UtfTITION FOR REMOVAL OF
DEPUTY MARSHAL NICHOLS
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
There has been presented to United
StAtes Marsha] Lynn Smith a peti
tion signed by resident* of Takotna,
Ojihir and McGrath requesting tho
removal from office at McGrath of
Deputy . U- S- Marshal Stanley J.
Nichols. The petition/follows:
We, the undersigned, citizens and
residents , of Takotna, .Ophir and Mc
G-rtoth and vicinity, ia. the Fourth ju
dicial division, Territory of. Alaska.
Jo* hereby petition the removal of
Deputy U. S. Marshal. Stanley J.
Nichols from his office at McGrath*
fot> the following reasons:
1. He is instigating and causing a
lot of unnecessary troub'e among the
people here, at a great expense to the
Government, and to the unfortunate
person he has singled out.
2. He selects the weakest willed;
persons, of poor reputation,. in the
communities, and. aggravates any
grievances they may have against an
other. -He persuades or intimidates
these persons into, making-an affidavit
so: that he can file a complaint and\
pall his reputation SSome of these
grievances are of years’ standing.
.‘1. He has* shown himself to be
vindictive and spiteful, sparing no ef
fort to make trouble for any one who
helps any fpiend against whom Nich
ols may be working.
. We ask that he be replaced, by,1
an: Alaskan who is familiar with the
country, the people and conditions
urrder which we. live Inrro in the In
terior. - Most of the people here are
aldtimers, having resided in Alaska
from 20-to-30years or -more. They
TABLE OP DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NEN ANA AND FLAT.
Miles
Xdnana ...Oft
Mtob Roadhouse _ 17%
Kdigfct’s Roadhouse . 28%
Vuteteen-Mile Roadhouse_BS- ..
Diamond Roadhouse ..78
Roosevelt ...80
Lake Mlnehutniua-.___11B ->
Trappers' Cabin .... 182 •'
Lone Star Roadhouse .... 160 1
Tdlida Roadhouse ..180%
Slftw Fork Roadhouse j_Iff
Labt Fork Roadhouse .) 20ft •
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse K.... 227%
Si River Roadhouse ..241v
M&rath ..„..208
Tdkotna .......... 280
Bill Gass’ Roadhouse ___ 201
Opbir ... 806 ;
McCaffferty ..80ft |
Brown Creek shelter cabin „_318
Frhz shelter cabin .. 888 1
First Chance shelter cabin. 846
Sohermeyer R. H.... 860
IdSarod .. _ _ gfs
Fat....i.: m > j
BdisMis. sbeler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 10 {
tnBes from Bonanza.
have spent the best part of their lives
blazing trail* ami opening up the
country. We resent an overbearing,
self-important, sonseited outsider
being sent here, where a broad-mind
ed official should'be; who ran bfring
harmony and" happiness and help
build irp the country, instead of. run
ning out the best people.
McGrath signers of the petition
are:
Charles E. Smith, M. J. Clancy, R.
J. MeArthnr, W., J,' Widman,., R.
Rhodes, Dan Sprague, H. N. Stanton,
A. Smith, Thomas H. McLean. S.
Robert Hart, John Sinclair. Edward
Gillman, E. E. Hail son, JL H. Langley,
M. E. Langley,.J. O. Strand, H. D.
Mitchell, J- T. Melberg, Lahra. Mc
Lean, Andrew Obion, Ralf Dhlac, Ike
Hayes, B. A. Dementoff, H. Conrad..
Takotna signers are: M. Hochret
ter,, John. Griffin, .Chris Petersen,
Chester Brink, Nels Anderson, A. M»
Rice, Ernest «L Gove, Bert Goodpas
ter, D. E. Clough, Owen Gray, John.
Krieger, Mrs. W., H. Alford. Jos..
Oates, sr., Mrs. J..Oates.
Ophir signer sare: J. A. Robinson,
Ganes creek; M. Myntti,.Ganes creek;
A. Schwallsd&H;. John H. Peterson,
•Yankee creek; Pete Merus, Yankee
creek: Ed. Nollette; H.. Martella, Carl
Oison, F.rank McCafferty, J. Jacob-,
son.
LUTTSFELD'P rNDICTED.
(Fairbanks News-Miner, March 3.),
An indctment against Carl F. Lotts
feldt in connection with his official
duties, as superintendent of the Kus
kokwim district, of the Alaska. Bead
Commission was handed., up by the
grand jury to Judge Cecil H. Clegg
this morning.
At the same time the grand, jury
Reported “not a.true bill’ in the case
in which Mr. Lettsfeldt was bound
over in commissioner’s court at Me
Grath on^a charge of adultery. . .
The indictment against him con
tains two counts. The first* Charges
him with “makingtand causing to be
made and- used a fase voucher, know
ing the same to contain fraudulent
statements, for- the purpose af ob
taining approval of a false daain.” .’
