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Faced with 'if necessity of under
■foi^g an operation, Ed Lee, a well
known resident*of the Talkeetna dis
trict, where he operated a roadhouse
nut store*, committed suicide recently.
Lee left his home at Talkeetna one
afternoon, and when he did not re
turn within a reasonable time, one or
two of his friends set out in search of
afrrt. These, were followed by others,
in(f finally a generaL search was in
stituted. It developed that Lee had
crossed the river at the hip bridpe
ami after walking a short distance,
tad placed the muzzle of a pistol in
lis mouth and [Hilled the tripper. Lee
had recently undergone an examina
tion at the- Goverrrment hospital -in
Anchorage, with the result that he
learned that hi? was, in a serious phy
sical condition. He had completed ar
rangements to pot Rochester. Winn,,
for an operation. It is believed .the.'
decision to end his life was reached
very suddenly.
A eeserted- cabin- on the Chinik
rivSr, occupied during* the winter by
Oliver Petigisfc*,. trappergives en
couragement- fo trie belief that death
claimed s /fcunn in that isolated and
-torm-swept district' of Alaska. The
lishppearance of Pentigisto has been
reported to the federal authorities by
Captain K. L. Cole, of the Bureau of
Teal. The circumstances were first
related to'U. S. Commissfone Vinal at
Seldovia, and the story was given to
the-Anchorage Time*by Captain Cole
in the hop- that publication might
speed the solution of the mystery.
The cabin referred to is used by the
Bureau of Fisheries during the open
season as a dwelling for the stream
guild stationed .on tShinik creek, at
rheKamishak '-ay districts When the
stream guard was taken to Ghinik
creek a short time, ago by the Teal it
was discovered that the cubin' Had
beeh occupied during the winter by
Pentegisto and that he had kept £
daily record of his lonely life there
starting on November 13 and ending
abruptly on February 26, indicating
I that the trapper had left the follow
! inn day and failed to return. The
I eahin was well stocked with provi
j sions. There was a rifle and shotgun
belonging to the trapper, a number
' of small traps and a few large ones,
an (right-horsepower ohnson outboard
motor partially taken apart for drain
ing. and eight red fox pelts. There
also was a dory on the beach, moored
to a heavy drift log.
A search of the eubin revealed
three trapping licenses covering the
years 1926, 1927 and 1928. The pro
visions were shipped from Selddvia'te
Iliamna, from which point J’entigisto
apparently transp* r(*d thsm to hi.
camp on Chinik creek* There was
some gasoline in the -JMotor tank and
about half a caw bt sides, butv no lu
bricating oil could bfe found.-.
It is the belief of £«tptaia -Cole that
some mishap befel the trapper While
he was out' on his trap dine or on a
i utrney to some more distant- point.
Trtis theory is supported by the fact
That, his--ski is, the possession of which
is indicated by notations in the log,
coult not be found ahywhere about
the cabin. Rust on kniVes in T-he
cabin indicated, as well as the absence
of notations in the diary, that 'the
trapper-had geen gone for a consider
able time
After nearly live years of. effort
the New England Fish Company has
secured full title and patent to five
acres of land at Kodiak, on which it
is the intention of the company '-to
build a cold storage plant? sometime
in the near future. The land to which
the company now has title adjoins the
plant of the Kodiak -Fisheries Com
pany, a large salmon cannery near
Kodiak, and a part of the iand was
once used by Otto Kraft as a salt fish
receiving station. It was largely
through the full co-operation of Mr.
Kaft that the Jiew - England- Fish
company- became interested in ,the
site and secured title. The new site
is hear the constantlv west ward-mov
ing halibut fishing grounds, not far
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Fire of unknown origin recently de
stroyed the Courtnney ranch build
! ings, 13 miles up the Chena river
! from Fairbanks. The buildings de
stroyed consisted of a two-story, six
‘ room house, barn, blacksmith shop
and hay shed. A wagon and same
agricultural implements, escaped de
struction. The buildings were, valued
at more than $5,000, no part of which
was covered by insurance. With the
exception of the house, which con
1 tained considerable furniture, the
; buildings were empty. Mr. and Mrs.
