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Fifty-five oldtimers of the North j
reaehe<i the end of the trail during
11)27, according to reports of the
Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, at
Ketchikan, recently. The list includ
ed the following well known Pio
neers;
Igloo No. 1, Nome—M. P. Garrity,
C. C. Craaks, P. McIntosh.
Igloo No. 4. Fairbanks—Frank
Hagel, E. A. liering, J. L. Matthews,
Tony Tonucei, John Clignoui, Frank
Flynn, Joseph W. McLennon, Chris
Anderson, F.rik Orne, Charles Wylde,
Fred Junget, L. C. Isbel.
Igloo No. 5, Ruby—Captain Alfred
Johnson.
Igloo No. 0, Juneau—Joseph
Joseph Smnpf.
Igloo No. 7, Valdez—Al. De Hart,
A. Hokanson, A. J. Meals, \V. A.
Schroeder, ('harles N. Schlosser.
Igloo No. y, Seward—Michael C.
Miller, Hugh MeGlashen, Sr, John
Nash.
Igloo No. 10, Flat—Tom Ward,
Peter Donnelley, Daniel Buckley. j
Igloo No. 15, Anchorage—Felix
Brown, Jack Frisby, William H. Ross,:
Theodore Smith.
Igloo i\o. 10, Ketchikan—H. PL
Smith, James Alex. McAllister, James
M. Shoup, H. J. Hansen.
Igloo No. 17, Nenana—Patrick
Boyle, Tore Smith.
Igloo No. 18, Kodiak—Fred Stind.t,
(lus Olsen, Oscar Crockstadt, August
Groon.
Igloo No. 20, Hyder—P. W. Me-j
Donnell.
Igloo No. 28, Dillingham—John
Owens.
Auxiliary No. 1, Nome—Mrs. Chus.
H. Lesscher.
Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau—Mary I
Halm, Jane Clark.
The body of James Curfman,
known throughout the Territory as
“kugway Jim," was found one night
recently after a search which lasted
for several hours. Heart disease was
probably the cause of the pioneer's
death. His body was found lying in
the snow near a tree which he had
just chopped down. Death occurred
between 10 o’clock in the morning i
and 11:30 at night. The body was:
frozen when found. Curfman owned
a homestead at the 14-mile post oht
of Fairbanks. He had been cutting
wood for some time and was out as
usual on the day of his death. .Roger
Nelson, who has u camp nearby,
heard him working on an island, lo
cated in a slough which runs near the
road, between 0 and 10 a. m. Nelson
continued working, but several hours
later realized it had been a consider
able time since he had heard Curf
man. He started out to make search,
but could not find the spot where the
pioneer had been cutting wood. Later
Claude Stewart and Tom Lowell, who
were hauling wood from the vicinity,
joined the search. Thinking that
Curfntan might have gone to the 18
mile roadhouse, they drove there, but
found no trace of him. The men re
turnee! to 14-mile, and after a more
intensive search found the body.
James Curfman was about 6!i or 70
years of age. He came north to
Skagway in the early gold rush days
and later stampeded to the Klondike.
From Dawson he went to the Interior
of Alaska, where he had resided since.,
He mined in many sections, including
Hot Springs and the Fairbanks dis
trict.
The store owned by Chris Betsch at
.Marshall, mining town on the lower
Yukon river, was’ totally destroyed by
fire a few weeks ago, according to
late advices. The loss was $60,000,
no part of which was covered hy in- i
sura nee.
Louis Keir, a former Fairbanksan j
and Rubyite, and well known all over
the interior, was badly burned. The'
fire started when a gasoline lamp fell
to the floor.
Edward Kehoe, who won the Ne-1
nana ice pool last year and left soon
after for Portland to make his.home, -
was a passenger north on a recent
trip of .the Aleutian. Kehoe was.on
his way back to Fairbanks. He con-|
tided to a fellow passenger on the
way up that he had made some un
fortunate investments with the money
he won an dwaspra ctically broke ex
cept for a portion of his winnings
which he invested in Fairbanks be-;
fore leaving for the Outside.
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Hawley' \YV. .Sterling, superintend-';
ent of the Fairbanks district of the j
Alaska Hoad Commission for the lastj
several years, has accepted a respon- j
sible position with the Southern Gulf
Refining Company, and will leave on
April 27 for Colombia, South Amer-|
ica.
Southern Gulf activities in Colom-.
bia are directed by General James G. i
Steese, former president of the Alas-1
ka Road Commission. The -company
is drilling for oil, and already has
three wells producing. Contemplated
construction activities include the lay
ing of a long pipe line and the build
ing of a 150-mile railroad.
Mr. Sterling’s successor to the
Fairbanks super intendency has not
yet been appointed, but an.announce-;
ment will probably be made from the j
Juneau office within the next few ,
days.
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OPHIR.
