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News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Steil, Correspondent
In the ease of the United States
vs. Sharp, liquor case on appeal
from the Commissioner’s court, on
trial this week before Judge Bun
nell, it developed that the officers
making the seizure of liquor which
resulted in the arrest of Sharp about
a year ago, were not armed with a
search warrant, and upon that show
ing Judge Bunnell instructed the
jury to bring in a verdict of not
guilty, which was done.
Bernard W. Carr has been excus
ed form jury duty until Monday and
Juryman Snodgrass has been ex
cused until November 15.
The case of the United States vs.
Louis Doumain is on trial today,
t he jury having been selected this
morning. Doumain is charged with
robbery.
The temperature dropped to four
below on Tuesday night and large
quantities of ice have appeared in
Chena slough.
Dorman Baker Post. American Le
gion. will celebrate Armistice Day
with a dance on the night of No
vember 11. for which great prepara
tions are being made.
Among the arrivals in town on
the Tuesday train were: Mrs. M. J.
Sweeney. Charles Lytle. R. W. Cal
derhead, William Cook. Thomas
Wade. Fred Strand. William Mahan.
William Moore. A. B. Webster. A.
Misner, Alex Hanoff. J. A. Gus
tafson, Ernest Peterson. George Hil
lar, Lester Earhart. John Harris.
Among the departures during the
week were: John C. Smith, J. J.
Johnson, Charles Claussen, Charles
Grill, Mr. and Mrs. Staples, Charles
Schiek. A. Xerland. Jack Livingston.
W. C. Pbinn has disposed of his
: third interest in seven quartz claims
in the Ester district to Joe Hender
son and John Machaely. The new
i owners plan to begin development
work immediately. The price paid
| had not been made public.
Billy Mahan, pioneer merchant oi
the Tolovar.a district, who arrived in
i town on the last train, reports thal
all of the summer work is at an end
and that the miners of the Tolo
; vana are now preparing for an un
j usually active winter, with man\
prospectors in the hills. He esti
mates that about 250 men will win
i ter in the district. Johnson & Co
| are preparing to take out a dump or
Lovett Gulch, and wiil employ sev
eral men. John Simons will work
(during the winter on the Wheeler
ground on Livengood and expects to
take out a big dump. Tory Corri
gan will open up his ground on
Lucky Gulch and will have work
for a number of men. Arndt Moran
is getting ready to haul supplies and
wood to his ground on Amy, .where
he will operate during the winter.
The reports from the new Wilbur
creek strike continue good and the
indications are that there will be a
lot of work done during the winter
on Wilbur and Olive. A boiler is
being installed on discovert" claim
on Wilbur and a number of boilers
are ready to be moved from the
Tolovana proper to the new scene of
activity as soon as conditions will
permit. Thirty men are now at
work building cabins and prospecting
on Wilbur and on the benches be
tween Wilbur and Olive. About a
(dozen cabins are being built. Ar- i
I rivals from the new strike claim
there is a vast region surrounding
Wilbur and much optimism is in
evidence.
The train arriving on Tuesday
! from North Xenana brot 110 peo
i pie to town, the arrivals being from ;
.the Canyon district, Xenana and'
Tolovana.
Albert Victor Allen is being in
quired for by his mother, who is a
resident of Scotland.
A total of 1&5 pupils are enrolled
in the Fairbanks school, a decided
gain over last year.
Seats for the comedy. “Are You a
Mason” have been placed on sale at
the Red Cross Drug store and there
is said to be brisk demand for them.
It is possible the show will be taken
to Xenar.a later. Director Sanford
Dodge will return to Anchorage
• early in Xovember to put on anoth
: er amateur show there.
Mrs. A. L. Wilbur has recovered I
sufficiently to be removed from the ;
hospital to her home.
Mrs. George Preston, who has |
i been critically ill at St. Joseph hos- '
1 pital, is believed to have passed the j
j crisis and is considerable better to
i day. For a time it was feared tha’
she would not recover. She has
pneumonia.
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Roy Lund made a trip to Rich
| ardson and return on Tuesday and
I reports the trail considerably im-'
! proved.
! George Hillar is a visitor in town
this week from his roadhouse at
Salcha.
1 The fire boys are renovating their
, quarters at City Hall and the place
; already presents a much improved
appearance, with new paper and
fresh paint.
PRIVATE CAPITAL WILL
DEVELOP COAL MINE
Lars Netland. president and gen
i era! manager of the Navy Alaska
j Coal Mining company, has left An
i chorage for Chiekaloon. where he
will supervise the work of develop
ing the property. The initial pera
tions will consist in driving the
main slope, after which galleries
! will be run into the coal. The com
pany owns units 10 and 11, adjoin
ing the government’s Chickaioon ‘
mine, and to date ha= expended some
$90,000 in preliminary development.
It is Mr. Xetland',- intention to
begin production as soon as saff-'.
cient workings can be driven to ac
commodate miners. Being a killed
engineer with thirty years’ experi
ence in coal mining. Mr. Netland is
confident he will nroduce a first
class mine. The company is oh lie
by California capital.
Earl E. Durgin, formerly of Xe
nana. is acting as selling agent of
the company ir, Anchorage.
Cold Weather
Suggestions
We have a Complete Line of
HEATERS
Air Tight COLES Hot Blast
Perfection Oil Burners
Dog Sleds— 8 and 10 ft.- Heavy Hickory
Quick-Lite Electric Lanterns
Always Ready—Never Out of Order
Northern Commercial Co.
Alaska’s Largest Ontfitters
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GOING SOUTH?
Self respect demands that
you buy a Real Leather Suit
case. Strangers are apt to
get the wrong impression of
you if you carry a paper Suit
case. We offer for Sale
12 GENUINE COWHIDE SUITCASES
Actually worth $40 each
Our Selling-out Price is
$25
Leather Covered Suitcases $7.50
Fibre Suitcases - - 3.00
SIMSOIN’S
Our Last Sale Ends THis Month
Nenana Steam Laundry
OCR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE nt 70
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST IflOne 15
GEORGE RICH, Proprietor
T rappers
Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alatka Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
Lovera CIGARS Optimo
Fresh Cigarettes
SNUFF
The Portland
NENANA STAMPS—2Sc per 100: $2 per 1,000
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