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mere can be little question that the Miner s Short
Course at the Alaska College at Fairbanks is one of the
most commendable activities of that institution, afford
ing as it does, a chance for the prospector, who may or
may not be possessed of an educational ground work, to
absorb some pratical learning to aid him in the search
for ore.
Mining is one of the great industries of the Territory
and it is the aim of the college to render the greatest
service possible to the residents of Alaska in'building up
and developing the mining industry. This course of study
is for the prospector and miner and anyone engaged in
or interested in mining and include an elementary course
in the basic principles of geology; a course in mineralogy
specially shaped to meet the needs of the prospector;
lectures and labaratory work on crushing and grinding
maehmerv hV -, handsorting. al” icing, wet concentration,
methods and amalgamation. There are also fire assaying,
T^mnn- methods, mining arithmetic and camp cookery.
Tuition is free and onlv a charge sufficient to cover
the materials consumed is made which figures a total
cost for the course of $25 and board and room at the col
amonth.Thefirst course of 10 weeks begins
October 20 and the second course, also of 10 weeks, be
gins January 28. 1020. affording" a good and cheat) wav
to spend the winter if one cannot be in the hills, and their
are no educational requirements.
George OHnsbysswhq is running for Delegate to Con
gress on the Democv'imgticket, must have poured out
flaming ek.f,,r"f,e when the Skagway theater went up in
flames last night.
YOUR VOTE WILL BE APPRECIATED
on November 6 by
0 P MICKELSON
Of Cordova, Candidate for Representative to
the Alaska Legislature
Only 68 Hours to Chicago
from Pacific Coast Cities
on the famous—
§a«Jrooms—maid, barber and valet services—library—buffet soda
untain — beautiful observation cars — all steel—newest and finest
equipment across America. Leaves Seattle 11:00 a.m. daily for Chicago.
KARL K. KATZ, Alas hi Representative, TOO L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle
Northern Pacific Railway
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THREE TRAINS CRASH TOGETH
ER IN DARKNESS AND MANY
ARE INJURED
LONDON, Oct., 23, (/P)—British
inewspapeis are full of stories of
I horror and heroism of a railway
j disaster at Clarfield, near Glou
I Chester, when at least 10 people
j were killed and 40 injured on a tri
I pie collision in the dark.
London-Midland and Scottish |
j railway’s express, from Leeds to
Bristol, first crashed into a freight ;
[train, standing on the main line.
The driver had tried desperately to
get the freighter into a siding be
fore the express arrived, but failed.
A series of explosions followed
the collision and fire started in
| noth trains. To add to the horror
[freight train crashed into theeshbo
and increase casualties, a second
freight train crashed into the
wreckage of the two trains a few
minutes later.
“SLUSH” FUND IS GOOD
PHILADELPHIA, Oct., 23, (/P)—
Counsel for Matthew Patterson,
State Legislator, and Charles
jSchoenleber, police captain, in the
i liquor graft case sought to show
that the “slush” fund used by
[“speakeasies” for police protection.
■ was in reality a political fund to
fight prohibition enforcement.
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Let’s go to tile Liberty I
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TAIN PENS AND PENCILS AND
SHEAFFERS SKRIP. THE SUC
CESSOR TO INK. Schallerer’s Al- !
■aska Shop.
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JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCK
OF ALASKA FAT HERRING.
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SEWARD TRADING CO.
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' LIBERTY I
THEATER |
8 O’CLOCK •— ONE SHOW — e O’CLOCK
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The star of “The Covered Wagon”
LOIS WILSON
and that fine comedian
GEORGE K. ARTHUR
Are at their best in the fine comedy drama
A laughable tale of a rube town and New York.
The country girl and boy in the city on quest
of fortune. A feweet girl and her sweet cookies—
her sweetie and the bold bad man.
A GOOD STORY FULL OF LAUGHS
And again we have that great idiot, Lloyd Ham
ilton, in one of his typical idiocies.
NOTHING BUT LAUGHS
And last but not least we tell you that there
will also be one of those fine
EDUCATIONAL U. F. A. REELS
An Extra Fine Program
ill
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oj Jim erica
JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE THE
FINEST STOCK OF PENDLETON BLAN
KETS - SHAWLS - MOTOR ROBES AND
DA
LIU
WHILE THESE BLANKETS HAVE WON THEIR
WAY TO FAME THROUGH THE GREAT OUTDOORS
THEIR WONDERFUL INDIAN DESIGNS MAKE
THEM INDISPENSABLE FOR MANY NEEDS IN
THE HOME
-FOR SLEEPING PORCHES
-AS COUCH COVERS
-AS SLUMBER ROBES
We also have a wonderful line of Pendleton virgin wool
bed blankets in the latest designs.
Seward Trading Co., Inc.
Agents for Dupont Powder and Homelite Generators
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