Alaska Notes
Gutluwd From Territorial)
Exchanges.
Christian Anthonisen, pioneer jew
eler of the north, formerly engaged
an business at Iditarod and later in
(Fairbanks, passed away at the latter
iplace a few days ago.
Services which preceded burial
'were held in Eagle Hall, Fairbanks,
•says the News-Miner, in the presence
<of a congregation which filled the hall
tt.o capacity- The funeral rites were
conducted jointly by Fairbanks lodge
•of Elks and Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of
Alaska.
A fitting eulogy was delivered by
Judge Cecil II. Clegg, who paid trib
une to Mr. Anthonisen as a man, a
tfriend and a citizen of the community
;in which he resided
The services opened with part of
ithe Pioneer ritual, delivered by Pres
ident E. B. Collins, and then the Elks
xrendered their full burial service.
San Francisco papers which reach
«od Anchoragge last week, says the
.Anchorage Times, contained an ac
count of the tragic passing of William
t(Billy) Barrett, well known early-day
iresident of Fairbanks and Iditarod.
iHe ended his life in San Francisco,
{explaining in letters left for several
•of his friends that he had been both
ered much by high blood pressure and
ifeared that he might become an in
valid. He left his estate to his broth
er, John, also a former resident of
IFairbanks, and more recently en
i
TfABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN MSN ANA AND FLAT !
Miles
IMenona _ 00
'Tavern Roadhouse_17% |
iKuight’s Roadhouse . 23% I
’Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse _ 58
'Diamond Roadhouse_76
Boose roh _ 89
MtarhTunina___115
Trappers’ Cabin..132
JLane Star Roadhouse _ 168
'Telida Roadhouse _ 169%
.'Blow Fork Roadhouse_ 187
jEast Fork Roadhouse __) 206
jBerry’s Landing Roadhouse_ 227%
j&g River Roadhouse_241
KaOrath___263
’Takotna ___ 280
iBill Goss’ Roadhouse__ 291
tOpbir-300
McCaffarty...... 306
Brown Creek shelter cabin_318
JFrita shelter cabin .. 338
IFirst Chance skelter cabin _ 346
.Sehermeyer R. H. ... 360
Rditarod_376
IFlat___ 384
iBouanzaa sheier cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
'Brooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
raBes from Bonanza.
■ ■ grr-TT- -r.ru7a«irr»i
gaged in selling insurance in South
eastern Alaska.
Billy Barrett was engaged in the
wholesale provision business at Fair
banks in the early days and after the
big fire moved to Iditarod. From
to selling life insurance, making such
a success of it that his company
transferred him to San Francisco,
where he long had been rated as one
of the most successful in his ine on
the Pacific coast.
During the influenza epidemic the
oldtimer was one of the few to stay
on his feet and much of his time was
devoted to looking after hi3 sour
dough friends, a number of whom
were in San Francisco at the time.
Further assurance that there will
be no further delay in construction of
the new federal building at Fairbanks
came when U. S. Marshal Lynn
Smith, custodian of federal property,
received blueprints and specifications,
says the News-Miner.
Bids are to be opened at 3 p. m. on
February 18 in the office of the super
\ising arcitect in the Treasury De
partment at Washington. Tearing
down of the present structure and
construction of the new is to start as
soon as possible after that date.
In the advertisement it is specific
ally stated that the successful con
tiactoor must pay laborers and me
chanics the local scale of wages. He
must also furnish a bond equivalent
to half the contract price, which
means that he must put up a bond of
about $225,000.
Harry Coulter, aged CO, resident of
Alaska for 34 years, died at the Pio
nta :-s Home at Sitka from a heart at
ta k a few days ago.
He stampeded to the Klondike from
California in 1898 and was in almost
eve.y stampede and in Alaska, going
to Fairbanks, Nome, Iditarod, the
Koyukuk and Marshall. He was ser
ge .-at-arms of the Territorial house
of representatives in 1929.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
FOR 1932 TERM OF COURT
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Grand and petit jurors foor the
19 ;2 term of the district court were
drown this afternoon in open court by
A. H. Nordale, jury commisisoner,
ana Robert W. Taylor, clerk of the
di rict court. The grand jury is to
report at 11 a. m. February 15, and
the petit jury at 10 a. m. February 23.
The names of the jurors are listed
below, the place of residence being
Fairbanks when none is indicated :
Grand Jury—Mabel H. Adams, Tan
ana; Forbes L. Baker; J. H. Bender;
Mrs. A. A. Budnik; James A. Carroll,
Fort Yukon; Mrs. James H. Cox,
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA. ALASKA
j
shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE" Is Oar Motto
pur—
Graehl; Joe Eglar, Rampart; Charles
German, Fairbanks; D. R. Gustafson,
Upper Cleary; Mrs. Jesse A. Jacob;
Henry Joki; Lewis Lee, M. P. 356; T.
