| Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Frederick W. Bradley, president of
Ithe Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com
,pany and of the Bunker Hill & Sul
livan Mining Company, will receive
tthe 193 2award of the Saunders gold
medal. This is an annual award “for
tthe most outstanding achievement in
mining.” Mr. Bradley is described as
[having established a record for low
icost mining in the operations of the
Alaska Juneau properties. The pre
sentation will be made next February,
’when the annual meeting of the
.American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will be held.
Mr. Bradley is a former president of
ithe Institute.
When it comes to originality, one
]has to hand it to George Simmons,
ithe aggressive Carcross fur rancher,
;says the Whitehorse Star. Despite
ithe fact that he iias 550 mink to care
;for and feed, George has started a
.new industry—the first of its kind in
(existence, in a wooden corraj close
ito his home he has ten live lynxes
which he trapped and brought in to
■aptivity. The lynxes are kept in in
dividual cages inside the corral and
iseem to like the domestic life. It is
( juite a sight to see these shaggy
MINK
Large
Dark
Interior
I'en-Bred
Wire Orders
Clough &
Brink
Takotna, Alaska
wildcats in their modern home, bu
judging from the looks and snarl
with which they greet a stranger, i
would not be very nice to greet one o
them alone on a dark night. And ye
George says that they are so tarn
now that he can feed them in th
same manner he would a pet dog.
Convinced that a special effoT
must be made to insure the inclusio
of Anchorage in the Federal buildin;
program which Congress is expecte
to approve this winter, Anchorag
business and professional men decid
td, at « largely attended meetinj
held in the banquet hall of the An
chorage Grill, to raise the sunt o
$2,000 for the purpose of sending ,
special delegate to Washington t
represent the city in the Federa
building matter and such other mat
ters as may need special attention a
I the National Capital, according to th
! Anchorage Times. Attorney Harr;
F. Morton was the unanimous choici
of the meeting to represent the cit;
in the capacity of special delegate.
While the principal mission of th<
city’s special delegate will be to pusl
the Federal building matter ,it is ex
pected that he also will work for i
downward revision of railroad rate:
and give his attention to such othei
local matters as time will permit.
'
Henry Rumstiek was found dead ii
his cabin, five miles up the Meloz
river from Ruby, on October 27, bj
Joe Landers.
Because of running ice in the Yu
kon Mr. Landers could not get acros;
the river to report the death unti
a couple of days afterward.
An inquest was held at the Rum
stick cabin, and the jury returned a
verdict finding he had died from
heart failure. In the cabin were
found a still, 150 gallons of mash and
about two gallons of whisky. The
mash, whiskey and barrels were de
stroyed and the still was taken to
mioy.
Doomed to wander alone, alien
from his kin, is a buffalo bull which
was kept at the College until some
time after the main herd had been
released at McCarty. It is said said
that the other bulls have driven him
forth from the bank and he roams the
country by himself, never straying
far from the others but never able to
join them. The bull was seen on the
road at Jarvis creek recently by Art
Brown, Jim Moore and Dr. Sig Bred
lie. They approached within twenty
feet of the animal, who stood docilely
while they took pictures.
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TAKOTNA, ALASKA
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MURDER CASE AT STRELNA
s A MOST BAFFLING ONE
t -
Charged with the murder at her
1 husband, John 11. Arnott, track walk
e er in the employ of hhe Copper River
J && Northwestern Railroad at Strel
j na early last month Mrs. Anna Mar
: tha Arnott, white-haired, dignified,
t cultured and kindly appearing, en
1 tered a plea of not guilty when ar
' raigned in District Court, reports the
* Anchorage Times. She walked from
- the Federal jail to the court house in
' the custody of Mrs. Sullivan, wife of
' United States Marshal H. P. Sullivan,
' officiating as matron, and sat through
^ the preliminary proceedings of the
1 court without emotion. When finally
5 called upon to plead to the grave
I charge, she arose and in a quiet voice
■ answered "Not guilty.” Almost im
I mediately afterward she was taken
; back to her quarters o nthe second
’ floor of the jail building. She is being
‘ held without bail prnding her trial,
which probably will be held at Cor
! dova or Valdez at some future session
! of court.
II It is the belief of the Government
• that John Arnott, aged 61, was mar- j
1 dered on the night of September 2
1 while asleep in his bed in the couple’s
' cabin at Strelna. That is the opinion
j of the members of the coroner’s jury
who investigated the case the verdict
i of the jury being that Arnott “came
i to his death as the result of a gun
shot wound inflicted by another per
! son than himself.”
The Arnott cabin at Strelna is
across a small creek from a bunk-1
house of the railroad where several
j employes of the Copper River £
Northwestern Railroad live. On the
night of the murder Arnott had been
drinking home brew beer, according
to a statement alleged to have been:
made by teh widow. After Arnott
had retired she went across the creek
! to the bunkhouse and requested ene
! of the men to go back to the house
with her. Several of the men accora
panied her, and upon arrival at the
j house found Arnott lifeless in his bed.
As nearly as can be learned, no
motive has yet been found for the
! crime and the circumstances are such
as to make the case one of the most
; unusual in local court history,
i Mr. and Mrs. Arnott were married
two years ago at Strelna. The wed
wedding is said to have culminated a
“picture bride” and correspondence
romance, the courtship of the couple
having been carried on entirely by
letter. Mss.. Arnott, who is said to<
have had at least one previous mat
rimonial experience, came to Alaska
from Anacortes. She is about 65
years of age, highly educated, and
rather striking in appearance, with
snow-white hair and dignified man
ner. She is said to have a son Irving
in the State of Washington.
Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Hniqnutm:
FLAT, ALASKA
WiD be in Flat Early
September Until De
cember L
ITINERARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Takotaa,
McGrath,
Lower Kwluhwie,
Bethel.
4
Constable—The accused is an out
of-work plumber, sir, and attended a
smash-and-grab raid.
Magistrate—And he failed?
Constable—Yes, sir, Je forgot the
brick.—Humorist.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that filial
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02046 for the land embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 1961 situate on the
right bank of Kuskokwim river about
1 mile southeasterly from the town
of McGrath, Alaska, in latitude 62*
57' 40" N., longitude 155° 37' W
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1961 bears S.
87° 14' W. 27.67 dhains, has been
given by William T. Vanderpool, en
tryman, and his witnesses, Richard
Joseph McArthur and Charles Ed
ward Smith, all of McGrath, Alaska,
and is in the files of the local land
office at Fairbanks, Alaska. All per
sons having adverse claims against
this entry are required to file the
same with the Register of the United
States Land Office at Fairbanks,
Alaska, within the period of publica
tion or 30 days thereafter or they
will be barred by the provisions of
the statutes.
ROBT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
First publication, November 14, 1931.
Last publication, January 16, 1932.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02047 for the land embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 1962 situate on the
left bank of Kuskokwim River about
V* mile S. W. from the town of Mc
Grath, Alaska, in latitude'62° 57' 32"
N., longitude 155" 37' W., whence U.
S. L. M. No. 1961 bears N. 43“ 32' E.
16.84 chains, has been given by
Daniel Wiley Sprague, entryman, and
his witnesses, Richard Joseph Mc
Arthur and William Nicholas Stan
ton, all of McGrath, Alaska, and is in
the files of the local land office at
Fairbanks, Alaska. All persons hav
ing adverse claims against this entry
are required to file the same with the
Register of the United States Land,
Office at Fairbanks, Alaska, within
the period of publication or 30 days
thereafter or they will be barred by
the provisions of the statutes.
ROBT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
First -publication, November 14, 1931.
Last publication, January 16, 1932.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United ‘States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02048 for the land embraced in
D. S. Survey No. 1963 situate on the
Takotna-Ophir road about 1 mile W.
from the town of Takotna, Alaska, in
latitude 63" 00’ N., longitude 156" 06'
W., whence U. S. L. M. No. 1963
bears S. 88° 17' E. 37.17 chains, has
been given by Gustav Anton Chris
tianson, entry man, and his witnesses,.
John Griffin and 'Chris Petersen, all
of Takotna, Alaska, and is in the files
of the local land office at Fairbanks,
Alaska. All persons having adverse
claims against this entry are re
quired to file the same with the Reg
ister of the United‘States Land Office
at Fanfmnks, Alaska, within the
period of publication or "80 ''-days
thereafter or they will be'banted by
the provisions of the statutes.
EOBT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
First publication, Novertbef'14; 1931.
Last publication, January ilG, "a®l’.
In the Probate Court fot>:Otte#VPre
cinct, Fourth DivisionfoA ?Alasdka
In the matter of the Estate*olliiayaan
Wruten, deceased.
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Notice'of Hearing If'lUaK Awmnit
Notice is hereby givenbtliath6he*!ad
ministrator ef Ihe above , eatatd has
filed his final report:: in htiteriPtobote
Court above named and .that skid re
port will he heard before the:isdid
Probate Court for' dfctef »PreeiHjrt; lat
Flat, Alaska, on llstathjy; h»ho'f-80th
day of November,.1931;cat* 2' o’clock
p. m. of said day, at which timeetod
place all persons interested agrey i ap
pear and show cause, :"lfn*ny!» they
have, why said 'report .Khdkuld nct'be
approved and confirmed.
THOS. M. GARLAND,
Administrator.
First publication- Aug. .29,&831.
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4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.)
Report of the Financial Condition ‘of* the
Miners & Merchants Bank of Iditarod, Alaska,
Located at Flat, Territory of Alaska, at the close (of business on'the
26th day of October, 1931.
Resources.
Loans and discounts.$39,897.20
Overdrafts . 915.10
Other bonds and war
rants owned... 27,172.50
Banking house, furni
ture and fixtures _ 88.85
Due from other banks.... 5,89229
Checks on other batiks
and other cash items- 167.07
Cash on hand . 9,031.75
Gold bullion.. 79,097.96
Liabilities. j
Capital stock paid in ....$25,000.00
Surplus fund .. 10,00000
Undivided profits less
expenses paid . 10,460.26
Individual and savings
deposits . 115,04822
Demand and time cer
tificates of deposit_ 1,754.84
Total
..$162,26322
Total --.$162,26322
United States of America, 1
Territory of Alaska, > ss.
Fourth Judicial'Division. '
I, Harry Donnelley, President of the above-named bank, do sol
emnly swear that' the foregoing statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief. HARRY DONNELLEY,
President.
(Correct Attest)
H. P. SHEPPARD,
M. S. DONNELLEY,
_ . Directors or Partners.
(Notarial seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of October; 1931.
D. E. BROWNE,
Cemmissioner and EX-Officio
Justice of the Peace.
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