Harold Knight of the Northland
Transportation Company, will go
to Ketchikan to meet the North
Sea and will return to Juneau j
aboard the steamer. J. J. Meherln,
and Earl Clifford will board the
plane at Petersburg for Wrangell,
and Pio Decano will travel from
Lake to Ketchikan.
MRS. REFS LAND HERE
Mrs. Martha B. Refsland, asso
ciate supervisor of elementary edu
cation with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, returned to Juneau on the
Yukon from an extensive trip to
the Westward.
HARTZELL ARRIVES
Donald S. Hartzell, supervisor of
social welfare with the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, arrived here on the
Yukon from Seward. His arrival
completed an extensive trip to the
Westward on bureau business.
HAPPY
-BIRTHDAY
The Empire extends congratula
tions "nd best wishes today, their
birthday anniversary, to the follow
ing:
AUGUST 8
Herman T. Tripp
Arthur W. Nelson
r-.,
! 20 YEARS AGO
Prom The Empire
AUGUST 6, 1915
The occupation of Riga, Russia's
important Baltic port, would only
be a matter of a few hours, accord
ing to dispatches from Berlin. The
Russians had already begun to
evacuate the port. The Russian line
from the Baltic to Galicia was in
full retreat.
■ People in Juneau do not know
how well off they are," said Charles
Goldstein, prominent Juneau mer
chant, upon his return from a trip
of five weeks In coast cities.
Mrs. W. E. Nowell, who had been
president of the library association
since the beginning of the library
campaign, tendered her resignation.
The success of the campaign for
library funds was due largely to
Mrs. Nowell's untiring efforts In
its behalf.
Miss Anna Cashen took the place
of Miss Mona Graves in the Ju
neau Music House. Miss Graves left
to attend school in the States.
