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man, deceased. has this day filed in the Court her Final Account and Report and Petition for Final Distribution and Discharge ih the above entitled estate, and that the Court has designated Tuesday, the 18th day of March, 1856 at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, as the time, and the office of the United States Com missioner, Ex-officio Proba ate Judge, of the Kodiak Precinct, Third Division, Territory of Alas ka, at Kodiak, Alaska ,as the place. when and where said Report, Ac- count and Petition will be heard; and all persons interested in said estate are hereby required to file their objections to the said report account and petition, if any they have, in writing, on or before the said day, in the court, and to ap- pear at the time and place afore- said and present their objections; and at the said hearing the Court will determine what persons are to take the estate under the 1ntestate laws of the Territory.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, thls 10th day of January, 1856.
 (S) Mabel M. Fenner,
 Probate Judge
 Date First Pub. Jan. IA, 1856
 Dafe Last Pub. Feb. 4, 1856
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NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

1. Notice Is hereby given that between the hours of 800 A. N. and 7:00-P. M, February T. 1856, at Kodiak, Alaska, a Special Muni- cipal Erection wHi De held.
 The Polling Place within the City shall be the City Hall. The Polling Place within the area
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NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management
 LAND OFFICE
 Anchorage, Alaska |, n5ncOE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Martin Johnson, Dillingham;, Alas ka has made application for Homesite under the act of May 2o' 1884 (48 Stat. .809) Anchorage Ser No. O16685 for a tract of land de- scribed as U. S. Survey No. 3l8o, situated about 112 miles northwest of Dillingham;. Latitude 59 deg, 02' 305" N. Longitude 158 deg. 3O' O8.3" w. at corner No. l, con taining 4.79 acres, and it IS now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above men toned land should file their ad- verse claims in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 (S) Virgil O. SeiSer
 Manager Date First Pub. Jan. 28 1856 Date Last Pub. March "A, 1856
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Emil Knudsen spent several days this past week in Anchorage. He is a member of the Alaska Hous- ing Authority Board of Directors, and was in the mainland city on business of the Board.
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NOTICE

..- ThoInformaf- ssfodp of Christian Scientists meet for Sunday ser vices in the Hillside Chapel, on the Base. every Sunday at p. m Sunday School is held at the same hour.
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The Grandmothers Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Inez Shields Wednesday, February l, at 8 p. m. |
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LEGAL NOTICES
UNITED STATES APARTMENT of the INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management LAND OFFICE
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Dec. 6, 1854
 Serial No: O18628
NUTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notlce IS hereby given that Mar tn Olsen, Dillingham;, Alaska, has made application for a Headouar. ters Site under the act of March 5, 1927 GA Stat. 1864, 48 use. sec. 46l) Anchorage Serial No. O18628 Tor tract of land described as U. 5. Survey No. 3183, situated about II miles northwest of Dillingham; Alaska on the south side of the Dillingham; Wood River Road Iati- tude 59 deg. 02'34.e''N., Longitude 158 deg. 29'19.8" W. at Corner No l, containing 4.95 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office. Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad. yersely any. of the above mention ed land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 (s) Virgil o. Seiser, Manager Date First Pub. Nov. 26, 1855
 Date Last Pub. January 28, 1856
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KODIAK. AIAsxA. JANUARY a, lsss

