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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1925
Page
6
The notice explains pricing by line for first insertion at ten cents per line and five cents for each subsequent line. It outlines counting five average words per line, ensuring a consistent method for billing and layout in classified sections.
Multiple classified items include a Gibson guitar and fur business in Yukon Carcross, fox breeding with house ranch and boats, a two chair barber shop in Ketchikan, billiard and pool tables, a Dodge Touring Car with tires, used car bargains from Connors Motor Co, and a bakery store advertising space and co retail opportunity.
Los Angeles won after a four run ninth inning rally. Tubby Spencer ended the game with a homer after one on base. SeattleErrors and late scoring by Los Angeles shaped the contest with Wright on the mound.
A page combines Pacific Coast and National League scores with an Alaska land office notice. It lists baseball results for several leagues and teams, plus an Alaska final proof notice for Forest Gist and associated witnesses with an August 16, 1925 deadline.
The steamship Admiral Watson of the Scific Steamship Company arrived northbound at 10:15 pm with 11 passengers and 1,100 tons of freight for 20 ports along the Alaska coast. It carried 63 tons for Juneau and stayed in port until midnight. The passenger list includes cannery workers and tourists, with many names and destinations such as Seldovia Yakutat Homer Spit Uzinki Cordova and Seward.
A New York Chicago Erie train left the rails on a curve at Campville, New York, crashing into a freight train. The engineer, fireman, and a stall clerk were killed, with wreckage including the engine and baggage car left on the track.
Northbound and southbound sailings announced for multiple steamers. ADMIRAL ROGERS PRINCESS LOUISH ALAMEDA YUKON expected arrivals. ESTERETH QUEEN PRINCESS ALICE JEFFERSON NORTHWESTERN ADMIRAL EVANS HENRY VIRGINIA IV and SOUTHBOUND ALASKA ADMIRAL WATSON set for specific June to July dates and times. Local port timetable includes departures from Seattle Vancouver and Petersburg to various ports.
The Taku II, used for government survey work in this district, is in port today with J. Senior in charge of the work.
The Pacific Steamship Company steamer Admiral Evans arrived in Juneau from the westward at night and sailed at midnight for the south. Passengers included Mor Seattle and N A Lahani, Les Randall, Glenn Carrington, and A H Sontagen. The ship carried 10 tierces of reed salmon from Sebastian Stuart plant and hosted tourists who attended a crews’ dance aboard the Eagle boat fleet in port.
The cannery tender Forester of the Pacific American Fisheries docked at Excursion Inlet today to load supplies. The vessel operates for the Excursion Inlet plant, supporting canning operations and providing essential support to workers in the remote locale.
Tides tomorrow show high tides at 0 36 a m and 1 35 p m with lows at 7 08 a m and 7 12 p m Mon day tides list 16 6 14 7 16 5 14 6 plus a Ben Sully's Carpenter Shop advertising cabinet work and jobbing. Elevator service ad at Zynda.
The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Explorer is in port for several days before returning to the Cape Decision district to continue survey work.
Harry Patterson a noted Interior Alaska mining figure, shot and killed himself May 16 in the Chandelar country. A radio to Fairbanks sought Mrs. Patterson’s present address as messages from Chandelar had not reached her in Ripley Tennessee. Patterson, who had recently been in Fairbanks with G. L. Thompson for Sulzer interests, planned to return north by plane after wintering near Fairbanks. He had worked around Fairbanks at Ester and Livengood and had lived there with Mrs. Patterson before they went south.
George H. Mullin an Internal Revenue Service official prominent in Alaska was joined in Wrangell by his wife who traveled from Tacoma. They were noted stopping at the Lynda Hotel during their Juneau stop. Bundles of old newspapers advertised at The Empire for 25 cents each.
Special correspondence from Haines reports Tom Vogel returning to duties at Porcupine after rheumatism treatment under Captain Grow at Chilkoot Barracks. About thirty people traveled from Skagway for a Boy Scouts ball, and Juneau and Skagway residents enjoyed the event. The Alma Barracks steamer carried Juneau Boy Scouts and residents home Sunday. Mrs S J Weitzman, longtime resident, extends a cordial welcome.
A Haines resident now in Seattle is said to be aboard the steamer Jefferson, expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow morning. Weather in Haines is clear after a gentle rain that helped gardens. Walter Alexander visited from his fox ranch and reported smooth progress at his farm.
Miss Beryl Price of Vancouver Washington arrived in Juneau aboard the Northwestern as a house guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Flory. She is a friend of Mrs A T Dickson of Vancouver and sister of Mrs Flory. Price traveled north on the Northwestern with the party and will continue to Seward on a return trip.
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