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PROM MONDAYS DAILY
A NARROW ESCAPE
Little Margaret Patching had
a very narrow escape from
death Friday evening. She
was playing around and pnt a
safety pin, which was fortun
ately closed, in her mouth. In
some manner the pin went
dowu her windpipe where it
lodged. The Doctors Myers
were called in, took an X-ray
picture and located the pin just
below the “voice box'* in the
upper part of the trachea.
Anaesthetics were administei
ed and an incision made
through the throat into the
windpipe where the pin was
found as it had appeared in
the X-ray picture and was re
moved. The youngster recov
ered from the effects of the
operation nicely and is now
doing very well.
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TURNING OUT BOXES
A. S. Coats, head of the Alas
ka Lumber ft; Box company at
Hadles is a local visitor today.
He reports that the box factory
at his plant is running twelve
hours a day and turning out in
the neighborhood of seven
thousand salmon cases every
day. This is necessary to
take care of the volume of bus
iness on the order books of the
campany.
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Rimouski, Caa.. June 1—
Authentic figures of the Em
press of Ireland s officers give
the number of dead as the re
sult of the wreck at 969, with
418 actually known lo L>e sav
ed. The list of the total num
ber of passengers and crew
was obtained from the Quebec
office of the C. P. Ry.. aud-thc
estimates of the number lost
made from it. The search for
bodies continues and thus far
about three hundred have been
found. Of theselSo have been
identified.
Testifying at the corners' in
quiry today. Capt. Kendall of
the Empress puts all the blame
oil the Storstad, as he claims
his vessel was not under way
at the time, and was sounding
her whistle continuously, when
the Storstad loomed up in the
fog and smashed into the larg
er vessel.
Montreal, June 1—The Stro
stad, the vessel that rammed
and sank the Empress of Ire
land Friday morning, arrived
here yesterday, Capt Ander
sen of the vessel say, that he
wants judgement to be sus
pended until both side- had
made their statements. 11*?
too, makes the claim that hi.
vessel was not under way at
the time of the accident, and
stood by and picked up all the
survivors she could, not with
standing the fact he thought
she was injured so badly that
she was bound to sink.
Quebec, Junel—The ma-‘;
and parts of the smokestacks
of the Empress of Ireland are
in sight at low tide, and the
company is organizing a crew
of wreckers to visit the ves
sel and see if she can be rai-ed.
Part of her cargo con-ists of
dose to a million dollar- in
silver bullion.
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Dorthy Irving, an 8-year old
Haw-on girl, recently killed her
sister aged six, by the acciden
tal discharge of a shotgun.
The mother had been hunting
ducks and left the gun where
the children could get at it.
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Mrs. Robert Browning, of
Skagway, shot and killed a
large grey timber wolf thal
has made a meal of several of
her pet chickens. The animal
measured 5 feet 9>_. inches
from the tip of his nose to the
chiI ofhis taii.andweighed 92
l/z pounds. 1
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LOGGERS ARE BUSY
Hugh Sawyer of the firm of
Sawyer w Kelvay. loggers is a
local visitor today after sup
plies for his camps. He say
his company has a crew of 30
men getting logs out these days
having a contract with the Had
ley mill for a million feet a
month.
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STRIKE OVER ON
WEST COAST
Word comes from the West
Coast that the strike among
the fishermen, which has held
up mildeuririg operations for
; so long, is over, the fisher
men having accepted the prices
■offered by the packers. These
! are * 1.00 for red salmon ovei
20 pounds: 30 cents for small
I or reds, and 20 cents for whites
Now that the trouble is over
the Engelbr. Wiese company,
the Linderberger company, the
Diamond T. the Salmon Pack
ing company and the M. B.
Dahl are all making plans to
put up fish.
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GOVERNOR WILL VISIT US
Gov. J. F. A. Strong, return
ing from a trip to Washington
will be in town tonight while
the Alameda is in port. The
Governor was summoned to
Washington to confer with the
President on the needs of the
North, and is now on his way
home after complying with the
request of his chief.
DAIRY IS MOVING
Propietor Althouse of the
Newtown Dairy i- moving his
‘plant out to Charcoal Point,
from where he will supply his
••ustomers with milk. Me re
: eently received a finely bred
Jersey-Holstein cow from the
, State- and plans the purchase
of others to be able to take care
of his increasing business.
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BLANCH IS SWAMPED
A crew i- unloading the
barge Blanch at the sawmill
dock. The barge left for Chom
ley in tow of the Muir in last
Wednesday's blow, and the
-traits were so rough she took
on so much water over her
bows that she swamped, and
the only thing that kept her
afloat was the box shocks with
which she was loaded. She
was brought back, and her car
go of 30,000 shooks will be
staeked up to dry.
