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PARTY AT MATANUSKA
IN HONOR OF MR. MULLIN
The society element of Matanuska
and theifriends of Mike Mullins gave
a social and dance in honor of Mr.
Mullins last Thursday night at Mat
anuska. Mike is leaving in a few
days to accept a more remunerative
position with the Braden Copper
company in Chili. The affair was the
largest and most elaborate social
function of the town’s short history;
over 75 people attended the function
and many of them came from the sur
rounding railroad camps and valley
farms.
F. W. Hoefel and Howard Wil
mouth furnished the music and the pi
ano was loaned for the occasion by
Mrs. H. W. Stoughton. A very pleas
.ant evening was spent in dancing
and card playing, but the hit of the
evening was a vocal duet by Mrs. R.
L. McLean and Mrs. H. B. Wells.
At the close of the enjoyable affair
H. B. Wells, in a few well chosen
words, presented Mr. Mullins with a
set of gold cuff buttons and a stick
pin on behalf of his numerous friends.
Mr. Mullins was at his best and his
response was especially witty and
\apropos. The pleasant evening termi
nated by the entire party joining in
singing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fel
low” and “Home Sweet Home."
The Seward mail reached Anchor
age at noon today.
Saturday night’s dance at Labor
Union hall was the usual success and
enjoyed by a large crowd of dancers.
WEATHER REPORT.
7 a. m. January 22, 1917.
Station Temp. Day Wind Trail Snow
Anchorage 8 Clear Calm Good 10 in.
Summit .. 2 Clear Calm Good 30 in.
Kern Crk. 20 Clear Galm Good 10 in.
Mile 52 .. 2 Clear South Good 30 in.
Seward.. 16 Clear North Good 10 in.
Potter .. 10 Clear Calm Good 15 in.
Matnuska 18 Cldy. Calm Good 10 in.
King_16 Cldy. Calm Good 10 in.
Camp 174 18 Clear Calm Good 10 in.
Palace
Clothing Store
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The Home of
ADLER-COLLEGIAN
CLOTHES
H. SEIDENVERG, - PROP.
OPPOSITE HARMONY THEATRE.
Thos. Fulton, of Susitna Station, is
a guest of the White House.
Meeting of the Alaska Labor union
tonight at Union hall.
Dick Doherty spent Sunday in the
city and registered at the Hotel An
chorage.
Judge Leopold David imposed a
small fine of George Bray this morn
ing for disturbing the peace.
Bob Clark has leased his Matanusk;a
farm and will leave for the Tolstoi
mining camp in a few days.
J. W. Mullin and H. L. Townsend, of
Matanuska, registered at ther Hotel
Anchorage over Sunday.
Colonel Revell returned- from Sew
ard last night and says he experienced
some very bad weather on the trail.
Basketball tomorrow night between
the City and Commission. Game starts
at 7:30 o’clock sharp and will be fol
lowed by an informal dance.
Mrs. O. G. Herning, who has been
in the city for several days under the
care of Dr. Kyvig, left this morning
for her home in Knik.
Anchorage is to have a treat in the
near future in the way of a series of
home talent theatricals under the
management of local society ladies.
Anchorage contractors are optimis
tic over the coming season and with
out exception claim they have more
calls for houses than they are able to
handle at the present time.
Ben Agnew arrived in Anchorage
Saturday and is stopping at the White
House. Ben is one of the modem Mat
anuska farmers and says he wouldn’t
trade his farm for the best quartz
mine in the Willow creek district.
Complimentary to the elaborate so
cial affair planned by the Parent
Teachers’ Association dedicating the
opening of the new public school build
ing the Bill’s club has postponed their
semi-monthly dance.
Milo Kelly returned to Eska creek
this morning after spending Sunday
with his family. Mr. Kelly is super
nitendent of the Eska Creek Coal
mine and reports the company is min
ing 50 tons a day at the present time
and expect to increase the output as
fast as advisable.
Carpenters are busy putting the fin
ishing touches on the upstairs rooms
in the Labor Temple, and Price &
Bennett, who have the contract for
the plumbing in the entire building,
have a force of men completing that
part of the work. The entire building,
it is asserted, will be completely fin
ished within two weeks.
The new city directory being com
piled by J. S. Matthews was turned
lover to the printers this morning. Mr.
Matthews says he has only a few ad
ditonal calls to make and will give
pout the exact number of winter inhab
itants of Anchorage. The directory
is complete in every detail and will be
a necessity in every business house
iand home in Anchorage.
Upon reliable authority it is report
ed that a representative of local cap
ital is in Seattle purchasing a steam
laundry for early shipment to An
chorage. The men behind this propo
sition are the kind that do things on
a big scale, and the establishment of
a modern, up-to-date laundry is one
of the crying needs of this communi
ty and will be a welcome and essential
addition to the city’s commercial life.
It is understood that the site has
beep selected and the building in read
iness by the time the machinery
reaches here.
