The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-18
NEWS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NORTH
 TAKEN FROM PAPERS

skasway p. O. 5ank.-Last Satur. day, Postmaster Martin Conway, of skagway. opened the postal savings bank at that place.
 oults Latouehe-The Post says that F. II. Van Campen Is at Sew ard Investigating mining properties. He has severed his connection with the Latoucie mine.
 From ldltarod-Leo Clifford has arrived at Seward having walked out over the trail from Iditarod- He re- ports the trail fast breaking.
 New Seward Hotel-Ben Labaree has raised between S55,OOO and S75,- 900 required to build hotel in Sew ard according to the Gateway The capital was raised in Spokane.
 Frame's New Move-The Valdez Prospector is authority for the state. men that John W. Frame. publisher, is about to settle at Anchorage.
 Pioneer Dead-William Robinson, aged S6, a pioneer of Valdez, died the first of the month.
 Anchorage Boom-Real estate is very active at Anchorage, enc lot sold the other day for S6O0O which was bought several weeks ago for $500.
 Stampede started- The Iditarod Pioneer says that Bob Boyd, the mail carrier brings word that a small stampede has started from ophir Creek and vicinity to the Tolstoi river
 New Ketchlkan Dads-The city Dads of Ketchikan met last week, drew lots for the long and short term of councIlmen. with the follow ing results: two year terms, E. ]. Copeland, W. .>T. Mahoney and D. w.. Hunt; one year year, J. II. Davies, lJ. P. Gilmore and J. Pettinger. Judge Plumley was reelected clerk of the council and magistrate
 Feed shortage-Reports from Fair banks state that the horses in the Fairbanks district gre facing Q fam inc. Feed Is short and what remairs on the market contains little sis- tainer
 Married-Chamcey F. Peterson and Miss Vera Austin were married at Anchorage recently. Mir. Peterson is one of the Anchorage merchants.
 Boyle Minstrel show-The Fair banks Patrol of Boy Scouts will give Minstrel show April 2S 10 raise funds for maintenance.
 old.timer Dead-At Ketchikan last week, Jim Fulton, an old timer passed away after a short sickness, of pneumonia.
 School Eieotion-Nlrs. E. R. Reedy, has been elected school director at Anchorage. A. J. Wendler. clerk, and Rev. J. L. Mcbride, treasurer.
 New Dock at seward-Work on the new permanent dock of the AL aska Engineering Commission has begun. The expenditure will involve about S4O,OOO.
 College Girls comlng-According to the Fairbanks Times, thirty girls from the famous Vassar College, will make the trip up the Alaska Coast, stopping at Juneau. and then contin- uing on to Fairbanks, thence down the river to Nome This trip will be made this summer under the di- rection of the White Pass
 Forestry Force Moves T. NJ. Hunt and other officials of the for estry headquarters at Cordoya, have moved to Seward, says the Gateway to make their headquarters there
 Now Second class-The Fairbanks post office has been raised from the third to the second class The change is one indicating a revival of busi- ness conditions in the district
 Seward couneil-Messrs. Sauers, Chamberlain and Bubriel drew two year terms on the Seward Council last week and Messrs. Doughe'ty Graef and Torrey will remain in of- flee one year
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