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50,000 Farmers and Sys
tem of Wagon Roads,
Says Noel Smith.
Washington.—Noel W. Smith, spe-!
cial assistant, t<> the Secretary of the
Interior, who has been genera! man
ager of the Alaska Railroad for the
past several months, reporting to Sec
retary Work, pictured Hlaska as a
land of opportunity. He declared that
conditions were favorable for the colo
nisation of tifiv thousand farmers and
their families. Smith said that with
that uumber of farmers in Alaska the
Territory would, in a few years, prove
in important factor in supplying the
United States and foreign countries
with farm, dairy and meat products.
Smith told Work that Alaska has a
railroad service twelve months in the
year, offering direct communication
with the seaboard, which is fifteen
hundred miles nearer to the important
Asiatic countries than the coast cities
of the Northwest,, whose products find
a ready market in China and .Japan
Smith added that Alaska’9 essential
need is a comprehensive system of
wagon roods, such as ihe Department
of the Interior has recommended.
Ophir Had an Enjoy
able Thanksgiving
Ophir, Nov. 2f).—A great time was
spent, on Thanksg mug day by all who
participated in the “Of Coarse” dinner
at the Hotel Paulsonia. and many nat
tering remarks were heard, such as, '
'■Some chef,” "The Waldorf Astoria is
not in it.” It certainly had everything
of the kind skinned a thousand ways.
As soon as dinner was over the hotel
orchestra, under the leadership of Pro
fessor "There You Are” Olson, started
the quests off on the light fantastic,
which was kept up without interims
sioo until fi o’clock the next morning,
when breakfast was served. The ball
room was crowded. Particular meD
tioo should be made of the hat dsonie
oosiumes of the fair sex, which includ
ed the latest models from Palis and
New Votk, worn to elegant advantage
by, atnongst others, the Mesdames
Paulson, Hill and Weir. Mav they all
live to enjoy many more such Thanks
givings.
Liberty Bonds Coun
terfeiters Arrested
Chicago—Ben Newmirk, assistant
state fire marshal, who wun jailed for
Qontempt two years ago in connection
with the trial of Governor Small at
Waukegan, is being sought today on
charges of counterfeiting liberty bonds
and treasury savings stamps.
Ten other persons are also accused
aloDg with Newmark, and seventy more
Chicagoans, sevejal of whom are prom
inent in political circles, are declared
to be involved.
Banks in Chicago, Omaha and New
York are affected. Seven persons have
been arrested, charged with counter
feiting five-dollar war revenue stamps,
issued in 1918, and payable in January,
1924.
It is declared a perfect counterfeit
ing plant had been discovered after
$200,000 worth had been cashed id the
Chicago postotfice. It is estimated that
over half a million dollars' worth of
h®«us stamps have been cashed.
D. W. Flannigan, Pro
hibition Officer, Under
Arrest at Fairbanks
Fairbanks News Miner
I). W. Flannigan. federal prohibition
agent. was arrested Thursday night,
charged with assatthing Petei Kendell.
j On October 30 Flannigan led a raiding
j party, composed of several deputy tnar
ishttis, and entered Kendell’s residence.
, Kendell protested, on the grounds that
' the officers did not have a search war
rant. and therefore had no authority to
search his cabin without his perntis
sion. Immediately after this, Kendell
claims, Flannigan struck biui in the
face, severely bruising him. The
search was continued and a quantity of
beer found and confiscated. Kendell
i was arrested and later released on bail.
The defendant was represented by
Thomas Marquam in the commission
er’s court, and the charge against Ken
dell was immediately dismissed, as no
official can search a private dwelling
without a search warrant, art issue
clearly set forth in the amendment to
the Volstead act passed in 1921, and
applicable to Alaska.
Mr. Marquam asked that a warrant
be sworn out for Flannigan on a charge
of assault. Mr. Flannigan entered the
court house Thursday evening when
the complaint was being filed and
pleaded ’not guilty’ to the charge. He
was released on his own recognisance,
and a hearing set for January 27. Flan
nigan left for the coast on yesterday's
train
The penalty for the first offense of
such a nuture is a fine of not more than
81,000.
Zev in Condition, Low
ers 1 1-2 Mile Record
Cincinnati.—Zev. the famous race
horse, regained his true form Satur
day, when he lowered the mileand a
half record on the Latonia course.
Zev’s time fot the Latonia handicap
was 1 minute 36 2 5 seconds, clipping
i wo fifths of a second otf the previous
record.
25 Killed, 18 Injured,
Atheus, 0., Theatre
Athens, Ohio.—Twenty 6ve persons
were killed and eighteen injured in a
stampede in a local moving picture
house here last nightj The panic was
caused by a false alarm of fire, which
at first was believed to have been
ra-ised by pickpockets.
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
Flat Returns
For Governor—
Cole, Cash, r . 31
Bunnell .. 21
For Delegate to Congress—
Boyle, Frank A . 11
Sutherland, Dan A. 84
For Attorney General—
Roden, Henry,. . 31)
Rust yard. John 41
For Territorial Senator—
Smith, MurrayJC., reft.. 9
Thompson, W, F _ ..... 2
For Territorial Representatives, 4—
Balter, Forbes Lawson, rep. &
Callahan, Dan 42
Johnston. Fred B., rep. 15 j
Joslin, John H.. detn . . 14 j
Miller, M. f., dem . 24
Moody, George C.. rep__ 13 j
Nmdale, A. H.. deni . 31 I
Ross. H. H.. rep...... 17.]
Ryder. James K . dem . 13
Sheldon, Robert E. 14
Taylor .. 42 i
Watson, Harry G . 25'
I THE
Tokotna
Candies
Cigars
Soft Drinks
Lunches
John lieino
I*roprietor
I
Are You Going to Build?
We have in stock lumber of all kinds, rough and
dressed. Lately we have added a few lines, such
as Rustic and Shiplap, 1 and ti-inch Flooring, Win
dow and Door Casing, Window and Door Stopping.
Boat Lumber of all kinds.
And if you are goinjr to build a sled, call bn as. We have the
best hickory in Alaska.
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$1 Per Month
'I am the principal owner of a block of’ground
on Yankee creek, about seven raues long, extend
ing from No. 1 Below.Discovery down to the mouth
of the creek.
Pav has been located all along for a' distance’of
about three miles from the upper end, and pretty
well prospected and cross-cut.
The average depth of the ground is from seven
to twenty^feet. The top is all black muck, that can
be moved freelv. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width of the pay. fori a distance of about
three miles, "is from 100 to 200 feet. Crosscuting
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
cents to HI per square foot of bedrock. My belief
is that the pay will average 50 cents per foot.
I have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with water rights. The ground is prettv
well cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have a water
right on Heady Bullion creek, from which water
can be brought to Yankee creek with a ditch lews
than a mile long (4 900 feet), which will give U ,
sluiceheads of w» • r. with a pressure or fall <>t
feet, being 1600 feet to the work from the ditct
After doing away with the muck, there wi!. be
from four to six feet of dirt to handle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and slate.
The {’round is virgin, only about $11,000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.
Prospecting work during the present winter has
resulted in finding values that run up to $1 per
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company has a dredge above
this ground, which has been in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee crt-ek. T
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
[ am also the agent for owners of ground other
than that held bv myself.
The ground can be worked either with dredge,
drag line scraper, or by hydraulicing.
I will either sell the ground or give a lease on
it. If the prospect is satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A good bargain
«i'l h« given to the right party.
?'further information, terms, etc., call on
£•• id. or write or telegraph me.
,ED NOLLETTF,
Tokomu, Alaska.