' ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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of Commons for so many years. It
is a compliment, as well, that one oc
cupying the position he. does in-Par
liament should. have been asked to
devote so much time when not active
ly engaged in . Parliamentary duties,
to rendering aid. towards what it is
believed wnl eventually develop into
. a service of very high importance for
this part of. the Dominion.
“Mr. Black’s ahility to speak on
. behalf of the Yukon in the matter of
the North and South road which Dr.
Tolme has put in the forefront of his
policies -cannot be questioned. He has
tte confidence if the people of the
1 Northland, knows its transportation
needs, and is persuaded that such a
highway as is proposed will mean in
creased prosperity. The presence at
Victoria recently of Mr. Black and
the other representatives of the com
mittee discussing, the British Colum
. bia-Yukon-Alaska highway is an
earnest of another step towards the
conummation of this project.”
The Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs has taken up the matter of es
tablishing a snhool for the natives at
Stephens Village with Charles W.
Hadkesworth, acting chief of the
Alaska division. A recent petition
indicates that there are 27 children
now in need of tuition, and Mr.
Hawksworth expresses the opinion
that a'school is needed at this loca
tion. It seems that for 16 years the
Episcopal church maintained a mis
sion and conducted a school at St.
Stephens, but these have not been in
effect for several years past.
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paper published the “first Lindbergh
photo from the Arctic circle..” It
shows Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh on
their arrival at Point Barrow on Au
gust 7, when they were treated to a
spontaneous welcome Ijy the natives,
who are also shown, adorned by their
parkas, in the photo.
The Delegate is arranging to send
to every school room in the Territory
a beautiful portrait-poster of George
Washington, executed in colors, and
22x28 inches in size. These posters
are being distributed in cooperation
with the United States George Wash
ington Bicentennial Commission of
Washington, D. C., in order to stimu
late interest among the thousands of
school children of the district in the
coming nine-minths celebration of the
200th anniversary of the birth of the
Father of Our Country.
Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of an
thropology at the Smithsonian Insti
tution, has returned to Washington
From his fifth summer expedition to
Alaska. On his recent trip he found
skeletons of persons believed to have
been among the first inhabitants of
Jie North American continent. There
were found on Kodiak Island, more
hail 100 miles southwest of Seward.
U has been established that ancient
man migrating to North America
from Asia took the coast route and
passed down the west coast of Alaska,
rather than entering the interior and
passing down the rivers. The cura
tor states that discoveries on the
most recent expedition are sufficient
to prove the coast and peninsula
gested route, which is to the mainland
passage rather than the other sug
of Alaska and along the rivers.
Dr. Hrdlicka thinks that there is
no probability thatt he early comers
established themselves in any of the
places along the coast for any long
period of time. . They have advanced
toward the south. By not establish
ing themselves permanently they
they therefore have left scanty relics
and other acumulations to identify
them. Then, again, the coast has un
dergone many changes and has been
completely rebuilt in places, thus
washing away what remains of them
which might have survived. Science
may never hope, unless it be through
some happy accident, to find the act
ual remains of the early men along
the route of their travel. It shall not
shall not find them at all until in
vestigators reach a point where they
settled permanently, lived on solid
ground, and left remnants of their so
journ. It is the ai mof the Smith
sonian now to find such remains on
the islands of the far North and
along the rivers of the northwest
coast. The recent expedition brought
forth important specimens which add
another link to the increasing testi
mony of science of the march of early
man through this region. Skeletal
remains and objects of great signifi
cance have opened a more scientific
era in American exploration.
Various chambers of commerce in
Alaska have wired the Delegate pro
testing againstt he emergency regu
lation issued by Secretary of Agricul
ture Hyde and approved ina procla
mation by President Hoover, reduc
ing the season throughout the United
States and Alaska to a period of one
month for the hunting of ducks and
geese. The reason given for this re
duction from three months to the
month of September, for Alaska, is
because of severe drought of the last
two years affecting the rearing of
young birds on breeding grounds.
The Biological Survey says that pro
tests are being wired in fro mall sec
tions of the country, but that no
change will be made in the regula
tion, which Canada is also expected
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Revigator Restores Water’s
Lost Element
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THE most important thing in life is health. We cannot con
tinue to live healthfully unless we live with some respect
to the laws of nature. Life is but cellular buildiny and cellu
- Iar elimination. This lost element of water is Radio-activity,
> which both creates cellular energy and removes cellular poisons.
Sir Arbuthnot Lane, the great English physician, says “Most
' diseases are directly traceable to bad drainage in the body”—to
' the - accumulation of clogging waste matter or poisons .at vital
organs.
■• ''For centuries the world has recognized the value of health
springs, and medical officers now attribut the value of the fam
ous-springs to the natural radio-activity of their waters. Thla
radio-activity is one of ndfcure’s ways of dissolving and elimin
ating’these health-destroying poisons and building healthy ceUa
and 'tissues.
It iamow possible for everyone, sick or well, to have perpetu
ally, and at reasonable cost, the splendid benefits of a genuine
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THE - REVIGATOR WATER JAR.
Order one today from any of the following sub-agents: Vic
Ebright, Flat; Tom DeVane, Ruby; Oliver Anderson, McGrath;
Fred Roethlisberger, Ophir; Chris Petersen, Takotna.
to adopt. The President is very much
interested in this matter, and feels
thatt he sportsmen and people gen
erally should cooperate to avoid the
calamity of extermination.
