The Alaska citizen., April 10, 1911, Image 5

About The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917

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FINANCIAL STANDING
OF CITYON MARCH 31
. ■ • ■ ■ • ■ ■ ef Cltj Clerk W
W Clark turned in on Friday
t.igh- at the eouneil meeting. It
shows tha* the tity's finam es are
in a very fair c n i t ion The appro
priation of ill.. to pay « ff the old
warrants is net minuted in he re
port. as the payment of any of th.
warrants was withheld until the nec
f-s ary ordinance ex nerating the
i ity treasurer had not at the time
the report was made out been
passed This has now been done,
hmveve*. nnd the payment of the
Id warrants, will n >w be proceeded
with Following is the report
CLERK'S REPORT.
Cash on hand Math 1. loll—
t i i fund verdrawn . . $ 8.594 17
Salar> fund 61.96
<'••!-.• tefy fund 151.25
$8,807.38
RKCKIKTS
Kinos 15.00
Taxis 191" Cash $19,182.62
Taxis 191 • IK 1 warrants . 1.721.04 20,903.66
Taxes 19 9 Cash . 15.83
Tuxes. 19 :< — old warrants 414.96 430.79
Taxes 19 x Cash 75.42
Tax - 19 ' Old warrants .. . 71.66 147.08
Federal liltin'- 600.00
I »1 SI1C R S! ’ K R S K M K NTS
Fire dt ; arment . $ 2.153.no
I’ollct department . 579.25
S:ret dt partment . 559.05
General i X| i-nse ... . . .. 4"9.50
City mi ss . 202.93
Hospitals 212.00
Knar at count ... inn.no
Schools . . 2,0"".00
Interest . . ... 435 15
Old indeh'i ln. - .. . 12.772.51
Cash on hand March 31. 1911
Gtneral fund. $11.23906
Salary fund . 9".21
Cemetery fund 151.25 $11.48".52
$30.9"3.91 $30,903.91
FAIRBANKS FIRE LOSSES
DURING THE PAST YEAR
At the final met'ing of the old
(ouncil held last Friday night the
annual report of Fire Chief liuckley
was read. I' shows tha' the city
suffertd fr m fire i a greater ex
tent than in any par since l'J"S. the
year of the lag fin-, the principal
losses being those occasi nod at the
courthouse fire tho destruction of the
Peoples warehouse on Carden Islam
and the Front street lire of Decern
her last.
The cost of maintenance <f the de
parnunt was nearly H.injO less than
during the previous year and then
was a very much la-ger amount cl
insurantc collected than ever before
The full report fol.owr:
Report of lire department, April 9. 191a, to April 7, 1911 —
Cost of department from April 9, 191 to April 7, 1911, includ
ing the tn< ss . . . $28,426.12
I. ss by fire in the town and Garden Island . 44.515.00
Amount f insurance e licited again.-: the loss .... . 26.610.00
Balance not covered by insurance... . 17.905.00
The department responded to 62 alarms.
The 1.' -c company has traveled It' milts, 4.5so feet
The chemical has traveled 25 miles, v>" feet.
The hose company has laid 35 65 > feet of hose.
The chemical lias been out of service 23 hours. 2S minutes.
The It sc c ompany lias been out of service 27 hours, 53 minutes.
April. IP o, to April. 1910—
Cost of maintenance . . . $32,373.99
Loss by tire .... .• •. 5,555.Oil
Insurance collec ed . . . 2.350.00
Balance not cove red by insurance . 3.205.00
Fire loss on Garden Island . . . 15,025.00
Total loss . . . $18,230.00
Number of alarms responded to, 7".
The tie se c mpany traveled 31 miles, 2,570 feet.
The hose company laid 44,-50 feet of hose.
Department out of service. 33 hours. 5 minutes.
April. 1908, to April, 1909—
Cost of maintenance .... . . $27,965.59
Loss by tire . . £.281.00
Number of alarms responded to, 59.
April. 1907, to April. 19oS—
Cost of main'enance . . $28,"49.10
Loss by fire in town of Fairbanks. . 1,705.00
Loss by fire on Garden Island . . 1,725.00
Total loss .. $3,430.00
Number of alarms responded to, 53.
