FLAT
Correspondent
&
Mrs. Fred Padersen.
In connection with her school Miss
Marie Lyons has a group of Scouts
who are at present working for their
Star Observer’s Badge. The school
recently received a letter from Allen
Crane, a scout member who is at
present taking a trip to the south.
He wrote interestingly of his ex
periences, especially of his visit to
the museum at Juneau. The school
replied with a Round-Robin letter.
Maxine Keller recently entered the
school as a freshman high. She finds
her first experience in a rural scjjool
very interesting.
Honor attendants for. last month
were, Clara Jensen, Tim Jensen, Neil
Beaton, Henry Jensen and Paul
Keller.
Miss Marie.. Lyon, teacher of the
Fiat school, was pleasantly sur
mised recently when a large number
of her friends, all armed with good
eais, gathered at the school-house
to spend the evening with her.
Games, cards and dancing furnished
the entertainment, after which the
lunch was served. Thirty-one guests
attended, all having a wonderful
iitner. .
I
Dec. 14.
Pilot Noel Wien left for Fairbanks
having ae passengers Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Messer, Peter Miscavich. and
Sam Goodhope. Mr. and Mrs. Mess
er spent the summer season at Bear
Creek where Mr. Messer is in the
employ of the New York Alaska
Gold Dredging Co. as chief engineer.
Pete Miscovich -will spend the holi
days with his family at Fairbanks,
after which, accompanied by Mrs.
Miscovich, he will make a trip to the
States. It has been over twenty
years since Mr. and Mrs. Miscovich
visited the great outside and the trip
will be one of pleasure and business
combined. Mr. Miscovich will pur
chase some new, mining equipment
for his holdings on Glen Gulch.
Sam Goodhope - employed by, the
N.Y.A. Gold Dredging Co. will spend
, the winter with, his family at Deer
ing.
Pilot Jack Waterworth of the Star
Airways arrived today having as a
i passenger, Clarence Marsh, who con
iftinued n to Beaar Creek with Pilot
Lyttly. Mr. Marsh is foreman for
he A. R. C. and will do scune bridge
epair work, returning toeAhchorage
ometime in.oFebfcdXrg,;.
Both Star pilots brought capacity
ids of freight foe Flat and thb
iwer Kuskokwim..
Pilot Don Glass''! of rthb Woodley
*»arways arrived., today with a load
freights
A large crowd .^attended the CaTd
rty and dance.‘given by the >Pion
at the Moose HalL After play
ig fifteen hands ;of. Whist, refresh
ents were served and the prizes
ded to the following; Mrs. John
aton, a beautiful wall lamp as
st prize for. the ladies, the Gent’-i
st pri«e going to W.D.McVeigh, a
e box of stationary. The Conso
,tion prizes went to Miss Jean
^aton and, Bill Burns. Dancing
dewed and the usual good time
d by all.
Pilot Don Glass made a trip to
ked Creek, bringing back a load
dog-fish for Turner & Wood
Pilot. W.inchelL of. the . McGee
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Airways made two trips to Holy
Cross today, first taking the mail,
returning with two passengers, Miss
Eliza fieinientieff and Nick Sopoff.
Miss Anutka Demientieff was a pass
enger on the second trip. Pilot
Winchell will make several stops
along the Yukon, including Mt.
Village and Marshall.
December 17.
Mr. Nick Sopoff, who has been
mining at Stuyhok near Marshall N
in Flat on business and will leave
for his home in a few days. Nick
lloks fine and tells us that Mrs.
Sopoff and the three girls are real
well.
Fritz Awe and Co. are busy ha#
fng and sawing wood. Despite the
fact that there is no snow does not
seem to bother the boys as they
brought in seventeen cords of wood
Friday, on three sleds hauled by the
big Caterpillar.
I Dec. 18..
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Pilot Lyttly arrived from Bear
Creek and left for Anchorage hav
ing as passenger Clarenec Marsh.
Mr. Dunkle of the Lucky Shot, in
I his Waco plane accopanied by mec
hanic, Bill Barber, arrived from An
chorage and remained about three
hours during which time he visited
the Golden Horn mine.
Pilot Moore of the McGee Air
ways arrived today with John Saul
who spent the last month at Seward
for medical treatment. Mr. Saul
! feels much beter, looks it too, and
! is glad to be back home again.
Dec. 19.
Pilot Moore made two trips to
Julian Creek this A.M. The first
trip with a load of fish which he
dropped as he circled Michigan
Creek where Olaf Olson and Carl
Adolphson are prospecting, then to
Julian Creek with passengers.
Harry Wilson, Harry Scott and
Gus Rodman, the passengers, will
prospect on both Julian and Michi
gan Creeks. The boys expect to
| spend a month on the work.
Pilot Moore took off today for
Stuyhok with Nick Sopoff, Patrick
Savage and Julius Shaffrick. Nick
is returning home and Pat and Jul
ius are on a business trip and will
return tomorrow.
Pilot Noel Wein arrived at noon
and after refueling took off with
George and John Miscovich for Fair
! banks. George is going home to
I spend the winter with his parents,
while John, who is a cousin of the
Miscovich brothers will return to
Flat after the Holidays.
Pilot A1 Munson arrived from the
lower Kuskokwim at noon and after
picking up the outgoing mail left
for Fairbanks.
