The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-05-01
ALASKA NOTES

r. w. Cullen and John Sullivan,
two Fairbanks pioneers, died recent
ly at Nenana. They were buried
at that place.
Fifteen people took examinations
for naturalization papers at Fair
banks April 18th.
Charles Auer and Fred Bryan have
opened a meat market at Cordova
The Valdez Igloo of pioneers have
purchased the George Love building.
There is a lodge room on the second
floor. The Valdez Igloo of Pioneers
is in a healthy condition and has
290 members.
Clifford Rystogi of Dawson recently
made the phenomenal record of 28S
on the bowling alleys of the city
before reliable witnesses. The lad is
but II years of age. He rolled two
games. One score was 258 and the
other 2S8. Old bowlers of the city
claim the record will stand for
years as it is only II below a pos
sible.
Thursday of this week, John Emel,
local superintendent of the Valdez
Packing Company made a deal
whereby he acquires the controlling
interest of the Valdez Packing Com
pany, purchasing the stock of |. NJ
Foster, Jack Tusler and D. w. Hart
zell, outside capitalists who have
been with the company since its
start here in 1917.-(Valdez Miner
The Nenana News endorses the
statement of Archdeacon Stuck in
publication that the canneries at
the mouth of the Yukon are respon-
sible for the shortage of fish.
Jimmy Lloyd and John Beckman,
veteran hard rock men of the Gold
Run district near Dawson, have
driven so feet of tunnel on their
property this winter which cost them
$27 a lineal foot. The rock shows
high values.
Nenanaites who purchased shares
in the Texas Oil Company of r. l.
Vining, the Fairbanks Commission
man, have been notified that good
flow of oil has been struck in the
we'll the company is sinking.
c. J. Stracham, superintendent j.
P Furbeck, engineer and crew OF
II men arrived on a recent boat for
the Mckinley Placer Company on
Valdez Creek. where the company's
property is located A large amount
of supplies were hauled in on sleds
John Firth, the famous old Hud
sons Bay factor at McPhersons, has
resigned from the service, and his
place has been filled by his son-in-
law. Jack Parsons. Firth has built
himself a fine new residence at
McPhersons, which now has II build
ings.
Carl Johnson and Charles Johnson
of Cordova. conductor and fireman
ON the Cordova railway. are putting
in a fish trap near Hinchinbrook
Island, and will sell their catch in
the open market.
The halibut schooner Scandal,
which went ashore on reef of
Montague Island several weeks ago
has been floated and beached at the
head of the bay. according to. reports
age she sustained and whether she
can be put into commission again
is not known here, but 1t is believed
she will soon be in the fishing in
lustry again.
| following officers at a recent meet
ing: Charles Krefting. dictator; Fl
L. Meyers, secretary; Wilson Los
ness, vice dictator; NJ. A. Horner as
treasurer and E. G. Victo as preiate
Constables Campbell and BROKER
of the Canadian Mounted Police
( who recently returned to Dawson
from Fort Mcpherson, report a poor
fur catch in the Mckenzie district
with the exception of mink and
muskrats The price paid at the posi-
is SIS in trade for mink and $1.5(
for rats. More than 60 traders
licenses have been issued. The old
Hudson's Bay Company holds 40 Ii
censes. but this season is beins
| given a hard run by the new firm