delightful trip and an en
joyable visit.
ungekfeW’s new pet
Geo. Lingerfelt proprietor of the
Ketchikan Iron Works is quite proud
of a new piece of equipment which
he has just installed in his plant
It is a 20 inch “American., heavy
service shaper. The latest word in
its line and the largest and most
powerful of any in this part of the
country.
George is ever on the alert to im
prove his plant.
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CIVIC CLUB TO GIVE AFTER
HARVEST CARD PARTY
This is the night the Civic Club
is to give their After Harvest card
party at Red Men’s Hall. The play
ing will start at 8:30 sharp, so be
on tinje. Prizes will be awarded and
an After Harvest lunch served dur
ing the evening, all for the small
sum of 25 cents. Come and enjoy
your self and help the Club as well.
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| FOR SALE—One Rip Saw Table,
One Counter Shaft,
16—1 1-2 Steel Shafting
And numerous pulleys.
SULLY’S CARPENTER SHOP.
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PUBLIC) .NOTICE
Win. Angel, who has been away
from town most of the summer with
Ocjlogieal Survey party, announc
es that ho has returned and that the
gns boat “Harry’” of which he is
the owner, shall be for hire as usual.
For a delicious cup of coffee, try
A. & K. blend. . For sale by
THE H. R. THOMPSON STORE
Our Advice Is:
When you feel out of sorts from const!- 1
pation, let us say that if
do not relieve you, see a physician, I.
because no other home remedy will. ’
Sold only by us.
Ketchikan Drug Co.
ATTORNEY COBB OF JUNEAU |
ON HIS WAY HOME
John H. Cobb, the Juneau attor- i
ney, was a pasgenser last night on ;
the Alameda home-bound. Mr. Cobb
it is said, visited Seattle, Portland
and SanFrancisco during his absence
for the purpose of making an ag
reement between the Alaska canner
ies and the Territory, whereby a
test case may be tried in the courts
to determine whether or not the act
for the first territorial legislature
(H. B. No. 96) establishing a sys
tem of taxation, etc., approved May
1, 1913, is valid, and if so declared,
that the back and unpaid taxes for
the year 1913-1914, are collectible by
the territory. Whether he succeed
ed in making the contemplated ar
rangements or not, was not stated.
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IT. S. Deputy Marshal, W. B.
Sharpe, returned from Seattle last
night on the Alameda.
Mr. U. G. Myers, U. S. Commis
sioner at Eagle, Alaska, is the guest
for a few, days of Mr. Geo. Wood
duff of the local custom house. They
are old time sourdough friends.
Mr. Myers is enroute to spend the
winter in the States and expects to
visit as far east as New York, where
he will meet his wife who preceeded
him south several months ago.
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A BOWLING PRIZE
An eight pound turkey for the
best score up to Thanksgiving eve.
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Large and small size corsets %
usual price, Field. Adv.
AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE
Entered
Alameda from Seattle.
Cleared
Northwestern for Seattle.
REMEMBER 6th OF NOVEMBER
The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E.
Church will hold a sale of "goodies”
and some fancy work at he Ton
gass Store on that date. Watch the
windows.
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PORTLAND CITY’S
NAME IS CHANGED
Portland City, on Portland Canal,
has had her name changed to Hyder,
after F. B. Hyder, Chief Engineer
of the Alaska Gastlneau Co. Dan
Lindenborg has been appointed post
master of Hyder.
All of Field’s overcoats have been
divided in two lots. Coats up to $25
for $15. coats'up to $17 for $10 and
please remember the store closes
and the sale ends next Tuesday
night. Adv.
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Only four more days of Field’s
sale. Adv.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
The October installment is now
due on the Pacific Building & Loan
Association Stock and Loans.
M. A. MITCHELL,
Agent.
AT THE HOTELS
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AT THE STEDMAN
W. P. Powers, City; Elmer Olsby,
Bruce, Alaska; H. C. Scudder, Ye3
Bay; G. H. Hardy; Tom Thompson;
Sam Anderson, City.
AT '! ■ ILL4
P. Pederson, Seattle; A. McPher
son, Bell Island Hot Springs; Jack
Cool, Kasaan; Mark Brown, Dawson.
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PRINCE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 19—Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia narrow
ly escaped capture when the Hungar
ian troops entered Belgrade, accord
ing to a late dispatch.
A report supplementing the above
incident pays high tribute to the
Prince’s bravery in personally direct
ing the defense of the city up to
the last moment and not leaving un
til the Hungarians were entering.
Several of his staff were captured or
killed.
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The neatest house in this town
for lease to responsible parties. See
Field about it. Adv.
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Furnished cabins for rent
Enquire at Sully’s. adv,
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Tho Progressive-Minor 75r, per mo.
For Sale—Number 7, Standard
Visible Oliver Typewriter, practically
new for $40. Apply at this office.
At the GRAND
TONIGHT
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IN THREE PARTS
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Play of the Same Name
| Featuring the Great English Stars
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