News Items From AH Parts of Alaska
David Kadessan. a young native
from Hoonah, was arrested in .Jun
eau recently charged with grand
larceny. It is claimed he robbed an
aged Hoonah native of $70.
According to advices received b
V. S. Attorney Arthur Shoup of the
first division a case of whiskey mi
ller bond and in a freight car on the
W. P. & V railway at Skagway was
stolen recently. The seal on the car
was broken and the liquor abstracted
Petersburg, died recently of diabetes
Nollie McMurrny Tate was born i
Waco. Texas. August 20. 1SS2. He
Interested in a copper property near
Lake bay He was married in 1012
to Miss \nielln Uadlofr of Portl ml.
Dick Howard and Janes Rrisson.
trappers who left Wrangell m spend
the winter up the Tskut hunting . . !
trapping lost their outfit on their
way up the river, their boat being
capsized by striking a sw • per. The
guns and supplies th..r were lost
sarv to return to Wrangell to replace
Howard P. Atwell, .in attorney of
Fairbanks, has taken over the prac
tice of A. R. Heilig. who left for the
States. Mr. Atwell came to Alaska
in 1912 as a special agent of the
General Land office and has resided
i*' Fairbanks pv°r - tr was
assistant district attorney for the 1th
Division under Attorney Roth.
Michael C'oakley. watchman in the
t mploy of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission during the past several
years, disappeared recently during
the night, and it is believed he met
his death n the swift waters of the
Tanana river. His coat was found
hanging on the piling at the dock and
it i* believed the missing man slip
ped and fell into the water..
For the first time within the mem
ory of old timers in tee vicinity of
Nenana potato vines are turning
brown with age instead of frost. The
season is already two weeks longer
than usual and there is no frost in
Erick Anderson of the Sunny.side |
greenhouse in Fairbanks, who was a '
passenger on the steamer Tanana for
the Outside for treatment died at Ft.
Oibbon of abcess on the brain. De- J
ceased had been ailing for some time.
1 lie leaves a sister in Seattle.
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1 lii<-hurd Schosser met with a pain
i ful accident on Dome creek recently
J as a result of the explosion of some
! powder which In* was handling. He
| received a number of burns the most
| serious being on the forehead but j
! none of them of a dangerous tvpe.
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^ Th-* suspetisio'n of activities by the
| Alaska Road commssion threw 3"> i
[ men out of work on the Richardson J
J road, about U" on the Ohatanika-Cir- ,
| de project and laid tip the steam ■
! shove! and eight or t*-n auto trucks.
ib ..!> Paul, a native deckhand on j
:<i'-tit!y by falling overboard an [
hour fter the boat had left Xanana 1
Paul attempted to close the doors on I
ih<* barge and lost his footing, being 1
precipitated into the river. A life
b at was launched but the man could •
i •• be found. Deceased was a mem- 1
her of the C'osjaket tribe.
At Mazie ranch on the Stewart Joe j
Roy produced $3 tons of hay this
year and a ton of vegetables. The '
last two years he has cleared twenty
acres and now has 110 cleared with •
320 acres in aggregate. The Mazie j
ranch is one of the largest and most !
modern on the Yukon being equiped j
with up to date machinery and well ’
stocked.
Two little girls of Fairbanks were
severely bitteu by vicious malamutes
recently. Jennie Erickson, aged 6.
was set upon and would have been
killed but for the timely arrival of
a rescuer armed with a pece of iron
pipe. As it was the child received
ten or more cuts on the head and
neck and one under the arm. The
second victim was the three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lein. The
little tot was walking past a dog
kennel and the dog rushed out and
pounced upon the child tearing her
severely. Orders were received from
Washington directing the anim.ils to
be killed.
John Petersheim. proprietor of^ a
tailoring and furrier establishment
on Fourth and Cushman streets in
Fairbanks, committed suicide by
shooting recently. Jt was noticed
deceased was absent from his shop,
and the police chief forced the door
to his room, finding the body on a
bed with a 38-calibre Colt’s revolver
by its side. Fetersheim had been a
resident of the North since the early
A courtship extending over many
months culminated recently in the
marriage of Miss Pearl Canovan and
Paul Palfy. both of Nenana. Mr.
Palfy is proprietor of the Nenana
sheet metal works and is a pioneer
resident of Nenana. The bride came
A runaway speeder furnished con
siderable excitement at Ilealy recent
ly. The machine was leaving the
station when the operator lost his
balance while leaning over to make
an djustment and fell from the car.
The machine sped down the track at
a fast clip and was brought to a halt
by colliding with the gravel train.
