BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
PARTY AT THE POST
The term “surprise” is usually
a misnomer when applied to so
cial gatherings which are de
signed to be a surprise on the
host or hostess, but this does not
apply to the case of Captain and
Mrs. Haskell when their friends
walked in on them Tuesday even
ing- Ttye occasion was Mrs. Has
kell’s birthday, and two people
were never more surprised than
Captain and Mrs. Haskell when
their guests filed in with their
cheery greetings and laden with
the necessary requisites to allay
the pangs of hunger when the
evening’s festivities were over—
among the latter was a big birth
day cake laden with candles, for
the gathering was a real old
fashioned surprise.
That Mrs. Andrew Vachon’s
birthday should not only fall or.
the same day but that they should
be the same age was one of the
pleasing co-incidents of the even
ing. The later presented Mrs
Haskell with an elaborately dec
orated cake bearing the inscrip
tion “To My Twin, Many Happy
Returns of the Day.” Mrs.
Vachon, who shared in the lion
ors of the evening, assisted the
hostess in the serving.
The evening was devoted to
cards and music. Among the
guests were mingled both town
and post people.
Death of Mrs. Curtis
Mrs. Howard Curlis, wife of the
manager for the N. C. Co. at Uoi
Springs, died very suddenly while on a
visit to Fairbanks March 11. Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis had been married but
three months. Her parents reside in
Seattle, and it. is believed the remains
will be taken there for burial.
Enjoy -the Best
It’s like the good old sum
mertime all the year ’round
within the hospitable doors
of
Alaska’s Premier Inn
—THU—
MANL
HOTEL
Hot Springs
J. J. PRICE, PROP.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, STEAM HEAT
Meals,
Baths,
Beds
THF TARI F IS supplied at oil S3»
IIIL I HULL sons with Fresh Vege
tables trail the Farm and Hothouses ot tho
famous Minis; Hot Springs; we manufacture
our own diary products, aud there's always
plant; ot Fresh Milk for guests.
THF RATH^t Are the most elaborate
IIIL UHI lid |„ the north-three
mammoth tanks ot ever-fresh hot water.
Warm stables for horses and dogs
—plenty room, no crowding, and
good feed.
MINSTREL SHOW
SATURDAY NIGHT
In consideration of the wishes of
many who desired to avail themselves
of the A. B.’s hospitality on St. Pat
rick’s eve, the committee on manage
ment for the minstrels decided to defer
the big minstrel show until Saturday
evening of this week instead of having
same on St. Patrick's day as was origi
nally intended.
An important decision made by the
management was with reference to the
price of admission. There being no
special object f tr creating a fund, the
committee decided to fix the price of
reserved seats at $t and general admis
sion at 50 cents, inste id of $1.50 and $1
as was originally decided upon. The
admission fee being simply to cover the
cost of costumes and staging.
Nearly half the house had been sold
when this decision was made, but to
those who had already purchased tick
ets at the original price the difference
in cost was refunded.
The seats are (joins fast and a
crowded house is anticipated. The cos
tumes and stage effects are all in readi
ness, and the chorus, under the able
direction of Lieut. McCanimon, is
rounded up in good shape. The cur
tain will go up promptly at 8:30 o’clock.
Forty local hits will be passed out
red hot off the bat and the choruses
will be sufficiently rousing ia character
to start the blood tirgling in all lovers
of old-time minstrels. Included in the
olio will be solos, male quartet, jug
gling and other popular vaudeville
stunts, also the laughable comedy
“Mama's Darling Boys,” which will be
presented by the juvenile ta'ent of Tan
ana and the post. The program will
conclude with the roaring comedy,
"The Tanana Sanitarium,” or “Hot
Ozone," presented by the star element
of the post. A laugh from start to fin
ish.
After closing their engagement here
the Fort Gibbon minstrels will make a
tour of the States as far as Texas.
NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER RED MOUNTAIN
Arctic city, Feb. 24, laio.
