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Exchanges.
On. The 10th of November last
■Tames Orr, a trailer in the Ugashik
listriet went hunting with one of nis
neighbos and came to a group of al- i
ders, where Orr discovered a huge
bro’k'n bear, says the Seward Gate
way*. He. shot four time's at close
range with his 30-30 rifle, and the
bear mn into die bushes and laid
keen, apparently (lead- Orr went
ifter the animal*,white his companion
remained quite a distance away. The
hear got. up, and Orr shot the tiftii
timfe, when the brute raised up on his
haunches and charge! him. Orr was.
unprepared for this and was struck
in the face by a huge paw, breaking
his jaiv and tearing his*face. The an
imal then circled his forelegs around
the man’s body in an effort to squeeze
and* fini-h him, out Orr kept on fight
ing, At last the bean loosened his
grip on the trapper and with one
nighty blow knocked him many feet,
fiusirg internal injuries from which
he died an hour and a half later. The :
bear was mortally wounded and died .
immediately. It weighed. 1400 pounds
On complaint oi citizens of Circle:
Cit£, Frank Tondra, the “Malanute1
Kid;” was brought before the com-}
missionur of that preoinet, recently,
on <a- charge, alleging neglect and
rlicity to animals. He pleaded guilty,
according to a telegram received by
the marsha’.s office at Fairbanks, and •
was fined an ^released. - Complainants
charged that the dogs were underfed j
and- that they were in no condition tr- •
be placed on the trail. Tondra, it was !
said, was'preparing to leave for Fair
banks, the action having been taken
to protect, the dogs on 'he trail
Charles M. McGrath, leading Sitka
merchant and prominent citizen of j
Alaska for a- quarter century, dropped
lead at his home-in Sitka, a few days
ago;
McGrath carve originally from Bos
fonrt and joined the Klondike- stam
pede. He became a .salesman for a
Tacoma wholesale house in IXtih, and
15 years ago established a general}
store at Sitka. HLs wife and (laugh-j
te rare in Seattle, where the daughter'
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is attending the University of Wash
ington..
John Bryntesen, one of the discov
erers of Nome and li man of great
wealth, has a fine large place in Cali
fornia, but he is not permitted to
enjoy it to the full. John, upon mak
ing a big* stake in Nome, went hack to
Sweden, the land of his birth, und re
established himself as a citizen of
that country, thus relinquishing his
citizenship in the United .States. Thus
he is a foreigner, so far as this coun
try is concerned, and may not iivo J
here at any one time longer than a j
year.
A summer of greatly increased
mining artivity is anticipated in the
Eagle district, according to A. A. Ben
nett, pilot of the Fairbanks Airplane
Corporation, who returned recently
from a trip to the houndnry com
munity. Magnus Danielson, one of
the foremost mini, g operators of
that district, who is manager of the
Jack Wade Mining Company, told
Bennett that he had just received a
telegram from New York headquar
ters of hi.' company instructing him
to prepare for large scale operations
on Chicken creek next summer. Be
tween $50,000 and $100,000 worth of
■lit plies and equipment will be landed
o nthe creek before the arrival of the
firsr boat; and h. avy crews -will be
empoyed, he said. Charles Ott- oper
ating in the Seventymile district, will
work to full capacity during the com
ing season, it is stilted. Ott will place
new eqffuipment, and supplies on the
ground, including hydraulic machin
ery, to the extent of approximately
$50,000, and will employ a greater
number of men than he has in the
The flood Old Fashions.
Dr. Herman Franck, the Chicago
specialist, said at a Blackstone ban
quet:
“In this age of rejuvenation, gland
grafting, diathermic treatment and so
on, teb. us forget the old, safe, sane'
things, the conservative things.
“A fashionable young mother asked
me to prescribe for >■ her baby the
other day. 1 prescribed castor ail.
“ 'But, doctor!’ she said, and I could
see she had expected nie'to prescribe
a violet ray bath or something of that1
kind. . ‘But, doctor, t.istor oil is such
an old-fashioned remedy.’
“‘Babies, madam,’ said I, ‘,-ire.iold
fashioned things.’ ”
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McCIKATlI NOTES.
