Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-19
Notes of the NorthIa !d

Mrs. Solner, widow of N B. Solner former Nome banker is living in Ere merton, where she is interested in { bank.
 Bert Skinner and wife, a pioneer O the Valdez section, are located on ( ranch near Spokane.
 Simon Foot, oldtime resident o Valdez, and in 1902-3 a member oi the firm of Foot & Debney, is now night clerk in the Hotel Northern, Sc attle.
 Rev. c. H. H. Bloor, rector of the Episcopal church in the early days Of Nome, is in charge of a parish at Jacksonville, Fla.
 The Standard Oil company is build ing three storage tanks at Sitka which will be ready for use in about one month. A crew of six men are work ing on construction.
 Holly Ashby, who grew to manhood in Alaska. is now a railway engineer in San Francisco, and is coming to the front in his profession.
 MT. and Mrs. w. V. Rhinehart, well known residents of Nome are living in the New Westminster apartments, Se- attle.
 Harry Leland, widely known in Alas ka, principally at Nome, lives at Alki Point
 Homer Wisner, former Nomeite, is living in Seattle.
 Robert Speck, well known in Val deg, later running transfer at An chorage. has a 20-acre berry farm at Cow Lake, near Kent, Wash.
 Lars Holland, bridge construction man for years for the road commis- sion, has farm on the Pacific high way near Kent.
 Teddy Cowan, former Nomeite, is living in New York city.
 Albert Fink, one of the most bril- liant lawyers in Alaska, for many years resident of Nome, now has a big practice in Chicago.
 Miss Lillian Sutherland, formerly connected with Dr. Caleb Whitehead's s bank at Nome, is buyer for a large New York concern, and spends most of her time in Paris.
 George Leekey, well known as chief deputy during Marshal Richards ten ure of office, lives in Seattle.
 Frank Austin, former Slate creek mining man, has a berry farm near Sumner, Wash.
 
 shal at Dillingham;, is now a resident of Seattle.
 Logan Archibald, pioneer resident of Valdez, former mayor of that town and prominent in business activities is now living in Seattle, running a furniture store on Westlake avenue. Hart Humber, widely known as mail carrier, mining man and federal officer in the department of justice at Kent Mir. Humber is member of the staff of Sheriff Starwich.
 Dr. Won Gunther, oldtime resident and hotel man of Valdez, is now liv- ing on a farm at Paulsbo
 Sam Jensen, another pioneer Of the Valdez district, is running a hotel at Paulsbo, Washington.
 J. W. McCord, prominent in oil de- velopment and other Alaska activi ties, plans to go into fox farming on a large scale. He will stock an isl and with ten pairs of blue foxes, to be followed later by an order for 20 pairs more.
 4 group of Los Angeles capitalists have taken an option on a lode prop eny located on Baranof island, near Petersburg, owned by Capt. I. M. Hofstad and sons. The lode carries a large mineral content of nickel.
 A. w. fleming, former business manager of the Juneau Empire, in connection with E. s. Hewitt, former Juneau stationer, are in the electric towel business at Seattle.
 Furriers claim that rabbit skin, after being dyed and plucked is be- ing offered or the markets as seal skin, and is surprisingly good imita- tion.
 George Carol, pioneer busi- ness man of Anchorage, is now in the trunk and valise business at 102 Oc- cidental avenue, Seattle.
 Mrs. Peter w. Davison, wife of Gen. eral Peter W. Davison, an army off cer with extended service in Nome Valdez, and other Alaska posts, and her mother, Mrs. Fleming, are now