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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
REPAIRS TO ALBATRoSS

The very extensive repairs the U. s. Fisheries steamer AlbatrOss are well under way at the United Engineering Works in San Francisco and will be completed about the first of the year. In anticipa- ton of the putting of this ship into commission VeriOus ap- plication for her detail to special work on the Pacific Coast have been received by the Burean of Fisheries. It is the intention. however, to take up first and follow to it's con- cllsion the survey of the fish, ing banks lying off the coasts of Alaska, Washington and Oregon. The resources of these grounds will be determined by fishing trials with lines, gill nets anG other apparatus, and the commercial value of these outlying banks will be made known to the fishermen. It is to be hoped that as soon as this work is completed the yes sel will take up the very impor- tant work of searching for new halibut grounds i'll Alaska and determination of the extent oi those now frequented by our halibut fishing vessels.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice ks given that pursuant the provisions of section PTS part 5, of the Alaska Code of ,ivil Procedure, 1 will offer or safe upon the premises of he Northland Dock Company 2 o'clock in the aftegnoon of he 25th. day of October 1913, the highest bidder for cash ne purse seign, which can be cen at the cabin of c. A. John on on Pennock Island.
 This sale is conducted by me or the purpose of satisfying nv lein for labor bestowed hereon and materials furnish d at the special instance and equest of Harry Ringstad. 'aid Harry Ringstad having fail I'd, refused and neglected to pay just and reasonable char res for said labor and material, amounting b the sum of nine- y dollars, ($90.OO) and ten lollars, (siO.O0) storage and harges of sale.
 A. H. JOHNSON, 3y his attorney, Chas. II. Cos grove.
 Dated this 2nd day of Octo- Der, 1913, Ketchikan, Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Seattle. Dec. 29-The Alaska Fish Company, of ketchlkan, has awarded contract to Babare Brothers of Tacoma for the construction of two fishing boats to be used near Ketchikan. The boats are to cost ten thousand dollars each and are to be delivered within sixty days. Local members of the company announced today that the boats were to be used at Sunny Point and Waterfall as eannery tenders and would be about fifty five feet i'll length. They are to be dupli- cates of the White Bear owned by the Northwestern Fisheries Company and which was here this summer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
SALMON FISHING IN SIBERIA

Advices are to the effect that fishing inEastern Siberia were good, the catch of salmon a. the southern part of the west ern coast of kamchatka being reported as excellent. keta or dog salmon made up 10 to 15 per cent of the total. Fish were abundant in the Okhotsk Sea, but stormy weather made fishing impossible. Large quantities of fish were caught in the rivers, however, about to,s00, 1000 pounds of ke.a be- ing taken from the .Amur River Japanese initiative has brought great activity in the canning in- dustry, several Japanese firms having established plants with excellent equipment.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
Notice Of Fina! Settlement

,n the Commissioners Cour For Ketchikan Precint No. 8 Alaska.
 In the Matter of the Estate of William Kroling, deceased Notice Is Hereby Given, tha the undersigned has filed il The above court his final ao count of administration of the above estate, and that Monday December 1st, 1913, at Z clock pm. at the Commis- sioners office at the Cour House at Ketchikan, Alaska has been appointed as the day and place for the hearing oi any objections to such fina' account and the settlem eni thereof.
 WILL B. BELL
 Administrator
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Tn the Commissioners Court for the Precint of Ketchikan Territory of Alaska, Division No. l.: In Probate.
 Notice is hereby given that W. II. Gilmour has been dnIy appointed administrator of hc estate of Timothy McAIahi deceased ;and all persons haN iug claims against said estate gre hereby notified to exhibit them with the necessary vot- chers within six months aftei the first publication Of th- notice with the undersigned hls place of business the - miral.
 Dated this 22nd day Of Ser lember, 1913.
 W. II. GLAMOUR.
 Administrator Of the Estate
 of Timothy McMahan, de- ceased.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
WILL QUIT FISHING

A. w. Kelly, of the barge Amerlca came in Saturday from Convenient Cove and cabl cd for a tug to come and take the ship back to Seattle as they have completed the seasons catch. They have taken and cured 2,1OO tons of herring this season but the fish are scarce and the market is low so they will quit until next win ter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
BuRNSIDE's PILOT DIES

