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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913.
EX-REPRESENTATIVE DRIS
COLL.
“The work has started. Dan
Driscoll must he torn from his
pedestal that some man of the
Times’ selection may take his
place. The unknown cannot rise
of his own merits—only through
MIC UCSLI UULIUI1 Ul J^an
Times man hope to succeed.
What’s the name of the un
known? What is the sudden oc
casion of the necessity of Dan’s
destruction? What’s the answer
to the puzzle?”
Thus does the editor of the
News-Miner interpret the report
of the proceedings of the last
hours of the territorial legisla
ture, which, by the way, was
printed exclusively by the Times,
the evening paper evidently not
having considered the first ses
sion of Alaska’s lawmakers of
sufficient, importance to justify
the expense of maintaining a
correspondent at the territorial
capital. No credit is given to the
Times’ correspondent for verac
ity—in fact, it is even suggested
by the News-Miner that the Times
has gone out of its way to mis
represent Representative Dris
coll, when, as a matter of fact
we have printed the news of, the
proceedings just as it, came to us
from Juneau. And we have suf
ficient confidence in our corres
pondent to venture the assertion
that the official report of the pro
ceedings of the legislature will
prove tin truthfulness of the ac
counts which have appeared in
fhe Times from time to time flur
ing the past two months.
As for the attitude of Repre
sentative Driscoll on the Millard
election bill and the hospital site
question we must confess that we
are as deeply mystified as the
News-Miner professes to be, ami
equally ashamed of bis conduct,
although we are willing to give
him the opportunity to .explain
his action before condemning him
as a backslider. He may be able
to convince the people of Tanana
that the Millard bill, which he op
. i d„U,.
measure, lie also may be able to
offer a satisfactory explanation
for his sudden change of front on
the hospital site question, but we
can tell him beforehand that he
will have to do a lot of talking' to
convince Fairbanksans that his
action was not dictated by the
delegate, who, the Newtf-Miner
tells us, is responsible for the
muddle, which has been fastened
•upon us—meaning the granting
of an appropriation for the con
struction of a detention hospital
without provision for the acquisi
tion of a site.
Mr. Driscoll’s opposition to the
Millard bill providing for a
straight Australian ballot also sa
vors strongly of the Wickersham
influence, and should it develop
that the Fairbanks member voted
against the measure because it
did not feet with the! approval of
the delegate, we can assure Mr.
Driscoll that his excuse will not
be well received here, for the
people of the Fourth division, as
well as the rest of Alaska, have
long demanded the adoption of
the simple and effective Austra
lian system of voting, and it was
Mr. Driscoll’s duty as a legislator
to work for that reform.
But, as we already have sug
gested, Mr. Driscoll may be able
to offer satisfactory reasons for
opposing the two measures in
question, and if he does, the
Times will gladly do its share to
wards putting him right with his
constituents. In the meantime,
we are inclined to the belief that
•the Times has contributed less
to his discredit than has the Fair
banks member himself. We do
not believe anyone has tried to
drag him from his pedestal—it
was simply a case of falling off.
—Fairbanks Times.
LOWERING THE COST OF LIV
ING.
Bradslreet’s Review brings the
encouraging report that every
month of this year has shown a
small, but steady, decline in the
cost ol the conundities essential
to living. Some few have risen,
some have remained stationary
but the general trend has been
downward.
Seasonable, conditions, such,
for instance, as those which usu
ally affect prioees for dairy pro
ducts, are largely responsible for
the most recent recession; but at
the same time there has been
more or less easing up in prices
lor meals and other table nec
essaries, whtile some textiles al
so have become'cheaper. As if is.
the index number for May I de
picts a decrease of I .<> per cent
from the figures reported for Ap
ril I, and it indicates a drop of 4.2
per cent Irom the peak point of
December last.
Moreover, the most recent data
indicate a decrease of 1.3 per
cent from the figures quoted on
May f, 1912. But with the excep
tion noted, the present, number is
the highest ever recorded at this
season of the year. For example,
it eclipses that, for May 1, 1911,
by 8 per cent, although it runs
only 1.1 per cent above the figures
for that date in 1910. As com
pared with May 1, 1909, there is
an increase of 10 per cent, while
contrast with the corresponding
time in 1908, when prices were
relatively low, shows a rise of 14.8
per cent. It, was in the subse
quent month of 1908 that prices
struck the lowest level of recent
years, the descent being a natur
al corollary of the economic up
heaval generated October, 1907.
