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Kxchsoge*.
Marion J. Singleton. prominent In
terior business man, who had eon
jucted a hotel at Healy, on the Alaska
Railroad since the first construction
layV, passed away at St. Joseph’s hos
pital, Fairbanks, a few days ago.
-holrtly after he had been brought in
from Healy, by a special car. Death
due. to diabetes. .
Numerous radii' sets have been in
stalled a.L over Bristol bay, but the
results, so far. are far from Ueintr
satisfactory?
Rest fox are so numerous on tire
Nulihagak river that they are being
shot around the canneries. and pho
nominal catches are being made. The
local traders are paying as high as |
f2of, which is considered a good price ■
Andrew Nelson is high man.up to .the |
present having caught aud disposed;
if $.AOO worth oif furs in three weeks.;
Robert Courtnay, former business
mah of the Fairbanks district, having
held extensive mercantile interests on
Clehry creek, in association with A. A.
Shdnbeck luring the early days of
that camp, returned to Fairbanks a
few days ago to locate permanently,
after a residence of several years at,
Ane.hor-i.ge.
,1. F. Wish, of Cordova, pioneer of j
the' Northland, died in Portland, Ore.,1
a few weeks ago, after a lingering
illness He went to the States last
fall in the -hope that-a* change of cli
mate might bring relief, but to no
avail.
tlus B-ystedt, formerly of Valdez,
located at Campbell creek, Mile
10G on the Alaska Railroad, recently
returned from the States with a con
tract from the Buffalin Hardwood.
Manufacturing Company of> Tacoma,
calling for the delivery of 100 <>00
feet of birch wood log? a month
Jack Mi1 ord, w»ll known Alaskan, i
is trow in New York city, accordi:;,-. to1
recent advices. McCord "is said'to. be;
organizing a big development 'c-m-j
party for Alaska and is meeting v. th j
suefcess, according t,. the Alaska
Weekly. He is confining himself to
the Wall Street section of the metrop
olis in his promotion enterprises.
The Lomen Reindeer Company re
cently killed 1,000 reindeer,at Nome
and 4,000 at Golovin. The. carcasses
will be shipped south 'on. the first
steamer from Nome, next June.
James McLaughlin,* an oldtimcr,
was recently found dead itl his cabin
at Ruby. Death was apparently due
to naturah causes. Cash to the
amount of $710 was found on the per
son of the; deceased.
Blueberries and high-oush cranber
ries i n the shores of Prince William
Sound are actually? leaving out, due
t< the early spring
H. C. Hull, i pioneer .Anchorage
business man and oldtimer of the
North, passed away in the Govern
ment hospital at Anchorage a few
days ago, following a brief illness.
Aviator Ben Bielson, who will pilot
one of the planes of the WUkins polar
expedition, while, in New York some
weeks ago, had a valuable watch j
stolen, the thief having entered his!
room while he was sleeping. The j
watch had been presented to him by j
citizens of Fairbanks? >nd bore: the.'in |
script.ion: “Citizens of. Fairbanks to j
Ben Eielsoir, Alaska Air Mai! Blazer.”j
The same afternoon the thief returned |
the watch to him by special delivery !
mail
Auspicious Resignation
Governor Slizer said at a dinner in i
Trenton:.
“When a man is resigned to a cor
rupt government* mistrust him. He
is likely to be profiting from, the,cor
ruption.
“Hoskins, clad in deepest black, said
resignedly as he drained, a larger va
nilla sod:*T
“‘The Lord giveth and the Lord j
taketh away. Blessed be the1 name of '•
the Lord.’
“‘Hoskins,’ whispered a bystander,
has evidently suffered a bereave
ment.’.
“ ‘Yes,’ said, another bystander,.- :he j
buried his mother-intlaw this nom j
i’tg.’ ”
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Frank Guskey, Frank Larson and |
Peter Show, who returned Monday!
from Ophir. left: Wednesd.ry for Me- ’
Grath.
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HOXIE SENTENCED TO TWO’
YEARS AND FINE OF *4,000
Juneau.—Charles E..Hoxie was san*
tenced here to two years and a.-fine
•of $4,000 on a charge of conspiracy>to
violate the Volstead act< Execution of
the sentence was stayed 75 days pend
ing- an appeal; and- the defendant's
bail was fixed-at $8,000.
