ModRATH
McGrath celebrated Thanksgiving
with much merriment, and was voted
by all as being one of the occasions
of the year. Nat Brown having ar
rived from Bear Creek with a full
load of passengers and a Star plane
with Pilot Waterworth carrying a
full load all added, to the crowd. Al
though a few of. McGrath's citizens
went to Takotna to celebrate, yet
the Bill Kruhm Roadhouse was filled
to capacity with men women and
children dancing, to the small hours
of the morning. Bill put up a fine
lunch of salad, sandwiches, ice cream
cake, coffee, tea and chocolate. It’s
too bad Thanksgiving comes but once
ayear.
Dan McDoneU, Candle Creek , min
ing man arrived in-town just in time
td join the merr.y. makers at the
Thanksgiving dance.
Eric Hard of Ophir was a-visitor
during the week and stopped over
with Mr. Widman.
Mr. Sam Cotton, mining engineer
for the F. Co. Fairbanks, was a
recent visitor at McGrath.
Reports have it that extensive
operations may be started, on Candle
Creek this coming season.
Miss Jennie Keith left for Fair
banks recently on a Wien plane.
Jack jVlorris of . the N. C. Co. staff
has been rather busy lately, trying to
locate a moose.
Ed Ralston, mate -of -the. A. R. N.
Co.’s steamer. Tanar is. a.busy, man
these days training “Facetious” the
wonder dog of McGrath.
Pilot Littly, Star Airways, took
two passengers to Takotna then flew
on to Ophir and Yukon River with
a-load of freight. .
Pilot Glass, of the Woodley Air
ways, left for Anchorage-during the’
week with two passengers.
Gus Wilson, operator on . Marvel
Greek, went to Fairbanks on the
mail plane.
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Warren Ste-wart dropped in on us
from his fox farm about 25 miles
up river. Mr. Stewart intends to go
to Bob Stone’s recent discovery *on
Baker Creek, by .plane
Pilot Winchell took 14 young
people from here to Takotna for the
Thanksgiving ,d tfnee.
Jack Waterworth is in with five
passengers from Bear . Creek .for .An*
chorage.
George Clyde, who for.. the latter
part of the mining ,season, was wire
less operatr at Bear Creek, returned
to his home.
Nat Brown brought three pass
engers from Bear Creek.
Scotty Auld is up from Bear
Gteek on his way to Nixon mines.
John Frank is in town on his way
td Anchorage.
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FLAT
Novmber 24.
The home and content .if Jerry
Baker, an. old-timer, were consumed
by a fire early this A. M. The fire
started from the furnace in the base
ment. Jerry had added a few sticks
of wood, never thinking the fire
would get such a start, when some
one rushed into the restaurant and
told Jerry his huose was on fire. As
there wa nothing to be done for the
house, the men were busy packing
water to protect those near by.
November 25.
Pilot Moore of the McGee Airway
arrived in Flat today having Alec
Mathieson os passenger. Mr. Math
ieson just returned from a trip to
Seattle.
Pilot Winchell, McGee, arrived to
day with a load of freight. Both
pilots returned today to Anchorage.
Pilot Neese arrived this morning
to take Mr. Cotton to his home in
Fairbanks.
Dan Ducich. left today for Anchor
age enroute to Seattle, flying with
Pilot Don Glass.
November 29
Mrs. Irene Taylor, who has taken
over the DuRand Cafe for the win
ter, certainly knows how to cook <
real Thanksgiving dinner. The ta
bles contained large platters of roast
turkey, dishes of brown giblet gravy
mashed potatoes, turnips, froze i
pine-apple and cottage cheese salad,
topped with mayonnaise and mara
schino cherries, cranberry sauce,
.dinner rolls and pumpkin pie, tea,
coffee and milk. A few transient
boarders and the regular crew, en
joyed the above good eats.
Even the cold snap and the big
Thanksgiving dinners at the differ
ent homes - did not keep folks fro n
attending the big dance given by
the Moose Lodge. Joe Parker, T.
Porrier and Julius Shaffrick were
in charge'■of the dance and served a
nice lunch at midnite, and when it
comes to real coffee and a nice as
sortment of sandwiches, Joe, Perry
and Julius surely know how. A
most enjoyable evening.
Teddy Cassidy arrived in Flat to
day and after a short visit with
friends will return to Donlon Creek
where he has mining, interest'.
Fred Paderson -•••» his helper
Chas. Salmi, have keen busy the
past two weeks installing telephone
service from the Donnelly and Shep
pard store to the Golden Horn min
ing office. Others along the line
that will have the service are Sav
age, Miscovich and Stenberg.
Gus Rodman and Chas. Yost lefi
last week for Julian Creek where
thy will prospect the ground ownec
by Rodman and Miscovich.
Martin Anderson served a fin.
turkey- dinner with all the trim
ings a( his restaurant on Thanks
giving Day. Diners say it was ;
dinner f-it for a king.
Mrs. Fred Paderson.
Fred King
Notary Pnblic
McGrath, Alaska '
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TAKOTNA
Their wooden wedding anniversary
falling on Thanksgiving this year
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adams had a
doublfc celebration. A number of
friends were entertained at dinner
followed by cards which occupied the
quests until time to adjourn for the
Thanksgiving dance.
