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dick McArthur runs up
AGAINST TOUGH GOING
(Alaska Weekly.)
Six months ago Dick McArthur,.
011c ,of the Ijest known oldtimers in
the. North, arrived in Seattle. It whs
Dick’s first visit outside in 27 years..
He Came to. the States in quest of.
medical attention for a cataract
growth in his eyes which .prevented
him from overlooking a good prps,
pect. On leaving the Kuskokwiuy
where he has made his headquarters
for many years, Dick promised to re
turn in time to get in a few,.nion,thsr
sluicing this sumjrer. However, he
is still iii^Seattie, where he encoun
tered a streak of hard ^uck, ami he
will have, to wait aintij the summer
comes again before hq cap wield. r
gold pqii. along .the streams of the
Northland. •
Seen, at his- oparimerrt in Seattle
fast evening, Dick greeted the repre
sentative of the Alaska Weekly quite
cheerfully as he saidn “I guess we
boys'of the North country, need a lot
of fixing when we., stay so long up
there. Since I’ve been here they .took
off my right leg; extracted all my
teeth, took-a cataract or two. off my
headlights. However, I’ve never
missed a meal, and the artificial limb
man is busy with his broadaxe, so I’ll
be oh my feet again in a month or
two, and it’s back to the mines for
Dick is a young man, although he
confesses to. having had a birthday or
two over threescore years ago. His
is the spirit of the true pioneer, as
he nonchalantly smoked j-his corncob
pipe, and told of his bad luck in ^et
Mog. an infection in his foot which
i ' eessitated two operations and final
ly the removal of his leg below,the
knee. He is fortunate, however, in
having his sister in attendance on
him. and, strange as it may seem,
they had not met for ja long, long
time. At that time his sister, Mrs.
Dutcher, was but six years of age,
and now she is a grandmother. A
gracious, -kindly soul who came all
! the way from Cleveland, Ohio, to take
care of her big brother wbo has been
in Alaska since the mammoth and
mastoffofi VoanTbd' around the foothills
of Mouh't, McKinley.
Well, Dick McArthur is doing nicely
and kta^eS that he may have to stay
Outside to see the inauguration of
i Franklin D. Roosevelt as President
of the United States. This will give
him ample time to hit the trail and
get his stri -.g of boxes set up hefoce
i the big water runs off next spring
■>ick expects to- make a trip to Cleve
land., to spend the Christmas holidays
with relatives. Then on to Washing
ton ..for the big doings.
ROBERT YOUNG K1LJ S
HIMSELF IN YUKON CABIN
t Fairbanks News-Miner.)
That Rpbert. .Ypung, killed himself
.either because.-he brooded over the
' murder, of Cornelius Cr >pin fov ■ be
cause he feared .that suspicion.would
always cling to him, despite his hav
ing heen legally cleared of the crime,
is beyond the slightest chance ..of
doubt,, according to the Federal offi
cials who investigated his death in
■ his cabin, three miles below JJirches,
' on the Yukon river.
It seemed as^if Young,had gone,to
pains to- .leave clear evidence that
he was a suicide, said E. B Collins,
assistant U» S-.; at^< rpjjjr, f *,hcwe, re
turned home Tuesday afternoon after.
; completing the investigation. Lack
ing th eability to write,, he had told
the story in a die’etu ..manner. ,t....
The officials ffew down ,wih Pilot
S. E. Robbins. T^e ..plane landed or>
the^ river" near the bank opposite the
pabip Thursday. They only took time
to ascertain definitely it .vas sal case,
of suicide and then continued on to
Ruby.
Weather held them ^here. until yes
terday and then they returned to the
cabin, loaded the body.into the plane
and flew to Tanana. A .coroner’s jury i
had been impaneled and .jyatvwaiting.
An inquest was speedily held, and the
jury returned a verdict finding that
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Young had come to death by hi? own
hand.
There is only one slight, dew that
Young was contemplating, suicide.
Joe DeLouis, who, lhe«u.v,.six - miles
above the Young plac$, gpqlled there,
to make arrangements ,for spending
the night in Young’s cabin occasion
ally while he was out on hJLs trapline.
Young got Joe to write a letter for
him to his daughter in Ruby, .telling
her everything he owned was hers
should anything happen, to him. Joe
.ought i.U.e about the matter unjtil
after learning that Young had ended
is life.
Young took, every precaution to in
sure death at the first shot. He tied
the shotgun with which he killed him
self to a table, placing the barrel be
tween two blocks of wood and steady?
ing the butt with with driven neals.
A string ran from the trigger to j
Young’s hand through a pulley in the j
wall. He had shaved and. dressed j
himself in his besj. clothes and placed !
his bedding, includin ga pillow, on,
the floor.. The charge from the 12
: gauge shotgun entered his heart, and
as e lay on the bedding it appeared
almost as. if,he_had fallen, off to sleep
tlifere.
Billy. Jgnest well known Cripple
-..lining operator, arrived during the
week, and got away yesterday for
feeward, where, he will enter the hos
pital for the purpose of undegoing
medical teatmspt.,
Bi.ly Lodge, after a few days’ visit,
here, got away Sunday, headed for
the Outside.
Mrs. Brown was an arrival from
Fiat, lnally gettin gaway.for Fair
banks on Sunday, after a wait of fQur
days.
Del Thompson was a Friday arrival
from Ophir.
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, Fourth Division, xerritory of
Alaska, before H.on. D. Hi. Browne,
Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bate Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of
Joseph Neville, deceased. Probate
No. 61.
Notice to Creditors.
All persons having claims against
the Estate of Joseph Neville, de
ceased, are hereby required to pre
sent the same, under oath, to the
undersigned, administrator de bonis
□on of the said estate, at his office
at Flat, Alaska, or at the office of
the Probate Judge at Plat, Alaska,
on or before six months from the
posting of this notice.
Dated, Flat, Alaska, November 14,
1932
T. M. GARLAND,
Administrator de bonis non
Estate of Joseph Neville,
deceased.
1st pub. Nov. 26
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a yesterday departure for Fairbanks,
headed for the Outside for a stay of
theer, or fou mornths.
U. S. Deputy Marshal StaiJe^nJ.
Nichols was among the week’s visit
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Frank J. Guskey, after a visit 'of
three or four days at McGrath, re
lied here yesterday.
E. B. Austin, well known ukelin
salesman, was among the week’s v.s
itors.
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Dubois returned
"csterday from a business trip to Mc
Grath.
R. E. Lowrie and Chris Nelson re
turned today from a brief visit at Me-*i
[ Grath.
tVarren Alford returned here yes
terday from a trip to McGrath. .
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