VOL. 1. NO. 37
TAKOTNA. ALASKA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1937
PRICE, 25 CENTS
(Special Correspondent)
OCTOBLR 20
Makes Repairs to Plane—
Mechanic .Smith of the Star Air
way.- spent a few days here last week.
He 'was repairing a lanc..ng gear on
a p ane flown in by Pilot Winchril.
Suffers Injury to Eye—
Mr. David, who has been employed j
by the Clara Creek Mining Co. was
unable to complete the aea-sjn's. work j
due to an eye injury caused-by flying j
sietl while cutting cable. Mr. David
left w:h Pilot Savory for Anchorage
where he will consult a physician- ■
Passenger For Flat—
Chuck Herbert of Fairbanks, was
a pas.-auger for Flat w.tfc Pilot Sa
vory.
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Leaves t< Get Barge—
Joe Jean left for Shagvon Eay j
with ihe M.S. Husky to bring be k;
a barge on which Sam Cotton's drill
ing outfit had been . transported -In
that location.
Several For D'lHnghrm—
Biliy West and Joe Nawncions.'
T.-.no have been with the Branford
drilling operations in the Aroiic coun
try, 1 ft Tuesday for Dillingham
wiih Pilot Keese. Mr. John Felder'
v. also a passenger for Dillingham, j
Er.route to Arfehorage—
The fallowing passengers left for
A orage with Pliot Bert Rnoff on
M lay: Mr. Thane of Juneau. Pi
le: Hay Peterson and Mr. Dorfiuger. j
The latter has been dr Ring for Wal
ter Johnson in the Watermocise eoua
Reterns From Bethel—
Charias Johnston of the Goodrews
Mining Co., eturned from a business
trip to Bethel with Pilot Ja -k Peek
Monday afternoon.
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A v. aits Favorable Weather—
The M.S. Ruth C. authored inside
the .North Spit Sunday and Monday,
waiting for favorable, weather .before
proceeding to Bethel.
Eastern Prince Sighted—
The M.S. Easern Prince, was sight
ed uu shore Monday. It is reported
she is enroute to Bethel.
M.S. New York Returns—
The hi.S. New York of Nome, re
turned Tuesday from a round trip to
Bethel.
Visits With Friends Here—
Mrs. Renee Spencer spent Monday
ar.d Tuesday- visiting friends in Plat
inum. Mrs. Spencer’s husband is a
mining engineer with the Goodncwe
Mining Co
Finishes Buildine—
Car! Berg has completed a new ,
building for the Clara Creek Mining
Co. It is an attractive addition to
our village
Strandberg' Leaves—
Dave St rand berg left for Anchor
age last week with Pilot Don Good
man.
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'At ill Move Drilling Equipment—
Mr. and .Mrs. Vance Garrison have
returned fr m the Goodnew? mine
where h* ha? been emcloyed. The
Garrisons are n-.- k’n. . -r--at’ ns
t<> the Goodne
f- •■re"n. Th
Outsde. 1
iterations Er. : -
Dave Strardberg'- ,
the Ar iic, .nave
for the - -?an Seve
arc now waiting for
th.nr u-..
c c* ew on
pera:ions
the men
to take
Move Cabin lo Mine—
'«>. v.nd Mr,. i d H ndrickson hr..
tp' ved their newly built cabin up :
th? Co- rfri-ws -- .ne where they
spend the winter.
J*2S- Migere From B r. !—
Pilot Ralph Savory brought in as
pastiMren today. -_r:e ±z. Miss Alyce
Forsgren and Dave’S* ranibei a.
RETURNS " IT H BABY
Mrs. Woodr a Vamk-rp*-. ..id:
baby Hr! returned 1. . .sy
afternoon from Anchor*err Ti n
fant was born October 3' at . t An
chorage Hospital and weighed *. hi
and one-half pounds at birth. Mother
and baby are both doing fine. <Papa
V odrow is also feeling- fine about
having his entire family home once
more and greeting his new daugther
.for the .first timeJ.
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NOTES
. reddif Turner Is Model Boy—
The model in school for the month
f September was Freddie Turner.
Mrs. S.iffler holds a health contest,
alia each contestant must brush his
or her teeth, wash hanas and face
drink a glass of water, and comb his 1
or her hair, each morning. The one
v.-ich the most perfect r-.cerd. gets
,.t .vhoie ol i riday afU-rn*on oiil
Rchrol Gets Surprise—
i he school got a surprise the
■ .her morning when Ma in? came to
h -ol in a u: ess instead of her over
. It wasn’t her birthday either,
she says.
