Alaska Notes
Gathered Pram Territorial
Exchanges.
Morton E. Stevens, pioneer attor
vny of Fairbanks, and president of
the board of trustees of the Alaska
<Colege, died at Fairbanks a few days
-ago, victim of a heart attack, llhe
•was <>5 years of age, and is survived
liiy a widow and soil, Edward.
Deceased formerly resided at
'Wrangell and Nome, but had been
•engaged in the practice of law in the
Fairbanks district for many years,
■aind was rated as one of the North’s
■leading attorneys. He was a gradu
ate of the University of Michigan,
-•and at one time was counsel for the
.Denver & Rio Grande railroad in
♦Colorado.
Dr. Paul Gordon, of Washington,
!D. C., has been appointed chief of
ithe office of Indian Affairs, to take
over the duties no wbeing' filled by
♦Chares \Y. Hawkesworth, veteran
.Alaska worker.
John H.McDonald, veteran Interior
Thard rock miner, died at Fairbanks a
.few days ago, a victim of cancer of
ithe liver. The oldtimer was a native
• of Canada, aged 76 years. He came
.■north to the Klondike during gold
rush days and had resided in the
• Fairbanks district a quarter of a cen
ttury.
Noel Wien is reported to have pur
chased the Catholic Mission Belanca
^Pacemaker monopane, with the inten
sion of resuming commercial flying in
•August, with Fairbanks as his head
• quai-ters. A hangar is being con
structed there to house the flying
•equipment.
The North Pacific Packing Com
ipany, Ins., which began packing
•clams at Seldovia last month, has
made shipment of more than a thou
sand cases, according to the Seldovia
Herald, which says the pack had
■reached approximately 1,500 cases up
to a few days ago Operatons are
mow suspeded temporarily because of
i.small tides along the inlet. Advan
tage, however, is being taken of the
•opportunity to tune up the plant in
^anticipation of another rush of work
'when the clam diggers get into action
:aguin.
P. 0. Peterson, representing the
’Warrack onstruction Company of
Seattle, arrived in Fairbanks a few
•days ago with ten men, . to begin
work on the foundation of the new
Federal building. The Warrack com
pany has a subcontract. A concrete
mixer is now in operation.
Word from Livengood mining dis
trict is to the effect that there is not'
enough work there for the men ^al-;
read yin the camp, and job seekers
are advised not to go there.
Two shelter cabins are to be built
in Mt. McKinley Park this summer,
and a new cabin is to be erected at.
Shushana creek.
i
Coal drilling operations, for the in- :
vestigation of coal beds in the an- j
thacite area beyond Chickaloon, are
now under wily, the work having:
started some days ago. The work is
being done under contract by Lynch
Brothers of Seattle.
Drilling did not start quite as early
as had been expected, owing to the i
difficulty of moving the heavy outfit |
from the end of the railroad at Chick- j
aloon to the drilling site, high above 1
the river, but it is reported that the J
work is' now moving along rapidly, I
and it is expected that much will have!
been accomplished in the way of ex
ploration by the end of the season.
FLAT AND IDITAROD
FLAT.—The body of Chares San
key, drowned with three others at
Bethel two years ago, was found a
couple of days ago. His hands and
most of his clothing were gone, the
body being badly decomposed. The
! body was picked up in an eddy of the
’ river about a mile anda half below
Bethel, and,was identified by the
teeth and a belt buckle marked “S.”
In a pocket of the coat was found a
copy of the Kusko Times of May 17,
1930. -> Two years ago Mr. Sankey
was en route to Takotna to work for
the Higgins Dredging Company when
he was drowned at Bethel,
j The North Amercan Dredging
i Company dredge (John Beaton) |
started dredging a couple of days
j ago, it being the earliest date for
starting up in nine years. A full crew
is working, with plenty of water.
Old Lady—Why did you become a
tramp ?
Tramp—The doctor tod me to take
walks after meals and I'vfe been walk-,
ing after them ever since
Wiff—The cook left this afternoon
without warning.
| Hubb—Not exactly without warn
i ing, dear—she told me I had better
bring home some dyspepsia tablets.
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” Is Oar Motto
NEW SIDEWALK ADORNS
TAKOTNA’S FIRST AVENUE
A new sidewalk now adorns Ta
kotna’s First avenue—a longed-for
need, but now a reality.
