The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-25
'OF INTEREST
 TO ALASKANS
NEW P. M. AT HOPE.

NEW P. M AT HOPE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1S.- Herbert Pratt has been appointed postmaster at Hope. Alaska, sue ceeding George Roll. resigned TO DECIDE COAL CASES. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 1S.-- Secretary Lane announced this af- ternoon that he would extend in the various Alaska coal claimants cases The date when the interior department was to make its final decision was set by congress foY October 20
 BUY NEW BOATS.
 SEATTLE. Oct. 19.-Announcc- .neNt was made today by the Alaska Steamship company that it had pur chased the steamer Kansas City, for Use on the Alaska to run in place of the Mariposa, recently wrecked in Queen Charlotte sound
 FAIR3ANNSAN WEDS
 OL1 MPlA. Oct. 19.-FrederiCk Clough for several years a resident of the Fairbanks district. was mar ried today to Mrs. Ida Mills.
 NEW "MOVlEs,'
 SEWARD, Oct 19-Tonight Cap tain Lathrop will open his theatre in this city with a moving picture show. This is the first of a string of three new theatres that he will operate on the Alaskan coast. The Nthers will tc in Anchorage and Valdez
 Captain Lathrop and Dick Thorue are using the same films, both men having started the circuit of mov- ng picture houses in Alaska AL though Mr Thornn is not interested in any of the showhouses which Captain Lathrop operates. he and Captain Lathrop, together with w Code. of Nome, own the Alaskan rights to all films produced by the World Film company, the Fox Fea- tUre company and the Box Office attractions. These splendid fea- lures which are produced in the best movie theatres in the States will come to Fairbanks right along under the arrangements now made between these three managers.
 NEXT TRIP IS LAST.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-C A. Settle, and Captain McLapworth arrived on the steamer Victoria from Nome this afternoon. The boat brought a capacity load of passengers.
 GOVERNOR ROASTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct 20.- Formal charges have been prefer red against Governor. Strong, of Alaska, by William Wade, clerk formerly employed in the governors office. The charges which have been filed with the President are to the effect that the governor has maintained in office William w. Shorthill, as his secretary in spite of the fact that he is a Republi- can. The filing of the charges is the continuation of a fight that has been waged by one wing of the Democratic party in Alaska for sev eral months.
 COURT ON AT SEWARD.
 SEWARD, Oct. 21-Court con- vened here yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The court party arrived yesterday morning. Judge Brown an nounced that he would hear the Ballaine townsite case in a day or so. The case is one of vital i'm portance to this town. Tom West md ". J. Roland will appear as attorneys for the Alaska Mort heIn. while the Ballaine interests will be 'o0'-od after b. l. V. Ray. s. o Ncrford and James Height.
 WAITING FOR HIM.
 SEWARD, Oct 21,-The people of this town are anxiously await ing the arrival of Delegate James Wickersham. At a recent meeting If the Seward Commercial club, resolutions pertaining to the secur- ing of an appropriation for a fed eral building in Seward were pass ed, and were ordered laid on the table pending the arrival of the delegate from the Interior, when they will be formally presented to him.
 BISHOP WEDs.
 SEATTLE. Oct. 21-Bishop Rowe arrived from the North on the steamer Victoria yestcrday. He at once secured a marriage license and welded Miss Rose Fullerton, a nurse who attended the bishops son last winter and also the late Mrs. Rowe iH her last illness.
 BIG MASON NOW.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 2l.-Attorney D0val Arch GunnisCn, of Juneau, was me of ten Northwest Mas7ns given the honorary thirty third degree yes terday at the Masonic temple
 BARITONE PERFORMS.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 21.-Lem Helge, the famous Alaska baritone, Is ap- bearing at one of the local theatres nightly, without pay.
 FURS SOLD.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22-The govern ment today auctioned off one hun dred and thirty-five thousand belts, fairly good prices being brought by most of the furs. One particularly fine silver fox skin was sold for twenty-six hundred dollars No Tr,ca of I oe+