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SUMMONS.
No. 786.
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
Tena E. Wikidel, PlaintifT, vs. J. F.
Wikidel, Defendant.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting, to J. F. Wiki
del, the above-named defendant.
You are hereby required to appear
ih the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, at Valdez,
Alhska, within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of this
summons, to-wit, within thirty days
after the 23rd day of February, 1916.
and answer the complaint of Tena E.
Wikidel, the above named plaintiff
in the above-entitled cause.
The said cause is a suit brought by
plaintiff against you, praying that
this Court adjudge and decree the
plaintiff herein to be the sole owner
of Lot Sixteen (16), in Block Eighty
One (8D and of Lot Twenty-two
(22) in Block Seventy-eight (78), of
the Valdez Townsite, as shown on the
official plat of said Valdez Townsite,
subdivisions of U. S. Survey No. 439,
surveyed by J. Frank Warner and F.
W Williamson 1911-12, on file in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner and
ex-offlcio Recorder at Valdez, Alaska,
Book 13A, page one; and that the cer
tain mortgage described in plaintiff's
complaint, dated the fifth day of
March, 1913, signed and executed in
the name of T. E. Wikidel, in your
favor, purporting to secure the sum
of three thousand five hundred dol
lars ($3600.00), be adjudged and de
creed to be null and void, and that
you be commanded by decree of this
court to satisfy of record the said
mortgage in the office of the record
er of the Valdez recording precint,
at Valdez, Alaska, where the said
mortgage is of record in Book 16, at
Page 322, of the records of said pre
cinct; and that the plaintiff have and
recover from you her costs and dis
bursements incurred in this suit.
The order for the publication of
this summons was duly made and en
tered in the above-entitled court on
the 8th day of January, 1916.
And you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer said
complaint as herein required, the said
plaintiff will take judgment against
you for the want thereof for her costs
and disbursements incurred in this
suit, and will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said com
plaint, as hereinbefore set out.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is the 12th day of Jan
uary, 1916, and the date of the last
publication thereof is the 23 rd day of
February, 191(6. __ ,
Witness, the Honorable Fred M.
Brown, Judge of said court, and the
seal thereof, this 10th day of Janu
ary, in the 'year of our Lord, one
thousand nitae hundred and sixteen,
and of our independence the one
hundred fortieth.
ARTHUR LANG, ,
(Official Seal) Clerk.
CHAS. A. HAND,
Deputy.
Donohoe & Dlmond, Attorneys for the
Plaintiff.
First publication Jan. 112, 1916.
Last publication Feb. 23, 1916.
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Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 18, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.688
Temperature 7,p. m.26
Maximum temperature .29
Minimum temperature . 6
Mean temperature.17.6
Partly cloudy, gentle wind, north
east 15 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Jan. 19, 1916.
Fairbanks, 2 below; 14 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha, 22 below; 23 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Richardson, 28 below; 28 inches of;
snow; cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
McCarthy, 24 below; 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, heavy north wind;
trail drfted.
Donnelly, 22 below; 18 inches of
snow; snowing, windy, trail drifted.
McCallum, 25 below, 45 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Paxson, 22 below, 36 inches snow;
Hogan, 12 below; 21 inches snow;
cloudy, high wind, trail drifted.
Gulkana, 22 below; 22 inches of
snow; cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
Copper Center, 12 below; 17 in.
snow; clear, high wind, trail drifted.
Tonsina, 10 below; 18 inches snow;
cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
Teikhell, 12 below; 36 inches of
snow; cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
Beaver Dam, 10 below; 46 inches
snow; cloudy, strong wind, trail fair.
Summit, 2 above; 9 feet of snow;
cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
Wortman’B, 2 below; 40 inches of
snow; cloudy, strong wind, trail
drifted.
O’CONNOR FOR PRIMARIES;
WICK NOT HIS CHOICE.
