SI ORT STORIES
ti BOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
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Recently a bolt dropped into the
armature of the power plant at White
horse, totally destroyinig the gener
ator and plunging the city into dark
ness.
Jacob and George Mutchler of Flat
recently purchased Dave Mutchler's
interest in the Iditarod Tram Com
pany. He left for the States with the
body of his wife, and will not return.
The Bank of Juneau has started
suit in the district court to foreclose
a mortgage upon what is known as
the Juneau General Hospital property,
which was given to secure a note for
$12,370.
The Fairbanks Aerie of Eagles gave
a harvest dance recently, at which
farming machinery, farmers and
farmerettes were staged. The hall
was decorated with Tanana valley
vegetables.
A letter has recently been received
in Dawson stating that Captain Will
iam Cowley was engaged throughout
the war in operating government craft
on the River Euphrates, and that he
spent much time in the original Gar
den of Eden.
Mrs. A. Swanson of Juneau was fa
tally burned recently when she at
tempted to revive a dying fire by pour
ing kerosene on it from a can. The
violent explosion which ensued set
ffre to her clothing and the house. She
died later in the hospital.
The body of Joseph Santina was
discovered recently at Mud bay, near
the wreck of the Princess Sophia.
Nothing but the skeleton remained,
but a bank book and naturalization
papers were the means of identifying
the victim. The deceased was an Elk.
Judge E. M. Axelson of Yakutat is
a busy man. Besides being United
States commissioner, he is postmaster,
teaches the government school, is a
missionary among the natives, and
runs a fishing business. He manages
to make a living by working twenty
four hours a day.
Nat Lyons, a former Dawson pros
pector and newspaper advertising man,
who made a stake in the Iditarod and
then went to England and married an,
English lady of title, yearns for Alaska.
He says that the North beats “civiliza
tion” all to pieces, and that he may
return.
Haines ranchers are trying to get a
fruit cannerey established in that city.
Farmers in the vicinity had fairly
good crops this year, but transporta
tion is a great problem. The twelve
inch snowfall recently is said to have
injured the potato crop considerably.
Many strawberries are raised in the
Haines section.
Arrivals in Fairbanks over the trail
from Brooks state that mushers are
compelled to carry their provisions
with them, 'as no roadhouse is doing
business along that route. The houses
have been left open to accommodate
the wayfarers, but the proprietors
have joined that innumerable caravan
that has proceeded to the States.
Harry Beagle of Fairbanks w’as re
cently fined $225 for having liquor in
his possession. Beagle was arrested
at the time Williams, the Fairbanks
messenger, was in. He was in the
rig with Williams, and when his bag
gage was searched a quantity of
liquor was found. At first he pleaded
not guilty, but changed his plea later.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Juneau by the Pioneer Alaska
Sanitariuim Corporation. The incor
porators are J. R. Heckman, Joseph
Ulmer, D. Smith Harris, A1 Osberg
and A. J. Inman, all of Ketchikan. The
capital stock is given at $100,000; di
vided into shares of a par value of
$10 each. The place of operation is
given as Baily bay, on Bell island,
not far from Ketchikan, where the
famous hot springs are situated.
While the teacher of the native
school at Ketchikan was in the south
the bank of that place sent a man to
the school house and painted it. The
teacher had had difficulty in securing
funds to have the building painted,
and was agreeably surprised to find
the work done upon her return.
A series of perplexing robberies at
Ketchikan was cleared up recently
when Amos Benno, a half-breed, was
apprehended. Benno confessed to the
stealing of a war bag from a returned
soldier, an express package, a box
of freight and a suit case, at divers
times. Another boy was mixed up in
the robberies, but he has not been
apprehended.
William Haynes, a Skagway pros
pector, was murdered in Vancouver
recently by two women and a man,
whom the police have been unable to
apprehend. His body was taken out
from under a pile of lumber, and was
badly bruised. He had just drawn
$600 from the bank, when he went
auto riding with his unknown compan
ions. He was formerly a cook at the
Golden North hotel, at Skagway
Captain Telford of the Northwest
mounted police returned to Dawson
recently, having investigated the
death of Mike Sedlemier, the road
house keeper at Sulphur, who was ac
cidentally shot while hunting ducks
near his home. The body was found
near a small lake. Mike had been
using an antiquated shotgun with the
trigger guards gone. When the body
was found one barrel of the gun was
discharged and the other barrel had
the hammer cocked. Mike had shot
a duck and while reaching after it
with a stick discharged the gun, the
whole load going into his body. He
reached the top of the bank before
dying. Deceased was between 50 and
60 years of age, and was formerly a
resident of Kitchener, Ont.
