Z> Bandits,
$400,000
141 DINNER GUESTS PUNGLE UP
JEWELS AND CASH; REWARD
OF *70,000 OFFERED
BUFFALO, Nov. 10.—Seven armed
masked men raided, the suburban
home of Johnn L. Carson Jr. last
night', during- a large- dinner party in
hdbcr iof a prominent young couple.
The bandits carried off four hundred
thousand dollars’ worth, of jewels and
some cash., stripped from the fourteen
gtjests. A reward of seventy, thou
sand dollars has been offered for the
capture, of the bandits..
That Missr Elsie Rieck, popula
young lady of Ophir, was so unfortu
nate as. to break an arm white skat
ing, was. .the. unpleasant news re
ceived here a couple of days. ago. At
last accounts she was reported as.
doing nicely,.
Mis3 Bertha Albi was among late
arrivals at McGrath, coming via
plane from Lake Minchumina.
A druggist-who* was not particcr
laily successful was approached by
one of his clerks, who asked for an
increase of wages. ‘Nothing doing,"
said the druggist, "and.defc me tell
you something. If you are not care
ful, £11 take yon into. partnership.”
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M.vorKsdi
Dentist
WILL IBB IN THE HUS
KOK.W1M VALLEY ALL
WINTER.
Exact- Date of Visit* in Ta
kotna, McGrath, Ophir and '
Flat.. wlU be annonnced
latex. .
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Where Is
Ben Eielson?
PLANE SAID TO BE WRECK EXT
ON SIBERIAN COAST, WITH:
NO WORD OF OCCUPANTS
NOME.—Word of the wrecking' of
the plane of the Alaskan Airways,
nc., piloted by Lieut. Carl Ben Eiel
sofi, on the ice-bound Siberian coast,
•was received here today. No word of
the occupants.
NOME.—Preparations for an aerial
expedition.tor,go to the aid of Lieut.
Ben Eielson, are being made at- Tel
ler by Frank Doibdndt, according to
advices received here..today,... Anxiety
for the safety .of Eielson. is very
tense. In all probability, planes from
both Fairbanks and Anchorage will
arrive today to join in. the search for
the missing aviator,
I Alaska. Notes
SttUred f From Territorial i
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The Kantisbna has been included in
the mineralizeda reas examined under
authority of an act by the last Ter
ritorial Legislature, .Earl B. Pilgrim
having recently returned to Fair
banks after making a survey of that
district. Mr. Pilgrim traveled through
the Kantishna.for three weeks, exam
ining many different properties. A
thorough survey was made of W. J.
Shannon’s property, on. Slippery
creek, in the. Hannah glacier district.
The mine contains copper, cinnabar
and antimony. Game is very plenti
ful in the Kantishna this season, Mr.
Pilgrim sai. Both inside and outside
of McKinley Park, wolves are said to
be taking a heavy toll among moun
tain sheep. Fr<t>n the Alaska Road
Commission’s camp at Sable Pass
wolf ws witnessed in the act of pull
ing down a sheep. The men drove it
away, but it merely ran a .short dis
tance beyond and brought down an
other sheep. Instances have been re
ported where a single wolf would kill
a score of sheep at a time and leave
them almost unntouched. Big grizzly
boars, axe numerous all through the
-Kantishna. They have come in con*,
tact hiit little with man and. show no
fearof.him. Otr the. trip ha-has just
completed Mr. Pilgrim encountered - a.
big fellow eating, berries. The bear
showed no animosity, but also no
'fear, and,Mr.-Pilgrim, .who was un
' armed, gave him a wide berth; About
< a., month ago Mr. Shannon was mak
ing s trip through the country and
had with hiin.a^dbg which was carry*;
ing-a pack. Hh happened to glance i
Towards the dog and saw its fur
; standing on end.. Ur.. Shannon in*:
.stantly realized what had excited the
j dog and whirled around, rifle in hand,
to see-a. big-bear .tracking him down, j
'He shot and killed the animal, and is
convinced that had not the dog be*!
I come excited the bear would have
been on him before he would have
t had time to use his rifle.