What is believed to he the largest
and most valuable ledge of asbestos
in Alaska has been dsicovered on the
ridge on the East Fork of the Chu
litna river about a mile and a half
from the government railway at Mile
293. The discovery was made by R.
K. Burns of Nenana who has sent,
samples outside for expert examina-'
TOBACCO RAISED IN DAWSON
The first tobacco to be raised in
the Yukon valley was grown recent
ly by Jack Trembley. an old time
pioneer of Dawson. The tobacco
was grown in the small garden on
the corner of Third avenue and Har
per streets. It was planted on thft
tenth of June and ripened just in
time to be put on display with other
Yukon products on Discovery Day.
The plan is about four f mt high and j
dark brown in color. The seed was]
ome Nugget delivered by car
THE MEN
Just unpacked a line of
Suits and Overcoats
as good as you used to
buy in 1914
The American Gentlemen
Hake
300 Dozen Men's Heavy
Woolen Sox, same you
paid 75c. Are now
cut to 50c
Mackinaw Coats,
we have to many of them
All wool $ 10.50
Bib Overalls
heavy weight, same as
you paid $3.50 for
are now $1.75
The latest in Neckwear
50 dozen to choose from
Complete Boys Outfits
received on last boat. A
large assortment of Boys
Suits, Overcoats and
Mackinaws. You’l say
they are the latest & best
Our Underwear Depart
ment is complete.
20 diffeeent grades from
a pure cotton garment to
a pure Silk and Wool
We now carry in our
stock Dutchess trousers
10c button $1 a rip
Dress and Woolen shirts
the largest assortment
we ever carried in stock.
CHEAP JOHN STORE
High in Quality. Cheap in Price.
MITCHELL WEISBERG, MGR.
TO THE LADIES
Please Don’t say that you
cannot get anything to wear
in this man’s town .
at SEIDENVERG’S
is where you can get it
In Ready to Wear or Yard Goods. Some
Beautiful Hats, Coats, Dresses, Skirts,
Blouses, Slippers and Shoes and a
large variety of yard goods.
Some very fine underwear, union and two
piece garments.
Pure Silk Hose $2.00 a pair
CHEAP JOHN STORE
P. 8: Out of town buyers will please drop a line and your ,
needs will be promptly attended.
MITCHELL WEISBERG.
MANAGER
A\XOr\CEME\T
On account of the general drop in
foodstuffs we are glad to announce
to the public that our ‘regular $1.00
dinner will from today on be served
for "Sets and onr well known dining
room dinners for $1.00. We are
also pleased to announce, tfiat we are
now inaugurating a bill of fare sys
tem. where you can order what your
heart desires.
RAHLKK'S RESTAURANT.
MINERAL APPLICATION
No. 0484
United States Land Office.
Nome, Alaska.
October 19, 1921.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
Ellis E. Powell, whose post office
address is 324 New York Block, Se
attle. in the 8tate of Washington,
has, through his authorised agent,
James J. Keenan, whose post office
address is Nome, Alaska, made ap
plication before the United. States
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, for a
United States Patent for the placer
mining claim bearing placer deposits
of gold, known and described as the
DOVER ASSOCIATION Placer, sit
uate on the L. L. of Snake River and
Little, Little Creek, about one mile
northwest of the Town of Nome, in
the Cape Nome Mining and Record
ing District, Territory of Alaska, and
designated by the U. S. Surveyor
General of Alaska as Mineral Sur
vey No. 1284, the exterior bound
aries of which, according to the plat
and field notes of said survey now
on file in said land office (with a
variation of from 18 deg. 13 min. E.
to 20 deg. 53 min. E.) are as fol
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a
granite stone 27 ins. long. 12
ins. wide, with earth mound on
south side chiselled 1-1284-D;
whence U. S. L. M. No. 13 bears
N. 59 deg. 47 min. E., 7.1 ft.
thence S. 86 deg. 10 min. E.,
2459.6 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
S 87 deg. 19 min. E.. 90.7 ft.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 88 deg.
27 min. E.. 1133.4 ft. to Cor.
No. 4; thence S. 23 deg. 49
min. W., 1903.1 ft. to Cor. No.
5; thence S'. 69 deg. 10 min.
E., 1332.7 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
.thence S. 35 deg. 43 min. W..
633.9 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence
S. 33 deg. 16 min. W., 600.5 ft.
to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 41
deg. 32 min. W.. 1318.2 ft. to
Cor. No. 9; thence N. 4 deg.
58 min. W.. 1436 ft. to Cor. No.
10; thence N. 71 deg. 27 min.
