Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
After months of suffering, death
came a few days ago to the relief of
iRasmus I. Simonson., prominent resi
dent of Anchorage since 1915. His
fatal illness came upon him about six
.months ago, an abdominal cancerous
.■growth, which sapped his strength
•rapidly. For upwards of a week prior
ito his death he was virtually uncon
scious. When the end finally came
there was a brief period of conscious
ness and seeming relief from the in
cessant pain which had accompanied
the long illness.
Mr. Simonson was 70 years old last
-March. He was born in Norway and
came to the United States in 1881,
locating in North Dakota, where he
was engaged in the hardware busi
ness for many years. He went to An
chorage in 1915. Surviving him, in
addition to his widow, are six daugh
ters and three sons, all but one of
whom reside in Anchorage.
Victor Crison, one of the most
widely known oldtimers in the rail
road belt, disappeared from Fair
banks a few ('.-vs ago under circum
stances which caused his friend.; to
rear that he u.: .mied to do away with
himself. Crison was a cook by voca
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tion and divided his time between that
work and prosperting. He had been
out of work sinre April, and it is be
lieved that despondency over his ina
bility to obtain employment caused
him to take his life. He was a mem
ber of the Anchorage Igloo of the
Pioneers of Alaska.
Letters left by the oldtimer in his
room at the Pioneer Hotel in Fair-1
banks give encouragement to the sui- ;
cide theory. The letters were ad
dressed to the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, Pioneers of Alaska, and the
United States attorney’s office. In the
letter to the U. S. attorney Orison
said he was tired of struggling along
without work and would be dead
when the letter was read.
In payment of debts he willed a
watch and chain to the Model Cafe
and a shotgnn to the Pioneer Hotel.
He took the shotgun with him when
he left the hotel.
Ben Hoerler, a resident of Fair-'
banks for 21 years, and a pioneer in'
the service of the Alaska Railroad,'
died at Fairbanks a few days ago, a \
victim of heart disease, from which
he had been a sufferer for several
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years
: Ben Hoerler was born in Texas 52!
years ago, and was a veteran of the'
Spanish-American war. He went to
Fairbanks in 1910. Surviving the
oldtimer are a widow and grown son
at Fairbanks, a brother, Harry Hoer
ler, in Anchorage, and a father and
mother in the States.
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Deoth removed a well known old
timer of the Seward district a few
days ago when Frank Straubinger
was gathered into the fold. Cancer
in the head brought his death.
Mr. Straubinger, who was between
the age of 55 and 60„ and of Swiss
extraction, had been suffering from a
cancer in the eye for years, and about1
! a year ago went to Portland, Ore., for;
j special treatment. It appears tb
1 growta had made such an inroad that
; little hope was held for recovery. He
i returned to his northern home re- j
j signc to meet his fate with the same
cour which he had displayed all
thr^ _i his 25 or 20 years’ residency I
on me beautiful shores of Lake Ke
i nai, where he had a wilderness home.:
Destructive black bears, which an
nually cause Matanuska farmers a
lot of annoyance, raided the farm of
Jerome Elliott a few nights ago and
killed sixty-two turkeys which were
being raised for the holiday trade.
The Elliott farm is on the river bot
tom between Matanuska and Palmer,
some distance off the highway.
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Walter Jackinsky, of Ninilchik, re
cently caught an 87-pound king sal
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mon. Fishing is good at the little
village and a large catch is antici
pated.
According to an announcement
made by Charles Flory, Commissioner
of Agriculture, it is the intention of
the government to move the agricul
tural station located at Sitka to Ju- 1
neau. The transfer will he made
at an early date, and offices will be
arranged for close to the Capitol
Building.
REPLIES FAVOR RECORDING
PLAN FOR TRAP LINES
{Anchorage Times.)
Of the replies thus far received by
the Alaska Game Commission to the
questionaires pertaining to the pro
position of registering trap lines, ful- ;
ly 7 Oper cent are in favor of it, ac- I
cording to II. W. Terhune, executive
officer of the commission, who was in
Anchorage last week.
About 2,000 questionaires were
sent out from the Juneau office to
trappers in all parts of the Territory,
and it is hoped that a sufficient.num
ber of replies will be received to en
able the commission, at its annual
meeting in the late fall to arrive at a
definite conclusion regarding the sen
timent of the trappers.
This is not a proposition that the
Game Commission is trying to “put
over” on the trappers, Mr. Terhune
assured the Times. What is being
done is merely an effort to ascertain
the views of the trappers on the ques
tion and if it appears to be the desire
of the majority to protectt heir trap
lines in that manner, a plan probably
will be formulated by tbe Commission
to enable them to do so. But not
otherwise.
Sentiment among trappers north
of the Yukon river appears to be
overwhelmingly in favor of registra
tion, according to Mr. Terhune. They
have expressed a willingness to have
their districts recorded immediately,
and yet they stand less in need of
such protection than tbe trappers of
any other district, for the reason that
they have their own wya of prevent
ing encroachments on established
trap lines.
Registrations present somewhat of
a problem in some sections of the
Territory, while in others it will be
comparatively simple to work out a
satisfactory arrangement. Mr. Ter
hune is of the opinion that Southeast^
ern Alaska is one district in which
some difficulty may be experienced in
working out a satisfactory plan, but
he sees no reason why the rest of the
Territory cannot be registered if it is
the desire of the trappers to do so.
“Are you .in favor of women taking
part in public affairs?”
“It’s all right if yon really want
the affairs made public.”—Tit-Bits.
Dr. von Zesch
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Liverpool Echo.
Briggs—Don’t you ever take your'
wife out with you in your car, old
boy?
Forshaw—Never fear. I can’t con
tend with both of them . together.— j
Liverpool Echo.
In the Probate Court for NulUto Pre
cinct, at Ruby, Fourth Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska, before
William N. Growden, Probate
Judge.
In the master of the Estate of
Thomas Garneau, deceased.
No. 15.
Notice of Settlement of 'Final Ac
Account.
Notice is hereby given .that Edwin
Wilkinson, Administrator of the es
tate of Thomas Garneau, deceased,
has rendered and presented for settle
ment and filed in above court the
inal account of1 his administration of
said estate; and that Thursday, Sep
tember 17, 1931, at the hour of 2
o’clock in the aftefrnoon, has been set
by said Court as the time of hearing,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file exceptions in writing to said
account and contest same.
And notice is further given that
the above Court will at that time and
place adjudge , and decree who are
heirs and distribuees of said estate,
and on or before said date any per
son or corporation may file their
claims of heirship of said deceased.
EDWIN WILKINSON, J
Administrator.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate ^Geart. at Ophir, In
□oko Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, before Chris
tian Bolgen, United States Com
missioner, and ex-officio Probate
Judge.
In the matter bf the Estate of John
E. Edwards, deceased.
Notice is hefeby-given'that the un
dersigned >has beer* duly appointed
administrator! if. the estate of John E.
Edwards, deceased.
All persons having1 elaims 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.
m. NICHOLSON,
__Administrator.
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