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Twenty-six Republican votes were
cast in the primary election at Ophir,
as follows:
Delegate to Congress.
Vote for One.
' Howard, Bartley ...
Sutherland, Dan A. ._ 26
Attorney Uenrral.
Vote for One.
Rustgard, John . 17
Waller, J. L. . 2
Republican National Committeeman.
Vote for One.
Albrecht, George W. ...... .14
Aidrich. Frank A.. 2
Lathrop, A. E. 2
Delegate to Republican Convention.
. Vote for Two.
•Caswell, VVm.iH. .. 4
Chase, W. H._. 5
Gelles, Gus . 4
Pratt, Louis K. . 7
YVickersham, James . 18
Alternates to Republican Convention.
Vote for Two.
Gottstein, J. B.,.. 12
Grant, Wm. D. 12
Territorial Senator.
Erwin, G. B. 14
Territorial Representatives.
Vote for Four.
Buckley, Bart C. . 8
Donnelley, Harry . 14 i
Johnston, Fred B. . 13
Ross, Hosea H. . 14
Rothenburg, R. C.. 5 !
Frank Guskey, N. C. Co. manager j
at McGrath, was a today arrival from
McGrath, coming up via airplane for
the purpose of giving attention to
business affairs.
Mrs. Joe Ferris was a Friday ar
rival from Ganes, coming in with
Charlie Konietzko. *
Ikey Hayes, coming from Ganes
creek, was a Thursday arrival, for a
town visit of a couple of days.
Dave Clough, from the Nixon sec
tion, was a yesterday arrival, on a
brief business visit.
John H. Peterson, coming from1
Ganes creek, was a yesterday arrival,
for a brief town visit.
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Eli Walker, coming from Ophir;
way, was a today arrival, headed for 1
McGrath.
Charlie Baker, Little creek, was aj
yesterday arrival for a brief town j
visit. *
Are you a subscriber to The Kusko
Times? Why not?
LOST—Between Ophir and Little
Creek, pair of horn-rimmed bi-focal
spectacles, in brown leather case.
Finder please notify or mail to
John Myklebust, care Nels Vibe,
Little, or Postmaster, Ophir.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To Frank Irwin, his heirs, executors,
assigns and successors in interest:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
, pended for annual labor and improve
ments the sum of one hundred dollars
(flOQ.ee) per year for the years 1014,
1018,1016, 1017, 1020, 1021, 1922 and
1923 upon' the following described
miniRg claims in the Innoko Record
ing District, Territory of Alaska:
No. 4 Above Gold Run Group, on
Little creek, a tributary of Ganes
creek;
No. 5 Above God Run Group, on
Little creek, a tributary of Ganes
creek.
That all of said work and improve
ments were required by law and were
put upon said claims in compliance
therewith in order to hold the same
for each said year and thereafter;
And if within ninety (90) days
after the publication of: this notice
you, or any of you, faili to :pay your
portion of the amount .-expended on
the above claims, yonr (interest in
said claims will become: forfeited to
the undersigned eo-owner,‘according
to the provisions of Section 2324 .Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
WILLIAM SCHNEIRLA.
First publication, March 3, 1928.
Last publication, May 26, 1928.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To H. W. Strangmun, Jack Laniont,
James McHugh, J..' N'. Anderson,
E. Coke Hill, and all persons
claiming’ by, > through ; or. under
them, or any of. them, and tbeir j
heirs, executors, assigns ilnd suc
cessors in interest, greeting:
You and each of you:-are hereby
notified: That during each ' of.uthe
following annual labor years, to-wit:j
fhe years ending July 1st, 1922, 1923,
11)24, 1925, 1926 and 192?,' the Under
signed put one hundred dollars!
(S1OO.O0) worth of work ond improve
ments on the certain placer mining j
claim on Long Creek, in the Nulatoj
Recording District, Territory of:
Alaska, known as Buckeye Associa- j
Eion.
That all of said work and improve-!
ments were required by law and were
put upon said claim in compliance
therewith in order to hold the same j
for each said year and thereafter;
That during each said year and at
all times thereafter the undersigned
was and is a co-owner of each said
claim, and if within ninety (90) days
after the ninety (90) day publication !
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hereof, to-wit: ninety days after the
28th day of April, 1928, you and each
of you do not contribute to the under
signed your proportion of said ex
penditure for each, said claim -for
each said year, your. interest in *aid
claim will become the property of the
undersigned.
That the sum each of you should
contribute for each said claim rfor
each said years bears the same rela
tion to one hundred dollars ($100.00)
as your undivided interest in each
said claim bore to the entire interest
in said .claim, during each said year.
ELLA A. CRANE,
Ruby, Alaska.
First publication, April 28, 1028;
last publication, Aug. 4, 1028.
Frank J. Gnskey '
Notary Public f
McGrath, Alaska
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