Seattle, Dec. 31-The cable ship Burnside reports by wire less that Pilot Frank Walsh died on board the vessel last night as she was proceeding south from Ketchika0n to this port.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
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The pack of the Midnight Sun Packing Company, amount ing to 700 cases of trout and iG barrels of silver salmon bellies arrived on Dec.3 on the $. s. Corwin, the company's vessel, having been caught i'll the ice while on trip to Point Barrow. The small pack is eX plained by the fact that early in the season whale got into the spiller of the only trap op- erated and after gorging him. self with its contents, gave flirt of his tail, which scattered The trap in all directions, irret- 'ievably destroying if, and
 hen swan away,
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Commissioners Cou'
 tor The Precinct Of Ketchikal
 efrltory of Alaska. DiHislT"
 No. 1: In Probate.
 '1state of R. s. Holt, deoea>rl
 Notice is hereby given tha Dan Nelson has been duly ap pointed administrator of the es ate of R. S. Holt, deceased end all persons having claim against said estate a.e hesau> notified 10 exhibit the n wit the necessary vouchers within ~iX months after the first pub lication of this notice with tn undersigned at his post offic address at Kasaan, Alaska
 Dated this 10th day Of Jun 1913. I
 DAN NELSON,
 Administrator fths Estate Chas. II. Gosgrove, attorney 1j
 of R. $. Holt, deceased, Administrator.
 Administrator
 ,Chas. H.. Gosgrove, attorney fol
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

cti.4yol. ei4t tIhiU Oi Seo' 5ing taken into considerations as probably been the finest lonth of the year. According
 weather observer Peckham. us far there have been i2 ear days in the month. The west reading the thermom- CT has shown was 2S during le night of the 24th. The armest day was the 2nd.: ith 52 degrees, while yester- ny with 46 degrees wasn't so ary far behind it.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02


 The contract was recently a. warded to a Seattle firm by a syndicate in which John Dan- iels of the Tam and Al is inter- ested for the construction oi an eight-dory schooner, l03 feet long and having 2012 foot beam. The schooner. which will cost $25,000, vii have capacity of 150,00f pounds. She will be ready b, March. A 140-h. p. Standard gas engine will be used.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
Account and Petition For
 Distribution n The Matter of the Estate
of Helen Johnson, Deceased

VI s'S'SiI OO's'SO''y @ScSS&SOSs Notice is hereby given that ne final account of Henry foemaere the administrator of he estate of Helen Johnson. eceased, has been rendered 2 said court for settlement, nd that a petition for a final 'istribution of the estate has cen filed with said account, nd that the 9th day of Dec- mber, 1913, at 2 o'clock p. m. as heen duly appointed by aid court for the settlement of aid account and hearing of aid petition. at which time any erson interested in said es- ate may appear and file his Xceptions, in writing, to said count, and contest the same. Dated this 7th day of Octo- CT, 1913.
 F. s. Stackepole,
 Probate Judge. 'harles II. Cosgrovc,
 Attorney for Administrator.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

iorceably removIng Iour ol tne regents of the University of Washington. He is going to Aappoint ,progressives in their places.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

San Francisco, Dec. 29-The police today took in custoday three men who were acting in suspicious manner and when they searched their premises they found enough powder and infernM machines to destroy the entire city if it were set off at once.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
DANCE THE NEW YEAR IF

The Red Men will nat plac' ihe eckets for their New Year fse dal e on sale around tow as l, customary, but the Dc office al the hail will Go ore . eight o'clock so that you a .eoune your tickets there Tn
 will be appropriately dee t.pated sor the occasion an eooa music has been secure' Remember the date, Wednes evc no. Dec. 3t, and b. ori io dance the Old Year or an9 he New Year in. Iou1 fird vour friends there. ad
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