! <.! Goes For H:ke—
A i-ew weeks ago, Mr. Stiffler be
.F.r.:e quite generous ard took us ali
for a hike. Through the kindness of
Harry Turner and Henry J.nsen. the
way up to Frank Salem's was qtrek
.ring—having to stop only once—
hat when Mrs. SU filer's hat came- off
. - she was telling us the story about
i e t reran with a piece of salami in
his. mouth, saying “Yah!” Four of
he best mountain climbers even
climbed to the top of Granite, while
y unger ones played games and j
had a “rt-g'Lar ol’ time” generally.
Johnnie Made It For Once—
Theie's something strange going
jTi. Johnnie got to school on time
. n.erring. You deserve a medal,
Johnnie—or maybe a new alarm
clock.
Favorre Songs—
Pc r’s favorite seng is “When the ;
Work’s All Done This Fall." We won
.i. :i there might not be something
c that. Whenever ‘Tied River Val
ley” ^ sung, Harry’s eyes fill with
tsars. He won’t tell os why. but we
can geos*.
Litt!e Joy Brings Joy—
We’ve been having a- guest at j
. choo. lately. Little Joy Ellison has
been making the school brighter with
■ :-r bie blue eyes and sunny smile.
Now or. Best of Terms—
Freddie and Herbert were staring
drg'ors at each other last week, but
are on the best of terms, now, as
brothers should be.
'We Wouldn't Either)—
Mr. Stiffler discovered a tack in his
chair the other day, but he didn’t say
anything about it. Neither did we. i
Gummed Up—J
Loly and Clara were off-ring us
gum yesterday. No wonder they were i
so generous. It was made of rubber.
Snooped Ont For Awhile—
The Snooper has done a lot of j
snooping, bnt there seem? to be
tv -h;n? more to report, so until next
time I remain,
Snoopingly yours.
Snooper.
MRS. FRED MILLER HOME
Mrs. Fred Miller returned Wed
-day from the hospital at Ancb
rajre where she'gave birth to a fine
•«y n October 15. The .by will rt
rin at the hospital for a time before
■‘ng- brourbt horoe.
.( ME BRIGHTENED
~";e -t k visited Takotna on Hal
"■i ' n last Sunday, and left a fine
•’by boy at the home of Mr. and
? Albert “Curley” Anderson, he
re continuing its rounds. Mother.
bav y are g-ettinir a’ong nicely.
-F TO SEE THE SIGHTS
' 'rnderpool and Joe Oates. -Jr.
' rcboraee Wednesday where
- oend a few weeks en ;oy
•- he city.
5 •-'TURNS
‘ere .i>r’-“d to the
--'S :.y af»»- «
■XT.. Ha’f^an Wrg also!
fair Wf -r i • Vdli go-;
ui v tb Warner Alford. i
H " !. WINTER HERE
t : :< j^;’3er, who was- employed all
-n the steamer Langley on
wira. returned to Takotna
- ’■ and expects to winter in this
irsry.
MISS REIDY RETURNS
Miss Ellen Hiedy returned home
Wednesday with Mot Winchell. She:
hi® heen in Met!rath for a few days*
in. business malters.
SAVAGES RETURN
FROM TRii EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Patty Savage have
returned from the ecent trip Outride
where they have been visiting rela
tives in Connecticut.
The couple arrived here from Anch- '
orage Sunday aft err ton and report;
* av.Ttg had tine weather on the entire \
ip east t.ua Lack. Tney expect to!
•rain here for a couple of weeks/
•tr are no etr*ein of their future i
plans for the winter.
JiotrtMja. y u, on their arrival, Mr. I
"■u-ruge lef' f r Crm-- croek It confer !
ih hi pr.-fT>-r Hugh Matheson.
v hr is supervising the operations of
a driii crew cn the Savage and Math- I
. or. ground.
VC THVARTED, YOUTH
EATS 1? STORIES TO DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-year' ]
Id Ole Cileries Attleweed jumped 23 j
tones to his u??th from the top of |
. e of San Francisco’s tallest build- i
lags today because apparently he was .
.noble to marry the girl he loved. |
“Ce-r?h»e.” he wrote the young wo-.
..n, Gertrude Rijrardson, Oakland,;
i gave y:u a bracelet for Christmas,
if make it a ring. Possibly in
vtr-.. .rid. I love you, darling.,
Yours, Baddy.