With the appearance of Frank Cot
ter in Anchorage the yearly bets on
the date of the first steamer to reach
Anchorage are being placed, with Art
Shonbeck as book maker and stake
holder. Frank says he misses Billy
Normile and George Campbell but is
experiencing no trouble in getting his
bets placed. It is understood that
Frank represents Seward money in
addition to his own.' Chief Nicholi
advises the Anchorage enthusiasts to
stand pat'and toys this spring will
break all records tot early steamers.
Present favorable weather indications
bear him oat and it may be the Sew
ard fans will have to disgorge some
of the Lee-Williams baseball money
of the Anchorage-Seward series.
Jas. O’Reilly left this morning for
Moose creek where he will spend sev
eral days in the interest of the Doher
ty Coal company.
C. I. Strathcona, the insurance brok
er, returned Saturday from a trip of
several weeks to the Tumagain arm
district and reports a satisfactory
trip.
Interest in the game of .basketball
is picking up. Both the Commission
and City ladies’ teams went through
a severe practice yesterday afternoon
and showed in good form? The coach
es were especially satisfied with the
turn out and say they have some
promising material. The first game
has not been scheduled and the date
will- later be announced in the Times.,
Government officials are of the
same opinion of many of the old-tim
ers along the Cook inlet and that is
that the tug Roscoe will reach Anchor
age possibly tomorrow. Anchorage
bay is in a waiting condition; the
waters are calm and placid and every
thing is appropo for the Roscoe or
most any other boat. The storm down
the arm has been of unusual violence
and Captain Peterson is no doubt se
cure in some cove waiting for the
storm to die down before attempting
the balance of the trip.
George B. Purvis, manager of the
Alaska Labor hall, is planning on a
big social event for the night of Feb
ruary 14th. This is in recognition of
St. Valentine’s Day and the affair
promises to be both novel and unique
and entirely out of the ordinary run of
social affairs. In the near future the
list of prizes and valentine characters
will be published and the contestants
will be asked to enter for some one
particular character. These charac
ters will afterwards be displayed in a
series of living pictures and will be
shown from pictures framed to be
erected on the stage the night of the
affair.
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce is in receipt of a wire from
the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce in answer to
their communication in regard to the
status of the local post office, more
particularly in regard to reduction
of force that was caused by a recent
ruling. The Seattle wire is as fol
lows: “Senator Poindexter advises
that he is assured by post office de
partment that Anchorage, Alaska post
office difficulty will be taken care of.”
This effort on the part of the
Washington senator and other influ
ential officials who have become in
terested in the matter will no doubt
bring the issue to a speedy and suc
cessful adjustment.
In Honor of Mrs. Erickson.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Charles Hil
ton was the charming' hostess to a
musical tea given to meet Mrs. E. Er
ickson to which several of the leading
musicians of our city were invited.
The first part of the afternoon was de
voted to Debussey with Miss Judith
Watts at the piano which delighted all
her listeners and greatly enhanced
their appreciation of the modern mu
sic. Mrs. Hilton then rendered a few
solos in her own especially planning
style, among them being DuBiah die
Rue, accompanied by Mrs. George An
derson. Mrs. Anderson is very well
known as an accompanist op the out
side. The last part of the afternoon
was principally devoted to Chopin.
Mrs. Wm. Kubach ably executing sev
eral of his well known piece* and Mrs.
Erickson who delighted all by her ren
dition of several of Chopin’s waltsen
Also the piece Mrs.. Erickson played'oi
her mother’s own composition was es
pecially enjoyed.
At five o'clock a dainty luncheon
was served which was presided over
by Mrs. Tiffany and Mrs. Hilton.
HARMONY
SCREENOGRAPHS
Harmony Screcnogrepha.
We are advised by telegraph
that the “Truth Wagon" and
Salomy Jane are coming. These
are two exceptionally good pic
tures. We will have more to
say when they afrivd.'
Hart Schaffner &
Marx Suits
FROM $25.00 TO $35.00.
Fit-Right Suits
FROM $16.00 TO $18.00.
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
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BJORNSON & GANTON
Merchant Tailors.
Cor. 4th and 1
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SUP (SEEK MEAT CO.
Anderson & Jensen, Proprs.
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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
COBIPOUND, 5 lb. Pail.75
COBIPOUND, 3 ». Pail.50
LINK PORK SAUSAGE..20c lb.
SEAL TIGHT BACON..25c ».
Dried Salt Pork.. .18c lb.
Dog Tallow, 40 lb. Can. ..„...$3.00
1917 CALENDARS.
Also Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon,
Home Mad$ Sausage, Butler,
Do you know that time is money to you! The longer
you hold that lumber order the more rent you will have
to pay. Once a customer, always a customer. Let us add
your name to our list.
All orders given immediate attention.
ROGER SUMMY, Manager.
Phone 35^
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