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The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice Is given that pursuant o the provisions of section PTS If part ,, of the Alaska Code of Civil Procedure, l will offer for sale upon the premises of he Northland Dock Company at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 25th. day of October 1913, o the highest bidder for cash )ne purse seign, which can be seen at the cabin of c. A. John son on Pennock Island.
 This sale is conducted by me for the purpose of satisfying ny lein for labor bestowed hereon and materials furnish d at the special instance and 'equest of Harry Ringstad. Said Harry Ringstad having fail ed, refused and neglected to pay just and reasonable char yes for said labor and material, amounting b the sum of nine y dollars, (S9O.OO) and ten lollars, (si0.O0) storage and iharges of sale.
 4. H. JOHNSON, By his attorney, Chas. II. Cos
 grove.
 Dated this 2nd day of Octo- Der, 1913, Ketchikan, Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
LIBRARY NOTES

During the months of Oct. Nov. and Dec. the following books have been added 10 the Library Catalogue.
 Inside The Cup Churchill: Romance of Billy Goat Hill. Rice: Desert Gold, Zane Grey; The Woman Thou Gavest Me. Hall Crane: Call of The Gum berland's; Laddie, Gene Strat- ton Porter: The Amature Gent elman. Farnol: The Parasite. Marlin. The Long Portage, Herbert Bindlast; Alice of Old VineenneS. Maurice Thompson Miller of Old South Church, Ellen Glasgow: Via Crucia, Marion Crawford; Gods Good Man, Marie Correlli; Makers of History, tdonatedl 0ppenheim Medicolog. large volume. idonatedl. We would be glad to have the people of theTown come in and see for themselves the pleasant well lighted read ing room and the large well selected circulating lidrary. ref erenee books and maps. The Librarian would suggest that the editors of our evening and morning papers. might be in- tereSted if they would just "drop in' and take look at the only Public Library in Southeastern Alaska. Fair banks has the only Carnagie Library in the Territory. so far as We know, a good build ing and well equipped in it's various departments. so report ed by representative of a Type writer company. There are great possibilities for our own Library in the bright future. LIBRARIAN.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
Account and Petition For
 Distribution In The Matter of the Estate o7 Helen Johnson, Deceased,
Account

Notice is hereby given that the final account of Henry Goemaere the administrator of the estate of Helen Johnson, deceased, has been rendered 70 said court for settlement, and that a petition for a final distribution of the estate has been filed with said account, and that the 9th day of Dec ember, 1913, at 2 o'clock D. m. has heen duly appointed by said court for the settlement of said account and hearing or said petition. at which time any person interested in said e.- ate may appear and file his exceptions, in writing, to said account, and contest the same. Dated this 7th day of OctO- Der, 1913.
 E. s. Stackepole,
 Probate Judge. Charles H. Cosgrove,
 Attorney for Administrator.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Iii the Commissioners Court
 fer the Precinct of Ketchl-
 kan, Territory of Alaska, Div
 ision No. 1,-In Probate.
 Notice is hereby given that William A. Cornell has been duly appointed administrator with the will annexed Of tha estate of Linus A. Gould, de- ceased; and all persons having claims against said estate arc hereby notified to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within six months after the I rSt publication of this notice with the undersigned at his place of business, the Stedman Rotel, ketchikan, Alaska.
 taied this 4th day of Septcm bcr, 1913.
 WILLIAM A. CORNELL Administrator of the Estate of
 Linus A. Gould, deceased. Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney for
 Administrator. 9-26-13
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
WAS A FINE SMOKER

The Eagles report a hi-yu time at their smoker last night. Three Collins brothers. recent corners. rendered some very enjoyable selections, Manager Purinton of the Dream was there with couple of fine moving pictures, everybody was called on to do some stunt. and the Dream Orchestra filled in between with their snappy music. One of the most en- joyable events. however was the clam chowder prepared by Ed. Robinson. which went right to the spot.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
HURT BY FALLING TREE

further Larson. a logger in tbe employ of Sawyer & Mckay the lOggeFS. was painfully hurt while at work near Canoe Pass shortly before noon yesterday He was falling a forfed tree al the time. III the crotch Of which q dead snag was hang ing. Just as he had finished saving. the saw bound. and in stead Of getting out Of range of the falling timber at once. he waited for the saw to free itself. and then started to run. He was apparently watching the tree more than the ground. and stumbled and fell. and was caught under the tree. He Was brought 10 town where he arrived about nine o'clock las. night and was taken at once to the hospital. where he is now under the care Of Dr. Myers. Fortunately no bones were broken. although he is bruised badly all down one side of his body, and is resting eas- fly today.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