"P. S.—Don’t try to follow. Tt’s,
.tot worth ;t.”
Young Attelweed was the son of a
,'ormer t -rkeley, Calif., banker.
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School ^artv
On Hallow e’en
Is Big Success
A Hallowe’en party was given at
he schoolhouse list Saturday even
pg. all of the children of Takotnu
turning out.
The scbcelhouse was decorated with
paj<er cats, witches and pumpkins..
The children decked for apples and j
.n'oyed playing a number of other
party games. The most interesting i
hng at the party v.as a 'fine large,.
‘‘Takotna grown" •v’rr.pkin, sitting in.
he window, and being the first real1
pumpkin the children had ever seen.
Mrs. Roh r Peasgoed sent the pump
tin seed frem Innesfail, Canada, to
the seh ol late last winter and Mrs.;
Frank Guskey planted and nursed j
he seed th;ough th. summer months,
bringing the plant to maturity and
rarvesing the pumpkin in time to add
‘he finishing touches to “Hallowe'en’
.his fall.
The children were served several
varieties of cake end pink and green j
ice-cream made by Mrs. John Rieck.
One of the litUe visitors to the j
party was little Helen Karttun
an from Oohir. Th? little Ophirite'
r->me over t" att.'-nd her “first” party
mith Miss Pea-go.-d Saturday after
noon and remained overnight, going j
back Sunday. The young lady had
a very enmyable time at the party,
"rd spend!r<r her fir=* night away
from home with Miss Peas good.
CLAIMS SELF-DGFENSE
IN KII ! TNG GENERAL
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SHELHYVILLE, Ky.—Jack Carr
tdd a jury of Elue Grass farmers
that he and his brother. Roy, killed
Err Crneral Henry Eknhardt in.
self-defense.
Jack’s test’mony corroborated that
rivc-n by his brothers. He testified
that his brother was armed. General
Benhardt had threatened their lives, j
’a'k told the jury that he played no
part in the actual shooting.
Said he: “I go oat of the ear.* I*
saw General Denhurdt running to-1
ward me. I had no run or knife.” j
Judge Bell denied a defense mo- j
tion for a directed verdict of acquit
tal for Jack.
Th-> Carr brothers are being tried
n char-—- tfcsi they killed Denhardt j
on the eve of his second trial for the ;
murder of his fiancee, Mrs. Verna
n-r- ~sv’or, who is the Gerr broth
ers sister.
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»EAVES FOR ANCHORAGE
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Joe Young, from Crcoked Creek,
who >i3- Vem staying ’with his dau^h
cr 'r1 Scn-in-hrv Andy Mi’ler, left,
for Anchorer? with Pilot Johnny
Moore last Sunday. Mr. Young ha? i
been outle smt; while here and left'
to secure medical •attention.
VIEE LEAVES FOR STATES
Nels Vibe arrived in town from Lit
tle creek Saturday night and left for
Anchorage Tuesday. He plans on
leaving on this week’s boat for the
Outside. He will spend the winter in
and out of Seattle ,
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM FLAT
By Miss Maxine Keller—(Special Correspondent)
Many For Anchor apt—
Mrs. Andrew Oison, Mrs. Herbert
Uudt and children, Evelyn and Ern
est, and Ephraim Aspiund left Thurs
day for Anchorage with Pilot John
ny Moore.
Eill Hcrr.er Pack
Bill Homer arrived heme from
Fairbanks Thursday on the P.A.A.
plane. Those leaving on the same
plane were. Miss Eva. Miscovich and
Leonard V'elzcen for Fairbanks, and
Mr. Andrew Olson for Pearl wood.
I Pilot Moore Makes Slop
Pi :ot Leo Moore stopped here
Thursday enroute to the lower Kus
kokwim valley.
Tak«-s Passengers to Anchorage—
F‘ilot Chet Brown came down from
i Fairbanks Thursday. He went to An
i chorage with a load of passengers
1 the same. day.
inrocte to Goodnews—
Pilot Oscar Winchell was here
Thursday enroube to Goodnews Bay
, Ozclls Leave For Anchorage—
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Ozell left Tnes
i day with Pilot Johnny Moore for An
chorage. Mrs. Ozell was cooking for
| the Idrtarod Mining Company the
past season, and Mr. Ozell worked
on Happy Creek.
Good Season on Julian—
Andrew Miscovich and Harry Men
zoff came in from Julian creek Mon
day. They report a very satisfactory
season. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rodman
will come in after the freeze-up
Outfit Clows Down—
• The Iditarod Mining Company has
closed down for the season.
