Gets three Months* Sentence
For “Butting In** at Circle
The kangaroo commissioner's courts
of the Third judicial division are each
trying to outdo the other. The latest
from Circle, while decidedly humerous,
shows more conclusively than ever the
justice of Gov. Brady’s contention of
r the *|tter lack of fitness required under
the present system of appointment.
Two women of the under world visit
ed Circle recently from Eagle. They
ginned up liberally, and after taking a
quantity of bottled beer, paid a visit to
the Indian village, near the town. The
visit resulted in the arrest of the two
women on a charge of giving liquor to
Indians, and pending trial were releas
ed on bonds put up by a local saloon
keeper.
On the day of the trial a rounder,
known as the “Dessicated Kid,” acted
as attorney for the culprits before the
commissioner, Henry Votaw, a recent
appointee of Judge Wickersham. This
official found the women guilty, and
sentenced them to three months’ in the
bastile and a fine of $100. The “Des
sicated Kid” was then given three
months’ for “butting in.”
The chivalrous citizens of. Circle then
circulated a petition praying the com
missioner to revoke the sentences of
the women. After the saloonman paid
the fine and costs Commissioner Votaw
graciously granted the petition and re
stored the women their liberty. They
took the first boat for Eagle. The un
fortunate “Dessicated Kid,” however,
did not share in this executive clemen
cy, but languishes in jail ruminating on
the direful result of “butting in” on
Commissioner Votaw's kangaroo court.
Will Start Brewery Id Fairbanks
Herman Barthel, the well known
Skagway brewer, and his partner John
L. Gage, passed through on the steam
er Herman, bound for Fairbanks. Mr.
Barthel had a shipment of 150 barrels
of his famous Skagway brew aboard,
and a complete brewing plant followed
on the J. P. Light.
It is the intention of Messrs, Barthel
and Gage to supply all the interior with
their Fairbanks brew. The enterprise
will undoubtedly succeed and we wish
the jovial Herman—‘hoch. ’
Where Is John Wftsbn?
$300,000 Awaits Him
There is a fortune amounting to near
ly $300,000 awaiting the appearance of
John Wilson. J. W. Young has a list
of questions, which if answered correct
ly, will transfer the fortune to the one
John Wilson entitled to it.
According to Mr. Young, two years
ago an old couple named Wilson arrived
at Dawson on a search for their son
John. Their home was in Tecumseh,
Neb. and John was in his teens when a
disagreement caused him to run away
from home nearly forty years ago. A
sum of money was left at Dawson to
prosecute the search and the couple
have since died.
Before their death a John Wilson was
located at Rampart and Mr. Young will
submit the questions to him. A sum of
money is also available to defray the
expenses of sending the rightful John
. to claim his own. The history of the
Rampart John Wilson is similar in many
respects to the lost John, and Rampart
people are hopeing the search is over.
Local News Items
The steamer Rebecca is expected up
from Tanana tomorrow.
G. A. Ketterer has moved his office
into the Llewellyn building. Wesley
Young succeeds him in N. A. T. & T.
affairs, at this point.
The Herman arrived the early part
of the week with the freight and pas
sengers of the stranded Sarah aboard.
There were about 175 of them, mnst of
whom, were bound for the Kantishna.
J. W. Young and Mrs. Young were
Rampart passengers on the ^Herman.
Mr. Young has leased the N. A. T. &
T. plant and has installed a complete
stock of general merchandise. He is
well and favorably known to all the old
timers, having been local agent for the
S-Y. T. Co. until the latter sold out to
the N. C. Co.
The Seattle No. 3 arrived last even
ing from the Yuk on flats where she had
been assisting the Sarah. The Hannah
left Dawson on Oct. 1; met the Seattle
and transferred her freight and passen
gers to the latter boat. The Sarah was
then got afloat and both made for Daw
son. The Seattle No. 3 will winter at
Chena on the Tanana.
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Killed By Overindulgence
In Chena Tanglefoot
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H. B. Hopkins, a deckhand on the
steamer Monarch, died suddenly at a
woodcamp five miles below Chena, dur
ing the wooding up of the boat last
week. The steamer brought the body
to Rampart, and the inquest was held
aboard the boat last Wednesday.
The coroner’s jury rendered a ver
dict of death from unknown causes but
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thought from poison procured before he
shipped as deckhand on the steamer at
Chena. The deceased was buried yes-y
terday afternoon.
One of the crew states that Hopkins
came aboard at Chena under the influ
ence of liquor, and exhibited all the
signs of a protracted spree. When he
was picked up from the deck and placed
in his bunk, he was- breathing heavily
and complained of a severe pain in his
neck. He then became unconscious
and died.
J. W. Young received on the Seattle
No. 3 last evening a large consignment \
of fresh beef, pork, mutton, chicken^
and turkeys. These meats will be sold
at reasonable prices.