-IN THE DAYS THAT tPTJZ.”
AN ECH(T FROM THE FAST
(Do present-day Takotnans recall
an entertainment given in the Larson
Roadhouse in the winter of 1923-4-5,
•r thereabouts,. im which the skit of |
an alleged A. B. meeting was ren
dered? It evoked the risibilities^ of
those present at the time, and some
Takotnans even today, may find a lit
tle kick in its repetition Fred Mor
lidge, well and favorably remembered,
who functioned sis silleged recorder,
read “the minutes* of the previous
meeting,” as follows.)
The meeting was^called to order by
the- Arctic Chief at 6:30 on the second
Tuesday of the last week of last
month. Upon getting order the re
corder read the minutes of the previ
ous meeting. . Unfinished, business
was then put before the camp, which
brought forth much. argument. and
disagreement.. . Brother McKenzie
took the door and with a fluent
speech moved that this business be
cleaned up immediately. Seconded by
Brother Gus. Wilsan=r-“Fs” unani
mous. This business, consisting of
two bottles, of Old-Hennessey and 14
cigars, soon put -the. meeting in high
spirits and, with the ;aid of the local
fire department, order was again re
stored. ■ ■
New business* came, before the
meeting,, and a motion by Brother
White, that* all rabbit snares be pad
uuu, wa» stxuuucu.. u> myuci
Smith and passed.. A committee of.
three, consisting . of.. Brothers Peel,
Lamprechb and. Williams, was ap
pointed to wait uppo. the Local game
warden. .
> Brother Colwell took the. floor and,,
speaking of the last dance, com
plained bitterly of the disadvantages
the pioneers, who have mushed thou- j
sands of miles with hundreds of
pounds on< their banks over the frozen
trails and marshy swamps of thisi
great Northland, .to- unearth its hid-1
den treasures and. prolong its pros
perity, suffered bfc~ being no longer
able to dart across the floor and con
quer the waiting maiden for the.
dance. Brother Colwell moved, sec
onded by-BnotharSpaljack, that all
male persons between, the ages of 20
and 30 beAtdbbledk Motion passed.
Brother Gulikkon spoke of the fine
work done by the Takotna Commer
cial Club Sn... getting the wireless
moved from McGrath, to Takotna and
ofi the iniportanresof the co-operation
of" this organization with that.
Brother Larson moved, seconded by
Brother Ghs >Cfaristensen, that a com
mittee of consisting of Brothers
McLean, Loomis, Gulliksen, Mutchler
and Jones; be> appointed to. spare no
effort noro expense in now acquirng
the remov»*of the U. S. Deputy'Mar
shal's oflftfe -and that of the U. S.
Commissioner-'from McGrath to Tav
Votna. Thd/ are also to look into the
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| Ely in«omfort to all points in
k | Alaska in onr four-passenger
J? taka piano. Large baggage
! compartment separate from the
I cabin- '■ Equipment. for water
> landings’.
| Sigh’-seeing* trips any time;
r $£00? per passenger.
For Kalaw tOr Alaska Points
! P. G. H. Spencer
Tilmfns; Alaska
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matter of an airplane coming to Mc
Grath and if this be confirmed to im
mediately gee in touch with the nec
essary persons and explain the ad
vantages Tasotna has over McGrath
fi r the landing- of pianes.
All business He'ng finished, Brother
Repo moved that the meeting be ad
journed, seconded by Brother DeMer:-.
Meeting adjourned.
WORK ON NEW CAPITOL
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
Not later than next. January 15—
sixteen months after the breaking of
ground for the foundation—the new
Capitol will be ready for occupancy,
according to the representatives of
N. P. Severin & Co. that are in
charge of construction operations,
says the Juneau Empire. On the
building, which shows six floors in
front and five floors in the rear, one
hundred workers, skilled and un
skilled, are employed at present.
Ail exterior marhle work has been
competed, and the task of setting the
interior marble has been started. Ex
terior brick work is almost finished,
while the terra cotta cornice is about
50 per cent complete. The steel
frames for all windows are in place.
Glazers have reached the third floor
with their glass installations.
The partitions, designated in the
plans for the separation of rooms,
have been erected on ground, first and
copnnH flfinra anrl ora timi? hpina
erected on the third floor.
Plastering—three coats on every
wail—is completed on the ground
floor, is ahout half done on the first,
and ha sheen started on the second.
Every floor will have a concree
base, over which will be laid the hard
wood flooring. Concrete fills have
been completed qn ground, first and
second floors, and this work is about
GO per cent completed on the third
floor.