Pilot Don Glass arrived at four
I o’clock from Anchorage with a full
'oad of Xmas freight for Flat and
way points.
Both Pioneer and Moose lodge
committees are busy getting every
thing in readiness for the Xmas
doings.
Dec. 20.
Pilot Don Glass left today fdr
Iditarod where he will have as pass
engers for Holy Cross, Nick Die
mientieff, wife and sister, who will
spend the holidays ^jth relatives and
friends there. Nick is trapping just
below Iditarod.
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to Everybody.
McGrath
Doctor Myers returned from Ophir
and will be here for a few days.
John Repo came in from Ganes
on a business trip.
Dan McDonell paid McGrath a
short visit leaving today for Candle.
- .caliber 1M.
Miss Jenny Keith was a recent
arrival from Fairbanks on Noel
.yen’s plane.
■December 20.
.• Repo, George and John Mis
covich left this morning on Wien’s
plane for Fairbanks.
Dr. Myers left for his home at
Akiak..
Everybody around here seems to
have a cold.
Merry Xmas and a happy New
•ar.
King.
TAKOTNA
John Kreiger, well known Takot
nan, was taken seriously ill last
Monday and with., Woodrow Vander
pool to accompany him, was taken
by Pilot Waterworth to the Anchor
age hospital on the. following day.
Radio, reports his condition as
resting comfortably.
Oddie Holson, McCEwtht was a
week end visitor in town.
Arvid Repcf, Ganes, after waiting
several days in town for a plane
left yesterday for Fairbanks with
the PAAA plane piloted by Munson.
Joe Oates was confined to his
home for several days during the
week by a slight illness.
Dr. Seely left Thursdays for An
chorage after spending a week fix
up Takotnans teeth.
Woodrow Vanderpool returned Fri
day from Anchorage to where he
had accompanied John Kreiger to
the hospital earlier in the week. He
reports Mr. Kreiger as resting easy.
MR. Vanderpool went directly to
his home at McGrath by dog team.
OPH1R
Peter Mesich and James Augusti.
residents of Garies Creek, spent a
few days in town last week.
John Myklebust, who has been
working with Nels Vibe during the
^>ast season on Little Creek, is in
Ophir and will leave by plane for
a trip to Anchorage.
A Little Yuletide Fable
The time was Christmas Eve.
Sandy McDonald sneaked, down the
back stairs of his home with a
double-barreled shotgun, went out
side and fired off both barrels.. He
then rushed back into the house and
announced to his eight small children
that Santa Claus had just committed
suicide.
Fred King ;
i
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
OTTER PRECINCT, FOURTH
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF AL
ASKA.
In the matter of the estate of John
O. Johnson, deceased.
Notice of Final Hearing
[ Notice is hereby given that the
administrator of the above entitled
,state has filed his final report in
the Probate Court above named, and
that said report will be heard before
the said Probate Court for Otter
Precinct at Flat, Alaska, on Wednes
day the 15th day of May 1935, at
two o’clock P.M. of said day, at
which time and place all persons
interested may appear and show
cause, if any they have, why sail
report should not be approved,
allowed and confirmed.
Harry Donnelley,
Administrator.
Date of first pub., Dec. 23, 1934.
December 11.
Dave Strandberg is a passenger
, Dec. 6.
Grath this evening.
Dec. 9.
TABLE OF DISTANCE BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
un«
Neuia .— -- _ fO
Tavern Roadhouse _ _ 17%
Knight’s Roadhouse . 23%
Ninteen-Mile Roadhouse _ 58
Diamond Roadhouse ___; 76
Roosevelt Roadhouse _ 89
Lake Minchumina .. 11S
Trapper’s Cabin _—__13?
Lone Sstar Roadhouse -—... 181
Telida Roadhouse ,_169%
Slow Fork Roadhouse -_— 187
East Fork Roadhouse -- 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse _ 227
Big River Roadhouse_—.—241
McGrath _ 2*U
Takotna ...... 28®
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse —..291
Ophir __ St®
McCafferty ...... SO®
Brown Creek shelter cabin —. SI®
Fritz shelter cabin _ 33®
First Chance shelter cabin —. *43
Sshermeyer R. H. .. *6?
Iditarod _____.......__.... 379
Flat ...-.. 384
Bonanza shelter cabin, 12 miles freer
Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, It
miles from Bonanza.
BRANCH POOL HALL
FLAT, ALASKA.
BEER. WINES. TOBACCOS.
CANDIES. CARDS.
_BARBER SHOP. j
Hot lunches served any time. Everything
first class.
ALEX TAVTTOFF
ANDREW MISCOVICH
THE SOURDOUGH CAFE and BAKERY
FLAT. ALASKA.
BEST OF FOOD GOOD SERVICE
Meals $1.00
A WELCOME TO ALT.
MARTIN ANDERSON - - Proprietor
LOUSSACS DRUG STORE
Anchorage, Alaska.
Drugs Rubber Goods RCA Radios
Liquors of All Kinds. Olympia Beer.
Special, Frompt Attention Given All Mail Orders.
HEWITT’S PHOTO SHOP
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
Directs your attention to their amature finishing department to
gether with their 24 hour service.
Carrying a full line of standard and Portable typewriter*. Bux.
ough and Victor adding machines.
Battery radios for those living in nnwired homes, fresh stock
batteries at all times. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.