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Alaska Notes
'ftttlurcd From Territorial
Exchanges.
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Dossrid! W_Terwtlliger, tfged T^ well
known to many oldtime Alaskans,
pHs-vni away a short time ago at New
Birina >f. "0., ^here its had been 'vis
iting- sih«fr h*>t .taring. He first came
Co Aaska fh *l4k)I and remained here
untif'KW^ when he Aent with the Pa
cific Steamship Company, continuing,
itr, fflenr service until he went to j
North Carolina last'spring. He was j
revenue cotter in Alaska in 1908, and j
for many years was a traveling sales- ;
mare m> the Territory, his connection!
ui tint vocation and as customs col-!
lector and with the steamship com
pany giving him a wide acquaintance
with- Northerners. ' 1
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Captain- Einar Erickson, eteran
A Tasks.- fishing skipper, says th«* Arc
lie raven are more reliable than a ba
rometer in forecasting weather,' He
declares- that they always warn -Kij¥»
of approaching storms by flying upj
side Awn when t>at£ weather is" in' thby
nffing; Of e^irse can’ always be- !'
tieve- to. seafaring map. ** : ■ t
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There are very few of the present!
pi ne rat ietr- of ’'A&Ska’ natives who!
have the ability or are interested in j
the carving of tdtemS.pfcles, but Wran- j
pell Institute is' fortunate in having:
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enrolled a young boy who possesses
this ability to a marked degree, Hor
ace Marke, a crippled lad from Hoo
nah, Alaska. Horace comes1 from a
long line of totem carvers. His grand
father and father were bqth experts
in 'their line and Horace inherited
their art. i(*~
Funeral' services were held' in Se
attle recency-for Henry vPeterson, 44
years old, agent ofthe‘United-States
Bureau of Fisheries at Paul island
in the Bering-' Sea, wife dfedi at the
Swedish Hospital. Peterson }iid been
agent at St. Paul, a seau pro^gating
island, for 15 years: He foVna^rly
was a radio, .operator' ut the navy. * He
recently n logined leave of absence
from his post because of'ill health: \
History waf made by the Yukon
riyer at Whitehorse the past fall. The
rivpr completely closed oii^Yepiber
7 aijd opened again from .the fiaftn to
Big Bend: dii Noitemtfcfc 111 and' re
mained open tiB*the feiddle dfjbtecem
ber. "Thig, is tfte^'first time in ttie his
tory of; the town that he ryer has
opened l4ga$r afer being cbnVpletely
frozen. 1 flifony times in the past
blocks of ifee hase: (larameed the ylver,
causing it to freeze fbr a‘considerable
length owing to the stoppage o? the :
flowfi, tut lasting tmly ,a,day of so^
until, the preSsure^swept the ice ki&y
again, but ne^er < opening . afters the
complete freeze-u*p. *' . t .
"The North1 Country is ahard (poun
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try, and it mothers a mighty brood.’
That Robert Service ballad is still
alive today, typified by Frances. Ross,
University of Washington junior, who
has spent nine months'on King isand,
75' miles north,.of Nome. ' She is the
only white girl to have ever, been on
thfe isfand. TRs, only white mail living
■'there was a *Jesuit pridst^/Father La
Fortune, a French-Canadlan' Who ad
ministers to hiji flock 175 natives.
The . islanders'live harder than the
w^ite man. Nature forces them to
work harder, but they also, play
harder. ’Despite* stories told, of them,
they dq: ncft live in ice^iglooa But in
huts huijt,\on cl iff and in regard to
learning-Miss" Ross said, Esjfjmpsi are
,f^r from backyard.
What is honeyed to he one of'/the
longest aeriai| in captivity, and /un
dooubtedly in, - Alaska, is at tile t?p
fliiuhtedly in .Alaska, is up at the Gold
Top gold clUnftsF Willow Greek dis«
tricti * '.W. <j.' SmitM;mining engineer,
Its - :-i™“ «- 1 ’ • • • • •
Iasi a ‘3i7fl0rf6ot fine-; which rises to
an altitujide 0^1,100 f^et and to this
he hag: hooked ^vu>’ Ms radio, and what
marvellous reception he receives!
