Judge Meets Former
Neighbor in Court
Detroit.—.Judge William ,H. Heston
met an old neighbor io municipal court,
Tuesday. Patrolman James Higgins,
attached to the cleanup squad, brought
him in and presented him as Joseph
Foster, 4560 Oregon avenue.
“Why, how do you do, Mr. Foster.-*’’
3aid the judge. “You used to live
across the street from me. I remem
ber you well.”
“I’m not st> good, judge; not so good.
You see—well, perhaps the officer can
tell it better than I ”
The officer told it. He said Mr. Fos
ter had sold him two cases srf home
brewed beer, and that he confiscated a
bottle of good whisky and od© of moon
shine on the premises.
“Why. Mr. Foster, Mr. Foster" said
the judge, looking shocked. “And you
an old neighbor, too,”
“It was good beer, judge. I ;think
the officer will admit that.”
“Yes, it was excellent beer,” Hig
gins vouchsafed.
“1 have to be nnneighborly, Mr. Fos
ter,” resumed Judge Heston, “aDd I
shall have to fine vou $250.”
A new army radio station is to be
sheeted at ICagle. The old station, lo
cated on the top of the hill, three
miles from the town, will be disman
tled and a new one will be located in
the town proper.
Notice of Sale.
In the Probate Court fur the Innoko
Precinct, Territory of Alaska—li.
B. Smith, United States Commis
sioner, ex-ofticio probate judge.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to an order of the Probate ■ Court for
the Innoko Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, I will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, Saturday,
November 1922, at 2 p. ra., in
f ront of the office of the U. S. Commis
sioner at Ophir, the following Uescrioed
o lacer mining claim, the property of
t be estate of Wm. Christie,-deceased.
Creek claim Number Sixteen Above
Discovery, Ganes creek, Alasaa.
Evan L. Jones,
Administrator of the Estate
of William Christie.
Max Simel
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Prohibition Decreases
Alcoholic Death Rate
The figures of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics of the New York Health De
. I
partment show that since prohibition
went imo effect decline in the alcoholic
death rate has assumed extraordinary
ijproportious» For comparison, it is con
|Sklered fair to accept the year 1916
under the license system, since so!
many men were in military training!
and war activities in the two years fol- ■
lowing. In 1916 there were 600 deaths :
from alcohol in New York City; in '
1920, 126 deat hs; in 1921,-141 deaths.
This represents a decrease of 500 per
cent pec annum. Life insurance figures
show that in 1917 the death rate due to
alcoholism was 4 9 per 100,000 policy
holders, while in 1921 the ratio was 0 9.
or only one-fifth the figure for 1917.
Figure® for 1921 show a decided ue
creese in deaths due to apoplexy, heart
disease end chronic nephritis. The i
Order and Notice of Election to
JBe Held On Tuesday, No
vember 7th. 1922.
In the Office of the United States
Commissioner at McGrath, Alaska,
Fourth judicial l!7ision
Now, on this day, pursuant to an aet
of Congress approved May 7, lilOd, en
titled "An Act providing for the elec
tion of a Delegate to the House of Rep
resentatives from the Territory of
Alaska,” and an Act of Congress ap
proved August 24, 1912, entitled “An
Act to create a legislative assembly in
the Territory of Alaska, to confer leg- i
islative powers thereon, and for other
purposes,” and iu conformity there
with.
It is hereby ordered that for the pur
poses of the general election to be held
on November 7ih, 1922, aH 'he territory
in the recording district known as Ml.
McKinley recording precinct, outside i
of incorporated towns, is hereby divid
ed into voting precincts, in each of1
which a polling place is hereby speci
fied. The said voting precincts are
designated, described and bounded as j
follows: :
McGrath, Precinct No. 1, as hereto- ;
fore established. Polling place, room'
rear Pioneer Pool Room, McGrath. ;
James Downey, VV. N. Stanton and 1).
E. Clough are hereby appointed as
judges of election.
Tokotna Precinct. No. 2, as hereto
fore established. Polling place, rear!
A. Higgins’ store, Tokotna. A. Hig
gins, Chris Peterson and G-us Gullikson
are hereby appointed judges thereof.
Nixon, Precinct No 3,' as heretofore
established'. Polling place, Treadwell
office building, Nixon Mines. Lloyd
Bullard, Charles Boyd aDd M. O-Mealy
are hereby appointed judges thereof.
Notice is hereby given that a general
election will be held on Tuesday, No
vember 7th, 1922, for the' purpose of
electing the following officers,-to-wit ■
A Delegate to the House of Repre
sentatives from the Territory of Alaska.
Two Members of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska.
Four Members of the House of I!e[>
resentatives of the Territory of Alaska.
Two Road 'Commissioners for Road
District No. 4;
The said election will be held in the
voting precincts above named and at
the polling places therein specified.
The said polling places will be open
between the hours of 8 o’clock a m.
and 7f o’clock p. m. of said dev.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska. October
6th, 1922.
[Seal] W. F. Greek.
U. S. Commissioner for the Mt.
McKinley Recording District,
Fourth Division, Territory of
Alaska.
McGrath Roadhouse
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s Service Prompt and Efficient
death rate of all three diseases was at
a lower rate than in any wet year.—
American Med’oal .J'ornal.
Dog Keeps Vigil at Lonelv Grave
Elmira. Ont.—Touching testimony 01
the devotion of a dog is afforded pas
sers-by on the main road east of the
own as they go bv the little MenDonite
cemetery. Near a grave, only a month
old, may be seen n lonely collie keep
ing faithful vigil over the burial spot
of his former mistress. The dog cannot
be coaxed or driven from the grave,
and though he leaves it at intervals for
his meals, he does not fail to return to
ke p his long watcn.
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Furs Bought and Sold White Fish and Dog Feed
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