> A number of farmers of the Mata
nusha valley met at Palmer recently ;
and organized the Matanuska Land
Clearing Association, with Adam
Werner, president. Matt Johansen
vice president, Harry SSaindon secre
tary-treasurer, T. A. Smith tractor
operator, and H. W. Alberts advisor.
The purpose of the organization
clear land on a more extensive scale,
through co-operative effort, than is
1 possible under conditions where every
hoAncsteadcr tries to clear land sin- <
gle-handed. The association is com
posed entirely of local homesteaders,
who expect to exchange labor with .
each .other and thus reduce the cost '
of clearing to a minimum.
Recently, while Dawson hunters
were out scouring the bills and val
leys for fresh meat, a lone caribou
swam across the Yukon river and
landed near the barracks. He ambled
leisurely down Third avenue to the;
B. & F. store. There he became
slightly alarmed at the crowd which
had gathered, timed back,.'and, find
ing his way between the building s on
the opposite side of the street, cut
through the schoolhouse ground-- and
sauntered out Fifth avenue to the
Klondike-river.
The Piggly Wiggly chain of gro
cery stcves, which invaded the Terri
tory at Ketchikan last year, and
which has since expanded to Juneau,,
Petersburg and Cordova, will go to
Anchorage next, according to H. L.
Reed, advance man for the organiza
tion, who arrived in Anchorage re
cently to select a location. Mr.
Reed, who had also been in Fair--,
anbks looking over conditions there,
announced, that that city will also be
included , in the. chain as soon as the
Anchorage store is lanched. Seward
will also-.be included later. 1
At the rate spruce trees are dying 1
on Fire Island and along the entire
Susitna valley, from the mouths of
the* Big and little SSusitna rivers to
the Oshfctna, in another year there
will be few suable trees left alive, |
according to word brought to Seward |
recently,' The destruction is caused j
by a small boring beetle that burrows j
beneath, the bark. Thus far birch :
trees are unaffected. The trees at- !
tacked range from six inches in di- !
ameter to two or more feet, and the 1
hitherto verdant forests now have
the appearannee of having been
swept by fire.
A beautiful stained glass window,
designed and executed by Miss Jessie
Van Brunt of Brooklyn, N. Y., has
been presented to Holy Trinity
Church, Junean, as a memorial in
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Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
V McGrath. Alaska
Du Rand’s
Gale and |
Hotel
Flat City
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honor of Peter Trimble Rowe, first
Episcopal bishop of Alaska. Miss Van
Brunt, who is a well known artistt,
wished to present the memorial to
Bishop. Rowa while he is still living,
and also during the pastorate of Rev.
Charles E.. Rice of Holy Trinity
church. The memorial depicts Mt.
Denali, or Mt. McKinley, as it is bet
ter known, upon whose peak the sun
is shining, and a valley with green
trees, making a striking foreground
and setting off the outlines of Mt.
Denali to better advantage. A tablet
at the base of the window bears the
following inscription: ‘Denali, the
Big Chief. To the Glory of God and
in Loving Honor of Peter Trimble
Rovje, First Bishop of Alaska—
1L29.”
..:.ce its opening in 1922, G23 dif
ferent individuals have enrolled at
the Alaska. Agricultural College and
School of.' Mines. The total number
enrolled, for. the short courses in
mining is 175, and of this number
124 have been awarded certificates.
When In
Fairbanks
For Real: Home-Grown
CHICKEN DINNERS
TOr The
Roadhouse
Ikon* la Advenes for Special
Parties,
NICE BALLROOM
Wkjge All May Dance to Their
Delight, by RedlooMusie.
A Short Drive Tttvoagh De
lightful Forest Scenery.
Mr* and Airs. Geo#
Mutchler
Proprietor*
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The Flapper.
Winchell Smith, the playwright,,
said on disembarking from the Le
viathan:
“Ihere were a number of flappers
on board. They enlivened the voy
age with, their, wit and'beauty.
“An old lady one afternoon took a>
flapper to task who was smoking a.
cigaret in a long amber tube while
she walked the windy deck.
“ ‘ou. ought to be ashamed, of. yourv
self, child,’ said the old lady. ‘I’d just
as soon get drunk, as be seen smok
ing.’
“‘Well, who wouldn’t.?’ said the
flapper.”
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