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Thomas F. Gordon, formerly of Fairbanks, recently
had half of his stomach and five inches of his intestines re
moved in a hospital in Pennsylvania. He has x'ecovered and
savs he feels beter than ever he did in his life .
D.G. Click, who had lived in Dawson, in poverty for
ten yeai^, died there recently a charity patient in a hospi
tal of that city. After his death a seai'ch of a grip in his
possession disclosed moi-e than $1,000 in cash.
Klondike girls are helping to win the war by doing
manual labor such as formerly was regarded as only pro-j
per for men to do. Clothed in kahki knickerbockei's theyj
ai-e planting and caring for agricultural products, andl
they propose to du the harvesting when they shall have
grown.
Eugene Faraud, son of a Fairbanks assayer, was
awarded a prize of a $50 Liberty Bond in the competitive
contest among the Fairbanks Boy Scouts in selling Liberty
Bonds. He made 01 sales which netted $15,800.
W.AC. Baldwin is now the manager of the Windsor
hotel at Cordova. - a aJlSlt
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A United States customs House has been opened at
Petersburg on Wrangle Narrows.
Word has been received in Dawson that the famous
Jewish Battallion, recruited not long ago in London, for
service in Palestine, has gone forward in charge of Major
Patterson, a former Klondiker. Patterson once engaged
in mining on Last Chance creek, in the Klondike and was
associated with “Red" Nichol. some time manager of the
Eldorado bottling works of Dawson, and an old-time pal of
Andy Carnegie of Multi-millionaire fame.
Seven thousand five hundred dollars in cash left Sam
uelBlum to Cora Blum, of Berlin, Germany, in the latter’s
will before he is supposed to h; ve taken his life by jumping
out of a fourth story window early last fall, have been seiz
ed as enemy Alien property in Seatle and Cordova, which
was the property of the deceased.
The Beluga Whale Fishing Company has caught 42
whales to date and expect to make the number 500 for the
season.
Gov. Riggs was the orator of the day on Douglas Is
land on July 4th. ( . *,«
George F. Miller, for 30 years a resident of Alaska,
died recently in Seattle. His body was brought north to
Juneau where burial took place latter part of last month.
The Southeastern Alaskan Republicans, at a convent*
ion held recently, endorsed Wickersham for Delegate, nom
iated E.C. Russell, of Juneau for territorial senator and
Grover C. Winn, H.R. She pard, both of Juneau; J.H.
Davies, of Ketchikan, and Peter C. McCormack, of Wran
gell for the legislature. • *
Bishop Rowe, is now in Seattle and will take the first
steamer for Nome, and then a trip through the Arctic
Gen. W.P. Richardson, formerly head of the Alaska
Road Commission, is at Fort Beauregard, near New Or
leans. where he is commanding the 78th infantry brigade
John C. Kuthbert pleaded guilty to second degree mur,
-der at Juneau, in connection with the death of James Coll
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ins, at Thane, last May, and was sentenced to 15 years at
McNeil Island. ,- i « t * # am
LOSES 2 HUBBIES
IN WAR, TAKES
THIRD ONE
F
1,0NDON, J u I y 6 — To #have lost
two husbands and married a third dur
ing the war has been the experience of
I,ady Michael Warded, one of London’s
May Day brides.
She is a daughter of Sir Daniel Coop
er, an australian millionaire. She
marred first, the late Viscount North
land, who lost his life in active service
in 11)15, and left a will in which he ex
pressed the hope that his widow would
marry again. She fulfilled his hope
when she was married to Captain Geo
ffrey Mills, who was killed a year ago.
Her third husband is also a British
officer, holding a commission in the
Royal Hussars.
THANK
FORT L1SCUM, June 15 — Editor
of the Gateway—r In behalf of the boys
inducted on June 10 at Seward we wish
to thank the people of Seward for the
courtesy that was given us and wish
you would mention Du fly, the mosseng
e'* for the cigars he gave us. Alsodon’t
forget the ladies of the Red Cross for
'the kits they gave us. We will try and
show the people of Seward that we are
worthy of their confidence and hos
pitality.”
(Signed) Private A. S.
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1 Serial 03602
[notice OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska. .March 30, 1918.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Shumagin Packing Company, a cor
poration,as assignee of Haziah George,
being entitled to the benefits of Sec
tions 23*06 and 2307 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
U. S. Non-mineral survey No. 1237,
situate on North shore of Baralof or
Squaw Harbor, Unga Island, Shumag
in Islands, Territory of Alaska, more
particularly described as follows:
Beg. cor. No. 1, shore of Baralof
Harbor at ordinary high tide from
whence U. S. L. M. Sur. 185 bears S.
48 deg. 16 min. 51 sec. E. 5.56 chs;
| thence North 8.43 chs to cor. No. 2;
I thence West 14.14 chs to cor. No. 3
thence South 4.31 chs to cor. No. 4;
thence meandering shore of Baralof or
Squaw Harbor at ordinary high tide
(1) N. 67 dog. 26 min. E. 1.41 chs; (2)
3. 89 deg. 53 min. Pi. 1.50 chs; (3) S.
74 deg. 08 min. PL 0.95 chs; (4) S. 31
leg. 53 min. E. 0.53 chs; (5) S. 64 deg.
95 min. E. 1.48 chs; (6) S. 72 deg... 06 !
min. E. 0.54 chs; (7) N. 80 deg. 07 min
E. 0.93 chs; (8) S. 88 deg. 14 min. E.
1.11 chs; (9) S. 77 deg. 48 min. E.
