SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR
SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED
Last week Operator Baker, of the
United States signal corps, in charge at
Koyukuk station, was missed and no
trace of him has yet been found, and it
is supposed that he has been drowned.
The last seen of Baker was when he
took his dogteam and started on a short
trip. He did not return, and when a
search was instituted his, tracks could
be traced down to the river, and it is
supposed that he ventnred’ on the ice
Will Lay Pipe
on Front Street
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements to provide some sort of fire
protection for the city have decided
upon a plan which, if followed, they
believe will afford ample protection for
the business district during the coming
winter.
They propose to purchase about 3f>C
feet of 2-inch pipe which will be con
nected to the big fire pump at the saw
mill, and lay it down the main street
to a point about opposite Stanley's Ho
tel, where a hydrant will be placed.
A sufficient amount of hose to reach
any portionof the street will be bought
and kept connected to the pipe at all
times so as to be ready for instant use.
Besides this pipe and hose, which
will be the main 'protection, buckets,
razing hooks, ladders, etc. will be se
cured. Harry Heins, the most enthus
iastic member of the department, ha?
already secured the ladders; two twenty
feet in length and one sixteen feet.
This is the first equipment and it is ex
pected the rest will soon be secured.
The hose will have to be purchased
in Fairbanks and the committee will
soon be able to report the cost of the
entire apparatus.
Precocious
A little girl in a child’s school, th«
of her day, on being asked by the exam
iner, “Who was Moses?” confidently
answered, “The son of Pharaoh’s
daughter.” “Oh, no,” corrected the
teacher; “Pharaoh’s daughter it was
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which proved too weak to sustain his
weight, and he and the dogs broke
through and were drowned.
Baker came north from Fort Wood,
a signal service post in New York
state, and has been here for some time.
Mrs. M. J. McNeil and Mrs. Dr. Chas.
D. Carter left for Tofty on the Tanana
| stage Monday . morning, where they
! will join their husbands.
who discovered Moses in the bul
rushes.” ‘‘Yes, mum,” answered the
child, with a significant smile, ‘‘so she
said.”—Ex.
Small Blaze
on Sullivan
_£_
The Sullivan city laundry and bath
house caught fire last Thursday and
for a short time it looked as if the
house was to be a total loss.
The fire caught on the lining of the
roof surrounding the stovepipe, which
was overheated, and soon spread to the
walls. Otto Meyer, the proprietor, was
in the house at the time, but it was
due to the prompt action of the Tofty
City Fire Department that the building
was saved. No damage other than the
loss of the lining was sustained.
Rulnod by Rats.
The Incorporated Society for the
i Destruction of Vermin has decided to
take legal action to settle whether it
is an offense to harbor rats. Evidence
against several municipal authorities
| has been collected, and a summons will
i shortly be applied for.
; Mr. A. C. Poors, the secretary, says
that the question arose out of a report
! concerning a London restaurant-keeper
who had been made bankrupt by rats.
Some premises adjoining his place had
| been pulled down, and the rats, ejected
| from their old haunts, invaded the res
i taurant in swarms, despite all attempts
! to keep them out.
| Ono day a large rat jumped from the
■ stairs leading from the first floor on to
| a table where two ladies were dining
and caused a stampede. The place be
came known as the ‘‘Rat-pit” and cus
| tom gradually declined. The proprie
I tor is now a waiter, having lost all his
i .
savings.—Ex.
Alaska CM Flowing
; According to the reports oj a number
of people who have recently visited the
English company’s wells on Katalla
'slough, two of the- wells which have
been “capped” for several years, are
now flowing, says the Katalla Herald.
O. W. Nicholson, of South Dakota, who
inspected the wells, says that oil from
one of them is being forced out at the
rate of a gallon a minute, according tc
his estimate. What has caused the sud
den activity of these wells can be only
conjectured.
i Ignorance may be bliss, but there’s a
lot of bliss that isn’t ignorance.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
The prosecution of the nightriders who, according to the con
fession of Red’Burton were implicated in the murder of Capt. Ran
kin several weeks ago, is about to be commenced. There is much
excitement over the coming trial, and threats are freely made that
anyone testifying against the accused do so at the risk of their
lives. Gov. Patterson has been called as a witness for the state,
and it has been said that his life will be forfeited in case he gives
damaging testimony.
The spherical balloon purchased from Baldwin by the United
States Signal Corps was started from Washington last Saturday on
a trial trip which was in every way satisfactory to the officers in
charge of the machine.
