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VOLUME 21, NUMBER 138.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1926.
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RECORD OF FIGHT
FOUND BY MOUNTY
PRINCE GEORGE TRAPPER MADE
GALLANT DEFENSE; FACE
WAS TORN AWAY
BATTLES BEAR WITH AN AXE
Huge Silver-tip Victor in Unequal
Battle; One Blow Killed
Meaney
PRINCE GEORGE, June IS, (&>).—
Provincial Constable Muirhead return
ed to the city on Saturday following
a two-week trip into the Herrick Riv
er district to investigate the circum
stances connected -with the death of
Thomas Meaney, the trapper who was
reported to have been killed by a sil
ver-tip on March 24. The scene of
the fatality was on the Herrick river,
about seventy miles from its conflu
Y ence with the McGregor. Dome
Creek is used by the trappers in this
section as their outfitting point, and
it means a trip of 100 miles.
There w'ere no witnesses to the duel
which Meaney fought with the huge
silver-tip, but the record of the fight
was left in the clearest manner in the
snow. Meaney left the tent camp,
which he and Jack Yarzeau occupied
at 5 o’clock in the morning of March
24. His mission was to look over
some traps in the vicinity, some of
which were close to a moose carcass
wihch was being used for food and
bait. No returning, Yarzeau start
ed out to look for him on the following
morning, and came upon his mutilat
ed body not far from the moose car
cass.
From the tracks left upon the snow
f the police officer had little difficulty
in piecing together the story of the
tragedy. The bear, which was an un
usually large silver-tip, had approach
ed the carcass from a direction oppo
site to that taken by Meany, the tracks
of its. hind feet measuring fourteen
inches long by eight inches wide. The
snow record showed that Meany had
got within seventy feet of the moose
carcass when he gave battle with a
three-pound axe. The bear had evi
dently seen Meany before he saw the
Ik
bear, and came on the run from the
carcass in Meany’s direction. Within
three or four feet from the point where
Meany had taken his last stand the
bear reared up on his hind legs and
commenced the fight. Within a circle
of eighteen inches the snow was firmly
^ tramped by Meany, as he attempted
to fight the bear off with the axe.
There was but one imprint which
showed the trapper had been forced
out of his little circle and this was
probably made when the bear landed
the blow which knocked him over and
killed him. This blow landed on the
bridge of the nose, tearing it and the
upper jaw away. From the markings
in the snow the bear then jumped
upon the body, pressing it deeply in
^ the snow. With another stroke of one
of its fore paws it tore off the front of
the skull, and another blow ripped
away the scalp from the rear of the
head. The tracks indicated that the
bear had run off after thus mutilating
the body. In addition to these injuries
it was found that Meany’s right hand
had been cut by the bear, his left
arm had been broken, and there were
several bruises on the chest and ab
domen.
That the huge silver-tip was hungry
was evidenced by the fact that be
tween the time of the encounter with
Meany and the arrival of the police
officer it had made two attempts at
returning to the carcass of the moose,
but with the fear of wild animals for
human remains, had retreated before
coming up to them.
The axe used by Meany in his bat
tle with the bear was found a short
distance from the body. It was blood
stained and there were a number of
short hairs attaching to it, and from
differences in the tracks made by the
bear it is thougiht Meany severed
’ three of the claws from the bear’s left
front foot.
Mil IN DEMID AT
SEATTLE FUR SALE:
MARTEN NEGLECTED
ALASKA MUSKRAT BRING PRICE
UP ONE POINT—NEXT SALE
ON JULY 21 ST.
SEATTLE, June IS. (&)— J. E. Ag
new, general manager of the Seattle
Fur Exchange announced at the con
clusion of the fur auction sale last
night that mink is in demand at $17,
50. The best lot of blue fox averaged
$56 per skin; the best skin bringing
?80. Red fox brought up to $3S and
sold well while the whites moved
slowly and sold for $40 to $44; cross
fox were neglected at the top prices
of $65 and an average of from $20 to
$25; silvers moved well but the of
fering was neglected on marten. 50
per cent of them sold at $10 to $25, the
lynx moved poorly but were sold; Er
mine sold well, $2 being the best
price; beaver brought good returns,
the best going for $32 to $33; musk
rats also sold well, the Alaska variety
brought prices up to $1.64; wolf im
proved but the better lots went un
demanded; fisher moved poorly.
