Takes Life In
Plane; Suicide;
Over
(By The Associated Press)
Oakland, Cal., March 3—
A man identified as Harold
A. Sprague, 35, metal work
er, committed suicide by
leaping from a commercial
plane 2,000 feet above the
Oakland Municipal Airport
Pilot Emanuel Henderson
said Sprague hired him for
the taxi flight, then sudden
ly jumped overboard. Hen
derson was unable to leave
the controls to prevent tjie
act.
The body fell into the San
Francisco bay a mile from
the airport. A navy plane
and boats aided Henderson
in attempts to locate it.
Sprague’s employer said
he had acted peculiarly af
ter a telegram he sent to
Chicago had failed to elicit
an answer. His wife and
child are believed to reside
in Chicago.
BASKET BALL SCORES.
(By The Associated Press)
Moscow, March 4—By a
score of 41 to 31 Oregon
defeated Idaho in a basket
ball game here last night.
Idaho led in the first half
by a score of 22 to 17.
Pioneers Attention
Meeting at 7:30 P. M. St.
Joseph’s Hall Wednesday,
March 4. Card party, re
freshments, dance. Bache
lor Pioneers with a lady;
Lady Pioneers and an es
cort. Cards at 9 P. M.
Committee
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Letter Received
On llnalakleet
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 12
Ole Bahr Jr., had a nar
row escape on Monday af
ternoon Feb. 3, when the
sled, which he was driving,
loaded with outgoing por
tage mail,went through the
ice. This happened about
a mile from Unalakleet.
The sled was wedged in the
ice. Mr. Bahr was compel
led to stand in icy water up
to his armpits until assist
ance came.
Pete Olson from Golovin
arrived in Unalakleet Fri
day, February 7th. While
here, he is a guest of the
Benjamin Koutchuk family
and Roy Bradley.
Mr. E. R. Bradley left for
Whaleback on February 3,
where he expects to stay
for a period of five weeks
or more.
Charles Traeger with
Frank Roberts as driver,
left for Whaleback on Feb.
12th. He will return im
mediately.
Rev. £. B. Larson return
ed in Unalakleet from his
northern mission trip. He
reports that meetings were
held at Candle, Hearing,
White Mountain, Golovin,
Elim and Koyuk. Greet
ings were sent from people
at these places to people at
Unalakleet. Clarence Isa
iah as driver, accompanied
Rev. Larson.
Word was received from
Mrs Clara Gaddie. govern
ment nurse, that the school
at Dime Creek and Koyuk
were closed. She reports a
severe sore throat, which
has proved very contagi
ous, to be the cause.
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Andreason, salesman, land
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They took off for Nome a
few hours later.
Saturday night, Feb. 8th,
Peter Bahls celebrated his
birthday. A dance was giv
en at the school house, af
ter which Mrs. Bahls serv
ed a delicious lunch to the
twenty-five guests assembl
ed there.
Conscription Was
Ordered In China
(By The Associated Pre&s)
London, March 3, — A
Reuter’s news agency dis
patch from Nanking said
today, that the central Chin
cse government had ann
ounced military conscrip
tion throughout the count
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO MISSION SITE
Mineral Survey No. 2082
Nome Serial No. 0923
; IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME, ALASKA.
December 20, 1935
NOTICE is hereby given ibat
'he CALIFORNIA YEARLY
; MEETING OF FRIENDS CIIUR
, CH, a religious corporation whose
postoffice address and principal
place of business is Whittier, Cal
ifornia, has made application in
tiie United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska, for a patent for
its mission site to be known as
,the “Friends Mission Reserve” at
Kotzebue, Noatak-Kobuk Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, and
within the Nome Land Office Dis
trict, and officially designated U.
S. Survey No. 2082, the exterior
boundaries thereof being as foll
ows, magnetic declination 22 de
grees, 30 min. E. •
Beginning at Cor. 1 whence U.
S. Location Monument No. 2082
bears N. 45 deg. 55 min. W., 8.94
(chains; thence S. 44 deg. 05 min.
W., 4.00 chains to Cor. 2; thence
S. 45 deg., 55 min. E., 29.46 chains
to Witness Corner, and .40 chains
further in the same direction to
Cor. 3; from Cor. 3 S. 67 deg. 48
min. W., 10.60 chains to Cor. 4;
thence N. 45 deg. 55 min. W., .30
chains to Witness Corner, and
25.30 chains further in the same
direction to Cor. 5; thence S. 44
deg. 65 min. W.. 13.30 chains to
Cor. 6; thence N. 45 deg. 55 min.
W., 8.94 chains to Cor. 7; thence
N. 44 deg. 05 min. E„ 12.92 chains
to Cor. 8; thence N. 45 deg. 53
min. W., 6.00 chains to Cor. 9:
thence N. 48 deg. 09 min. E., 14.12
chains to Cor. 10; thence N. 45
deg. 55 min. W.. 1.30 chains to
Witness Corner and .49 chains fur
ther in the same direction to Cor.
11. thence N. 55 deg. 35 min. E.,
3.29 chains to Cor. 12; thence S.
27 deg. 38 min. E., .68 chains to
Witness Corner and 1.31 chains
further in the same direction to
Cor. 13; thence S. 44 deg. 05 min.
W., 2.60 chains to Cor. 14; thence
S. 45 deg. 55 min. E., 2 25 chains
to Cor. 15; thence N. 44 deg. 05
min. E., 1.10 chairs to Cor. 16;
thence S. 45 deg. 55 min. E., .70
chains to Cor. 17: thence S. 44
deg. 05 min. W., 1.10 chains to
Cor. 18; thence S. 45 deg. 55 min.
E., 1.30 chains to said U. S. Loca
tion Monument No. 2082, and S.
45 deg. 55 min. E., 8.94 chains
further in the same direction to
Cor. 1, the place of beginning;
the total area being 59 50 acres;
and excepting therefrom a tract
of 0.28 acres known as the “Ver
non tract” for a description of
which commencing at Cor. 1 of
said “Vernon tract” from whence
said U. S. Location Monument No.
2082 bears N. 55 deg. 54 min. E..
11.87 chains; thence S. 44 deg. 05
min. W., 2.00 chains to Cor. 2 of
said tract; thence N. 45 deg. 55
min. W., 1.40 chains to Cor. 3 of
said tract; thence N. 44 deg. 05
min. E., 2.00 chains to Cor. 4 of
said tract, thence S. 45 deg. 55
min. E., 1.40 chains to Cor. 1 or
the place of beginning on said
tract; leaving a net of 59.22 acres.
This mission site is on unsur
veyed ground and is within and
adjoining the town of Kotzebue,
Noatak-Kobuk Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska.
U. S. Location Monument No.
2082 to which this site or reserve
is tied is situated in Latitude 66
deg. 53 min. N., Longitude 162
deg. 38 min. 30 sec. W., in the
said town of Kotzebue.
ALMER RYDEEN,
, Register
First Publication Jan. 14, 1936.
Last Publication March 16. 1936.
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