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McGRATH, ALASKA, APR. 9, 1921
NOTES FROM
FAIRBANKS
L. P. Silva Sentenced to
Two Years and Six
Months.
Fairbanks.—Mike Stepovich, a well
known hardrock miner, better known
as liWisQ -Mikef;was recently taken
Into custody on a bench '.arrant charg
in^'kifh with robbery.
Louis P. Silva, indicted by the grand
jury on a statutory charge, consisting
of nine counts, plead guilty to the first
count and was sentenced to serve two
years and six months at McNeill
island.
The grand jury reported not a tru’e
bill in the case of U. S. vs. O. M. Case,*
Charles Knox and A. J. Pauli, Jr-. The
defendants were bound' over to the
grafid- iury last fall on ‘the charge oS
selling and bartering in intoxicating
liquors, which was supposed to have
happened at Rampart.
B. B. Smith came over from Opbir
on Thursday, bringing the mail with
him, and started homeward yesterday,
afternoon.
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DOINGS OVER
AT IBITABOD
Reindeer Herd in Fine
Shape—Dredges Soon
Busy-Baker Gains.
Iditarod, April 2.—During the latter ;
part of March, Dr. Hadwin, V. S„ and
F. A. Johnston, forester and botanist,
both connected with the U*. Sr Biolog
ical Survey, with headquarters at Une
lakleet, made a thorough examination
of the Twitcbell reindeer herd, which
is now near Fritz’s roadhouse.
While these'gentlemen were at their
work a dozen head of reindeer were
slaughtered, all of which were closely
examined, and much time was speut
in sizing ap tne feeding ground, and
they stated to Mr. Twitcbell that th8
1,500 head whieh are in his herd were
in- exceptionally fine condition, and |
that thev had seen but one herd its j
equal. They left wj,th the intention of !
goiDg to the Yukon river by the way
of the Biskaket trail.
Fawning will begin about April 10th,
and when this period is through with
Mr. Twitcbell expects to move his hferd j
to summer headquarters, in the Moore I
creek neighborhood. Mr, Twitcbell is j
highly gratified that his work, much
of which was his own notions, is un
qualifiedly endorsed by these Govern
ment experts.
Preparatory work about the two
dredges, the Beaton & Donnelly and
the J. £. Riley Investment Company,
is going on. and both will be under full
payrolls before the end of April.
Claude Baker is now able to dress
and to sit up occasionally, is gaining
in strength and rapidly taking on flesh,
and while it is not expected that he
will do any manual labor this season it
is sure that his counsel 'will be avail
able to his co^ workers.
Found Guilty oi Rob
bing Missing Theat
rical Man of $100,000
Toronto, March 1.--John Dougherty
was found guilty here teday of the
theft of bonds valued at over one hun
dred thousand dollars from Ambrose
Small, well known theatrical man, who
has been missing for some time. It is
not improbable that Dougherty may
yet be tried on the charge of kidnap
ing Small.
Two Deaths At Valdez.
Valdez. March 7.—Thomas G. Quinn,
a pioneer of Valdez, died here today,
after a short illness, of pneumonia.
► ■ Ed H. Turner, st pioneer and well
known miner of this section, aged 40,
dropppd dead' today in the school build
ing here, where he had been employed
for several months.' Heart failure was
the causer.
Cabin Burned At Crooked Creek.
The double cabin of A. A. Burglin,
at the mouth of Crooked creek, and
used as his residence, burned to the
ground recently, according to word
lately received here. The fire was
probably caused by a defective flue.
Only a part of theeontents of the cabin
, were saved.
*
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