Dunkle Makes Trip Here—
W. E. Dunkle, piloting his own
plane, came in Monday and left for
Anchorage the next day, taking P.
T. Jensen with him.
Takes Prospectors Out—
Pilot \V inched took Joe and Jewell
Stuvor to Deadwood Friday, where
the boys will prospect during the win
ter. The pilot also took Slim Houston
to Moore Creek, returning with Paul
Grote, Frankie Hatton and Mrs. Hat
tor..
Brings l.oad of Freight—
Pilot Chet Brown arrived in Flat
Tuesday with a load of freight in the
tri-motored Ford of the Star Air
ways.
Many Leave with P.A.A.—
The P.A.A. plane arrived in Flat
".his week and those leaving on it
from here were Mr. and Mrs. Wilhan
Duffy, Mrs. C. Iverson, Johnnie Mis
eovieh, and Pat Robinson. Mr. and
Mrs. Duffy have been working their
ground on Chicken creek Mrs. Iter
s'n has been employed as cook by
Pete Miscovich. who also employed
his son, John. Pat worked for thf
Road Commission this season.
Leonard WincheTl Leaves—
Leonard Winchell left. Wednesday
with Pilot Chet Brown for Anchor
age. He has been working for the
Awe Mining Company during tn»
past summer.
SAYS U. S. NOW LEADER
IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
SPRINGFIELD, 111. — Assistant
Secretary of War Johnson declared
today that the Roosevelt administra
tion has again placed the U. S. in the
leadership of international affaire.
Johnson said thrs leadership has
been reestablished-by a resumption
of fair dealings with American re
publics and other foreign nations.
The Assistant war secretary said the
prestige of the U. S. also has been
strengthened by the administration’s
policy of “keeping its powder dry.”
He pointed out that since the Roose
velt administration took office, the
nation has been re-armed. He said,
be administration, however, had
armed for defense and xiot for of
fense.
RETURNS FROM FAIRBANKS
Mrs. Hugh Matheson and son re
turned from Fairbanks Sunday where
she has been on a business and pleas
ure trip combined, for the past sev
eral weeks.
PROMOTED
Ted "McAdams came in From Yan
kee creek Sunday and is now cooking
for the ARC at Two-Mile camp. He
has been acting as flunky for' Mrs
Ed Adams at the Yankee creek cat p.
LOCAL RESIDENTS BUST
Takona residents are busy tn
days getting in therr winter's supply
of wood ar.d the local truckmen are
kept busy hauling daily
DREDGE MAN ARRIVES
Fred Paderson, well known dredge
master in the Flat area, was an ar
rival in Takotna Tuesday and left
st or. afterwards for the II o 1 k y
Dredging Company on Ganes creek,
to spend a few days on business.
TEACHER AMAZED AT
SCENIC BEAUTY OF TRIE
Miss Ethyl Peasgood, accompanied
by -Supt- Fred Spacb of the itoac.
Commission, and the Wandering Re
porter, made a long-promised trn* fe
Ophir last Saturday.
While Mr. Spach and the Tones re
porer attended to their respective
business. Miss Peasgood visited with
Mrs. Eric liaid.
The trio left Ophir early and ar
rived at the Yankee creek road camt
in time to sit down to a very appetis
ing supper cooked and served by-Mr.
Ed Adams and “Flunkey” Ted Mc
Adams.
This was Miss PeasgoodV first trii
to Ophir and although her visit w»i
rather brief the young Takotiu
schoolteacher .exclaimed over the
beauties enroute and the picturesque
little town of Ophir, enjoying the
trip immensely
FINE ALIEN FOR
POSSESSING GUN
SEWARD—Bror Nieklascn pleaded
guilty to tne charge of violation 61
game laws, being an alien and in t>o
sessicm of firearms, and was fines
$100 by U. S. Commissioner Bryant
recently. Nickiasson preferred to pay
the fine to 50 oays m jail.
BOB I.OWRIE TO OPHIR
Bob Lowrie went to Ophir Wednes
dy to attend to some business mat
ters.
MAKE TRIP TO OPHIR
Mrs. Prank Larson, accompanist
by her daughter, Adeline, made a
round trip to Ophir Wednesdaj
CASIMIR LEAVES US
Csimir N'autts will make his fu
ture home in Ophir, it was reporter
by arrivals here this w'eek.
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