The Alaska Oil & Refining Go. has recently completed q new refining plant at katalla, and kerosene as we'll as gas oline. i> being refined.
 Leroy Tozier. as attorney for the .Aleska- Canadian Mines De- velopment company, has filed q certificate of articles of in corporation with the clerk Of the court. This company is made up of Canadian and Am eriean capitalists who's inten- ton it is to do extensive min ing Tn the territory of Alaska. getting the power for their different enterprises from their plant at Dawson '. T.
 The mounted police post at Herschell island has been aban doned for this winter. and the detachment Of four men and five dogs may be compelled to drop back to Fort AlcPhefson. The steamer Belvedere, which sailed from Nome last July with provisions for Hersehell, never reached its destination, and if is feared 1t has met with disaster or IS frozen in the ice. Efforts are being made to locate the missing yes- sel. The police patrol will leave Dawson about Christmas with a dog team and the maiI for Fort McPherson. II will stay ten days and return to Dawson in March. It l. scar eeiy probable the patrol will be able 10 communicate witn aBy of lhe Stefanson's party.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
ALL RECORDS BROKEN IN
 TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

During the month of Novem- ber Paddy O'NeiI and his Sheep creek tunnel crews drove the big bore q distance of Gel feet which establishes a new worlds record for tunnel work O'Nel and his men have been doing record break ing work ever since the big tunnel was started. averaging close to 600 feet for each month for the past twelve months.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
Notice of Final Settlement

,n the Commissioners Court For Ketchikan Precint No. s. Alaska.
 III the Matter of the Estate of William Kroling, deceased. Notice Is Hereby Given, thai the undersigned has filed il. iht above court his final aG, count of administration of the above estate, and that Monda, December 1st, 1913, at { 0 clock pm. at the Commis- sioners office al the Court House at Ketchikan, Alaska. has been appointed as the day and Ilace for the hearing of any objections to such final account and the settlem ent thereof.
 WILL B. BELL
 Administrator
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
BILLY SAYS TT LOOKS GOOD

Wm. Poison arrived over from McLeans arm last night. where with Marsh Ickis and Otto Herbst he is engaged in developing some promising eoId-copper propeFt'-. He re- ports that the work being done is opening up the property in fine shape and every shot shows improvement
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

The White Pass company will build a small steamer to be operated on lake Kluane.
 The Dupont Powder com pany is considering the prop oSition of establishing a Stor- age depot near Juneau.
 R. l.. Winning, the commission man of Fairbanks, has entered the moving picture business. He has built one theater and will establish another at Ju- neau. He operates several houses in outside cities and says he has found it profit able venture. He plans to es- tahli>h a circuit of houses in Alaska.
 A new regulation of game killing has been issued from the office of the governor. Il pro- videi that the open season for mountain goat in Southeast ern Alaska shall be limited to the period from August ist, to Febusry 1. inclusive.
 The home of Mrs. Olive Anderson at Lake Eyak, Cor doya. was recently diStroyed by fire. The Cordova fire de- partment responded to the a. larm, but the distance was so great that he building was burned to the ground before it arrived.
 A dredge operated by gaso- line engine has been installed on Otter creek i'll the Iditarod district. The dredge operates to best advantage in ground averaging ten feet deep and will be used to cleanup spots left by the mamoth dredges which operate to a deepth Of thirty-five feet.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
rorEMs TUMBLE

Visitors at the native cems- tary today report that the big bear totem and several of the grave houses have been blown down by the unusual winds of the past week. One of the houses was blown clear of it's foundations and landed full ly ten feet away.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
UP FROM ROE POINT