The hose company traveled 19 miles. 1,500 feet.
The hose company laid 29.850 feet .ose.
Department out of service 9 hours, 39 minutes.
April, 1906. to April. 19"7—
The expenditures for the year with the chief and two men only on
salary (tie department then be.ng run with call men) was $23,736.44.
Cost of fire protection. April, 1904. to Apri1, 1906. $13,066.33.
PERSONAL MENTION
Ole Hjelvick arrived from Glacier
City, Wednesday.
Dan Green arrived from the Out
side on Wednesday.
Dr. Danforth, of Chatanika, was in
the city during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Voegtlin re
turned on the stage Saturday.
Henry Rowe of Nome, was in the
city last week en rou'e to Valdez.
j. L. Anders, the shooting gallery
man, arrived over the trail on Mon
day.
Sam Newman, the Seattle drum- .
mer, left for the Outside, on Men- j
day.
Monty Gummere of the Ester dome,
was in town at the latter end of the
week.
Carl S'arkenberg, who was Out
•side a'l winter, returned to the camp
last week.
Henry Riley, Harry Monroe and F.
J. Kelly left for the Iditarod, on Fri
day morning.
Ben Drury arrived from Hot
Springs on Monday to testify in the
district court.
Jack McHugh and Pete Jorgen
son have tak n a lay on 11 below.
Fairbanks creek.
The Entre Nous 500 club was en
tertained on Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. J. A. Healey.
A. G. Stamm, of the Yukon Val
ley News is reported to be working
on a Valdez paper.
Tom Lloyd, <f Mount McKinley
fame, returned Saturday from a
trip to the Outside.
Jules Marion, the N. C. company's
■mail agent at Tanana arrived in
the city on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Spicer,
of Eureka creek, who have been Out
side arrived during the week.
A. C. Troseth. T. Akrom and A.
Brewik, of Cleary creek, arrived
from the Outside on Wednesday.
J. J. Mullally, of the Pacific Cold
Storage corapanv, plans to leave for
the big Chena hot springs today.
Mrs. Clara E. Wright, who has
spent the most of the win'er Out
side, arrived on the stage Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Berry, who
have been wintering Outside arriv
ed on the stage on Saturday even
ing.
Ole Lakin and Ed Cleary, of
Cleary creek, came in from the
Outside on Tuesday by way of Val
dez.
Paul Hopkins, who recently re
turned from the Outside will he em
ployed as assayer at the American
bank.
Louis Levy, interested with Bar
ney Simon in the clothing business
returned from the Outside en Sat
unlay.
George Baird, formerly foreman
for Harry Atwood, on 5 below Pedro
has re'urned from a visit to New
Zealand.
Dr. J. A. Cleveland, who has beer
in the Kuvokuk dis'rict for nine
years, arrived in the camp during
the week.
Miss I.enore G. Hyde, a sister cf
Mrs. J. J. Crossley, arrived on Sa'
urday’s stage and will make her
home here
Dr Kobron, William Turton, G. G.
Lemons. Mrs. Lemons and Mrs. Sie
bc left for the Outside cn the stage
on Thursday.
Archie McBride, cf Coldstream, is
one of the recent arrivals from the
Outside, where he has been spend
ing the winter.
Bi'ly McDonough returned from
Valdez during the week with a
consignment cf 150 cases of eggs
and some lemons.
N. J Geoghegan and Mrs. Anna
I). Mitchell were passengers on the
Hot Springs stage which left on
Thursday morning.
T. L. Murphy, the transportation
agent of the N. N. Co., at Tanana,
left for down river on the Hot
Springs stage Thursday.
II. L. Hedrick, who will be the
second engineer on the Julia B this
coming summer, arrived from Tan
ana on Wednesday nigh*.
Miss Belle Crosse, a sister of Mrs.
Fred A. Martin, arrived on Satur
day’s stage and will make an ex
tended visit with her sister.
Deputy Marshal H. P. Shepard,
who brought up tho insane patients,
started on his re’urn to his station
at Ophir on Friday mormng.
