FMR DROW AT BETH Eli
when boat itsets
A few hours often the sinking of
the barge Lavelle Young, word came
from bethel, in a telegram to Archie
Higgins, of the drowning of Charles
ISankey, Seldon, .^eagrest, Alexi Du
lac and Nick I’itka. The four were
<on their way from a landing place at
■bethel to bethel to the steamer Tana,
anchored some distance out. The
drowning, it is said, was observed by
mo one, the finding of their upturned
boat telling the story.
Alexi Oulae was a son of Ralph
i'ulac of McGrath, his home for many
aears, and well known throughout
these parls. lie was a member of
trhe Tuna crew.
Nick 1'itka, formerly of Salmon
triver section, had taken Mining In
spector Miller from McGrath to
bethel. He was a young man, about
17, and quite popular with his many
tfriends.
Charlie Sankey was a former resi
lient of this section, particularly of
•Ganes creek, where he mined and
■where he still held some individual
interests, aside fro mother ground in
which he was still associated with
•John Griffin. He left these parts for
ithe Outside about ten or twelve years
••ago, having fyr some years past been
at resident -of Los Angeles, where he
♦owned a garage and conducted an oil
ivtation. Due to the fact that he was
isfliJ interested here and likewise to a
‘longing to again visit Alaska, he was
(headed for this place to become a fac
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PLAT, ALASKA
Wifl W hi Plat Early
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mnuiT:
Flat,
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Takotaa.
lleGrath,
L«««r Kutdwtlrm,
Bethel.
tor with the A. Higgins dredging
forces. He was about ,0 years of
age, married, ami it was expected
that his wife would come North at
an early date. Those oldtimers who
recall him speak of him as having
been an excellent man.
Seldon Seagrest was also of Los
Angeles and headed for Takotna to
join the Higgins force. He was per
haps 35 or 30 years of age.
MANY HAMLETS NEAR CEN
TER OF I'OIH LATION SEEM
ON ROAD TO TOTAL OBLIVION
CHICAGO'—Indications that Amer
ican villages and hamlets • ,y be
following the road to obli . v. -on
taiued in reports avail ; !< :'o»' the
1930 census. Figuar.es eight
States surrounding the 1920 census of
population ou the Illinois-Indiana line
show 92, or nearly 60 per cent of the
161 small towns counted, suffered a
reduction in population of from 50 to
U)0 per cent, while those showing in
creases in most cases added only a
few residents, frequently less than
the normal birth increase.
C. S. McGovern and Gus and Elmer
Heiberg were passengers up to Mc
Grath on the Tana, and arrivedjhere
un the Eea IVolf. They will be en
gaged with the A. Higgins dredging
forces.
Among today’s fisitoxs were Miss
Elsie Kieck and Chris Bolgen, both
of whom came over with P. W. Carl
son and car.
Pioneer ;
Shop —
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Blacksmith. :
Machine and
All kinds of
Sheet Metal
Work
Safetys
Stoves
ROBERT LOWR1E
Proprietor
F.C.H. SPENCER
JoocesBers to Northern Commercial Co. At
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Takotna, Alaska
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Merchandise
McGrath Notes,
Matt Beilin arrived a few days .ago
Lone Star, on the upper Kusknkwira,
with Mrs. Stone and Misses .Freda
and Hattie Konig. .Mrs. .Stone came
to make a short visit .with .her par
ents, . u\ and Mrs. Charles JKonig.
Judge VnnderpooJ made a trip on
Linar Carlson s fast boat to the head
of tnt river a .few days ago. They
went .after fhc belongings of .the late
tins kunuyKen.
Theodoro n»n .frank .arrived .a few
days ago from the .Uppuer Nixon, .the
scene of his prospecting work. JHe
vvui return there- next month.
Lee Cage arrived a few days ago
ori bis semi-annual .visit from the
Nixon, where he is {prospecting.
'Charles F. Mood came in a few
days ago .from his down-river .head
quarters,. .tie will spend the summer
in .MdUrafcii.
A. J. hosmer, well .known okllimer,
arrived a few days ago from his up
river headquarter^, .and .will apend
’the summer in McGrath.
V. illiani Jsjuhm .has just installed a
gasoline pump to .pump water from
the Takotna river, in order to have
fresh running water for his mink and
also .the roadhouse.