1.65 chs; (10) S. 73 deg. 02 min. E.
2.74 chs; (11) S. 56 deg. 18 min. PL
1.44 chs; (12) S. 43 deg. 58 min. E.
1.43 chs to cor. No. 1, place of beginn
ing Area 7.76 acres. Varation at all
corners 18 deg. 45 min. E. Longitude
160 deg. 34 min W. Latitude 55 deg.
14 min. N.
As additional to original homestead
of Haziah George, H. E. No. 6312,
made Feb. 23, 1869 at Booneville, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely any portion of the above describ- (
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| ed ti'act of land arc required to file
with the Register and Receiver of the
| United States Land Oflice at Juneau,
Alaska, their adverse claim thereto,
under oath, during the period of pub
lication or within thirty days there
after, or they will bo barred by the
provisions of the statute.
C. B. Walker,
Register.
First Publication June 11, 1918.
Last Publication, Sept., 27, 1918.
Serial 02859., Sur. 1213
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE |
Juneau, Al. Feb. 22, 1918.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Nelson Lagoon Packing Company
a corporation, as assignee of George
C. Laws, being entitled to benefits of
Sections 2306 and 2307 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral Survey
No. 1213, situated just South and in
side of Point Divide, Herendeen Bay,
Bering Sea. Alaska, more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1, cor. not set, wit. cor.
bears East .03 chs. dist; thence East
12.18 chs. to cor. No. 2; thence North
13.00 chs to cor. No. 3, from whence
U. S. L. Al. bears N. 18 deg. 39 min.
W. 8.53 chs. dist; U. S. L. M. 1047
b ars S. 20 deg. 43 min E. 253.99 chs
(list; thence West 11.00 chs to cor. No.
4, cor. not set, wit cor. bears East 1.24
chs; thence meandering beach of
Herendeen Bay at ordinary high tide
(l) S. 5 deg. 45 min. W. 0.20 chs. (2)
5. 0 deg. 24 min E. 0.82 chs. to cor.
No. 1, place ofbeginning. Area 15.68
acres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
00 min. E. Longitude 1G0 deg. 47 min.
West. Latitude 55 deg. 53 min. 25 sec.
No.
As additional to original homestead !
entry of George C. Laws, H. E. 958 at j
i ronton, Texas County, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming adver- i
oly any portion of the above descrity
od tract of land are required to fide
with the Register and Receiver of tlw
United States l.and Oflice at Juneau,
Alaska, their adverse claim thereto,
under oath, during the period of pub
lication or within thirty days there
after, or they will be barred by the
provisions of the Statute.
C. B. Walker
Register
Date of First Publication, May 15,
1918.
Date of Last Publication, August 17, i
1918. J
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Sur. 1203, Serial 02856
UNITED STATES LAND OlJFICfc
Juneau Al. Feb. 22, 1918.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Nelson Lagoon P&etfing Company,
a corporation, as asafgnee of George
C. Laws, being entitled to the benefits
of Sections 2306 and 2307 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and the amendments thereto,has appli
ed to make entry of the lands embrac
ed in United States Norl-mineod Sur
vey No. 1203, situated on Gravel Point,
Herendeen Bay, Bering Sea, Alaska,
more particularly described as follows:
Beg. cor. No. 1, on beach Hjerendeen
Bay at average high tide, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears South .75 chst; thence
South 1.94 chs. to cor. No. 2, cbr. not
set, wit cor. bears North .6£ chg;
thence meandering beach Herfcndeen
Bay at average high tide (1) S. 53
deg. 07 min. W. 4.26 chs; (2)> S. 41
11 min W. 3.03 chs; (3) S. 19) deg. 15
min. W. 2.21 chs. (4) S. 14 deg* 30 min
vV. 2.81 chs to cor. No% 3, cor. mpt act,
wit. cor. bears West 1.20 dist;
thence West 4.96 chs to cor. rfo . 4;
thence North 17.81 ebs to cor. No. 6
cor. not set. wit. cor. beoojs South
10.06 chs, from which fcvitL cor. U. S. j
L. M. No. 1022 bears S. *277 <iteg. 4J min.
E. 7.69 chs; U. S. L. M. No. 1046
bears N .15 deg. 35 Mir*. W.; thencei
from true cor. 5 me:^nctbringr beach*
Herndeen Bay at average higli tidd
(5) S. 25 deg. 00 mi a. E. 3.40 dfisfc (6>.
S. 36 deg. 00 min. H 3.80 chsf; (7) S.
57 deg. 15 min EL 1.20 chs; fS) N. 86
deg. 48 min. E.. 6408 chs. (9) N- 81
deg. 36 min. El 2/07 chs to cor. No. 1,
the place of bej^nning. 3\.rea '10.01
acres. Variation at all corners lf4«ikg. I
00 min. E. Longitude 160 deg. 422min.
30 sec. West Lat 55 deg. 44 min...5L
As additional to original homestead
entry of Georg* G. Laws), H. E. 958 at
fronton, Texas County, iMo.
Any and! ail persons claiming ad- i
versely any petition of the above de-i
scribed tract of land are required tb I
file with the Register and Receiver of'
the United States Land Office at Jin
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim there
to, under oath, during the period of!
publication or within thirty days thei^
after, or they will be barred by the
provisions of the Statute.
C. B. Walker
Register
Date of First Publication, May 15
1918.
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Date of East Publication, August 17
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