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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
td 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 ««*een (16), in Block Eighty
One (81) and of Lot Twenty-two
(22) in Block 8eventy-eigbt (78), of
the Valdez Townsite, as shown on the
official plat of said Valdez Townsite,
subdivisions of U. 8. Survey No. 439,
surveyed by J. Frank Warper and F.
W. Williamson 1911-12, on file in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner and
ox-officio Recorder at Valdez, Alaska,
Book 13A, page one; and that the cer
tain mortgage described In plaintiff 8
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 (13600.00), 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
•r 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 quit.
The order for the publication of
this summons was duly made and en
tered in the abore-entitled court on
the 8th day of January, 1916.
And you are hereby notified that if
you fall 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, 1916.
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 nine hundred and sixteen,
and W our independence the one
hundred fortieth.
. ARTHUR LANG,
(Official Seal) Clerk.
CHAS. A. HAND,
Deputy.
Donohoe & Dimond, Attorneys for the
Plaintiff.
First publication Jan. 12, 1916.
Last publication Feb. 23, 1916.
HALIBUT VESSEL THAT
NEVER WET A LINE
An Instance of how money can be
lost in halibut fishing ventures is
shown in the recent dismantling of
the Royal City. The vessel which
was originally a torpedo boat de
destroyer was laid aside by the
British government many years ago.
.She was used as a tug boat for a
time, but went ashore and after be
ing salved her steam engines were
taken out, and the bulk lay around
Van-'ouver harbor until it was finally
purchased by Capt. Betts who install
etha 76 h. p. gas engine in the vessel,
and at the same time her rounded
decks were built up with wood, and
everything possible was done to nnke
her a halibut fishing vessel. On her
first trip she broke down in Seymour
Narrows and returned to port for re
pairs. On her second trip she got
as far as Alert Bay when she again
broke down and was towed back to
Vancouver and laid up for two years.
A few weeks ago the gas engine was
removed, and she again lays in Van
couver harbor a hulk. Although over
fo,0i*0 Was spent to fit her up for
halibut • fishing she neverv wetted a
line, and every cent which was in
vested is gone except what little may
possibly be realized from the sale of
the recond-hand engine—Pacific fish
erman.
If you need repairs on machinery,
eonsult us and tf'lt la to yoer advan
tage financially to tend outside for
the repairs we are not afraid to tell
yon so. We want pour good will
as well as your money. Ws means
Valdes Iron Work*. w*tf i
FLEET TOO SMALL
OUT READY FOR WAR
President Wilson says America can
Best Serve the Belligerents by
Remaining Peaceable.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—An audience
of four thousand professional and
business men of the city who had
been especially invited and were add
by President Wilson in the auditor
ium yesterday afternoon.
The president electrified his aud
ience when he stated that the United
States fleet was ready for war but
that it was entirely inadequate to
defend the thousand of miles of coast
line on both the Atlantic and Pacific
should this country be come involved
in war with any of the great naval
powers.
He also asserted that the present,
army of the nation was insufficient
for police duty and favored the
creation of a force of five hundred
thousand men.
President Wilson believes that
America can best serve the belliger
ent nations of Europe by remaining
peaceable and urged the business men
of the country to support the admin
istration in its efforts to resist being
involved in war.
CANVASS SHOWS COUNTRY
DOES NOT WANT TEDDY
Is Theodore Roosevelt growing in
favor as a possible Republican nomi
nee for the presidency, was the ques
tion put by the Chicago Herald to its
correspondents in the forty-eight
states, asking for an analysis of pop
ular sentiment. The message sent out
by the newspapers was as follows:
“Is there any increase in sentiment
tor Roosevelt for republican nomina
tion for president in your state and
: eighborhood? If so, among what
classes? Are any of his opponents of
three years ago now for him?”
The replies which have been re
ceived show some noteworthy results.
About 70 per cent state that the ex
president is not growing in favor as
a possible Republican candidate, and
two-fifths of these, or 20 per cent of
the.total, go further than this and
assert that the colonel has fewer sup
porters today than in 1912. The re
maining 40 per cent of the corres
pondents assert that in their states
an increasing sentiment for Roose
velt is discernible.
Judging from the replies, Roose
velt and his attitude are the absorb
ing topic in the talk of politicians and
party rank apd file. It is widely ad
mitted that he is a force to be reck
oned with when the national conven
tion meets in Chicago, and that to
stand a chance of winning the ticket
named must be one that will gain his
approval.
