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SUMMONS.
no. 786.
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
Tena E. Wikidel, Plaintiff, 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
in the District Court for the Territory
Of Alaska, Third Division, at Valdez,
Alaska, 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 Coutt adjudge and decree the
plaintiff herein to be the sole owner
of Lot Sixteen (16), in Block Eighty
One (81) and of Lot Twenty-two
(22) in Block Seventy-eight (78), or
the Valdez Townslte, as shown on the
official plat of said Valdez Townslte,
subdivisions of U. S. Survey No. 439,
survdy6d by Prftflk WflrBBr &qu F.
W Williamson 1911-12, on file in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner and
ex-officio 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 ($3500.00), be adjudged and de
creed to be null and void, and that
you be commanded by decree of this
court to satisfy of record the said
mortgage in the office of the record
er of the Valdez recording precint,
At Valdez, Alaska, where the said
mortgage is of record in Book 16, at
Page 322, of the records of said pre
einct; and that the plaintiff have and
recover from you her costs and dis
bursements incurred in this suit.
The order for the publication of
this summons was duly made and en
tered Id the above-entitled court on
the 8th day of January, 1916.
And you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer said
complaint as herein required, the said
plaintiff will take judgment against
you for the want thereof for her costs
and disbursements incurred in this
suit, and will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said com
plaint, as hereinbefore set out.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is the 12th day of Jan
uary, 1916, and the date of the last
publication thereof is the 23rd day of
February, 191$. |
Witness, thd Honorable Fred M.
BrflAvn, Judg« of said court, and the i
seal thereof, this 10th day of Janu- I
ary, in 4H year of opr Lord, one;
thousara*nine hundred and sixteen,
and ot.y our independence the one
hundred fortieth.
ARTHUR LANG,
1 (Official Seal)
CHA8. A. HAND,
iroiiuvj *
Donohoe & Dimond, Attorneys for the
Plaintiff.
First publication Jan. 12. 1916.
Last publication Feb. 23, 1916.
Notice to Creditors.
In the Matter of the Estate of J. R.
Radovich, Deceased. '
i Notice is’hereby given by the un
dersigned, the administrator of the
estate of J. R. Radovich, deceased, to
the creditor* of said estate and to all
persons having claims against said
estate, to’exhibit the seme ..with-'the
necessary vouchers to said adminis
trator at the office of Donohoe & Dt
taond, his attorneys in said matter,
et Valdez, Alaska, the said office be
ing the plate for the transaction of'
the business of said estate, within
eix months after the first publication
of this notice, to-wit, within six
knontha after the 9th day of Febru
ery, 1916..
The date of the first publication of
this notice is the 9th day of Febru
ary, 1916.
BREN BAYAN,
* ; Administrator.
Donohoe & Dimond, Attorneys for
the Administrator.
Pub. Fob. 9, 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8. 6t
Notice id Creditors.
In the Matter of the Estate of Kay
Reed, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate «|,Kay Reed, deceased, to the
credMorf thereof, and to all persons
having claims against said estate, to
exhibit the same with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to-wit,
within six months after the ninth
day of February, 1916, to said
administrator, at the office of Dono
hoe ft Dimond, his attorneys in sa>d
matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the same
being the place for the transaction
of the business of said estate.
The date of the first publication of
thi« notice is tbs 9tb-day of Febru
rti 1#1#i . W. T. 8C0TT,
'* .*’ Administrator.
Donohoe A Dimond, Attorneys for
the Administrator.
Pub. Feb. 9. 16, 23, Mar. 1. 8. 6t
MINING GO.
IS ORG1ZEO
Apex Mining Company has filed ar
ticles of Incorporation with
the Territorial Secretary.
A new mining company has been
formed in Valdez and articles of in
corporation have been filed with the
Secretary of the Territory in Juneau.
The name of the organization is the
Apex Mining company with a cap
italization of one hundfed thousand
dollars. The directors of the new
company are R. A: W. Krampitz,
R. P. Ferguson, T. E. Dougherty
and William Quitch all of Valdez.
