ST. LOUIS ONCE AGAIN IS THE FUR
TRADING CENTER OF THE WORLD
ST. LOUIS. Mo.—(Mail Corre
spondence.)—What has proven to be,
according to experts in the fur world
and old time fur traders and dealers,
the largest, most important and most
successful fur auction that the L nit
ed States has ever seen, has just tak
en place in St. Louis; the spring sale
of raw furs from all over the world—
right on the spot where Her re Lac
lede planted the first fur trading flag
on this continent, some 150 years ago,
and which has remained an active fur
trading center ever since.
A total of $4,000,000 for 8 days
selling sets a new record.
For scope of variety, source, quan
tity and values this sale has never
been excelled. Skins from almost
every country in the world were on
catalog, ami buyers from nearly as
many places came to purchase. Lverv
state in the union, every province in
Canada was represented.
The United States has always been
one of the largest consumers of high
class furs in the world. Although the
furs originating in the United States
are some of the most valuable com
mercially, and are trapped in abund
ance, they were formerly sent to Eur
ope to be sold, and our buyers had
to cross the Atlantic in order to pur
chase American furs for their Ameri
can clientele, and pay duty on them
coming in. In fact, the London and
the Leipsic markets had a firm hold
on American furs, although neither
is situated in a fur-producing country.
"When the European war broke out
the St. Louis firms immediately saw
that here was the opportunity to es
tablish a fur mart on this continent,
where the furs of all nations could
be handled to the best advantage. A
broad open market was their idea, and
events have proven it to be the right
one.
This April sale presented a grand
total of 2,587,867 skins, representing
82 different kinds of fur recognizee
and dealt in by the fur trades, divid
ed into 11,074 lots, and listed in a cat
alog of 448 pages and cover. In thi;
enormous number of lots some con
sisted of a single skin only, as in the
case of the precious silver foxes
where single skins sold as high a*
from $500 to $1,500 each. Other lots
ran as high as 5,000 skins to the lot,
these among the little pelts, such ns
Muskrat, Mole, etc.; and between
! those two extremes ran all the other
furs.
Impressive ceremonies marked the
opening of the sale. The assistant
secretary of commerce, the Hon. G.
A. Sweet, arrived from Washington
to represent the United States gov
ernment, and K. Kissui represented
the Japanese government—bcih thos^
governments having sealskins in tlfe
auction.
• The 1,500 Alaska sealskins were
sold in record time, and brought $?:>,
000 to the government, which is abcut
$10 a skin more to ihe United States
treasury than when the skins were
dressed, dyed and sold abroad.
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TRADER REPORTS
FOOD SHORTAGE
ON KUSKOKWIM
SEATTLE.—(By mail.)—A serious
food situation exists in the Kusko
kwim district, according to Carl Theil,
manager of the Thiel leading com
pany, Akiak, on the Kuskokwim, who
reached here May 5th. Thiel, accom
panied by an Eskimo boy, aged 19.
made the trip over 900 miles of trail
with two dog teams. The boy saw an
American city for the first time on
his arrival here.
Reindeer meat is all that saved the
lives of hundreds of natives and pros
pectors in the 1,500 miles of Kusko
kwim valley this winter, according to
Theil. The supply boat failed to
reach that district last fall and the
entire population lived all winter on
what the region produced.
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MOTHER LODE IS
SELLING BONDS
BOSTON.—(By mail)—The Motfiei
Lode Copper Mines company, with
I properties adjoining or in close prox
imity to the Bonanza mine of the Ken
necott Copper company in Alaska, hai
sold $200,000 six per cent ten yeai
convertible bonds to a Pittsburg syn
» dicate. The proceeds, together with
. net earnings now being derived from
i shipments on high grade ore, will be
SEATTLE
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Invite you to send to them for such items in FURNI
TURE and 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.
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NOTE: Inquiries for information relative to the New Spring Lines
of Dry Goods, Apparel and Accessories Will Be Given Prompt
Attention.
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used to install a power plant, build a
wagon road and erect a concentrator,
all of which it is hoped will be com
pleted before the end of the present
year.
i Cheer Up Folks
j TIIKKK'y MORE IN THE KITCHEN
The Usual Remedy
Robbie had been studying his grand
father’s face, which was very much
wrinkled.
“Well, Rob,” said the old gentle
man, “do you like my face?”
“Yes, grandpa,” said Robbie. “It’s
an awfully nice face. Rut why don’t
you have it ironed?”
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Her Idea
“What, buying cigars for your hus
band? I shouldn’t think you’d en
courage him in the filthy habit. ’
“I'm not. I’m buying them to dis
courage him.”
Logic
Abandoned Alfred—They say that
steady dripping of water’ll wear away
a stone. Dreamy Pete—Jes’ think,
then, wot’d happen to a man’s stom
ach by pourin’ glassfuls inter it.”
Sound
“Is your husband a sound sleeper?”
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asked Mrs. Naybor.
“Should say he is,” replied Mrs.
