The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-17
ALASKA NOTES

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 c. D. Hart and J. H. Roberts, who left the Dawson branch of the Bank of Commerce to go to France, arel with the Calgary and Summerland branches of the same bank.
 Mrs. Mary Moulton Anderson, for merly resident of Fairbanks, died recently at Seattle She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mike O'Brien. who is now resident of Fairbanks, and two sons, Oscar Anderson of Idit arod. and Walter Anderson, formerly in the retail drug business in Fair banks and at present proprietor of 8 Seattle Drug store
 George Key, well known Ester creek mining man has returned to| Fairbanks from military service in France.
 Harold J. Montgomery, for the last seven years connected with the Bank 0f Commerce at Dawson, has trans ferred to the branch of that bank To- cated at Saskatoon. His place in Dawson has been taken by Gordon Mcleod.
 Roderick Mcknight. son of MT. and Mrs. Sam Mcknight of Dawson, has gone east to attend Harvard Uni versity law school
 James Hume, pioneer resident of Whitehorse which he left about two years ago, died recently at Waits 5urg, Washington, aged 63 years.
 P H. Ganty, the Skagway mer- chant, and his wife and daughter have returned from a visit of several months' duration to their farm at Warren, Washington.
 Ou the ldSt WoSLWdIu tIlp oi IHC Admiral Watson were eight teachers Or schools for the westward. They
 included Gerald F. Courtney and Mrs. Courtney, who will have charge Of
 he Wood island school near Kodiak; Miss Lena Varnell who will teach It Unga; C. C. Cook and Mrs. Cook who are on their way to AfOgnak; Mrs. A. s. Erskine and Miss Bess Sjoberg who will teach at Kodiak md Miss A. A. Applegate, bound for Ouzinkie.
 c. B. Smith was recently appointed assessor for the town of Valdez.
 Tom Donohee, son of T. J. Dono- loe. the Cordova lawyer and Demo ,ratic National Committeeman, will ,ttend Leland Stanford, Jr, Uni yersity, and recently left for the 3outh for that purpose.
 Miss Hilma Hihnala of Valdez ano Sergeant Williams of Fort Lisconi were recently married at Valdez.
 A mail contract has been awarded rom Seldoyia to Iliamna. ,1
 Syl Meredith has been appointed at Cordova.
 Everyone must have garbage ,an in Cordova this year, the ordi- lance being rigidly enforced. e
 The news of the death of Mrs. 0 Rifle of Valdez was received by Mrs. Clifford Phillips of Cordova. Mrs. Rifle died in Minneapolis, and her .emains were taken to Winona, Ind, for burial. She is survived by bus band and two children. Vera and Ad- cline. They are we'll known in Val iez and Anchorage, where MT, Rif lie was engaged in the restaurant business.
 Miss Lena Von Gunther. Valdez girl who was reared in that city. and Reynolds Holmes, who wont to Val leg with the Valdez Packing Conl.I ,any, were recently married at that ,lace. They will reside in Valdez.
 Capt. M H. Faust will be in charge If the cable office at Ketchikan um i'll his discharge from the army after hirty years service in the Signal Corps, according to the Valdez Miner. Ie will have completed his service lext January.
 William Quitsch was named as manager of the Free Gold Mining Company, operating at Port Wells. at |. stockholders meeting held at Val leg recently. The company expects o drive a development tunnel dur ng the winter. It was successfully operated during the summer.
 The aerial propeller boats on the Yukon which left Whitehorse for some of the tributaries. have been abandoned as impracticable as the boats would not stand the vibration