Capt. Jim Thompson is up from Roe Point cannery taking i'll the sights of the city. He reports that ketchikan has no monopoly of the wind question, as it blows some down his way Otherwise all is well down at Roe Point.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
SlTkA WIRELESS
 STATION REPAIRED

Capt. HanScomb and party that have been engaged for the past few weeks in making eN- tenSive repairs to the govern ment wirleSs telegraph station at Sitka have finished the work and it Is working again.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
FISHING BOATS IN

The Starr and Dechora, both halibut fishermen, were in southbound during the past twenty four hours. They arc headed south. both with fair sized catches on baord.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
HAVE PILES OUT

The crew getting out pileing for the Northland Dock com pany have just about finished their work. and the piles will be lowed in as soon as the moderates. Work on the dock will be taken up at once on the arrival of the piles.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
LEAVES FOR JUNEAU

F. R. StiverS, who has been temporarily in charge of the local customs house while NJ. 5. Dobbs was taking his vaca- ton. leaves for Juneau on the Dolphin. A dinner was given in his honor last night at the Stedman.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Dr. Simpson and N. a:so: a stay of several days in this city, returned home on the Dolphin. pr. Simpson is an optician with headquarters in Juneau.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
ANOTHER BATCH OF
 PICTURES ARRIVE

The Revilla was in receipt to- day of another consignment of the Current Event photographs.
 They give actual pictures of what is going on in the world and are worth looking at. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Commissioners Court for the Precint of ketchikan
 Territory of Alaska, Division No. 1: In Probate.
 Notice is hereby given tha' w H. Gilmour has been .duly appointed administrator of the estate of Timothy McMahan. deceased ;and all persons hay ing claims against said estate gre hereby notified to exhil IL them with the necessary VOL chers within six months afie lhe first publication Of 'h rotjce with the undersigned a bls place Of business He Ad Hiiral.
 Dated this 22nd day of telnber, 1913.
 w. H. GLAMOUR,
 Administrator of the Estale
 of Timothy McMahan, dc ceased.
 Chas. II. Cosgrove. altorn ' Administrator.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
NEW SCHOOL AT CRAIG

Clerk of theCourt Jay w. Bell will establish a new school for the district of Craig immedi- ately. The school will start off with twenty-six pupils.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
NEW COURT TERM

4 new term Of court has been called Io conven at Juneau, Jan nary ;. at which time the petit jury 'sill be required to report for duty.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

As soon as the weather mod crates Billy" Poison will go over to Helm Bay on the Searchtight, w hich he has chartered for the trip.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Mrs. x. F. Zimmerman will be apassenger south on the AL Ri, leaving Nick at home to take care of the cats.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Capt. A. l.. Hubbard and wife who had been visiting relatives and friends on the Sound, re- turned on today's Alki.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Miss Amy Hunt will be pas seuger south on the next trip of the Alki. She goes to Ia coma. where she will attend business collage this winter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
TOO MUCH FOR
 THE SMOKESTACk

The winds of the past few days have proved too much for the second smokestack at the mill and it has a bad list to starboard. This is the second one to go down this winter and will mean considerable re pairing in the spring.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Mrs. T. Wyman, Alaska's pioneer miningwoman, arriv- ed up on the Dolphin, and is a guest of the relatives in Ketch- ikan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
COaLiNG UP FOR CRUISE

The lighthouse tender Colum bine took on 75 tons Of bunker coal at the Ketch;kan dock this morning. She is pFepar- ing to leave on All inspection trip as far north as Wrangell NarroWs and Chatham Straits.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY
 MAIL FOR THE INTERIOR

