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Tin* iteet, of 'thjee > dredges now
being operated by the Fairbanks Ex-j
nb.ratjpn Oomjiuiiy will be augment
>1 by two additional units to be in
stalled "luring the coming summer,
says the; Fairbanks- News-Miner., It
is proposed to erect' the dredges near
~'x -and Cleary City( the latter to be
situated (dowe to, the point where ai
bridge spaas upon Clery creek.
The, dredge material will b.elanded
!n July and const ruction'is u> beginj
immediately upon arrivul. These
boats vrill be. simihijr frr; siv.e and'fca-‘:
pacity to the Gilmore dredge, which
is smaller h.ui the lower GoJdstream
and lowar Cleary units installed in'
1 b-d. The luicket capacity of the new
dredges will be six cubic ffeet. They
will be-operated by electricity, power
being obtained from-the transmission,
’no ijiow extending- from the com
pany’s power-plant on Garden Island
townsite to CHatunika^
Officials of. the company do not be
lieve that the drtalges wii! be com
pleted in time to operate this year,
uhhpugh it! is possiplu -they- TUHy-.bc.
a? by to get in. a snort season.'
At Ahchdrage, o nMarch 27; Mat
thew “Gol l*T<K)tK” Murphy, employe
of the Anchorage Lipht & Power
Company at' Eklutnasiwasvsho* arid
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fatally wounded, by \Y. S. Myers,
owner of a homestead near the power
project camp. Tie was taken to jail
and formally (charged with the mur
der.
The shooting occurred at 9:30 in
the morning, and Murphy died an
hour later. Three shots are reported
to have been fired at Murphy from a
high-power rifle in the nands of
Myers, two while Murphy was cross
ing the Hat in the direction, of his
tent and one while he was in the tent.
The third shot is believed, to- have
been the fatal ono» The- trouble is
thought to have started at a drink
ing party a night or two before, when
Myers drank hea.vily and the men
quarreled.
The body of Charlie Danielson,,old
timer of the irientor,, was found in
his cabin on No. 4. Wolf creek, in the
Fairbanks district, a. few days ago,
by Carl Erickson and his partner. He
had been dead for some time
He was well known in the Fair
banks district,, having lived there,
since the early days of the camp.
J- Wv. Clark wa*. .sentenced' some
day* ago by United. States Commis
sioner Held at Nenana to a yean in
the federal jail at FairbankSj after he
had pleaded guilty to violating the
Alaska. dry law.
Clark was taken into .custody at
Nenana )>y Deputies Jacjc,and Pat
O’Connor, of the Fairbanks office,
after threatening to, shoot them.
Clark had . barricaded himself in his
taibin and when the officers demanded
admittance he refused to, let, them in.
They secured a sledgehammer and,
despite his constant threats to shoot.,
broke, through an. outer door. Then
they persuaded him to open the inner
<loor;. and he was arrested without
ottering resistance.:-,
Unreason
George Doran, the .New York pub
lisher, believes in clean books.
“The publisher/’ he said at a lun
cheon, “who thinks success can be
won,out of'indecent books is as illog
ical in his reasoning as the fisherman.
“The. fisherman’s friends^ jpfter half4
a day’s unsuccessful fishing, wanted
him to leave t and try some other
place, but he saia to them:... •
i “No. There's fish here. There must;
be fish there. Ain't we brought,..wp]
eight .-sardine cans?'*' ,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS .
Notice .is hereby^givea that all ^jer-:
sons having claims against, the estate
of Davie Grassman,, deceased, to, pre-.
sent them' with proper vouchers at-‘
t'iched to, the undersigned Bethel,
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, this 16th
dav of March,-1929,.
\LEXANDER HATEDY/
Administrator.
Firstf pub.,. April 6, 1929,
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Robert Lowr.'e,. after a visit of sev
eral nionh.ss on tiie Outside, arrived
via airplane at McGrath on Sunday.,
and returned here Monday, coming
up with Charlie O’Halloran. This
was Mr. Lowrie’s first visit on the
Outside for some years, and most of
his time was spent in visiting rela
tives in Seattle, Oakland and Mis
soula, Mont.
Ed Whe.’an, well known mining
man, after a visit of. several months
on the Outside, rteurned o McGrath
a few days ago, via airplane, leaving
shortly afterwards for his Nixon
headquarters.
Billy (Scoop) Sanafkas returned
from a trip to McGrath^pn Wednes
day, and departed for Qphir on the
following day, headed fqr his head
quarters in the Cripple section.
H. CL Wallick, who, came, Friday
1 from McGrath, returned here today
from a trip to Qphir, and, is scheduled
to leave for McGrath tomorrow.
Ed, Enholm, well known , mining
man from the Tolstoi section, was
•among visitors at Ophir during the
past few days.
Evan Jones and Carl Olsqn. were
•among Thursday visitors from Ophir,
both leaving on. Friday for a brief,
visit at McGrath.
Paul Qhme and Rod Nelson, were
recent airplane arrivals at McGrath,
by which th^y continued their journey
to Flat.
Axel Peterson returned .Tuesday
from 4--brief visit at McGrath. -
Happy Jacobson, afer % fgyr days
in town, returned to Ganes on Mon
day. ,
John H. Peterson was, a Friday ar
rival fro mGaues for. a brief, husiness
Visit.
Fred Dubois _ returned Friday from
a ‘brief visit at McGrath .
Jesse - Baugh, DphSr, was, a Friday ,
arrival, for a brief, visit here,.
Charlife Goebel, after-a- day’s visit
here, returned to Spruce creek yes-1
terday.
’JohQ, YogfcOr and. John -Vigy from j
the. Cripple spoion, were among the:
weeVs visitors, at Qpl^r.
, Andrew,Olson, coming, U9 froip Mc
Grath,.,was a yesterday, arrival for a
few daysj. visit here.
Bernard BT. Ivey, yrho returned yes
terday from a trip to Ganes creek,
left this morning for McGrath.
J'dhn ftrieger returned yesterday
from a trip to Ganes..
Jdhiiv' Novak returned Here Friday
‘ t’irom a trip to Cripple, and left today
tor McGrath.
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John Krieger, aftejr u stay of sev
eral weeks over at Tolatoi,retumed
j. here Tuesdays-.
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Mail Carrier Charlie Konig, follow
ing the taking of his last mail to Flat,
arrived Thursday, leaving for Mc
Grath on Friday.
Henry Martella and Halfdan Wiig
returned Friday fro ma trip to, Ophir.
Mail_ Carrier Charlie O’Hallpan,
with the last inbound mail, left Monr
day for Flat.,
Roadhouse
Dick- Rhodes (Diam«od D1cl^)
may. now be found im his new
where he will be pleased to
meet all old friends and to
get .acquainted wwthnev* one»
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Takotna, Alaska. ,
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Former McLean -Roadhouse,
Goqd Dog v Kennels.
In Qoiiir eptiow, .
i Joe Condry, proprietor of the Big
River roadhouse, was a recent arrival
: for a short visit here.
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Rooms, $1.00
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