It is now claimed that the Republicans carried Missouri by
4200 plurality. This state was claimed up to the last by the Demo
crats, and the late developments have proven a great surprise. In
the previous election Roosevelt carried the state by over 25,000.
In Maryland the result is still in doubt, but it appears that Bryan
will have possibly six or seven, and Taft one or two electoral votes.
Bryan’s plurality in Nebraska was very much decreased when the
the complete returns came'in, and it is now placed at not to ex
ceed 4500. The victory in the state election of Nebraska is claimed
by both parties, and will not be definitely decided until the official
count is made.
Several hundred pupils wrere turned away from the public
schools in Seattle this week on account of their parents’ refusal to
allow their vaccination. This action has been found necessary by
the board of health as it is the only means by which the parents of
| the children can be forced to comply with the regulations regard
ing vaccination. There is at present considerable uneasiness felt
in that city over several cases of smallpox that have appeared and
the city authorities are determined to take prompt and drastic ac
tion now, and avoid an epidemic of the disease. It is thought that
most of the parents will have given their consent to the vaccina
tion before the wreek is passed.
Dr. Jochelson, a Russian millionaire, is now enroute from New
York to Alaska where he will study the natives of the Aluetian
islands with the view of determining, if possible, the relations be
tween the Eskimos and Indians.
Nat Goodwin w’as married last Monday afternoon to Edna
Goodrich at New York. It is only about a month since Goodwin
was divorced from Maxine Elliot, but his marriage to Miss Good
rich comes as no surprise to the friends of the contracting parties.
It is believed that Governor-elect Cosgrove of Washington is
now on his deathbed at Tacoma. He is suffering from a severe at
tack of Bright’s disease and his recovery is despaired of by his
relatives and immediate friends. Acting on the supposition that
Cosgrove is fatally ill, Governor Mead is already planning to re
tain the office.
The steamer Empress of India has brought the news to Vic
toria of the shooting of nine Japanese of the crewTs of the sealer
Boso Maru and the schooner Toyo by the Russian guards at the
Copper island rookeries. The Japanese were engaged in killing
seals when they wrere surprised by the guards. They paid no heed
to the command of the Russian officers to surrender, and attempted
to escape to their vessels when the Russians fired upon them, kill
ing nine. It is not thought that the Japanese government w ill take
any action as the crew’s of the two vessels were caught in the act
and can offer no valid defense.
It is now thought that there is no doubt as to the recovery of
Edw’ard M. Morgan, postmaster of New York city, who was shot
early this week by E. B. Mackey. Mackey w-as a stenographer
and was evidently deranged as he fancied he wras suffering from a
wrong did him by the postmaster. He stationed himself near the
entrance of Morgan’s home and as the latter stepped through the
doorw’ay he fired. Morgan instantly dropped, and Mackey, be
lieving he had killed his victim, turned the revolver upon himself,
pulled the trigger, and killed himself instantly.
The stock of the American Tobacco Co. broke 32 points Mon
day as a result of the federal court decision against the trust. The
closing price on Saturday w7as 375, but during the first hour on
Monday it went to 343, where it remained. Other stocks were also
affected to a slight degree, but all rallied in a very short time.
Banker Morse, who wTas president of the National bank of New
York, the failure of W’hich precipitated the panic of last year, was
sentenced to prison this week for fraudulent transactions, and is
now serving his term. Morse is a model prisoner, and although a
rich man, he asks no special privileges. He has a telephone in his
cell and conducts all his business from that place, wThich he uses
as his office.
I
Have Gone to
Quail Creek
A. B. Ferguson and Fred Cassidy left
Monday morning for Quail creek. Mr.
Ferguson recently purchased some
ground on that creek from Cassidy and
Olson, and intends to thoroughly pros
pect it this winter. He has purchased
a small boiler and provisions at Ram
part, and these started for Quail about
the time Ferg left here, and should be
there when he arrives.
Captain Donovan is associated with
Mr. Ferguson, and together they will
locate the pay this winter on the
ground they have acquired, and be.
ready for big work the first thihg in
the spring*
Mr. Ferguson is not feeling very well
since the election. He says the people
of the United States are all wrong
when they think Taft is a better man
than Bryan, and if he had been there
he might have offset the powerful in
fluence of Col. C. Ethelbert Claypool,
and changed the result.
LOST—Gold-mounted spectacles, with
case, on streets of Hot Springs last
Saturday. Liberal reward if returned
to J. F. Drake, deputy marshal.
Oranges, apples and chewing gum at
Heins’.
