FLAT
The Pioneers had their first bean
„ gathering lust Sat. night, Oct. 20.
A large crowd was in attendance.;
Beans cooked to a Queen’s taste,
dancing and cards., .and everyone,
the: a had a real enjoyable evening.
Jerry Baker the...oldest .pioneer in
Flat was chairman of. the affair.
' Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. A1 Culver, and daughter
Arlette that they .arrived in Boise,
Idaho. The Culyers will visit in
Idaho and Montana and will Later go
’ to Saiem,. Neb., to spend the holidays
with the parents of Mrs. Culver.
An error in the fists of outgoing
passengers in „the„ issue of Oct. 20,
mentioned Paul .Ohnie,. it should
have been Piul Loojan. Paul* Oehme
is still in Flat and at work- with the
Ri.ey Co. i
Dad Waters got quite a surprise
yesterday morning, ip gqing to his
snares up on Boulder—to find a nice
big red fox instead of the little
white “Bunny.”
Scotty Du nil as. and. Harry Kardin
off left by. McGee plane for Holy
v Cross where £hey will do some pros
i pecting near by.
James ,Walker^ J r„ who has been
( . employed over on Cripple by Dave
f Strandberg, flew in with Pilot Moore
>. of .McGee. Airways last week and left
ofr. his hpnae.ii few. days later flying
with Pilot Winchell. James Walker
is ’the son of the well known mer
chant James Walker Sr. of Holy
C- Cross.
Philip Laparrier will make his
head-quarters on Slate creek this
•. - winter, cutting wood and looking
. .after .the .property of Uotila and
v. Ogriz. ~
Harry Panter of the ARC had his
crew at work tearing down the old
wireless station in Iditarod, using
the ltfrnber .to enlarge the Company
warehouse .and. .garages. The new
addition is -well -under way and will
u he. completed jjr.g .short time.
FilP&Mteoer IdftMiere recently with
! Scot Ayers of the Ptarmigan Air
ways had - H—rry La -Chance.
:Mr. LaChance, who is interested
c a* Willow creek with his brother
) Jtona, Peter Tbibnult, Tom Belanger
t and T. Porrinx, .will spend the winter
w *Mt- idtf.fiyfiiyl 3a ‘Canada.
Mr. AffXf, manager of the Ptar
migan Airways, whose big tri-motor
l plane bad.an accident in landing
Thursday Oct. 26, with a load of
. freight ^from Holy Cross for Pete
Miscovich will go to Anchorage to
make arrangements and get material
to put the big plane in shape to
take it to Anchorage.
Alec Matheson and John Beaton
were recent depatures with Pilot
Moore for Anchorage.
An emergency McGee plane pilot
ed by Oscar Winchell arrived in
Plat lasLo^y^ek to take Charles
Enquist ao, ojd .timer to the Seward
hospital, Mr, Epguist is suffering
from asthma - Pilot Winchell re
mained lqnBt enough to refuel and
started right back for Anchorage.
Mr. and, Mrs. Gus Uotila were
passengers.,on the same plane en
route to .the states.
Pilot Ngeye of the Wien Airways
.made a return trip to Good News
Bay recently, bringing as a passenger
Andrew Olson. The Olson and Co.
are still openating (Oct.28) at Good
News Bay.
George Miscovich is busy getting
the Miscovich freight out of the dis
abled tri-motor plane. The freight
brought to Flat by the Ptarmigan
missed the^Jast boat up from Holy
i-Crass.
Flat Public School recently finish
ed the first month of school work
for this term.
The children, especially the boy
and girl scouts, have been doing
some Very fine work, while on their
hikes they gathered about 70 vari
eties of wild flowers which will be
sent to Berkeley, Calif, for classif
■ation. The teacher, Miss Marie
Lyon:*, entertianed the children on
lalioween. After a program the
time was spent in playing appropri
ate games.
Noel Wien had the following pass
engers going out last week, Mrs.
Petet Miscovich, R. S. Klingenbepg,
Slim- Paddock and Rod Nelson.
“Dad” Klingenb^rg is on his way
to Norway where he will spend the
winter.
Mrs. Miscovich going to Fairbanks
where her children are attending
school.
Rod is going to Seward for medi
al treatment.
Mr. Paddock going to McGrath
to. look over some mining interests
he has there returning to Flat in
a couple of weeks.
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Patty Savage is busy these days
hauling pipe from Iditarod with his
new truck to his holdings on Flat
creek where he will operate next
season.
November 1 was a busy day on
the aviation field at Flat, 16 people
taking their departure. Five planes
were used to carry these passengers.
Wien Airway of Fairbanks had two
nlanes, McGee one, Star one, and
Don Glass flying for Woodley made
up the five.
Nine of the passengers were from
Good News Bay, these from Flat
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olson,
John Beaton, Andrew Olson, Dona
LaChance, Pete Thibault, Mike Sop
off.
Among recent arrivals in Flat
was Bill O’Brien returnin gfrom
Anchorage where he had -undergone
medical treatment, and Mr. Taylor
a newcomer.
The Riley Dredge is still operat
ing on'"Otter and if mild weather
keeps up the dredge may operate
the whole month.
McGrath
The "barge "bringing up the lumber,
for .McGrath’s new school house
from Bethel, lost her propeller 60
miles "below McGrath and was com
pelled to unload and put up for the
winter.
