M cGRATH
McGrath, January 25, 1935*
Dr.LaRue left McGrath this after
Epon for Ruby with Pilot Valley.
j Miss Ellen Riedy of Takotna and
Mr. and Mrs. Paulson of Cripple
’ were passengers for Fairbanks with
Pilot Barnaul.
Mrs. Marsh of Marshall and John
Fowler passed thru McGrath on
tht'r way to Anchorage, with Pilot
Ly’ly.
Gus Schuler came---in from Candle
« Creek with Bob Vanderpool and
Harry Dulac.
Pilot Barnhill, left: this morning
, with a load of fur for Anchorage.
The Woodley Airways, piloted by
Don Glass, brought Mr. Hargraves,
J* J. Coyle, E. Zulbert and Harry
, Minzoff all'for Flat and Henry An
derson for Ophir, this afternoon.
Ira Woods and Frank Walker came
• over from Holy Cross and Dave
Sljradberg from Ophir, all bound for
Anchorage. While here Mr. Woods
visited many of hit old-time .friends
and everybody knows Dave; They
alj left with Oscar.
Mr. Anderson who has been visit
ing in Flat left again for Anchorage
with Don- Glass.
Pilot Valley passed thru here to
day enroute to Ruby to take Dr.
LeRue to Hot Springs.
LOO A L
Patty Marshall of Flat passed
through, town Saturday with Pilot
Winchell enroute to Anchorage where
he expects to undergo an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Paulson, Cripple,
after a few days in town left Sun
day with Pilot Barnhill for Fairbanks
where they will visit for several
weeks.
Miss Ellen Reidy is in Fairbanks
on a business trip.
Frank Eddington returned from
Flat where he had been visiting
with friends.
_
Doc Bondixon has been confined
to' his home for some time by ill
ness.
Mike Hockriter, local prospector,
left Wednesday by dog team for a
visit to McGrath and Candle Creek.
Ed Nolette of Yankee Creek is
spending a few days in town.
Mrs. Ed. Adams returned from a
brief visit to Anchorage.
Ole Olson—“Ay want to take
■des hare book, please.”
Librarian—“This one, ‘Ben Hur’?”
Ole—“Yas, das bane her.”
—Capper’s.
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Report of the financial condition of
Miners & Merchants Bank of Iditarod,
' Located at Flat, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
31st day of December, 1934.
5
Resources
.Loans and discounts.... $44,787.25
•Overdrafts •. 561.36
^Other bonds and war
rants1- owned-.— 30,701.50
Other real estate owned 2,346.47
Due from other banks....135,311.62
Checks on other banks
and other cash items 3,835.86
> Cash on hand.. 17,594.25
'.Gold dust...;. 530.97
! —.
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in - $25,000.00
Surplus fund . 10,000.00
Undivided profits less ex
penses paid. 13,269.05 i
Individual and savings
deposits . 181,886.91
Demand and time certif
icates of deposit .... 5,513.32
Total
$235*669.28
Total . $235,669.28
•United States of America, \ ,
Territory-of Alaska, r ss.
Fourth Judicial Division. 1
I, H.’ P.‘ Sheppard, Vice-President of the above named bank, do
- solemnly'-swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief. H. P. SHEPPARD, Vice-President.
Subscribed- and sworn to before- me this 5th day of January, 1935.
(Notorial seal)
T. M. GARLAND,
Commissioner in and for the Terri
tory of Alaska.
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TAKOTNA CASH STORE
CORN MEAL $1.00
EGGS, 3 Dqz. 1.23
CHEESE .33 to .50 per lb.
EDIBLE TALLOW .17 to .20 lb.
WHITE FISH
DOG SALMON
SPUDS
RUTABAGA
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Correspondent
Mrs. Fred Padersen.
■January 1.
1935 came in with a “Bang'’ at
the Moose dance on New Year's eve,
the Hall was decorated with the
iioliday trimmings, also a fine assort
ment of baloons which were claimed
oy the dancers at the stroke of 12
and then the fun began. Later re- j
neshments were served and dancing
continued till dawn, with everybody
having a wonderful time.
