Alaska sentinel., 1905-08-24

Ludwig Berg and Nils Roaming went to Treadwell last week to assist in building several houses at that place.
 Will Totten and family have moved from Mrs, Haughts house. on west Front street, o the Grant house. near SENTINEL office.
 Mr. and MrS. James T. Waters left on the Cottage City for Toronto. May their Jour- ney be safe one and may good health return to Mrs. Water,
 Dr. Fales and Messrs. Lowden and Jones got away up the river last week. for their big game hunt. Chief Shakes and three of his boys took them up in acanoe.
 Atto.ney Willoughby Clark ha- removed his law office from the room opposite the Pioneer to his building near the Salvation Army barracks on east Front Street.
 And still that last years cabbage stalk, of which we spoke several weeks ago, contin ties to multiply. Mr. lnman has already cut two large heads from shoots ti;.t grew around ,hc stump, and three hea .s sill re- main. Will wonders never cease Ill Alaska?
 Mrs. Eta sheldon las sold her hou, chnll furnituie in lie apartments up $ airs III the McG-ath building on Front stIeet 10 Mrs. NJ. B. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson for some lime has had charge Ot the r. oinS II ihe ifduk- lin -7ranscrjph she was formerly from Shakan.
 Mir Swift, superintcnl mt of he North Pacific Trading X Packing Co, writes to the home office in this city that the humpback (pink) salmon average larger and hrmer Ill flesh and flavor than fir several seasons. The pack to the day of writing aggregated larger of reds and pinks than at the corres- bonding time in iG0i.-S. f. Trade JOArHdL
 A yanng lady in Southern California will undiubtcdir beSurpriSed to get ncat note from rl--1f Wran5eil. One ot our mar riaoegi.Ie young men, on opening box of al, I,s last week, found missile upon wIiici, yas w ,itten: "Seud this 10 - giy- in. G;,ine ard address. The young man WI. te cn the paper: If yOur re as good as the apples, you are all right?' siened his namc ani fired it back. And now we may expec, 70 be printing a welding aunouncc- me3t before long.
 Sc ? ta-y J. F. Worden of the Chamber of ConniC CT receives the following rom Eep' Iesenta;iyc to Congress ", s. Jones of North Ya ana Wash:--"I note through The press tlE.= v6ur Chamber of Commerce. ia de'lf0us | of ,.iu- . channel opened through Dry St Its. an and always have been very mu,!. iaicie ted in Alaska and in pr mot
  CT and Harbur Gnumi tee of the House and urged an appropriation forthe improvement of Wfau4ell N@reo&s at the last Congre2,s and the committee wanted very much 10 do | something for Alaska, butthe estimated cost is so great that they could not see their way clear to make an appropriation in the last 1 bill but hoped that some cheaperroute could be found. 1 addressed several different par ties, but could not get any definite intorma, ton as to any other route. should be glad to have from you all information yon can furnish me regarding the necessity Tor ana advisablity of improving Dry Straits. l feel safe in promising you that can secure provision for survey at least in the next River and Harbor bill, and i. may be can do better if there is any official information re- gariing it. although cannot secure an appfo' priation until there is some official estimate of cost by the War Department. You may rest assured that ali will be done that can be done, and trust you will not hesitate 10 call upon me for any assistance that l can render to Ai~S9Sn."