McGRATH NEWS NOTES.
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McGRATH, July 20.—Plans by
tCaptain George Green and the crew
• if the Tana for the celebration of a
marriage between James Ebenaugh
•if McGrath and Miss Mary Gabelson
•of Bethel were blasted by the sudden
refusal of the prospective bride to
carry-on. Fro mwhat was to be a
: simple, harmonious wedding there
has grown a complicated situatin
’which involves the question of what
•the newly arrived woman will do
.next. There was some talk of lining
.up all the eligible bachelors and lct
iting Miss Gabelson choose her own,
:so that the crew might celebrate the
«occasion and cut the huge wedding
• cake, but as the situation now stands
there is one disappointed groom, one
• lisappointed crew, and one marriage
;able damsel who is awaiting the woo
iing of the right man.
Oddie Hallson. game warden, and
.‘Stanley J. Nichols, deputy marshal,
.accompanied by Frank Mortimer,
purser on the steamer Tana, made a
.trip to Berry Landing in their two
boats, a couple of days ago. Upon
leaving Berry’s the motor on Nichols’
Jboat stripped a gear and it was nec
• essary to paddle as far as Big River
.through a drizzling rain, where they
’were to meet Hal:, .m. The night was
:spent at the roadhouse, and with an
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r.v’y : tort the rest of the trip was
..a.i? with Hallson’s motor on the
Nichols boat, with the other one in
tow. Instead of an overnight trip it
developed into a three-day trip.
Fr:tz Tittel, unfortunate oldtimer,
left by plane for the hospital at An
chorage today. He is feeling slightly
better than usual, but his condition
is such that special attention is need
ed. His many friends hope for his
speedy recovery.
The Alaska Airways, Inc., and the
Pacific International Airways will
each maintain a small plane here for
short hauls to other towns. The Alas
ka Airways plane Prospector has ar
rived, and the pilot is expected in the
near future.
FUR AND GAME BOUNDARIES
OF FUR DISTRICT NO. 6
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Fur District No. 6, in which this
section is located, comprises perhaps
the largest area of any of the new
fur districts recently organized by
the Alaska Game Commission. Ijts
description reads as follows:
Fur District C.—All of the water-;
shed of the Tanana river, the upper
Copper river, part of the lower Yu
kon river and the upper Kuskokwim
river, bounded on the east by the in
ternational boundary, on the south by
the northern boundaries of Fur Dis
tricts 2 and 4, on the west by the
eastern boundary of Fur District 5,
and on the north by a line beginning
at International Boundary Monument
No. 146 and following the divide sep- j
arating the waters of the north fork
of the Ladue river from those of the
Ladue river; thence alon gthe divide
separating the waters flowing north
erly into the Yukon river from those
flowing southery into the Tanana
river, through Far Mountain, Twelve
Mile Summit, and Wickersham Dome;
thence along the divide separating
the waters flowing easterly into Bea
ver creek from those flowing west
erly into Hess creek; thence alongj
the divide separating the waters flow- j
ing southwesterly into Hess creek;
from those flowing northerly into the!
Yukon river; thence along the divide :
separating the waters flowing south- j
erly into Waldron creek from those1
flowing northerly into the Yukon!
river, to the site of Old Fort Hamlin;
thence across the Yukon river to the
divide separating the waters flowing
northerly into the Dali river from j
those flowing southerly into the Ray j
river; thence along the divide separ-!
ating the' waters flowing northerly i
into the Kanuti river from those |
flowing southerly into the Yukon
river; thence along the divide separ
ating the waters flowing westerly
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” la Our Motto
into the Koyukuk river from those
flowing sou - . -y into the Melozitna
river; thence i.long the divide separ
ating those waters flowing into the
Koyukuk river above the upper end
of Treat Island from those entering
below said point, to the Koyukuk
river; thence across the Koyuku river
at the upper end of Treat Island and
northwesterly along the divide separ
ating the waters flowing easterly into
the Hogatza river and Koyuk river
from those flowing southerly into the
Koyukuk river, to Cone Mountain;
thence along the divide separating
the waters flowing easterly into the
Hogatza river from those flowing
westerly into the Dakli river to the
intersection with the eastern bound
ary of Fur District 5.