DOUGLAS: M. J. O’Connor, Re
publican committeeman for this dis
trict, is in receipt of a telegram from
Charles E. Herron, chairman of the
committee, as follows:
"You are hereby notified that there
will be a meeting of the Republican
Territorial committee at Seward,
Alaska, January twenty-seventh,
nineteen sixteen to name the time and
place for a convention- to nominate;
two delegates to the Chicago conven
tion, delegate to congress, attorney
general and other territorial officers,
and to make the apportionment of
the number of delegates to the con
vention.” ' |
In discussing the contents of this
message, Mr. O’Connor said that
while he is a Republcan, still he is
not in favor of the old Republican
method of nominating candidates for
office by means of the convention sys
tem. He believes, he says, in the peo
ple being permitted to express their
choice at the polls by means of popu
lar primaries. Mr. O’Connor said
substantially: “Let each town in the
Territory hold a primary to deter
mine whom they want. I believe that
every candidate for office, from the
most petty municipal officer to the
delegate for Congress should submit
his cldims to a popular vote, so the
people may^have something to say
about whether they want him. I am
not personally in favor of Wicker
sham. I do not like his methods.
However, he may be the choice of the
Republican party, and It may be the
best they can do. My personal senti
ments are, ‘let the people rule.’ "
The laudch Shamrock beaded down
the bay this morning for Fidalgo, but
Capt. Marcum, after going a short
distance, decided that there would be
better weather later and returned to
the shelter o| the Valdez dock.
Dougherty & Ferguson
/ GENERAL
Merchandise
Tb« best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
DELEGATE FAVORS
SUPREME COURT
Valdez Attorney Making Progress in
Plan to Have Su|U'eme Court Es
tablished in Alaska.
Judge J. L. Reed, the Valdez at
torney, who has been actively advo
cating the organization of a Supreme
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
has enlisted the support of Delegate
Wickersham in the matter and feels
that he is making progress toward at
taining the new order which would
be of vital importance to the people
of the north.
Under the pregent system cases ap
pealed from the district courts of
Alaska are tried before the Circuit
Court of Appeals in San Francisco,
necessitating a heavy and unneces
sary expense upon the litigants.
Judge Reed believes that if an or
ganized effort was made by the mem
bers of the bars in the different divi
sions In Alaska and endorsed by the
town councils, commercial organiza
tions and business men generally that
the department of Justice could be
prevailed upon to establish a Supreme
court in the territory. The additional
expense' to the department would be
nominal in comparison to the burden
imposed upon the people of Alaska
under the present system.
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Alaska would necessitate the ap
pointment of an additional judge,
who would be empowered to act as
chief justice, with headquarters at
Juneau. The chief justice could
name associate justices to act with
him in reviewing the cases in which
appeals had been taken. For In
stance, “Should a case be appealed
from the ruling of the judge of the
First Division, the chief justice could
summon one of the judges from any
of the other three divisions to act as
associate justices. The chief justice,
would of necessity, be compelled to
travel to the division where his asso
ciate in the case under consideration
resided but the expense Incurred to
the department would be small in
comparison to taking the case before
the Circuit Court of Appeal in San
Francisco.
The delegate’s letter to Judge Reed
follows:
Dec. 29, 1915.
Joseph L. Reed, Esq., Valdez, Alaska.
My Dear Mr. Reed: I have your
letter of December 9th and have this
day forwarded you a copy of the com
piled Laws of Alaska.
I notice what you say about the
organization of a local supreme court
for the Territory of Alaska and I am
coming to the conclusion that we
must do it as soon as possible. The
expense of appealing to the Circuit
Court of Appeals at San Francisco is
so tremendous that it is practically a
bar to the administration of justice.
While I think that court is a superior
supreme court and And no objection
except the one of cost and expense,
that is such an obstacle that we may
have to overcome it by creating our
own Supreme Court.
Very truly yours,
JAS. WICKERSHAM,
Delegate from Alaska.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
U. S. Commissioner Robert D. Gray
of Katalla, came over from the oil
city to Valdez on the steamer Admi
ral Evans to attend to some business
in connection with his office.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
A tine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Furnished rooms at lira. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Stdre. * ’
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Brooms 26c. 36c and 60o; for the
best at the Emporium. tf
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whltley's.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdes Drug Co., by G. O.
Reinke. tf
Bargains at the Emporium;' open
From • a. m. to 9 p. m. *
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Fancy btatlonery at the Valdez
Drug'Store. _____ •
* PanoiwT#TVWws ^ofChild’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wran gel on sale at the Valdez Drug
■tore. tf
Just received ,the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdes, at
Ben flilvormen'e.