McGrath, March 22.—The . St. Pat
rick’s Day dance, at the McGrath
Roadhouse on March 17, was largely
attended, all those in attendance hav*
ing a splenid time and dancings con
tinued until a late hour.
George Mutchler had another birth
day anniversary or March 21). which
occasion was duly celebrated at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mutchler. Those
present at dinner were: Mr. and Mbs.
Thomas McLean, Mr. and Mrs. John
Peterson, Frank Larson, Frank Gus
key, Rasmus MatsOn, Charles Rebhun,
Mike Thompson, James McGinnis,
Mrs. W. H. Jones, Miss Mary Mar
cellos. After dinner, whist was played
and a splendid tinmc had by all.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Werner and
; daughter, of Kodiak Island, were ar
rivals in Fairbanks last night. Mr.
j Werner, who has been identified with
! activities in the Westward district for
i several years, is a pioneer of this
| field, having stampeded to Cleary
• creek when that stream was in its
first boom days,—Fairbanks News
1 Miner.
Hairy Steen, well known oldti war,:
was among today’s arrivals, driving
up from McGrath. Mr. Steen spent
the winter at his old home in Minne
apolis, and will leave in the morning
for Ophir, on his way to Flat.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Condry, who
arrived Tuesday for a short visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oates, returned
to McGrath on Thursday.
Dave Strandberg, well known Flat
mining man, who drove in Tuwsday;
left Thursday for Ophir, on his way
to Flat.
Frank J. Hart, after a winter’s ab
sence on the Outside, was a Wednes
day arrival.
Harry Harris, coming from Ganes,
I was a Thursday arrival for a short
j town visit.
Hans Erickson, from Ganes creek,
was a Thursday arrival for a shot
visit in town.
G. W. C. Glass returned here Thurs
day from a trip to Iditarod.
Erie Hard, who arrived Tuesday, re
turned to Ophir on Thursday.
—
.Jack McDonald, after an absence of
several months somewhere beyond
Ophir, was a yesterday arrival.
Like the Fat Man.
Wheat. King Cutten of Chicago said
at a reception:
‘I want to see wheat prices stabil
ized. 1 don't like these continual ups
and downs. I ra like the fat man,
“A fat man sat in a crowded troley
' car, and in front of him stood a young
; lady. The car swung around a curve
' and the lady lost her balance and
flopped down, blushing and laughing
and apologizing, in the fat man’s lr<v
She was up again at once, of course,'
but the next minute the car gave an
other lurch, and she fell into the fat
man’s lap a. second time. More
blushes and apologies and embar
rassed giggles, and she was on her
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
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Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
feet like a shot, you bet, but the-car
swung around another curve, and
down she dropped into that large, soft
lap again.
“Four times in as many minutes
this thing happened, and the passen
gers enjoyed it very mucn. The fifth
time it happened the fat mvn said, as
he restrained the young ady's strug
gles to rise with a calm, fatherly
hand:
“ ‘lladn’t you better remain?’ ”
SCHOOL ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that, in ac
cordance with regulations, an election
fo members of the Takotna school
board, consistin gof a treasurer, a di
rector and a clerk, will be held in Ta-1
kotna on the second Monday in April.
A. X. Grant, Clerk. I
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In tho Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth. Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, before Stanly R.
Morgan, United States Commis
sioner and ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Seth
Steven Gilman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Seth
Steven Gilman, deceased.
All persons having claims against
s lid estate are required to present
them, duly verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at the United States Commis
sion! rY office, Ruby, Alaska, within
six (6) months from the date of this
notice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, March 13, 1926.
JOHN IV. DUNN,
Administrator.
First publication, March 13, 1926.
Last publication, April 17, 1926.
■WMMMMWjrnr^Tr^ sasgsss:
Takotna’s Up-to-Date Hostelry
New Dog Houses.
Leo Rodrigue
Manager
Larson 6 Guskey
y.-^T'T.r’TT™— *
Operating Gasboat ‘Seawolf II’
Between McGrath and Takotna
Connecting Carrier of Alaska Rivers Navi
gation Company
H*n»»*H®c3w®wa
Commercial
Company
Two Stores:
McGrath and Takotna
Groceries and
Provisions