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Takes Job As ^ inchman—
Johnny- Adams went to work
Psl Savage as wmehrr.an on
dredge on upper Gaaes, going
Tuesday.
Gurtler Brings Freight—
E. O. Gun.!, t arrived this after
noon with a load of freight from Mc
Grath. He had 10 barrels of fuel
oil for Ganes Creek.
Leaves For Little Creek—
Fred Mark? left yesterday after
noon for Little Creek where he will
be employed by Larson i Larson on
their hydraulic operations.
Drillers in From Ganes— '
Owen Gray and Clarence Zaiser of
the Ganes Creek drilling crew have
b-.en taking a few days off this week
and are visiting in town while wait
ing for repairs.
Lowrie in From Yankee—
Bob Lowrie was a business visitor
in town this week, coming in Mon
day and returning to his work on
the Felder & Gale dredge early the
next morning.
Sea Wolf Arrives Last Night—
The MS S.aw.if pulled in Thurs
day night loaded heavy with a mix
ed cargo. The crew finished unload
ing this mot" -!g and returned down
the river to McGrath.
Ophir Ladies Visit Monday—
Mrs. Eric Hard and daughter-in
law, Mrs Thos. Shaver, were visito .
:r Takotna lest Monday night from
Opt:. Mrs. Rose Alford's flower
garden attracted the attention of the
ladies and with the heip of the Af
fords they were ? on loaded down
with beautiful flowers.
Del Thompson Visits—
Del Thompson wa- a visitor in
t'wn Tuesday from Yankee Creek
where he is employed n the dredge.
3at Del said be had “nothing to say
for publication.'’ All right, Del, we
will let you go for this time, but you
vent to watch your step and don’t
■t us get anything on you.
ow Real Estate Owner—
Charlie Fowler is about to finish
a® cabin. Fowler informs the
Times that he is now a real estate
owner in the city limits of Takotna
and tha he should have a voice in
the city council. The matter has
been taken up with Mayor Clancy
and will be riven due attention.
Mrs. Final Leaves—
Mrs. W. A. Final, who has been
attending to a few business matters
and visiting old fr.ends :n the Ophir
iisrict, left for A nth rage Tuesday
with Pilot Oscar Winchell. After
stripping over in the city for a few
days, she pians on continuing on her
way to Seldovia where she makes
her home.
RantafiaPasses Through—
Mat Rantalla, who has been em
ployed by Strandberg at Folger since
.'art May. dropped in to give the
Kusko 'Times force his regards—and
a subscription. He also sent his good
wishes to the b ys at Folger. Max
leaving for the States on the first
boat to leave after his arrival in An
chorage. His home is in Tacoma.
Washington.
GEM THIEFES TAKE
THOUSANDS FROM TOURISTS
PARIS—for the members of an
international gang of jewel thieves
police today are combing the city of
Paris, fifty thousand io.lars in
gems hav - been obtained in rne last
few day s from American tourists in
raids by the thieves on hotel rooms.
The latest loss reported to the police
occurred last night when the thieves
scaled walls and entered the rooms
of a hotel over its balconies. The
crooks made away with $30,000 in
jewelry.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation and gratitude to all
those persons who were so kind and
assisted us in many ways during: oui
recent bereavement occasioned by
the suddden passing of oar beloved
ffm. Savage. We wish' to especially
thank the people of Fiat, Takotna
and Anchorage for all their help and
kind words of comfort, and for the
many beautiful flowers and wreaths
given. We shall never forget you.
MR. a d MRS. PATRICK SAVAGE
FOUR IN FAMILY
ARE SHOT AND KILLED
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Four bullet
pierced bodies were found by Frank
Gregor when he came home today in
Pittsburgh. The remains were those
of hi# mother, his two sisters, and
his brother. Bernard Gregor, 20
years old. All were in a bedroom of
the dwelling. A detective of the po
lice d> . amrent's homicide squad
sa d tart: a note signed by Bernard
Gregor was found and it read:
"O. K. If there was some way
otht r than this out of our misery. At
one time or another, I have heard all
these say something like they wished
they were dead.”
The body f Bernard Gregor lay
near the bed. A rifle was beside him.
Marian Gregor. 13 years old, and
Betty Gregor, IT, in their night
clothes, were sprawled dose togeth
er with bnilet wounds in the heads
and bodies. The mother. Mrs. Anna
Gregor, lay crumpled at the foot of
the bed.
COUNTERFEIT OFFENSES
IRE FEWER NOW
WASHINGTON — Counterfeiting
and smuggling are declining and
check forging is increasing, Treas
ury officials declared today in a-.re
port made public on offenses against
law? f which the Treasury takes
special cognizance.
Counterfeit coins and bills turned
over to the federal secret service by
innocent takers of the spurious
money amounted to only $487,000 for
the fiscal year that ended last June
30. This figure is one-third of. the
counterfeits for the previous year.
The Customs Bureau reported
9.800 seizures of smuggled goods in
the last fiscal year, compared with
13.000 in the previous fiscal year.
Arrests for check forging increas
ed from 879 in the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1935. to 1,215* in the
last fiscal year.
MAKES TRIP THROUGH TO
BRIDGE CREEK WITH “CAT”
Ed Adams. ARC foreman, stated
today that Mike Mcfloberts has suc
ceeded in' making -it through to the
Bridge Creek- camprwith the cater
pillar and -when he left there yester
day, Mike had the "cat'* down on the
beach right at c-mp.
The caterpillar will < X'- used in
hauling in bridge timbers for the
construction of a bridge ovei Bridge
Creek. The crew at the Forks will
r*> through at that end within a few
days and will then be moved to
Bridge Creek camp. The activities
on the Nixon Forks road will be
centered around the two camps.
Bridge Cheek camp" and Two-Mile
camp, from now on until work ceas
es late this falL
Mr. Adams was in town today
conferring with Fred Spach and at
tending to other ARC business.
SEIZED CHILD'S CUSTODY
BECOMES COURT ISSUE
CHICAGO—Custody of the 30
months-old boy that was forcibly ta
ken from the home in Chicago of
rich Mr. and Mrs. Otto Horst re
cently by John Regan and his com
mon-law wife. Lvdia Nelson, both
poor, will be decided in court. Pend
ing judicial decision^ the child is be
ing cared for in an orphanage.
Mr. and Mrs. Horst, through their
' attorney, indicated today they would
start legal proceedings for thfe re
covery of the boy, who was turned
over to them immediately - after the
j child's birth, with the consent of Be
gan and Miss Nelson: but only, the
| latter contended, temporarily.
Mrs. Horst said today she was
> sure the lad “would be back playing
with his toys soon.”
Miss Nelson, who asserted .she will
resist any attempt to take the child
■•permanently from her, declared:
“My heart aches too.”
1 The authorities state it is not like
_ ly that any criminal action will be
taken against Regan or Miss Nelson,
the actual parents, for seizing the
child.
SIT-DOWNERS SIT TOD LONG
5 SEATTLE—Forty WPA workers
who sat down on.their jor-s on July
13, haven’t any work to sit down on
any more, they learned today when
Administrator Don Abel decided to
cancel the street building pro jeep for
which they had been engaged . The
strikers are ineligible for further
WPA work for.four morphs.
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