Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Word from McCarty says that men
■vorking for John HajdukQvich report
he addition of four calves to the
Alaska buffalo herd. By the time the
caiOTngf senaon is, over it is expected
there will be ten or twelve Alaska
bOrn buffalo added to the herd, which
at present, counting the four already
born this spring, number 3. When
brought to the interior the herd
numbered p3. There were seven
aves last year and one the first,
some of the older animals having
died.
Tentative plans, for the. establish
ment of a Hying school at Fairbanks
have been formulated by the Alaska
Airways, but no definite steps lead
ing to its founding will be taken until
;i more ihurcugk survey of the field
has been made. The Airways, it is
-aid, is well equipped at this time to
furnish complete training in the Vari
ous phases of flying, ranging from
training for a private pilot’s license
to that of a ■ ransport -license. The
shop equipment is such that students
•an obtain complete training in the
mechanical branches, , and classes
wjuld be held in,aerodynamics, me
'oorology, navigation and allied sub
ieuts. Courses of . instruction have
Interior
| Pen-Bred
t Wire Orders
Clough Sc
Brink
Takotna, Alaska
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been outlined by S. E. Robbins and
Jerry Jones, both of who mhave ac
cepted positions of operation man
ager and chief instructor of the Ryan
I Flyng School, San Diego.
j Captain John M. Clark, recently ap
j pointed inspector of boilers for the
U. S. Steamboat 'Inspection Service,
with headquarters at Juneau, was.
more than twenty years ago, in Alas
ka on the revenue cutters Perry and
’Rush. In 1911-lie'vv-as mate on the
steamer Alki. During the World war
he was a lieutenant ■commander in*
the naval reserves and still retains
that rank. When appointed recently’
lie was master of the' Delight, 8,000
ton craft, flying the house flag of
James Griffiths &- Sons, engaged/in J
the South Sea trade.
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Perry M. Merwin, 73 years old, an1
Alaska pioneer, died recently at i
Warm Springs Bay, Banin of, Island*
Death came to Mr. Mprwin while he i
was alone in his cabin. His body was :
found Ivjng on tire, center, x>f. the floor,
ox his habitation by W. II. McBain.j
The assistant, postmaster at Baranof,1
M. C. Pollard, was notified of the de
mise, and. he. and . Mr.. McBain assgnj'-j
bled three other- residents of the
neighborhood, Peter Tweit, Ivar An
derson and Ted Jones, and the five.!
after- investigating, concluded death
had resulted from natural causes—
either heart failure or. apoplexy.. He
had followed mining, prospecting and.
trapping. Nothing is known of his
relatives. He was taken to Juneau!
for interment. .
Katherine Cato is only 17 years old,
but she is hard-boiled, in the opinion •
of Chief of Police G. A. Getchell of!
Juneau, and despite her small stature
has the strength, of a six-foot logger,
and he points to a wrecked cell in the
city bastile to1 confirm his vipw. The i
girl, a mixture of Jndian and Japan-j
iese, was arrested by the chief for.
1 drunkenness omthe streets, and taken ;
to the eity lockup. In the morning it.
was found she had torn the iron bunk
to pieces, even twisting the springs
apart. Dressed in a flannel shirt,
overalls and a hat pulled low on her
head, she was haled before Judge Sey
in the U. S. commissioner’s court,
where she pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to 60 days in the federal
jail. “Can I pay my way out?” she
asked, brusquely. “You cannot,” his
honor retorted equally as brusquely,
and she was led away to start her j
term. Officers said she had already
had five or six sentences imposed
upon her, despite her youth.
With his engine running and his
fishing gear out, Christ O. Stickle,'
pioneer troller, was found recently in
a dying condition at High - Point!
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds .
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Bams..
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
f
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle^ a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” la Oar Motto .
island. The nose of his fishing boat
was grounded on a sandy point and
Captain Stickler was sitting upright
in the cockpit of his boat. Captain
and Mrs. Arthur Johnson found
Stickler and, taking him aboard their
boat, rushed him to the hospital at
Ketchikan, but he died btefore the
•boat cuuld reach port.
INTERESTING NOTES.
The number of' cldcks per • capita
throughout the United States has
been more than doubled in the las de
cade.
So ha motorists may summon med
ical or mechanical-aid when needed,
■Belgium’s highways are to be equip
ped with roadsidd tdlepbbnes.
The Santa Monica; Calif., municipal
band plays approximately 5;500 mu
sical numbers, annually?in 538 con
certs.