The next sale will be held July 21.
EXPENDITURES COLOSSAL
REPUBLICAN PRIMAIY
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 19. (/p)—
Figures compiled from accounts file^.
with the bureau of elections indicated'
the expenditures in behalf of Republi
can candidates in the primary amount
ed to $3,000,000. Vare and Beidle
man, the committee reported spent
$578,000.
SEWARD GIRLS HOME AGAIN
Miss Viola Sheldon, daughter of Mr. !
and Mrs. Chas. Sheldon, is returning
home today on the S-S. Northwestern
as is also Miss Patsy Ray, daughter
of Mayor and Mrs. L. V. Ray. Both
have been attending high school in
the Queen City.
mm PROGRAM
FOB FOURTH JULY
LOCAL CELEBRATION
COVERS THREE DAYS BEGINNING
WITH SMOKER AND DANCE
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
The first tentative program for the
Fourth of July celebration was drawn
up last night but, as the committee
stated, is subject to slight changes
most of which will be by the addition
of other events.
The program thus far:
Saturday, July S, Smoker S p. m..
| with dance following at Odd Fellows
' hall.
Sunday, July 4th.
10 a. m., trap shoot
if X., Dory race, 1st prize, $25, 2nd
prize $15.
1 p. m., Marathon race, 1st prize j
$300, 2nd prize $125 and 3rd prize
$75; a $60 suit of cloth, given away i
by Brown and Hawkins goes with the
first prize.
2:30 p. m., Ball game.
Monday, July 5th.
10 a. m., Parade.
11 a. m., Oration and music, after
parade.
1 p. m., Small sports.
100 yard dash, boys over 12. 1st.
S5, 2nd $2.50.
100 yard dash, girls over 12, 1st, S5. 1
2nd $2.50.
50 yard dash, boys under 12. 1st, S3,
2nd $2.
50 yard dash, girls under 12, 1st, S3.
2nd S2.
Potato race, boys under 12, 1st, S3,
2nd S2.
Potato race, girls under 12, 1st, $3.
2nd, $2.
Egg race, girls any age, 1st, $5, 2nd,
$2.50
Pie eating contest, free for all, 1st,
S3, 2nd $2.
Sack race, boys and girls, under 12,
1st, $3, 2nd, $2.
Fat man’s race, 1st, $5, 2nd, $2-50.
Married woman’s race, 1st, $5, 2nd
$2.50.
Women’s nail driving contest, 1st.
$5, 2nd $2.50.
Tun of war, men, 2 p. m., $40.
Women’s tug of war, 2:30 p. m., $20.
3 p. m., Ball game.
Water sports after ball game, $50
in prizes.
SARGENT LEAVES TO
DEVELOP NEBESNA
GOLD, SILVER LOSES
—
CORDOVA, June 19. (£>)—D. C. Sar
gent, arrived from Washington, D. C.,
with four car loads of supplies and
equipment including a diamond drill
to develop the Alaska-Nebesna Cor
poration’s copper, gold and silver prop
erty. The Nebesna operations will be
gin next spirng.
STARR OUT OF UNALASKA
The steamer Starr departed from
Unalaska for Seward yesterday after
noon at 2 o’clock.
POWER SHUT OFF H©T*CE
The Seward Light and Power Cent
pany announces power wfD he shut off
in the city tomorrow Sunday! he
tween the hours o' 2 a m and T am
during which time improvements are
being made to the pipe line.
AVIATOR’S BODY FOUND
SEATTLE. June IS. ,.p—I: is re
ported Aviator Favor’s body has been
found in San Josef Bay Vancouver
Island, drowned Swinba— has no:
yet been found but a shoe said to have
been identified as Swinhart’s. he- be*-n
discovered.