Courtney left the ranch about five
years ago and have since made their
home in Fairbanks.
CHANGES IN FACULTY OF
THE ALASKA.COLLEGE
„. There will be several .changes . i in
the faculty at the.Alaska College
next fall. Protes'so GlifitoW-H. Mori
gan, who has been professor of agri-?
! culture ever since the -college opened,
• has resigned.. He will hevsueceedod
’ by George W. Gasser. Mr. Gasser
was with the Department of Agricul
ture in Alaska, for-more, than twenty
..years. He is a graduate.of. the Kan-,
sas Agriculture College. Coach K. W.
Abell is succeeded by dames G. ityan,
fof Tulsa, Okla. In addition to hia
work as director of athletics, Mr.
Ryan .-will be professor of education.
Professor Abell resigned on account
of Mrs. Abell's health, which makes a
► change of residence -advisable.* Pro
fessor Hanley YVeise-r, who has been
associate professor of metallurgy for
four years, has resigned. The posi
tion has not-yet been, filled^. Professor
G. Raymond Hood, professor of chem
istry for the-past four years, .has-re
signed. Professor Hood has accepted
a position with the University of Wis
consin and will complete his. work at
that institution for doctor's degree.
Miss Ina Hamlin, instructor in busi
ness administration, after two years’
servicea t the College, has resigned to
return-Co'dire--States.- She will be
succeeded <by -Miss Ruth Moodey, of
the University of California. Other]
members of the-faculty, twelve . in;
number, will remain for the coming
year. i
Miss Florenoe Roth* a member., of.
last year’s graduating class, has. been,
appointed to the .position of assistant
secretary to the president.
Mrs. House—And how is your hus
band this morning ?
Mrs, Holmes—Oh, very poorly. He's
got such an expensive disease. The
doctor says he must be-kept in good
spirits.
In the Probate Court at McGrath,
Alaska, before W. T. Vanderpool,
U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
Territory of Alaska, Fourth Divi
sion, Mt. McKinley Precinct—ss.
To all persons to whom these
presents shall come—greeting: Know
ye that it appearing to the Commis
sioner aforesaid that Helen McGinty
has died intestate, leaving at the dime
Frank J. Goskey j
Notary Public J
McGrath, Alaska: ’ ^
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of her death property in this precinct,
I» Aforesaid Commissioner, have duly
appointed A. X. Grant, of Takotna,
Alaska, administrator of the estate
of Helen McGinty, deceased. This,
therefore, authorizes the said A. X.
Grant to administer the estate of the
said Helen McGinty, deceased, accord
ing to law. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and offi-.
cial seal at McGrath, Alaska, this 3rdr
day of July, A. D. 1928;
W. T. VANDEKPOOL,-.
U. S. Commissioner and .. J
ex-Offieio Probate Judge, i
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To H. W. Strangman, Jack Lament,
James McHugh, J. N. Anderson,
E. Coke Hill, and all persons !
claiming by, through or under ^
them, or any of them, and their j
heirs, executors, assigns,and sue-!
cessors in interests greeting:
You and each of yos are hereby j
notified: That during each of the
following annual labor years, to-wit:
the years ending July 1st, 1922, 1923,
1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927, the under
signed put one hundred dollars
($100.00) worth of work and improve
ments on the certain placer mining
claim on Long .Creek, in the Nulato
Recording District, Territory of
Alaska, known as Buckeye Associa
tion.
That all of said work and improve-!
ments were required by law -and were •
..put upon said claim in compliance
therewith in order to hold the same
for each said year and thereafter;
That during each said year and at
all times thereafter the undersigned
was and is a co-owner of each said
claim, and if within ninety (90) days
after the ninety (90) day publication
hereof, to-wit: ninety days after the
28th day of April,. 1928, you and each
of you do not contribute to the under
signed your proportion of said ex
penditure for each said claim for
each said year, your interest in said
claim will become the property of thfe
undersigned.
That the sum each of you should i
Contribute for each said claim for
each said years bears the same rela- -
tion to one hundred dollars ($100.00)
as your undivided- interest in each
said claim bore to the entire interest
in said claim, during each. said. year.
ELLA A. CRANE,
Ruby, Alaska.
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