Another shooting affray occurred at
Douglas recently, Angelos Demos, a
Greek, shooting Billie Johnson, a na
tive fisherman, had just returned to
the village, and was asked by a native
woman to go and get her husband
away from Demos, who was filling the
native on hard cider. Johnson went
to the cabin of the Greek and asked
the man to go with him. The Greek
told him to mind his own business,
and when Billie Johnson insisted that
the drunken man accompany him,
grabbed up his rifle and fired. The
natives were wildly excited over the
shooting, and gathered about the jail
in large numbers. The victim was an
inoffensive native, a hard worker and
a general favorite with the other fish
ermen. The Greek recently was re
leased from the “handcuff brigade” of
the United States army.
It is reported that the lower Kus
kokwim is an ideal place for lawless
ness, owing to the long distance to a
commissioner’s office. A commis
sioner from the Fourth division re
cently wrote Marshal Erwin as fol
lows: “This is an ideal place for
those who have no respect for the
law. They feel that the penal code
has no kick. As an illustration of
what is done with impnity on the lower
Kuskokwim I will mention one detail.
About a week before I reached Apo
kak, Captain Knauflich discharged two
alleged I. W. W. who were employed
in hauling in the nets. The men, an
gered at their discharge, deliberately
cut up $600 worth of nets before the
eyes of their employer, who was help
less, as there was no commissioner
within seventy miles and no marshal
to execute the laws. He was com
pelled to watch the men float away or
take the law into his own hands.”
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
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We ship by boat or rail fresh
cooked crabs or crab cocktails. Order
from Dave Phillips, P. O. Box 217.
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Dr. L. Von Zesch has returned.
The business woman must usually
he her own beauty doctor, and she
need not regret this If she gives her
self fifteen minutes time at the end
of each day, Just before retiring. The
hands, as well as the face and scalp,
must have systematic attention.
Many girls who do office work, or
sell goods over a counter, Injure their
hands unnecessarily by not wash
ing them often, for much damage Is
done the nails and skin by permitting
an accumulation of dirt to remain in
the pores for several hours.
When cleansing hands so stained,
soap and water should not be the first
application, for nothing but a soft
grease will be effective.
The finger tips require several extra
strokes. Rinsing must be thorough.
Drying finishes the cleaning, but is not
the simple process that many persons
think, and in the manner of doing it
lies half the secret of having pretty
nails. Each finger must be taken sepa
rately, the towel rubbed down the
sides, back and front, beginning at
the top.
The common mistake is to begin at
the finger base and rub up, which sim
ply trains the cuticle down over the
nails and thickens the tips. Every
nail must be wiped individually, com
mencing at the top and pressing gently
down to the crescent at the base of
the nnii.
File the Finger Nail*.
To keep the nails In gwd condition,
always file them, never use the scis
sors to cut. Cleanse under the nails
with equal parts of lemon Juice and
water. Use an orange-wood stick;
also keep the cuticle around the nails
smooth. Polish the nails whenever
necessary.
Nalls that break easily must be given
a course of olive oil. It should be
rubbed Into the finger tips each night.
Massage well and occasionally give the
fingers a bath In hot olive oil.
If It Is not convenient to use the oil,
vaseline Is a good substitute. When
ever doing rough work the fingers
should be protected with gloves. If It
Is not comfortable to wear them over
the whole hand, fingers can be cut
from old gloves.
Polish for Nall*.
An Inexpensive and harmless nntl
polish Is made by thoroughly mixing
together a half ounce of talcum pow
der a half ounce of powdered starch,
a half ounce of pulverized boric acid
and 15 drops of tincture of carmine.
Do not rub the nails until the sensi
tive flesh beneath burns, as this causes
them to become dry and brittle.
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In the Five-Act Drama
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