The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

wholesale as q result Oi the war in Europe. but to what eN- tent the rise will affect Fairbanks is still uncertain IL is not believ- ,d that the price of other foods in this city will be affected by the war according to G. A Coleman. of the N (. Co, who says that as stocks have generally been ordered ty this time. there will probably be To occasion To raise the prices.
 Some other merchants are not so optimistic and refuse to say if prices will be affected by the Out side conditions. But as Mir. Cole man is the head of q big company. and is the other stores will proba bly, not advance prices alone, it seems that Fairbanks people need not fear about the coming winter. Who Will There is an awful mix Get the mp about the money the Tax Fund city received al it's tax
 sale the early part of the month, and it is safe to bet that before the matter is settled, it will have to go to the courts.
 The law says that when the city sells lot to satisfy delinquent tax es. the money received, in addition to that which is due the city, must go to the original owner of the lot. It says further that the prop erty must be sold 10 the highest bid der and that if the property is re- deemed, interest must be paid the one who buys the land at the tax sale
 Now the question is if the prop erty is redeemed, does the man who buys il at auction get back the money he put into it at the auction. that is. the money in excess of that due the city? Many of those who bid in the lots are going to lose money if the opinion of City Attorney Marquam holds good to the effect that the fund. above that claimed by the city must go to the original owner of the lots.
 The matter came up at the meet ing of the council last Monday eve ming. and it was decided by the members present that it would be best to keep the entire fund in the hands of the city until further de- yelopment..
 The council at it's meeting paid the bill of s653S4, less an over charge of S12.75. claimed by the bridge committee.
 Churches Just as soon as the Will weather is suitable, the Picnic. members of the Presby-
 terian and Methodist churches will Told their delayed picnic at the government experiment tai station near Ester Siding. And it promises to be a great event, too
 The picnic should have taken place. you know, last Wednesday, but the weather man refused to cooperate. (having caused the rain to start St. Swithin's day, and doomed us to forty days of wet, and it rained so much that the affair was postponed indeti- nitely However, the children of the two congregations met at the Metho dist church and were royalty enter tained by the pastors and others.
 According to the plans of the pas tors of the church, the first time that the weather can be depended upon to remain nice for whole day the members of the two churches will be notified and the picnic will be held The Panama Valley Railroad company has kindly agreed to pro- vide transportation for the party. Last Announcement of the Boats last sailing dates of the SCheduled. year or lHTOuSH collIlec-
 tions from Seattle, re- minds one that the glorious Alaska summer is soon over, and that it will not be long until we will enter upon the Indian summer, season almost as delightful as the summer time.
 The last vessel to sail from Seat tle to connect with the American Yukon Navigation boats by way of St Michael, will be on August 23, while the last one to make through connections by way of Skagway will sail from Seattle on September 10, just four months to the day from the time the ice went out at Fairbanks.
 The summer time at Fairbanks is short, but grand. and the winter Is long but is filled with it's interesting events. It is really the great con- trast between the summer and the winter here that makes each Of them welcome in their turn, and as one of the members of the En- gineering party said, "The longer