2,000Chinese
Executed
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WHILE COMMUNISTS WERE IN
POSSESSION OF CHANGHAi
PROVINCE CAPITAL,
SHANGHAI, Aug. 8.—Two thou
sand Chinese were executed while
•communists were in possession of
Changhai province capital, Japanese
ipress dispatches said today, in addi
ttion to which 400 Chinese were miss
ing, either executed or crippled.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3.—Changsha,
irieh capital of Hunan province, was
racked and burned by communists to
day, while foreign warships moved
ttheir nationals to safety.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3.—Five Amer
ican seamen were wounded and fifty
Chinese and communists were killed
;and many wounded last evening when
tthe reds attacked the United States
tgunboat Pales while that vessel was j
(proceeding toward Changsha, Hunan
jprovince capital, in Siang river.
NANKIN, August 8.—Nationalist
ttroops today re-entered Changsha, re
cently captured by communists.
Del Thompson, Spruce creek, spent
ra couple of days in town during the
week.
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NOTES FROM FEAT.
FLAT, July 11.—What is believed
to be a record for.a letter from Se
attle to Flat was made when Pilot
Frank Dorbandt brought a letter
for Matt .aughn Matt Vaughn from
Seattle to Flat in seven days. Matt is
a bit better lately, although his arm
is not well yet.
weed Barlow arrived in Flat with
the first cleanup from Moore creek,
and it was up to last year’s average,
tie took three days to pack the gold
on his bacK. He is resting up, .and
will be going back tomorrow.
Charlie Arnold has been awarded
the contract to move the Adams
iiOtel in Flat 2,0c^ feet upstream,
next to the Moose Hall and has start
ed work with six men. George Adams
will build a new dog barn to accom
modate 100 dogs, the moving being
necessary for dredging operations.
A farewell dance will be given Sat
urday next for Mr. and Mrs, Nick
Sopoff, who are about to move to
Marshall to start mining operations.
Travel over Otter bridge has been
resumed, after being closed for two
weeks, owing to dredging operations.
'l he old road was dreuged up and the
deposit of tai.ings by the dredge has
improved the bridge approach 100
per cent.
Arnold Dehues, moving to Fair
banks, held 75 chances at $5 per
chance on the raffle-off of his house
in Flat, and the winner yesterday
was Mrs. Mattie Crosby, with ticket
No. 34. Mrs. Crosby is perfectly de
lighted and plans on moving into the
house next month, with an old-fash
ioned housewarming.
EARTHQUAKE.
VENTURA, Calif., Aug. It.—Win
dows, walls and numerous buildings
were cracked by a nearthquake at
3:30 this morning.
A fine crop of blueberries; plenty
of raspberries. Potato crop looking
fairly good. Not everybody in town
eating either eggs, bacon or ham for
breakfast. As a matter of fact we
know one man who had his last two
rashers of bacon this morning.
Miss ftelen and Miss Elsie Rieck,
after a Takotna visit of several days,
returned early in the week to their
Ophir home.
John Dunn was a yesterday arrival
from the A. R. C. camp, headed for
Tom Bare, Spruce creek, was a Ta
kotna visitor early in the week.
MEDICAL AID FOR THIS SEC- |
TION NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Deputy U. S. Marshal J. U. Hub
bard of McGrtm recently received
the following:
"Akir.k, Alaska, April 24, 1930.
“Mr. J. ii. Huboard,
• Deputy U. S. Marshal,
“McGrath, Alaska.
“Dear Mr. Hubbard:
“Answering your inquiry of March
I 31, it is my pleasure to advise you j
that estimates have been submitted
and a definite request made for med
; ical relief for your section. I am in
; full accord with your desire and that
; of the other people of your section,
and will most certainly do what I can
to acquire this medical aid for you.
“Very truly yours,
“CLARK M. GARBER,
“Supt. Western District.”
The above, from inr. Garber, super
intendent of the western District of
the Bureau of Education, Alaska Di
| vition, is one of the .most cheering
bits of news received nere in many
a day. The tenor of the letter indi
cates that Mr. Garber understands
and funy recognizes the sad plight of
the people ow this interior section in
being several hundred miles from
medical and surgcal ad. That he will
do everything witain his official du
! ties to remedy the situation now
1 seems certain, for all of which the
people of this entire section, it goes
without saying, will feel most grate
ful.
To the many friends who, in ex
pressions of sympathy and kindly aid,
did all that was possible in onr rerent
bereavement, due to the passing of
; our son Ralph, we hereby wish to ex
, press our deepest appreciation and
utmost gratitude. Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson.
Arriving at McGrath a few days
ago via airplane was Charlie Mespelt
of the Nixon mine, after a visit of
some months on the Outside. Also
coming in with him was his brother,
Fred Mespelt.
John .Novak was a recent departure
| for McGrath.
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Jack McDonald left a few days ago
I for Ganes creek.
Are you a Kusko Times subscriber?
j Why not?t,
Du Rand’s
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Hotel
Flat City
Captain J. H. McLean, after a very!
brief visit, returned recently to Ganes
creek.
SEATTLE, Ayg. 4.—Mrs. Doris
Klucheln, wife of Seattle banker, sui
cided tdday by. drowning in Green
Lake. x
LONDON. Aug. »6.-r-King George
has signed the instrument .ratifying:
the London, naval treaty.
NOWCE OF. FORFEITURE.
To H. P.. JKleishman,.,his .heirs, sac-1
ceasors or assigns:
You, and each.-tof. yaoju, are.thereby
notified AhaL 1.. the. under signed,, your i
co-owner, have expended.in Jahor and!
improvements the sum of a not . less
than one hundred dollars . for the. F
years 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, i .1926, j _
1927, 1928, and 1929, upon the .Mon-! p
day Morning placer mining claim, lo- j
rated at the head of. Flat creek, in
Otter Precinct, Fourtth Division, ‘
Territory of Alaska, in. order, to hold
said claim under the provisions of I
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
metns . thereto concerning annual
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(hone: in Advance for Special
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
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nount required >to hold.said mining
aim for the .period ending Juno 30,
129.
And if, Within -ninety, days after
le publication of this .notice, you ffcil s
■ refuse A» contribute your propor
on of said expenditure,, namely, $26 ,
nr year for each of said -years, for
>ur one-quarter interest . in said
aim, as well as the. cost ,'of record
g the same, and the costs of this
ivertisemenl, your interest i in said
aim -will become the property.of the
idersigned, your oo-owneiy. Who has
ade the required expenditures under
le terms of said Section 2324‘of the
evised Statutes of the United States.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Febif?6jl.l930.
I PAUL” WAJfNIG,
1 Co-owner Otter Precinct, Fountfe
Division, Territory of wAlaska,
residin gat Flat, .Alaska,
irst pub. April 18; last. Aug., J.6.
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