The passengers from the barge
were brought by. plane to McGrath.
Oddie "Holson pilot of the barge
is now at "his home In McGrath.
Dan' McDonell a recent arrival
from Flat left for Candle creek.
Among the recent plane move
ments have been the following:
Noel Wien with Mrs. P. Miscovich
for Fairbanks.
Johnny More McGee Airways with
two passengers from Flat to Anch
orage.
Ptarmigan No. 2 with full load of
passengers from Flat to Anchorage.
Pilot "WintfHefl'-'ST trips with pass
engers'Flat Anchorage.
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I. Peterman,-" -construction Supt., i
who was waking for the Darge to
arrive witb.rbaikling supplies for.
for the school-.Jaouse,' left by plane
for his home in Seward.
In the Probate Court, Mt. McKinley I
Precinct, 4th Division, Territory of,
Alaska.
IN TWO MATTER of the ESTATE
of J. W. DOWNEY, DECEASED.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE is hereby given, that all t
parties having claims against the
aforesaid Estate must present them
to the undersigned properly signed,
with vouchers attached, within sixty
(.GO) days of the date of thig notice.
Dated at McGrath this 9th day of
October, 1934.
Fred King
U. S. Commissioner and
Ex-officio Probate Judge.
TAKU'i'NA
Mrs Carl Lotsfeldt of Juneau, and
Mrs. Louise Livenhagen of Ophir,
were week end guests of Takotna
last Friday to Monday. The ladies
were entertained at dinner by John
Kreiger after which Ole Blendheim
gave a dance at Pioneers Hall in
their honor. The dance was well
attended and throughly enjoyed by
all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guskey
moved into their new front street
home Wednesday.
Henry Ray of Ophir arrived in
town during the week.
Waino Puntilla was in town on
business during the week.
Casimir Naudse of Little is in
town. Mr Naudse expects to leave
shortly for Seward to obtain medical
treatment.
Lee Lamprecht and Ed Nolette of
Yankee, spent a few days in town
during the week.
Pilot Littley of the Holson Air
way arrived ,as a passenger, with
Pilot Sasseen Wednesday. Littley
here on business, said his plane was
in the shops at Anchorage w.here it
is being overhauled.
Tim Bennett left Thursday with
Pilot Johnny Moore for Anchora.ee
from where he will go to Berkeley,
Calif, to spend the winter with his
family.
John Beaton^ well known mining
man of Flat, arrived Thursday to
look over some mining property.
Dan McDonnell on business is
isiting our fair. town. Mt. McDon
nell came from McGrath where he
had been looking over his property
on Candle.
John Repo, Ganes, arrived in town
on business during the week.
OPH1R
Olaf Bolgen, brother of Christian
Bolgen, arrived from Anchorage by
Star Airways. He has been in vari
ous camps since leaving Tolstoi in
J916.
Frank Meier having completed a
successful season of hydraulicing Qn
his Ophir Bench left for Anchorage
by Star Airways. Mr. Meier intends'
to visit his relatives in Bavarii,
returning in time for his next sum- ‘
mer’s work.
M.r and Mrs. Rasmussen have
moved to Ganes creek where they
intend to spend the winter.
Fred King
Notary Pnblic
McGrath, Alaska
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To Whom It May Concern:
. Arryone knowing anything a bon'
Chris Nelson'* relation* will kindlj
notify the U. S. Commissioner .al
McGrath, Alaska
.Signed,
Fred King, Cwm’r
'Mc'Gyath, Alaska
OAMpJfcJE3)..,'WITH T>E .V1TI .AN!
WON
Two pf Colorado’s convict’s wh
volunteered to test curt a jjew serun:
for tuberculosis not only have vvor
their gamble with death hut theil
freedom-... /rom prison. They ar<
Carl Erickson and Mike SchrAidt
wl)o allowed tuberculosis bar . U
be injected into their blood, * ei
took the serum tp,, counteract. th<
T. B. infection. The te-.ta, is$ti9f
over m period^ of several .months
have proved successful-. r The one?
are in good health and actually gain
ed weight . during*, the experiment
It is to be hoped the long looked
for ;,curet for^toirtjjeulosis has beei
found.—^Cappers Weekly.
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TABLE OF DISTANCE BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
.Allies
Jflenana . Of
Tavern .Roadhouse . 17 Vi
Knjgbt.’p Roaijbouso . 23Vi
Ninteen-Mile Roadhouse .. 58
Diamond Roadhouse _ 7C
Roosevelt Roadlipuse . 89
Lake Alinchumina .-. 115
TreppeFs -Cabin ......... 132
| Lone Sstar Roadhouse . 153
Telida Roadhouse . 169:4
Slo,y Fork Roadhouse . 187
East Fork Roadhouse . 206
Berry’s Larding Roadnouse . 22'
. Big "River Roadhouse . 213
T McGrath _.-. 2 V:
Ta^tpfcna . 280
BUi .G«s*,<.,Rfli«idh<puso . 291
1 Ophir . 300
Jlc.Caffer^r .. 306
Brown "-Cgreek shelter cabin . 33 1
’ Fritz shelter .pabin . 338
1 First Chance shelter cabin . 343
Sshermoyer R. H. .. 36<
Iditarod .. 37fi
Flat . 334
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Bonanza shelter cabin, 12 miles from
Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 11
miles from Bonanza.
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