:ngland spent
TWO BILLION AND
HALF ON ARMY
LONDON, May L—It
Britain $2.028,0«'.20 to maintain the
British army during the financial year
>f 1915-1910 according to the accounts
just made public.
The pay of the soldiers aggregated;
$490,000,000; the medical establish
ment cost nearly $40,000,000: trans
port, remounts and quartering cos
$480,000,000: supplies and clothing
$1,00‘>.000,000; ordnance and general
stores $24f>.000.000; annameius. eng
neers’ stores and aviation 811.‘>.000.
000; amt payments on account ot pris
oners of war totaled $(>.101*.*. 0*
Gifts of money included 'M .s.*0.420
from India. From the national egg
collection 14.000.000 eggs were receiv
ed. The general public contributed te
the army 114.000 razors.
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BORDER S. S. LINE
MAY CHANCE HANDS
SEATTLE, \pi ; \\
son. well known transportation man
of the Pacific coast, is negotiating !*o»
the purchase ot the l»ordei i*b'*
tTransportation company. This com
pany operates the A ki and despatch
to Alaska. The company is at pres
ent owned by the liodwe corporation.
; All-AlaskaEews
U. C. Wood, president oi the first
National Hank, has announced that
lu* will appeal fivm the decision ot
the district court in the case of the
bank against F. 0. Noyes, in which
it was attempted to recover the sum
of which it is ahegd the bank
lost in loans made while Noyes was
director of the hank.
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Duncan Kussell, who was last seen
in Fairbanks in 1904, but who was
heard of as being the Hot Spnngs
district last >ear, i* the object ot an
inquiry. lUissoll is wsmto.1 to sottlr
l„p his nu.th.rs .-slut.-. Information
concerning his present or past where
ubouts sh.uil.l l.e sent to liis sister.
Mis. Or;i M. i!r;nm. of l''1'
avenue, Ualena. Kansas.
Jacob Kef tier, who recently came
to tlu* Pioneer home at ^iisa trom
! Anchorage died recently, according to
! advices received from Superintendent
| Arthur tk Slump of the home.
It is stated that the road com tins
ision wilt not allow heavy trucks to
operate on the roads this year, the
! Chitina-Fairbanks trail being badly
j cut 11j> by aiit»> trucks ’ast year. 1 he
\\ t* iompan\ of Fairbanks has aban
doned their heavy trucks and will use
one-ton vehicles this year.
Fire of unknown oi gin destroyed
recently the on -story frame house
belonging to A. tk Thompson, located
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AUGUSTINE & KYER CANDIES
A fresh supply arrived on last boat, also a big shipment of
EL FIRMA CIGARS
Clear Havana. Special attention given mail and phone orders.
SEWARD DRUG COM PAW
The Seward General
Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests of this country with the facilities of this
institution for giving the latest devised methods
of nursing care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention given to
patients requiring gynecological treatments.
Hydrotherapeutic treatments carefully follow
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi
cians placing patients in our care will receive
every ethical attention. Prompt readiness for
accidents, obstretrics and emergencies, day or
night. For further particulars address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
INCOMES TAXED
FROM I TO 40'
PER CENT NOW
WASHINGTON, Thursday, May 10.
_\ revision of super taxes on in
comes is now being contemplated by
the government. If the revision is
sanctioned the income tax will be
based as follows:
$ 2,000, a tax of 1 per cent.
4.000, a tax of 2 per cent:
10.000, a tax of 5 per cent.
20.000, a tax of 7 per cent.
40.000, a tax of 8 per cent.
00.000, a tax of 10 per cent.
80.000, a tax of 12 per cent.
100,000. a tax of 15 per cent.
Higher incomes will be taxed all the
way lfrom 20 to 40 per cent.
near Mile 112. The house was prac
tically new and was occupied by C.
M. and A. A. Lamb, who moved in
two days before. They succeeded in
saving part of the furniture and most
of their belongings.
The <fld (Jrand hotel at ( learv has
been purchased by Abe Stein, who will
wreck the structure immediately and
ship it to Nenana where he will erect
it on his property.
