THE KUSKO TIMES
A. X. Grant, Publisher, Sole
Owner and Editor.
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Entered as second-class matter August
2*th, 1923, at the Post Office at
Toaotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. JAN. 5. 1923
New Year Ushered in
at McGrath With Two
Evenings of Pleasure
A genuine good time was enjoyed at
McGrath on New Year’s eve and New
"Year’s night.
There were a number of visitors
from Tacoma, and many came in from
the hills and ereeks.
The Pioneer Hall was CJowded to
•Capacity, and during the aarly evening
several children spoke entertaining
piece*.
After dancing the old year out arid
the new year in a delicious lunch was
served. Dancing was resumed and
lasted until the early morning.
Saw dear’s night saw the dancers
Again in action. Another splendid
lunch wa* served, following which
came stories, and recitations by
Moody Greeo. Robert Lowrie, Charlie
■Goebel, John Adams and several
■other*, which added new life to the
crowd, and dancing was again con
tinued until the small hours of the
■morning.
The excellent string music furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lowrie was in
strumental in making the two nights
most pleasant for everyone.
Among those from j,okotna in at
tendance were the following, ali of
whom returned here Wednesday; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Larson and Frances
Larson, who went down with Henry
Martella and team; Mrs. S Schultz and
Miss Rose Oates, piloted by Frank
Dumar; Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Loomis
and family; Mr. and Mrs. Lowrie. John
Savola, A. H. Hummel, Fred Morledge,
John Adams, Tom Saknoff.
Popular education is necessary for
the preservation of those conditions of
freedom, political and social, which
Are indispensable to free individual de
velopment. And: in the second place,
DR. W. A. RYSTROM
Dentist
Will Remain in Tokotna
Until January 20
no instrumentality less universal in its
power aud authority than government
can secure popular education. * * *
Without popular education, moreover,
no government which rests upon pop
ular action can long endure. The ueo
pie must be schooled in the knowledge
and, if possible, in the virtues upon
which the maintenance and success of
free institutions depend. No free gov
ernment cau last in health if it loses
hold of the traditions of its history, and
in the public schools these trauitions
may be and should be sedulously pre
served, carefully replanted in the
thought and consciousness of each suc
cessive generation—Woodrow Wilson.
Former Chief Clerk A,
R. C. Reportee Insane
Juneau Empire: Sydney L. Carter,
for 17 years chief clerk of the Alaska
Road Commission, former resident of
Valdez and Juneau, has boen confined
in a private sanitarium Dear Seattle,
incurably insane, according to J. C.
Hayes, local merchant, who has just
returned from the States.
Mr. Carter resigned from the Alaska
Road Commission last fall on accouut
of the ill health of Mrs. Carter. Afiei
leaving here Mr. Carter moved with
his family to a farm he had purchased
on Buinbridge island, where they re
sided until about ten days ago, wheo
he was placed in a sanitarium. Physi
cian0 who had examined him said there
was no hope of him regaining mental
health.
A few days prior to his breakdown it
was noticed that he was conducting
himself queerly. On the day that he
was taken to the sanitarium he came to
Seattle poorly dressed in an old suit of
overalls and jumper. He purchased a
large amount of furniture, considerable
electrical equipment, although there
was no power line within four or five
miles of hismome, two automobiles,
and informed his sister he was going to
purchase the Dexter Horton National
Bank. It was in that institution that
he completely broke down mentally.
He objected strenuously to being sent
to the sanitarium. The day he left,
Mr. Hayes said, the sanitarium author
ities said Carter had become so violent
it had been necessary to remove the
furniture from his ward.
Mrs. Borem (buying railway ticket)—
What became of the ticket clerk who
used to be at this window?
Ticket Clerk— He’s in a lunatic asy
lum.
“You don’t say so! What was the
reason?”
“A shock.”
“Shock, eh?”
“Yes; one day last week a woman
came to his window, bought a ticket,
paid for it, and walked away without
stopping to ask a string of qaestions.”
—Los Angeles Times.
John Repo left Saturday forOphtr.
Disguised ‘Man’ Fools
His ‘Wife’ for 40 Years
La Crosse, Wis.— The strange story
of "William Taylor,’’ the woman who
for forty years lived the life of a man,
was capped Monday by a still stranger
story of the woman who spent twoscoie
years as "William Taylor’s wife.”
When located at the borne of her sis
ter, Mrs. Marcus Ames, at Viroqua,
Mrs. Taylor declared she had not
known, until Sunday, that her "hus
band'’ was a woman, tier "hnsbaud”
died here.Friday from cancer.
Married to “William Taylor” at the
age of 17, she declared that she was
not conscious of the fact that their
married life was not as that of otht r
people. She also says that her "hus
band” guarded her closely from other
men aud she was allowed little associa
tion with other people.
The newly appointed pastor of a
negro church faced a packed audience
when he arose to deliver bis sermon c n
this burning question: *Ts There a
Hell?”
“Bredern,” he said, ‘*de Lord made
de world round like a ball.”
’•Amen!” agreed the congregation.
‘‘And de Lord made two axles for de
world to go round on, and he put one
axle at the north pole and oue axle at
the souf pole.
•‘And de Lord put a lot of oil aud
grease iQ dfe efcnter of the world so as
to keep the axles well greased and
oiled.”
“Amen!” said the congregation.
‘‘And then a lot of 6iuners dig wells
in Pennsylvania and steal de Lord’s oil
and grease. And they dig wells in
Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahomu and
Texas, and iD Mexico and Russia, and
steal de Lord's oil and grease, and dr«n
axles is gonna to git hot. And den,
dat will be heU, bredern, dat will be
hell.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Contributors to Christmas Fund.
John Mmchler . .$ 20 00
Peter McMullen . 10 00
L. G. Loomis... 10 00
H. A. Hummel. 10 00
Jerry Franki. 10.00
Larson Roadhouse . 10 00
J. H. McLean . 10.00
Frank DeMars._. 10.00
Vivian Howard.. .. 10 00
Chris Peterson... 10 00
Mrs.-Sophia Schultz .. 10 00
N. C. Go...... 10.00
Del Thompson . 5 00
H. Hebert.. 5 00
Axel Peterson . 5 00
Tom Saknoff... 5 00
Mrs. Gus Gullikson. 5.00
Robert Lowrie ._. 5 00
D. A. Peck.. 5 00
Grant Murdock. 5.00
A1 Cal well. 5.00
John Rieck_ 6 00
Fred Dubois .. 5 00
Dick KublotT . 5 00
Ikev Haves... 5.< 0
Fred AndersoD . 5 00
Fav Bullock.. 5 00
Kusko Times... 5 00
John E. Baker. 5 00
John Adams.... 5 00
Fred Morledee. 6.00
Chas. NicLols..... 2 00
Wm. Klein.. 2.00
Bert Goodpaster. 2.00
Chris. Nelson . 2 00
Chas. Nicotet . 2.00
J. Estelman . 2 00
Pete Donnelley . 2 00
ML Hochriter... 2 90
Jesse Baugh... 2 00
John Savolo.. 2 00
Harry Harris.. 2.50
Bob Roberson .. 2 50
Felix Charton . 1,00
John Heino.. 1.00
Isaac Koski..'. 1 00
Alex Giasson . 2.50
# Total ..$255.00
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