Alaska Notes
Qlaaaioft Fre« Territorial
Exchanges.
E. F. Jesson, former Anchorage
.newspaperman, ami W. A. Wolfgrarn,
•also formerly of Anchorage, have
i taken over the interest of Hal B.
.'Selby in the Seward Gateway, and are
now in active charge of the paper. H.
V. Hoben retains his interest in the
paper. It is the intention of Mr.
.Selby to take a trip to the States
shortly for the benefit of his health.
But, health or no health, he is sure
that the call of the North will bring
him back to Alaska at the end of not
ito exceed six months.
If a jinx ever pursued a man with
persistence, that man is John Holm
berg. Holmberg used to work with
a piledriver crew on the Copper River
. & Northwestern Railroad. He weal
«over to Latouehe, where he sustained
. a broken leg and landed in the hos
pital there for four months. Then
when he was able to get around on
• crutches he went to Anchorage, and
• was promptly arrested, declared to he
insane and hustled to Seward because
an officer was about to depart for the
•Outside with several patients. Friends
in Cordova heard about it and got
Holmberg out through a writ of ha
beas corpus. At a hearing in the dis
itrict court in Valdez he was declared
: sane and given his freedom. He re
turned to Cordova and went over by
the slough south of town to live. A
few days ago he went out to empty a
bucket of ashes and fell on the ice.
He is now buck in the hospital with
the same injured leg again.
On u trip that will take him first to
• the Chandlar ami later back across
the country to the White river dis
trict, Jack Price, well known oldtimer
• of the North, left Seward recently.
He is going to Fairbanks first, and
will start from there to the Chandlar
to look over the work done on the
i-Sulzer hardrock properties within the
A retie Circle. Only two men have
Vbeen empoyed on the property during
the past winter, but it is th» intention
• of Sulzer to start large-scale develop
ment in the near future. A stamp
mill was hauled into the district sev
eral years ago for use on the prop
erty, After a short stay in the
Chandlar, Price will head across
country for the White river section to
look over some promising prospects
in that district. Price is an oldtimer
in the hard rock game and has a
thorough knowledge of conditions in
all sections of the Territory. He is
an oldtime friend of former Govenor
Sulzer.
Joseph Simpson, of Douglas, one of
the first candidates to file for repub
lican nomination to the House of Rep
resentatives in the April primaries, I
has withdrawn from the race, it was
announced at the office of the clerk of
court at Juneau, recently. Simpson
was recently arrested on a charge of
attempting to bribe a juror sitting in
a case in the Juneau district court
and bound over to the grand jury.
In his letter asking that his de
claration of candidacy be canceled Mr.
Simpson said: “Owing to adverse
circumstances it is my most earnest
desire to withdraw my former declar
ation to run as candidate in the next
primary election to be held in April.”
ITe added: "1 feel well satisfied that
my political ambitions have been
slaughtered on the altar of Justice.”
An increase in mining activity,
which in instances will develop into
large scale oi*eralions in the near fu
ture, is prevalent along the Yukon
and Tnnana, say travelers arriving
from the lower river. Ruby is said
to be the scene of much development
work this winter. Mason creek is
bearing extensive prospecting, and
preparations are under way for heavy
work in the Hot Springs district next
summer.
In liH9 the epidemic of flu wiped
out ten vilages of Bristol Bay, in.
some places not leaving a single man !
j or woman. Practically every native |
above th cage of puberty who was in i
ihe village at the time was taken i
away. But the strange part is that!
J nearly every child below the age of,
puberty suvived, These chidren_ were j
i gathered up and taken care of by the i
< cannery companies until fall, when j
they were taken to Dillingham, where |
' the Bureau of Education took care of j
| them the best they could until build- ,
( ings could be erected. Here the Bu
] reau of Education has a school of
; more than 100 Aleut Indians, free and
I unhampered from influences of par
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hand to see what civilization and edu
cation will do for the Aleut Indians.
The result is watched with eager im
portance.
CANNOT BE ENFORCER.
(New York World.)
General Andrews talked straight
out to an Anti-Saloon League meet
ing, and this is what he said:
That the Volstead act could not pos
sibly be enforced under the existing
government policy, and that there was
no indication of such radical changes
as would he necessary to make suc
cessful enforcement a possibility.
No amount of talk and no conceiv
able number of the Anti-Saloon
League explanations can waive aside
the importance of the statement. It
is the chief officer actually charged '
with the enforcement of the Volstead
act who is talking here. What he
says is that he cannot enforce the
law and sees no present hope of being
Tom Shallow was a Montla.y arrival, :
returning to Ophir the next day.
able to enforce it.
What does Congress think of that,
and what will Congress do about it?
What will Mr. Coolidge do about it?
What will the Democratic party do
about it?
The time is rapidly approaching
when it will not be possible to dodge ,
an answer.
Charles Nicolet and Adolph Lund '
returned here yesterday from e trip i
to the Forks.
A. G. Johnson, N. C. local manager,
returned here Monday from a several
days’ business visit at McGrath.
James Davidson, who arrived Mon
day for a brief visit, returned Wed
nesday to McGrath.
John Rieck was among today’s ar
rivals. ,w j
Carl Lotts feldt, A.. R. C. siiperin- I
tendent of the A. R. C„ returned here-!
Tuesday from a visit to Ophir.
G. W. C. Glass and Arthur L’hej
reux returned Thursday from a trip to
Little creek.
Ira Wood, after several months art
the Outside, arrived here today, .leav- 1
ing almost immediately for his Flat |
headquarters.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Mutehler were
Monday arrivals from McGrath.
A Far-Sighted Indian.
An Oklahoma editor tells of an old
Indian who came into his office to pay
for his paper. The editor took the
money; then the Indian wanted a re
ceipt. The editor tried to talk him
out of it. Mr. Indian insisted. After
making it out, the editor wanted to
know why he was so persistent about
wanting a receipt. The Indian said:
“Me die some time. Go to big gaw
and St. Peter ask if I been good In
dian. I say yes. He say, ‘Did you
pay editor for paper?* I say yes. He
say, ’Where is receipt?’ I no have it.
I have to run all over hell to find you
and get receipt.”—The Argonaut.
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Mike JCerrone, who arrived Satur
day for a. short visit, departed for his
headquates on Tuesday.
Charlie fW- P.) Smith returned
here Tuesday from a trip to OphLr.
Axel. Alntfldahl, after * a visit of
some days at, McGrath, returned here
yesterday.
Harry Steen, who arrived' Saturday,
departed Sunday for Plat
SCHOOL ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that, in ac
cordance with regulations, an election
of members of the Takotna school
board, consisting- of a treasurer,, a di
rector and a clerk, will be held in Ta
kotna an Monday, April 12.
-A. X. Grant, Clerk.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby, N ala to
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, before Stanly R.
Morgan, United States Commis
sioner and ex-officio Probate Judge
In the matter of the estate of Seth
Steven Gilman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Seth
Steven Gilman, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
them, duly verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at the United States Commis
sioner’s office, Ruby, Alaska, within
six (6) months froth the "date of this
notice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska,-March 13,1926.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Administrator.
First publication, March 13, 1926.
Last publication,- April 17, 1926.
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