The early part of 1907 was a
period of comparatively high
prices, so that it is not astonish
ing (o find that our current fig
ures suggest a rise of only 2.2
per cent._
Votes for women is certainly
a burning, even an incendiary
question in England.
Thirsty Delawareans who in
vested in “cold tea” at 81 a bottle
on Sunday and found it, to be just
honest, cold, tea, must have felt
as sadly disappointed as diplo
matic guests at Secretary Bryan’s
dinners.
Notice of Puolic Sale of Lots in
Valdez Townsite.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 28th day of June, 1913, at 10
o’clock a. m.. at the Federal Court
House!, in the Valdez Townsite,
Alaska, the Townsite Trustee will
sell at public uutcry for cash, to
the highest bidder, all lots and
tracts which were unoccupied
and unclaimed at the date of the
entry of the Valdez Townsite; and
all lots and tracts claimed and
awarded on which the Townsite
assessments have not been paid
at the date of said sale.
List of lots and tracts in the
Valdez Townsite Unoccupied and
unclaimed at date of entry:
Block C, Lots 10, 11„ 12, 13,
14. Block 4, Lot 2. Block 5, Lot
5. Block 12, Lots 8, 9, 10. 11.
Block 13, Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12. Block 19, Lots 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Block 20, Lots 1
to 12. Block 21, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 22, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12.' Block 26, Lots 10, II.
Block 27, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Block 28, Lots
1 to 12. Block 29, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 30, Lots 1 to 12. Block 31,
Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Block 32,
Lots 9, 10. Block 33, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 34, Lots 1 to 12. Block 35,
I, 018 1 lO IS. DIUCJl OU, L.UIS 1
to 12. Block 37, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 38, Lots 1 to 12. Block 39,
Lots 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10. Block
40, Lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12.
Block 41, Lots 1 to 12. Block 42,
Lots 1 to 12. Block 43, Lots 1
to 12. Block 44, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 45, Lots 1 to 12. Block 46,
Lots 1 to 12. Block 47, Lots 1 to
12. Block 50, Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, j
12. Block 51. Lots 3, 7, 8, 9, 10,
II, 4 2. Block 53, Lots 1 to 12.
Block 54, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11, 12. Block 55, lots, 2, 3, 4, 5, i
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Block 56,
lots, 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,1
12. Block 57, lots, 1 to 11. Block
58, lots, 1 to 12. Block 59, lots
1 to 12. Block 60, lots, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Block 61,
lots, 1 to 12. Block «2, lots 1 to
12. Block 63, lots, 1 to 12. Block
64, lots 1 to 12. Block 65, lots,
1 to 12. Block 66, lots, 1 to 12.
Block, 67, lots, 1 to 12. Block 68,
lots, 1 to 12. Block 69, lots, 1
to 12. Block 70, lots, 1 to 12.
Block 71, lots, 1 to 12. Block 72,
lots, 1 to 8. Block 73. Block 76,
lots, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 13.
Block 80, lot, 25. Block 82, lots,
4, 5, 6. Block 83, lots, 1, 2, 3, 4.
Block 84, lots 11, 12. Block 85,
lots, 18, 19. Block 86, lots, 1,
2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Block 87, lots, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Block 88,
Block 91, lots, 6, 7. Block 92,
lots, 9, 10, 11. Block 95, lots,
4, 5, 6. Block 96, lots, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8. Block 100, lot, 13. Block 101,
lots, 9, 10, 11. Block 102, lots,
1,2, 3. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
1&. Block 103, lots, 1 to 16.
Block 104, lots, 1 to 12. Block
105, lots, 1 to 12. Block 108,
lots, 1 to 10. Block 109, lots, 1
to 14. Block 110, lots, 1 to 12.
Block 111, lots, 1 to 42.
List of lots and tracts m the
Valdez Townsite claimed and
awarded on which assessments
have not been paid.
Lot, 6, block B, assessment,
$24, C. 11. M. Greenwald. Lot 9,
block 2, $37.50, Adam Swan. Lot
1, block 3, $24, Joseph A. Bourke.
Lot 4, blocK 3, $30, Reynolds
Alaska Dev. Co. Lot 7, block 3,
$15, Chas. McCalluin. Lot 3,
block 4, $6, R. Purvis. Lot 4,
block 5, $4.50, L. C. St. Marie.