Juneau.—Based on an affidavit
sworn to by Mrs. Rosalie Lundell, a
juror in the late Hoxie case, at Ju
neau, warrants were issued for Mike
Posich and Joseph Simpson, both of
Douglas, on a charge of attempted
bribery.
Posich and Simpson were later ar
rested, the former at Juneau and the
latter in Douglas, and were arraigned
before IJ S. Commissioner V. A.
Paine. Posich gave bail in the sum of
$3,000 while Simpson was permitted
to go on his own recognizance pend
ing arraignment for preliminary
hearing.
At the preliminary hearing Mrs.i
Lundetl testified that Simpson had
approached her at Douglas and told i
her clothing and s hoes for her chil-,
dreiv and-money for", herself would be’
forthcoming if she would hold out for j
the acquittal of Hoxie. She said Po
sich did not approach Her, but that
Simpson and Posich would see : she
was rewarded.
-Utomey li. C. Winn appeared for
the accused, both of whom waived the i
privilege of saying anything, and both J
were held over for the action of the j
grand jury on the same terms as they !
had been held for. the preliminary j
hearing Posich in the sum- of ?3,W>0 ;
and Simoson on his' ovvtr recogniz
ance.
’THEM” WERE GOOD OLD DAYS.:
A curtain professional man in Ket
chikan for some months past-has been
rendering bills Co a man in Ketchikan
without receiving any reply. Shortly
before the first of the year he wrote
his debtor, asking ihirh to 'say*just
what he intended to do about' the ac
c6unt. In due course, says the Ket
chikan Ch Amide, he received a reply,
which did not say a word about the
account hut the letter is good ata
least:: for a smile and for same a
laugh. It reads:
“Thirty years ago I remember eggs
were 3 dozen "for 25 cents, butter 10 l
cents a pound, milk 5 cents a quart-!
The butcher gave away liver and t
treated the kids to bologna. The 1
hired girl received $2 a. week and did j
the washing. Women did. not powder,
paint, smoke, play poker or shake the
shimmie. Men wore whiskers and
boots, chewed tobacco;, spit on the i
sidewalks and cussed. Beer was 5 j
cpnts a glass and the lunch was free..
Laborers ten hours a dajv ami never
went on strike. No tips were given,
to the waiter and the hat check graf
ter was unknown. A kerosene hang
ing lamp ajidi* sieroscope in the. par
lor were luxuries. No one was even
operated*u$on> for. appendicitis and no'
one bought glands. Microbes were
'unheard of and folks lived to a ripe
old age and walked miles each year to
wish their friends a Merry Christmas.
Today,’-you know, everybody rides in
PIONEER
i SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs >
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Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna. Alaska
automobiles or flies, plays golf,
shoots craps, goes to movies nightly,
smokes cigarettes, drinks anything in
sight, blames the high cost of living
on the opposite. party, never goes to
bed the same day, and thinks ■he^is
■having a wonderful time. There are
the days of suffragetting, -profiteer
ing, excess taxes, prohibition,! «nd if
you think life is worth living I tviih
you a Happy New Year.” ' "
To Whom It May Concern.”
This is to inform those who are in
terested that the sum of $143, Jwhich
amount, was rebated from the Frank
lin estate, was turned over to Evo
' Leechknecht, who was in need of med-<
ical attention and was advised to
leave for Anchorage to -receive treat
ment. Jack Mutchler.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby;, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri- *
tory of Alaska -before Stanly R.
Morgan, United States Commis
sioner and ex-offlcio«Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Seth .
Steven Gilman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that-the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Seth
Steven Gilman, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to present
them, duly verified, with proper
vouchers attached, f to the under
signed, at the United States Commis
sioner’s office, Ruby, Alaskn, within
six (6) months from the date of this
notice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, March 13, 1928.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Administrator.
First publication, March 13, 1926.
Last publication, April 17, 1926.
Takotna’s Up-to-Date Hostelrys
New Dog Houses.
Leo Rodrigue '
Manager
Larson^ & Guskey
FREIGHTERS
Operating Gasboat ‘Seawolf II.’
Btfcween* McGrath and Takatna
Connecting Carrier’of 'Alaska Pdters Navh
gation Company "
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Northern
Commercial
Company7
Two Stores:^
McGrath and Takotna
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Groceries and
Provisions
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