The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1933, Page 7

" WRECKING NEW BUILD!NG COSTS GOVERNMENT $50.000 “ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 1933. _—_— All-Alaska News Mrs. Harry Morrison, of Kodiak. who rccently underwent an opera- tion at the Seward General Hos- pital is making excellent recovery. Among recent visitors to Kanak- anak were Leo Schrammeck and Chris Peterson of Toglak, Ed. S.| Morgan and Peter Krausz of Kulu- kak, and E. W. Hunnicutt of Ek- wak. Reports from all three places’ were that there had been a very small catch of red fox. Word from Dillingham says that dog teams and reindeer sleds hav> been much in evidence during the winter dnd extols the beauties of a «drive behind a good team of malamut:s over the trail between Wood River and Kanakanak. son -are comfortably hou. the Koktull and have made a good cateh of mink and otter, according {o-an.item appearing in a. recent Beward Gateway. Harry Stevens and Frank Fleck a2 in tHe T'kehik Lake sections and are. sald to have tangibl> coarse gold prospects to strengthen their hopes of a find there. Thay are this winter the sole white in- habitants of perhaps the larg st uninhabited area south of the K Lokwim and west of Cook Inlet. William Steinbeg and Bert Simla are at the mouth of Koggiung Creck, and have built an clevated 1 platform 22 by 30 fext on which they expect to take refuge with their dogs during the breakup. After the breakup they expect to examine the hcadwaters of Kog- giung Creek for miner: The John Jones Post of the Am- erican Legion in Cordova is soring the buy Am an movement which is sweeping the nation and has placed printed posters in store windows and other conspicuous places. Charles L. Plumb, who with F. Walter constitutcs the Arctic Air- ways believes that one of the air- plane’s chief uses in the Territory in the future will ‘be as an aid to prosp:ctors in penetrating into iso- lated locations, He bases his theory DO JGLAS NEWS COLONIAL TEA FOR GUILD Mrs. W. E. Cahill will be hos- tess at a Colonial Tea to be given at Her home in Treadwell Wed- nesday of St. sewing y— | Luke’s Guild. Cards and will be the principal di- versions in addition to tasty re- freshments. Colonial effects are to be in evidence throughout the affair, according to the announce- ments, —— e — FORMER ISLAND RESIDENT PASSES ON IN STATES N. C. Miekelson, former resident | here, prior to the ‘“cave-in” died'. guddenly at his home in Port Orchard, Wash., on the eleventh of this month, according to word feceived in the last mail. Mr. Mickelson was employed as wder man at Treadwell during he last few years he and his fam- ily resided in Douglas. He was very well liked by all who knew him. Four children, all grown, be- sides his widow, survive the de-| ceaSed, pon-; | son, | this winter afternoon for the benem‘ on experience as he found great difficulty in getting around the country while he was prospecting himself. Mr, Plumb may establish the base of his company at S:ward. Construction of five relief maps of the raflroad district for the Alaska exhibit at the Chicagd world’s fair Has been proposed’ by the Alaska Railroad to the Depart- ment of the Interfor. The modsls would be made by Pietro Vigna and similar to the .ones he com- 'pleted of the Fairbanks guadrangle. At a recent mceting of the An- chorag: Amecican Légion general 0. ittee on distritution of sup- plies received at the big charity drive show, the followinz commit- tee was'named to place the goods in hand and other that may be offered: R. C. Loudermilch, Mrs. D. W. Stoddard, Winfild Ervin Sr., Mrs. T. S. Oliver, Walter Brew- ington. The Anchorage post of the Am- erican Legion and the Ladies Aux- ilfary recently had a combined birthday party for all members cf I anizations whose birthday: cccurred during the month. It was an innovation and if successful was cted to be repcated. Staats, cf Valdez, underwent a ssful operation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and s expected to be able to walk on les soon, according to word ved recantly. If satisfactory ovement continues, Mrs. Staats xd her mother, Mrs. Silverman, expect to retwn to their home in Valdez in April or May. H. G. Blankman, Marion Ed- murson and Eric Jenson, Jr., re- turned to Dawson r:icently with dog teams from the Fortymile, after an inspection which took them as far up the Fortymile as the Kink, vhere they visited Peter Rost and Louis Real. At Fortymile they met Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Schulzz and Elton, who are putting in a quiet winter; Peter Anderson and his son, Arthur; Dave Swanson, the Fortymile merchant, who is busy cooking feed for his dogs and fedeing his hor Constable Lees, of the B. C. M. P, stationsd at Fortymile was on hand to greet them. Rulh Miller Mrs. Dave Ryan and Leland Fill= more, of the North Fork, were re- cent visitors in Dawson. They made the trip by automobile ana reported th2 road in fine shape. | Curling is a favorite sport with| both men and women in Dawson with scheduled games)| being played by the various team. in the community. Mrs. Ellen Hollenbeck, wife of)| John E. Hollenbeck, died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Dawson the lat-| ter part of December. She had| been ill for many months. Mrs‘ Hollenbeck was born in Salt Lake 5| of Dawson, .