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TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SEPT. 22, 1023
Drys Padlock 50 Oases
in Detroit Liquor War
Detroit.—/.I. records for comprehen
sive ’’padlock proceedings,” by which
hei federal prohibition officers are
ighting the sea of boote by shutting
jp property of landlords who rent to
bootleggers, have been broken in De
troit, according to Chief E. C. Yeilow
’.ey, o! the federal dry forces.
Abatement proceedings were brought
Thursday against fifty pieces of Detroit
property, and U. S. Deputy Marshal
Robert Grogan was given the job of
putting Uncle Sana’3 ■ hermetic seal on
the oases. I’be names of owners or lo
cations of the properties will not be di
vulged UDtii the proceedings are com
pleted.
C.' ie"; eiiovloy sayi Commissioner
Haynes is determined by every means
at his command to clean up Detroit,
and Thursday s activity against the re
tailer and the property owner is said
to be a part of the program against
those engaged im/ho liquor traffic on a
17//A Einstein, tYe ‘ old sleuth" of the
federal dry forces, who has disguised
hi mself as everything except a popular
song in order to get evidence against
'lew '’ork’s bootleggers, is said to
have been working under cover in De
troit for two months, and his presence
here was made public today.
ceremonies at Grave
of Leonard Bruderlin
Following was ihe impromptu talk
by U. S. Commissioner W. F. Green at
'lie burial of Leonard Bruderlin, at
McGrath, on Sept. 1:1th:
“Ladies and Gentlemen: We hate
gathered here to perform that which
'riends and .neighbors w ill perform for
each one of os 30oner or later. Death
•Is inevitable and, being so, should not
b e treated as an awful event, but mere
ly stoing to sleep, so long us this world
o r life is concerned, and, as many be
lieve, entering another sphere of use
fulness.
“Be that as it may, eaah one of vs
should pause long enough and in quiet
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Iditarod, Alaska,
and at
105 L. C. Smith l’ldg., Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Courts.
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Hr. W. f. Green
McGrath, Alaska
moments take an invoice of our inner
most thoughts actions and, above all,
our deeds town -d ourselves, our friends,
mr neighbor , and especially we old-;
! tutnets towards each other.
“Leonard Bruderiin was an old
j timer it: Maska, one who did not
'squander his earnings, but who spent
i most of his time in real prospecting—
| ust what this country heeds. Some
! ha u neon sc i- y been uncharitable
and have unju- y criticised him as
i la king in energy, but they did not
i know that Leonard had organic heart1
' disease that prevented him from stand-!
j ing up to heavy work with a pick, ■
I shovel and wheelbarrow, required of j
| those working at placer mining. I say
i this to vindicate his name and char
acter, for he had labored under this
! handicap for some years. When a man 1
from lack of evestght dictates to ar:
other to write for him such thoughts
| and sentiments as he did to me to write
i his old mother in Switzerland he .hows
l a clear, clean conscience and good char
| acter. knowing at the time that he had
: but a short time to live. ITis, faith and
! love for his K, year-old mother was
strong and abiding to his last conscious
moment. Leonard, before these wit
nesses, I again renew tnv promise to do
as you requested of me, and in your
last conscious words—“I am through
with this body, I will oe better off
; above”—we consign that body to the
grave, and your .,oui to a just God who
rules over all things.”
While the ladies sar.g “Nearer My
(kid To Thee" the body was lowered
into the grave, and Leonard was at
1 rest.
Whisky-Soaked Rat
Knocks Out 2 Cats
i j
Kansas City, Mo.—Fed up on corn
whisky, “Siki,' a large, grizzled rat.,
‘•knocked out” two husky cats here
Friday in a two-round bout witnessed
by cheering crowds.
The rat, trained for two days on
cheese soaked in bootleg whisky, dis
posed of his opponents one at a time.
The big fellow was discovered two
days ago in the basement of the city
ail. When he failed to succumb to a
diet of corn whisky, policemen dubbed
him “Siki.” and arranged a battle with
the two biggest cats available.