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HONORED THE DEAD
Over four hundred people,
headed by the Band marched
out to the eemetary Saturday
afternoon to observe Memorial
I)ay. Appropriate music was
pi.-iycd. Rev. Michener offered
up a prayer. Dr. W. A. Myers
read Lincoln'.- Gettysburg Ad
dre-.-. the fir.ng squad fired
their -alute. and Bugler Shand
sounded taps. At three o’clo<k
a concert was held at B.ed
Men - Hall by the Band v.hich
rendered several beautiful sel
ections.
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the date of holding the prim- j
aries, but a late report from Ju
neau quotes him as saying
that the will be held some
time in July. Definite an
nouncements will be made later
probably -hortly after the gov
ernor return- from the outside.
No candidate.- have made any
open declarations of being in
the running yet.—Cordova I
Times.
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More real work is under way
Ibi- -[.ring in the Hope and
Sunrise districts than at any
time since the rush of '00.
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•Tfre-AiVe«iiiy Miner $3. a year'
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FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
FISHERMEN ORGANIZE
Word conies down from
Union Bay that the salmon
trollers of that region have or
ganized the Alaska Trollers
Protective Association and
plan to ship their fish direct
to Seattle and the southern
markets instead of selling to
the mild-curers. The men fig
ure that they can make better
money selling direct than by
disposing of their catch to the
mild curers and jobbers. They
will secure agents in Tacoma
and Portland, in addition to
Seattle and make the organiz
ation permanent if possible.
The first shipment of fish will
be made on June oth.
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SOME BALL GAME
Word comes down from Ju
neau of a great game of ball
played in that place yesterday
between Douglas and Juneau.
Pittman, who pitched for the
Island aggregation, held the
Juneau champs down to no hils
and no runs, while Douglas
was able to get six runs over.
This is tjie third game between
the two teams, two of which
went to Douglass. This is
rather a hard blow at Juneau's
pride as she is credited with
having imported half-a- dozen
or so players from the ‘•Twi
light" League" for the express
purpose of "licking" the Isl
and.
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LEAVE FOR THE
WESTWARD
Dave Quinn and wife are
| passengers on the Alameda,
! fhey go with the idea of going
| into business at the West
j ward city. They will probably
j open up a restaurant or room
ing house and will probably do
j well as they know that business
thoroughly.
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GOES TO VALDEZ
A. H. Joy. of the Immigration
service left on the Alameda last
night for Valdez on business
connected with that service.
He expects to be transfered
permanently to Skagway with
in the next couple of weeks or
sp.
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The Democrats il over the
territory are getting their
forces ready in anticipation of
the coming primaries, when a
candidate to oppose the pres
ent delegate to congress will
be selected. Charles E. David
son, chairman of the Demo
cratic Territorial committee,
has not yet determined upon
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The employees of the North
ern Navigation Co., at Fair
banks celebrated the change
of managepent bv giving one
of the largest dances ever held
in that section.
United States Commissioner
George W. Kuppler was ar
rested by a deputy marshal at
Seward, charged with the em
bezzlement of money intrust
o his care.
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'i lie Valdez sawmill cuts
- .000 feet of lumber per day.
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Orders have been received
at Knik by A. S. Fay and John
W. Swift, in charge of the navy
expedition to the Matanuska
coal fields, to hold all horses
and supplies left over after the
coal was transported to tide
water, for the use of the rail
road locators.
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Senator Henry Roden, Alas
ka agent for the Guggenheim
interests, lias been supplanted
by the appointment of Edwin
A. Austin, of Idilarod.—Doug
las Island News.
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Cabin* for rent at Sully’s. ad.
CONTRACT IS LET
Manager Hunt of the North
land Dock Company announces
that he has let the contract for
building the new office build
ing for his company to Thoday
& Owens, and work on same
will be commenced as soon as
the material is on the ground.
The repairs on the wharf will
be made as soon as Everett
Paup and his pile driver outfit
arrive over from Kasaan bay
where they are fixing the Mt.
Andrew dock.
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MARRIED LAST NIGHT
Clarence Roy Fickle and Mil
dred Beatrice Radenbaugh put
one over on their local friends
last night by getting quietly
married and leaving on the
Alameda on their honeymoon.
Rev. H. W. Michener perform
ed the ceremony at the bride's
home at siv o’clock. Both
the young folks have a host of
friends in Ketchikan who wish
them a pleasant voyage, not on
j their wedding trip alone, but
i through life. Mr. Fickle has
been connected with the local
post office for some time as
clerk and assistant postmaster,
while his bride has grown up
here in Ketchikan.