By reason of a special appro- prtaiion made the post office department at Washington has been enabled to arrange to give the people of the TaQana country and sS far north as Nome. 8 service this winter to exceed anything they have ever had. Recently i2.000 pounds or six tons of accumulated mail was sent in & special car to Chitlna. from which point the Orr Stage Line. under special contract, will take this mail 10 the interior. It will include newspapers. magazines and parcel post packages. much of which was recently sent from Seattle. This Is the earliest date for mail of this kind 10 be sent to the interior. The re- suit Will be that hereafter the thrice 6 week mail of foo pounds. will take practically all classes that Is sent North. So that hereafter the people of Fairbanks and Nome wl,l have their newspapers. magazines and parcel post packages make close connections at Cordova from Seattle and outside points
 While in Vancouver lately President DickerSon. of the White Pass & Yukon railroad. stated that his company had spent si50.000 in supplies and the purchase Of horses for the ChiSana trade The company has established roadhouSes al- ong the trail where they did not exsiSt before. The com pany has unb0unded faith i'll the new camp making good and believes that the White river country will develop some good camps on the Canadian side of the line.
 Walter R. Moore was arrest ei while he was trying to get over the road from Fairbanks 10 Valdez. He was taken in charge by deputy marshal on the charge of having issued worthless check
 \ nugget valued at $500 was displayed III Juneau recen- tly which was mined on Spruce creek in the Atlin district. II was found at q depth Of 45o feet.
 The river steamers plying on the inland waters are all report ed to have reached their des- tinations before the freezeup and are in safe places for the breakup of the ice in thesprins.
 \ very mild form of measles has broken out among the young children of Fairbanks and the doctors report q num- her Of eases. Tie disease is confined to infants and has not spread among the children of school age
 +++
 George \. Apple. 2 member Of the Ruby school hoard. re- signed because of the appoint ulent Of tea her to whom he objected.
 The Dawson police recently ralded the Central hotel there and captured fourteen men who were either playing or looking on in q poker game. The players were each fined sI10. and the rubberneeks <fa nl-h rnrut.- rs E1sr
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

missioner of Ester creek. who stampeded to the Chisana and was reported as having lost his life there. has returned to Fair banks. He says that the re- port of his death was exagger- ated.
 Herman Wobber. former Fairbanks miner. who made fortune there and afterwards engaged in the moving picture business, as we'll as conduct ing large stationary store in San Francisco, is being sued for breach of promise by Miss Anna Fontana. daughter of a wealthy merchan. Her friends gathered at her home recently when she expected to be mar ried to Wobber but the latter failed to put in an appearance. Investigation disclosed the fact that he had married another and left the city with his wife.
 \ special agent of the govern ment is engaged in suppress ing the liquor traffis among the Indians at Iakutat. II had been reporteed to the depart ment that hootch was being drewed wholesale. The re- port was not without found alton.
 \ nugget weighing sos was recently picked up in the sluice box by Henry Stroup on his claim on Glen Gulch. Ruby district. The miners believe they have good ground but have been unable to operate during the summer owing to the lack Of water.
 PoOrman creek in the Ruby district, will receive a thorough prospecting during the coming winter. The creek is some dis tance from the base Of sup. plies and the roads have been difficult over which fo trans port supplies. Good prospects have been found at yegeral places on the creek and it is beliyed pay streak extends for some distance which is richer than anything yet found ill the camp.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Judge T.. s. Rush is over from the Rush & Brown prop ertv near Kasaan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

NJ. NJ. Reese and wife and ]. H. Rodgers, are over from the Rodgers property at Hollis.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Job printing at the Miner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12
LOGGER IS IMPROVING

Arthur Larson. the logger who was hurt at Canoe pass last Friday. is improving stead fly at the Yates Hospital. It was feared for time that pos sibaly internal complications might set in, but now apparent ly he Is on the high road to a speedy recovery.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Two miners. Terrence and Osborne. of Ruby. had hard luck. The worked for several months in the mines to se- cllre an outfit which would keen them whiie prospecting their own ground OH Poorman creek. \ few days after their outfit had been delivered on the creeks by packtrain. it caHght fire while they were absent cutting wsod and they lost everything except the cloth ing which they had on.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

\ nugget valued at $500 was displayed n Juneau recen- tly which was mined on Spruce creek in the Atlin district. II was found at 6 depth Of 450 feet.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Tlle Dawson police recently raided the Central hotel there and captured fourteen men who were either playing or looking on in a poker game. The players were each fined sI10. and the rubberneeks sis each. \ number of Fair banks men who were enroute to the outside were among the victims.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

George \. Apple. 2 member Of the Ruby school hoard. re signed because of the appoint ulent Of a tea her to whom he ohlectei.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

The river steamers plying on the inland waters are all report ed to have reached their des- tinaiions before the freezsup and are in safe places for the breakup of the ice in the> bring.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

Walter R. Moore was arrest ei while he was trying to get over the road from Fairbanks 10 Valdez. He was taken in charge by deputy marshal on the charge of having issued worthless check.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-12-12

\ very mild form of measles has broken ont among the young children of Fairbanks and the doctors report q num- her Of eases. Tie disease is confined to infants and has not spread among the children of school age.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
SPORT.