TO DEVELOP MINE
ON PIGGOTT BAY
Contract will be Let for Running
Additional Two Hundred Feet
Tunnel on Gold Property.
H. C. Vance, who has been con
nected with the development of the
Mg copper mine at Bay of Isles, on
Knight’s island, has purchased a big
outfit and will leave on the launch
Shamrock Saturday for Piggott bay,
where he will undertake the devel
opment of a gold quartz property. He
is interested with Sam Pepper in the
option to purchase the mining prop
erty owned by Daly and Bennett, and
will arrange with the locators for
running two hundred feet of tunnel
in order that the values of the ore
bodies may be demonstrated.
Considerable development work
has been done on the property by the
locators, several hundred feet of tun
nel having been run into the moun
tain-side to tap the lead at a depth
of several hundred feet. Assay re
turns from numerous tests show that
while the lead is not as large as some
of those which have developed into
big mines that the values are excep
tionally high.
REPORTS OF UPRISINGS
IN INDIA AUARM CHINA.
PEKING: China 1b much dis
turbed by the rumors of serious up
risings in India. A11 the telegrams
concerning the India troubles intim
ate that the disturbance is the re
sult of German activities, made pos
sible through the smuggling of arms
from China.
English newspapers charge the Chi
nese officials with negligence in not
preventing Germans from exporting
arms and amunition, and Intimate
that the Chinese are entirely too
friendly with German agents.
Dispatches from Russia indicate
that the Russian officials feel that
the activities of the German agents
in China should be checked, and the
suggestion that the Entente Allies
seize German concess»ons in China
have been disconcerting to the Chi
nese. Wherever they turn, Chinese
officials are met with veiled threats.
Europeans on both sides of the great
war conBtanly remind the Chinese
of what will happen after the con
flict is over in case they show any
favoritism during the struggle.
German newspapers insistently
feature the German and Turkish ac
tivites in Asia, and boast that the
forces of Emperor William will soon
touch Chinese territory on the west.
These papers also lay great stress
on the reports of unrest in Egypt
and predict the closing of the Suez
Canal.
Japan and Russia, on the other
hand, are constantly reminding China
of this country’s duty toward them.
China’s helplessness was never
more clearly exemplified than in the
present international crisis. Being
forced to surrender jurisdiction over
so much of her territory, her hold on
domestic affairs is frail and her re
lations with foreign powers are more
unsteady than ever as a result of the
upsetting of the balance of power,
which formerly kept all aggressors
at arm’s length.
PROGRAM TONIGHT
AT THE LIBERTY
The following program is on at the
Liberty Theatre tonight:
Old Enough to Be Grandpa—The
Plying A and American Film Com
pany presents William Grawood and
Vivian Rich in Old Enough to Be
Grandpa, a gorgeous farce from a
Mutual Movie, soihe film
Nipped-—A Domino film in two
parts entitled Nipped, a plot in which
an American secret service man hears
the Japanese plotting and a Japanese
girl falls in love with an American
artist and there the trouble begins.
Taken in Mexico.
Fatty’s Jonah Day—A Keystone
Comedy in which Fatty is taken away
as a murderer and Fatty’s reading of
"Three Weeks" and saying “Gee,"
gets him into trouble. Roscoe Ar
buckle in the title roll; a laugh from
Btart to finish.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Our fresh candy arrived on this
last boat late for the holidays, IS Vi
cents half pound at the Emporium.
The launch Katalla Queen will
leave for Bay of Isles, Knight’s, isl
and, on Friday, or as soon as the
storm which prevails on the bay sub
sides.
Hate Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf ODt F. CAMERON.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worry ing.
J. A. SPENARD* Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rouyh Dry 10c lb
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 Clias. Fischer, Propr.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
Pacific Alaska Navigafion Co.!
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on ;
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th cal In lllamna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk !
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franelaco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamera Yale and Harvard (or Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice :
RICHARD J. RINCWOOD, Mgr* Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO* Local Agt. •
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN BAIL r HUM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND BOTH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANOEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Bllsmar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 16th; S. S.
Cordova,' 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notion.
W. D. TRACY, Gea’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the v
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service til the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, VaJdea, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE A ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
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