obnersnap oi or other interest in gahers.. wanigans, or other shel- ters or Structures. hot fixed to the land or tidelandl.
 ". FIRST PROPOSITION: Shall the Territory sometimes known as Mission Road area and more par ticularly described as follows, be annexed to the City of Kodiak, Alaska?
 A parcel of land consisting of part of U. S. Survey No. 1881 and all of U. s. Survey No. 2873 de- scribed as follows: Starting at Cor. No. 5 M. C. of U. s. Survey No. 1881, situated F mile E. of the City of Kodiak, Territory ofAlaska; thence N 62 deg. 56 30" E 397.48' along meander line 1 of said U. s. Survey No. 1881 to Ko- diak City limits and true point of beginning; thence continuing along this meander line l 80.80"; thence N 66 deg. IT 30" E 565.33' along meander line 2; thence N g deg. 26' 10'' E 637.65' along meander line 3; thence N 24 deg. 56' 10'' E 360.46' along meander line 4; thence N 82 deg. . ST 10" E 25719' along meander line 5 to Cor. 6 M. c. of U. s. Sur vey 1881; thence N 38 deg. : 59' E 309.54' along meander line of US. Survey 2873; thence N 50 deg. : 37' E 150.81' along meander line to Cor. 6 M. C.; thence N 32 deg = 24' W 159.72' to Cor. 5; thence N 42 deg. 43' E 35.64' to Cor. 4; thence N 37 deg. A W 326.37 to corner 3 and intersection with Kodiak City limits; thence S 55 deg. Is w 77.55' along City limit line to Cor. ? of U. S. Survey 2873; being also Cor. of U. S. Survey 1881; thence S 55 deg. 16' w 2153.5 .54' along City limit line; thence S 34 deg. A E 757.18' along Kodiak City limit line to true point of beginning and inter section with meander line 1 of U. S. Survey 1881.
 This Proposition is submitted to persons eligible to vote under the provisions of either Paragraph Two CD or Paragraph Three (3) which are set forth above.
 V. SECOND PROPOSITION: Shall two percent (2%) con- sumer's sales tax by the City of Kodiak on all retail sales, rents, and services within the City of Kodiak be authorized, one half of all such taxes collected to be used exclusively for the construction by the City of Kodiak of small boat harbor facilities and the other half of such taxes collected to be used exclusively for the construction by the City of Kodiak of streets and street improvements? Such tax, If enacted, would be in the nature of levy upon buyers with imposi- ton upon the sellers of collecting the same at the time of sale or at the time of collection with respect to credit transaction and requiring the sellers to transmit the same to the City of Kodiak. This propoSi- tion is submitted only to persons eligible to vote under provisions of; Paragraph set forth above, ex- cept their names need not appear on the last Assessment Roll of the City of, Kodiak.
 FOR THE CITY OF KODIAK, ALASKA. a
 (SEALJ, } r
 (s) Richard c. Berg
 City Clerk Date First Pub. Jan. '. 1856
 na4a ' aet Dr,h Eaf 1QS6
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are hereby appointed to act as of ficers ol said election, to-wit: Judges within the City of. Kodiak
 Irene Nj. Lawhead
 Dorothy Haag
 Dorothy E. Clark
 Alternate within the City of Kodiak
 Lois Spencer
 Clerks within the City of Kodiak
 Rose M Tromonie
 Betha Digree
 Alternate within the City of Kodiak
 Louise Spencer
 Judges within the Annexation Area
 Eugenia Striga
 Pearl Foster
 Ruth Breckberg
 Alternate within the Annexation
 area
 Helen Leite
 Clerks within the Annexation area
 Ada MunSon
 Antjie Huer
 Alternate within the Annexation
 Ruby Phillips
 II. ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS WITHIN THE CITY. Those eligi- ble to vote within the City of Ko- diak at the Special Municipal Elec- tion must possess all of the follow ing qualifications:
 (a) They must be citizens of the United States, twenty-one (21) years Of age and over.
 (b) They must be actual and bona fide residents of Alaska and must have been such residents continuously during the entire year immediately proceeding the cleo tion and must have been such resi- dents continuously for the six (6) months next proceeding the cleo tion in the City of Kodiak, Alaska.
 (c) They must be able to read and write the English language as prescribed and proved in Title 38, Chapter 1, Section 2, Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1949, and not bar red from voting by any other pro vision of law. .
 (d) They must have registered in the Registration Book in the City Hall, Kodiak, Alaska, prior to 400 o'clock P M. February 4, 1856, and by these premises notice is giv- en that said Registration Book will be open for the registration of all qualified persons until said date and hour.
 In addition to the aforemention- ed qualifications, tn cir names must appear on the last assessment roll for the purpose of municipal taxation in the City of Kodiak, Al aSka. %f III ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS IN THE, AREA SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED, DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST PROPoSfTioN. Those eli gible to vote in the area to be an- nexed asdescribed iii the Proposi- tion shall be persons of the age of twanty-one (2D years. or more, and shall have been a resident of Alaska for not less than one year and of said area to be annexed for not less than thirty (30) days, prior to the election, and shall be the owners of substantial proper ty interests in land or possessory rights in land, tidelands, or i'm provements upon land or tidelands within the Territory proposed to be annexed Substantial property interests in land or poSsessory rights in land tidelands or im- provementS upon land or tidelands shall be constructed to include, but not limited to ownership, lease holds of one year or more, equi- ties created by contracts of pur- h
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have paiG a. . oA every kind levied or assea@,... Agalnst the said property, which IS situated in the Kodiak PreciAe.. Ediru Division. Territory Of Alaska, and more par ticularly described as follows to- wit:
 Lot Nine (9), Block Thirty-three (33), East Addition to Townsite of Kodiak, according to U. S. Survey 2538-B, Ill the nodiak Recording Precinct, Alaska.
 AND
 Beginning at a point adjoining Tagura Road within the Town of Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, which said point is common to the south erlymost corner of Lot No. Eight (8) of Block No. Thirty-three (33) of the East Addition to the Town site of Kodiak and the easterly- most corner of Lot One CD, Block One CD of the Kodiak Townsite; thence N. 39 deg. IT East a dis tance of 49.79 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, thence North 39 deg. IT East a distance of 12.O feet to Corner No. 2; thence N. 27 deg. 40' West distance of 680 feet to corner No. 3; thence S. 59 deg. 04' West distance of 1896 feet to corner No 4, poiuton the easterly4po5t boundary of Lot Eight ,(8) of Block B, aforesaid: thence N. 34 deg. 43' West a dis tance of 43.80 feet to the northerly- most boundary of Lot Eight (8) of Block B, aforesaid to corner No. 5; thence S. 5 deg. IF West a dis tance of 5000 feet to corner No. 6, the same being the westerlymost corner of Lot No. Eight (8) of Block B aforesaid; thence North 34 deg. 43' West a distance of 636 fit. to corner No Seven CD, point being the northerlymost corner of Lot One CD of Block One CD of the Kodiak Townsite, thence s. g deg. 33' West a distance of 1865 feet to corner No. Eight (8) the same being a point on the north easterly boundary of Lot One CD of Block One CD aforesaid; thence South 34 deg. 43' East a distance of 67.81 feet to corner No 9, thence North 52 deg. 45' East a distance of 1000 feet to corner No. Ten (10) a point within the boundaries of Lot Seven d7) of Block Thirty three (33) of the East Addition; thence South 27 deg 40' East a distance of 4700 feet to corner No. One CD, the place of beginning, all references herein being made to either Lots Seven CD and Eight (8) of the East Addition, all ac- cording to the official plat of U. S. Survey No. 2538-B, accepted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, February IT, 1942; or Lot One CD of Block One CD of the Kodiak Townsite, all accord ing to the Official plat of U. s. Survey 2537-B, accepted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office on September Il, 1941.
 You are hereby notified that in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiffs, will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for 1the relief demanded in the complaint and as hereinabove stat ed.
 WITNESS the Honorable J. L. McCarrey, Jr., Judge of the said Court ,and the Seal of said Court hereunto affixed, on this 5th day of December, 1855.
 Clerk of the Court
 :. (s) Win. A. Hilton
 Dat of First Pub. Jan T, 1956 / Date Last Pub. Feb. 4,1956
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NOTICE

THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
 THIRD DIVISION AT
 ANCHORAGE
 WILLIAM GEORGE BACUS and DORIS WESLEY BACUS
 Plaintiffs
 WILLIAM MURPHY; HELEN MURPHY; ALFRED M. LEVINE; T0PSY LEVINE: OSCAR A. TOR GERSON, aka GA. TORGERSON; PAUL KRUEGER; DOROTHY KRUEGER; DAVID S. GIBSON, aka DAVID E. GIBSON; VIR- GINA GIBSON; BILL POLAND, aka WILLIAM POLAND; KATH- RYN PPOLAND; THEODORE C. ROBESON; BANK OF KODIAK, a domestic b banking corporation; CITY OF KODIAK, q municipal corporation; KODIAK INDEPEN- DENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, a pub lie corporation; TERRITORY OF ALASKA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,and to all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate lien or interest in the real property described in the com pIaint adverse to Plaintiffs owner ship, or any cloud upon Plaintiffs title thereto.
 Civil Action No. K11,362
 Defendants
 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT EDs STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND ANT, GREETING:
 You, and each of you, are here by required to appear in the Dis trict Court for the Territory of AL aska, Third Division, within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this summons, namely, within thirty days after the 4th day of February, 1856, in case this sum- mons is published, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you, in case this summoris is served upon you personally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiffs on file in the said court in the above-entitled action.
 The said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief: This action is brought to determine the adverse claims to and clouds upon the title to. the real property de scribsd in. the >complaint, herein. and hereinafter described by the said plaintsffs-who claim that by tiaensselves and their predecessors ln interest, they have acquired an ahsolnte title in fee simple against
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(S) Virgil o. Seiser

