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Thomas Bare
JIX'fltMKR KOIM) DEAD IN ARM
cH'AIR AT HIS HOME ON
(.AN KS ( REEK.
That Y! ■) .. , . e, esLeemed old
litiier. genial konl of the Northln.d
for almost. 35 .years, and a reside’.',,
oil the Ophir district since 1908, iiad
succumbed to death, was the sad,
it joomy news to reach here early in
tire week. This news was to the ef
fect that Mr. Bare, cold in death us
seated in his arm chair, with arms
folded over his bi t hst. had been
found at his cabin home on Gan os
eneek by Frank Speljack, his nearest
neighbor, who had called to make u
friendly visit.
Everything about the cabin was
found in ortlcr. In Mr. Bare’s dairy
the last notation read that he would
at to Ophir on the 5th.
Kd Nollette, who arrived here a
couple of days ugo, stated that on
about that date, as he was returning
from a trip to Ophir, he met Mr. Bare
■ s the trail going towards Ophir
Some distance this side of Oph r V.
Vedette began to face the storm
starting, and. us be met Mr. E.
advised him that, the storm woa..
nsbad one for him to face and uiu.
perhaps it would .re better for him to
uirn. back. To. this* Mr. Bare retort
<<4. ‘.‘Oh, I’ll make:, it alt right.”
Mr. Bare evidently, made the trip to
Ofihir, got his mail, transacted what
1'AUIX OF DISTANCES HE
TVi EES X-5E.ANA AND FLAT
Miles
NiimiiH. 00
T&vem Roadfeausa ...._. IT’*
Height’s Roatfhouea *_ _ 25*a
Nineteen-Mile 5ioadl:utJ8*»i-..... f&.
Diamond Roadhouse . 78
Roosevelt . . . 89
’.ike Minahtunina... 1J6
1 happens Garni .. 132
L*ne Star Roudhouea .. ibe
TWida Roadlumsa . “tB&Vj
Stow Fork Roadhouse . 18'
F.ist Fork Roadhouse .) £06
Bii-ry’s Landing Roadhouse . 227 l,»
Big River Roadhouse . . 241
McGrath . 263
T&kotna . 280
iSBl Goss’ Roadhouse . 291
Ophir . 300
Mi'Calt erty . 306
Blown Greek shelter eabin . 3iS
Fiitz shelter cabin . 333
First Chance shelter eanin . 346
Sdhermeyer R. H. ... . 360
Icfitarod ... 876
Flat . 364
Bdnanzzu sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Fla!
Gtookeii Creek shelter cabin. IS
miles from Bonanza
business he had, and then returned
home, facing the severe storm then
prevailing. The trip was probably
too severe a one for a man of his age,
78, and it is thought that life came to
an end shortly after he sougnt rest
in his cabin armchair, due to heart
attack.
Mr. Bare first came to Alaska ir. .
1897, when he went to the Kotzebue
section, lie later went to Nome,
funn which place he went to the
Council City section, and in 19(18 ho
came to Ophir, where he had since
resided. His only relative, so far as
know.' at this wriring, is a twin sis
ter, .• •.•'ding in Colorado. A pioneer
of th s sect,on, he was we! and favor
ably known, his genial and cheerful,
disposition winning him many
friends, all of whom will regret his*,
passing.
TO AN OLD KRIENR
Ly Elsie J. M. Rieck.
Y.:s, Tom Bure has. passed away.
Through seventy-eight long years he
has passed, hut at. last Death has
come to claim its own.
Though nut ety iiely unexpected,
his death was a great shock to many
>f us who had known him for so
many years.. Hale. and hearty as he
was, death, .seemed far away.
. • t as.he often said he waited .
.g in his chair Tike one gone
his hands folded peacefully
■ .up.
.-si recollections of him are of
mos when 1 saw him sitting
■..it very chair, by the table, w.th
CiUti.r oi pipes and tobacco, a
i .j.-. between his ringers, teiling me
of long-ago days in Montanan—
. . rues of rattle stealing, wild In
mans, and Buffalo Bill.
Many times on my way up Ganes
creek, on cold, blustery days, his
little cabin with its wisp of blue
'-moke curling upward from the chim
ney was a .most, welcome sight.