Lot If, block 5, $3, L. C. St. Ma
rie. Lot 12, block 5, $4.50, Ad
am Swan. Lot 1, block 0, $75,
Doon M. Ames. Lot 3, block 0,
$60, Reynolds-Alaska Dev. Co.
Lot i, block 6, $45, Ileynolds
I'lasko Dt v. Co. Lot tf, block 0,
$12, P. Magnuson. Lot 6 «
■block 7, $6, Joseph A. Bourke.
Lfil, 7, block 7, $30 \V. C. Slu !
estate. Lot 8, block 7, $45. R\v
nolds-Alaska Development Co.
Lot 2, block 8, $73.50, Mabel F.
White. Lot, 3 1-2,.block 8, $52—
50, Love-Whitley Co. Lot, 4,
block 8, $27.30, W. C. Stull es
tate. Lot 4 1-2, block 8, $92.40,
Mabel F. White. Lot 5, block 8,
$120, Albert A. White. Lot 8,
biock 8, $30, Mabel F. White. Lot
I, block 9, $30, Mabel F. White.
Lot 3, block 9, $30, W. C. Stull
eclate. Lot 5, block 9, $36, Young
Men’s Christian Association.
Lot 10, block 10, $21, Mrs. E. V.
Amy. Lot 2 1-2, block 11, $10.50,
J. Ralston-Mrs. N. B. Morgan.
Lot 7, block 11, $7.50, J. W. Hig
gins. Lot 8, block 11, $5.25,
George 11. Merrilleld. Lot 9,
block 11, $6.75, George H. Mer
rifield. Lot 12, block 11, $9, Ben
Bates. Lot 7, block 12, $3, Wm.
Brady. Lot 12, block 12, $2.25,
C. T. Daggett. Lot 1, block LI,
$3.75, Mrs. J. B. Guthrie. Lot
Lot 7, block 15, $12, M. Jordan.
Lot 11, block 15, $9, Adam Swan.
Lot 12, block 15, $12, Adam Swan.
Lot 7, block 16, $12, Floyd Car
vey. Lot 8, block 17, $6, Mrs. O.
S. Gardner. Lot 9 1-2, block 17,
$3, W C. Stull estate. Lot 5,
block 18, $7.50, Mrs. N. V. Harlan.,
Lot 10 1-2, block 18, $2.25, Mrs.;
VV. C. Stull. Lot 12, block 18, $9,
Reynolds- Alaska Dev. Co. Lot 3,
olock 19, $6, Dan Wilcey. Lot 3.
block 22, S3, E. A. Henderson. Lot
I, bl.ick 23, $9, Adam Swan. Lot
8, block 23, $3, J. DeVenney. Lot
y, block Z6, Li. u. oiewari. l,oi
11, block 23, $4.50, Reynolds
Alaska Dev. Co. Lot 12, block 23,
$6, Revnolds-Alaska Dev. Co. Lot
1, block 25, $5.25, W. C. Stull es
tate. Lot 7, block 26, $3, R. R.
Abbott. Lot 3, block 31, $1.50,
S. G. Matthew estate. Lot 12,
block 31, $3, Adam Swan. Lot 5,
block 32, S7.50, Reynolds-Alaska
Dev. Co. Lot 8, block 32, $1.50,
Reynolds-Alaska Dev. Co. Lot 11,
block 39, $3, Reynolds-Alaska
Dev. Co. Lot 12, block 39, $4.50,
Adam Swan. Lots 1 to 12, block
Lenander. Lot 2, block 50, $1.50,
Neil O’Connor. Lot 3. block 50,
$1.50, John Hanson. Lot 4, block
50, $1.50, Fred Lenander. Lot 5,
block 50. $1.50, R. A. W. Kramp
itz. Lo‘ 6, block 50, $3, R^ A. \V.
Krampitz. Lot 1, block 51, $3,
George Meals. Lot 3, block 51,
$1.50, George Meals. Lot 5, block
51, $1.50, A. W. Tibbits. Lot 6,
block 51, $3, Ed. Maddox. Lots
7 to 12. block 52, $12. Hannah A.
Meals. Lot 9, block 54. $1.50,
Frye-Brunn Co. Lot I, block 55,
$3, Reynolds-Alask.i Dev. Lo. Lot
7 block 56. $3, Chas. Anderson.
Lot 1, block 60. $3, Frye-Bruhn
Co. Lot 6, block 76, $3, Rose E.
