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A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE PHONE 47-R MATANUSKA
RAY C. LARSON
DEALER IN
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
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Tel. 88-R. 5th Ave. and K St.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Advices
received here today tell of the sudden
death in London of Mrs. Clayton, wid
ow of General Powell Clayton, a dis
tinguished officer in the war of the
rebellion.
The Anchor Club will not hold its
regular Friday night Whist Party on
Jan. 19, on account of the Sourdough
Carnival. COMMITTEE. 311
Those having business with me are
requested to see me at once, as I will
get away in a few days.
ROBERT SIMPSON,
319 Glasses Fitted.
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
To Leave For Interior.
Clyde C. Coleman will leave tomor
row morning with a team of seven
dogs over the trail for the Innoko
and Tolstoi countrfy. Clyde is in
terested with U. S. Commissioner
Vinal in some valuable placer claims
in this district and made arrange
ments to have same developed this
summer. He expects to look the cun
try over and if the ground is not all
taken and meets with his expectations
will take a lay on Boob or Espernado
creek. Mr. Coleman will return to
Anchorage about the first of March
and look after the management of the
Beluga Fish company that he is in
terested in with local parties.
Plans have been formulated by res
idents of Seward to secure from the
territorial legislature funds to estab
lish a divisional high school at that
place. Fairbanks is making a similar
move. The intention is to have a high
school for each division that would be
a boarding school also and enable the
parents of other parts of each division
to have their children cared for.
Palace
Clothing Store
The Home of
ADLER-COLLEGIAN
CLOTHES
H. SEIDENVERG, - PROP.
OPPOSITE HARMONY THEATRE.
DETAILS OF
THE TRIGEOr
The special train bearing the bodies
of Horace Emery and Bert Stewart
arrived in Anchorage yesterday after
noon and the bodies were placed in the
Wood Undertaking parlors awaiting
the arrival of the tug Roscoe. The
government authorities kindly granted
permission to ship the bodies on the
Roscoe to Seward, where they will be
transferred to the first steamer to Se
attle. Mr. Emery’s body will be taken
to his home in Ohio and Mr. Stevyart
to Idaho for interment.
Accompanying the bodies yesterday
from Matanuska were R. C. Goheen,
Wm. Hammer, Jack Wilson, Ed. Kim
ball and C. L. Spurting.
Mr. Spurling was in the immediate
vicinity when the snow slide occurred
and tells the followng story in regard
to the disaster:
“Mr. Emery reached the mine the
afternoon before and started out from
camp early the following morning with
Bert Stewart to make an inspection of
the winter’s work in order to get tho
data for a detailed report to send to
Wm. Martin, owner of the mine, at Se
attle. The men left the camp as usual
on the mo'ming shift for the ordinary
duties; Emery and Stewart visiting
the various tunnels and works above
the camp and later it is supposed the)’
returned to tunnel No. 6 near the
“glory hole” situated north and west
of the blacksmith shop. Jack Ander
son, Warren Fenton and myself had
been detailed to follow the middle
tram way from the mine to the mill
and shovel out the tram tower. Tun
nel No. 5 is easily discernible from
where we were working and we saw
the boys shoveling away the snow
from the mouth of the tunnel. It was
about 9 o’clock in the momng as near
as we could remember when we heard
one of the boys, thought to be Stew
art send out the warning cry of “look
out below.” That was the last we
heard or saw except the avalanche of
snow that bore down upon us, break
ing just above where Emery and Stevv
art were standing when last seen alive.
I am of the opinion 'that the slide
started from two sources, one below
caused possibly by the shoveling the
boys were doing and the upper one
caused by the break in the snow. In
any event the slide started apparently
taking the entire side of the mountain
and went for the distance of easily 4,
000 feet to the bottom of the mountain.
Anderson, Fenton and myself immedi
ately grabbed and hung onto the cable'
and the snow flew over us to the depth
of several feet and we were only sayed
by being near the cable and able^to1
secure our hold. The upper slide broke
at a ridge just above the boys, one
part following the tramway, the other
going around south of the ridge. There
were 12 men working at the time and
we immediately started the rescue
work, finding Stewart’s body soonaft
er the disaster and Emery about 2:00
o’clock in the afternoon. Both bodies
were found about 160 feet from where
they were last seen before the slide
struck them. Neither one was deeply
covered with snow and death was un
doubtedly instantaneous and there
were no marks or bruises on either
body. Stewart still grasped the shov-'
el he had been working with and Em
ery had the ore sacks and his carbide
light in his possession.”
Lee Foster left camp immediately to
get in telephone communication with
Judge David, advising him of the dis
aster. A relief party composed of R.
C. Goheen and Jack Wilson left An
chorage the same night for Moose
creek where they were joined by Wm.
Hammer and several other men and
immediately left for the mine, arriving
there the following morning.
Rude sleds were constructed and the
sad march carrying the bodies of Em
ery and Stewart started from the
scene of the slide and arrived in Mat
anuska the following morning at 2
o’clock. Another special train was sent
out from here and the bodies accom
panied by R. C. Goheen, Wm. Ham
mer, Jack Wilson, Ed. Kimball and J.
C. Spurting reached here yesterday ai
temoon. Mr. Goheen, a lifelong friend
of Mr. Emery, will accompany the
bodies to Seattle and return to An
MARTIN WINS
niirn irn
Before a record-breaking crowd of
wildly enthusiastic fans Martin won
over Jepson last night in two straight
falls. The first fall going 28 minutes
and the second lasted only 45 seconds.
