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FLAT
Correspondent
Mrs. Fred Padersen.
Dec. 6.
Pilot A1 Munson arrived with mail
and owing to bad weather, the PAA
mail plane was anchored securely
until Saturday A.M., when A1 was
. able to continue to Bethel.
Dec. 7.
Pilot Kenneth Neese of the Wien
* .Airways, who flew to Bear Creek on
the 4th, arrived in Flat this P.M.
with Mr. Randall, Chris Rasmussen
and W. Hagen. Pilot Neese landed
. his plane on a Bench at Bear Creek
and, after tying to everthing avail
. able, the big tractor owned by the
New York Alaska Gold Dredging
v Co. was brought over to help hold
the plane on the ground. Neese
Spent the first, nite in the plane and
. hired a watchman for the second
. night as he was not taking any
. chances of finding both “cat” and
plane missing in the morning. Pilot
Neese left, for Anchorage with above
passengers who are on their way to
the States for the winter.
.Dec. 9.
Noel Wien of the Wien Airways,
•who had his “Bellanea” anchored
. here since Dec. 4th, owing to . bad
weather, left todaj^ for Bear Creek
returning with J. K. Crowdy, Mgr,,
of the N. Y. Alaska Gold Dredging
Co., and Mrs. .Crowdy, Mr. and Mrs.
, D. E. Richmond, making a second
trip to get Mr. and Mrs. C. Messer,
. Mr. Cunningham and Sam Good
hope. Both trips were made in re
vcord time. Pilot Wien will take Mr.
. and Mrs. Crowdy, - Mr. .and Mrs.
.Richmond and ..Mr. .Cunningham to
.Anchorage. Pilot Neese will return
to take Mr. and Mrs. Messer and
Sam Goodhope to Fairbanks.
A large crowd attended the dance
. Saturday nite given by the Moose
Lodge who .featured three “Spot”
dances during the evening. Prizes
.were given the three lucky couples
. during each dance and after the last
prize was handed out, the prize
winners opened the packages which
were all wrapped in eolored paper,
tied with pretty ribbons and found
everything from a ‘gold pan’ to a
bar of ‘pink soap.’ The prizes were
donated and all fixed up by George
. Miscovich and Bill.Kulaff, and can
.those boys do it? A fine lunch was
.served and dancing continued until
the “wee sma” hours. Arnold Kob
. ler installed his Lincoln radio with
Victrola attachment and was it swell
music? You’re telling me.
Pilot. Kenneth . Neese is .going to
take a vacation. With Mrs. Neese
..and daughter Betty, he will spend
. six weeks outside visiting in Seattle,
San Francisco and with Mrs. Neeae’s
. parents in Santa Ana, California.
Pilot Neese . will leave on his return
to Fairbanks.
Saturday aitq the Pioneers will
. give a card party and dance. There
will be some very fine prizes for the
lucky ones and there will be that
fine spread and the Pioneers extend
a welcome to all.
December 11.
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Pilot John Moore e^ the McGee
Airways arrived in Flat this A. M.
having as passengers Charlie En
quist and John Beaton.
Charlie Enquist returned from
. Seward where he went for medical
treatment a few weeks ago. Charlie
feels much better and is glad to be
home again.
John Beaton has been at Takotna
looking over some mining property
_and doiqg. some _ prospecting.
Pilot Moore tried twice today to
make McGrath but had to return on
account of the fog. Dr. Seely who
has been in Flat for a week will
leave with Pilot Moore for Takotna.
December 12.
Pilot Moore took off for McGrath
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Donnesly
and Henry DuRand. Moore later
returned for Arnold Kobler, Harold
Nash an*1 John Ogriz. The above
six passengers will go to Anchorage
from where they will go south on
the Alaska.
Henry DuRand, owner of Du
Rand’s Cafe, will go to Seattle to
spend the winter with Mrs. DuRand
and the boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly are enroute
to Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
after- that going east'and back to
Seattle to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
J. McDowell, parents of Mrs. Don
.e!ly.
Harold Nash goes to Seattle in
response to a message of his mother’s
sudden illness. Harold will return
in the spring.
Andrew Miscorvitch left today with
Pilot Moore for Anchorage from
where Mr. Miscovitch will go to the
states for the winter.
John Ogriz, who is interested on
Slate Creek with Gus Uotila, is go
ing to spend the winter outside.
This is John's first trip out in SO
years and he intends to see all that
there is to see, andi leaving here will
have a body §uard to see that he
makes it to Seattle without getting
lost. We are looking forward to
meeting Mrs. Ogriz in the spring ac
cording to some : confidential news
by John’s friends.
Arnold Kobler, chief engineer for
the Riley Co., will go to Chicago on
a business trip returning to Seattle
early in January.
McGRATH
December 2.
Mr. Bert Fagerness came in this
morning with Pilot Littly. Mr. Fag
erness has been prospecting between
Strong and Swift rivers and had the
misfortune to run short of grub.
He lived mostly on moose meat for
nearly two months before he was
able to get a plane.
Dave Strandberg is a passenger
from Flat for Anchorage with Pilot
Winchell.
December 7.
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Born to the wife' of George
Clyde a bouncing baby boy. The
drinks are on you, George.
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1 December 8.
Pilot Neese came from Bear Creek
this morning with Mr. Rasmussen,
Mr. Randall and one other pass
enger. They are bound for the out
side.
Chas. Koenig fell on the ice and
hurt his ribs, but is getting along
nicely.
December 9.
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The mail plane from Bethel, which
arrived this evening, brought Dr.
Meyers from Akiak.
Dan McRae came up from Tutla
wiksuk yesterday on foot.