The property of the Apex Mining
company is located on the western
side of Valdez bay, near the Nerrows,
and was located by Krampitz and
his associates. Considerable develop
ment work has been done on the pro
perty and satisfactory returns have
been received from the tests of the
ores from the leads.
It is understood that Messrs.
Dougherty and Ferguson are not in
terested in the property but permit
ted themselves to be named as dir
ectors while the company was organ
ized.
Krampitz and Quitch are well
known miners and it is reported that
they plan the development of their
property on an extensive scale.
LOCAL BREVITIES
J. M. Emel will leave on the Admi
ral Evans tomorrow for a short bus
iness trip to the States.
See “The Quest.”
Be sure and don’t miss the five
reel Broadway feature, “The Quest,”
at the Liberty Theatre Thursday
night. No raise in prices. Admis
sion the same, 25 cents.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whltley’s.
Mrs. Ray Houghton, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Littlejohn,
during the- past several weeks, will
leave on the Admiral Evans tomor
row for the States.
Senator B. F. Millard, who came
up the Sound from Hobo Bay last
night, will he an outgoing passenger
on the Admiral Evans tomorrow
morning for Seattle. ’
War Scenes.
See the Russians retreating across
the River Bugg at the Liberty to
night. ..
Also showing the Admiral Watson
being raised in Seattle Harbor.
Admission 26 cents. j
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. - tf.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of Schtol Stationery.. : tf
Hotpolnt Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tf
See the Russians retreating across
the River Bugg at. the Liberty to
night.
Also showing the Admiral Watson
being raised In Seattle Harbor.
Admission 26 cents.
Would Study Volcanoes.
WASHINGTON: Proposed legisla
tion to create a United States govern
ment bureau of volcano observation
has been taken under consideration
by Representative Mahn of Illinois,
minority leader in the house, ail'd oth
er members of congress. The project
as outlined, contemplates obtaining
Information on which ultimately pre
dictions of volcanic conditions may
be based.
ALASKA PACKERS
NAD GOOD YEAR
Pack at Sixteen Canneries in Alaska
and Puget Sound in 1015 was
Over Bullion Cases.
The twenty-third annual report of
the Alaska Packers Association, for
1915 is at hand. The capitalization
of the company remains the same,
viz: $7,500,000 authorized capital
divided into 75,000 shares of tlio
value of $100 each. The present is
sue is 57,608 shares, leaving 17,492
shares in the treasury of the com
pany.
The Association carries its own
insurance on buildings, wharves, ma
chinery, equipments, furniture and
on products in the course of manu
facture and finished in Its owh plants;
also on all floating property and on
cargoes of box shooks, lumber and
coal. All up and down general car
goes are insurance at full values, and
salmon and merchandise stored in
warehouses in San Francisco at about
one-half their values. At the close
of 1914, the insurance fund showed
a credit of $2,004,931.47, and carried
$601,497.85 for 1916. The amounts
charged for losses and expenses ag
gregate $119,199,74. The fund now
amounts to $2,180,425, nearly all of
which is invested in bonds.
The Association owns sixteen can
neries in Alaska and Puget Sound, lo
cated at the following places: Alas
ka-Nushagak 2, Kvichak 2, Naknek
3, Egegak 1, Chignik 1, Alitak 1,
Karluk 1, Cook Inlet 1, Fort Wran
gell 1, Loring I, Puget Sound—Sem
iahmoo 1, Anacortes 1.
The pack for the 1915 season was
as follows:
Sockeye, 9,461 cases, Red 677,074
cases, King 25,931 cases; Coho 20,
939 cases; Pink 240,427 cases; chum
50,208 cases; total, 1,024,040 cases.
Salt salmon, 327 barrels.
