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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
6
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Claude Helgeson takes up duties at Juneau Hardware Company. He returns with his wife and two children from California aboard the Queen. The Helgesons and Mrs. Bess Manning move into the former Bruce residence beside the Presbyterian Church on Fourth Street.
The Executive Committee of Morton Stevens invites sealed bids by June 16 for labor to construct the westerly wing of the main cali ere building a dormitory and a power plant at the Alaska Agricultural College and Schools of Mines Fairbanks Alaska Plans and specifications are available at R E Robertson 200 Seward Avenue Ju neat Alaska Bids must include a certified check equal to ten percent of bid price and a bond for contract performance The buildings must be completed by October 1 1925 The committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids
Frank A. Boyle, as attorney for Bernard Hirst of Seattle, files for 1500 feet on the Sunday Quene Lode in U S Mineral Survey No 1504 on Chichagof Island Alaska. Claims include Trinad and Divide 0.901 acres. adverse claim notice required within publication period or eight months. J Lindley Green Register. First June 3 1925. Last August 4 1925.
Dr W M Slipher of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff notes Mars is warmer than expected and has a denser atmosphere. He cites radiometer readings from last summer’s close approach, hints at life implications while acknowledging unresolved questions about canals and polar cap changes.
Prince Rupert June 3 The Birdie lighthouse tender sank to the water line in harbor while the crew slept They awoke just in time and threw several tons of sand overboard keeping the boat afloat The Wirdie had sprung a leak
Schedule lists tomorrow high tides at 11:16 a.m. and 11:10 p.m. with elevations of 6.14 and 17.4 feet, low tides at 5:02 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. at 0.7 feet. Bay-Elevator Service at the Zynda area.
ADMIRAL EVANS and ADMIRAL ROGERS due to arrive this weekend with two arrivals. SAILINGS include ESTEBETH leaving for Sitka and other ports at 11 tonight. ALAMEDA from Seattle at 9 tomorrow morning. NORTHWESTERN from Seattle on June 6 at 12:00 AM. PRINCESS LOUISE 9 from Vancouver on June 6 at 9 PM. QUEEN from Seattle June 16 at 10 AM. ALASKA from Seattle June 14 at 1 AM. ADMIRAL WATSON from Seattle June 16 at 1 AM. HENRY J. to Petersburg and nearby ports at midnight next Monday. VIRGINIA W. to Chicago and nearby ports at 11 PM tonight. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS include YUKON to southbound June 10 and JEFFERSON leaving at 6 tonight.
The mail and passenger boat Es tebeth, Capt. J. V. Davis, master, arrived in port at 8 20 this morning from Skagway and way ports. Passengers for Juneau were H. J. Carbray Lee Hedger and HH. A. Dicken from Skagway and FLL Powell from Haines.
The Anna Barron of Thiln ket Packing Company is in port from the plant in Funter Hay. The vessel reported arrival with crew on board.
Dr W E Mulholland returns and opens his dental office over the First National Bank. Adv appears for Sully's Carpenter Shop offering jobbing and cabinet work with phone 196 for contact.
Queen of the Macatfe Steamship Company returned southbound from a triangle voyage to Skagway Haines and Sitka. The steamship Queen Capt Vo Knauist arrived at 01 30 this morning and sailed at 2 00 this afternoon to meet the high tide. Twenty round trip tourism passengers are aboard, mainly railroad office staff from Pacific Coast cities. At Skagway tourists visited White Pass and Yukon Railroad excursions. at Sitka they had in port time for nearby visits. A seven passenger excursion planned to Whitehorse for the Midnight Sun trip on the Yukon river will return via Alaska Railroad. The Queen brought 14 passengers to Juneau and took eight passengers from that port. Those arriving include EB Frederick B C Delzelle Mrs FE Dick AB Beaudin L M Carrigan JH OF Preston PP Ro Perkins A Brown Josephine Parkes Mr and Mrs George Taylor Master George Taylor Axel Larsen and Larsen. Those leaving include George Paradis for Seattle and Mrs IL Ursin Marjorie Charles Berthel Beaudin Lewis Beaudin Minnie Martin Sadie Jackson Mrs J Kannamuk.
Seattle June 3 The Admiral Rogers sailed at 10 this morning for Southeastern Alaskan ports with 137 passengers including Miss Grace Mickle Madam Wigeldt Mrs Frank Jacobson W A Everson Mrs W Averson Miss June Everson Mrs G S&S Baker Miss Annie Carlen and three steerage passengers Lynda Heotel-Onutside rooms.
Juneau Douglas Treadwell and Thane ferry schedule lists departure times from Juneau to those stops, plus return times from each to others. The timetable shows multiple daily departures with notes on freight acceptance and limited service days by location, attributed to the Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company.
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