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SEWARD. ALASKA. TI ESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1915.
A Fairbanks newspaper, memory suggests that it was the Alaska Citizen,
says that trained law officers should be on hand in Alaska to ferret out crim
inals. It must be admitted that in the past few years quite a few murders
have been committed in the territory and in some cases the murderers have
got clean away. This may be due to the fact that changes of administration
mean too many changes in the personnel of the officers of the law. The
political spoils system is a bad one ami tends to lead to corruption in public
affairs. It also leads to incompetency and the sooner all parties come to an
agreement to put an end to it the better. However, as long as one party is
determined to uphold the practise it would be bad policy for the other to
abandon it as such a course would result in giving one party possession of
the whole machinery of the government. A prominent poet recently said that
one of the drawbacks of democracy is that too many people have to be pleas
ed and satisfied, but. after all. there is no reason why a democracy cannot
enact laws abolishing the spoils system to the extent that the appointees of
any party can hold office for life. By this means one party would have as
many appointments at its disposal as the other. Unquestionably Alaska has
been saddled with some officials who were made officials because they failed
at everything else.
If you live in a million small towns you will find one just the same as
all the others. The stores are about the same relative size and the people
are about the same relative “size.” You will find the same number of optim
ists and the same number of pessimists in proportion to the population. \ou
will find the same number of generous people and the same number of
knockers. Travel for ever through such burgs and you will find them all as
much alike as so many fields of turnips. If you ever say that you “never
see sich a town in my life” it means that you never saw' any other town or
that the lesson was lost on you. It seems to be that providence desires the
different kinds so that each community might keep stirred as providence de
sires that the ocean should be in constant motion lest it rot of inanition.
FAIRBANKS H \S THREE
TRAGEDIES IN ONE DAY.
FAIRBANKS, August 4.—With
two attempted murders and a suicide, ;
all within two hours, this city was
thrown into a state of feverish excit- j
ment yesterday, and the limited force |
of United States deputy marshals
were kept exceedingly busy.
The first tragedy occurred when
Charles Lindstrom, a Chatanika min
er. in the presence of his partner,
picked up a 30-40 ride and shot him
self through the head.
While the deputy marshals were
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investigating this suicide, a report
was received that two Italians had
engaged in a fight with knives. They
were separated by officers, but not be
fore both had been seriously wounded.
Returning to the courthouse, the
deputy marshals found Jim
Katkhashi on the steps of the city
jail, slowly bleeding to death from a
1 pistol bullet wound which he said he
received at the hands of another Jap
, anese while the two were in engaged
in a game of poker. His alleged as
sailant has not yet been arrested.
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PEOPLE KNOWN HERE
DROWNED IN LUSITANIA.
Dr. ami Mrs. Pearson, financial
magnates of England, were drowned
when the Lusitania was torpedoed ofT
the coast of England by a German
submarine. This is the advice re
ceived in a letter from Mrs. C. H.
Kearney whose husband in the sum
1 mer of 1911 headed the expedition to
Alaska looking into mines. The
Pearsons made Seward their head
quarters and spent $200,000.
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REVENUE STAMPS ON
ONE DEED TOTAL $374.50
Juneau Empire: Bearing $374.50
worth of revenue stamps, a deed was
tiled this afternoon in the office of the
recorder, indicating the transfer from
H. A. Bishop for the territory of
Alaska, Division No. 1, to E. S. Hel
ler, of the properties of the Alaska
Treasure Consolidated Mines com
pany in the Nevada creek district, for
a consideration of $374,500.50. This
sale was the result of a judgment re
cently entered against the Alaska
Treasure company on the application
of the Union Trust company of San
Francisco, which is represented by E.
S. Heller.
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ANCHORAGE NOTES.
(From Cook Inlet Pioneer.)
Messrs Brown Hawkins will build
a large two story building in the Fall.
It will be 100 by 70 feet, will have
stores on the ground floor and oflices
above.
