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LN<G (UiH)lt'ROM DREDGE OF
fcV E. FATRBXNKS
(Fairh ks . News-Miner,)’
Charged. *ithv stealing gold iininl
eam from toy No. 2 dredge of the
Kail hanks : pkiratiun Company on
Lower Go**! Stream, Hem'y Wilson, 82
years «*1". a -rmjhman, was arrested
Sunday Vnornmj^ it. his cabin near the
dredge and V^oG^ht to Fairbanks* for
confinement in the Federal jail. His
hearing oil a accusation of grata!
larceny. tc,qjk ..ilaco this afternoon be
fore -United hta-es-Comniissfoher 'Cr
W. Albrecht
Tile prisoner,, who was not repre
sented by an attorney, waived exairt
inat on and was bound over t;o the
grand jury. In,default of bail,, fixed
ai $4*000, he was committed to jail. '
Gold-amalgam worth between $500
and $1,000 was found in a jar-in. Wil
son's1 cabin.
He-' t»nfeased ta Chief Deputy Mar
shal John B. Hall, who' mode the ar
rest,-and to J. O. Hopkins; assistant
manager, and Leo Rogge," cleanup
man ’for the ’;d’r banks Exploration;
Company, who ‘Ai$ks with the officer
when( he toojc .the accused man into
eustofiy. -id-.u .. (• *
Witson worked on the graveyard
shift, which begins at 11 o’doek at
nightr and ends /kt" T inthe morning.
He confessed that'he stole the amal
gam ‘on occasions when the dredge
shuts! down fbr oiling, this - period
being no longer than from six to ten
minutes. He would conceal the stolen
treasure in his clothes and on rcach
j »og the cabin. would would, gut the
• loot into the jar that he kept for. that
purpose.. His pilfering* are believed
to. have extended over a period of
about tWU month's.'
i , Deputy Sheri Hall, Mr. Hopkins
and Mr. Rogge went to' the' dredge
yesterday morning and intercepted!
Vy.ilson immediately afteY'he got 'off
shift., They, accused him of the theft.
He denied the mat first." The officer,
two mining officials and the workman
then went to the letter’s cabin and,
search was made for the stolen aniaL
nam. When it was found, the'accused
man admitted his. guilt..
Wilson has worked for the Explor
ation Company since. 1930. .He is up
. married.
Johnny Adams has started the con
struction of a cabin on Front street,
located on. the site of the.former Laii
j.son roadhouse. “
William Lehmann* operator irv
charge of tile local wireless station,
1 returned .this morning.from a visit _o£.
a couple of days at McGrath.
Tony Lindstrom, well known
' mining operator of the Flat section,
.^arrived here a couple of days ago,
coming over with Pilot Valley.
Recent arrivals here from Fair
banks are Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Olson.
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(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.)
Report of the Financial Condition of the
Miners & Merchants Bank of ltMtarod^ Alaska,
Lock ted at Flat, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
T .a.: -»t :.i!- -9th: dfcy of ‘October, 1933.
Liabilities.
Capital stock paicHii .‘155^000,00
Surplus fund .-... 10,000.00
’ Undivided profits.lessex
penses paid ....ii-'f-iJ.—= 8,920.18
Individual and savings;
deposits .Si.r 118;468.65
Demand'and time ceirtift
cates of deposit .'Vi 221.36
Total ._......H62,0.10.19
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tinned States of Amenea* h
Ten iUry of Abika, ' ■ <•' fc
Fen tk; Judicial Division. f
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a Donnelley, Presidents of the above named bank, do solemnly
r that the' foregoing statement is true to the
aad<non to before
President.
(Correct Attest) 1:
M. S. DONNE
H. F. SHEPP
Directors or
le 9th day of October, 1937. .
T. M.GGARLANP,
United States Commissioner.
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SOCIAL FESTIVITIES AT BUN- '
G.G ALOW. HEIGHTS. POQEMAN !
PQQRMAN.?—Onp of. the moat iru
teresting society events of the season,
was hel don Poorman Creek, on. Wedr
nesday evening, Sept. 27, at the pala-'
tial bungalow on Brooklyn Heights of
Stevenson & Lohr..
Mr. Michael Daniel McCarthy was|
master of ceremonies and saw. to it.
chat.each and everyone enjoyed them
selves immensely, and had charge of j
the program and made all the. intro
ductions of the interesting people who,
were, present.
The main item of the Bill. of. I" are.
was the “official. debut” of. the lYl.ss.
i Elsie .L M. Rieck and her sister. Miss
Ifelyn D. Rieck, who aie now. resi
deutts. of our community, and are now
actively engaged in.being boosters for.
everybody's welfare, 'ihese charm
ing girls, are an asset , to any part of
Alaska and we welcome them with,
ah our heartts and trust and hope
they will remain here permanently.
The young ladies served a delicious
repast and there was.everyttbing that
goes with.a. delightful .luncheon* so.
that everybody got in good humor j
and the following program was ren
dered, assisted by our able, master of
ceremonies:
Words of . introduction .and welcome,
ably expressed by Michael Daniel.Mc
Carthy.
Vocal solo, (“My Big Brudda Sil
,yesta,” by Richard Stevenson, a. num
ber well received.
Vocal, .solo,, Arthur. P..Lutro, who
tried to play “Memories” but. forgot:
i how it "ought to be played..
1 Ukelh solo, “Old Arizona”,, GreneT
'void Collins. This boy, is.an adept on
this instrument and can sure.make it
■ talk.
Vocal' * solo,..“The . Cibwbojr’s La
ment,” by hte Rieck Sisters. This
number, tctok.the house by,-storm and
;they were repeatedly called hack for
encores until they ran out of sheet -
music and could .pot.render -any -more i
f i .tfU<wi
rum L-etH.
• M>-i)<4^gue, , ‘Thera la Ku. Depres
sion”, by Richard . Vogel.. This was
very original,. and this man has a.
‘v'ery good) delivery and he was. given
very much applause, but. could not
respond'w“th an encore.
The: program was then btoughb to:
a close bypath and everyone joining
hands and .siiiging “Auld Lang SyneF
in a very pathetic.,manner: and,every,
I' jFrank JwGuskey
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Takotna, AiOaka...
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Mr. and Mrs.Cj$£.>
MutdiHa^r >
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bo. y voting that Dick Stevenson and
.Tarry Lohr were exceptionally fine:
hosts- aqd also thanking these princes :
. f - od fallows for their hospitality
and refreshments.
John Krieger, who put in the past
summer in the Cripple section, was
an early in the week arrival, planning
to settle down here for the winter.
First Come, First Served.
Erunet—There’s a fellow been pes
teting: me ever since we arrived here.
Blond—Point him out to me. I’ll
attend to him.
Lrunefe—Oh, no, you won’t! He’s
pestering me..Sheffield Telegraph.
Are-yon a Kusko Times subscriber?
Why not join the happy throng ?
“My husband always said that mak
ing a w.ll was the last thing on earth
he would do—and he didn’t do it!”—
Sie und Er (Zofingen).
Dr. C. D. Carter
DENTIST
Will return to McGrntlv .early
in the rammer, after which he ■
will visit Takotna an&'jQphta
Will be in Flat about *hW*v t
’ die of July ,
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«f operations in their section, namely, Takotna, Flofc a.
and McGrath, flying the airplane Alaskan.
_...Weekly schedules and rates will be announced at, g' . n
later date. For the present all flying will be done on,
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Address A. J. VALLEY, at either Takotni* 01; Flit,
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Needless to say this insurance should be of th%4$e*y:
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