J. J. Ross was the official announcer
and introduced George Aumann and
Pete Korth for the first preliminary;
Bob Peterson acted as referee. Au
mann threw Korth in six minutes and
got the second fall in five minutes and
16 seconds. Before Kincaid and Heg
strom went on for a ten minute exhi
bition Announcer Ross stated that
Elms and Kincaid would meet in the
near future for the best two out of
three falls for a side bet of $200.00.
Kincaid and Hegstrom put on a splen
did exhibition and were more like tops
than humans. They resembled acro
bats in the circus; both men repeated
ly squirming out of almost certain
holds.
Martin got a big hand when he
made his first appearance and was the
favorite throughout the match. Jep
son was also well received and the
wrestlers clasped hands in the center
of the mat while Sidney Laurence
took a flashlight picture of the scene.
Referee Kincaid requested the specta
tors to refrain from smoking and
stated that he would decide the match
as he saw it and not be governed by
any advice from the ringside. His de
cisions gave universal satisfaction.
There was no weight announced but .
the men weighed about the same.
Strangle hold was barred and Billy
Greer and J. J. Ross acted as time
keepers and the big match was on.
It was a great display of strength and
science and it is the popular opinion
that the best man won. There was
very little betting at the match and
there were a number of ladies present.
Both men worked hard and proved
conclusively that they know the game.
The crowd was fair in their cheers
and recognized the display of science
when one or the other of the wrestlers
would block his opponent by some
counter hold or wiggle out of what
seemed like an impossible hold. Mar
tin won the first fall by the toe hold
and punished Jepson severely in the
attempt, making the second fall an
easy one, using the same hold.
Both wrestlers took turn about
working on the offensive and defens
ive, first one and then the other be
ing the aggressor.
There were rumors that the match
was fixed but the work of the two
men was entirely too earnest to give
this rumor credence.
Old heads at the match are firm in
their convictions that the match was
on the square.
The actions of the men were entire
ly too earnest and. the punishment too
severe to think otherwise and the ma
jority of the spectators were extreme
ly well satisfied with the match and
feel that the best man won.
chorage in the near future to resume
his duties with the Alaskan Engineer
ing Comijgission.
WEATHER REPORT.
7 a. m. January 18 1917.
Station Temp. Day Wind Trail Snow
Anchrage 22 Cldy. Calm Good 5 in.;
Summit.. 20 Clear Calm Good 35in.
'Girdwood. 36 Cldy. Calm Good 5 in.
Mile 52.. 30 Cldy. North Good 80 in.
Seward.. 30 Cldy. Calm Good 5in.
Potter Ck. 26 Cldy. Calm Good 5 in.
Matnuska 30 Cldy. East Good Sin.
King ... 30 Cldy. East Good 5 in.
Camp 174 22 Clear Calm Good 5 in.
The 50 cents you will spend at the
new school house will go towards the
kiddies. Be sure you are there. They
need your assistance. 316
HARMONY
SCREENOGRAPHS
Steamboat, Steamboat — the
backbone of the winter is brok
en, so cheer up and come to the
Harmony tonight and see the
“Tigress." It’s a very male
dramtic production and full of
thrills.
Hart Schaffner &
Marx Suits
FROM $25.00 TO $35.00.
Fit-Right Suits
FROM $16.00 TO $18.00.
'_ . -fev,• .
Jaf fe & Bayles
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
Stoeser Electric Works
Complete Line of Wire, Lamps, Fixtures and All Neces
sary Supplies for Wiring Homes and
Business Places.
4th and 6 St.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
YOU NEEDN’T BE A
JUDGE OF CLOTH
in order to appreciate the good quali
ties of the fabrics we are tailoring
into classy suits for men of discrim
ination. Their tone and exclusiveness
are apparent at a glance. Their qual
ity is evidenced at a touch. Join the
classy class who will wear suits from
these cloths tailored in our high class
manner.
BJORNSON & GANTON
Merchant Tailors.
Cor. 4th and i
TEL.21-R
SHIP CREEK MEAT CO.
Anderson & Jensen, Proprs.
YOU CAN ANNOUNCE
DINNER
with confidence if the roast
came from this market. For,
properly cooked, there is no fin
er meat to be had than the kind
we sell exclusively. Tender,
sweet and juicy, it both stimu
lates and satisfies the appetite.
Yet this choice meat will cost
you no more than you pay now.
SPECIAL
COMPOUND, 10 lb. Pail.. $1.60
COMPOUND, 5 lb. Pail.75
COMPOUND, 3 lb. Pail. . .50
LINK PORK SAUSAGE..20c lb.
SEAL TIGHT BACON.?..25c lb. <
Dried Sait Pork...-.t..18c lb.
Dog Tallow, 40 lb. Can.$3.00
1917 CALENDARS.
Also Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon,
Home Made Sausage, Butter,
Eggs and Fish
NORTH SIDE LUMBER CO.
NOW Is the time. Take advantage of these warm days.
Our lumber is going fast. Use our No. 1 Shingles and be
assured of a dry house.
SPEED AND ACCURACY OUR MOTTO.
ROGER SUMMY, Manager.
Phone 35-R
fine Job Printing at The Tam office