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Alaska Notes
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Exchanges.
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In the second major fire disaster* in
the camp’s history, eight of .the lead
ing business establishments of Stew
art, B. C., two miles from Hydtr,
were wiped out by fire during Ae
early morning hours of December |6,
according to the Hyder Herald.
The conflagration started on the
ground floor of the Stewart Hotel.
The alarm was given by Jack I\ic
Leod, who observed the outbreak 'of
flames from a window in the King
Edward Hotel. About the same tiipe
James McAleen, proprietor of the
Stewart Hotel, and Mrs. McAleenan,
who were the only occupants of thpt
building, were awakened by the
smoke penetrating their bedroom pn
the second floor. Hastening to escape
from the burning structure, they
found the stairway blocked by smoke
and bames, but saved their lives by
jumping to the street from a second
story window. Mrs. McAleenan was
uninjured by the 20-foot fall, but her
husband sustained two fractured ribs
and a number of bruises.
Except for a portion of the front
framework of the Beeman block, oc
cupied by the Campbell & Duke storje,
the drug store and Arcadia Rooms,
every building in the block west of
the government liquor store was ob
literated, and virtually nothing was
saved from any of the burned build
ings, which included six of the town’s
largest structures. •
Manuel C. Gill, veteran resident of
Fairbanks, where he had been em
ployed many years by the Fairbanks
Telephone Company, froze to death
recently in the vicinity of Birch lake,
where he had made his home for
some time.
Starting out from his cabin, he fob.
lowed th etelephone line for some dis
tance and then cut across to the Tan
I ana riyer. His frozen body was found
about three and a half miles down
river from the upper ent$ of Richard
son canyon. The oldtimer had been
missing from his cabin for about a
week.
On January 3, at 6 p. m., Anchor
age reported being rocked by the
most violent earthquake in 15 years.
Herds of caribou numbering thou
sands of animals are wintering in the
Kant.shna flats, Game Warden Sam
O. White reported on his return to
Fairbanks recently from an airplane
trip to that district.
Ho sa wiarge herds all over the
flats in two flights made from Lake
Minchumina.
1 W'arden White made a special effort
i to sight wolves from the air, but he
saw none. In a dog team trip made
■ previously he saw the tracks of nine
animals in one band and the tracks of
' several wolves traveling alone, which
! would not indicate any great menace
i to the caribou.
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Burglars forced their way into
three Anchorage establishments a few
I nights ago, but did not get any mone
i nights ago, although they did not get
'■ any money. The door of the Piggly
; Wiggly store was virtually demol
! ished in an effort to gain lentrance.
The robbers searched the cash regis
ter, but found no money. The regis
; ter had been left open to prevent bur
glars ruining it. The robbers had a
bottle of moonshine with them and
user a bottle of grapejuice as a cha
ser. The store of the Anchorage Com
: mereial Company was entered from
the rear, the burglars sawing a hole
in the wall. A dog which was in the
store frightened the robbers away.
The third place entered was the shop
of the Anchorage Motor Service. A
wrench was used to hreak the lock on
i the door, but nothing was taken.
j While .there has .been more or less
| activity throughout the year at the
REXALL REMEDIES
The Seward Drug Company has been agents for the Rexall line of
household propagations for many years and has in stock a large
and complete assortment of this popular brannd of medicines
annd other drug store merchandise.
VICTROLAS—We are agents for Victor. Latest Record Selections
on every boat.
SEWARD DRUG COMPANY
Elw.yn Swetmann
THE REXALL STORE SEWARD, ALASKA
NEW STOCK! NEW FRIGES!
The Famous Reliance Brand Canned
Goods Exclusively
Swift’s Ovenized flams and Bacon
General Merchandise
pTwTcarlsW - OPHIR
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
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Valdez aviation field, probably but
few realize th eextent of that activ
ity, says thfc Valdez Miner. Owen E.
Meals, who ‘has kept an accurate lop
of arrivals and departures from the
field, the number of passengers and
the quantity of freight transported,
supplies the following figures: From
January 1 to December-7, 1932, there
were 393 arrivals.and 339 departures
fro mthe field. The planes so arriving
and departing carried -244 passengers
and 6,000 pounds of frieght.