Don’t Miss It.
See “Dope”, in six reels at the
Liberty theatre Thursday night.
POPULAR VALDEZ COUPLE
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Sergt. and Mrs. Kidwell celebrated
the eighteenth anniversary of their
marriage last night by inviting eigh
teen of their friends to spend the eve
ning at their home. Progressive
whist was played and delicious re
freshments were served at a late
hour after the games. Miss Dorothy
Miller and Mrs. Chas, Gott respec
tively were the winners of the first
and second prizes offered for ladies;
T. G. Quinn and C. C. Rudolph car
ried off the men’s prizes.
Rudolph Schmidt, who sufferedf a
heavy loss when , his Kitchen Queen
bakery and restaurant was destroyed
by fire, has leased the premises form
erly ocupled by the postoffice, next
door to Ben Silverman’s, and is pre
paring to resume business.
KENNECOTT GO. 10
SPEND VAST SUM
Seven Million, Five Hundred Thou*
Hand Dollars will Be Spent in
Improvement of Holdings.
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—The olllclals
of the Kennecott Mine company have
announced that seven and one-half
million dollars will be appropriated
at its next annual meeting for the
development and improvement of its
mines in Alaska. It is stated that the
output of the company’s mines in in
terior Alaska, which have been pro
ducing nearly two million dollars
worth of copper ore each month dur
ing the past several months, will be
increased and new ore bodies opened
up.
The Kennecott Company has also
taken over the Copper River & North
western railroad and will spend a
vast sum in improving the equipment
for handling the output of the inte
rior mines.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The launch Elvira came up the bay
from the Cliff mine last night.
Don’t Miss It.
See “Dope”, in six reels at the
Liberty theatre Thursday night.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
The launch Shamrock will go to
Fidalgo Bay tomorrow morning and
will carry a number of passengers, to
different points on the sound where
mining operations are active.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store. tf
Billy Hogan came up from Shoup
Bay last night from the property of
the Sea Coast Mining company where
he is running a tunnel on the ore
body which is being developed by the
company.
Program at The Empress.
Pathe News, Brays, Cartoons, etc.
The Hand of Fate, a novel drama.
Kalem.
The Lady or the Tiger, wild animal
story. Selig.
Lizzie, the Soul-saver, Corned J
featuring Ham.
Paramount Feature, Thursday, Tho
Ring and the Man.
The Valdez party which left yes
terday afternoon en route to Slate
Creek spent last night at Camp Com
fort and left early this morning to try
to make the trip over the Summit to
day. The weather report from the
Summit states that the trail over the
divide is drifted but the men in the
party are all experienced musbers
and no doubt will reach Ptarmigan
Drop tonight.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tt
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Everybody come to the new fad
dance, the "Confietti Dance,” given
by the Eagles, February 14, 1916.
Watch the, locals. >
Far good Dome-cooked meals try.
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Hats Cleaned add Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tt GUY P. CAMERON.
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdes Drug Co. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdes
Drug Company. tf
Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for,
the Emporium. , tf i
PORTRAITS made bv appointment
In your own home, by P. W. 8heelor.
Phone 185. tf
Owing to the fact that Mayor Boyle
is absent in the States and that Coun
cilman Heckey is at Port Wells, no
meeting of the City council was held
last night as a quorum could not be
secured. t •
A pleasant dance was given last
night at the home of Louis Larson
and the guests enjoyed themselves
Immensely and the party did not
break up until a late hour.
ANIMAL SWIMMERS.
The Bast if All, Though Not the Swift
est, Is the Polar Bear.
Nearly all animals are better swim
mers than man uud take to the water
naturally, while be has to learn to pro
pel liimself. The rhinoceros and hip
popotamus are wonderful swimmers
and divers, while the Indiuu elephuut
crosses great rivers with heavy louds.
The elk and the reindeer ure first class
swimmers. The elk keeps his head
above water uud crosses directly from
hank to hank to avoid turning. The
reiudeer, on the other hand, turns as
often ns be likes, keeping bis head
only u little above the surface.
But of all swimmers of all climes the
best, though not the swiftest, is the
polar hear, who passes half his time
in the water swimming and diving.
QIs swimming power is nothing short
of miraenlous if it be remembered that
the water in the regions he frequents
is invariably cold and that cold is nor
mally prohibitive to good swimming.