One of the two boilers to be used in
generating heat for the heating sys
tem has been installed. The work of
putting into place the ornamental
iron for stair rails, door frames and
elevator shafts will be started at
once.
Temporary heating is provided sc
cold weather, will not delay progresf
of work in the fall or early winter. -
INTERESTING NOTES.
Owing to hard times, many- young
native husbands in Pondoland, South
America, are unabe to pay the fath
ers of their wives the purchase- price
agreed upon. The fathers will, tab*
the dahghters back and place them, or
the c:ar’j»‘ agin.
Excavations at the anrienti sify cl
Leptis Magna in Tripoli are revesting
treasures surpassing those ofi-Pompci
inrinding palares, statuary* store
houses, and a lne harbor with msrssivi
quays and dorks, about seventeen
centuries old.
Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, ii
said to contain re atively-.large quan
tities of radium.
Nine out of ten persons are said t
possess some for mof foot defect.'
Osaka, the largest city yin Japar
has a population of about "2,200,00C
and is the greatest 'commercial am
manufacturing center of the.Otient. i
Washington, H&yesand ' Roosevel
were the wealthiest, presidents of ih
United States before Hoover.
Women are not allowed to set foo
on, Athos Peninsula, Greece,- which i
an abode of monks, • of** tha< Greel
church.
Platform • scale were invented b;
Thaddeus Farrbamka. in. 1830, just
century agp.
Because. George L. Mtrson’uf Gas
gow exacted exorbitant rant, froi
tenants of a- hcuae he bought at a lo\
price, has taxes Were increased mor
than IjOOO' per cent.
George Said, of Glasgow* was* sea
I
to jail for thirty days for shouting
down the minister at the first churchi
service he had attended- in twenty
years.
Claimed by their owner to be thej
largest in the world, a policeman ef;
Oakland, Calif., has fefet 14 inches
long by 6 inches wide.
1 Skidding on a slippery road,
George Herron, a Chicago motor
cyclist, rolled under a passing auto
and out the opposite, side without, a
wheel touching him.
French army recruits'- are now .
trained in the manual of aims with a
the aid of slow-motion pictures.
The Soviet government of . Russia L
has taken over all vessels above fitf.
tons which were formerly .privately],
owned.
In order to encourage’ marriages ;
and thereby stimulate business, a.
Jefferson Cty, Mo., jewelerhas an
nounced that he wil buy marriage,
licenses for any willing couples;
Territory of Alaska—Mount .McKin
ley Precinct—ss.
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye that it appeasing to W. T. .
Vanderpool, United States Cofrimis-i
sioner, that F. C. H. Spencer has died j
intestate, leaving at the time of his I
death property in this district,' the I
aiux coaiu vuiiiiin^iunw*
pointed Chris Peterson, of Takotna,
Alaska, administrator of the estate]
of F. C. H. Spencer, deceased. Tftis,.|
therefore, authorises the said' Ghriss
Peterson to administer the' estate of ‘
the said F. C:’H. - Spencer, deceased; '
according to law:
In testimony whereof T have here-1
unto set my hdnd'and affixed my offi-i
cial seal this 12th day of. September,].
1930.
W. T. VANDERPOOL, j
U. S.S Commissioner, . and ex- |
19* Offifeio' Probate Judge.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
i TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles |
Nenana ... 00 I
Tavern R&bdhouse-. 17%
Knight’s Roadhouse'. 23%
Nineteen-Mile Rdadhousc. 58 _
Diamond Rbadhouse*...- T§>
, Roosevelt ...— 89
Lake Mkiehtiraina i--115 j
Trappers’ Cabin . 182 j
Lone Star Roadhouse*:. 158
Teiida Roadhouse _ 189%
Slate Fork Roadhouse-_ 187
East Fork Roadhouse_) 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse 227%
i Big River Roadhouse .241
] McGrath . 263
1 Takotna.. 280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse-*-.___ 291
Ophir... 300 <■
McCafferty . 306
Brown Creek shelter cabin.318'
Fritz shelter cabin . 333
First Chance shelter cabin . 346
Schermeyer R. HJ ... 366 > !
Iditarod. — 376 !
Flat ... S84i l,
. Bonanzza- sheler ■ cabin, 12.’ miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin,. IB;
1 * miles from Bonanza,
Babeesch Moosehide Hitts and Boot*
Fins Bought and Sold Clothing
All Kinds;of Nice Fresh Groceries and Fruit*
Canned Goods of All Kinds Beds and; Bedding
A. R. Eldridge - McGrath
John W. Duun
GhridicEate for Re-election to the
Territorial 'Senate
Election Day,.November 4,. I93c\
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