Shorty Contlon’s ne wracrng • auto
mobile will have 16 cylinders and will'
develop 300 hnr*eppwer'.at,.fi,l)00 revo*
lutions. .
The fire loss in tha diluted States
during l!-30 totaled $405i»'A'.*’09,
which emount is'10'perecent greater
than in 1929.
There were more than- 15 TOO if,000
radio seis in American homes on Jan
uary 1, 1931, a survey of radio maga
zines shows. Sales of radio equip
ment in 1930 totaled $500,951,000, as
against $842,548,000 in 1929/ Pretty
good fdr an industry only ten years
old. .
Vital' Statistics.
Judge:—And what is your age, ma
■uame ?
Witness—I’nvacound thirty.
Judge—Y4s,‘I i know. Now how
many- years is< it? since you got
around It?
Mose—Dis yar flyin’ business is a
mighty ol’ venture.
Sambo>f-How Jo you make that
out, Mose?
Mose—’Cause 1 heah dat pasto’ say
in church laSt Sunday, viat Esau sold
his heirship to Jaeob,
Rastus—Heah am -a-ielegram-from
de boss in Africa. He says he is
sending in some .lions’ tails.
Circus Owner’s Wife—Lions’ tails,
Rastus? What aw yp-o utalking
about?
Rastus—Well, read-it yourself. It
says plain, ‘Just .captured two lions.
Sending details by mail.”
Ivar Chilstrom, after a visit of sev
eral weeks at Flat, returned here late
last Saurday.
Are you a Ku&ko Times subscriber?
Why not?
Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Headqnartere:
FLAT, ALASKA
Will be in Flat Early
September Until De
cember 1.
ITINERARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Takotna,
McGrath,
Lower Knskokwim,
BetbeL
Long Vacations.
“Your son says the world is his
oyster.”
“Yes, he won’t work out of the oys
ter season.”
Are you a Kusko Times-sabeeriber ?
Why not?
In the Probate -Court f6r Nulato Pre
cinct, at Ruby, Fourth.'Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska, before
William N. Growde'n, Probate
Judge.
In the matter of! thfc Estate1 ot
Thomas. Garneau,- deceased.
No. 15.
Notice of Settlement of Final Ac
Account.
Notice is . hereby given that Edwin :
Wilkinson, Administrator of the es
tate of Thomas Garneau, deceased,
has rendered and presented frfr •settle
ment and filed in above court the ;
final-account of Us ^administration of j
said estate; and that Thursday, Sep
tember 17, 1931, at the hour of 2
o’clock in the afternoon,.has been set
by said Court as the time oof .hearing,
at which time ..and place any, person
interested in- said estate may appear
and file exceptions in writing; to said j
account and-contest same-.
And notice is.further-given that,
the above Court will at that time and
place, adjudge and decree who are
heirs and distribuees of said estate,
and on or before said date any per
son- on. corporation may. file their -
claims of heirship of said deceased, j
EDWIN WILKINSON,.
Administrator.
First ppb-Aug, 15> last Sep, 12.
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqht party,
Write or wire to
Pi W. CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
FOR sale:
Roadhouse
.Completely furnished. A
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ophir, In
noko Precinct, Fourth Division,.
Territory of Alaska, before Chris
tian Bolgen, United States Com- -
missioner, and ax-officio Probate
Judge.
In the matter of the* Estate of John >
E. Edwards, deceased?
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been - duly appointed
administrator if the estate of John E.
Edwards, deceased.
All persons having-daems against,
said estate, are required to present
the same, fully verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at ‘ my residence at Ophir,.
Alaska;1 within six months from the
date sol-this notices
Dated .at: Ophir, Alaska, June 1,
1931.
H i NICHOLSON,
_ Administrator.
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When In;
Fairbanks
Fbr Real Home-Grown
CHICKEN' DINNERS
Try The
I 18-Mile
Roadhouse
IhoRe- In- Advance- for Special
Parties. ,
NICE BALLROOM
Where All May Dance to Their
Delight, by Radib Music.
A' Shbrt Drive Through De
lightful Forest Scenery.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Mutchler
Proprietors
Coming On
The Tana—
The finest stock of Staple
and Fancy Groceries aver
brought ihto the Eusko
kwim district.
Also a complete line1 of'
Men’s Clothing^.Uhderwear
and Dry Goatish
Northern Commercial
Company
McGrath, Alaska