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BLIND ASIATIC FOUND
ON FAIRBANKS TRAIL
According to advices received
in Fairbanks recently by the
authorities that a snowblind
Asiatic was found recently on
the trail near Paxton’s, in a
destitute condition. The suf
ferer was taken to Paxton's
roadhouse and is being cared
for by the keeper of the trail
hostelry. It is stated that there
are thirty Asiatics on the trail,
bound for Fairbanks, and it is
thought the one found was de
serted by the party. According
to the women at the roadhouse
the deserted one was the small
est of the party, and" it is
thought that the sufferer is a
woman. An investigation is be
| ing made of the case, and
; charges may be laid against
| some of the party.
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MONEY ORDERS ARE
PAYABLE AT ANY OFFICE
The post office department
has issued a general order to
the effect that after July 1,
1914, money orders can be
| cashed at any post office auth
j orized to issue money orders,
| provided the orders are presen
; ted within thirty days from
j date. After thirty days they
will be payable at the desig
nated office only.
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Homestead entries may be
made in the new townships
opened for the public in the
Fairbanks district after May
120th, 1914. Four townships
have been surveyed and thrown
open for homesteader entries.
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It is quite probable that R.
S. Giddings, well-known en
gineer will be on the Valdez
dyke again this year and he will
come north soon. The dyke
is being constructed through
a special appropriation, but
under the direction of the road
commission.
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Sluicing is on in tne Fair
banks district, and there is
plenty of water.
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The Chisana camp now has
a sawmill landed there by a
Dawson freighter.
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Real estate men of Fairbanks
say that prices of business
property is advancing. That
is to be expected in view of
the fact that this city will prob
ably be the terminus of the
first government railroad ever
constructed in the United
States,
Transportation men of Seat
tle, basing their estimates on
the increase of Alaska’s bus
iness this year over that of last
year, believe thut the trade be
tween Alaska and the States
this year will reach a grand
total of $100,000,000—an in
crease of 10 per cent.
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George Nelson, a well
known Dawson barber, joined
the stampede to the Sixty mile
recently and staked a claim of
500 feet on the Canadian side
of the line and another of 1,
320 feet on the Alaskan side.
The two claims are contiguous,
thus giving Nelson a stretch of
1,820 feet, the largest tract of
placer in the North which is
not in-a discovery claim or an
old-style group. Nelson left
this week with his dogs and is
hurrying to his claims to rep
resent them at once, lie could
have staked claims on the Can
adian side further down the
Srkty mile, but preferred to
get next to the boundary, and
thus have one contiguous strip,
comprising the big interna
tional claim.—Dawson News.
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The trail leading from the
end of the government road to
Eagle river is having enough
repair work done on it to place
it in a passable condition so
that a pack horse may be tak
en from Juneau to the Eagle
river country, but there will be
no funds to spend in makiirg
the present trail into a road.
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MINERS ATTENTION
The following letter, which
speaks for itself was received
by Mayor I). Smith Ilaris a
day or two ago.
Hon., D. Smith Harris,
Mayor
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dear sir:
Realizing from personal ex
perience the many diversified
mineral resources of South
i eastern Alaska, and the op
j portuuities for development I
! am sending you three small
samples of Carnotite ore (Rad
ium bearing) which I would be
glad to have you place in the
public mineral cabinet for the
examination of your local pros
pectors and miners. These
samples came from Colorado,
and represent the class of ore
mined and shipped to be treat
ed for Uranium oxide and the
subsequent treatment for Rad
ium. If your mineral collec
| lion is short of any particular
ores and I have some on hand
w 11 be glad to send you sped
! men samples for the reason
that it helps materially the
prospector and miner to famil
iarize himself with ores which
enables him at a glance to rec
ognise ores and help develop
the country.
Yours Truly.
B. H. BENNETTS,
The above sample of ore may
be seen at the Council Cham
bers.
D. SMITH HARRIS, MAYOR.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
«or the 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
the undersigned, Jacob Lauth,
'■a* been granted letters of ad
ministration,' with the will an
i v d. of th•_ csi--' ■ < Ji hu
Fintzen,, deceased and all per
-ons having claims against
said estate, or said deceased,
are hereby requested to ex
i.'jut thm witi the necessary
v r"hers at m» post nl’licc n<)
dress, Sulzer, Alaska, within
•dx months after the first pub
cation of this notice.
JACOB LAUTH
Administrator of lha estate of
J hn Fintzen, deceased.
Dated Anil Ubrd, Ut-i
{ROLLING SINKERS Supperior To All Others. I
For POWER TROLLERS we make 6 and 9 lbs., sizes. i
For Hand Trollers we make 10 oz., 1, 11-2, 2 and 3 lbs. sizes.
