The following notice has been filed
In the Commissioner’s Court, Mt.
McKinley Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Division.
To whom this may concern;
That I, Wm. Kruhm have taken
a solemn oath, that I will not drink
one drink of intoxicating liquor of
any form for five years from this
date.
Signed, Wm. Kruhm.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, Fred*‘King, U.S.Com’r. for the
Mt. McKinley Precinct, residing at
McGrath, Alaska, on the 24th day of
September 1934. This is. a
true copy of oath taken by William
Kruhm.
Witnesses: U.S.Com’r.
Fred King,
W.II. Alfred
B^E. Berry
W.J. Davidson
Notice is hereby given that, if any
person or persons shall sell, barter
or give or who shall wrongfully and
willfully, solicit, incite or induce any
person or persons to furnish, said
Wm. Kruhm, with any spiritous
malt or vinous liquor, intoxticating
extract or alcoholic beverage, shall
be prosecuted according to the law
provided in such cases.
Fred King
United States Commissioner
“For whom are you going to
vote?”
“For the same man as my hus
band.”
“Good. Whom is your husband
voting for?”
“The man I tell him to.”—Gu
tierrez (Madrid).
As the colored doorman ran down
to open the limousine door, he tript I
and rolled down the last four steps.
“For heaven’s sake, be careful,”
erksd the club managar, “They'll
think your’re a member.”—W’all
Street Journal.
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jpooi. hall!
jFLAT, ALASKA. |
| A. TAVITOFF j
Takotna school ended the first
monh last Friday. The children
constructed a very creditable sand
table portraying Indian Life. It is
well worth a visit to the school
house.
Viola, Vesta, and Velma O’Halloran
Jean Alfred and Freddie Oats were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month.
CLOSED SEASON ON BEAVER
FOR 1935- EXCEPT DISTRICTS
ONE AND FOUR.
Juneau.— After four years of
heavy trapping, during which time
more than 65,000 beavers have been
taken, the field invetigations of the
Alaska Game Commission, show a
serious depletion of breeding stocks
of beavers in many sections and
causes the commission to announce
the closing of the season on these
animals for the spring 1935 except
in fur districts one and four.
To Whom it May Concern:
Anyone knowing anything about
Chris Nelson’s relations will kindly
notify the U.S.Commissioner at
Me Grath, Alaska.
Signed,
Fred King, Com’r.
McGrath, Alaska.
Pilot Nease formerly of the Mc
Gee Airways, recently left for Fair
banks to fly for the Wien Airway
of tha city.
Two letters have been received at
democratic headquarters applying
for the position of seal enumerator
for Alaska, although no such job ex
ists. It would be a nice long task
to count the seals up there, but
patronage dispenser Hurja passed it
up because he figured it would be
too damp.
Friend—Don’t you worry—tomor
row, when you give your speech
you will have all intelligent men
on your side.
Candidate fort Parliment—tha
is what is worring me. i would
rather have the majoriety.—Lustige
Blatter (Berlin).
■“What is the best thing to do
when suddenly faced by an infur
ated bull?’’asks a correspondent.
About 50 miles an hour.—Humor
ist (London).
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Bams.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
TAKOTNA’S PIONEER SHOP
Robert E. Lowrie - Prop.
Blacksmith, Machine and all kinds of Sheet
Metal work. Stoves, Safetys, Tanks.
Drills and Boilers and all kinds of Prospect
ing Equipment.
4 h. p. Gasoline Drills
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
Light in weight and . Hercules in strength. Can be
operated by one man, if neeessary, and reach bedrock in
shallow ground and get results.
Takotna, Oct. 1 1934.
Editor, The Kusko Times,
Takotna, Alaska.
Dear Sir:
We are having what, the farmers
rail a mice year. The mice are ab
undant all about the Kuskokwim re
gion and, probobly, this condition
i>revails over a much greater area,
t is thirty years ago since I have
seen the mice as plentiful as now,
and in the following year they were
gone.
Three very distinct groups of
mice occur in the Kuskokwim
country and each can be recognized
on sight by any observing person.