The Cordova Alaskan says that the wind blew so hart down there the other day tha "the stove pipes were blow1 down and the streets were blocked" Must have been lots of stove pipe. .-EX.
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 John Mezger of Fox, and F c. Taggart, of Deadwood, Al aska, have been appointe' notaries public by Gov. J. + A. Strong.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Andy F. Hove, game warden at Fairbanks. reports that fur bearing animals are not as plentiful in the Bonnifield dis trict as formerly but that there is lots of larger game.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
ln.0ellageIy aIIer the

anlaeaiately alter the At Year Thompson's store build- ing will be cut down about tel feet on the front, whicl will put it back to the properi line on the west side of Fron street. This will materially il prove that side of the stree and if the other property owl CTS will now follow suit Fror street will begin to look lik, something.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
GOES VISITING

Mrs. R. D. Reese was a pas senger for the south on the last Alki. She will visit her mother and expects to be gone for some time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Presidesi, Mexico, Dec-3 The guard Of the Const; tutionalist army reached th outposts of Ojinaga last nigf and immediately invested tn place. During the night dea was fixed up between them an the federal soldiers, and whe' the former attacked this morn ing the federals mutined 8 geinst their officers and marc ed over to the rebels. A gen eral adyanye was then mad which resulted in the Constitu ionali>ts captur:Ag 5 all the ou rosis of the town. The fed eraI soldiers in various othe places are reported on tn verge of mntiny and ready t join the rebels.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
HAS BIG LOAD

The halibut boat Seymour which cleared from here for Seattle by way of the fishing banks went south this morning without stopping. She appear ed to be very heavily loaded,
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

When the Alki went south last Saturday she had 80 boxes of fresh halibut from northern points. 5t5 boxes of frozen halibut from Sitka, 1o,ol7 cases fresh salmon from here, 60 tons of miscellaneous and 57 gas accumulators from the light house. She will make Sitka on her next trip north.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Henry o. Smith, federal fisl cries agent, has just completed a survey of the halibut fishing industry in Southeastern Alas ka and the figures show a flee of 200 boats to be operating
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Fishing operations at Cor yerient cove have stopped con [ etely and the barge AmerIe with about : thousand tons o' herring on board IS ready to bt toved south. The season has been only fair. about two thou sand tons of fish in all has been cured. one-half of which had been hauled south. The r,n of fish has had less to dc with the amount of fish put TIT than the unsatisfactory condl : fion of market. The fish | cured exclusively for the Chin ese trade. and the unsettled political conditions prevailing in that country are such that business is at a standstill.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Soi dot . tiC liioiitiis ltS west reading the thermom- CT has shown was 2S during le night of the 24th. The armest day was the 2nd.: ith 52 degrees, while yester ny with 46 degrees wasn't so ary far behind it.
 
 A stone carving, representing man in a sitting posture was ound by Mir. Charles Ulanky,
 homesteader, while blowing his land in the vicinity of 'ish river, on knik arm. The arving appears in a rounded builder, on the bottom, and hows fine peice of handi- york of the mediaeval age. The nll figure of a man is careful Y carved out. Ulanky has re- eived flattering money offers or the carving, but he propos- 's to present it to the govern 1ent museum at Sitka.
 Nome faces bankruptcy 'wing to the uncollectable tax 's on the property lost during he big storm. The city had cen living up to its probable ncome on the estimates of 'revious years revenue. It is stimated that the taxes on the property destroyed would have ,een more than s10,000. Sev- eral saloons. from which a rev nue was derived through the icenses have gone out of bus ness. and the council will have retrench in many ways to eep the school up to the stan ard.
 The Aux bay group of lode inning claims at Aux bay eight en in number, have been bond d to H. R. Plate. a miningen. 'ineer said to represent Will am B. Thompson and asso- iates of New York in this deal The price agreed upon is s200, 100.
 The weather office at Cor ova recently reported that the precipitation between January St and November tst., of this ear was 17i inches. Six in i,es of rainfall a day was Eot frequent. The change of innate, that has been >nppos : 1 to have been caused by ihe lifting of the ocean currents. IS raised the temperture d. ng the coast and also greatly increased the rainfall. Gordova said to be the rainiest city nder the American flag.
 Several hundred masts are eing made and shipped from mber mille in the state oi Washington for the Panama acific International EXposi ion. They are of fir, some of hem t25 feet high. and they vill be placed around the -fonuds and buildings, to fly decorative flags, standards and pennants that will be parts of he general color and decor tive scheme of the exposition.
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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02
d room ln Oue Ol the 'IleauWll