Dan .S. hlcDoneil, former .well
known oidtimer of this section, but
.who for several .years past .has,been
.located near Lake Minchumina Lake,
is now located at Candle creek, and
paid McGrath .a brief visit a few days
ago.
Arriving at .McGrath .a few days
ago were- Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Mes
pelt, -who came -down from Medfra
with Billie McGowan. Mr. and Mrs.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEAKLNG.
Mespelt later took airplane for An
chorage, headed for the States to
spend the summer.
Professor .Finney, principal of the
Bethel High School, and Mrs. Finney,
also teacher in the .same school, ar
rived recently from Bethel, coming
up in their own craft. Th$y will visit
here for a few days..
CHEERING NEW COMES
•FROM ALEX. HATELY
“1 have 227 'blue fox pups from .26
females., and four, silver .pups, and I
In the Probate .Court for famoko Pre
cinct, at Ophir, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, .before'Chris
tian Bolgen, United -States Com
missioner and ex-officio Probate
. Judge.
In the matter of the .estate of Hu
i bade Hebert, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that H. C.
! VValick, administrator of the estate
1 of Hubade Hebert, dcseased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement
ahd filed in this court the final ac
count of his administration of said
estate, and that Monday, the 18th- day
of August, 1930, at 2 o'clock p. m., at
the court room of the United States
Commissioner’s Office, in Ophir, In
noko .precinct, Fourth Dipision, Ter
ritory of .Alaska, has been duly ap
pointed by the said court as the time
and place for the hearing of said final
account, and at which tune and place
any person interested in said estate
may appear .and file exceptions in
writing to said account, and contest
the same.
H. C. WALLACE,
Administrator of the Estate
of Hubade Hebert, deceased.
First publication,. June 27. 16
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Cafe and
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expect 7& white gpaps,” is the gist of
a .telegram received by Chester Brink
.from. Ahsxu.JIately.xt Bethel, a few
days ffjftx
.H. ''IttiHlick.xaid Ernie Gofe.'de
parted. today to1' Little creek.
Fete Jvnsen was a -yesterday visitor
front '.X anl«--.« <treek.
XtFRCCE OF FORFEITURE.
To It. lJ.rh>leisbmac,.4tid. Heirs, aue
cessors or assigns:
Yon. juk! .eueh.iot yoouy are thereby
notified, that. lt’ihe. .umtersignfcd, your
co-owner *ihava. expended, irulahov .and
improvements, the mm ,hf l tees
than >oi»e ■ hundred dollars , .for. i the
years 1922, .1923, 1924,.. 1925, .1926,.
1927, UJ2h, and -1929, upon,the Mon
day Morning, .placer mining claim, lo
catedat .the.' head of • Flat icreek, r.in}
Otter Mrecinct, Fourtth Division,
Territory, of .-AAesica, an order to. hold
said chum under., the provisions /of
Section.232-4 of the.Revised Statutes
of the United -States ar.d the amend
metns thereto concerning annual
labor upon ..mining’ claims, vbeing the
tWhen In
Fairbanlts
‘Sfc>r Real Home-Grown
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Hftryi’Wia
18-Mile
Roadhouse
'flMM'iia Advance? for Special
Parties.
NICE BALLROOM
AH ’May Dance to Their
Deligiitv'by Rhdio’Music.
Drive Through f De-.
tfftfetfur Forest Scenery.
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and Mrs.Geo..
Mutchler
Cnprietan
amount required to heddurtid mining
claim Jor the period ending June 30,
l‘J2lJ.
And if, within » ninety ilidays after
.the publication 'of this notice, you ffcil
•or >refuse to contribute .yecy propor
tion.^' eaid expenditure, namely, $26
per, year for each of said«'years, for
;your.'one-quarter interest I nan said
claim, as well as the eosbfof record
ing the same, anJ the costs-isof thia
vadvertisement, your intereattniir-said
claim will become the propertjn'ef the
undersigned, your co-owner, tabduhas
made the required expenditureanancter
the terms of said ejection 2324.fofl.the
.Kcvised Statutes of the United States.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Feb. 26,
PAUL WAJBNLG,
Co-owner Otter Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory oft Alaska,
residin. gat Flat,. Alaska,
first pub. April 19; last Augl 16.
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