Samuel F. Cody. the Anglo-Ameri-
can aviator. who was killed at Alder
shot, was practically penniless.
Managers for Johnny Dundee ana
Ad Wolgast posted $1,000, guarantee
ing a twenty-round bout at Los An
geles on September 8.
Henri de Laroche, who was goaded
several days ago into making an as
cent in an aeroplane, from which he
fell, sustaining fatal injuries, died in
Omaha.
Alec Johnson, Sc, the Terrible
Swede," who once fought Joe Cans
and was widely known throughout
Colorado as a pugilist, was buried in
Denver.
Matchmaker Eddie Pitts of the
State Athletic Club has signed
frankie Burns of New Jersey TO meet
Benny Chavez in q ten-round bout at
that organizations next show on Fri
day evening, August 29th, in Denver.
Pacing mile in 2:O5A at the Great
Western Circuit meet at Peoria, ILL.,,
William, three-year-old bay colt,
owned by w. w. Marvin of Lafay-
cite. Ind, broke the worlds record for
three-year-olds and under. He won
from Little Bernice in a driving fin.
ish; the Direct entry third.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

New York's 10000 policemen have
orders to arrest Harry X. Thaw on
sight.
Secretary of War Garrison and his
party passed through Billings. Mont.
en- route to the Yellowstone National
park.
Six occupants of an automobile
were killed when Santa Fe passen-
ger train struck the machine at a
crossing a mile east Of Carrollton,'
Mo.
Every effort is being made to un-
ravel the mystery of the death of John
McAlpine, millionaire lumberman,
who was found shot to death in the
basement of his home in the fashion
able East End district at Duluth.
The body of George WINFIELD, the
negro accused of the murder of Estill
Potter. thirteen-year-old girl, was
found In the Missouri river near Lex
ington, Mo. His throat was cut and
1t is supposed he committed suicide.
Uniformed police stood guard at ev-
cry entrance to the New York hotel
where Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is stay
ing. Always fearful of her husband,
she showed her terror to marked
degree on learning that he had es-
capped from Matteawan.
An unmasked bandit boarded the
Meteor, the Friscos fast train for
Memphis, as the train was leaving the
Union passenger station in Kansas
City, held up the four occupants Of
the rear Pullman coach and. after fir
ing once at trainmen, escaped with
5000.
Rain put an end to the great
drought which has cost Kansas and
Missouri millions of dollars. An ac-
companying drop in temperature
brought relief to sweltering millions
who had not known a good nights
sleep or a comfortable day for three
weeks
Nine men were killed and one preb-
ably fatally injured at Clifton, Ariz.,
when cable pin snapped at the Cor
onado mine and two ore cars, carry
ing twelve tons OF ore, and thirteen
miners, dashed down thirty-eight-
degree grade for distance of $500
feet.
Gerald Lippiatt, organizer for
United Nine Workers, was shot and
killed in pistol duel with two detec-
tives at. Trinidad, Colorado G. w.
Belcher, detective who did shooting.
wounded by union man, in hospital
with bullet in leg. Walter Belk, other
detective, under arrest.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
Mlgunderstood.

She was plump widow, with two
charming daughters. She had been
relic" just year. and was be
ginning to wear her weeds" lightly
All the same, when the new curate
called upon her she sighed:
"Ah! ! feel the loss OF my poor,
dear husband very much. / never
have any appetite for anything now
The curate was all sympathy and
in the endeavor to cheer her by point,
ing out what a comfort TO her her
daughters must be. replied:
Il can quite understand that. but
Jou are solaced in"
"S-i-r-r!" interrupted the indignant
lady. ALLOW me to inform you that
i am not laced at ALL"