December 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Growdy and Mr.
and Mrs. Richmond arrived from
Bear Creek on Noel Wien’s plane
this morning, bound for the outside.
Mr. E. A. Adams of the A.R.C.
and Joe Oates, Sr., arrived in Mc
Grath this evening.
December 12.
Passengers on planes enrouta to
Anchorage, today, were: Mr. and
Mrs. H. Donnely, H. DuRand, Arnold
Kobler, John Ogriz and Harold Nash
all of Flat and bound for Seattle.
Mr. Cunningham arrived from
Good News Bay and left with Pilot
Wien for Anchorage.
Dr .Meyers left this afternoon for
Flat with Pilot Neese.
Ed Adams, A.R.C., and crew are
repairing the winter trail between
McGrath and Takotna also tie Car.die
Creek trail.
Joe Oates, with a team of horses
made a trip to McGrath for the ARC
Monday, returning Wednesday with
a load of freight.
TAKOTNA
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Charles Goebel, son of Michigan,
celebrated the 61th anniversary of
h*s entrance into this world last
Saturday, December 8.
Seventeen guests honored the Ganes
Creek lad at a supper in O’Hallor
an’s roadhouse. After dinner Mr.
Goebel and guests adjourned to
R. E. Lowrie’s where dancing and
music was enjoyed until the late
hours.
Mr. Goebel* has spe.u a goodly
portion of his 64 years in the North.
He has been a mining man in the
various Alaskan camps and is still
quite active in his pursuit of the
yellow metal.
Monday nite saw big doings at
Bobbie Lowrie’s residence on Front
Street. The occasion, sponsored' bv
fun-lovinb Takotnans, was an excell
ent bean supper. Music furnished
by Mr. Lowrie with 'the mandola
assisted by Pete Jensen, at the piano
added greatly to the snccess of the
evening. Daneing followde the eats.
Bob Windbauer as master of cere
monies kept things lively through
out the evening. The dancing con
tinued until midnight, when after
further refreshments the party ad
journed. It is hardly sufficient to
say that all had a fine .time.
On his way from T&kotna to Mc
Grath last Monday, having as pass
enger John Beaton,. A. H. Twitchell
met with an accident that might
have beep serious. ..Rounding a bend
on the icy trail the sled upset. The
dogs dragged Mr. Twitchell. a short
distance. The passenger was unin
jured and tho somewhat bruised Mr.
Twitchell is able .to be about his
work. He left Thursday morning for
the A.R.C. camp ron the McGrath
trail with a load of supplies.
Andrew Miscovlch, well known
mining man of Flat, spent Wednes
day in town leaving with Pilot
Moore Thursday - for McGrath en
route to Anchorage.
Pilot Valley arrived in town from
Fairbanks, Friday with a load of
freight. After a brief stop he head
for Ganes with Eric Olson as pass
enger.
Pilot Jack Waterworth of the
Star Air Service arrived Thursday
with freight and supplies.
Pilot Johnny Moore coming from
Flat Wednesday with Andrew Mis
covich and Dr. Seely, dentist, as
passengers, was overtaken by dark
ness and fog being obliged to land
on the river about five miles above
town. Chester Brink with a dog
team brought the group to town.
The fog was so thick that Pilot
Moore flying at 2100 feet was unable
to see the flares which had been lit
by townsfolk who could hear the
plane flying overhead.
OPHIR
Mrs. Louise Livenhagen, John
Collins, J. W. Stayton and Ole
Blendheim of Ophir Creek were re
cent visitors in Ophir.
Arnulf Kjelda and Prank Eeck
man, from Canes, spent a few days
in town recently.
Carl Olsen and Evan Jones,
Anvil Creek, were town visitors
during the week.
Andrew Pederson, prospector and
Wrapper, made a brief visit to town.
Fred King j
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Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
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TABLE OF DISTANCE BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Mila*
Meaana .—... JO
Tavern Roadhouse .... 17 V4
Knight’s Roadhouse ... 23 Vt
\ Ninteen-Mile Roadhouse . 53
Diamond Roadhouse _ 76
Roosevelt Roadhouse . 89
Lake Minchurnina . 115
Trapper’s Cabin - 13?
Lone Sstar Roadhouse . 153
Telida Roadhouse .. 169 He
Slow Fork Roadhouse _ 187
East Fork Roadhouse . 204
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse . 227
Big River Roadhouse . -211
McGrath .— - 2 6
Takotna ..._.... 23®
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse . 291
Ophir . SsM)
McCafferty .. «53«
Brown Creek shelter cabin_ 318
Fritz shelter cabin _*..338
First Chance shelter cabin _ 34G
Sshermeyer R. H. _ 330
Iditarod ____*... Z7&
Flat . 384:
Bonanza shelter cabin, 12 miles fronr
Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, K
miles from Bonanza.
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PLAT, ALASKA- |
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CANDIES. CARDS. i
BARBER SHOP. 2
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Hot lunches served any time. Everything
; first class. |
! ANDREW MISCOVICH - ALEX TAVITOFF I
When in Anchorage Stop's*
THE KORRISON HOUSE
j Pleasant Roams With or Without Board
! Reasonable Rates.
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LOUSSACS DRUG STORE
Anchorage, Alaska.
Drugs Rubber Good s RCA Radios
Liquors of All Kinds. Olympia Beer.
Special, Prompt Attention Given All Mall Orders.
HEWITT’S PHOTO SHOP
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
■ ■ ■ * • i..,- .- -ll'Hri,s eggrcs
Directs your attention to their amature finishing department to
gether with their 24 hour service.
Carrying a full line *f standard and Portable typewriters. Bnrr
ough and Victor adding machines.
Battery radios for those living hi nnwired homes, fresh stock of
batteries at all times. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. ■l0CK 01
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