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THE KUSKO TIMES
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A.arth a, 1879,
l akoma, Alaska, March 5, *827.
EASTERN DRIVER SAYS SAYS'
SEPP VLA‘ UNCANNY MESHER
WOLFft tROv Is*. ■ HP)—Hypnotism, in
the hpnion of -Si Maaon. of.-Tamworth,
X. H., was responsible for. the victory
of Leonard Seirnala in last week's dog
derby. In «- ^fatement .given to- the
ptesis >:>drff '’Mason declared: “The
mar? »* superhuman. -..He passed me
ai l*>asK once every day of the race,
fi >i/l • T :vu« n/A Ioanna iwtio X
not1 see rhat . be drow^-his -dog,*—-fee
i>ist-clucked tv ibem every now and
then -<nd*bbey ay.intoi ther collars
v.nW trtfcn t had fever seen dogs do.
before. Something came -out of him
and- went,1- nto -those dogs with that
clucking. You have heard of some
men- who hod unnatural control over
"ij<*rs, hypnotism-, I .guess you call it,
l suppose it is just as likely to work
in does. .Seppalacertainly has it, if,
inybne- has.” -
Many.' dog -enthusiasts declare that
Seppala.’s victory demonstrates the
superiority of pure blood dogs over
-rods breeds.
A world record for longevity of a
banded bird has been received by the
Biological Survey, of the United
States Department of Agriculture. A i
pintail duck, handed by a member, of
the : bureau’s -Muentifk- staff *t the
moifth of" Baan river, -Utkh./on Sep
tember 16. 1.914* was captured near
Brawley* Calif., .ton October 16, 1326.
The longest previous record of a
banned bird’s life was that of a white
stork that carried a band of the R6a
sitten Bird Observatory in Germany,
fir eleven years. The recovery of
h, rifled birds, says-the Biological Sur
vey,' not only, furnishes exact infor
mation of thisr. kind, but also throw*
light on the—remarkable- distances
trav»eled hy Various species of birds
and- or* the reutes-foi lowed by migra
tory- birds j as they-seek. wanner cli
mates for wintering ron fly north to
their breeding grounds. Last yeai
about 3,000 returned birds were re
ceived, and since 1920 more than 11,
000 have reached the bureau anti
have been used as the basis for enter
ing data concerning various birds,
iPJLBSS SQUIBB.
Perhaps there is too mu»:n> -Lawl k
baseball.—Philadelphia Record.
The fellow who -gets loaded toe
often will eventually get fired.-—El
Paso- Times. .
As we get Seaor Diaz,. Mexico is
putting the “nick” in Nicaragua.^—
Washington Star.
Being a . gentleman -is- like being
happy—if you must try to be, you
arcn’t.-—New York Telegram.
Keep active to live long, says a
iloctor. Especially when crossing the
street.—Columbus Citizen.
There sometimes fails, to be made
the distinction between free speech
and cheap talk.—Portland Express.
Helping the farmer without hitting
the consumer is going to require ex
traordinary marksmanship. — Toledo
Blade.
Suction, say experts., holds air
planes up. That’s something like
norse-racing, which is supported by
suckers.—Detroit News.
Sun spots are likely to cause a
great war within two years, says a
Russian scientist.. Probably among
the scientists.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
As we understand our agricultural
geography, a farm is a neglected body
of land entirely surrounded .by pros
perity.—Brooklyn Eagle- ■*' ■
That skull of an ape man found-in
Java turns out to be the knee of an
elephant. Now-isn’t that the pachy
derm’s patella ?«r-l^chita Eagle.
“Man’s Origip Traced, to a Primi
tive Fish.’V-Headline. Which may. ex
plain why it is so hard for some men
to kee-p their heads above water.—.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. .
Though man is admonished to
“know thyaelf/'. he h not. advised to
telb—Toiadu-ftlatia.-. -
The real oil gushers are the men
who write the stock advertisements.—
Cincinnati Post, -
Among the namesi*of.:thfc poisoned
dead there was no mention of any.
bootleggers,—Toledo, Blad e..
We Democrats don't, asm zmiob how
this Republican administration 'goes
down in history, just so it goes down.
—Arkansas Gazette..
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TOURIST TWAVDK.E. -
We’re Alaska, -toiltists**. from Th
States,'
And. we'd ike to ask,, while t>u
.1 4taH» waits—
, Si wash more than once a year
{ Do. you all wear blankets when we’r
not here?
