MATANUSKA I
EXPERIMENT
FARMER HERE
Congress has recently appropriated
$10,000 for the establishment of an
agricultural experiment station in the
Matanuska valley, and K. A. Rader, i
of the United States experiment sta
tion service, was here yesterday er ,
route with materials ami equipment
for the construction of buildings. I he
*dte of the new station is about one;
mile from the town of Matanuska.
The plan of establishing experiment
stations has been followed 'or manv
years by the government, and the
work accomplished has been of inval |
liable assistance to farmers. Partic
ularly at the present time is there a
need for the encouragement of food
production, and the government is cm- j
phasizing this point as one oi the
most important factors in the conduct
of the present war to a successful con-.
elusion.
SOCIAL CHAT
Mrs. Tom Noyes, wife of one of the
best known miners on the Seward
peninsula, was a passenger on the Ad
miral Farrugut enroute to Anchorage
and visited Mrs. J. J. Finnegan
while the steamer was in port. Mrs.
Noyes and Mrs. Finnegan are old
time friends, both having lived in the
Shushana several years ago.
The Seward \N Oman's elub held
their regular business meeting this
afternoon in Van Gilder hall.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald and Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Gaffney will arrive on the
Mariposa this evening.
Mrs. Henry Thoday wi'l entertain
the Five Hundred elub this evening.
CANNERIES ARE
NOW FACING A
CAN SH0RTA6E
That the salmon canneries of Alas
ka are facing a serious condition in
the shortage of tin cans to pu up their
product is the assertion of cannery
men and others who are conversant
with the situation. All of the can
neries have placed the contracts tor
can making material, hut only those
who contracted for early delivery are
sure of receiving their supplies in
time to take advantage of the salmon
run. Others are still waiting ship
ment.
Several of the new canneries con
templating opening for business this
season may be forced to wait until
next year before breaking into the
game on this account. No trouble has
been experienced on account of a
shortage of tin because the American
Tin Plate company, the largest manu
facturer of tin has a sufficient quan
tity of block tin on hand for all needs.
The trouble comes from a shortage
of steel ingots of the required fine
ness ami size to roll the plates which
are afterwards coated with tin to
make the tin plate.
Ammunition shells are made ot vir
tually the same materials as tin cans
If war demands draw plate to muni
tion factories instead of to can-mak
ing the shortage that is expected
to occur in any event, will undoubted
ly become much worse.
Eastern can makers declare them
selves unable to keep pace with the
demands. Larger canners who took
deliveries early are congratulating
themselves on having their ware
houses stocked against the threatened j
shortage.
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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
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WICK’S FRIENDS
ARE STILL IN A
HOPEFUL MOOD
Friends of Judge Wickersham are
still optimistic in regard to his regain
ing his seat in congress, while Dele
gate Sulzer and those of his faith con
sider the incident closed with the ex
ception of a few technicalities. In a
recent issue of the Juneau Dispatch
there appeal's the following:
“That Delegate Wickersham will be
awarded his seat in congress is the
belief of Albert Johnson, member of
the house of representatives from
Washington state, who aNo seems to
be amazed that any of the people of
Alaska could be found to oppose his j
reelection.
“In an editorial in Representative
Johnson’s paper, the Washingtonian,
of Hoquiam, on March 20, Mr. John-;
son gives his opinions.”
In this statement he takes a strong)
stand favoring Wickersham.
Catholic Church
Sundays—Communion Mass at 8:30,
Mass and sermon at 10:30 a. in. Sun
day school after mass. Rosary, in
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
KENAI PRECINCT, THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, BEFORE THE HON.
FRANK ENNIS, U. S. COMMIS
SIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PRO
BATE JUDGE.
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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.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
Notice is hereby given that Bank
of Seward has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Flor
ence Foote, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate of
the said Florence Foote are hereby
notified to present said claims, with
the proper vouchers attached, to said
Bank of Seward at its place of busi
ness, in the town of Seward, in Kenai
Precinct, Third Division i ! the Terri
tory of Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated this 10th day of April, A. D.
1917.
BANK OF SEWARD,
H. S. Balderston, Cashier.
April 10-30
Map Showing Mountain Ranges, Navigable Rivers in Heavy Black, and the Route of
the Government Railroads under Construction.
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(The principal known mineral and
mining districts are indicated in the
numbered circles, as follows: 1, Port
Dio* district; 2, Sunrise district, gold;
3, Resurrection district, copper; 4,
Falls Creek district, gold; 5, Latouche
district, copper; 6, the Bering River
coal fields; 7, the Valdez district, gold
and copper; 8, Illiamna district, gold
and copper; 9, the Bonanza mining
district, owned by the Alaska Syndi-1
cate, copper; 10, the Matanuska coal
fields, and Matanuska iron and gold
district; 11, Willow Creek district,
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gold; 12, Yentna district, gold; 13,
Talkcetna district, copper and gold;
14, Mt. McKinley district, gold; 15
Broad Pass district, gold and copper;
16, Nenana coal fields; 17, Kantishna1
district, gold; 18, Hot Springs dis
trict, gold, silver, and tin; 19, Fair
banks district, gold; 20, Circle dis
trict, gold; 21, Rampart district, gold;
22, Chandlar district, gold; 23, Eagle
district, gold; 24, Koyukuk district,
gold and coal; 25, Kuskokwim dis
trict, gold; 26, Ruby district, gold and
coal; 27, Ophir district, gold; 2ft,
Iditarod district, gold; 29, George
town district, gq^d; 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 Nenana, 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.)
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