During 1915 the general markets
for canned salmon have been very ir
regular. The stupendous war has
disarranged the trade, the transpor
tation and the finances of the world
Rack of transportation facilities, al
most prohibitive freight and exchange
rates, together with the closing of
the Panama Canal, have seriously in
terfered with the prompt and eco
nomic distribution of .the pack. Con
trary to general impression none of
the governments of the warring na
tions have purchased canned salmon
in large quantities. Only to Austral
asia have the salmon shipments been
made normally and 'in usual quanti
ties,
During the year 1915, $216,000 of
the bonds of the Association were re
deemed and cancelled, reducing the
bonded indebtedness to $558,000.
Tbe insurance fund was increased
$382,298.11.
The profits for 1915 were $559.
299.04. 3
Quarterly dividends of $1.60 per
share have been paid during 1915.
- Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 8, 1916.
Barometric pressure .30.077
Temperature 7 p. m....23
Maximum temperature .46
Minimum temperature .20 *
Mean temperature .33 j
Clear, strong gale, northeast 50
miles.
No report. from interior, wites
down.
LAND LINES TO THE
INTERIOR ARK DOWN,
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Both telephone and telegraph lines
from Valdez to Interior Alaska went
out of commission last night and
Fairbanks, Nome and qther Interior
camps are depending upon the wire-'
less Stations for rapid communica
tion. It is believed the breaks oc
curred in Keystohe canyon and Driv
er Rowbottom left at noon today
with the government' dog team for
Wortman’s and will make the repairs
to the wire en route.
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
UP STIKINE RIVER
A placer gold strike is reported to
hhve been made in northern British
Columbia, somewhere up the Stlkine
river above Telegraph creek. The
Dominion government officials re
cently passed through Juneau en
route to the scene of the strike to
make investigations and report. They
will go up the river with dog teams
and secured their outfits at Wran
gell. The report of. the officials will
be anxiously awaited by many miners
along the coast of southeastern Alas
ka whose Interest in the reported
discovery has been aroused as the
ground is said to be richer than
Dawson.
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdes Drug Co. tf
MINING TIMBER.
Beds of Prehistoric Trees Under the
Earth’s Surface.
You know all about mining, or, at
least, you know the sort of things that
are obtained from the depths of the
earth, sm-h ns gold, iron, coal, salt and
precious stones. Did you ever hear of
mining timber? The chances are that
you did not, and yet there was a time
when tiie mining of white cedar was
one of the most important Industries
of New Jersey.
Those who delved In the swampy
earth In pursuit of the great and per
fectly preserved logs were not compelled
to dig deep pits, for the trunks of those
prehistoric trees were seldom more
than fifteen feet below the surface.
Many of the logs were as much as six
feet In diameter, and one was found
with 1.080 annual rings. Beneath this
tree, which had nourished in its nntlve
forest for more than a thousand years,
(here was dug up another tree of no
even earlier forest with more than 500
rings.
New Jersey is by no means the only
state in the Union or the only part of
the world where prehistoric trees are
to be found so perfectly preserved that
even their characteristic odor is re
tained. Near Salem, O.. a large quan
tity of timber was dug up at a depth
of forty feet, the trees incased In a
thick layer of glacial mud, and it Is
nothing uncommon in eastern Michigan
for the diggers of wells to encounter
tree trunks sixty feet down in the soft
earth. The wood thus obtained Is the
best wood to be had, especially for fine
cabinet work. In Germany it has long
been the custom to dredge the deep bed
of the Rhine for ancient logs, out of
which the cases of the finest toned pi
anos are constructed.—Exchange.
ENGLISH SPELLING.
Consider, if You Please, the Words
Victual and Tongue.
Wert? you ever perplexed by English
spelling? Hut whiit n foolish question!
The rest of the world is agreed that the
man who insists lie is never at a loss
for the correct spelling of n word is n
prevaricator of the nth degree. But
how did our speech happen to be thus
encumbered? The French use count
less silent letters, but there is such
system about their ilteration that it
can be mustered by the average mind
German is absolutely phonetic, ns are
most of the Romance tongues. Greek
was pronounced as It was s|ielled. and
Latin is simplicity Itself for all that
the classleal scholars disagree as to the
sounds of the vowels and a few of the
consonants.