Some stations are almost"; heard
twice. Circling the globe ta, rand,
smack behind t he first .respectable
cne .coming direct,. A’ siivertyng six
tube ciattfery ‘ set aids in bringing id
reception and to round out perfect,
evenings in the community...
Jack Secrept, aged 70, an oldtimc
waterfront character,, was found dead
irv his cabin in Skagway recently,,
jvitit a bullet hole through his neck..
Seaerest had. bCen ailing; for some
■months and had made application to
ntar the Fioneers’ Home at Sitka. A
cordner’s jury ^pronounced’' Lt,< a; case
of iuicide. .
y 50-pound gray wolf was recent
ly afcot near Kfettchikan while chasing
a dfcer through1 .woods baek^o£ town.
Thg wolf was shot four times before
being, .killed,'1.,.Tb£ h (inters let the deer
go, but will'dim the $15 bounty on
thelw^lf.
Mr. aqd Mpsy.Oddie HallSon/of Mc
Grath, were among town visitors
during the week.
Might Try a Pillow.
v«ii * acu juu a. uuiguiv alarm .
""N%>. But if you got. anything that
wi|I ktep ray verge from waking up
when one visits .us, cut it out.?—Ben
ton: Times. .
ift yen a Busko- Times subeerflMr?
not join the merry throng?
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t£i Frank J.Guskey
Notary PuWic
TOkotna* Alaska
When In
Fairbanks
CBlOkKN
Tke
18-Mile
Roadhouse
Ihone In Advance for Spada)
NKS BALLROOMt
WWro Alt Mag Donee to Their
Delight, by .Ratio MHakt
A Short Drive Throe gli Da*
Hghtfol Foreot 8mmt|.
Mr. and Mm GhL
MMchler
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY.
A moat enjoyable impromptu dance
was given last Tuesday at Pioneers
Hall in celebration of Chris Peter
son’s birthday,. Mr. Ppterson was en
tertaining a few friends at the Ta
kotna Roadhouse
: was decided upon. A message was
phoi^dl to McGrath and a party of
young people came up* arriving here
about 11 p. m. Good music was fur
nished. ,by Cap McLean, Bob Lowrie
and Mrs. Odd^e Hallson. Guests from
McGrath were Mr. and Mrs. Oddie
Hallson, Miss Margaret Ulrich, Jack
MortOo, Bob Vandferpool and Harry
Dulac..
A1 Greenberg, of Crippre, was in
Ophir on'business a few days ago.
Julien A'. Hurley, Fairbanks attoro
ney, was a Wednesday arrival, earning
here for the purpose of giving atten
tion to legal' affairs.
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ROOSCEVELT CRITICISED
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criticisms made yesterday by Senator
Arthur R. Robinson, of Indiana,
against President Roosevelt’s policies.
The Indiana Senator yesterday ac
cused the President of being “culpable
and, not frank” in his udget message.
The Arkansas Senator resented such
a charge.,
Democratic congressional I eaders
were informed today that the Presi
dent contemplates transmittoing to
Congress tomorrow two special' mes
sages. One of the messages will give
his views:on the St. Lawrence water-'
way treaty, which awaits ratification
by the Senate. The other message
will propoose the creation of a new
Federal corporation, capitalized at.
$200,0000,000, with power to issue
92,000,000,000 in bonds. This cor
poration is designed to provide a.
government guarantee for farm
credit obnds. These new agricultural'
refinancing issues would replace exist
ing bonds. _
Be sure Ta stoi* at the little store on the
TRAIL TO McGRATH. We have Shoes for all ages and sizes.
We specialize in Children’# C’oth'ng . Everything to wear and
good’ things to eat. We will be grad to see you. Mail orders
given, special attention.
Mrs. Thomas H. McLean
McGRATH, ALASKA
FIRE INSURANCE
Tom should carry a liberal amount of firs insu ranee
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind,
Needless to say this insurance should be of the very \
$ highest quality.
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