NEWS FROM KANATAK
(Special Correspondent)
Kanatak, Feb. 20, 1925.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly arrived on the
Starr from Seward.
W. L. Farrel of the Pearl Creek
Dome was a recent visitor.
Fat McCaugley came in from his
cabin on Becharoff Lake for a few
days’ visit.
Ross Kenny and "Buckskin” Bill
Persinger arrived from Tokotna via
Bristol Bay stations completing an
inspection trip of trails, shelter cab
ins, etc. They left on the Watson
ro Seward.
Axel Johnson drove in from l’g
ashik with his fur catch, returning
after a short visit.
Harry Loiir and Fred Hove came
in with their dogs from Becharoff
Lake for a short visit.
Luther Snider drove over from Ug
ashik for medical treatment at the
Pearl Creek Dome. He paid the
city a short visit before returning.
The Watson called in on the fif
teenth for the sixteen employes of
the Associated Oil company. The As
sociated boys have had several op
portunities to study Alaskan scen
ery, as it is, in the good old sum
mer time, so in order to break the
monotony the company is giving
them a chance to view the rugged
'■•oast, lines and the Inside Passage
in mid-winter. When the boys ar
rive in ’Frisco this time they can
tell them in the office just how Al
aska is supposed-to-be.
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Ben Hansen, of Ugashik, drove
over to the Pearl Creek Dome bring
ing a man with frozen hands for
medical treatment. Ben paid Kana
tak a short visti before returning.
Dolf Smith of the Blue Goose road
house came in to bid the Associated
boys good-bye.
A. J. Hackameir and Charlie Dal
ton drove a sixteen dog team in
from Igagek.
The Starr failed to call for the out
going mail January. This is the
first time that Captain Johansen has
passed us by since he has been on
the run.
Mike Kalakoff has just completed
a round trip to Ugashik.
Joe Sparrow will leave on the
Starr for Seward.
Jack Lee arrived from Wide Bay.
Jack will leave on the Starr for Sew
ard en route to Seattle on a busi
ness trip.
The first mail team of the season
arrived from Bristol Bay on January
third, driven by Chris Peterson. The
driven reported a long and danger
ous journey, traveling over barren
ground and along the edges of
treacherous shore ice and open wat
er. Becharof Lake had not frozen
and there was open water on Island
Lake from the Narrows to the Fish
Village. A boat was secured to
transport the mail and dogs to the
Fish Village where the dogs were
left and pack horses used to pack
the mail over the barren hills from
Kanatak. Chris reported plenty of
cold weather with snow and ice in
the Bristol Bay regions, but found
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barren ground and open water in
the neighborhood of the oil district.
Fred Hoye, who is trapping along
Becharoff Lake, came in with the
mail team for a short visit.
T. Irondale, driller for the Asso
ciated Oil company was a recent vis
itor in town.
Harry Lohr drove in with his dog
team bringing his catch of furs. Hai
ry is trapping along Becharof Lake.
F. C. Cheatum has returned from
his vacation in Anchorage and has
resumed work with the Associated
Oil company.
Chas. Bowker brought in his first
catch of furs. Charlie belongs to the
Becharoff Lake trapping colony.
Mike Kalmakoff has returned from
Ugashik to spend the Russian Christ
mas holidays with his parents.
C. E. Bryan has driven in from
Ugashik. Bryan, who is trapping
near Smoky Mountain, reports a poor
catch of fur this season. If continu
ed this may be rather hard on the
natives of Ugashik as the late fish
ing season was a failure there. He
states that the high tide in Novem
ber destroyed and damaged many of
the boats belonging to the natives
but injured no other property. This
tide, said to be the highest tide
known there, backed up Ugashik riv
er into Ugashik lakes.
? W. L. Farrel has returned from
his vacation in California bringing
his bride, a Bakersfield girl with
him.
John Nord, of the Pearl Creek
Do ne, is spending a few days of his
vacation in town.
Five Eskimos formerly of Nome,
now living in a village near Ugashik,
led by Charlie Smith, arrived with
three dog teams loaded with fur.
Charlie and Joe were oldtime wal
rus hunters for Charlie Madsen in
the days when Madsen roamed the
northern seas with his trading and
hunting schooners. Charlie Smith
met an old Nome friend in Ross
Kenny in Kenatak. After a few
days visit they returned to the vil
lage with supplies.
F. C. Cheatum left on the Watson
bound for California.
Billie Sullivan and Erick Dahl
berg have returned from the West
ward. They report about the same
trapping season as experienced by
the other trappers in this vicinity.
Paul Peterson, wireless operator
for the Associated Oil Co., and ra
dio inspector for Kanatak, has been
spending the last two weeks in town.
Paul is said to have ignored the town
the last few months because the
competition became too keen. Now
that some of the California boys
have departed his old time regular
visits are expected to be in order.
Billie Getti left on the Watson
with the Associated Oil boys.
C. E. Bryan and E. Deigh have
returned from a fur buying trip in
the neighborhood of Ugashik. Deigh
froze his feet on the way over de
laying the trip somewhat.
JUDGE TRAVELS 8,000
MILES TO GET PEG LEG
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 20 —
Judge Pierre Crabites, representative
of the United States on the Cairo in
ternational court, who is in Chatta
nooga, traveled S,000 miles to get an
artificial leg.
Judge Crabites lost his right leg as
he was leaving the international court
building in Cairo. In Egypt they all
w'ear “peg legs,” he says, and such
a thing as a modern, artificial limb is
unknown. So he was forced to travel
to New York to purchase his substi
tute leg.
Natives of Cairo hint Judge Crabites
suffered his misfortune because he is
being pursued by the shadow of old
King Tut, who is alleged to be angry
with the judge because of the latter’s
part in the legal fight between How
ard Carter and the Egyptian authori
ties concerning the ownership of the
king’s tomb.
They point to the case of Lord Car
narvon, who died after he had ppened
up the tomb as proof to bear out the
assertion.
Judge Crabites, however, does not
credit King Tut -with having much to
do with the affair, but lays the heavi
est blame on the street car which ran
over him.
WIDOW OF KANSAS GOVERNOR
PASSES AWAY OF OLD AGE
OLATHE, Kan., Feb. 23.—Susan J.
St. John, 86 years of age, widow of
John P. St. John, Kansas’ famous
prohibition governor from 1880 to 1884
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son, John P. St. John, jr., of Los An
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and Ruth St. John survive.
CUPID CHANGES MAN’S
17-YEAR-OLD COSTUME
CHICAGO—It took Cupid to change
this mans garb worn for 17 years.
Isadore Heftel, 73 years old, janitor
in a foreign newspaper plant, never
had changed his old suit of clothes
and old red sweater for 17 years un
til Cupid took a hand, although he
was well able, friends say.
When announcement was made that
Heftel was to be “Mechuton” at the
wedding of his employers oldest girl
he at once took steps to provide for
j evening clothes, and not only that but
! he danced with the bride.
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LAST BORN OF KELLY
QUADRUPLETS DIES TODAY
BROOKLYN, Feb. 23—Three of the
quadruplets liorn yesterday to Mrs.
Catherine Kelly survived the night and
are reported in fair condition. The
last born of the four, a girl, died dur
ing the night.
MARION MAN GETS
KANSAS HOME POST
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 23.—Fred Lew
is of Marion was today appointed by
Gov. Ben. S. Paulen as commander of
the Soldiers’ Home at Dodge City to
j succeed Ansel F. Hatton, who resign
! ed several days ago. .Hatton will re
turn to Westphalia to resume nianage
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