SEEING THINGS IN
THE MOONSHINE
(Chitina Weekly Herald.)
One of the assistant editors of the
Herald has taken up crystal gazing.
For this purpose he uses a piece of
broken mirror from one of the old
saloons in the good old days in Alas
ka. Recently he went into a trance
that lasted quite a while, and while
he was tranced he said:
“I seem to he in the streets of
Chitina at about midnight, but it is
still not very dark. As I walk among
the beautiful flowers and trees and
lakes I find myself stumbling over a
tincan dump, and over behind a
clump of whispering willows I see a
Big Pot and Six Little Kettles. And
they are all talking in the dark. Thej
Six Little Kettles are telling the Pot
that he is a Big Blark Bluffer, and
the Big Pot he is saying that he is
not black and that he is a Beautiful
Blonde Bell Boy for St. Peter and
that he is glad glad that he is not
black like the Six Little Kettles. And
the Six Little Kettles say they are
not black, that they are only shady,
and that the Black Pot is a Big Black
Lire, and then they all fall to talking
and fighting, and they all fall into
the mud by the beautiful side of the
lake, and when they come out they
are all Full of Lemonade, and they
all jump onto a locomotive that is
standing by on the track and away
they go. And the Big Pot is offering
to sell its Lemonade for ten $ a gal
lon, and the Six Little Kettles say
that while they are not very full they
want fifteen $ a gallon for their Lem
onade, and then they all rush and
hide in the brush. They are scared
because they may be black.”
That was all he saw that time. The
next time he goes into a trance he is
?oing to try to take a look into the
Land of Miracles to the North.
Minister—Do you say your prayers
svery night now, Oswald?
Oswald—No; some nights I don’t
want anything.
Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Htidvnrtm:
FLAT, ALASKA
WH1 be in Flat Eariy
September Until De
cember 1.
ITINERARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Takotna,
McGrath,
Lever KnakokVim,
Bethel.
THIS HOG WILL BITE
NO MORE MARINES
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Sham
rock will bite no more marines at
President Hoover’s camp on the Rap
idan, in Viarginia. The big Irish wolf
hound, after the recent; attack on a
leatherneck’s leg at the camp, has
lost his place at the exclusive White
House kennels. To whom he was
given was not made known.
LOS ANGELES, July 24.—Fifteen
special grand jury auditors began a
systematic audit of the county as
sessor’s records yesterday, while the
district attorney’s office revealed al
leged thefts of personal property
taxes during the last 15 years may
mount to $1,000,000.
ONTAINEBLEAU, France, July
20.—Former King Alfonso of Spain
has received a number of invitations
to visit the United States and Latin
America, it has been learned. It is
considered unlikely, however, that he
will accept any of them in the im
mediate future.
VIENNA, July 20.—Princess Ile
ana and her fiance Archduke Annote
today flew to Castle Mamais to visit
Queen Helen. The archduke piloted
the ship.
FOR SALE
Ophir
Roadhouse
.Completely furnished. A
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqht party.
Write or wire to
P. W. CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Oph!r; In
noko Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, before Chris
tian Bolgen, United States Com
missioner, and ex-officic Probate
Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of John
E. Edwards, deceased.
Notice is hereby given ithat the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
administrator if the estate of John E.
Edwards, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
the same, fully verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at my residence at Ophir,
Alaska, within six months from the
date of this notice.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, June .1,
1931. .
H. NICHOLSON,
___Administrator.
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When In
Fairbanks
For Real Home-Grown
CHICKEN DINNERS
Try The
18-Mile I
Roadhouse(
Ihone In Advance for Special'
Parties.
NICE BALLROOM
Where AllMay Dance to'Their
Delight, by Radio Music. i.
A Short Drive Through ' ‘Do-;
lightful Forest Scenery. i
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Mutchler
Proprietors
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Announcement
We are pleased to announce that
we have secured the agency for
this district of the New Genera!
Motors 1,000-hour Battery Radio
Set, which has become so popular
the past few months in all parts of
Alaska where electricity is not
available. The Set, complete, with
tubes, will sell at McGrath for
We should receive orders by July 20th, In
order to ship on the 1st boat.
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Northern Commercial;
Company
McGrath, Alaska 1