The number of men working on the
railroad on August 14 was 1,300. The
men are working out twenty-four!
miles, the roadbed is ready for the
rails a distance of six miles out and
the survey of the right of way to the
Matanuska coal fields has been com
pleted.
Miss Inez L. Fluhart and Mr. L. G. {
Jackson were married Monday even
ing. The bridegroom is superintendent
of telegraph and telephone lines for
the Engineering Commission and held
a position with the Alaska Central
railroad when that road was being
constructed.
Meet me at The Branch.
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'SECOND SALE OF LOTS PROVES
CONFIDENCE OF PURCHASERS.
ANCHORAGE, August 21.—One
hundred and fifty-eight lots sold at an
a£Rregate figure of $22,000 was the
record of achievement at the second
sale of lota in the town of Anchorage,
conducted under the auspices of the ,
government. The auction began at 2
o’clock Saturday afternoon and closed
Monday evening, there being no sale
Sunday.
The gratifying feature of the sec
ond sale was the faith displayed by
bidders in the new town. As an in- ,
stance of the confidence in the town’s i
future, lot 7, in block 45, which was
bid in by C. W. Johnson at the first
sale, for the sum of $560, but which
the bidder declined to take, was again
put up at the second sale and knock
ed down to A. Wilson for the sum of
$1,155.
Lots 5 and 6, in block 12, were sold
for $510 and $1,160 respectively. The
successful bidder, Geo. de l-»eon, has
since bought from E. J. Warner lots
3 and 4 in the same block, and plans
the erection of a big hotel building.
Excavations will be completed this
year and the structure erected enxt
season. The site is adapted to the
purpose.
Upon completion of the sale, Sup
erintendent of Sale Christensen an
nounced that those who had no lots
upon which to build could pitch tents
or build temporary abiding places j
in a plot of ground just outside the |
townsite proper, and set aside by the j
forestry for the purpose. Deputy
Marshal Warded will have charge of
locating persons desiring to take ad
vantage of this opportunity, which is
a happy solution for those who wish
to remain but have no ground upon
which to build.—(Pioneer.)
MEANINGS OF INDIAN
NAMES IN ALASKA.
Now that there is talk of holding
an election to decide the name of the
town at Anchorage, an explanation of
some of the names in that section
• may be of interest.
The following definitions and ex
planations were given to the Dispatch
by a man who has spent many years
! of his life in that section and who
talks the native language fluently.
Matanuska is a pick up word, hav
ing no meaning in the Indian
language, and no one seems to know
from whence it originated. The
native name for the Matanuska river
Chatonkna, meaning the swift run- (
ning river. The sylable “na” in the
native language means river and the
rest of the word designates the spec- !
ial one as Chitina, which is the name
for the Copper River, Chiti meaning
where copper is found, and the rest
of the word designating river.
The native name for the Knik is the
Skidina, or the Tent river, deriving
its name from the fact that the
natives maintained a temporary camp :
at the mouth of this river.
Tanana means the River of Travel,
in other words it was a summer road
or trail for the natives with their
canoes, and in winter was their trail
over the ice.—-(Juneau Dispatch.)
L. V. Farmer, who left here about
three weeks ago with the intention of
taking up a homestead in the Mata
nuska is now in Anchorage. It is
probable he will remain there this
winter. He writes in part; "Just
returned from the Chickaloon and
don’t think much of it as a farming
country, however all the available
land all the way up to the coal fields
has been located by homesteaders.
Succeeded in killing a black bear up
on Moose creek and killed him with a
simrle shot 22 rifle.
All the people have moved over on
the new site (Anchorage) and about
all the buildings for immediate use
have been built. The main street is
abou£ half mile long and with two
blocks in the center of it for post of
fice and reserve. It sort of makes
two towns of the place in that both
ends of the street seem to be pulling
against each other. It is a puzzle to
figure just which end of it will event
ually be the business part.
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From official sources comes the
report that the government will re
serve 7,500 acres of coal lands in the
1 Matanuska field; 5,500 acres in the
Bering river fields, and one-half of
the aggregate area in the Nenana
j fields. Frank M. Johnson, superin
tendent of surveys in the interior de
partment, is now in the Matanuska
fields, looking over the situation.—Ex.
