IN A SOCIAL WAY.
A function i;uitc-' recherche, pleas
ing, interesting and .enjoyable, was
that featured at. the Takotna Road
house Christmas- day (last Sunday, in
which Mrs. Clara Taulman and Miss
Virginia Strand collaborated as hos
tesses. i ,
First oi nil. at J o’clock in the af
ternoon, a number of presents left
’h«re hurriedly the night before by
Saftta Claus were distributed as per
direction of that very busy individual.
rhSn. came an hour or more of music
and repartee.
U 5 o’clock the big spread was
ready. The dinner was an elaborate
—“turkey ’n’ trimmin’s V ev’ry
thing.’’ Along side of each place card
•hare was a dainty envelope, the en
oloaure of which was a still daintier
ir,issi\e bearing greetings of a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New -Year,
sigsied by each hostess.
Following the dinner came the big
smoke, a littlee mor repartee, and
then a number of games that inter
ested and amused those present.
At 8 o’clock, at which hour the
oailier assemblage had been aug
mented by the arrival of many eveen
irg gueests, Old Man Terpsichore
stepped in and took charge of affairs,
his devotees holding full sway until
an; early-, morning hour, the excellent
music for the occasion being fur
nished by Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Low
rie and Mr. Peter Jensen.
Seated, at dinner were: Mr. and
Mnsv. llifeert Lowrie, Chris Nelson,
ftete Jensen Frank Larson, Chris Pe
tenspn, Jack Melbcrg, Dave Peck,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brink, Harry
Menzoff. Del Thompson, Ikey Hayes,
lehr! \dam*. Mrs. W. H. Jones, Owen
Gray, .Virginia Strand, Clara Taul
wm. Claude Nyberg, Halfdan Wiig,
Tejirv -.Mariolla. A. XX. Grant.
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Frank. Larson, at the Larson Road
house,.on Christmas eve, was host to
a i'lrfiti bunch of friends, his guests
at. dimijr being; Mr. and Mrs. D.
F -Clough, Margaret Clough, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred; Dubois, Mrs. Robertsan,
Mazy McLean, Hubade Hebert, Chris
Peterson, Claude Nyberg, Bert Good
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paster, II. C. WallteK. Gus Christen
sen, John Adams. ,M. Hochriter, John
son Sozov, Bertha.Albi, Jeanne Dan
iels, G. \v. Clyde, Ed. Xollette, J. T.
Melberg, Mi s. W. II. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Chostere Brink, Nels Pearson,.
Ow^n Gray, Ikey Hayes, Harry Men
zofi, Virginia. Strand, Clara Taulman.
The hie.: twinge sc the Larson Road
house on Christmas eve were highly
ruccci'sfvi, tin. attendance on the oc
casion being a ;arge one. The dinner
was one of .the. very best, Mine Host
CiiiisIrani- hiving gone the limit in
providing everything worth while for
a feast bedvl.ng Christmas day.
At 8 o’clock the children of Takotna
school rendered thir Christmas exer
cises, to the delight and appreciation
of those who were present.
The Christmas tree was loaded
with presents, and it seemed as
.-sough Santa had remembered every
one in these parts. The little ones
especially were highly favored.
* And then came the big dance, the
merry throng holding forth until a
late hour.
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Pete Jensen acted as host to a
number of his friends at the dinner
at the Larson Roadhouse, on. Christ
mas eve, his guest? brihuj-.- AT re and.
Mrs. Robert Lowrie, Chris Nelson,
John Novak, Prank Guskey, Henry
Martelia, A. X. Grant.
Larson House guests over the
Christmas season included John Krie
ger, Jesse Baugli, Andy White, Dick
Stevenson.
A telegram received a day or two
ago by Ikey Hayes from the Virginia
Mason Hospital, Seattle speaking of
Vivian Howard, says: “Greatly im
proved. Will leave hospital .in a few
days.’’ All of which is cheering news
to M5s3 Howard’s many friends.
Among the many Christmas cards
received by The Times was one from
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith, former
well known oldtimoTs of this section,
ih y are now located at Eklutna,i
Alaska, and wish to be remembered:
to all their old friends here.
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ARCTIC ESKIMOS TO GO WITH
BYRD ON ANTARCTIC FLIGHT
-A YORK.—The projected South
x ois it.ght by Commander Richard E.
Byrd w,il give Arctic Eskimos their
first opportunity to test the rigors of
the Antarctic dime, according to the
explorer, who stated that six Eskimos
wiil be included in the Byrd expedi
tion, to give them an opportunity to
consider the feasibility of establish
ing an Eskimo settlement in the Ant
arctic.
The duties of the Eskimos with
the Byrd expedition will consist
chiefly of caring for and driving the
dog teams.
Friday arrivals included Tony Lind
strom and Miss Cypher, Flat school
teacher, the latter coming this far to
pay a very brief visit to Miss Hughes,
Takotna school teacher. Miss Cypher
and Mr. Lindstrom returned to Ophir
today, on their return to Flat.
Traveling with Mr. Lindstrom and
Miss Cypher from Flat were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Padersen, each .driving,
their own team of five dog's _and who
.• : mined at (iprfcrK In a note to The
iirnci Mss. Padersen says: “We had
a fine trip, although it was a very
stormy day that we traveled from
Flat to Schermeyer’s. From Fritz's
to McCafferty’s cabin we had quite a
time breaking trail. Fred, and I
hooked our two teams together and I
drove the ten dogs, while red went
ahead oFn snowshoes and broke
trail. Both Fred and I wish you a
very Happy New Year, also all our
friends in Takotna and McGrath.”
William Behan was a Wednesday
arrival from Ganes creek.
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Statement of the'Ownership, Manage-'
meat, Circulation, Etc., Required
By the Act of Congress of August
24, i912,
Of The Kusko Times, published week
ly, at Takotna, AMska, for April 1,
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Territory.cf Alaska, /
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Before me, a Notary Public in and i
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