There are hears that can swim from
forty to fifty kilometers without great
effort.
One of the swiftest swimming ani
mals is the squirrel. A sportsman on
one occasion, having at hand a squirrel
born In captivity, which had never
seen water, wanted to see if It could
swim and took it with him in a row
boat to the center of a lake. The
squirrel turned toward the bank, head
and paws above the water, back and
tnil underneath it, and began to swim
so rapidly that it was with the great
est difficulty that the man recovered
It when it reached the shallow water
near the land. It Is said that even
many nonaqnatic birds will swim like
docks if an attempt be made to drown
them.—Pearson’s Weekly.
BATTLE FIELD TACTICS.
Operations Involved In Consolidating a
Position.
In military reports and accounts of
battles oue often comes across the
phrase "consolidating a position” with
out knowing just what it means.
Consolidating a position means to
so prepare it that it will offer the
maximum resistance to an attack on
tbe part of the enemy and the maxi
mum protection to the troops hold
ing it *
Where trenches have been captured
the first thing to be done is to make
them face the opposite way from that
in which they have faced. This is
done by building loopholes and over
head <-overs on the side exposed to the
enemy, which, of course, prior to the
capture was the rear of the trench.
When trenches have been partially
destroyed by shell fire or mine explo
sions and then captured they have to
be rebuilt facing the enemy. As no
communicating trenches exist leading
from the captured trench to the one
the' attackers came from, they have
to be built connecting with this main
position in such a way as to prevent
the enemy from taking it in the flank.
All this work and any other which
may be done to strengthen the cap
tors' hold is meant when a report
sfieaks of consolidating a position.—
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
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Winning a Reputation.
An amusing story of bow he won the
title of being the champion cocoauut
shier among the clergy is told by the
bishop of Chelmsford.
lie informed a gathering of clergy
men, says the I»ndon Globe, that
when vicar of Bethnal Green he took a
party of workingmen to Epping forest
and was there challenged to have a
shy at the cocoanuts.
He accepted and. paying his sixpence,
was given seven balls. Then some
thing happened which would not hap
pen again were he to live to J>e as old
as Methuselah. With those seven balls
he knocked off seven cocoanuts. He
has lived on the reputation of that feat
ever since, and when uny one asked
him to have a cocoanut shy he said,
“You go and knock seven off with
seven balls and then I will speak to
you." _
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Pride of Ancestry.
“Pro looked up your family tree.”
aaid tbe genealogist, "but 1 doubt If
you will be pleased with it. Your
great-great-grandfather was bauged
for murder; your great-grandfather
was imprisoned for robbery; your
grandfather was tarred and feathered
for beating his wife. That’s not a
very good record, is It?"
"I should say it is.” replied the other
emphatically. “It shows the family
is getting better with each genera
tion. I’m an improvement on the en
tire bUDCb—never been in Jail yet. Let
me have those records—I'm proud of
'em.”—Boston Transcript
The Pedestrian Servians.
All Servian peasants are great walk
ers. A servant, given n short leuve,
will think nothing of footing it to bis
borne, five and twenty miles off. and
wulklng back after a short dny spent
with his family. It is quite in the
ordinary way of their business for
both men and women to be two days
on tbe road to market—London Chron
icle.
On Three Counts.
“No." said the editor, “wr cannot
use your poem."
“Wbyr asked the poet “Is It too
long?”
"Yes.” hissed tbe editor. ”It’s toe
long and too wide and too thick."—
St Louts Republic.
Just • Hint
Tbe Widower—'Tin a bright little
wan, that! The Widow-’Tls. tndade!
Tla only ylsterday he wns after askin’
If he’d Ivor have a stepfather.—Puck.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time*—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
Foot Keytiione Avo
Rou*rh Itry lCc lb
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. ■ TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 08 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
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
PMMBING, 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
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ALASKA!
STEAMSHIP CO.j
8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND 30TH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdex and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 16th; S. S.
Cordova, 26th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
p, B. TRACT# Gen’l Agent VALDES'. DOCK CO., Local Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation 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 ealla Illamna aad Kodiak—All Sailing call at Kalk
aad Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San KranrUro every Wednesday and Sunday, eoaaeetlag with
Steamera Vale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. BISGWOOD, Mgr., Seattle; VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One^road—one management-one service all the wajr
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 & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.