; Is picking- nuggets your native sport
, Who sits as judge in your tenni
court?.
, Is chechaco a kind of cheese?,
j Does the tide keep turning so it won'
freeze ?
; Who pays the sawbill of a duck?
Does the porcupine whan he’s out o
lock?
I This old sourdough attic, is it goo
to eat?
| T)id you ever try to make it sweet ?
I Do you burn seal oil in the Norther:
j Light?
j When, winter comes and there are n
boats,
Do you get your milk; from the. msun
tain goats?
Will one bowl of mush , make a d»i
team go ? r
How much hay can an Eskimo?
Where can we buy a fresh igloo ?•«...
How often does a caribou?
Where does a reindeer go when-. 1
snows?.
Who has to listen to. a whale when, i
blows ?
When you're hunting- . geese—o
gooses—
Are you apt ,to see- some moose—o
, mooses?
Can you, cook your .goose on u moun
tain range?/
Do you speak English ?t Isn’t tha
s tra nge ?.
Do you have to bury a., glacier' that’:
- dead?
Doe* the Yukon river have, sheets 01
its bed?
Does' skunk, cabbage , -make.. gooi
kraut?
If you don’t know,..will you pleas*
find.out?
•There’s, the half-hourj whistle-—wi
must go—
But there’s lots more we-*d like £t
know. >' .
—Ex_
As khuviiTew' British empire ^piai
works itself out, England may sooi
be hollering for autonomy.—Taco m-i
Ledger.
; In the Probate- Court, Kuakofcwrn
Precinct, Fourth Division, Alaska
before George W. Hoffman, Com
missioner and ex-officio -Prabati
Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Ghaa
Worden, deoeased.'.
Notice of Administrator* ^He!*.. x
Notice is hereby given- ■ that., unde
and in pursuance of an under madi
and entered -by the above Psobab
Court on the fclstdayw. of ? January
1927, in. the above matter, I will offei
for laleat public auction on
the 4th daw of April, 1927, at b
o’clock h the forenoon of said day
at the office of the United States
Commissioner at Napamute, Alaska,
the following described property, to*
wit:
An undivided one-half interest in
the Stanmite Quartz Claim.
An undivided one-half interest in
the Stenmite Extention.
An undivided one-half interest in
the North Side Extention.
An undivided one-half. interest in
the Copper King Claim.
An undivided one-half interest in
the Copper King Extention.
An undivided one-half , interest, in
the Copper Queen Claim.
An undivided one-half interest in
the Cassiterite Claim.
An undivided one-half interest’ in
the Cassiterite Extention.
■ An undivided one-half interest' in
Each of said Quartz Claims being
situated in the Russian Mission Moun
the Louise Quartz ’.Claim,
tains, in the Kuskokwim Recording
Precinct, Fourth Division) Territory
of Alaska.
Said sale will be for cash to the
highest bidder and subject to the ap
proval and cunfirntetion of the above
entitled Court.
Dated at Napamute, -Alaska, this
21st day of January; A. D, 1929.
JOE KONECHNKY,
Administrator of the Estate
of Chas* Worden.
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Takotna
Cigar Store.
Tobaccos
, Cigars
1 Soft Drinks
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Fred Dubois
Proprietor
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Mile*
Nenana'to Tavern ...... 17
Tavern to Knight’s . 24
Knight’s to 19 Roadhouse . 19
19 Roadhouse to Riffle Pole Road
house . g
Riffle-Pole Roadhouse to Diamond. 11
Diamond Roadhouse to Roosevelts 13
Rocsevet to Lake Minchumina ..... 25
Lake Minchumina to Lone Star.
Roadhouse .54
Lone Star to Telidm ... 18
Telida to Tent Roadhouse .10
Tent Roadhouse to Slow Fork.—.6
Slow Fork to East Fork ..SI.
East Fork to Nicoli . 10
Nicoli to Big Riiver . 21.
River Roadhouse to McGrath ... 25 -
McGrath to Tokotna . 18
From Nenana to Tokotna . 281
Goss’ Roadhouse.... 12 ,
Bui Goss Roadhouse to Ophir_10
Ophir to Jerry’s Roadhouse . 8* '•
Jerry’s to Schermeyer’s Roadhouse 27
Schermeyer’s to Iditarod . 16
Iditarod to Flat ..._. 3 .
_From Nenana pt Flat__ 887 <
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader .
Furs Bought and
Sold,
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and Trappers’
Supplies
j Steamer Service On the Inoka
River..
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