Many times on those trips i have
sat for hours and talked with him of '
•napping and discussed, different
wu>s or catching, mink, fox, beaver
ami other animals. He. liked.to trap,
and said the exercise did him good.
But no more will the smoke from
his little cabin and the sound of his
hearty voice welcome the tired trav
el r. Xo more will the woods echo
t" his voice as he whistled or sang
a."jig his trap line.
1 "e woods are still; the cabin
stands wrapped in silence as if
mourning for the passing of this
jo:ij oldtimer of the Northland.
Tom Bare, as he was known by
everyone, was born in Indiana 78
years ago, and when quite small
moved with his parents to a farm
near DesMoines, Iowa., where he
grew' to Manhood, When quite a
young man he went west to Montana,
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where he worked in the mines for a
number of years. .
He joined the gold rush to the
North in 1897, landing at Kotzebue
Sound. Lat.'r he was engaged in
mining in the Council City country,
came to- the. Itinoko country in 1908,
where he resided until his death a
few days, aeg. or the past several
years he had resided on Ganes creek.
He is survived by a twin sister in
Denver, Colorado, and many friends
who mourn his passing.
A LIVE WIRE.
(.Valdez Miner.)
Since resigning has position as
deputy marshal here and accepting a
similar one under Marshal Lynn
Smith*,.of the Fourth division, with
headquarters, at McGrath, our former
townsman..Stanley J. Nichols, has, as
wa. sexpected. made good in his new
location. Among his first official acts
was the gathering in. of several “bad
n cn' who eyidenty had gained the
impression that the law stopped
soma distance, this side of the Kusko
kwim, and has made that section of
the country safe not only for demo
crats, hut, for .republicans and inde
penuents as well. He was the first
to report, the loss of Brothers Feltes
and Lapevr.e whe nthey wire forced
down . in their piane; was instru
mental in getting planes out in
search of the missing churchmen;
liew with Pilot Blunt to carry food
to them when they had been found
and got dog teams out to bring them
to civilization. Rerentiy he was ap
pointed deputy slerk of hourt at Mc
Grath. in addition to his office as
deputy marshal.
While in Valdez Mr. Nichols was
always a live wire, carrying a heavy
voltage. When not husy with his of
ficial duties he was engaged in pro
DEPARTMENT of the interior
limited Slates Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931. j
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry j
No. 02046 for the land embraced in
U. hL. Survey No. 1001 situate on the
right bank of Kuskokwim river about
,1 mile southeasterly from the town
of McGrath, Alaska, in latitude 62°
57' - ON-' N.. longitude 155° 37’ W.,
whenen -,TL . S. L. M. No. 1901 bears S.
87° 141 W. 27.07 chains, has been
given Wili am T. Vanderpool, en
trymr.m .and his witnesses, Richard.
Joseph McArthur and Charles Ed-.
ward Smith, all of McGrath, Alaska,1
and is >n the files of the local land
office at Fairbanks, Alaska. All per
sons having adverse claims against
this t«7 are required to file the
same with the Register of the United
States Land Office at Fairbanks, i
Alaska,, within the period of publica
tion os 30 days thereafter or they
will be barred by the provisions of
the statutes.
ROBT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
First publication, November 14, 1931,
Last publication, January 16, 1932.
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jects for the benefit of the town or
the entertainment of its residents,
and it is evident he has lost none of
his pep since his change of residence.
First Yegg: “I need glasses.”
Second Yegg: “What makes you
think so?”
First Yegg: “Well, I was twist
ng the knob of a safe last night and
a dance orchestra began to play.”
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Notice is hereby given to F. W.
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C.
Friend, and E. Coke Hill, and their
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated .on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining cla;m.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1932.
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In the matter of the Estate of Mayme ■
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Notice of Hearing of Final/ A tenant.
Notice is hereby given that tafc.ad
ministrator of the above estate has
filed his final report in ttt* ?tbb*te>*
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port will be heard before tht said I
Probate Court for Otter <Prceiiict;l>t i
Flat, Alaska, on Monday, tha* 30th. ■
day of November, 1931, at
p. m. of said day, at whieh time and i
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have, why said report should oehib***
approved and confirmed.
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Administratorj.
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