Jack Macdonal. of the Mendham
jewelry store, left on Fridav after
noon for the Iditarod to look over
the situation in the lower river camp.
Ernest I. Foster and E. Moss, the
Seattle drummer, arrived from the
Iditarod on Monday night. They
made the trip in nine and one-half
days.
Bob Vinlng, the well known com
mission man, came In on Tuesday
evening over the Valdez trail, bring
ing with him a horse he is ready to
match against an> horse in harm --
In the camp.
Mr and Mrs Bergman of G hi
s'ream came into town Sa'urda t>
meet their sister. Miss G ;■ - • ; .ri
nison. of Seattle, who am I ,t
Friday's stage.
Mr and Mrs. (J. \V Spi < r. Mr and
M rs Giorge Morrisi n
George Shirley. Mr. and Mrs William
MeFadden and O W Shirk 1 • f f r
Hot Springs on Friday
Rev. Btiisi h s’arted ctr dring the
week to < ndnet Bas er service- a
Netiana. but was forced to turn
bai k at the Twelve-Mile 1 ar in at
count of the bad trails.
.1 II Groves and II nr\ Bro m«
who are interested in 'lie Fl-h
daim. adjoining Bock'- rich ground
on Sullivan, started for the Hot
Springs district on Friday.
S Howell. Jake Mi Krnz e 1’
Strandie. Olaf Nelson and Charle
Van Dyke, most of whom have hecn
in attendance on the district court,
left for Hot Springs on Fridav.
A son was born to Mr. and Mr
Jack Woods, at their residence on
Fourth avenue near Cowles, on Fri
day evening. Dr. Su'hcrland reports
mother and boy di ing finch
Word has bet ti received to
effect that J hn Francis, who wa
sen' Outside as an insan patien'
!n September. 1!»"!'. lias recovered
nd is now w rking in Portland.
Frank Griffin, formerly employed
at the discovery n adliousp i n Fair
banks ereek. is now i mploye 1 in
j -he Face Palace, at San Francisi n.
I He is married and has two children
IF W. Gumm. wh > is interc-'ed
[ on Boulder creek, in the II t Spring
listriet. arrived during the week
from the Outside and plans to start
right away for the down river camp
Kmil Hultgren. of Kster ertik. who
narrowly escaped freezing to death
in the Indian river c aintry this
winter, arrived in the camp ct
Thursday, sh-wing no had resitPs of
his experienre.
John heights, working for Sam
’lagan at the mottnth of First Chance
I -Teek. drove a pick through his f ot
in Monday while working in the
Irift He was brought to town for
i-dical treatment.
Tom Cullen and Alex liamilt n
eft on Wednesday for the steamer
'ulia B , which is in winter uuar
ers below Chena. They will help
>ut the lr at in shape for the cani
ng season's work.
Andrew Norland and Fouls Antler
on. of tlie tirm of Anders n Bro-fi
rs and Norland, and Ar'hur .'ti'i.r
-on. a brother of 'lie Misses Ellen
•nd Anna Anders n. arrive I over
he trail on Tuesday.
Vo’ney Richmond and Boli Mcn-ie
1 if tlie N. (’. company and Jamt
V. Hill, who will he the agent of
he Wells-Fargo express eompnn
•cached Cordova on Friday and will
e in town this week
S. S. Caruthers and hi- son wen
n town on Saturdav. The' ice.,
| ;ust finished the delivery of ' in ir
| applies for the season's work
j he homes'eak hydraulic pr pert’e
n the Cha'anika river.
Mrs. \j Mal’ey, Mr-. A Morgan Mr.
I ipd Mrs Chi. Miss Clyde Fat
\r'hur Hyde, Charles Suit 1- mi 1
'harks Daws n arrh < 1 from the
'tig Chena hot springs on T>p d
vith Tom Roberts. Jink Willis .1 .
ante in from the Home calcic
The following were he arrh ds • n
''riday evening's stage' A1 \ Sim on
Paul Hopkins. W. F. Cocilat; 1. Geo
V Bell. Fred Nix. Charles Ju'mi- u.
f’t’arles Williams. William Darby
Warren R. Thompson, T. P. Beil. C.
