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FOR SALE—Roadhouse at Mile 8.>,
doing good business. Must go out
on account of illness. Fine bargain.
Inquire at The Overland.4t
FOR SALE—5-room modern house.
and lot), completely furnished; now
renting for $25 per month, t. w. lmo
FOR REST
; RENT -Three-room furnished
flat—Inquire Chas. C ooper.
FOR KENT—Furnished bed room with
hot and cold water. Apply at The
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PROFESSIONAL
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J. H. ROMIG. M. P.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams ‘.'3; Resi
dence, Adams 4$.
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R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh
U F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. 0., C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
DK. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. hi.
Phones:
Office. Mad. 76 Res., Mad. 68
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Juneau, Alaska
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
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FRATERNAL
L. 0. 0. M. 1125
Regular meeting every Friday
night at 8 o’clock in A. B. Hall.
Visiting brothers invited.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Charles Lechner C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. '.o., Pioneer Hall
m CHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
C. E. ORLANDER
SUCCESSOR TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
U. S. RAILROAD RECORD
y0j All the news of the line from Seward to Fairbanks. No. 81
HIGH WATER HAHDICAPS CONSTRUCTORS
ON TALKEETNA DIVISION DURING JULY
On account of continuous rains and
extreme floods affecting the Susitna
River and its tributaries, considerable
time was lost by the various station
contractors and Commission employes
during the month. This, together with
an intermittent boat service, rendered i
progress slower than usual.
Three horse-piledrivers were built
by the Anchorage shops in June and
shipped to the Talkeetna District.
Two of these are now in service and
the third is assembled and ready for
operation. The first driver was placed
in commission on July 3 and has driv
en to July 31 a total of 123 piles at
five stations, between 8960 and 9036.
The second driver began work on July
12 and drove 66 piles at four open
ings, between Stations 8749 and 8852.
The third driver is at Talkeetna and
will shortly be used to drive protec
tion piling around the wharf at that
place.
All stationmen between Sheep Creek
and Montana Creek are making fail
progress. It is expected that the road
bed between these points will be ready
for track not later than November 1,
contingent, of course, upon favorable
weather.
Between Montana Creek and lal
keetna the roadbed should be ready
for track not later than December 1,
in which case, unless the snowfall is
exceptionally heavy, steel should reach
Talkeetna on or before January 1 next.
North of Talkeetna, it is expected
that all work now under way will be
completed this season. 1 he work be
tween Stations 1089*9 and 10897 will
probably be completed this year, and
from 10897 to 11095, around Dead
Horse Hill, within sixty days. North
of Dead Horse Hill to Indian River no
grading is under way. Most of this
work has been cross-sectioned, how
ever, and stakes set. Camp 255 has
been abandoned and Mr. F. S. Wilson,
resident engineer at that point, will
be stationed at Indian River making
surveys for a camp site and doing
other necessary detail work in con
nection with a permanent camp. The
clearing for the1 camp site is nearly
finished.
At Indian River two deck scows, size
1G by 40 feet, are being constructed,
one to serve as a current ferry across
the Susitna River at that point, and
the other to replace the bridge washed
out by the recent flood at Talkeetna.
The sawmill, under the direction of
Mr. Lee Fraser, is in operation but is
somewhat handicapped in getting logs
to the mill by a temporary shortage
PUBLIC NOTICE
Sealed proposals in triplicate will be
received until eleven o’clock A. M.,
August 28, 1917, at the office of the
Territorial Board of Road Commission
ers in Valdez, Alaska, at which time
and place they will be publicly opened
1(1) for the construction of a road be
ginning at a point in the center line of
the Kenai Road approximately three
miles from Seward and ending at a
point on Resurrection Beach about two
hundred feet west of Hoffman’s cabin,
I the distance being about two miles,
13840 feet; (2) also for the construction
of a pile bridge, 96 feet between ap
proaches, across the Salmon River at a
point 4377 feet from the Kenai Road.
Said proposals must be signed by
the bidder and accompanied by cash or
a certified check payable to the Chair
man of the Divisional Commission, for
five per cent of the bid, which amount
shall be forfeited to the Divisianal
Commission, in case that the bidder
shall fail to enter into a contract ac
cording to the specifications of the said
Commission for such work, in the
event of his being awarded the con
tract for the above work. The success
»ful bidder will be required to execute
the general form of contract of said
Commission for such work within a pe
riod of ten days from the acceptance
of his bid by the said Commission.