January 2.
Planes with skiis are now landing
in Iditarod there being no snow on
the Flat field. *
Pilot Barnhill of the McGee Air
ways flew over early this A.M. cn
route to Anchorage from the lower
Kuskokwim. Barney eircleu over
the field a couple of times and see
ing no snow and: the plane equipped
with skis, kept going.
Pilot A1 Munson returned from i
Bethel and after picking up the out- j
going mad took off for Fairbanks.1
The mail plane still traveling with
wheels.
January 5.
Pilot Don Glass left today for An
chorage having as passengers, John
Beaton, Mrs. Beaton and two child
ren, Gene and Neil, and Miss Joyce
Adams, all enroute to the States.
The Beaton family will visit in Van
couver, later going to California re
turning to Flat in the spring.
January 7.
Pilot Jim Dodson of the Bowman
Airways of Anchorage, accompanied
by the well known Alaskan flyer,
Frank Dorbandt, arrived from Kal
tag. Pilot Dodson left Anchorage
on New Year’s Day making a non
stop flight to Nome carrying is
Mr. Dorbandt and another passenger
and freight to Nome. After leaving
Nome Jim an dFrank made several
stops between Nome and Flat. Fred
Bowman of Anchorage, fromerly n
partner in the Anchorage Commercial
Co. and George Light, formerly of
Hughes, in rhe Koyukuk, two well
known old timers of Alaska own the
Bowman Airways and will operate
throughout Alaska. Dodson and Dor
bandt will pilot the two 5-place
Ryan planes. The many friends of
' Frank Dorbandt will be. pleased to
know that Frank has been rein
stated by the Department of Com
merce.
Mr. George Turner of the Turner
and Wood store in Flat arrived from
Shagluk with Pilot Winchell. Mr.
Turner will spend a couple of weeks
in Flat after which he will spend a
few days at Holy Cross, Anvik, Holi
cachuk looking after his interests
before returning to Shagluk. Mr.
Turner will leave for the States some
time in March to visit with his
daughters who. are -attending., school,
in Bellingham. Mr. Turner will do
his spring buying before returning
to Flat.
January 8.
Pilot Winchell left Iditarod this
A M for Shagluk to bring three
trappers and their outfits to the
mouth of the Iditarod :river.
January 15.
.Dave Strandberg of , Anchorage is
in Flat on a business trip and ex
pects to spend a week or so with us.
Mr. Strandberg looks fine even after
his ten day fast on Happy River.
The Pioneer Lodge will give an
other card party and dance Sat.
nite, January 19. There will be
some very fine prizes, for the lucky
piayers, then a bean, spread,, after
that dancing wil wind up the even
ing’s entertainment. Joe Loranger
.s ine new President of Igloo No. 10,
being installed to that office Jan. 5.
Pilot Lyttly of the Star Service
was the first pilot to land) in Fiat
wih skis, he arrived today with a
load of freight. After unloading
and refueling he took off for Shag
luk with Mr. George Turner as a
passenger. Pilot Lyttly brought
back a load of freight for the Turner
and Wood store in Flat.
Gus Rodman, Harry Wilson, Harry
Scott, and Bill Kooloff will leave in
a uay or so for Michigan Creek
where they will prospect for the
remainder of the winter.
A1 Holton, who has. been confined
to his home by illness, is able to
bt' out and around and is feeling
fine again. Mr. Holton- was brought
in from the Turner and Wood camp
by plane the latter part of December
suffering from a severe cold. Oh
the arrival of the Star plane pi
loted by Jack Waterworth, the sick
man was turne * '
Doctor Taylor and now Al. is on tho
mend.
To resume their studies at the
University of Washington, five
young men from Westward Alaska
were passengers on the steamer
Yukon for Seattle, recently. Odit,
Ted and Bill Strandberg, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. David Strandberg of An
chorarge, spent the mining season
working with their father, pioneer
mining operator of the Flat and
Cripple Creek areas in the Kusk »
kwim, and will return north again
during vacation time.
Bill Chandlar and Harry Bowmin
will complete their college work this
.term..
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