Xexdoor. “<He snores all night.”
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Notice!
When any of the physicians in the
club get sick they are requested to
call on M. D. Cure, M. D., of Weston,
i W. Va.
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch. ___
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IX THE PROBATE COURT FOR
KEXAI PRECINCT, THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, BEFORE THE HON,
FRANK ENNIS, U. S. COMMIS
SIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PRO
BATE JUDGE.
In the matter of the estate of ANNA
NIMMO, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of ANNA NIMMO, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit such claims, with the neces
sary vouchers, within six months af
ter the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at the of
fice of the undersigned in the Bank of
Seward building, Seward, Alaska.
LEON C. BOOKER,
Admisistrator of the estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased.
Dated and first published on this
18th day of April, 1917.
Apr. 18-25-May 2-9-16.
FORFEITURE—NOTICE
To M. IMHOFFjC. J. IMHOFF, A.
M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
MELHORN, your respective heirs and
assigns:
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You are hereby notified and will
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol
lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during
the year 1916, the sum of Two thou
sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of
which said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Kenai Recording District, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re
corder for Kenai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territtory of Alaska, to which office
reference is hereby made for a more
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
Best of Work—Latest Machinery
Work Delivered in 24 hours
Extra Charge
No Charge for Mending Clothes
Rough Dry 10c Pound
Cleaning and Pressing
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particular description of said mining f
properties. Saia expenditures were j
made for the purpose of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min-1
ing claims under the provisions of |
section twenty- three hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of |
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
If you fail and refuse or fail or re
fuse within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, if per
sonal service be had, or within ninety -
(90) days after the publication of this [
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your rcspectice interest in and to said
^mining claims, and each and every
one of them, will become the property
of the subscribers, who are your co
owners, and who have made the ex
penditures and improvements as
above-mentioned on said mining
claims, and each and every one of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEIN
H. P. SALISBURY.
First publication, March 21, 1917.
Last publication, May 23, 1917.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION.
The town of Seward, Alaska, Plaintiff
vs.
! George Turner, 0. G. Labaree and
Alexander H. Bradford, Defendants.
Cause No. S-104
Summons by publication.
IN THE NAME OF THE PRESI
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
To the defendants in the above en
titled cause, Geore Turner, 0. G. Lab
aree and Alexander Bradford,
GREETING:
You, and each of you, are hereby -
summoned and required to appear in
the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Judicial Division, with
in thirty days after the completion of
the period of publication of this sum
mons, to-wit: within thirty days after
the fourth day of May A. D. 1917, and
answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, which has been fildd ■
in the above entitled court, by which,,
plaintiff seeks an order and judgment
of the court for the condemnation of
Lots numbered One (1), Two (2),
Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six
(6), and Seven (7), in Block Six (G),
in the Town of Seward, in Kenai Re
cording District, Third Judicial Divi
sion of the Territory of Alaska, as
shown by and according to the map
and plat of the Frank L. Ballaine
Townsite of the Town of Seward, Al
aska, and appropriate said Lots to a
public use, as a public park with
street and drive-way therein, for the
town of Seward, and to continue Rail- .
road Avenue from its intersection -
fith the south end of the Alley in said -
Block Six, in a northeasterly direction
to intersect with Adams Street in said
Town of Seward at the East end of
said Street;
That unless you so appear and an
swer the complaint of plaintiff, with
in the time above stated and show i
cause why such order should not be ‘
made, plaintiff will take judgment
against you, and apply to the court
for an order of the court, condemning
the above named lots to be appropri
ated by the plaintiff for the uses and
purposes above stated, and for a
further order of the court, ap
pointing three appraisers, as is
provided by law, to appraise,
the said lots, and each of them,
and to assess the benefits and dam
ages, to each of you and report to the
court their findings, and that upon the
payment of the amount or amounts
found to be due each of you by said
appraisers, into the above entitled
court to be paid to you and each of
you as therein provided that an order
be made by the court directing you
and each of you to execute to plaintiff I
a deed conveying any and all interest
you and each of you or any one of you
may have in any one or more or all of
said lots, as the case may be, and will
apply to the court for such other and
further order or orders in the prem
ises as to the court may seem meet
and proper.
Witness the Honorable FRED M.
BROWN, Jud^e Iff the above entitled
court, this, the '6th day of February,
A. D. 1917.
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk.
By ROBERT L. WEVER,
Deputy.
Date of first publication, March 5,
1917.
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No. 33
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.
IN THE PROBATE COURT, FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, KENAI PRE
CINCT.
In the matter of the Estate of Edward
Carlson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed that he has been appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of EDWARD
CARLSON, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the said deceased are hereby notified
to exhibit and present such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within six
(6) months from the date of this no
tice, and the first publication thereof,
to the undersigned, L. L. JAMES, JR.,
said administrator, at his office in the,
Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, May 2nd,
1917.
L. L. JAMES, JR.
Administrator of the Estate of ED
V.ARD CARLSON, Deceased.
1 May 2-9-16-23.
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