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VMM Ml AT MHiKATII WAS
WORST IN MANY YEARS
McGRA^H, May IS, The mighty
Water* of the Kuskokwim ami Ta
kotna rivers went <-n a rampage dur
ing the spring breakup and scrubbed
down the deck, of McGrath for the
iirst time since 1927. The water
reached a height of about eight
inches higher in some cabins than
ever recorded before, whie hmight
have been due to the buildings hav
ing sett'is) to some extent dur/ng the
past few years.
The ice in the Takotna started to
move out Sunday evening, May 14,
and a jam was caused in the Kusko
kwim below the town, backing the
Water up. Hooding the town, running
over the bank on the Dan Sprague
able. The ice took the short-cut
across the neck between W'idman’s
sawmill and the U. S. Marshal’s office,
thus forcing Tom Saknoff to move to
higher levels. A cake of ire entered
Tom’s cabin by way' of the front end
of the building, tearing down the
porch, pushing the front end in and
coining to rest on the floor. ^
Jack Melberg’s cabin was moved
from its foundation by a large cake
and placed in a heap about 25 or 20
feet nearer the aviation field.
The Hill Herschberg cabin was also
■damaged to some extent. Ice was
pushed up from the Kuskokwim be
Dr. C. D. Carter
DENTIST
Will return to McGrath' early
in the summer, after which he
will visit Takotna and Ophir.
WTO tic in Flat about the mid
-die of July
tween the Marshal’s house ami Mrs.
McLean’s home, but did no damage.
A large piece came to rest just it.
front of the N. C. Co. store, near thi
I)latform. It is said Oliver Andersoi,
topped it with a pikcpol*
Practically all of the McGrath re*i
dents, save perhaps three or fou,
were confined to the Steamship Tana
• or two days. The ice was kept from
doing damage to the boat liy the aid
of pike-poles. AT .buildings wen
■ 'uu.ii except the N. CM. store, tb(
water getting just high enough t»
>tep through the floor in a place or
wo. William Kruhm lost considerable
sugar and flour, which was thought
to have been put in a safe dry pia<
out which proved too weak on i„s
hanger, lett.n gthe sugar and flour
fall into the wate rin the ruadhonsc
1 om Saknuif lost about 40 cords of
wood .which he had cut and piled on
the Takotna bank about a mile above
the Widman sawmill. .The cabin of
Bernard and Albert Ivey was very
■badly treated, the contents of which
sugered much instruction.
WINNERS NENANA ICE POOL
The ice moved in the Nenana at
7:20 p. m. on May 8. The winners
of the pooh in which there was about
”->0,000, were: Eric Larson, Fair
banks A;. V. Dunbar, Fairbanks; C
M. Browning- Hot Springs
Harry Ekstrom, well knarwn old
timer of these parts, who left here
last, summer for a visit to his old
home in Sweden, was among those
returning hen- on Sunday. Mr. Ek
strom spent several months in Swe
den, about a month in Philadelphia,
anil a few weeks in Seattle. Me left
Sunday for CM ripple.
Jack Melberg, who was assisting in
the work of keeping the Tana in a
safe position, was so unfortunate as
to slip anil receive a badly sprained
ankle. He was taken to Anchorage
by Pilot Watfcrworth, en route to the
Seward hospital
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Mrs. Victor 3BUi; after, u visit ol
many months on the Outside. whither
■che went furj-anedicai treatment, was
:» Sunday .arrival. She returns
yieatly improved, whicn aill' Oi 'aio.it
l»!easuyr n wr to he rmr.ny friends.
E*o’i Anders/in.. well known dreag
ittR nian, M'tu- -among those who re
t • < oe.i here Sunday.
AiiiVihg on Sunday "from A net;
w t; John Kricifer, ■•tv -.1; knn■■
'iJ'.tt 'a - ■, followin a visit to Ani-'ci
a." ■ which j !ace -he averit .to re
i'.‘ic treatment for a d.sioca t ed ,-heu.
fi. He returned greatly mjuovi-d
; nd left the tv le day for .C -Iripply.
her. he t- uie'.'T c-ngag. 1 iet.1 St**
tor.iin gseasoo.
The his general iseveittetit of AC
m front of Takotna-occurred at ! 0 “j >
p. »>• ,rn Mgj 14, a rather late dstk..
OidtlAvrs here, however, recaJ: that
the latest date for the movement ri
mint of Takotna occurred some years
ago on May til?.
Joe Kerris was a Monday . arrive,
from Poorman. to which plffl , vtaj
from Poorman for a visit of a couple
of days here, leaving yesterday for
Poorman on hLs way to CMrippIe.
Axel Almdahl, well known dredg
ing man, war among Sunday arrivals,
coming directly from the Outside.
Mrs. George -MCarttler.mn and in
fant daughter, after a vis t of some
weeks at Fairbanks,-returned here
Monday and departed yesterday, for
their home at Little MGreek.
R. E. Lowrie departed this mom
ing for tlfe Puntila camp at -Little
MO reek.
Gabe Aho was a .Sunday .arrival
Anchorage.
J. P. Taylor and A. H. Twitched
returned Saturday from a ho.si ness
’ trip to McGrath.
‘‘Has your former wife • concluded
: in having the aliraoqy reduced now
| that your income has shrunk so
I much?”
“’Ell, no! If she had been that
kind of a woman we nefer would hape
needed the diporce.”—.Enquirer (Cin
cinnati).
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| Notary Public
IT aiiotna, Alaska
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. ..vhich. saw i.h. b x n. irtg of
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-t> towards pr.,speriTy.
i-cr times .and additional- an
..e ..a-ats of ?rs.g: increases by
.:rit)g. **V-cbEshments tended
•< sduaMe, says J.W Dun & -Brad
. eport, a change of conditions
I: > .declare the up-swing in husi
iS continuing.
PEIPING.—*-A well organized df
. — v_- within the week by the.dap
c ...a army -against Peiping Kaigan.
o the northwest, and Tientsin, to tlie
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