Ketchikan Debates Water Light Ownership Amid Harbor Turmoil
Alaska notes report Ketchikan busy with local dispute over water and electricity rights as docks at New England Fish Company see heavy activity. Weekly halibut totals approach 100 000 pounds with Prospectors 55 000 And Bringold 20 000 and Heleys 20 000 during May at the harbor.
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Ketchikan
New England Fish Company
Prospector
Bringold
Heleys
Tanana
United States
Fairbanks
Disairbanks
Chatanika River
Rider and Clark
Alaska News Briefs Include Yucatan Repairs and New Wireless
Wrecked steamship Yucatan towed to Seattle dry dock for 80 000 repair to resume Nome run. Nome to Susitna travel aided by officials Dyer Darrah and locals. Nulato wireless station to be the most complete Alaska has seen, finishing by fall. Iditarod town incorporation signed May 18 by Judge Overfield. Frederick Sargent 93 dies in Kodiak leaving seven children. US Smelting Refining & Mining Co eyes Alaska with agents heading southeast and west coast to make quiet interior purchases.
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White Pass
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Joy
Skagway
John E. Clarke
East Fork
Dawson
Yukon
Vancouver
Wroughton
Haigh
Mansfield
Police
Walters, White
Scott
Whitehorse
L. A. Levensaler
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
J. F. B. Evdlets
New York City
Seattle
New York
Cordova
Copper River
Mr. Erdlets
Mexico
Alaska
Emory
Bonanza
San Francisco
Fox Ranch
Smith
Middleton Island
George Prendergast
Nome
Susitna
Marshal Whittlesey
Seward
Whittlesey
Knik
Prendergast
Marshal Dyer
Darrah
Bert Brown
Cyclone Hansen
W. A. Kenna
Takoma
Yucatan
Nulato
Iditarod
Overfield
Frederick Sargent
Kodiak
Sargent
Sitka
America
Russia
United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co
Guggenheims
United States
Hawkins and Mage Resign as Bank Receivers
Judge Overfield accepted the resignations of Receivers Hawkins and Mack of the Washington Alaska bank after finding they had improperly used bank funds. F G Noyes was appointed receiver in their place, posting a $25,000 cash bond and taking charge. The judge noted the irregularity surfaced by chance while speaking with attorney L K Pratt about sale payments.
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Hawkins and Mack
Washington- Alaska Bank
Plaintiffs Cite Receiver Draws in Excessive Amounts
Mr Hawkins and Mr Mack had drawn large sums, $1 090 and $1 050 respectively, prompting Judge Overfield to demand the receivers resign.
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Pratt
Mr. Hawkins
Mr. Mack
Nately
Overfield
Marion to Wed in Dawson as Alaska mail routes head
Jules Marion, superintendent of Alaska mail routes, to marry in Dawson. Bride-to-be Miss Johanna Bewin of California will leave June 10 for Skagway on the way to Dawson. After visiting, they will move to Tanana to reside. Solo mentioned as a game at the Sherburne.
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Dawson
Jules Marion
Alaska
Johanna Bewin
California
Skagway
Tanana
Advertized Letters at Local Post Office Listing
The post office lists letters awaiting pickup for numerous individuals including John Borkocki Felix Boucher Auguste Boulanger James Brannen AJ Brown Jack Barford Albert Clark William Cline Frank Connolly Tommy Cooper John Cothran Shelley Coulter JP Cribbe WR Cridman Johny Vennoven Jerry Don Robert Donnovan Jim Doyle Warren Erickson Charles Erickson Ernest Hegge Martin Hendrikson Sophia Hill Lena Hines Oscar Howe Sam Hunter Robert Hughes Paul Little James Lempinen Martha Palmer Jun Parsson Dora Schmidt Max Schmidt Rudolph Schmoker Julius Schrader Paul Shequine Sam Seaholm Alex Sharpe Percy Shomber Henry Signier Marton Silver Earl Kin ner Dora Schmidt etc. Names appear with varying spellings and duplicates.
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Marton Silver
T Sinclair
M W Sjolberg
Earl Kkinner
B Stith
Ira
Passengers Arrive Aboard Steamer Tanana From Fairbanks and Tanana
The list details numerous passengers disembarking from the steamer Tanana including Mrs C H Clegs EC Raine Mes M Rippa C J Hurley A S Erickson J A Bullock H Barthel Mrs D G Fergusson L J Stevens J W Hill H S Lacey O F Chapman L J Heacock W F Copeland RC Specht A Cunningham L E Baldwin Aug Harrah D Bowden J Sterling Frank Straus A McComber E Fetz water S Wilmer P F Cummings John Keenan Mrs M Anderson John Jesson Wm Dobbins Miss E Neal WS Clark L Marymount H H McDonald S Winsted A Sellby Volney Richmond John Enland J Heacock M Isaacson R Moore Joe Mathe from Hot Springs Ono S Wake John Wiggin Ruby Ero Mrs F G Manley B W Stickney John Huck eld J W Blan from Langs Glantz C kston Master Strandberg From Dikeman Capt J Donovan.
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Arrivrom Fairbanks
C H Clegs
EC Raine
Mes M Rippa
C J Hurley
A'S Erickson
J A Bullock
H Barthel
D G Fergusson
L J Stevens
J W Hill
H. S Lacey
O F Chapman
L J Heacock
W F Copeland
RC Specht
A Cunningham
L E Baldwin
Aug Harrah
D Bowden
J Sterling
Frank Straus
A McComber
G Manley
B W Stickney
John Huckeld
J W Blan
Tanana
R F Lewis
WC de Baum
W F Gilman
L Gurfinger
Harry Yae
Langs Glantz
C Kston
Master Strandberg
Dikeman
Capt J Donovan
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Keys Cafe
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Fairview Trading CO
Board of Trade
Harry Bridges
We ‘Aniwer
Rte
Cohos
Iditarod Machine Shop
Discovery
Otter Creek
H. Duranp, Pror
Julius’ Place
Drs. Otter
Fraser Mouse
Mrs. Fraser
Laberge
A. A. Shonbeck
Discovery, Cotter
Hawkins
Mage
Solo
the Sherburne
Margaret Jekman
Charlie English
Nora Ericksen
Ernst A Falt
Lestie Fantino
Batis Fitzgerald
S P
Vennoven
Jerry Don
Robert
Donnovan
Jim Doyle
Wm S Dutton
Warren m Erickson
Hans
Erickson
Charles Erickson
Ernest
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Grosso
Sim Grubbs
Alex
Mourdick
Petter
Moore
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John
Morris
Mat Morrisson
Matt
Mullen
Munger
James Murray
Jos
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Hemburger
Saloon
Anuel Galarte
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Cascade Water
First Ave
Willow St
Richmond St
Second Ave
Nestor’s Corner
Third Ave
Black St
Cascade Laundry
Cascade Laundry & Water
T the Gilmore
Slippern’s Mill
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