One is the Hudsonian .Tumping
Mouse, sometimes called the
Kangaroo mouse. It is not very
common and appears to prefer the
coarse buck brush at timber line,
but in some instances is found along
the streams. It appears to be noc
turnal in its habits, feeding on seeds
and grass. Like the bear this group
of mice hibernate in winter. The
Hudsonian Jumping Mouse can be
recognized by its long tail, about
five inches long, and the under parts
which are white. The hind legs are
large and it escapes from its enemies
by jumping. %
The second group, The Red Back
Mice, are easily recognized by a
reddish streak down the back. It is
a timber mouse' and prefers the
woods. It will climb trees or into a
cache, if it is handy, where it may
make its nest. It will readily eat
cereals and bacon if it once gets into
a cache.
The third group are closely re
lated and are commonly known as
the Meadow Mice. It is this group
that is swarming over the country
at present. The Meadow mouse is
common to all of North America and
to the Northern Hemisphere. These
rodents occupy the greatest range of
of the rodent family in the world.
They are common on any farm in
the country. We^ all have heard of.
plagues of mice and nine times out
of ten, this group is the guilty party.
They are supposed to be kept’ in
normal numbers by their natural
enemies, such as birds of prey and
carnivorous mammels like weasels,
foxes, lynxes, etc. However, when
,y uu wtv,viuc wu iiuniciuua, u
disease deveiopcs among them and
thus they arc prevented from be
coming -extremfety numerous. The
Meadow mouse is fond of low wet
ground and often it lives in colonies
They have roadways leading from
one • hole to another. They store
food for the Printer but they d« a
geat deal of damage to trees by des
troying the roots and bark. They
have damaged some of the crops
in this Tegion as much as twenty
five percent this season. There are
not less than twelve species to this
group in Alaska. They seem large
to us because they are the largest
mice we see. They are between six
and seven inches in length whereas
a really big one measures from seven
and a half to 1 ten inches. The
Meadow mouse is-also related to tho
muskrat, being a good swimmer and
if pursued by enemies will dive and
swim under water.
:A. H. Twitchell.
“How did Brown’s wedding go
off'?"
“Fine, until the parson asked the
bride if she’d obey her husband.”
‘‘What happened then?”
“She replied, ‘Do you think I’m
silly?” and the groom, in a sort of
daze, replied, “I do.”—Tit-Bits,
(London.)
Manager—The lady ’olds the lump
of sugar between ’er ''ijps and the
lion will take it between 'is teeth,
now, I offer a thousand pounds to
any member of the audience who
will perform this trick! v
Voice from the crowd--Righto,
guv’nor. I’m on. Just take that
there lion away!-Humorist (Lon
don).
He—I like simple things best.
She—I’ve noticed how self-satis
fied you are.— Evening . Bulletin
(Philadelphia).
Frank J. Guskey
Notarj Public
Takotna, Alaska
BEACH MINING ON
COOK INLET
Beach mining along the shores of
Cook Inlet from Happy Valley to
Homer Is providing to be a lrfbrativ?
..csume l'or mdse who have the time
•o engage in the work. Miners are
iepurted cleaning up an average of
- an<i$3 a day. Some Intenorites
re among- the campers, whiie there
are some men who have come irom
tin Middle West andEast purposely
see what is going on.
Among the locals wjth some out
anding success is Knute . Arm
strong, of Ninilchick, canneryn.an,
who has not been active in the iit-.h
operations in the past few seasons,
..nd is now turning his hand to the
line of work that originally brought
him to Alaska. He is concentrating
-its explorations about Happy Valley
and appears to be well satisfied with
returns to date.
WILLIAM SARGENT PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
William Sargent, sixty years of
age, one of the best known and most
widely evperienced prospectors an*!
pioneers of Alaska and Yukon, died
suddenly yesterday while at work
with the Alaska Road Commission
crew near Talkeetna.
Mr Sargent came north in the
great Klondike gold rush, a genera
tion ago, ,yvas in Dawson for years,
and later m practically every placer
camp of note in the jGolden North,
including Fairbanks, Circle, Forty*
mile, Iditarod, Ruby, Nome and
other camps.
He was well known in Anchorage
and in various other Alaska centers
and was one of the real types o*f
early prospector who helped devel
op the numerous gold fields of the
North.
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TRAIL TO McGRATH. We have Shoes for all ages and sizes.
We specialize in Children’s Clothing . Everything to • wear and
good things to eat. We will be glad to see you. .^tail orders
given special attention.
Mrs. Thomas H. McLean
McGRATH, ALASKA
FIRE INSURANCE
You should carry a liberal amount of .fire insurance
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind,
Needless to say this insurance should be of-the very
highest quality.
That’s the Kind Written By
Alaska Insurance Agency
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
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