E. Kern. Fred Huppiek and F. Levy.
MARK SULLIVAN'S REMAINS
ARE SHIPPED OUTSIDE
The remains < f the late Marl
Sullivan, who died two weeks ago
Thursday, were shipped our on the
Orr stage last Thursday, in pursu
ance with instructions received from
Mrs. Sullivan, who at present is it
I Seattle.
New Shipment Over-the-Ice Eggs
j at Peoples.
--
Filed for Record During the Week
Monday, March 27. 1911.
lot -f I1 l iii'tpn. A Morency
.• t; * l.inti v- J' down,
iti' t ! I 1.*12. for lower two
cr<i k.
in oi.ir-'. i-' ■!' Washington
Ui-ka lank fi r 3.jn.
1911 I’ er of Attor
M tr; ; Hi, pa 'o K. It. Peoples
I per ' ' of
fi.r 2 al Fairlanks creek.
. i : . ■ ■ I ■. No 33,
treet. Fair
and pay
i: • • ITl
1911 i > er oi Attorney,
't .i K. X i - to M K 1’nderwood.
.tenoral.
M . . I ’ll q C Deed. Mort
t c n it. r l.i mons Jl.
Mil -i\ti n h it. i r. in the follow
ng i , n laitns on Nome
of lien' er. Nos. 13
n .1. it, 1 N .... and all interests
v la Kai ‘i-hna iii< rii t.
x . 9 1 ’111 • Partnership be
11 ii .1 K Slo re. W I. Hnguel. I.,
\ Fail! irm , F \. Si haul. To mine
>1 r oia half of 7 bid w and part
i s t clow Fish cro( k.
Tuesday. March 23. 1911.
X ■ '.. la ■ Partition Deed.!
I I! S'nrtevant. P. MrCor
a • 1“ W. Httssell and John Mi
mic k Mahaliik is to be the own
r . f the 1 .a r «7n fci r < f 2 below
'ripple creek and the < titers take
he balnnee.
in! ■ 11 F*I’ wer of attor
■ii' . At.'. 11< Marly to II Manti
, pi : il a- ;o mining property in
Ma-ka. wilt power of substitution.
Jin. II. 1a' |’n\\ er of Attor
:te .1 ah Marty to It. Manti the
- Mile its No. 3.
J im 11 la ." P wer of Attorney.
Mar: in Mart y t IP Manti the
ante ns Xo. 33.' a
.lull 29. 121 a q (’. Deed. C I.,
iti i 1 In W. .1. King. $1. All inter
f in Invar 7 ,-e< end tier left limit j
af Coldstream creek.
• rsi. One-half lot 5 block .. lot 1
block IT; one-third interest in
Dome group, on Dome creek; three
quarter interest in Isabelle. < n
Vault cree;k lot 5, block 14 and
part of lot 5. block 38.
Friday. March 31. 1911.
March 3. 1911. Renewal fanati t
Valley Railroad Co. to Knit kerb < k
er Trust Co. (Trustees) $673...
Renewing Chattel Mortgage No
18415.
Saturday, April 1, 1911.
May 5, 1910.—Q C. Deed. S R
Weiss to H. I.epsoe and Kd Slin
ning. All interest in Idaho on An
act nda creek, tributary of Little
Chcna.
March 31. 1911. — Rill of Sale
T. W. Mucker to .1. A Webb. }1
Cabin and garden used by him as
a barber shop at Fox City.
Aug. 31. 1909. — Q. C. Deed. F
(J. Manley to L. C. Hess. $25u. All
, interest in 4 and fraction at 1 left
limit Coldstream, 6 above Pedro, l
a Twin. 1 anti 2 Granite gulch,
tributary of Pedro.
July 1. 19'>7. — Q. C Deed. A
C. Rice to L. C. Hess. $1. All in
terest in the same as No. 33625.
April 1. 1911. Q. C. Deed. I). 11
Cascaden to L. C Hess. $1. All in
terest in 4 Twin Gulch, tributary
Pedro creek.
June 8. 1910. — Forfeiture. L. C
lit ss to A. G Hell. Forfeiture t f a
one-fourth interest in Discovery.