d room ii oAe of the IreauweA bunk buses recently. Tom Radonich, we'll known caterer and proprietor of the Al aska Grill, paid a fine of five dollars in the Commissioners court at Juneau a short time a. go for having more than 2o ducks or waterfowl in his pos session at one time.
 Chris Lauredson of Fair banks, who attempted to travel over the trail from Fairbanks to Valdez in two days with mot orcycle, gave up the attempt and returned to Fairbanks. He will try again when the roads are in better condition.
 The Fairbanks Times con. tends that the ravages of in- fantile paralysis, among the Indians of the lowe" river were stayed by the p.omrt ac- ton of Ganrge E. Boulton, sup erintenda.;i of publit schools in that section.
 All the natives living with i'll 300 miles of Nome were in vited to attend the big potlatch | in that city. Native runners secured the country in every direction, extending the invita- tions to the scattered tribes. Two births in one day is a pretty good record for Skag- way, and proves that this seei ton of Alaska is prolific in other directions than those of horticulture and agriculture. = Alaskan.
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 Gus Franzen and Carl Stark enberg. report having walked from Ruby City on the Yukon to Cordova in 2I days.
 The Skagway paper is aston ished that there should be found i'll Haines fourteen dem ocrats to hold a mass meeting and form a democrats club. when at the delegate election for congress less than two years ago Jennings. democra" tie candidate for congress go' nary vote in the precinct. The. Alaskan forgetS that this is | great year for flip flops.- .-EN. The Valdez freighters are so busy arranging for the carry ing of freight to the new placer camps of the interior that they did not care to enter into any contract to carry Uncle Sam's mail. No one from Valdez made a bid for the work. There 1 is mory money in freighting as they are fully equipped for that business. .-Commoner: The Eagles at Cordova will not allow ragging at their dances.
 Grub is scarce in the Nel- china samp and horse meat is selling for 9 cents pound for dog feed.
 
 Alaskan friends of the fam
  ous Godfrey Chealander will be pleased to learn that he has gone back to the land. In other words he is now a farmer.
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 SALMON FISHING IN SIBERIA
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Glfy of Mexico. Dee. 30-lt l rredably reported here that th Pa son syndicate has offere
 ir a loan of twelve anN C }alf million dollars for tf' Faerta administration. and ar io hace control of the Mex ifan customs to guarantee re nayment.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Washington, Dee. 2o-Sur- geon General George Torney of the regular army died here today of pneumonia after a hard fight lasting several days.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

The Tanana Valley Demo- cratic Club has hopes that the 1eXt democratic convention for The territory of Alaska will be held in Fairbanks sometime leXt July.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

New Hasep, eDc. 3O-Jesf Willard proved altogether tof much for George Rodel las a1~hi. knocking him out in th' nlnth round of their fight Willard, who was the favorit' at considerable odds did Ho have to extend himself at an, time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Mexico City,Dec. 30-Report cone from the north that thr rebels in the northern part ar using American army rifle and are plentifully snpplie with ammunition.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

Later-A white flag was sen into Ojinaga about noon todd, and a conference between th' rebel general and the ferera commander was arranged fo this afternoon. It is believed that the federals will be in vited to march out with thei arms and join the rebel army t is generally conceded tha Oiinaga is in poor shape for siege as the hills to the sout' command the city, and thes' the rebels are believed to be T command of.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

The Dawson curriers' recently held a rousing time in the hall of Dawson atheletic associa- ton, during which, according 0 advices received from the festivities, all who attended vere filled with Scotch vim, md drunk with enthusiasm. )
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-01-02

c. s. ". Barrweil. the engine T in charge of the overland rail improvements near Daw- son, reports that the automo- 9ile road from Whitehorse to Dawson has been practically completed for a distance of f5O miles. between White horse and Yukon Crossing, and that another years work will put the road in good condition for either wagon or automobile travel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
CONSUMERS DEFRAUDED
OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY
Pay for Weight Of Butter, Lard and
Meat Trays-Washingto-
mans Are Protected.

