The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-10
INTERESTING
 OCCURRENCES
 AT ANCHORAGE

| ANCHORAGE, May 1O.-Thieves broke the east plate glass window of Hillman & Hartley's Fourth avenue store and stole two Colt automatic re- volvers. MT Hillman, who sleeps in the building, heard the noise caused pearance, robe de nuit, evidently scared the burglars away as other than the revolvers nothing was taken. It is apparent that the thieves first cut the glass with a glass cutter be- fore using the stone which the pro- prietors are keeping as souvenir of ficers have two suspects under close watch.
 That the burglary was the work of experts is shown by the diamond cut ting of the glass before breaking. While playing with matches Fred M., the young son of MT. and Mrs. Harry Brown of Talkeetna, was pain fully burned and brought to Anchor age for treatment by Dr. J. B. Bee son at the government hospital. Mas ter Fred was wearing stocking cap and celluloid eye shade when the eye shade caught fire causing painful flesh burns. Dr Beeson advises there is no injury to the eyes and the young man is in no danger.
 With the intention of starting inn mediate work on their property, J. F. Karns, general manager of the Rams dyke Creek Mining Company, W. B. Thompson, hydraulic expert and Chas. Milliond, expert mechanic, arrived in Anchorage and remained few days before continuing the trip to Tal- | keetna. The company this season will work four giants and expect to operate until late in the season. ! J. Russell Walle, who left Anchor age in March, writes that he is leav- ing for visit to his home in Eng land. MT. Walle was connected with : the accounting department of the commission at Anchorage several years ago, later going to Nenana where he was similarly employed
 E. T. and w. H. Haun, accompan
 jed by their families, have left fol
 the Hope district, where they ex pect to extensively operate this sea son.
 J. w. Gardner, connected with the
 bureau of fisheries was in Anchorage a few days before continuing his
 official trip to Iliamna and vicinity
 Kenneth c. Stone, formerly sta
 tioned at Mile 297 in the capacity ot
 time-keeper, has been transferred te
 Camp 327 on the northern division
 in a similar capacity.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. Murphy of Nenana are ill Anchorage at the Hotel Par sons. MT. Murphy was formerly con nected with the T. and T. depart ment of the commission and may de
 eide to locate here.
 Mrs. Warren, wife of H. P. War
 ren, engineer in charge of the supply
 department of the A. E. C., and he1 daughter, Miss B. Warren, have ar
 rived in Anchorage from the states. Mrs. A. J. Hewitt, sister of Mrs
 Ray c. Larson, arrived from Seattle and will make her future home 1T Anchorage, where her husband is af filiated with the Alaskan engineering commission.
 Ed Hermel, until recently employed
 at Hurricane gulch by the Alaskan en gineering commission, is enjoying 2 few days vacation in town. Mrs. Maud Munyan, who recently arriver from Astoria Is so we'll i'm pressed with the prosperous appear. ance of Anchorage that she will re- main here, at least through the sum. mer months.
 Clarence Walker brought the launch Rosebud in from Seldovia and tied i up at the government dock. He says early indications point to active fish ing operations in the vicinity of Seldovia this season.
 r F. Zinis, leading farmer from the Eagle river valley, has been in An chorage disposing of his last years potato crop which produced so pro- lifically that he will plant an in- %l~.o