Tom Shorkoy, "ell known oldtimcr
of the interior and for many years
a resident of Iiuby, has arrived in
Nenana, having made the trip from
the lower river camp in ten days.
SECOND LAUNCHING
FOR ALASKA AT
BELLINGHAM YARD
BELLINGHAM, April i —In a
downpour of rain hundreds witnessed
the launching of the wooden steamer
Firwood from the Pacific American
Fisheries shipyards recently. The
Firwood is a sister ship to the Red
wood. which the same company
launched last January, lhe Redwood
arrived tod;*;, from Seattle where she
was equipped with engines.
The boats are each 235 feet in
length. The third boat of the same
company is well under way and the
keel for a fourth one will be laid this
week. The last two will be 250 feet
in length. All will go on the Alaska
runs for their owners.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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City Express. Phone Main 122.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
Notice is hereby given that Bank
of Seward has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of 1* lor
ence Foote, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate ol
the said Florence Foote are hereby
notified to present said claims, with
the proper vouchers attached, to said
Hank of Seward at its place of busi
ness, in the town of Seward, in Kenai
Precinct, Third Division v! the Terri
tory of Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
I Dated this 10th day of April, A. D
1 1917.
BANK OF SEWARD,
H. S. Balderston, Cashier.
April 10-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOb
KENAI PRECINCT, THIRD DiVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY Ol
ALASKA, BEFORE THE HON
FRANK ENNIS, U. S. COMMIS
! SIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PRO
I BATE JUDGE.
In the matter of the estate of ANN A
NIMMO, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of ANNA NIMMO, deceased, to the
ert ditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, tc
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 ol
Seward building, Seward, Alaska.
LEON C. BOOKER,
Admisistrator of the estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased.
Dated and first published on this
ISth day of April, 1917.
Apr. 18-25-May 2-9-1G.
Map Showing Mountain Ranges, Navigable Rivers in Heavy Rlack, and the Route of
the Government Railroads under Construction.
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(The principal known mineral ami
mining districts are indicated in the
numbered circles, as follows: 1, Tort
Die* district; 2, Sunrise district, gold;
2, Resurrection district, copper; 4,
Kails Creek district, gold; 5, Latouche
i district, copper; 6, the Bering River
coal fields; 7, the Valdez district, go d
and copper; 8, llliamna district, gold
i and copper; 9, the Bonanza mining
district, owned by the Alaska Syndi
cate, copper; 10, the Matanuska coa
fields, and Matanuska iron and gold
district; 11. Willow Creek district,
gold; 12, Yentna district, gold; 13,
Talkretna district, copper and gold;
14, Mt. McKinley district, gold; 15
Broad Pass district, gold and copper;
16, Xonana coal fields; 17, Kantishna
district, gold; 18, Hot Springs dis
trict, gold, silver, and tin; 19, lair
banks district, gold; 20, Circle dis
trict, gold; 21, Rampart district, gold;
22, Chandlar district, gold; 23, Eagle
district, gold; 21. Koyukuk district,
gold and coal; 25, Kuskokwim dis
trict, gold; 26, Ruby district, gold and
coal; 27, Ophir district, gold; 28,
lditarod district, gold; 29, George
| town district, gold; 30 Nulato coal
fields; 31, 32, and 33 Seward Penin
sula districts, gold. From Cordova to
kennicott, the Copper River & North
western Railroad, 199 miles owned by
the Alaska Syndicate. From Seward
to Xenana, Government railroad
route, 412 miles, with 38-mile branch
to Matanuska coal fields, and project
ed branch of 395 miles through the
Kuskokwim valley to the Yukon.)
Long distance telephone booth at i
The Branch.
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Watertill and Frazier whiskey at
the Branch.
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
Waterlill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122._
i* t ! 9 ft I liear* Mii,k» Wolverine, Otter
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■JL v Sc * Red, White and Blue, Cross
' itj S a ill Silver FOXES in especially
';1, { STRONG DEMAND
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Write for’'CTljr &ljubrrt fclflppfr,# I
containing valuable Market in- ■
formation you must have.
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