Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Arthur G. Thompson, well known
attorney of Anchorage, was recently
appointed United States commis
sioner for Anchorage precinct.
Surrendered by his bondsmen, John
Freihage was taken into custody al
Nenana and brought to Fairbanks a
few days ago. Freihage was returned
to Alaska last spring when the circuit
court of appeals reversed his convic
tion for manslaughter.
Freihage was found guilty by a
Fairbanks jury of having killed Mrs.
Big Joe, native woman a Ruby, "fie
was sentenced to imprisonment foi
20 years, the minimum sentence.
In district court Louis K. Pratt an
nounced his withdrawal as attornej
for Freihage.
Remarking to friends that he was
tired and intended to take a long rest
Chares R. Crawford, pioneer resident
of Alaska, ended his life at Juneau
a few days ago by shooting him sell
in the head.
Cri v. D-d, who was •'■it >•<■:i: - of ag<
came n — ii. during t’.c K'c-ndu:* rush
‘ill later 'o:>- *d at VakK .. > i.oro
was owgid for a ii inib of yens
in contracting and building. Later he
moved to Seattle and < Derated a
small grocery store until the death
of hs wife, about two years ago. He
then came back to Alaska, but ap
peared melancholy the greater part
of the time.
Walter Grannigan, taxi driver,
drove his automobile through the
plate glass window of the Ketchikan
barber shop of L. Koodrich, recently,
Both the shop and the car were
wrecked, but the driver escaped with
mino rinjuries. Mrs. Goodrich, whe
was in her apartment over the sh »p.
fainted when she heard the crash and
felt the building jolted from its
foundation.
The Alaska Glacier Sea Foot! Com
pany, of Petersburg, recently made a
shipment of three tons of crab and
shrimp meat to the States.
Twelve days after she started to
j take flying lessons, Miss Fay Jen
nings of Fairbanks, daughter of Mr.
and .virs. G. E. Jennings, took an air
piane up alone. Her solo flight was
j an auspicious one, the take-off and
\ anding being skilfully executed.
A huge whale carcass, by actual
! .Measurement a little less than 76 feet
; in length, drifted ashore recently near
I Clam Gulch, in the Korea Bend dis
t ti ict, Cook Inlet, during a heavy
j storm, and was left high and dry on
| beach. The dead monarch is believed
| to have been of the sulphur bottom
| .peeies, and is said to be greater in
- size than any whale, alive or dead,
before seen in that region.
Carl Kalis, a naturalized Russian,
! was committed for trial by the mag
i istrate at Stewart, B. C., for passing
a number of forged money orders
which formed part of the plunder of
a robbery in British Columbia. Kalis
' signed his own name to the orders as
well as a fictitious name. He made
no effort to get away with the spoils,
but spent it royally in Hyder and
Stewart. He was employed by the
Premier mine in 1930.
Judge E. Coke Hill, of the Fourth
division, has appointed George W.
Albrecht as United States commis
sioner at Fairbanks.
The Bureau of Fisheries office in
Ketchikan released 500 tagged sal
mon off Duke Island a few weeks
ago. The salmon have an aluminum
tag on the base of their tail. They
are numbered serially and on each
is stamped, “U. S. B. F. No.;
Reward.” A reward of 50 cents will
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how the . salmon ■ were caught.
The last year has brouyht a. heavy
decrease in the number of wild sheep
' in McKinley National Park, accord
ing to A. M., Crocker, guide, who has
1 er. in the park several months.
There are wolves everywhere, he
s..ys, ana they are so bold they ven
t-uv .• c...a .tfl camp, seemingly .know
ing that possession of guns is for
i bidden in che park. The presence of
so much game in the park has at
i-ract fast numbers of wo ves, and
r.e -hf -p arc doomed unless some
effort s made to save them.
George B. Grigsby, who was de
feated by Senator Dimond for the
Democratic nomination as Delegate
to Congress, has taken the stump foT •
Senator Dimond is now hard at work
in his cause in the First division.
Frank Allen, who traveled to the
Delta section with Bill Sundqust and
who recently returned to Fairbanks,
reports having seen the buffalo her J. ]
The animals .were feeding in company
with several horses and they seemed
to be getting along fine together The
buffalo appeared fat and sleek. There
was an aboundance of. ..hay.
A tale of tragedy and heroism was |
taken to Ketchikan, with the body i
of Mrs. T. F. Johnson, pioneer wor> „u |
of that section .who was drowned ;
when she and her husband and three
year-old grandson were hrown ino
the water by the wreck of iheir bout
during a severe sorm on September
,7. Johnson and the child succeeded j
in reaching shore and after con>: i * - ;
able effort climbed to a plaace of I
safety, ut of reach of. the water. Af- ■
ter seven days, without a fire and
with very little to eat, Johnson com- j
pleteda raft and he and the child set |
out. Before they h...i gone far they
were picae.d up by a parsing boat and
taken to-Ketchikan, with the body.of
the drowned woman.
Pompous Caller—“‘Your daughter
is an equestrienne, is she not?”
Proud Mother—“Either that or a
valedictorian. These class affairs are
so confusing.”—Boston Transcript.
Andy White has been confined to
his home for sevral days past, suf
fering with a bad case of constipa
tion. He was reported slightly bet
ter today.
For Sale—Twelve dogs, also plenty
of dog fish. Inquire Hawley Sterling,
Alaska Road Commission.
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AGENT
Anchorage, Alaska
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In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, P'ourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of Dan
Hartnett, deceased.
Notice of Fina Hearing.
Notce is hereby given that the ad
ministrator of the. above estate has
fled his final report in the Probate
Court above named and that said re
port will be heard bfore the said Pro
ha1‘Court for Otter Precinct at Flat,
a .aska, > on Wednesday, the 30th day
of November, 1932, at 2 o’clock p. m.
of said day, at which time and place
parsons interested may .appear and
show oause, f any they have, why
said report should not be approved
and confirmed. •
HARRY DONNELLEY,
Administrator.
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I .Nineteen-Mile Rotttibntise ...
! Diamond Retulhouse .
Roosevelt ..
Lake Miftoiiuminr. .. 115 ^
i rappers' Gatlin ... 132
Lone Sun .Rwfcdhouee .. 150
Telnta Roadhouse . I6a^
, Slow FonH.' RaKidhoase . 187
Hast ,v <rk1 RfMnMmuae .. ..) 206
lierrv - ,iHii<toi^.Tt.»aOhouse 227V*
H’gxRtv rtf. KviiMfVCHI.se . 241
Hi'Crath ._. 268
Tvtk..t«a . 280
' B*’l i .•wel-.tfUitolhettse . 29]
•Ophir . 300 *
MeCatKejrty .. 306
< i i-eKonltelter cabin .... 31C
Frit* shelter atabin . 382
:st < T-ij-et *h*tlier -cabin .... 346 v,
''i ho nwyn i Rfi H. 330
aitansi .. 373
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