Editor Tanana Leader:
Dear Sir:—I drop you a few lines to
tell you what the strike hero [at Red
Mountain] amounts to so far, that you
may make use of it for the benefit of
prospectors who are coming here. So
far there is nothing found to justify
any one to come here. Red Mountain
creek is practically all slaked and the
best prospect yet shown is claimed to
be ono lone fly speck. Indian creek,
the center of excitement, is a stream
about 75 miles long. Over 25 miles of
the heart of the creek has already
been staked. One hundred and eight
claims have been staked by people
either directly or indirectly concerned
with commercial interests. Three holes
have been bedrocked. Tom Hill could
not raise a color. Charley Coloumbe
saw bedrock and has left without
staking. I do not know who sunk the
other hole; it did not show up any
thing. The ground is 8 to 12 feet; so
far as known all over that depth is
water. I would advi.-e the prospector
not to be in a hurrv about coming
here. There are large stocks at Bet
ties and Wright's. The traders are
freighting grub from Betties to Arctic
City and adding freight to the already
high prices. Bacon 41 cents, sugar
about 80 cents, rice 25 cents, every
thing else in proportion.
I am not saying that this section of
the country is a failure, but as yet
there is nothing to cause any excite
ment. Those coming to prospect had
better bring their supplies from
Tanana. All the creeks from the head
of Big Melozi this way show a schist
formation, and most any of them looks
better to me than Indian creek does.
Allen Crane.
Joe Anicichcelebrated his 47th birth
day yesterday. Jack O’Brien, Pete
Coloumbe and Frank Cioli, as invited
guests, joined with himself and family
in honoring the day at a very enjoya
ble dinner at the Ti.ra-.a Restaurant.
G. F. BEMIS,
Watchmaker, Jeweler
AND
OPTICIAN
Compound Lenses Accurately Fitted. Next door to Postoffice J
IS TEDDY DIETERICK
PLAYING ’POSSUM ?
260 West 125ih St.,
New York City, Feb. 11, 1910.
Editor Tanana Leader:
Dear Sir:—If possible could you give
me any information as to the where
abouts of a Mr. Theodore Dieteriek,
whose postotlice address was of your
city? I have written many times, but i
cannot seem to obtain an answer, al
though your papers are constantly sent
me. Thinking perhaps a yearly remit
tance for same had been paid in ad
vance, and that perhaps he may have
left the country, or that he may be
sick, I appeal to you for any news you
may be kind enough to find out for me.
With many thanks in advance,
Very truly,
Adei-le Galliker.
[The Leader hastens to assure its
correspondent that the subject of her
inquiry is doing business at the same
Free
Shave No. 17
Beginning March 19lh,
continuing to April 15th
FRONT ST.
Tanana Restaurant
Under New Management
BEST MEALS IN THECAMP
SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS
. Bui oi Everything on the Market Service Unexcelled in the North
Fresh and Delicious Bread, Pies and Pastries Always on Hand
HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAVELING PUBLIC!
Pioneer - Tower Houses
Two First* Class Resorts
Stables for Horses and Dogs. Warm Bunkhouse where
you can dry your clothing and sox.
Joe .Anlcich, Prop. Tanana, Aiaska
old stand -neither sick nor seemingly
unhappy—and by his many friends be
lieved to be utterly incapable of be
traying a trust. No reason can be
assigned why he should “play ’possum.”
He should be less neglectful in future.]
IRISH NATIONAL FUND
In answer to an appeal of John Red
mond and the Irish parliamentary party
to-Irishmen and their descendants, and
all sympathizers with the home-rule
movement, the undersigned will act as
a committee to collect money in Tanana
and Fort Gibbon for the Irish National
Fund. A list of the donors and the
amounts subscribed will be published
in the Tanana Leader and the New
York Irish World.
JOHN KEHOE.
M. WALSH.
Unclaimed Letters
Tanana, Alaska, March 1, 1910.
Bullions, Henry Herro, Nicholas
Elliot, Frank Lundslnm, Daniel
Groner, Leonard Pokich, John
Hansen, John Westerberg, I.
When calling for any of the above
please say “advertised list.”
G. H. Tiffany,
Postmaster.