FirstChance creek, tributary of
Coldstream cret k.
dune 8. 1910. Forfeiture. L c
Hess *o A. C Chapman. Forfeiture
of a one-half interest in Discovery
First Chance creek, tributary if
Coldstream criek.
WITH THE ILL AND INJURED
Mrs. Day, wife of the keeper of
the clog pound, is down with typhoid
fever at St. Joseph’s hospital.
I. ouis de Francisco, who was sic k
with typhoid fever, has passed the
danger p int.
Judge Miller, who is slowly recov
ering from his long illness expects
to leave for the Outside on one of
lie early boats.
Klmer Carlson, who fell down a
> foot shaft <n the Alabama asso
ciation mi Vault last Monday and had
his uft arm broken above the elbow
is getting along nicely.
John Conna is slowly getting the
use < f his leg at St. Joseph’s.
II. H. Huey, the photographt r is
hack in the hospital with his in
jured knee.
Jack Healey, of Fox. who broke
his leg eight weeks ago, will be
able to leave St. Matthew’s during
he week.
On the first Monday of next month
the local igloo of the Pioneers of
Alaska will hold another big sm< k
er. It had been intended to hold it
wo weeks sc oner, hut this idea was
abandoned when it was found that
lie St. Matthew’s Shirtwaist dance
vas to occur on that day. The
moker will be planned on the usual
generous scale of the Pioneers’ af
fairs and will undoubtedly bo an
entertainment well worth while.
At the meeting last Monday John
Cock, D. . Keller. Daniel Schofield,
and Andrew Swanson were initiated
into the order.
UnwritSen Law Again.
FORT WORTH. April 8. The
unwritten lawr scored a triumph to
day. showing that it works for wo
men as well as men, when Mrs.
Elizabeth Rrooks was acquitted for
killing Mrs. Mary Binford who alien
ated the affections of Mrs. Brooks’
husband, after Mrs. Brocks had ad
mitted the killing.
Wednesday. March 29, 1911.
.Man h 2d. 1 Deed. J. P. Sher
man to N (' S'cwart. $1. Two-fifths;
ii i ri si in Quern Mali. Elizahe'h. 1
Xa'lutinc. S',mart. all on Plait
i • K and Pres poet and Homestead;
n 'dma iiii"ka i reek,
d. • ■ \ Pin. (j (’. D • 1. Th s. )
to J. P. Sherman. $1.
< a ' ii ipii ri -i in Queen Mah.
i 1 -1 i' i deck.
Pi i'S, mil. p wer < f A tor
Mi nn .ii ('. S' • '. art to J. P
’la ri an. Power in sc’l the same
i- No. i t: 77.
• ! m s. ill Power of Attorney, i
; ;. 1 D n to M. .1. Gar n. Ge neral
to Ann lee Dam Estate in I
Vl-t-'ka.
I 111* 7. 1 a. Di l. John Renza
■ II. 11 Mi D i l l. $lv One
• ; h i ;a in Owl i n Engi
lire r ircili.
< 2 1 1 ■. I.ea-e, II Wap.
nr. A. \V. 11 i h .nn. C. II. Ward
V! 1 i . Th mas, y.I, Ko
. I) & S . Ilk. M. Onak. As
i 1 i ■ a n'.i a i. f 1 helow
. ar k i far 1 ; ear.
.: n. • a mil Heal and Chattel
ili a . Ed (I'lP ii h and E. Crop
. . 1 , 1 $3 i . One ,
: iir e: e- in d v - eii uppe r one- |
t _ iel v. lie I d' Cleary e reek. ■
I a Jim, mil.
M i 29. 1911. Chattel Mori-|
D. I' t' in a i ■ :o I. P. Sehu
‘". i wo i ll s, s, liar- j
(•--•. X-led. due July 1. mil.
.V .!■ ii 2a. mil. Dim harge of :
• Mjrvn.c. t. M Gilmore to Wor
an Discharging inorigage No. 23,
.'■ • ia■ 11 -7. lhll Renewal. J. I).
McIntyre to X. C. Co. $Sei',.l7 and
n eie i re i: it.; chattel mortgage
W). ;pit|f2.