Date First Pub. Jan. 28, 1856
 Date Last Pub. March "A, 1856
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(s) Richard G. Berg
 City Clerk a Date First Pub. Jan. ', 1856 Date Last Pub. Fef. 4, 1856
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NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND DISCHARGE

Notice Is Hereby Given that Lila M. Bowman. administrator of of the estate of Edward M. Bow
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
CIVIC LEAGUE

At special meeting called for february 20, sixteen people gathered to discuss the feasibility of trying to obtain and move a building on Skilak Lake to be used as a community nall in Aenai. Marvin Smith, Civic League vice president, conducted the meeting. +~a Since 1t was. felt that the project was indeed tremendous and that not enough 'connunity ty interest had been shown, 1t was voted to drop the whole thing. Whether or not this was wise is B moot point; it is regretful in that the conmunit ty needs so badly some type of large meeting hall and. no other course of action at the time seems open A plea vas. made by several attending members for all pers onst there to att tend the next regular meeting of the League to help figure put another plan of actiona
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
VOT E'.

The voters of the proposed smaller area of the PUD rejected the plea of resi- dents living in the larger Tout side" area Tuesday and voted to keep. the PuD at it's present size. The outer area voters voted over 2-1 to cut the PUD dQlm in size, while the Homer peo- ple voted over 3-14 to keep the size the same. Actual count in the Homer area was l2l, no and 43 yes; in the outer area the vote was 68 yes and 29 no. A total of 26f votes were cast from both areas.
 The vote was heavier than was gener- ally expected. Serving as5 judges were: Walt Dufour, San Pratt, Hazel Jonson, Henry Middleton, Duane Belnap and Gust Lofgren. Following the closing Of the polls at z p.m. the ballots were count ed ard shortly after pm. the re- suits were announced over the Homer Radio Station.
 The board of directors of the PUD met directly after the ballots we re counted to canvass the votes. They all so tabled the problem of standby pay for the pile driver at the Homer dock. Mrs. Lloyd Ma1uell asked the board to settle the matter.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
TANK T BUCK

Members of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department canvassed the Huncr area Saturday afternoon seeking donations for the tanker truck so badly needed. Fire Chief Ora Jones said that a total If y286 was collected. This, added to the 4l25 already on hand, brings the total to R4ll toward the Y1OOO needed for the tanker.
 Jones expressed the opinion that he was we'll. satisfied with Saturday E drive and indicated that a few pledges had been made and some folks were not at home. He said that anyone not con- tacted may make their donations through him and that all donations will be gratefully received.
 The 75e gallon tank truck will be purchased through Civil Defense and be welcome addition to the $50 gallon tank trailer now being used by the de- par tnent. .Ihe smaller tank has proven inadequate on several occasions during the past winters
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
PASS THE BUCK

G6org6 Tcag6r, as5lstant v. 5. at- torney from Fairbanks, was in Homer last week on behalf of .the Fai roanks Junior Chamber of Comme rec. He is head of q commi ttec that is urging Congress to adopt the concentrations of the Hoover Commission. He left several hundred "Pass the Buck" folders that have been made up by the Jacees to be distributed around town.
 The folder urges Congress to adopt the Hoover report and save money and thus taxes. The idea is that the peo- pie are to send N porti oA7of the folder on to their congressman sh owing that they support the findings ard recon- mendati ons of the conmiS Ssion.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
(ARN0VAl QJNd)EGR Vv1ZN FR0DNN