Count 2 of the indictment alleges
he bought illegally killed moose meat.
Mr, Lottsfeldt has for counsel
Harry F- Morton, Anchorage attor
ney.
It is not expected that further in.-;
dictments -will be reported by the
grand jury. Its labors are said to he,
near an • end,- and it is probabe that
the final, report will he submitted in
the morning.
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DISMISS DRY LAW CHARGE
AGAINST WARREN ALFORD
(Fairbanks Newt*Miherv March' 3.)
A liquor charge-on which Wdrren
Alford was arrested last spring at
Takotna, and-on white' httfe was bound
over to the grand jdry, was wiped off
the books this atternaen when Judge
Cfecil H.’ Clegg signed *n> order dis
missing it orr the grounds that the
search warrant1 under' which ^the scii*
ure was made wasvoid and that there
was no evidence on-winch to go . to
trial.
Motion for dismissal was made by
U. S'. Attorney J. 'Av. Hurley,- with
Mortfen E. Stevens appearinguin be*
half-df Mri Alford. The latter,-who
has Keen- hefd'in jai h:p’e nd in g • vhsf>osi
tion of the liquor charge, following'
his acquittal, yesterday on a charge of
assault with intent to kill, was re
leased from custody when the order
was signeds>’
A. IfT Twitebell and R. E'.Gubser
departed Wednesday, for the reindeer
headquarters. of Twitch ell & Eowler,
in the Dictua section;. Mr- Gubser,
predators, animal'expert of the Bio-,
logical Survey, will spend a Tew days,
there, following which he wil return
to Ophir and pnjaeadiover Che trai to
Ruby, from which fcoint he is sched
uled -to.-visit-the section back of Kok
rines in an endeavor- to ferret out a
few wolves, young and old* in that,
section, at The same time giving in-,
structions as to the best means to be
used in trapping, and getting rid of
those menacing- pests.
The Yangtse Kiasig, of China* third:
largest river in. the world, is fed byi
many tributaries, some of which are
ji thousand, miles long..
NOTICE TO CREDITORS;
In the Probate Court for the Innokcn!
Precinct, Fourth Division,, Terri
u tory of Alaska.
In.the matter of the Estate of
Thomas P. Bare,., deceased; |
•_ Before * Christian- Bolgen, Commis
sioner, ex-officio, .Probate Judge, and
administrator- <flf the estate of. Thomas
P. Bare, deceased..
Notice is hereby given that the un-j
dersigncdi Commissi oner is acting aa
administrator of the estate of Thomas
P. Bare, deceased..
Notice is hereby given to the cred-'
.itors and all persons having claims:
against The’said deceased or his es-i
tate to exhibit them, with- proper.:
vouchers, for. approval, within sixty;
days from the-date of. this notice, to
me, as administrator, at my office at
Ophir, Alaska* the same being the
place dor tfiaTransaction of the busi
ness of the said estate, in, the Terri-,
tory of Alaska
Dated at .Ophir, Alaska. February
1099' * '
CHRISTIAN BOLGEN,.
Commissioner, and Administrator1
for the' Estate of. Thomas P,
Bare, deceased.
Dr. von Zesek
Dentist
FLAT AHD> WRiROB
FLAT.—Fred Paderson suffered a
painful injury yesterday, when one of
his dogsbit him.
Theiooly mileh cow in Flat, belong
ing to Henry Durant, died; yesterday,
following; giving birth, to a (the calf.
Jerry vJJakerr esteemed oldtimer,
celebrated- his eighty-fourth hirthday
yesterday with a fine birthday party,
at which the popular oldtimer was
tendered many hearty congratula
tions.
The students? aid department of an
Oakland, Calif., school reBoles 100
pairs of. shoen a week, makng the
soles from old automobile tires.
Three natural gas lelds have been
found in the westernc entral part of
New York-state in the last two years.
' McGRATH
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Under New Management
Fresh. Fruits
p Candies
Tobaccos
Pipes
< Cigarettes
Soft Brinks
Cigarette Holders
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Bieprietor <
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Peru is the oldest petroleum pro
ducing country in South Ameren, and '
petroleum is its most important min
duction.
NOTICEOF FORFEITURE.
Notice is hereby given to F.' W. .
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George
Friend, and E. Coke HiQ,1 and their- ••
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years -s
1984 to 1931, inclusive, done on the -
Bonanza Association placer mining '
claim, situated on Flat creek, trfbiba
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter R4- -
cording Precinct, Fourth Divisions,
Territory of Alaska, must bd> paid.d
within ninety (90) days from data?;
hereof, or forfeit all right and titl* ^
to said placer mining claim.
Patrick savage;:.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1932.
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