The project was given a big boost
at the start by Messrs. Clough and
Brink, whose generous contributon of
slabs was the man thing needed to
start things going. Another nice con
tribution came from Chris Petersen,
who supplied the nails.
Then to the rescue came Fred Du
bois, Warren Alford and Chris Nelson,
all of whom, in| Mr. Alford’s gasboat,
went several miles up river and got
out enough stringers to underlay the
whole stretch, a job that required
about ten hours’ hard work before the
raft was landed near Clear creek,
from which point Fred Duhpis', with
his horse Dan, hauled the stringers to
position.
Then came the laying of stringers
and nailing of the long walk, work
started by Messrs. Alford, Dubois and
Nelson, all of whom remained .on the
job until the work was .finished.
Others taking a hand on the. job -were
Messrs! Charlie O’Halloran, who re
placed and rebuilt more than his own
end; Frank Guskey, J. P. Taylor,
Ralph Anderson, Charlie Nichols, Lee
Lamprecht, as well as .Masters Fred
die Oates and Joe Sterling, it being
the high privilege .accorded the latter
to drive the last spike.
Those who contribute.d to the,good
cause in a monetary way were: Haw
ley Sterling, $10; Frank Guskey, $20;
Halfdan Wiig, $10; A. X. Grant.
W. K_ Keller, Territorial Superin
tendent of Education, was an over
nigh ter here a few days ago. Travel
ing with Piot Frank Dorbandt, Mr.
Keller was returning to Anchorage
and Juneau, after having surveyed
schools at Kodiak, at other points in
Bristol Bay district, and in the lower
Kuskokwim and Yukon sections.
Thomas FI. Henry, special investi
gator of the Department of Justice,
following a visit of some days at Mc
Grath and several days here, depart|
ed last Monthly via airplane for
Bethel. Mr. Henry will return via
the river route, and is scheduled to
arrive at McGrath on the steamer
Tana.
The steamer Tupper is reported to
have departed from Bethel for Seattle
on June 8, while the steamer Tana is
reported to have left Bethel for up
river on the afternoon of June 10,
and is due to arrive at McGrath
about June 17.
Mail Carrier Gurtler, operating on
route between Holy Cross and Ophir,
is reported to have left Holy Crass
on June 2, and should arrive at OphiT
about June 16.
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CHDE3K30.—George Saling, Iowa,
betarecLt&c National Collegiate A. A.'
record Car the 220-yard low hurdles
today »winning his heat in 23.1 sec
onds^ The former record was 23.2
seconds.
Arehnr Higgins, manager of the
Higgins tfredgC, returned last evening
from Yankee creek, following an ef
fort of several days to reach that
camp tm. account of heavy banks of
snow, occasioned by the heavy snow
fall daring the past winter. Dredg
ing operations, however, wil soon be;
on their way.
Mow. Oliver Anderson,' following- a
few days' visit at the home of Mrs.
D. E. Clough, returned to her home
at McGrath early in the week.
At a meeting of the McGrath school
board, recently, Mrs. R. M. White was
unanimously chosen for teacher -of,
that school during the coming year, i
McGRATH
POOL MALL |
Odadcr New Management
-Fresh, Fruits
Candies
Tobaccos
Pipes
: Cigarettes
.'Soft Drinks
’C^arette Holders
Oiarlie Smith *
> Proprietor
NOTICU TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that 1, the
undersigned, Frank J. Guskey, of
rakotna, Alaska, have this day been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of John B. Griffin, deceased. All
parties having claims against the
aforesaid estate must present them
to the undersigned, properly signed,
with the vouchers attached, within
six months of the date -tof this no
tice.
Dated .at Takotna, Alaska, this
28th day of May, A. D. 1932.
FRANK J. GUSKEY,
Administrator of the .afore
. said estate.
I
Frank J. Gnskey . ,
Notary 'P*M\c f
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Takotna, Alaska
When In
Fairbanks
For Real ‘Home-Grown
CHICKEN DINNERS
■Dry The
18-Mile |
Roadhouse;
;-f t;\
lb one in Advance for Special
Parties. (
NICE BALLROOM
Where AH May Dance to -Their
Delight, by Radio Mask. j *
A Short Drive Through <*DeJ'
lightful Forest Scenery, i
Mutchler
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