The eight Homer winter carnlVaI queen Candidates went to Anchorage over tfIc weekend to take part in the activ- ities of the Fur Rendezvous. The trip is 3 prelude to the local coronation ball to be held Saturday nj ght at the Fritz Creek hall. The candidates have been working hard selling tickets and have met wi tn considerable success.
 A lovely Yl95 fur parka will De awarded to the candidate chosen as the winter carnival queen, it was announced this week by Jim Nicely.
 Tn other carnival news a 3o-foot banner has been placed across the high way near the Dari-Dalitc announcing the coming carnival. All commi ttees have been working to settle plans for their . specific porti ons of the program. The road to the lake has been cleared and today the track for the car racing on the lake is to De cleared. The road is the one cleared last summer by Ralph CoWles and turns off the airport road approximately across from the Sporter Aims,
 The carnival will get under way at II am. on Friday with 2 jet fly-oyGr by planes of the Alaska Air National Guard, after the fly-oyor the parade WI IL SIaTL aJ LnG SCHOOL ana IraVlI@ @Lq the ARC shops. Included in the parade will be 9 sleigh carrying the queen candidates and 3 line of> kids and their dogs.
 School wi Ill be out all day Friday So that the kids can take part in the carnival.
 At pm. Friday there will oe ski meet at the tow ard at pm. car racing at the lake. Night skiing will De featured at the tew Friday evening as we'll as lake sports and Alaska Is Favori to Game at the E1Es hall..
 On Saturday a snowshoe softball game will bc hold at the lake at 10 in the morning. At ] pam. slalom ski races will be hold alt the tow and again at p.ns tho car races at the lake. At 3 there will be 2 CAP demons tration at the lake. The coronation ball wi H start at pm. and during the evening a Hhiskerino contest will be held, a schottische and waltz contest, a floor snow by Bud Alden and square dance program by the Fri tz Creek folks.
 On Sunday the activities II got underway at p.m. with downhill ski races on the East Hill Road. Car races again at 2 p.m. and at 3 demonstra- ti on by the 10th Air Rescue and another snowshoe bal game.
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The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
TLE[T T

The .iashington NeWs-Letter from the office of Delegate Bartlett last week stated that the House Appropri atio ons Conpi ttce in reporting tho 1857 fiscal year appropriation bill flor the Inter- ior Department and related agencies a1- lowed tho full budget requests for AL aska activities with the exception of $32, 1000 sought in administrative ex- penses for the Alaska Public Works pro- grame Included in the APW program is P229 ,26e for a nultipurpose school room at kenai. The road program includes an appr opria tion If S2, ,20O, ,o0O for paving the sterling Highway between the Gnu zach Forest boundary and Kenai and +25 ,0OO for tho prepar tion of plans for Kasi lof-Kenai -Sterling Highway.
 Delegate Bartlett Wil1 appear on February 29 before the House Public Works Canni ttee to urge the minimum of 9 $175 million 1O-year road program for Alaska.
 The conmi ttee, considering legisla-- tion in connec tio on with 3 national road program, heard Assistant Secretary of the Interior D'EWart this week speak at length on the road problem in Alaska. Secretary D 'EWart suggested an amend mant to the bill providing that the 6ecre tary of the Interior be authorized .to develop lana carry out .an accelerated nj ghWay program for Alaska.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-27
TWO RESIGN

The following news release, was re- ceived this week from the homer E1ec- trio Associ at1on4
 Ton Friday Feb! 24, 1856 a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Homer Elec. ASSOC. was held in the HEA office.
 The purpose of the meeting was Is act on the resignation of two Directors of thc Board. Ard, to h4ar report by Marian Go4ppel on N lAPA# Board Aeeeing rh ich sho had attended. = as..
 Nelson Moyer N. resigned, the reason being as follows; nThe reasons for this action reyolve around the fact that I will be out of the Conmuni ty for a per- iod of three months. My absence will be a source of embarrassment to the Board of Directors at this time and want to avoid the criticism.
 The second reason is related to the first, there has been some discussion concerning my eligibility as a Director this situation M n not be settled in the minds of the people before my de- parture and [ will aot leave the Con- mnity with this shadow over my char acter therfor the only sensible course. to take is to resign"
 Moyer's resignation was accepted and in effect imediatloy. Dale Rorri son of Soldotna was selected to fulfill the vacancy of the unexpired term.
 Leo Rhode resi- igned, the reason being. .to accept employment with the HEA. .Lt also WAS accepted and P4r Osmar sf Clam .Gulch aWas selected to. fi1l. the unexpir- pd portion of Rhode s term.
 It WAS noted that Lco Rhode is the seventh person to resign from the Board to work for HEA, others being Zelda Hersey, Jim Faulk, Carl Baior, Harry Gregoire, T. Il. Tice, Bert Bachman."
 Signed: T. Il. Tice, Manager.