John Hoyer and Leo Williams, well
known Alaskans, who have been
working for the Cordovado Company
near Nome for a number of years,
were burned to death on Christmas
da yin a cabin near Deering. Details
of the tragedy are lacking.
Henry W. Olsen, pioneer business
man of the McCarthy district, lost his
life recently ns the result of being
overcome by gas fumes from a pump
while doing some work in a well at
McCarthy. He had descender to
drain a valve and was overcome be
fore he could climb back to the sur
face. He had been in the well about
half an hour when he was found and
it was then too J ate to revive him.
Olsen was an Elk, Moose and vet
eran of the.world war. He was mra
ried, his wife being at Kodiak visiting
friends, at the time of his passing.
Nome’s population increased during
the year 1932—not much, but some—
according te the report of E. .R.. Sti
vers, deputy collector of customs i.n
charge of the Seward. peninsula sub
port, who went to Juneau at the close
of tfae season of navigation in the
Nome region. The gain is 33. The
arrivals numbered 413, persons, the
departures 380.
William Gifford, better known to
his friends as'“Bill,” formery located
at Nome, and who later was early on
the ground at Iditarod and Ruby,
passed away at Compton, -Calif., .a
few days ago, according to recent ad
vices.
OX, REAVER GOOD SELLERS
AT TACOA FUR SALES
TACOMA.—Silver fox ■ and. beaver
for the New York market formed the
largest part of the December, auction
of th. eWest Coast Fur. Sales,. Inc.
Sales approximated 25,000 skins.
Most of the fores were from western
Washington ranches.
The demand for mink was active.
Buyer sbelieve an upward demand
for fur is now unnder way and are
looking for increased ..activity.
A. H. Twitchell departed a couple
of days ago for his reindeer camp
over in the Dietua section.
Fresli Beef
and Pork
turkeys
chickens
GEESE 's,
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SQUABS $
iH. McLean
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'FLAT ' AND IDITAROl)
T'L»AT—Mrs. Mattie C'Crosby r. - re
turned to Hat yestebujay from a short
business trip to Moore creek, going as
passenger with; Freddy Nelson
team.
i.<ick S*»p6ff, with his : familj, .us
making an. extended stay in -Flat, af
~ v suendning the holidays at .Holy
Cross.
Humor tirtlittie firm.
Mark twain refused to play 'golf,
but he once consented to watch a
tr end p.ay. The friend was rather, a
uflcr. Takipg.jjoff^ he sent clods of
earth flying.ia all directions. Then,
to inae h:s confusinn, he .said his
guest: “What dq you.think of our
links here, .Mr- Clemens?”
“Best I nversaw,’iasaid. Twain, as
he wiped the dirt fromi Lis lips with
his handkerchief.^-Kansa^ City. Star.
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Candies
^Tobaccos
Pipes
Cigarettes
Soft Drinks
Cigarette Holders
Charlie Smith
Proprietor
Nenana .
i Tavern Roadhouse .
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I N'ineteen-Miie Roadhouse .
Diamond Roadhouse
Roosevelt .
iLaktF Mmehurmna
Trappers' Gahin
Lone Star Roadhouse
Teltda Roadhouse
Slow Fork Roadhouse
Last I- ork Roadhouse ♦
Berry ' Landing Roadhouse
Bi»> River Roadhouse.
I Me».rath .
Takotna ..
Bill (mss’ .Roadhouse
0| tot .
Mcf utterly
Brest. Creek shelter cabin .
f rit/. -helter caoiti
First Cham-e shelter cabin
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froin Ronan/in
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When In
Fairbanks
For Real Home-Grown
CHICKEN DINNERS
Try The
18-Mile
Roadhouse
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Parties.
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■ Where All May Dance to Ihetr
DeHffht., by Radio Musk.
■ A- Short Drive Through De
lightful Forest Scenery.
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Mntchler
Proprietors
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. 35c Lb.
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Kraft’s American Cheese
! .5-lb. box, $1.50
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j 5-lb. box, $1.75 |
I ALL FRESH STOCK
Lux Soap Flakes, 8 5-oz. pkgs.
for $1.00
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McGrath. Alaska