W., *1063.5 ft. to Cor. No. 11;
thence S. 7 4 deg. 31 min. W.,
1261.3 ft. to Cor. No. 12;
thence N. 54 deg. 53 min. W.,
1298.2 ft. to Cor. No. 13;
thence N. 72 deg. 8 min. E.,
867.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1, place of
beginning containing 118.577
acres. Expressly excepting and
excluding therefrom all that
portion of the ground embraced
in mining claim designated as
Survey No. 758. Seattle No. 1
Placer, being 0.144 acres in con
flict, and expressly including all
that portion in conflict with Sur
vey No. 703 Anvil Association
Placer, being 6.601 acres. Net
area applied for being 113.433
The adjoining claims are: on the
north, the' Mayflower Association.
Mineral Survey No. 1285; on the
east the Aspen Placer, Sur. No.
338; Sur. No. 1139, Moonlight
Bench Placer and Sur. No. 647
Moonlight Placer; on the south, Sur.
No. 1119, Beaver Association Plac
er; on the west. Sur. No. 703, An
vil, Association Placer, and Sur. No.
758, Seattle No. 1 Placer.
jU. S. L. M. No. 13. is a flr post
6 ins. sq., five feet above ground
in earth mound, situated on the top
of the rise between Little, Little
Creek and Snake River, in Latitude ?
64 deg. 32 min. N. Longitude'
165 deg. 24 min. W
THOS MeCSANN.
Register.
Publish—Oct. 22. 29. Nov. 6, 12.
19, 26. Dec. 3. 10. 17. 1921.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. B. Romans. O'. 6. Rut
ledge. F. E. McClelland, and K.
Neiswender. your heirs, legal
representatives and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that the undersigned has ex
pended the sum of one hundred dol
lars. each year, during the years 1916
and 19S0. In labor and Improve
ments on and for the benefit of the
MAY ASSOCIATION placer mining
claim. In the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District, Alaska, (notice
of location of which is recorded in
Book 194 at page 34, of the records
of said recording district), in the
performance of the annual labor re
quired by section 2324 Revised Sta
tutes of the United States, in order
to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as your interest may ap-1
pear as coowner in said claim to the
undersigned, within ninety days af
ter the service on you of this notice
by publication, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned as coowner
therein, as provided by said statute.
A. Z. WATSON,
Co-owner. !
By Jas. M. Streeten.
His Agent.
Publish—Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1.
8. 15. 22. 29. Nov. 5. 12, 19, 26.
Dec. 3. 1921.
FORFEITURE NOTIC E
To George F. Allsop. your heirs, le
gal representatives and assigns.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
pended in labor and Improvements
during the year 1920. the sum of
Oam Hundred dollars on and for
the benefit of the ALMA ASSOCIA
riON placer mining claim situated
>n the right limit of Bourbon Creek,
adjoining Bench Claim No. <». in the
L’ape Nome Recording District, Alas
ka, (notice of location of which is
recorded in Book 121 at page 15 of
the Records of said Recording Dis
trict) in the performance of the an
nual labor done on said claim for
the purpose of holding the same un
der the provisions of Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States,
and supplemental legislation.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportionate share
of such expenditure, as co-owner, to
the undersigned within ninety days
after the 'final publication of this
notice or your interest in said claim
will become forfeited and vest in
the undersigned as provided by said
section of the Revised Statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 15th
day of October ,1921.
PETER JOHNSON.
Go-owner.
Publish—Oct. 16. 22, 29. Nov. 6,
12. 19. 26. Dec. S. 10. 17. 24, 31,
Jan. 7, 1921.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. W. Kelly, your heirs and as
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned during the y®ar 1926,
expended the sum of One Hundred
dollars in labor and improvements
upon the SUGAR MINE BENCH
Placer Mining Claim, on Grouse
Gulch in the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, the location notice
of which is of record in Vol. 17 at
Page 29 of the records of Locations
in the office of the Recorder of said
Precinct and District, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions
of Section 2324 of the Revised Sta
tutes of the United States and sup
plemental legislation concerning an
nual labor upon mining claims, and
being the amount required to hold
said claim.
And if, within ninety days after
the publication of this notice for
ninety days, you fail or refuse to
contribute to the undersigned your
proportion of such expenditures, as
co-owner, your interest, in said claim
will become the property of the un
dersigned, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure, by
the terms of said Section Revised
Statutes of the United States.
PIONEER MINING AND DITCH CO.
Co-owner
By C. L. JOHNSON.
Agent and Manager.
Publish—Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 2.
19. *17, 24. 31. Jau 7, 14. 21. SI
1921.