“Tabby,” an old gray cat from the
city hall, was put in the* pit first.
“Siki” rose on his hind legs, plunged
fiercely toward the feline, biting and
scratching -at her back. “Tabby”
withdrew to her corner, and her sec
onds threw up the sponge.
The fight promoters then placed
“Tom,” champion alley heavyweight
of the city,” in the ring. Tout turned
his back, withdrew to his corner, and
crouched in fear at the onslaught. W
A policeman referee raised his club
ovrt- the rat and declared him winner.
Thomas J. Nestor, pioneer of Nome
and Tditarod, is now located in Los An
geles. He has recently put on an addi
tion which is Called ‘‘Nestor’s West
Compton tract,” and is selling lots as
fast as he can make out the deeds. The
tract is located between Los Angeles
and the beach.
K. 11. Peoples and Eddie Suter, pio
I neer Fairbanks merchants, are start
| ing a bank at Huntington Beach, Cal.,
and George Wesch, formerly connected
with Fairbanks banks, will have a po
sition in the new institution. Wesch
recently invested in a small ranch in
the South.
London.—The Daily Express Leads a
list of the ten richest men in the world
with Henry Ford, John Rockefeller,
Andrew Mellon, and Duke of West
minster.
When Johnny was asked how many
sexes there are lie promptly replied:
“Three—male sex, female se$ and in
sects.”
‘Dido/ With 26 Pup
pies, Smashes Records
Midlothian, Va.—‘'Dido,” a hound
owned bj U ! ’. Johnson, a director of
the Virginia i'ox Hunters’ Association,
is believ' d to have established a world
record for dog motherhood.
She recently became the mother of a
litter of :;f) cups, which local experts
declare is 10 more than the previous
record. Mother and pups are doing
well. “Di >’’ is regarded as one of
the best fox hounds in the state.
“ITow come yuh ain’t wukkin’ today?
llcen iiahed.'1'
“N-n-naw. De man J wukked foh
kinda resigned from me.”
11W hatch a mean — resigned frutn
vuh?”.j
“Resigned frum bein mah boss.”
“Uh-huh..’
“How come yuh ain't wukkin’ yuh
own se’f': Has yuh been Iiahed?”
‘VN-n-naw, De comp’y 1 wukked foh
done gwine out o' business.”
“Which business is it gwine out of?”
“De business of lettin’ me wuk it lak
T was.”—Life.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michael Lucey. vour heirs, executors
and assigns'
You and each of you will please take
notice that the undersized, a co owner
in placer mining claims No. 2 and No.
3 Above Discovery on Moore creek,
has personally performed the annual
us essmeot work on the above described
claims for the years 1Q21 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
co-owner.
And you are further notified that
unless you pay your proportion of the
assessment work done on said claims
for each of said years, within ninety
days after the last publication cf this,
notice, your interests in and to said
property wil^, become forfeited to the
undersigned, as provided by Section
2224 of the r< vised statutes of the
United States ai d amendments thereto.
iCKciL Barlow,
ST-Z: Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Aug. 11, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taylor. George W. Al
brecht, Edward McArdle and Charles
Knell, and their and each of their
heirs, executors, administrators, suc
cessors ininterost, and assigns:
Vou. and each of you, will please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining Haim Good Luck Frac
tion situated between No. 1 and No. 2
Above Discovery or. Moore creek, in
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ir.g precinct, Territory of Alaska, has
personal! v pet formed the annual assess
ment work th above described claim
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
parties.
And you are further notified that,
unless you and each of you pay vour
proportion of the assessment work done
on said ground lor each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, your and each of
your interest' in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United
States and amendments thereto.
Cecil, Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Aug. II, 1023.
Date of last publication, Nov. V7 1923.
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i or First-Class Meal
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Flat City
Tokotna Pool Hall
Best of Everything in
Fruits Candies Cigars Tobaccos
All Fresh Goods
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m
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(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.) ,
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New Dog Houses
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Proprietor
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Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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Arrange to Spend the Night at the
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Best possible meals. Private rooms
New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed.
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McGrath Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
Service Prompt and Efficient