OFFICIALS
PAY VISIT
Marshal Stevens and
Asst. Atty. Collins
Come and Go.
On Christmas night, about tho hour
of JO o’clock, G. B, Stevens, United
States Marshal, and E. B. Collins, Spe
cial Assistant United States Attorney,
drove into McGrath with their dog
team, from Fairbanks.
Both Marshal Stevens and Attorney
Collins have been on a tour of inspec
—tma-throughout-iUe_I<_j¥:er river section
of the Fourth division, having left
Fairbanks during the earlier part of
December. The object of these officials
in visiting the various sections is tc
amiliarize themselves with the condi
tions existing throughout their districts
and come in closer touch with the peo- |
pie who are developing the different '
localities.
Marshal Stevens is an old-timer in
Alaska, having been engaged in the
freighting business and mining in the
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CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
I Fairbanks district since early days.
His appointment as Marshal came di
rect from President Harding, and was
in censeqpetH/'e of old family ties of the
Harding and Stevens families in Ohio.
Mr. Stevens is renewing the acquaint
ance of many of the old-timers who left
the FairbankS'.district years ago, and
has the assurance of all of their moral
support in making his term of office a
successful one- -■
Mr. Collins, the. new Assistant
United States Attorney^ has lived in
the Fairbanks district for many years,
where he has been engaged in mining
on Coldstream. . He en oys a wide cir
cle of acquaintances throughout the
whole Territory, as well as the Fourth
Division, having served in the Iiegis
lature since 1913, both in the House and
Senate. At. the last election Mr. Col
lins was eleefed Senator to succeed
Dan Sutherland, and served in the 1921"
session. On securing his apposntment
from the Attorney General as Special
Assistant United States ATCorney^for^
the Fourth division he mailed his
resignation as Senator to the Governor
of the Territory and concluded his long
service as a legislator for this division.
Both Messrs..Stevens and Collins are
more than .favorably impressed with
this section of the division, and predict
a great future for it when conditions
change enough to warrant extensive
development.
Asked- regarding policies to be pur
sued; especially, regarding bone dry
matters. Attorney Collins stated that
Instructions recently promulgated are
t<> enforce the law. regardless of costs,
Irrespective of persons cr localities,
these, orders coming directly from the
Department of Justice at Washington.
As a result, of these orders a unity of
poliev exists through the several de
partments, judge, judiciary and mar
shal working in harmony and co-opera
tion. and both Federal and Territorial
laws will be upheld to the letter. An
other policy of the present administra
tion. said Mr. Collins, will be to give
assistance in the development of all
sections whereuer such aid can possibly
be given.
Messrs. Stevens and Collins left Mc
Grath this afternooD for Iditarod, and
after a short visit there will start on!
their return trip to Fairbanks.
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Washington.—An anti-treaty block
is being formed today among Repub
lican senators.
E. P. Eeatty, with theoutgoing mail
from Flat, arrived Monday, leaving
yesterday for t he coast.
Frank Fox left Monday for Iditarod,
planning to go from the latter place to
Holy Cross.
Al Thorns, from Ganes creek, ar
rived in time to take part in Christmas
day doings.
John Savola left Tuesday for his
home at Nixon Landing.
John Dunn returned Tuesday from a
trip to Tacoma.
Fred Spencer is spending a few days
in McGrath.
Found—Package, wrapped in flbur
sack. Owner can have same by de
scribing contents. Charles Koenig.
Forfeiture Notice.
j To William Dettering: ,
You are hereby notified that I have
1 expended during the years 1916, 1917,
1918f 1919 and 1920 the sum of two
hundred and siz-dollars and fifty cents
($206.50) in labor and improvements
upon the Gold Hill Placer Association
! mining claim, situate at the bead of
Fla: creek, a tributary of Otter creek,
in Otter precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, the location cer
tificate of which is fount! of record in
Volume 15 of Locations, at page 192, in
the office of the Recorder in said Otter
precinct, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of Section 2324
of the revised statutes of the United
States, and the amendment thereto ap
proved antiiiry 'll, JSs >. concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said placet
mining claim for the period from Janu
ary 1st, 191(5, to December 31st, 1920.
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And if, within ninety days from the •
I personal service of this notice, or
within ninety days after the publica
tion thereof, you fail or refuse to con- •
tribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as a eo owner, which amounts
to one hundred and three dollars ami
twenty-five cents ($103.2>), your inter -
est in the said claim will become tho
property of the subscriber, your co
owner, who has made the required ex - '
penditure, by the terms of said sec
tion- T. M. Dkaw
Date of first publication, Sept. 24, 15)21.
Date of final publication, Dec. 31, 15)21.
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