Notice of Forfeiture
To T. J. Wilson. Roy R. Henderson.
Alfred Place, J. C. Junkin, Chris S.
Hillstead, O. A. .Lay in on and C. H.
Hull:
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that I have expended the sum of
one hundred (100) dollars in labor and
improvement, for each year, for the
year 1908 and the year 1909, upon the
following placer mining claim, to wit:
The First Chance Association Placer
claim, situated and being on Golden
creek, a tributary of Illinois creek, in
the Fort Gibbon Mining and Recording
Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
Said work and improvement was done
under the provisions of section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount required by
said section 2324 to hold said clatm for
the years 1908 and 1909; also that p oof
of the annual assessment wort, was
filed under chapter 2559, entitled “An
act to amend the laws governing labor
or improvements upon mining claims
in Alaska,” approved March 2, 1907;
and that if within ninety days after
the last publication of this notice you
fail or refuse to contribute your pio
portion of such expenditure, for said
years, as co-owner in said placer min
ing claim, your interest in said claim
will become the properly of the under
signed under said section 2324.
Dated at Tanana, Fort Gibbon Pre
cinct, Alaska, March 10, 1910.
S. F. McDILL.
Date of 1st publication, March 10, 1910.
Date of last publication, June 16. 1910.
Tanana School District Records
Tanana, Alaska,
March 15, 1910.
In view of the general interest lately
manifested in all matters pertaining to
the Tanana public school the following
statement, including all the documents
received by me at and since my as
sumption of the office of clerk, is here
by made public.
[First Matter of Record]
Meeting of Tanana School Hoard. June
20, 19J8, at. 8:2!) p. m. at N. A. T. it
T. Co. Transportation Office.
All the members were present. Mr.
Miller made a motion that all goods on
the list that could not be procured at
Tanana be sent to Lowman & Hanford,
Seattle, Wash., to see if they will land
them here at our price mentioned, and
in the meantime ask them to recom
mend a woman teacher. The motion
■.econded and carried.
Mr. Miller presented a motion that a
typewritten notice be made and posted
up at the postoffice of t he requirements
of aschoolhouse. Seconded and carried.
The treasurer made a motion that
Sergeant Herbert Turner, who taught
school during the foregoing winter, be
paid $270.1fi. which i* half the usual
rate. Motion seconded and carried.
After deciding to meet on Saturday,
27th, at 8:.'!0 p.m., at the same place,
the meeting adjourned.
[Second Matter of Record]
AGREEMENT
Tliis agreement made and entered
into this 8th day of July, in the year of
Our Lord nineteen hundred and eight,
between George Vautier—hereinafter
known as the contractor—of the town
of Tansna, Alaska, and the Tanana
School Board, liy its secretary Andrew
Vachon, witnesseth:
The contractor covenants and agrees
to erect a certain building hereinafter
more particularly described for the
purposes and to be used as a school
house, on the Second street of Tanana,
oti a lot of ground in the rear of the
premises belonging to the contractor
situated on the Front street of said
town; the aforesaid building to be com
pleted according to the requirements
herein contained, ready for occupancy
on or before the Jlst day of August,
11/08; building to be of the following
dimensions:
Schoolroom, 10x20 feet.
Annnexof one story, to contain toilet,
4x20 feet, ground floor; toilet 4x0 feet.
First floor to be partitioned off into
two rooms for domestic purposes.
The building to be erected of logs,
or of frame construction; if frame,
walls to he douole boarded with tar
paper between.
The ground floor to be of rough lum
ber and matched lumber with tar paper
bet ween.
Upper floor to be of match lumber,
single thickness.
Two fuh sashes on each side of school
room except that of annex.
Two half sashes in toilet and lobby
(one each).
One door in the front and one in the
rear of building, on the ground floor.
Two doors in upper story, one in par
tition and one exterior door.
The building to be lined throughout
with drilling, with mop board around
floors, and finished to the satisfaction
of the above school board.
The contractor further covenants and
agrees to complete the same on or be
fore the above required dale on penalty
of forfeiting tlie sum of $10 per day for
each and every day thereafter the said
building shall remain unfinished, and
this amount shall be deducted from the
rent thereof.