Thanksgiving was a most enjoy
able day for the people of Takotna.
ihe main event of the day being, of
course, the dance held at Pioneer’s
hall.
Many guests from nearby towns
and creeks spent the holidays in
town. A plane load arrived Wednes
day afternoon and from then on un
til Thursday noon Pilots Oscar Win
chell, McGee, and Johnny Littly,
Star, made repeated trips bringing
capacity loads each time. Both
roadhouses were filled to overflow
ing and served delicious turkey din
ners,
Dancing which began at ten in the
evening lasted into the early hours
of the morning.
Excellent music was furnished by
Miss Betty Brown at the piano, Cap.
McClean violinist and Rob’t. Lowrie
with the mandola.
At midnite a splendid lunch was
served under the supervision o Joe
Oates.
Most of the guests remained over
until the following day. A second
dance was held Friday nite with all
enjoying the usual good time.
John Anderson, 14 months old
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Anderson
of Fairbanks, arrived on Tuesday’s
mail plane for a visit with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rieck,
of the Nugget roadhouse..
Mrs. Anderson, formerly Clara
Rieck, has entered) St. Joseph’s Hos
pital at Fairbanks, where she will
undergo a serious operation. Johnny
was sent to his grandparents being
in charge of Mrs. Arthur Berry as
far as Medfra from where he sat
bravely beside.the pilot to Takotna.
Upon arrival here he greeted his'
grandmother with out atretched arms
and is now in complete charge at
the Nugget, evidently realizing that
it means, something to be a first and
only grandchild.
As soon as Mrs. Anderson is
sufficiently recovered, Mr. Anderson
intends to take her to the home of
his parents at Yakima to recuperate.
Mrs. Oddie Holson, McGrath, join
ed the week end festivities.
Dave Clough and daughter Mar
garet arrived Wednesday and re
mained for the Thanksgiving fes
tivities. Dave came over the trail
by dog team
Among the Ganes creek visitors
who attended the Thanksgiving
dance were Waino Puntilla, Mr. ana
Mrs. Rasmussen, Mrs. George Kart
unen, John Repo, Chas. Goebel, Eric
Oison, Owen Grey, Joe Nikanen.
Eric Hard, of Ophir who has been
kin McGrath the past week on busi
ness came up with Pilot Littly for
the dance returning to McGrath Sat.
Leo Erickson, who has been visi
ting with his sister Mrs. Conrad Ol
son, left recently for a short stay in
Fairbanks.
Nels Vibe of Little creek was a
visitor in town for the holiday.
Mrs Chas. Koenig and daughters
Freida and Helan of McGrath were
attendents at the dance.
DEPRESSION recedes at
KETCHIKAN.
Ketchikan capital, according to
the Seward Gateway, is backing a
floating brewery foi Southeastern
Alaska, an industry that is being
promoted by thrifty Seattle men
The district generally shows more
prosperity than at any time in
eight previous years, according to
letters received, fishermen having
been able to earn enough during the
fishing season to pay off old debts
and to establish themselves for the
winter.
This is reflected in business gen
erally, while business men in lumber
salmon and mining have a brighter
outlook on the situation.
All that is lacking, it is said in a
letter to the Gateway, is the pres
ence of a few railroad boosters to do
some shouting for roads and mine
development, a situation it is felt
that would bring on a boom. At
that, more interest is reported in
mining in the form of real monied
interests that has been recognized
in years and marked development is
expected up the Unuk.
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TABLE OF DISTANCE BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Milan
Nenana _ 00
Tavern Roadhouse .. 17 V4
Knight’s Roadhouse - 28 Vt
Nintoen-Mile Roadhouse .—. S8
Diamond Roadhouse . 76
Roosevelt Roadhouse .—. 80
Lake Minchumina..— 116
Trapper’s Cabin - 13?
Lone Sstar Roadhouse - 160
Telida Roadhouse . 169
Slow Fork Roadhouse _ 187
East Fork Roadhouse _ 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse - 227
Big River Roadhouse - 241
McGrath .-.— 2*-3
Takotna - 280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse . 291
Ophir -.,..—. 300
MeCafferty . 303
Brown Creek shelter cabin . 318
Fritz shelter cabin . 338
First Chance shelter cabin - 343
Sshermeyer R. H... 360
Iditarod . 376
Flat .-... 384
Bonanza shelter cabin, 12 miles fronr
Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
BRANCH POOL HALL
FLAT, ALASKA.
BEER. WINES. TOBACCOS.
CANDIES. CARDS.
BARBER SHOP.
Hot lunches served any time. Everything
first class.
ANDREW MISCOVICH ALEX TAVITOFF
When in Anchorage Stop at
THE MORRISON HOUSE
Pleasant Rooms With or Without Board
Reasonable Rates.
MRS. MARY MORRISON - prop.
LOUSSAC’S DRUG STORE
Anchorage, Alaska.
Drugs Rubber Goods RCA Radios
Liquors of All Kinds. Olympia Beer.
Special, Prompt Attention Given Ail 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 fu!T line of standard and Portable typewriters Burr
ough and Victor adding machines.
Battery radios for those living in unwired homes, fresh stock of
batteries at all times. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.