The successful bidder will also be re
mured to execute a bond payable to
Chairman of the said Commission for
20 per cent of the contract price, said
bond to be acceptable to the Commis
sion.
The above work must be performed
according to the standard specifica
tions and conditions on file at the of
fice of the Divisional Road Commis
sion, Valdez. Alaska, and at Brown &
Hawkin’s, Seward, Alaska, where a
copy of same with form of contract
may be seen, and copies of the pro
posals obtained.
Proposals must be signed by the bid
der, inclosed in a plain, sealed, envel
ope and addressed to Territorial Board
of Road Commissioners, Third Divi
sion, Valdez, Alaska, and plainly
marked “Proposals For Building Terri
torial Road.”
The right is hereby reserved to re
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 11th
day of August, 1917.
DIVISIONAL COMMISSION OF
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF ROAD
COMMISSIONERS, THIRD DIVI
SION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
By JAMES E. WILSON,
Chairman of the Board.
Date First Pub., Aug. 13, 1917.
, Date last Pub., Aug. 20, 1917.
of teams.
Between the 10th and 12th of July
severe floods were experienced in the
Susitna River valley. The bridges
crossing the two branches of the Tal
keetna were practically destroyed, and
at one time the two warehouses and
the crib in front of these buildings
threatened to be washed away. All
available men were secured to assist
in protecting Government property
and the only loss sustained was the
destruction of the two bridges referred
to above.
The health of the force during the
month was satisfactory and only a few
minor accidents occurred. The rainfall
recorded at Camp 245 for July was
12.18 inches.
There were 554 employees on the
payrolls of Talkeetna District on July
31, classified as follows: General sup
ervision 5, engineering 30, office and
clerical IT, foremen and subforemen
7, mechanics and laborers 102, team
sters, packers and corral help 14, mess
house 27, stationmen 303, stationmen’s
laborers 47.__ •
“E” LISTS 6—2042, —2043, —2055
—2062
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, embracing
586.58 acres, within the Chugach Na
tional Forest, Alaska, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the
provisions of the homestead laws of
the United States and the act of June
11, 1906 (34 Stat., 233), at the United
States land office at Juneau, Alaska, on
September 29, 1917. Any settler who
was actually and in good faith claim
ing any of said lands for agricultural
purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has a pref
erence right to make a homestead en
try for the lands actually occupied.
Said lands were listed upon the appli
cations of the persons mentioned be
low, who have a preference right sub
ject to the prior right of any such set
tler, provided such settler or applicant
is qualified to make homestead entry
and the preference right is exercised
prior to September 29, 1917, on which
date the lands will be subject to settle
ment and entry by any qualified per
son. A tract of land described as fol
lows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 1 of Walter L. Lodge
homestead No. 121, whence P. T. Sta
tion No. 662, amended definite loca
tion, Alaska Northern Railway, bears
N. 86 deg. 15 min. E., 152 links; ex
tending thence by meanders along
right of way of said railway, 100 feet
from center of track to Cor. No. 2;
thence W. 28.50 chs. to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. 6 deg. E., 62 chs. to Cor. No.
4; thence N. 86 deg. 15 min. E., 30.30
chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of begin
ning, containing 160 acres; application
of Howard L. Long, Seward, Alaska;
List 6—2042. A tract of land de
scribed as follows: Beginning at Cor.
No. 1, whence Cor. No. 1 of Harry
E. Carleton homestead No. 305 bears
S. 73 E., 15.08 chs. to Kenai River,
S. 55 deg. E., 6.10 chs. across river;
extending thence W. 80 chs. to Cor.
No. 2, thence N. 20 chs. to Cor. No.
3; thence E. 80 chs. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 160
acres; application of Thomas Dunahue,
Roosevelt, Alaska; List 6—2043. A
tract of 164 acres described as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence Cor.
No. 2 of H. E. S. No. 69 bears S. 38
deg. 30 min. E., 51.51 chs.; extending
thence S. 30 deg. 45 min. W., 20.50
chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 59 deg.
15 min. W., 80 chs. to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. 30 deg. 45 min. E., 20.50
chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 59 deg.