| to return to Mayo in the spring, BARI\EY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG OKAY SOULY- P , NOCK THAT BIG PUNK MRS S0 FLAT THEY'LL HAVE TO GET WIM OFFA THE DECK WITH A CRow BAR! NOSE BETWEEN HIS TEETH AND TRY TO BORE IN .. DO wOoT 1 TELL YA ... ’It s‘ Beach Baseb/all' PIONEER GF | ALASKA DIES INSEATTLE Mis. John F. McDonald Passed Away Last Night 1' at Daughter’s Home | \ Mrs. John F. McDonald. for many years a resident of Juneau and |Douglas, died at 9:30 o'clock ‘last cvening al th¢ home of her dauzh- ter, Mrs. Agnes Robbins in goal- t'e, according to word reccived' by Mrs. Minnie Hurley from Mrs. |Robbins. Mrs. McDonald is sur- vivad by two daughters, Mrs. Robs {bins of Seattle and Mrs. Harry F. {Mcrton of Anchora, Channel Rcoidents Bcth Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were rcsidents of Juneau and Douglas for about thirty years. At the time of Mr. McDonald's death |nearly five years ago, Mrs. Me- Donald went to Anchorage to live with her daughter thers, but after several years she went to Seattle to live with Mrs. Robbins, finding |the milder climate more beneficial to her ‘health, Had Many Fricnds Both Mr. and Mrs. McDonald made many friends on both sides |of the Channel during their long residence in both Douglas and Ju- neau. They were of real pioncer stock, coming to Alaska in the early days from the State of Wash- ington where they had previously lived. Baseball seems to be a major | sport at southern resorts this win- ter. Here is Miss Millicent Ban- sroft of New York reaching for a aigh one at Palm Beach. (Associ- ited Press Photo) 21 drive and has added the following| names since the last publication and the membership now nears the| thirty-five mark. The new mem- bers are Miss V. Faulkner, A. A.| Bigg and Ed. Boyce. EE e il NOTICE I will not be responsible for any bills contracted by my wife, Mrs Katherine Simonson, as she hag left my board and bed. Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 20, 1933. adv. DAVID SIMONSON. Joseph W. Stingle, Peter Rost Louis Roal, John Hansen and Myers Samue!son, of Dawson, are pros- pecting in the Fortymile distrxrzt! where they said they would sink a bl ‘——_'i few holes. They are at the Kink WE HAVE IT roadhouse. at the Right Fries Harris Hardware Co. | Lower Pront Street | SABIN’S Everything in Furnishings for Mem Jerry Huff, an early day resident who left that com- munity for the white metal coun- try eight years ago, is back in]|3¥ Dawson this winter, He expgcts if cilver comes back to its own. Skiing is very popular in Peters-| | burg and both old and young take City, Utah, 57 years ago and had|adyantage of the skiing hill built 'gone into the Yukon in the early‘back of Buschmann's Dam, a short = idays. She is survived by her hus- band and a nephew, Leland Fill-| more, both of North Fork. | | James R. Farr, who died recently | in Dawson, Y. T, was buried in| the Pioneers’ Cemetery there. mn-< eral services were held at St. Paul’s| Cathedral and conducted by the Rt.| Rev. A. H. Sovereign, M. A, D. D, Bishop of the Yukon and the Rev.| E. T. Cathcart, the latter reading the service at the church and at| the grave. The Pioneers also read their impressive service at the graveside. The Dawson Radio Club is still v.'orking on its big nembership time ago by enthusiasts. The Seldovia Boy Scouts, led by Scoutmaster Vincent, have been taking hikes into the nearby coun- try and having camp lore contests. At a recent fire starting contest Alex Saracoff was declared cham- plon Alton Palmer, Bill Peck and Carl Neilsen, of Homer, made the round trip stopped at Ninilchic, over Russian Christmas, making the trip by dog team. They sampled the Russian i Christmas at Kenai and Ninilchic and voted their outing a complete success. Scarcely had the new agriculture department building been complete were torn down. This.was done, it dcvolopod. byiflgMj larger. The partial wrecki ing cost $50.000. (Associated because congress had appropriated money to makl the new Press I:nh d in Washington before parts of it from Homer to Kenai and| | — Smith Electric Co. Gastineau Building EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL HAAS Famous Candies The Cash Bazaar Open Evenings | s \ e e e o) Store Closed Wednesdav In Tribute to the Memory of GEORGE WASHINGTON The Father of Our Country - AND ON MY LEFT = 'SULLY, EX-HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD — 347 POUNDS --. OIS YIME T'M GONNA SLAUGHTER‘ DAT BIG PUNK © 1933, King Features Syndicate; fnc., Great Brutien eiphes resceved. ! | f ' il | ! AUCTION BRINGS $2. 17--FARMER GETS GOODS BACK! c w Said ua woeked sty three yes on. Only married men will hereafter | represent Turkey as abroad, .according to a new Jaw. Call Yellow Caw, Phone 22. " L 0 O R R ong farm In West Lockinxz. “England. A SPECIAL! with A REGU:;AR BOX YARDLEY'S EN GLISH SOAP A T5¢ Botile of YARDLEY’S EN crowd (left) gathered at the | Kistner (right) near witness an auction . Ki oolu to satisfy a ‘M mi they jln led nickels bought t .gooda for turned Kistner's [mp !'!ltn and) stock to him “on a 99.year | uqo." (Associated Press Photos) The Canadian National Rnuwnyl Washington'’s Birthday Shrine recently ordered 500 gondola freight| Ball Feb. 22, Scottish Rite Tem- | cars. | ple. Invitational: ; ‘Shriners: please | their “fezes) *~/* " CHATRMAN; ** iadv. dipolmats \ Phone 83/ > Old rapers tor sawe at Empire. - ady | If You Had a Could You Gather This News? 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