H. Long, Jr.; Hans Madsen, Fox;
Thelma Mattson, Chatanika; Gene
Miller; James Mulrooney; J. P. Nir-t
ich; James O’Donnell; W. T. Pinker
ton; E. N. Roop, Circle; N. T. Suther
land; Frank Taylor, Grachl.
Petit Jury—Hertha N. Baker; Mrs.
J. E. Barrack; T. Berg; L. C. Brigel;
L. H. Brown, Chatanika; Jerry Burke;
Ri hard Campbell, McKinley Park;
Bernard W. Carr; Erma M. Corey,
S ntrara; Mrs. Kay Dancer, Nenana;
Wm. Dickenson, Healy Fork; J. A.
Elliott, Kallands; Emil Evensen, Eu
i reka; J. T. Ferguson; Joseph T.
Flackne, College; S. L. Fraker, Little
Eldorado; Sally Heeter, Tanana; i
Boyd Hering; Louis Isaacson, Hot
Springs; E. M. Keys, Suntrana; Tom
King, Upper Cleary ; Bart C. LaRue;
Tanana; Albin Lussman, Fox; W. G.
Mahan, Livengood; Minnie Mokler,
Kallands; Mrs. Theo. McKanna; Mrs.
Thomas P. McLain, Circle; Charles F.
Peterson; Magnus Rund, Fox; Robert
Showel, College; Tony Silva, Liven
good; Louie A. Smith; Bessie Spen
cer; C. J. Woofter; G. E. Young; Mrs.
Margaret Young. i
DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE?
I
JUNEAU, Dec. 30.—Inquiries have
been received concerning the follow
ing persons supposed to be m Alaska:
Robert Morhamer — Middle aged;
| has been a resident of Cordova for
the past fifteen years, but during that
time he has traveled up and down the
coast of Alaska a great deal. The
| last news of him was that he intended
* going to Fairbanks to work in a
placer mine about 65 miles out of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02046 for the land embraced in
| U. S. Survey No. 1961 situate on the
right bank of Kuskokwim river about
1 mile southeasterly from the town
of McGrath, Alaska, in latitude 62* j
57' 40” N., longitude 155* 37' W.,!
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1961 bears S.
87° 14' W. 27.67 chains, has been1
given by William T. Vanderpool, en-,
tryman, and his witnesses, Richard
Joseph McArthur and Charles Ed- ■
ward Smith, all of McGrath, Alaska,;
and is in the files of the local land
office at Fairbanks, Alaska. AH per- i
sons having adverse claims against j
this entry are required to file the,
same with the Register of the United ‘
States Land Office at Fairbanks, -
i Alaska, within the period of publica- i
i tion or 30 days thereafter or they
l will be barred by the previsions of
! the statutes.
ROBT. W. TAYLOR,
| Ex-officio Register.
| First publication, November 14, 1931.
j Last publication, January 16, 19S2.
Fairbanks. It is rumored that Mor
hamer has property in Juneau.
James M. Larson—Was born In
New York in 1876. His father had
had been either-a ongshoreman in and
around San .Francisco, or a foreman
employed by some fishing concern in
Alaskan waters. It is rumored that
one Hartman, a step-brother of James
M. LarSan, has been employed in the
fishing canneries of Alaska for many
yearn.
Charles Carlson—Formerly a resi
dent of Mnnising, Michigan. He has
a finger missing on both hands; is
about 66 years of age; is short of
average height. May be around Hun
ter creek, Alaska.
Any one having any information
about the above .persons, please com
municate with the Governor’s Office,
Juneau, Alaska.
Jack McDonald, after an absence of
about three weeks, during which he
made a trip to McGrath and Medfra,
returned here last night.
McGrath
POOL HALL
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Tobaccos
Pipes
Cigarettes
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In the Probate Court for Otter'
einct, Fourth Division of Alaska.
Tn the matter of the Eatatovof Mayme
Wooten, deceased. <
No. 69.
Notice of Hearing of Final Account.
Notice is hereby, given that they Ad
ministrator of the above estate has
filed his-final report in the Probate
Court above named and.*hfcband re
port will "be xheard before tittfe.taald
Probate'Court for Otterfheetiici, at
Fiat, Alaska, on Monday, tAkeVSOth
day of November, 1931, W.’l^eiOck
p. m. at said day, at Whwn' tiaieuuitw
place an persons interestedwayuap
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pear and show ca
have, why said vej
approved and con
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