Mine. Bernhardt when she was urged
to present her plays in I he speech of
the American people declared. "English
is not a language; it is violent exercise,
and its spelling is impossible." Many
a schoolboy and girl will agree with
her. What justification is there for
such a word as “victual,” which must
be pronounced just ns it was in the
days when it was spelled v-i-t-t-l-eV
And, while we are on the subject of
inir native tongue, bow shall we justify
t-o-n-g-u-e. a spelling that Is monstrous
In the light of the language’s develop
incut? Up to the beginning of the
nineteenth century that word was
t-u-n-g. with here and there a pedantic
faddist who put on airs when be wrote
t-o-n-g-u-e. Our accepted spelling Is an
Imitation of the French “laugue" just
us victual is an imitation of the Latin
“vlctualia,” banded down h.v half bak
ed scholars.—St. Louis Glolie Demo
crat
Want Back on His Authority.
Leslie Stephen's single meeting with
Freeman, the historian, was in the na
ture of a collision. "1 came in contact
with him only once.” he said. “Be
wrote a life of Alfred for the Diction
ary of National Biography under my
editorship, but declined to do mens
because we had a difference of opin
ion ps to whether Atbelstane should be
spel'ed with an ‘A.’ That was. I con
fess. a question to which 1 was culpa
bly Indifferent, but i bad token com
petent advice, and my system (I forget
whnt it wast had been elsewhere sanc
tioned by the great historian Stubbs.
Now, as Freeman was uevpr tired of
asserting the infallibility of Stubbs, 1
Innocently'thought that I might take
refuge behind so eminent nn authority.
The result was that for once Freeman
blasphemed Stubbs, and. refused to co
operate any longer jn an unscholarlike
enterprise.”
Honest Praise.
An honest compliment was tbat pah)
to M. de Vendome. who. while com
manding the French army In Italy, dis
patched a young nobleman to aunouin-e
to bis master the victory which be had
gained at Suzzora. The latter while
attempting to describe the battle he
came several times much confused In
his narrative, when, although the king
preserved his gravity, the Duchess of
Burgundy, who was present, laughed
ao heartily that at last the young gen
tleman said. "Sire. It to easier for M.
de Vendome to , win a battle than for
me to describe It.”
Ho knew Her.
She—Reggie, deur. there hi something
of the old time loveligbt In your eyes
tonight—something about you that re
mtild8 me of those sweet diiya of long
ago. I hope yon have—
He—Yes. I bav? a little left How
much do you want this timet
Household Minerals;
Gold, silver, copper, quicksilver or
inerenry. Iron, hk-kel. tin. zliic. lead
and aluminum air the ten minerals
generally to he found In every house.
A fool's bed it Ik In his tongue.' but a
wise man's tongue Is tu tils heart,
Quarles.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let ut do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Hatisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone fit) I I Rou^h liry lCc lb
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted Mur.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 08 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
j VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
j Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
5 Absentees Business Properly Handled
s Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLIBIBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal W<»rk, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves. Ktc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
j: 8. 8. ALAMEDA AND S. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM HE
[ ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND 30TU,
[ EVERY MONTH
t KUOM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TU, 38TH, FOR CORDOVA,
I JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
[ Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
k Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and La
fi touche Explosives, S. 3. Seward, on the 5th; Latour-he. on the 15th; S. 3.
k Cordova. 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
p without notice.
p P. D. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK DO, Local Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
I California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
l Steamer Sailing 15th calls Ulaama dad .Kodiak—All Sailing eall at Kalk
J and Aaehui'age,
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to Saa Fratrl.ro every 'Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
L, Sleamera. Yale aad Harvard for Soatkera California.
Right reserved to change gfb&Ute without notice
HICnAnD J. KINtilWOOD. Mfr, (terjttle> VA1.I3K* DOCK CO., I,ocal Agt.
When You Leave
For *' the Outside
' * ' take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One'road—ore merngrirent—cne service all 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, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE A ST, PAUL RY.
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A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.