Big Opening
on Suiiivan
The opening of the Club Saloon and
Chop House at Tofty last Thursday
was the biggest event of the kind that
has ever happened on Sullivan creek.
The house was crowded and the good
time that was had by all who were
present is a testimonial to Wm. H. Pos
tlewaite, who is the manager of the
new house.
The chop house is the first institu
tion of the kind on Sullivan creek, and
will fill a long'felt want. It is now
possible for a man coming in from the
trail at any time, either day or night,
to get either a square meal or a lunch
as he may desire. At the bar the Club
has the best liquors that are made and
the treatmeut which is accorded the
patrons is always the best.
Preparing
for Summer
There is not much work this winter
in the vicinity of Eureka creek, and
one dump on Chicago is the only one in
that country. Everybody, however,
who intends to work next summer are
either already making preparations pr
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Stanley House..
Home for the Miner and Business Man. Frank B. Stanley, Prop.
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We always endeavor to give every gnest the
greatest value for his money.
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
Is our aim at all times, and is appreciated by all
our customers.
OUR RESTAURANT IS UNEXCELLED
Short Orders and Regular Meals at prices to suit
all customers. Only the Best of everything
is used, and every order is cooked in the most
pleasing style.
Our Single Spring Beds for $1 and Bunks ior 50c
Are clean, warm and guaranteed sleep producers
New Pool ialile Just Installed
WHEN IN TOWN GIVE US A CALL
AND BE CONVINCED
Discovery Roadhouse
JIM DRUMMOND, PROP.
Good, Clean, Comfortable Beds.
Warm Horse and Dog Stables
NO BAR SULLIVAN CITY
Goldin North Restaurant T.af
Regular Meals fer $1. Meals Served at All Hours. Ed Lee, Prop.
will soon commence work so that in the
spring everything will start without
the loss of valuable time.
Jerome Chute is having everything
put in readiness for the large drill
with which he intends to sink until he
finds water. Wood is being cut and as
soon as the roads are in condition, the
machinery which is at present in Hot
Springs will be freighted to the head
of Eureka and set up.
Peculiarity of Ice
m file Siough
Jf a stranger in this city were to un
dertake to cross the slough on the ice
some moonlight night after the wind
had swept the snow off, it is very prob
able that he would take a very crooked
course or else turn back and cross by
the bridge.
The looks of the ice on the slough is
not reassuring. Every few feet there
are big scrawly black spots, each of
which looks more like a devilfish or oc
topus than anything else, and which
gives the ice the appearance of being
full of holes.
These spots are caused by the warm
water of the springs coming up under
the ice which keeps the ice clear and
transparent at all times. The water
spreading in all directions causes long
shoots or arms to appear, which gives
it the resemblance of an octopus. In
reality the ice over these warm springs
is fully as thick as elsewhere and is
perfectly safe.
Severe Case of
“Swelled Head”
Tokio, Oct. 20.—It has been an
nounced here that Admiral Sperry, of
the visiting American fleet, has de
clared his intention of recommending
to the war department the dismissal
from the service' of Lieut. Evans, son
of Admiral Evans, retired, on account
of the recent findings of the court mar
tial at ‘Manila. Young Evans was
found guilty of disrespect to his supe
rior officers, and has been guilty of
such gross misconduct several times on
the present cruise that his behavior
could not be further overlooked. His
dishonorable discharge would be a ter
rible blow to his father, and it is
thought that consideration for him may
move the department to commute his
sentence. _
Moose Mary
Passes Away
Moose Mary, a native woman known
to a great many of the old timers in
this ditsrict, died on Sullivan creek
last Saturday after a prolonged seige
of consumption. Her death had been
expected by herself and acquaintances
for a long time and came as a relief to
the sick woman. The deceased was
buried at Tanana.
Get the habit, go to Heins’.
MAIL SCHEDULE
Arrives from Fairbanks Saturday p. m
Arrives from Tanana Sunday p. m
Departs for Fairbanks Monday a. m
Departs for Tanana Monday a. m
All kinds of Job Printing at this shop
Matt Stewart, Prop.
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Shaving and
Scalp
Treatment
SHAMPOOING
With the Famous
Hot Springs water
direct from springs,
is the best tonic
for your hair. Try
it.
HOT SPRINGS HOTEL.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Fairbanks, Aka.
Office: First Ave. and Cushman St.
Ach, Louie!
Don’t forget to remember while
you are visiting in Fairbanks
that the
FRACTION
IS ALWAYS THE
ATTRACTION
The “little presents” (costing but
25c) we have in great variety and
are of the best quality obtainable.
Just the things for proper “interior
decorations.”
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