That consumers are defrauded annually
out of millions of dollars through the
practice obtaining in many states where
by the weight of butter. lard and meat
trays is included in the weight of the
commodity sold, is the claim made in
communication received yesterday by the
District Commissioners from Chicago
firm which is waging n campaign for the
enforcement of laws to regulate weighing
methods OF retail grocers and butchers.
The communication Is in the form of a
petition, copies OF which, 1t is stated,
have been sent to the superintendent OF
national, state, municipal and county
weights and measures departments,
boards of health. pure food and Sanitary
departments and the presidents of retail
grocers' associations. retail butchers as
sociations and women's clubs.
1t is stated in the petition that the con-
ditions complained of do not exist in the
District Of Columbia and that there are
othc. states, notably New Jersey, in
which butter. lard. etc, are weighed from
the trays that hold these commodities.
The local department of weights. meas
ures and markets was one of the first
municipal agencies to regulate this mat
ter and as a result Washington dealers.
without exception. it is stated, weigh
commodities exclusive of the trays that
hold them. thus insuring full measure to
the purchaser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
WEST POINT EDUCATION
COSTLIER THAN COLLEGE
$2,5SO a Year for Each Cadet, But
There Are No Endowments and
Other Compensations.

According to Col Townsley, superin-
tendent Of the United States Military
Academy. it costs the government ST.
each cadet at the West Point institution.
He bases his figures on the total appro-
priations for the academy, amounting
to $1.o66.07S.77, and an average number
of cadets of COZ.
Townsley, lin comparing this cost for
educating cadets with the cost to parents
for educating sons at our large col
leges-$1 200 to $500 per year-that
many large items figured here are cover
ed by interest on endowments to these
colleges. Endowments for presidents,
professors, teachers, buildings, scholar
ships. equipments and expenses of all
kinds are a feature of a i old colleges.
Pupils or their parents do not pay
for these, although they receive great
benefit therefrom. Were they required
to do SO, l am confident that the col
lege expense per year per pupil would
be quite as much or more than that OF
the cadet.
Under the heading. 'quartermaster
appropriations are included expendi-
lures for the personnel at West Point.
but many items are larger than would
be required for purposes of the academy
solely. Mounted officers detailed here
maintain their mounts while here.
though not required for the academy,
but In order that they may be ready at
any time for active service.
"A larger number of instructors is re-
quired by the system of detailing young
officers for the purpose than would be
the case with permanent instructors.
but the army is very materially benefited
by the additional training these young
officers receive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Transfers of Real Estate.

The following are the transfers of real
estate recorded in the Office of the clerk
Of the circuit court here during the week:
Daniel Gish to John B. Kinnear, lot at
Woodmont; Robert E. Kanode ito Grant
son Davis 1O2 acres; A. T. Croucher to
Marion L. Keller, lot at Takoma Park;
Chevy Chase Land Company to Renee
T. Davis, lot at Chevy Chase; George B.
Bishop to George A. Broadhurst. lot at
Woodmont; John F. Smoot to George A
Broadhurst, lot at Woodmont: Grace NJ.
Gardiner to Nellie M. y L. Jenkins, 10
acres: George II. Day to John w. Hail.
lot at Glen Echo; Charles w. Bishop to
George A. Broadhurst, lot at Woodmont;
Daniel S. O'Brien to George A. Broad
hurst lot at Woodmont; Thomas o. May
to Walter J. Tharp, lot at Silver Spring.
Otto William Benson, thirty three years
old. of Chevy Chase. this county, and
Miss Esther Anderson. aged eighteen. of
1855 Massachusetts, avenue. Washington.
were married in Rockville this afternoon
by Rev. Samuel r. White.
At recent~meeting of the kensington
Home and School Association it was de-
cided to ask the legislature to provide
funds for an addition to the public school
building at kensington 1t is desired to
enlarge the present building to twice its
size and to pebbledash the structure. The
cost is estimated at about $500.