The Gateway can do any aoit of
printing done in the state*. Do not
forget that
List* 8-1661,-1662,-1663,-1664.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OK LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST.
NOTICE in hereby given that tho lands
described below, embracing 640.68 acres,
within the Chugach National Forest. Alaska,
will he 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), ut the United States land
olfice at Juneau, Alaska, on October 16, 1916.
Any settler who was actually and in good
faith claiming any of said lunds for ugricul
turul purposes prior to Junuury 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has h preference
right to make a homestead entry for the
lands actually occupied. Said lands were
listed upon the applications of the persons
mentioned below, who have a preference right
subject to the prior right of any such settler,
provided such settler or applicant is qualified
to make homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to October 16, 1916,
on which date the lunds will be subject to
settlement and entry by any qualified person.
The lands embrace a truct of 169.98 acres,
described as follows: Beginning at Corner
No. 1 whence Forest Service Monument |
(hereinafter described) bears N. 21 deg. W..
15 chs.; extending thence along shore 60 feet j
hack from line of ordinary high tide N. 21
deg. VV„ 23 chs.; thence N. 19 deg. YV., 17
chs.; thence E. 49.32 chs.; thence S. 37.54
chs. ;thence YV. 36.66 chs., to the place of be- |
ginning. Forest Service Monument consists
of a hard rock boulder marked F. S. M. H.
whence the mouth of Nlkiskl Crock No. 1, j
bears N. 22 deg. YV., 15.50 chs. Listed upon J
application of John Hodberg, Kenai, Alaska;
List 6-1661. A tract of 160 acres, described
us follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1. a
spruce post marked H-l ; whence the south
east corner of Section 6, T. 13 N., R. 2 YV., ■
(as per unapproved G. L. O. survey), bears
N. 59 deg. 30 min. YV.. 42.70 chs.; extending |
thence E. 20 chs.; thence N. 40 chs.; thence
K. 20 chs.; thence N. 20 chs.; thence YV. 40
chs. ; thence S. 60 chs., to the place of be
ginning, application of J. H. YVilson, Knik,
Alaska; List 6-1062. A tract of 159.99 acres,
described as follows: Beginning at Corner
No. 1, a spruce post set sixty feet back from
line of ordinary high tide, marked H-l
whence Forest Service Monument (hereinafter
described), l>eurs S. 77 deg. YV., 269 links; 1
extending thence S. 16 deg. E., 40 chs.;:
thence E. 36.10 chs.; thence N. 38.46 chs;
thence YV. 47.12 chs.. to tho place of begin- ;
ning. Forest Service Monument consists of s
granite boulder situated at edge of ordinary ,
high tide line on east shore of Cook Inlet, J
whence the mouth of Salnmato Creek hears S. ,
16 deg. E. V* mile. Application of Frank |
Lashbrooke, Kenai, Alaska; List 6-1663. A,
tract of 160.61 acres, described as follows:; ■
Beginning at Corner No. 1, a i>oat in ground
60 feet in rear of mean high tide line on
north shore of Kachemak Bay. marked H-l
whence Forest Service Monument (hereinafter
described) bears N. 63 deg. 15 min. K., 33.90 j
chs.; extending thence meandering north
shore of Kachemak Bay 60 feet buck from
mean high tide line S. 49 deg. YV'., 6.90 chs. ; j
S. 58 deg. YV.. 7.80 chs.; S. 67 deg. YV., 6.26
chs.; S. 74 deg. W„ 7.45 chs.; S. 62 deg. 30
min. W.. 12.60 chs.. to Corner No. 2. thence
N. 30 chs.; thence N. 26 deg. YV'., 43.50 chs.;
thence E. 19 chs. : thence S. 20 deg. K.. 20.50
chs.; thence E. 9.50 chs.; thence S. 36 deg.