Hunt. Lot 9, block 76, $3. Rose
E. Hunt. Lot 16, block 78, $12, A.
Nesbit estate. Lot 29, block 78,
$10.80, Julian C. Bartlett. Lot 36,
block 78, $30, Adam Swan. Lot 6,
block 80, $60, Jas. Fish, Sr. Lot
13, block 80, $9, Mrs. Bloomer.
Lot 14, block 80, $18, Julian C.
Bartlett. Lot 15, block 80, $40.50,
Julian C. Bartlett. Lot 20, block
80, $10 50. Jas. Fish, Sr. Lot 30,
block 80, $15, C. T. Daggett. Lot
17, block 81, $13.50, Henry Schal
er. Lot 19, block 81, $8.25, R. A.
\V. Krampitz. Lot 10, block 84,
$6, E. G. Roberts. Lot 12, block
85, $10.50, Wm. Quitsch. Lot
16, block 85, $4.50, Wm. Quitsch.
Lot 26, block 85, $6.60, Grant
Remington. Lot 32, block 85,
$3.75, I.ove-Whitley Co. Lot 34,
block 85, $6, Joe DeMensey. Lot
35, block 85, $7.50, Geo. Hanson.
Lot 36, block 85, $1.50, C. H.
Remington. Lot 3, block 86, $4—
50. C. H. Remington. Lot 4, block
86, $4.50, G. H. Remington. l,oi
2, block 89, $15, W. G. Stull es
tate. Lot 3, block 89, $7.20, u.
V. Waldron estate. Lot 33, block
89, $45, Mabel F White. Lot 1,
block 90. $14.40, Emma Leavell.
Lot 13, block 91, $6.90. W. C.
Stull estate. Lot 16, block 92,
$8.25, J. Stewart. Lot 17, block
92, $7.50, W. C. Stull estate. Lot
13, block 93, $7.20, W. C. StulLes
tate. Lot 16, block 93 $8.70, Em
ma Leavell. Lot 17, block 93, $7—
50, W. C. Stull estate. Lot 6,
block 94, $4.50, Jas. Fish, Sr. Lot
7, block 94, $6,. James Fish, Sr.
Lot 8, block 94, $6, Jas. FisIk Sr.
Lot 9, block 94, $4.50, Jas. Fish,
Sr. Lot 10, block 94. $4.50, Jas.
Fish, Sr. Lot 11, bloek 94, $6,
Jas. Fish, Sr. Lot 1, block 95,
$2.25, Jas. Fish, Sr. Lot 3, block
95, $4.50, E. Y. Taylor. Lot 11,
block 96, $2.10, O. Fish-Mrs. A.
Burr. Lot 3, block 97, $7.50, L. F.
Lundeen Kelly. Lot 3, block 100,.
$4.50, Joe Johnson. Lot 9, block
100, $3, Mary O’Brien. Lot 18.
block 100, $6, Smith Higgins. Lot
19, blocit 100, $6, Smith Higgins.
Lot 4, block 101, $4.50, Fred
Struckman.
tiniess the delinquent allottees
herein listed shall, before the lots
or tracts awarded to them have
been sold as herein provided, pay
the assessments thereon togeth
er with the pro rata costs of this
publication and the cost pf ac
knowledging deeds, their right to
deeds for said lots or tracts will
be forfeited.
W. H. CRARY,
Townsite Trustee of the Town
site of Valdez, Alaska,
i Bated this 26tb day of April,
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Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To George Benson, your heirs,
personal representatives and as
signs:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, H. M. Carter, ex
pended during the year 1912, one
hundred dollars in labor and im
provements on the following min
ing. claims, to-wit: The O. K.
No. 1 quartz claim, filed for rec
ord in Val. 10 of Book of Rec
ords, page No. 235 of the records
of the U. S. Commissioner at Val
dez, the said claim being locat
ed in the Port Wells mining dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, for the
purpose of holding said claims
under the provisions of Section
2324. Revised Statutes of the Uni
ted States, during the year of
1913.
And if you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of
said expenditure as a co-owner,
within ninety days after comple
tion of publication of this notice,
to-wit, the sum of twenty-five
dollars (*25.00), your interest m
said claim will become the
property of the undersigned co
owner, who has made the expen
said, pursuant to statute. _
Dated Valdez, Alaska, April 1,
1913' H. M. CARTER.
Date first pub. April 1, 1913.
Date last pub. July 1, 1913.
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