Thursday, March 30, 1911.
March is. mil. — Deed. E. T.
nd Isabel Harr. to F. W.
la2 in l E. II. Mack t Ilceeiv
DAN SLIPPED IN
Martin 8 Koon
MOVING PICTURE ENTERTAINERS
AUDITORIUM
WEDNESDAY APRIL 12
He keep faith with the public
and exhibit
ALL NEW FILMS
25c, 50c and 75c
SEATS ON SALE AT HALL'S BOOK STORE
MARTI nZ^KOON
G.G*G.Go.
GHATANIKA
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
GROCERIES
And our prices are
bettor than you can get by
going to Fairbanks
WE A c the very best brands of goods
Get our prices before Going
Elsewhere
IF RECEIVER'S SCRIP ON THE W.-A. BANK
IS ISSUED WE WILL TAKE IT AT PAR
PICTURES WERE EXCELLENT CHINESE CONSUL liRATEFUE
One f ih ■ largs st ■ muds of the 1
seas' n auindcd the moving picture
.-how stayed by .Martin A Kona.:
,ast Tliui'sda., night anil the pictures
were mm li enjoyed. Through the]
kindne < . promoters the sch ol
i .tdri a • (ft admitted free and
the bunch made up a very happy I
-owd in tin front ol 'lie house.
'll" ’it-tun - shown '..ere: "A mod-!
cm (iindi rc 11a,.i v o Clc\ er i)<■
I-clivcs.' ‘‘ 1!y ti Woman’s Wit." "A
Workingman's Dream..The Flash
of Light.” "Fighing tile Flames,” j
and "'file Country laid.”
The election of officers who will
serve it 'lie ensning -iv months
were elected tit last Tuesday's meeting
by the 1 'til camp of the Arctic
brotherin oil. The lumiimn ions were
made the. same evening as the elee
t ion. Aft er the meet ing ret n sh
ments were served and a social ses
sion held. Foil wing are the offi
cers elected:
Andie Chief — d. It. Mail - ws.
Vice-Arctic Chief- d • M or row.
Arctic Chaplain d. K. Chirk.
Antic lie. filer H. T. Kay.
Keeper if Nugget- It. L. Hebert, j
Trustees -d. 10. barrack. W. F.
Wliitely. W. ("tit Ik art, C. 10. lJcruud.
Hid 11. H. Scales,
Man u is. r.m.
Kililor nf Ala.-ka Citizen,
Sir -'hiwnair Clark has t>« l ive
i he following Idler from the lmpe
ial Chinese Consul a Seattle:
"Se;u tie, Wash.,
March 7. rail
<1 iv Walter K. Clark.
Juneau, Ala.-ha.
Sir A numln r i f Alaskans hav
very gi m idiu-ly contrihu'ed to th
funds anil sii|i|iiic \v 1.i• h have hee
Ueete 1 and w ng n llee
i- I in Scat!le l r tin purpose c
si tiding tu the relit 1' of my sufferin
'.!lo\v coutr i y men in mu', hern Chin
and lienee 1 desire 'o i xpress to thus
Alaskans through you the gre£
thank- which mv i • tint rynien fet
fur tlu se noble deeds.
Y iirs most l'e ..fully.
(ilKI.Y DIP.
Imp rial t 'him e Consul."
It will ! gn ul' appreciated i
you will gi\e pa -iu in to this le
■or through the i "'minis of you
valuable p..pcr. Kc-pi cifully.
W11.1.1 A M 11 i.Ul.I.KU,
Secretary i ■ the (iovernor.
"How does y our new auto run?
"Oh. it runs any old way."
"What do ys.il men by that?"
The other day "hen I was ci.
in ii, it ran over a p de rian, ra
down a cop and up against th
law." lialtimore American
Happy Home Canned Goods
Gold Shield Coffee
Schwabacher Bros & Co., me.
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
MHrmnTinim ls NOW A whole claim, hav
rKAIillllN ING ANNEXED ADJOINING PROP
IlinUIIUli erty. highspire rye is still
SELLING AT $1.00 THE BOTTLE. WM. F. KRAMER, Prop.
You are Invited to Drop in and Mingle