White Seal First Boat of Season Reaches Port
After a seven day run and crossing the lake amid rain and rotten ice, the steamer White Seal with Captain Sproule arrives at this port carrying 1 3 passengers and freight totaling 125 tons. The voyage from Laberge began May 22 amid hazards including 80 tons of perishables and delays for freight. Passengers listed include Olsen, Lawrence, Fraser, McLeod, Miss Holtman, Mrs Mosess, Osgood, Fox, Kinney, and many others. The Seal is slated to depart this afternoon for Fairbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Seal
Sproule
Laberge
Sproul & Gardner
Kinney
Selson & Gruel
H Olsen
J Lawrence
Jas Fraser
Roy McLeod
Nelson
Louis Gruel
F.C. Bleecker
C. W. Osgood
Miss Holtman
Mosess
W Osgood
CB Osgood
WW McKay
L Frickson
A J Daly
W Sapper
J Greenbaum
Mazoo) Wolters
C Gerhart
al Fox
WS Hornung
Chas Titcomb
Plans for A B Hall Dedication Ball Elites Talent
The entertainment committee announces a high quality lineup for the Dedication Ball at the new A B Hall next Saturday June 10. An orchestra of Berggren Bierman Bourret and Drake will provide music while the refreshment committee prepares additions for the program. Although hall work is slowed by lumber shortages, completion is expected in time for a premier social event in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Entertainment
A. B. Hall
Berggren
Bierman
Bourret
Drake
Iditarod
Danasty
Burial of Vivian Watson Mayhood in mournful ceremony
Simple yet impressive burial rites were held for Vivian Watson Mayhood wife of M A Mayhood after a lingering illness. Judge Maltby conducted the services with Mrs Dunham and Mrs Maher assisting. a large crowd filled the family home and followed the casket to the grave for a brief service and interment in the frozen earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Watson Mayhood
M. A. Mayhood
Judge Maltby
Dunham
Bargains and notices from Fairbanks merchants
Local ads announce bargains at Red Cross Drug Store and Goldstein's, including washers, beds, and creams. Prospectors and miners supply listings, saloon operator Bill McPhee plans outside departure, with Pete Buckholz and Tom Rockwell managing patrons. Billy Owens returns to run the establishment. Also advertised are restaurant sale, film development service, and a spring apparel display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McPhee
Fairbanks
Pete Buckholz
Tom Rockwell
Billy Owens
Mrs Mary Anderson Acquires Stevens Store in Fairbanks
After reviewing locations in Fairbanks during a two hour stay, Mrs Mary Anderson, noted as a leading businesswoman in Alaska, concluded negotiations yesterday to purchase the store of Mrs F A Stevens on First Street. The notice adds an ad for ice cream sodas and sundaes at the Red Cross Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt
Red Cross Drug Store
Stein's
City Drug Store
First Avenue
Center Block
Ing. Pioneer
Mary Anderson
Stevens
Fairbanks
Alaska
F. A. Stevens
First Street
Guggenheim interests eye large scale Alaska operations
W.V. Copeland of Guggenheim interests arrives in Str. Reliance with a prospecting crew to assess ground under option in the Iditarod district. If favorable, a sizable field force will be deployed within 30 days, aiming to develop holdings comprehensively and employ many men for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.V. Copeland
Guggenheim
Str. Reliance
Iditarod
Chin
Alaska
Alaska and beyond in brief dispatches from the north
Frank Manley and Alabam Labouteaux floated from Koyu kukona to a Yukon steamer and arrived this morning. Tue Martha Crew expected from Fairbanks with fourteen passengers and freight. Str Evelyn left Otter mouth and aimed for press time. Cordova coal protest sparks mining plans despite ample domestic coal. President Diaz resigns and heads to England as unrest rises in Mexico and 200 Chinese are reported killed. Str LaVrance valued at $10000. Gordon Lemon to transfer dredge to Fairbanks country. Jim Hill of Wells Fargo plans Alaska offices with N. Miles, Dawson meetings, and Yukon-Nome routes to July. Guggenheim probes Fairbanks district. over $100,000 spent on Tanana dredging. Stapley resolution seeks US Steel inquiry after Standard Oil dissolution. May 24 Paris Madrid flight injures Premier Mmis and kills War Minister Berteaux. Three US steamboat inspectors, including Deering, Lehners, and Desio, are en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Manley
Alabam
Labouteaux
Yukon
Red Mountain
Fairbanks
Evelyn
Otter
Cordova
Nanaimo
Bay
Side Vigation Co
Rge Lemon
Stewart River Co
Ogilvie Co
Jim Hill
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Alaska
Joe Heacock
Jim
Dawson
N. M. Miles
Nome
Guggenheim Exploration Co
Tanana
Twin
Pedro Creeks
Congress
United States Steel Corporation
House
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Paris
Madrid
M Mis
France
Berteaux
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
T. P. Deering
Carl F. Lehners
Jerome E Desio
Sinking of Barge Causes Heavy Loss
