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One of the most gruesome spec
tacles witnessed in this section oc
urred this week when on the
morning of July 7th Ellis Hedson,
Oarl and Axel Anderson, friends
of the deceased visited the cabin
of George Anker at his mining
camp at Dewey Creek, a tributary
of Nome river, about 13 miles
from Nome, agd upon opening
the door noticed a strong odor and
then they saw the dead body of
Anker lying in bed with a rifle
claaped to his breast.
They immediately brought word
to the Marshal’s office and Deputy
Cremer was sent to the scene to
bring the body back to Nejpe. As
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'he approached the cabin they not
iced te big yellow malannite dog
on a high knoll acting as a sent
inel. He seemed wild and would
not make frelnds. The odor from
the caibin Indicated that something
was wrong. As the party enter
ed the cabin they saw a gruesome
sight •
George Anker lay on the bed in
a well advanced state ef decompos
ition, clutching a 30-30 rifle hi
his right hand,' with the entire
top of his head blown off, appar
en: ly dead for at least 60 days.
It fell to the lot Of Deiputy Cre
mer to move the body to Nome for
[coroner’s inquest and for burial.
Believ it or not, it was sonje job.
Decaying vegetation and animal
matter have a very disagreeable
odor. A generous benedic'ion of
Lvsol improves conditions con
siderably. As we were working
the dog watched in a rather hos
tile mood. But when the bodj,
after considerable effort was plat
an the wagon we started down
the creek over the tundra, the
faithful dog followed the wago.i
and his master, thru what .s
known as "dog instinct.”
As the dog came closer we s& w
his whole face covered with por
cupine quills. Soon the dog came
closer to the rig and became a
little more friendly. We stopped
the team and as the dog allow
ed us to pat his head, we extract
ed, all the quills from his face.^and '
he then became a real frelnd and
followed us to Nome where he j
was given the bes^ of attention by ;
mutual freinds. Two cans of;
blubber (dog feed) were sitting on !
the tailing piles for the dog, who
remained a3 a watcher over the
cabin of his master during the 60 ,
days which his master lay dead in !
t
his cabin.
A coroner’s inquest was held {
yesterday and it was decided '
that Anker came to his death by ;
gun shot wound self inflicted.
George Anker was a likeable i
sort of fellow about 4 5 years old ;
and a hard worker. The cabin
contained all kinds of provisions,
cigarettes, etc No reason can be
found for his rash act, except that j
the past few years his mind seem- 1
ed to be somewhat affected.
1
He was a member of the Frat- j
ernal Order of Ragles lodge of
Tacoma, and his funeral will pro
bably be of a private nature owing !
to his advanced state of decom- I
position.
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MRS. GHORGK MARSHALL
IS LAID TO RKST
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The funeral services for Mrs.
iGeo. M.-Marshall were held last
Monday morning at 10 o’clock at
St. Joseph's Catholic church, when
! friends of the deceased paid their
last respects to the departed.
Father Budde in appropriate words
'and sympathetic feeling preached
the funeral service in connection
with the mass. Mrs. Marshall was
a devoted catholic and a regular
attendant of church services and a
i member of the choir for many
: years.
] The Ca" holic Ladies Altar Soc
iety and the Pioneer Women's or
ganization of which she., was a
j member, attended in a body, be
sides many numerous friends
! which she made during her long
j residence in Alaska. After the
I services the cortege wended its
iway to Belmont Point cemetary
where the interment was made.
Airs. Marshall has been in ill
health for some months, having
'suffered a slight stroke from which
she nevty; recovered after every
thing possible was done to relieve
her suffering, thru medical science
but to no avail.
She passed away at her home
and the funeral and all prepar
ations were made according to her
wishes. As she lay in her casket
at home, she looked as natural as
any human being could be and as
though -she were fa3t asleep.
Flowers covered the casket a foot
deep, many of which were gather
ed from the mountain sides.
Mrs. Marshall was born 52 years
ago at Sheerness. England, and
moved to Quebec, Canada, when
quite young. Later she married
Geo. M. Marshall, the husband
going to the Klondvke stampede
and later to the Nome stampede.,
Mrs. Ma-rshall came to Nome to
join her hosband in 1926.
She is^survlved by her husband
Hi' Nome, one sister at ScaTboro,
Ont One si9ter a* St. Michael
hospital, Toronto. Ont. and another
sister at Vancouver, B. C. who
visited Mr. and Mrs. Marshall here
last summer.
The sympathy of the entire
community is extended to the be
reaved husband and relatives, In
this, their hour of grief.
Anyone receiving news of friends
or others returning to Nome at
any. time, the Nugget would appre
ciate an opportunity of making
local mention of same
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