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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, June 3, 1905.
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No. 22
SUES FATHER
FOR $50,000
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Mm. Linda Bechtol Thinks Her Hus>
band’s Father Should Pay That
Amount—Her Husband in Rampart
A special from Fairbanks to the
Whitehorse Star says that Mrs. Linda
Bechtol, nee Bowers, “the sweet pea
girl, ’ ban filed a sensa-i nal suit in the
f&u.uwntaittageB from John G. Bechtol,
tne father of her husband, for alienat
in; his affections. *
Charles W. Bechtolr. her husband,
was an owner in No. 5 on Cleary creek,
a claim said to be worth $100,000, but
recently transferred his interest, and
left for parts unknown. The woman
gained unpleasant fame as the ‘ ‘Sweet
Pea Girl” during the famous Durrant
trial in San Francisco, when she car*
ried sweet peas to the prisoner daily.
*,Bish” Bechtol, the father, went to
Tanana from D<i son early this spring:
ourt in which she demands
images from John G. Bechtol.
Chades W. Bechtol in Rampart
Charles W. Bechtol, the recreant
tlttshand, has been living quietly in
Rampart for the past ten days.
Insane Prisoners Pass Through
Frank Steele, formerly jailor at this
place, passed through last evening cn
the Lavelle Young, bound for Salem,
Oregon, withthree insane prisoners.
The prisoners were: Tom^Maloney,
Mels Nelson and Ole Peterson, the lat
ter being the . maniac who endeavored
to obtain a potshot at Judge Wicker
m at Fairbanks recently.
After delivering his prisoners at the
rljim, Mr. Steele will visit his family
at Denver, Colo, and on his return will
into business at Fairbanks,* severing
connection with the marshal’s office
with tile delivery of the prisoners.
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Senator Sam Piles
Will Visit Alaska
Senator Samuel H. Piles will visit
Alaska this summer and spend several
months looking over the country. The
special correspondent of the. Nome
Nugget forwards that paper *n inter
view with the senator, in which, he ex
presses his intention of the trip.
4'I fully realize the importance of
Alaska to Seattle and this state," said
Senator Piles, "and I want to do every
thing in my power to assist in the dev
elopment of that great commonwealth.
‘‘In order to do this intelligently, I
must get acquainted with the country,
so when I talk of Alaska and its re
sources I shall be able to speak from
personal observation and experience.
Therefore I hope next summer to spend
two or three months in Alaska^ looking
over the various sections and seeing
their needs and requirments. Then I
shall be in a position to speak anH act
from an actual understanding of exist
ing conditions. I am sure I shall enjoy
the trip and I know it will be time well
spent."
Years ago the senator "mushed" ami
prospected in Southeastern Alaska.
Tenderfoot creek, twenty miles be
low Goodpasture, is reported the best
creek on the upper Tanana.
According to reports from Fairbanks
the Japanese have inflicted a tellit>£
blow on the Russian Baltic fleet. This
will force Russia to sue for peace.
Monroe & Lindsay will start their
hydraulic plant on Hoosier next Satur
day. The new flumes are nearly all in
place.
G. W. Ketterer returned from Fair
banks and Chena last evening. He
states that both towns are booming,
and good reports continue to come in
daily from the creeks.
WHITEHORSE
WIPED OUT
Little Canadian Metropolis Entirely’
Destroyed by Fire Week Ago—
—News Brought by New Arrivals
The town of Whitehorse is entirely
destroyed by fire, is the news brought
down this morning by Messrs. Sinclair
and Mann, two returning Ramparters
who spent the winter in the States.
Just prior to their de; arture from
Dawson the news was te egraphed to
that city. It is not known what the
damage wi 11 amount to, but it is thot
to be heavy.
This will work a great hardship on
the travelling public, as heretofore the
travelling public has taxed the hotels
of Whitehorse every summer.
Rampart May Gel No Marshal
A passenger on the Lavelle Young
last evening stated as fcu belief that no,
c eputy marshal would be appointed at
Rampart until the present administra
tion is either retained or displaced.
The officials he stated were not quite
sure * ‘whether they were on their heels
or their heads.’' This determination
if they are free agents in the matter
of new appointments, is in keeping
with the past treatment accorded this
camp at the hands of the federal ad
ministration of this division.
Candidates From Rampart
Frank Steele, who passed through on
the Lavelle Young, stated that it was
definitely decided that Deputy Charles
«Dreibelbis will not return to Rampart.
No appointment had been made to fill
the vacancy here. Walter Sundborg,
Alvin Paxton and C. B. Allen are can
didates for the Rampart deputyship. * »
. A. H. Woods and son are in from
Hoosier, having cleaned up.