The Tanana’s barge sank about midnight eighteen miles below Dikeman after hitting a hidden snag, causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The N. C. Co. bore more than half the cargo loss with 206 of 271 tons ruined, including Isaacs Bros. & Co. clothes and Miss Jennie O’Bryan shipments. Rescue efforts by the Reliance and the Tanana failed to save the barge, and no insurance covered individual shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanana
Dikeman
N. C. Co
Isaacs Bros. & Co
Captain Grey
Grey
Northern Commercial plans trading post on Kuskokwim
Volney Richmond of the Northern Commercial Company arrives in Fairbanks and says the firm plans a trading post on the Kuskokwim below Takota mouth this summer. Captain Boerner will oversee overland trip to Takoma and assess sites with the Alice river steamer to operate from St Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Commercial Company
Kuskokwim
Takota
Great Water
Volney Richmond
Fairbanks
Takoma
Boerner
Bethel
Lavelle Young
Alice
St. Michael
Winter shipping and political buzz in Fairbanks Alaska
The Minneapolis In The Minneapolis arrived from Lewis Landing with three passengers, captain Barker and Adams at the helm, amid worries over liquor shipments slow on ice. Alaska political booster A J Daly from Seattle predicts Democratic success and notes Wilson, Clark, and Harmon as leading contenders. A new stock is opening at Red Grass Drug Store with fresh millinery on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Daly
Seattle
Ross & Nestor
Alaska
Democratic National Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
Judson Harmon
Wilson
Wireless Delay Possible in Iditarod Yukon Link
Wireless communication between Iditarod and the Yukon may be delayed due to loss of part of a Telefunken plant aboard the LaFrance. Manager Milligan may use a complete unit to avoid relays, with arrival of another plant expected today. If setup fails, weeks of delay loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telefunken
Iditarod
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Co
LaFrance
Yukon
Pc Y
Milligan
Gibbon
Nulato
Dawson
Billy Casey
Thirtymile
City council approves brush paving for Second avenue block
Leamsters residents celebrate plan to brush one block of Second avenue between Willow and Richmond as city council chooses brush over slabs for paving. Scott Holbrook to begin work at once at 75 cents per foot with moss and muck after laying, aiming for a durable highway across a moss covered area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter
Black
Scott Holbrook
Second Avenue
Willow
Richmond
Cleveland
Holbrook
Leeland Street
White Pass May Face Shutdown Over Rates
White Pass officials warn a one third fare cut would force the road to shut down. General Manager Berdoe argues rates should rise rather than fall and cites the line earning only two percent on investment. A railroad commission stay extends until June 1 for reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Pass
Vancouver World
Yukon
Berdoe
Railroad Commission
Mr. Berdce
E. Penses
Nestor Returns with Coin to Boost Local Trade
Nestor of the M and M bank Empire Commercial and Ross and Nestor arrives with sacks of coin and greenbacks aboard the White Seal to revive trade. He and Mrs Nestor and A W Daly traveled from a wine t er outside. Postmaster General Hitchock ignores a better mail service while praising the city’s winter showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croaton
T. J. Nestor
Empire Commercial Company
Ross & Nestor
Tom
Iditarod
Postoice
Hitchcock
Postoffice
Duncan Heads to Hot Springs for Northern Commercial duties
John W. Duncan will depart in July to assume duties in the Hot Springs district as agent for the Northern Commercial Co. He cites personal interests and investments there and will be succeeded locally by Cyril P. Woods of Susitna station who has represented the company at Circle and in the Chandlar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Commercial Co
Hot Springs
John W. Duncan
N. C. Co
Cyril P. Woods
Susitna Station
Circle
Chandlar
Red Cross Drug Store Sells Ice Cream by the Dish and More
Galarte and Fantas renovate their First Street saloon, renaming it Iditarod as it opens as a prominent refreshment fountain. Pioneers store advertises hay and grain for sale. rest of the note covers freight news from Lake Laberge and the Evelyn steamer delivering 250 tons of freight and forty passengers to Yukon, aiding E. W. Griffin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galarte & Fantas
First Street
Iditarod
Pioneer
Lake Laberge
Evelyn
Yukon
E. W. Griffin & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Star Restaurant
Inquire
Showbeck
Discovery
Mise Tjernstrom
McDonald Howe
Goldstein's
Copeland
Guggenheims
Yukon Gold Co
New York
Fiat
Minneapolis
Lewis Landing
Barker
Adams
Lower River
Pearson
Ray Brumbaugh
Bert Day
Samson
Holy Cross J
Julia B
Fairbanks and Flat
City
John Solmes
Grommes & Ullrich
Chicago
Red Grass
Dick Hussey
Nathan Rome
Board of ‘Trade
Goldstein
Harry Engle
Flat Creek
California
Tehama
Iditarod Hotel
Rays
Nestor
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