All Dealers in FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear Carry Them.
H. E. HECKMAN & CO. • Loring, Alaska- DISTRIBUTORS
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Harry G. Ilelm, for len years
a prospector about Fairbanks,
died on May Oth, of pneu
monia, at the age of 02 years.
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WE ARE FIRST AS USUAL
A recent copy of the Juneau I
Dispatch takes considerable
credit to that tow.- over the
fact that one of the business
houses there was installing
some of the Edison-Mazda Ni
trogen electric globes, taking
the credit for having the first
in Alaska. Ketchikan, Alaska*
first city, has had several of
these lamps in use now for
some time So it would be well
for our Juneau friends to re
member that there is a town
down this way more progres
sive and up to date than Puneau
has ever dared hoped to be
especially when it comes tv
modern buildings and an up l >
date electric light service.
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Telling the troubles of the
local sawmill the Petersburg
Progressive says: The South
Pacific Lumber & Box Co., of
Seattle, organized early this
spring for the purpose of tak- |
iug over the Pacific Coast <x
Norway Packing Co.’s saw mill.
The officeis of the new com
pany, however, have failed mis
erably lo carry out their part
of the contract and have fin
ally withdrawn from the field.
From the very beginning the
new company had no valid
reason to exist. It apparently
started on a shoestring and
consequently could not hold
out. They sent men to work
in the mill at prohibitive wages i
taking security from the men
in the way of cash money with
the promise of a lasting job.
After a few’ weeks every work
ing man in the employ of the
new company was left to shift
for himself without a penny.
The loggers were left without
a cent for their logs. The re
sult was that the P. G. & N.P.
Co., had to step in and take
over the mill. With that end
in view Mr. Kildall, general
manager of the old company,
arrived on the Dolphin with
competent mill men who will
lake charge of the mill.
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Dawson has put the ban on
foxes and hogs within the city
limits. The health officers
have decided that they are a
menance to the community.
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
our latest catalogue before you pure bass.
The New Home Sewing MacMneto,, Orange, Mass.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
George Irving, his heirs, as
signs and personal represent
atives:
You are hereby notified that
l have expanded during the
year 1913 the sum of six hun
dred dollars in labor and im
provements upon the Rose,
Lilly, Goldstone, Goldtream,
Blue Bird and Birdie lode min
ing claims, constituting the I
Gold Stream claims Situated !
upon the south end of Garvina
Island in the Territory of Alas
ka, the original location notices
whereof may be found of rec
ord in the office of the record
er for the Ketchikan Recording
District at Ketchikan, Alaska,
in order to hold said claims un
der the provision of section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States and the am
endment thereto, approved Jan
uary 22nd, 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining
claims. Being the amount to
hold said lodes for the period
ending on the 31st, of Decem
ber, 1913, and if within ninety
days from the personal service
of this notice, or within ninety
days after the publication there
of you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner
your interest in said claims, the
yime being an undivided one
lourth, will become the proper
ty of the subscriber, your co
owner, who has made the re
quired expenditures by the
terms of said section.
AUGUST GROOT,
Administrator of the Estate
ot Otto Miller deceased.
First publication May 1st. 1914.
Last publication July 21. \
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In The Commissioner* Court
For The Precinct of Ketchlken,
Territory of Alaska, In Probate.
In the Matter of Ihe Estate of
Timothy McMahon, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
I lie final account of W. H.
Gilmour, administrator of the
Estate of Timothy McMahon,
deceased, has been rendered to
this court for settlement and
that the 28th, day of May, 19
l 'i, at 2 o’clock p.m. has been
duly appointed by said court
for the settlement of said ac
ta unt, at which lime any per
son interested in said sstats
may appear and file his ex
ceptions in writing to said ac
count and attest the same.
Dated March 27, 1914.
E. S. STACK POLE
Probate Judge.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE,
Attorney for Administrator.
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NOTICE EO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Ketchikan,
Alaska, Division Number 1, ia
Probate:
In the matter of the estate
of Tongass George, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Ihe undersigned, Patrick J.
Gilmore, has been granted let
ter- of administration,.with the
will annexed, of the estate of
Tongass George, deceased, and
all persons having claims
against said estate, or said de
ceased, are hereby requested to
exhibit them with the necessary
ichr.cs at my place of busin
- al Ketchikan, Alaska, with
in six months after the first
publication of this notice.
PATRICK J. GILMORE.
Administrator of the Estate of
Tongass George, deceased.
C. H. COSGROVE
Attorney for deceased.
Dated Feb. IIth, 1914.
First publication Feb. 13, 1914
Fast publication March. 20 1914
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States?—Send them- the Helly
Rimer, „ Vtoflrf W*
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