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CALENDAR
FEBRUARY
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Moon’s Phases.
I.ast quarter, 5th;
new moon, 12th;
first quaretr, 19th ;
full moon, 27th.
MARCH
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Moon's Phakks.—
Cast quarter, tith;
new moon, tilth:
first quarter, 22<I;
full moon, 29th.
Wednesday, February 20, 11 >07.
THE OCTOPUS NEVER SLEEPS.
If tlie inner workings of the con
spiracy to gobble up all the immense
placer deposits of Alaska could be made
known and their history written, the
disclosures might la* somewhat sensa
tional, even in the days when public
robbery has become commonplace.
Whether or not the looters’ organiza
tion reaches into the United States
senate and into some of the higher
courts we do not know. We can only
observe that there are some very suspi
cious circumstances now and then.
That the robbers are organized is cer
tain. In some instances their agents
are not high priced men—just ordinary
scalawags with hang-dog looks, too lazy
to work and always looking out for an
easy dollar, and perhaps themselves not
fully realizing what their services arc to
avail their employers.
Alaska placer regions are now pretty
well all known. When the Kuskokwim
country and the Arctic slope have been
traced out that will Is- all.
With titles ti> it in large tracts, no
matter in whom vested, the balance
will he easy, By purchase here, water
monopoly there, the octopus will gather
it all in. And it will not he a costly
operation like the purchase of Yukon
territory was; Alaska will simply be
“acquired," in a cheaper manner, even,
than to have received it as a free offer
ing in its unripe state.
Tiik Fairbanks Times is very hitter
against I Vlegate elect ('ale. accusing
him of violating his ante cita tion pledges
regarding the Wickersliaiii controversy.
The Times has opposed Judge Wicker
sham and the enforcement of the law
requiring discovery of mineral as a con
dition of securing title to mining claims.
The pa|*-r has lately assured its readers
that Judge Wii ker-ham's official career
is practically ended. The blocks of tens
of thousand* of acre* of ground living
"taken up” lately, if they «k» not ci
platli the feverish desire to lie rid of
Wirkershaai. at least are tangible pr>>>f
of uhat happened alien the paper said
be was "oWt ”
Simon Gcikikniibim, of the smelter
trust, will be senator from Colorado.
Only 1 out of the republican caucus of
70 opposed him.
It apj>ears that Cale has at least re
refused to do the dirty work at Wash
ington some of his would-be bosses in
this division have commanded bim to
do. That fur, the greatest man in con
gress could have done no 1 letter.
On the third day of next month F. H.
Waskey’s congressional career will end.
1 Tom Cale will he Alaska’s delegate on
| and after March 4. Let us hope the
i new man will not feel called upon to
j advertise himself in Washington as a
< strike breaker.
There is one subject that does not
grow stale with Alaska paj>ers. They
keep on talking about it—saying the
| same old things and pleasing themselves
and their readers thereby. The prob
lem of Alaska government—that’s some
thing always worth while. Most of the
papers want territorial government; hut
a few of them don’t. The stock argu
ment of those who don’t is that Alaska
is too sparsely settled, that its people
come and go too much, and that, they
are liable to up stakes and vamous alto
gether. All of which should, it seems
to us, give the debate to the territorial
ists. They are the very conditions that
make good government from a distance
impossible and localized authority abso
lutely essential. The people on the
Chandlar at this verv minute ought to
Ik; supreme as far as their own local
affairs are concerned.
THOUGHT RAMPART WAS DONE FOR
Los Angeles Editor Figured That
the Cold Had Captured Us
All at Last.
A certain lady who is wintering in
Los Angeles some time ago saw in the
city paper a dispatch telling of a tem
perature of 70 below zero at Whitehorse.
Naturally she thought of her husband
and home in Rampart; so she tele
phoned the newspaper folk asking if
they had any weather reports from this
camp. The editor said No; and then,
greatly to the lady’s amusement, advised
her to discredit the report from White
horse, saying he himself believer! it to be
a canard and he was sorry he printed it.
Evidently lie thought that if the White
horse report was true, at Rampart, so
much further north, the very atmos
phere must have lierame solid and made
the inipiirer a premature widow. (If
course the story was written to the
husband.
I.t 1ST, lax; WHIP—Ret ween Ram
|sirt and Little Minook Leave at the
Miners store and receive thanks
JULIUS RAHMSTORF.
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A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge are held at their hall on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month at
8 o’clock p. m.
W. W. CROCKETT,
JULIUS RAHMSTORF, Arctic Chief
Arctic Recorder.
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Notice of Final Settlement.
In the matter of the Estate of )
JOHN K. HUHN, Deceased. \
|>URSIJANT to an order of the Probate
* Court for Rampart Precinct, Third Di
vision of the Territory of Alusku, Notice is
hereby given that J. H. Hudgin has tiled with
said court his final statement as administra
tor of said astute, and that the 26th day of
April, 1907. has been set by said court to hear
objections to said final statement, said hear
ing to f»e held in the court house at Ram
part, and all |>er*oi»is having objections to
offer are notified to be and npiear before
the court and interpose said objections at
that time.
That u copy of this notice lie printed in the
Yukon Valley News for six consecutive
weeks, the first insertion to appear in the
issue of February it). I9n7,
Dated this IHth day of February. 1907.
4. l.lNDl.EY liKKKN.
Commissioner and ex officio Judge
of the Probate Court.
Notice of Final Settlement of the
Estate of E. D. Mlnard, Deceased
In the matter of the Estate of |
h I) MIN ARP Deceased »
|»l KM'ANT to an i*rder of the Probate
Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division. Kainpart Precinct. Ntrtlee is hereby
given, that Horace W H"in her has Hied his
final statement of the al ove named estate
end that Friday, April -A. |yi»7. is set by the
court to hear any objections to said final
statement or the closing of said estate; ami
and all persona having objections to said
final statement or to the settlement of said
estate are notified to anuear In the probate
court in Rampart on said dav and then and
there interpose their objections
It Is further ordered that this notice he
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eto.secn* «« weeks, the Nrst insertion ap
pearing A uli. *«t‘*y February F, iwd
Dated this Wh da* of Februarv. Mil
J I I MM kf HKhKN
Commissioner mil ex officio Judge
of the Prohate Court
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