FREIGHTER TAN AN A EN ^OU^E
TACOMA. Wn„ June IS. t2P'—The
freighter Tanana, substituting for tbs
Nabesna sailed for Teller. Kotrebne
and other Alaskan ports with a fu::
list of passengers
SEATTLE June 1ft. dPf—T** Yu
kon sailed this moTaing a: List o'
clock for Seward and way ports, car
rying 270 passengers: Those bootee
for Seward are:
F. E. Rolfe. J. Smetana, Lieut. W
J. Gainey and wife. Mrs F. W Fleet
Miss J. Wilson, George W. Chase arc
wife, J. Bliss and wifeand daughter.
X. L. Wimmler. Mrs. A1 Davis and two
children. J. W. Golloway. Doctor H L
Caldwell, wife and daughter. Mrs. Ar
nes Billson, J. T. Boswell. C. E Olsor.
R. L. Maxey, C. F. Zinsmaster and
wife. Miss J. Ellis, Miss P. Ellis.
Maude Benson, Charlotte E. Ywunc
Tony Gularte. James Girdwood. M D
Leahy, Mrs. C. M. Miles, Mrs. C. Arm
strong, Allen Armstrong. June Palmer.
L. C. Merriman and wife. W E. Brown.
H. P. Alword, Mrs. W. Wade. Thelma
Wade, Jack Collins, and wife. Mrs. G.
M. Ives, Mrs. C. T. Cordes, James S.
Truitt. William Stoll. E. L. Smith.. M.
M. Smith. Miss B. Miller. H. H. Adams,
E. E. Bachelor. Mrs. H. L. Bliss. Louise
Beaudreau. J. L. Xealam. G. M. Lac
retsen and wife. S. Feinson, wife and
two children, L. D. Ellis, J. H. Tail
man, E. E. Cox and wife, Andrew Xi
eme, Mrs. X. A. Dicker.
hope to some ora
BOXER FROM UTOUCHE
A telegram was dispatched this
morning by the sports committee of
the Fourth of July celebration to La
touche asking the famous Latonche
club to select an opponent for Ennis
Nickeroff, the local 115 pound boxing
wildcat. The telegram asked the club
to bring the best man they had, also
his brother and any relatives.
EASTERN R.R. OFFICIAL
T- J. Thomas, assistant to the pres
ident of the Burlington Railroad, ac
companied* by Mrs. Thomas, son and
daughter, will be among the prominent
arrivals in Seward today from Seattle
on the S.S. Northwestern. They will
continue on to Fairbanks and return
to the coast over the Richardson high
way.
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Chief Deputy Coroner Jones
I believe the girl run into the lake
to escape the fiend bat :h< wound*
were sad she died is the lak* and af
ter dragging her from the water the
fiend committed the' second crime
when all her clothe? were * m from
her body.
Bob questioned by Cfeas. Tessas:
chief of detective?, said be saw St',
via last at ? o'clock Wednesday nigh
and related the all night search for
her. and added: ‘•'My God it was ter
rible. and to think the fiscer of sus
picion pointed at me I. who loved my
daughter above aX else upon ;h;s
earth. I: is true my wife and I qua*
reled about Sylvia and p^ 'bar- I * i<.
toe attentive, I don't know, but if
11 la? my hand? on the man who did
this fiendish thing they won': have tc
pa: a rope around his neck"
Dr Dodley Done confirmed the fact
that Elizabeth had shot herself is he
basement of the home last winter, af
ter a quarrel over Syboa. and said
Elizabeth went to San Francisco in
February to rest after that.
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SISKS IKUCITD UP
i SPED IK IKE SILGMS
WASHINGTON. D. C„ June IT,
—K. O. Epdegraff former proh b: ion
afr«i; of Pittsburgh. told the House
i Alcoholic liquor traffic committee, pre
ceding the Pennsylvania primary
“yon con id get a drink in any saloon"
in Pittsburgh wtth a Pepper and Fish
er campaign sign hung outside.
Upon the arrival of the Admiral
Evans in port, within the nert ten
days ft is expected the Evans ball
team will want a game with the local
1 giants. At least sc member? of the.
| crew stated when last they were here.