Ernest Walker Sawyer, who spent,
the past summer in Alaska,, accem
panying the various Congressional
relegations and the Los Angeles
party, has returned to Washington,
and after brief trips to New York
and Boston will proceed to tine Pacific
coast, where he has several matters'
on concerning proejcts for the devel
jpment of industries in Alaska.
Henry C. Wilson had been appoint
ed postmaster at Angon earlier in the
year, but he has declined to serve,
and Fred E. Brandes has now heen
suggested for appointment to the po
sition.
A KIND TRIBUTE TO
MRS. CHESTER BRINK
Owing to the sudden change of
plans, the remains of the late Mrs.
Chester Brink will he laid to rest in
Anchorage, Alaska. The funerai ser
vices will be conduct'd by the Amer
ican Legion at Audi rage. The body
will be buriel in th • Legion’s ceme
tery at Anchorage.
The money conti .i uted by friends
for flowers has been sent to Lima,
Ohio. This money will be returned.
Rather than being used for flowers,
it will be invested in a tombstone,
which will be a lasting tribute to the.
deceaseL
In the passing of Mrs- Brink we
lost a loving wife, a dear friend, and
a fond neighbor. To those nearest
and dearest to Mrs. B.'ink, we extend
our heartfelt sympathy.
BETH MARIE ANDERSON.
. Takotna, Sept. 2i.
Following is the letter sent by Miss
Anderson to Mr. F. W. Cramer, the
brother of Mrs. Brink, at Lima, Ohio,;
prior to change of plans:
Sept. 22,1931.
Mr. F. W. Cramer,
I Lima, Ohio.
I My dear Mr. Cramer
| The people of the communities of
Takotna, Ophir and Met:rath sympa
thize with you and the mother in the
passing of the late Mrs. Chester
Brink.
I Because she was esteemed so high
ly and so well liked by all, we wish to
send flowers for her funeral. We are
enclosing a postal money orler for
$159.75, to be used for flowers or any
other part of the funeral you desire.
I Kindly have all cards and lettered
ribbons returned to Chester Brink. If
it is possible, please have a flashlight'
picture taken of the casket and
flowers at the chapel or church. It
| would be nice to have the picture
! about 6x8 inches. This is to be sent
to Chester. Kindly deduct the cost of
this from the monef order.
If you feel that there will be an
TABLB OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles
i Nenana . 00
! Tavern Roadhouse . 17%
i Knight’s Roadhouse _ 23%
I Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_58
, Diamond Roadhouse__76
| Roosevelt . 89
i Lake Minchumina -__116
i Trappers’ Cabin ..132
Lone Star Roadhouse_ 15#
! Telida Roadhouse..169% ;
j Slow Fork Roadhouse_187
' East Fork Roadhouse_> 206
i Berry’s Landing Roadhouse_ 227%
j Big River Roadhouse_241
McGrath _ 263
Takotna ....280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse_291
Ophir-- -300
McCafferty....306
Brown Creek shelter cabin_318
Fritz shelter cabin ..833
First Chance shelter cabin_346
Schermeyer R. H. _:_360
Iditarod _____376
Flat ___ 384
Bonanzza sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
overabundance of flowers, you may
feel free to use part of this money
for permanent plants, hedges, etc., for
the grave. It is essential to have ,
cards from all the listed names re
turned to Chester.
The choice of flowers is for you to
make, other than these requests:
Broken wheel, lettered “Rest, Dear
Wife”, $25, from Chester.
Heart, lettered “Cro-Mat”, $10,
from Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson.
Pillow, lettered “Sleep, Dear Bes
sie”, $15, from Ophir.
Crescent, lettered “Peace Pro
found”, $15, from Takotna.
Star, lettered “Rest In Peace”, $15,
from McGrath.
On a separate sheet. I will list all
names. Please return cards to Ches
ter, also the lettered ribbons.
Thanking you, and with the deepest
sympathy for you and yours in your
recent .bereavement, we are Bessie’s
friends from Takotna, Ophir and Me-I
Grath.
BETH MARIE ANDERSON.
Following is the list of those con
tributing to the flower fund:
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clough anil
family, Andy Hansen, P. W. Carlson,
Miss Virginia Howard, Michael Hoch
reiter, John Sinclair, Nels Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Lottsfeldt, Miss
Mary McLean, A Friend. Mr. and
Mrs. John Rieck and family, Chris
Petersen, John Krieger, J. W. Dow
ney, John Griffin, Mrs. Helen Ch.il
strom and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Anderson . Sea Wolf Gang,
Frank Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
!
. Frank JL Guskey
.... Notary, Public j
j
t 'lakotna, Alssisr,
Guskey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dubois,
Milton Rice, Beth Mario Anderson,
A. X. Grant, Mr. and MrA. J. P. Tay
lor and family, Alex. Schedel Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Ferris, Chris Nelson, Matt
Km, Owen Gray, Bert Gnodpaster,
Billy Sanatkas, Fred Roethlisberger,
Chris Bolgen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Oates and family, Stanley J. Nichols,
Margaret. Ulch, Capt. George Green,
Eli Walker, J. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Anderson, Thomas SaknotT, George
W. Clyde.
Mrs. Peck: “Where, have you been
all evening?”
Miles: “At the office,”
Mrs. P.: “Then you must be made
of asbestos, for your office burned
down two hours ago.”
Pioneer
Shop _
Blacksmith,
Machine ano
all kinds of
Sheet Metal
Work
Safetys
Stoves
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Proprietor- t
Babeesch Moosehide Jttitte and Boots
r Furs Bought and Sold Clothing
- All Kinds of Nice Fresh Groceries and .Fruit
Canned Goods of All Kinds Beds and Bedding '
A. R Eldridge
McGrath
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