K.. 29 chs.; thence S. 6.50 chs., to the place
of beginning Forest Service Monument situ
ated at extreme high tide line on north shore
of Kachemak Bay 4 chains west of the right
hank of Fox Creek at the mouth, marked
F. S. M. H., application of A. J. Clark,
Homer, Alaska; List 6-1664. June 29, 1915.
C. M. BRUCE, Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office
First publication, Aug. 16, 1915.
Last publication. Sept. 6, 1915.
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Lists 6-1497,-1657,-1703.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST
NOTICE is hereby given that the lands de
scribed below, embracing 375.20 acres,
wunin the Chugach National Forest. Alaska,
will be subject to settlement and entry under
iho 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 October 16, 1915.
Any settler who was actually and in good
faith claiming any of said lands for agricul
tural purposes prior to January 1, 1906. and
has not ahnndoncd same, has a preference
right to make a homestead entry for the
lands actually occupied. Said lands were
listed u|>on the applications of the persons
mentioned below’, who have a preference right
subject to the prior right of any such settler,
| provided such settler or applicant is qualified
' to make homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to October 16, 1915,
on which date the lands will be subject to
settlement and entry by any qualified person.
The lands embrace a tract of 160 acres, de
scribed as follows: Beginning at Corner No.
1, a spruce post marked H-l whence the
southeast corner of Sec. 6, T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
(as t*.*r unapproved G. L. O. Survey) bears
N. 84 deg. 30 min. W.. 16.85 chs: extending
thence E. 20 chs.; thence S. 80 chs.; thence
W. 20 chs. : thence N. 80 chs., to the place of
beginning Listed ui»on application of Karl
Johan Algot Nelson. Knlk, Alaska.: List
6-1497. A tract of 169.87 acres, described as
follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1. iden
tical with Forest Service Monument (herein
after described) : extending thence meander
ing the left bank of the Kenai river at a
l>olnt sixty feet distant from line of ordinary
high tide. S. 28 deg. E., 3 chs.: thence S. 36
deg. E., 7 chs.: thence S. 40 deg. E., 6 chs.;
thence S. 47 deg. E., 3 chs.: thence S. 70 deg.
E., 4 chs.; thence S. 82 deg. E., 10 chs.;
thence S. 86 deg. E., 7 chs., to Comer No. 2; 1
thence S. 45.38 chs.; thence W. 32.20 chs.;
thence N. 63.58 chs., to the place of begin- j
ning Forest Service Monument consists of a
spruce post marked F. S. M. H-l in the
ground on left bank of the Kenai River sixty
feet distant from line of ordinary high tide
and approximately two miles distant southerly
from the village of Kenai, East shore of
Cook Inlet, whence P. F. Vian Store Building ,
within the villnge of Kenai bears N. 12^ deg.
W., 2 miles and the water tank at North- j
western Fisheries cannery on right bank of
the Kenai river bears N. 30 deg. E., approx.
1 and miles. Listed upon application of
Roy Forsythe, Kenai. Alaska; List 6-1667.;
The lands embrace a tract of 5540 acres, de
scribed as follows: Beginning at Corner No. j
1, a post In ground on line of ordinary high
tide near head of Forberg Bay. marked H-l.
thence meandering the west shore of Forherg
Bay on line of ordinary high tide S. 61 deg.
30 min. E., 2 chs.; thence N. 66 deg. E., 2.20
chs.; thence N. 38 deg. E., 6 chs.; thence N.
18 deg. E., 2.80 chs. to Comer No. 2, thence
N. 31 deg. W.. 14 chs.; thence N. 59 deg. K..
8 chs: thence N. 8 deg. E., 6 chs.: thence S.
83 deg. W., 15 chs.; thence S. 30 deg. W., 25
chs.: thence S. 25 deg. E.. 10 chs.; thence
N. 75 deg. E.. 15 chs. to the place of begin- i ;
ning, listed upon application of Price E. j
Nettleton, Cordova, Alaska; List 6-1703. June
29. 1915. C. M. BRUCE. Assistant Commis
sioner of the General Land Office.
First publication. Aug. 16, 1915.
Last publication, Sept. 6, 1915.
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