15 E., 80 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning, except a strip 25 links
on ch side of a line beginning at a
point on S. E. boundary S. 30 deg. 45
min. W., 458 links from Cor. No. 1
NINETY-FOUR
MILES OE TRACK
Progress Report Shows That Much
Laid North of Kern Creek
June 30.
The progress report for the month
of June shows the total mileage of
track on the main line on June 30 was
00.8 miles and on the branch line 24.1
miles. On the main line there were
seven miles being cleared, 71.0 miles
were cleared ready for grading, 48.7
miles of grading were under way, 38.0
miles were graded ready for track, 3.3
miles of sidings and .7 miles of spur
track had been laid.
On the branch line all the survey
has been cleared and grading under
way totaled 7.7 miles. Six miles were
graded ready for track, 1.0 miles of
sidings and 3.5 miles of spur track
had been laid.
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COACHES FOR RABBIT
RUN ON LAWRENCE
The two new passenger coaches for
the railroad arrived at Anchorage re
cently on the barge Lawrence from
Seattle. The cars were purchased
from the Northern Pacific railroad and
are similar to those already in use. The
cargo of the Lawrence includes 233,
000 feet of lumber, 2552 ties, 758 kegs
of railroad spikes and 3828 70-pound
angle bars.
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RAILROAD NOTES
Dr. Benedict, sanitary inspector for
the A. E. C., spent a few days at
Talkeetna on official business recently.
M. E. Hunt, official photographer for
the A. E. C., has been in the upper
Susitna country making moving pic
tures.
The new train service from Mata
nuska to Wasilla recently made effec
tive is a very great improvement over
the flat-car service heretofore had and
is highly appreciated by the travel
ing public .
Wagner & Jacobson, the contractors
for clearing Wasilla avenue in tho
new town of that name, have about
completed their contract, and the
work appears to have been well done.
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Mining location blanks at the Gate
way.
and running thence N. 65 deg. 15 min.
W., 8.36 chs.; N. 74 deg. 45 min. W.,
10.61 chs.; N. 86 deg. 15 min. W., 6.06
chs.; N. 53 deg. 45 min. W., 4.55 chs.; i
N. 36 deg. W., 10.58 chs.; N. 38 deg. |
15 min. W., 15.15 chs.; N. 72 deg. 15
min. W., 7.55 chs.; N. 67 deg. 15 min.
W., 7.55 chs.; N. 73 deg. 15 min. W..J
8.79 chs.; N. 43 deg. 15 min. W., 4.58
chs. to a point on N. W. boundary S.
30 deg. 45 min. W., 433 links from Cor
No. 4, embracing an area of 4.19 acres,
the net area hereby restored being
159.81 acres; application of Henry
Couillard (Mile 29), Seward, Alaska;
List 6—2055. A tract of land described
as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
whence Cor. No. 1 of VV. L. Lodge
homestead No. 121 bears S. 11 deg. 30
min. E., 20.25 chs.; extending thence E.
14.37 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 78.90
chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence W., 16.15
chs. to Cor. No. 4, whence Station L—
823 A. N. Ry. bears S. 56 deg. W., 192
links; thence meandering right of way
of Alaska Northern Railway, 100 feet
from center of tract, to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 106.77
acres; application of Albert R. Kil
gore, Mile 18, A. N. Ry., Seward,,
Alaska; List 6-—2062. July 7, 1917. C.
M. Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
Aug. 14-21-28; Sept. 4, 1917.
SEATTLE
Invite you to send to them for such items in FURNI
TURE mid DRY GOODS as cannot be readily sup
plied by the merchants in your community.
All such orders received by FREDERICK
& NELSON receive the prompt, personal
attention of an expert shopper and Parcel
Post shipments are sent POSTAGE PAID
to any point in Alaska.
NOTE: Inquiries for information relative to the New Spring Lines
of Dry Goods, Apparel and Accessories Will Be Given Prompt
Attention.
G.W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES:
WELLMAN CANNED GOODS TIP TOP EGGS
MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY’S FLOURS
AND A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
Stoves, Hay and Feed
No Better Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. VV. PALMER, KM IK, ALASKA
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Air Tight Heaters
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
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Marino Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lacqueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang’s Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith's Coal
Wheel Barrows
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stoves
Spark Pluto
Jump Colls
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Paper
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
3up Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Forget
liruahea
Varniahea
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
Lam pa
Lanterna
Tente
Shot Guna
Gasoline
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
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Cement
Glass
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Seward, Alaska
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