Christmas
At McGrath
SCHOOL EXERC ISES, tWO EVEN
INGS OF DANCING, SEVERAL
DINNERS.
McGRATH.- -Christmas season at
-McGrath this year was much on the
:same order as those of the past—full
of pleasure and enjoyment, and at
ttendcd by many oldtimers who came
from their several headquarters.
The celebratiun occurred at the Mc
<Grath Roadhouse, which was eomfort
iably tilled during the two nights.
•Santa Claus held sway on Christmas
«eve, and his well-loaded tree seemed
to carry presents for everyone. Danc
ing, of course, was the big feature,
'the merry throng filling the floor and
•enjoying themselves for two nights.
-An excellent luncheon was spread on
(both occasions.
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An enjoyable feature of the cele
bration was the school exercises ren
dered by the children of -McGrath
;school, in which the pupil- received
.much heart yapplause, and in which
itheir teacher, Mrs. E. M. White, was
.•accorded much praise for her work.
'The exercises follow:
Large
Dark
Interior
Pen-Bred
Wire Orders
Clough &
Brink
Takotna, Alaska
1. Merry Christmas, Bert Dulak,
assisted by the school.
2. Concert recitation, “On the
Christmas Morning.”
3. Song, “Away in Judea,” Upper
Grades.
4. 1-act play, “Annie’s Party”:
‘ Uncle John, Robert Vanderpool
Fairy, Emma Konig
Children—
Marie Dulak
Adeline Williams
Margaret White
Smma Konig
Elsie Condry
Alice Vanderpool
Nora Vanderpool
5. Piano duet, Rose Vanderpool and
Mrs. White.
G. Recitation, Alice McGowan.
7. Solo, Adeline Williams.
8. Recitation, Josephine Condry.
9. Song, “Toytown,” lower grades.
10. 1-act play, “Mother’s Christmas”
Mother, Avis Vanderpool.
Spirit of Christmas, Martha
Dulak
Children—
Rose Vanderpool
Sallie Gabrielson
Edith Williams
Edward Konig
Chauncey WilliamB
11. The Merry Christmas of the 'Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe:
Old Woman, Helen Konig
Santa, Woedrow Vanderpool
1st child, Edward Konig
2nd child, Rose Vanderpool
3d child, Chauncey Williams
4th child, Bert Dulak
Other children, Avis Vander
pool, Martha Dulak, Edith
Williams, Sallie Gabrielson,
Alice Vanderpool, Margaret
White, Elsie Conry, Marie
Dulak, Emma Konig, Clara
Konig, Nora Vanderpool, Ad
eline Williams.
At a Christmas eve dinner Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Anderson had as their
guests a number of Takotnans, as
folows: Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clough,
Miss Marie Anderson, Miss Vera
Chilstrom, Messrs. Chester Brink
Milton Rice. Jack Morris was the
honorable chef, in which capacity he
was highly complimented.
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One of the chief amusements at
McGrath, evenings, is the tall tales
told of the ujngles in warmer climes.
The chief of the jungles tells of the
one an donly spot in California where
even the bushes hold mirrors, coffee
pots, frying pans and all necessary
equipment. The story goes on that
this particular bit of heaven was ad
jacent to a large creamer, which one
day caught fire. One hundred hobos—
God forgive us, they are called “bos”
—rushed out of the jungles and put
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Everyone Welcome.
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Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
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out the fire, saving the townspeople
the loss of the creamery and their
livelihood. For ever after, even onto
this day, the story goes, the This re
ceived free buttermilk.
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A dinner function of note here on
Christmas day was that in which
Deputy U. S. Marshal Stanley J.
Nichols was host to many friends.
The dinner was an excellent one, the
base of which, of course, consisted of
turkey—a 20-pound one—and there
was everything to go with it. Place
cards were set for .nineteen adults,
aside from which the younger set,
younger set, numbering five, sat at a
table all their own, to discuss, decide
and devour.
The following guests were seated:
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas MdLean, Mrs. R. M.
White, Mrs. J. P. Taylor, Brother
George Feltes, Brother Martial La
peyre, Charlie Cowan, W. J. Widman,
Albert Ivey, Bernard Ivey, Thomas
SaknofF, Robert Hart, Jack Morris,
John Sinclair, A. X. Grant. And then
the little ones: Margaret White,
Alice MaGowan, Bettie and Grace
Taylor.
Following the 4 o’clock dinner the
guests enjoyed themselves with either
listening to the radio or in partici
pating m several mystifying games,
the results from which brought forth
a number of victims, together with
much laughter and jollification.
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Gus Schuler, well known oldtinier,
came in from Candle on Thursday to
note that all was going well with the
Christmas festivities.
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-After a visit here of several days
owing to inability to obtain plane for
Holy Cross, during which they were
guests of Stanley J. Nichols, Brother
George J. Feltes and Brother Martial
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. 02046 for the land embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 1961 situate on the
right bank of Kuskokwim river abodt
1 mile southeasterly from the town
of McGrath, Alaska, in latitude 62°
57' 40" N., longitude 166° 37' W.,
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1961 bears S.
87° 14' W. 27.67 chains, 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 j
States Land Office at Fairbanks,'
Alaska, within the period of publica-j
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.
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Dentist
Headquarters:
FLAT, ALASKA
Will be in Flat Early
September Until De
cember 1.
ITINERARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Takotna, %
McGrath,
Lower Kuakokwha,
BetheL
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Lapeyrw- gut away for Holy Cross on
Monday,. going over with Pilot Blunt
of the Alaska Airways.
'A_ X_ Grant, also a house guest. of
Mr. Nichols for four days, returned
to Takotna on -Monday, going up with
Pilot Biuntt.
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Mr. and Mots: Oddie Hallson were
hosts to a number of riendatat- an ex
cellent dinner on Christmas day,
thoae present being Mr. and.Mrs.D.
E. dough, Mr., and Mrs. Howard
Langley, Miss Margaret Clough, Miss
Vera Cfrilstrom, Isaac Hayes, Dick
McArthur, Chetser Brink, Oscar
Slider, Jaznrs Davidson.
Among those coming from Takotna
were the following: Mrs. J. P. Taylor,
Missex Grace and Betty Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Clough, Miss Mar
garet Clough, Miss Vera Chilstrom,
•John Kr eger, Charlie Goebel, Ches
ter Brink, Milton Rice, Miss Beth
Marie Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Oates, Mrs. Warren Alford, Joseph
Oates.
McGrath
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In the Probate Court for Otter 'Pro
of net, Fourth Division of Alaska.
In the matter of the Sstate of Mayma
Wreten, deceased.
No. 59.
Nstke of Hesnng W Final Account.
' Notice is hereby given that the ad
ministrator of the above estate has
.filed his final report in the Probate
Court above named and that said re
port will be heard before the said
Probate’. Court for Otter Precinct, at
Plat, Alaska, on Monday, the 30th
day of Novembers 1931, at 2 o’clock
p. m. of said day, at which time and
place all persons interested may ap
pear and show cause, if . any they
have, why said report should not" ho
approved and confirmed.
•THOS. M. GARLAND,
Administrator.
First, publication Aug.' 29,, 1931.
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