Consideration of the before-contained
agreements: The Tanana School Board
hereby covenants and agrees to rent
and lease the aforesaid building from
the contractor as a school house, at and
for a monthly rental of fora period
from the 1st day of September, 1908, of
one year.
In witness of the aforesaid agree
ments and covenants the parties there
to have hereunto set their hands and
seals this 8th day of July, 19)8.
Contractor, George Vautier [seal ]
Tanana School Board, by
its Secretary, A. G. VACHON [seal]
Acknowledged and subscribed to be
fore me this 8th day of July, 1908.
John Bathurst,
Commissioner for t lie Fort Giohon
Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
Filed for record this 8th day of July,
1998, at 2 p. m. bv Andrew Vachon and
recorded on page oti of Miscellaneous
Records, Fort Gibbon Precinct, District
of Alaska. JOHN BATHURST,
Recorder.
[Third Matter of Record]
Tatiana, Alaska, June 20, 1908.
Tanana School Board:
Gentlemen:—In reply to your Notice
for a building to be used for school
purposes, I will say that I can furnish
a building as follows: Teaching room
10x20 feel in the clear, with 10 feel
ceiling, and two smaller rooms 8x10
feet for teacher's living quarters. Also
a cloak room 10x5 feet and a water
toiiet room 5x0 feet, as shown in the
within floor plan; ■ he said building to
be well lighted with three windows
on each side of the building, and prop
erly ventilated; the said building to be
situated on Second street, on a lot 05
foet wide by 200 leet long in
a good dry place and directly back
of the cabin now occupied by Mr. Ott,
and about center of the town of Tan
ana; said building to be ready for use
August 20, 190S, the building to be
built of logs wilh lined walls attd prop
erly caulked and clothed and absolutely
frost proof and completed in a work
manlike manner. This proposal is sub
ject to any change required by the
board of directors.
George Vautier.
[Fourth Matter of Record]
At a meeting of the Tanana School
Boaid tie id on tiie 20ih of June, 19.18,
all llie members pre-ent, a proposition
was read from Mr. George Vautier us
follows [evidently referring to tli- pa
per immediately preceding].
Resolved, That same be accepted
and embodied in an agreement and
signed by George Vautier and A. G.
Vachon on behalf of the board; same
to be entered on the minutes and the
same is hereby annexed hereto.
[Fifth Matter of Record]
At a meeting of the Tanana School
Board held on the 14th July, 1909, all
the members present, the clerk having
read the letters and telegrutns from Miss
Edna Marc.v, a school teacher from
Rampart applying for the position of
school teacher of Tanana, and his re
plies thereto, and same having been
discussed, it tvas resolved that the
clerk be authorized to write Miss
Marey accepting her offer as teacher
to the school at a salary of $150 per
month for nine months' of the year
commencing September 1st, 1909, and
ending May 31st, 1910. Signed,
Geo. J. Miller.
G. H. Tiffany.
[Sixth Matter of Record]
At a meeting of the school board
held on the 6th October, 1908, all mem
bers present, the following bills were
read and ordered to be paid by the
treasurer:
N. A. T. & T. Co., supplies ... $42.50
G. Vautier, affidavits. 5.75
“ rent. 120.00
Tanana Commercial Company ... 528.25
Northern Com. Company. 178.50
S. J. Randall . 20.00
Miss Winchell 100.00
$995.00
[Seventh Matter of Record]
A school board election was held on
30th Oct., 1909, tind the following per
sons were duly elected:
Geo. J. Miller, Treasmer.
Frank C. Smith, Director.
J. Russell Walle, Clerk.
The clerk of the Fourth district,
having received the papers of such
election, passed them on to the Gov
ernor of Alaska for filing, and I duly
handed all papers in connection with
the office to the newly elected clerk,
whose signature is herete appended in
acknowledgment of same.
A. G. Vachon, Clerk.
J. Russell Walle.
The foregoing, given in the order in
which it is contained in tlie book of
records of i lie Xanana School Board
turned over to me by Messrs. Vachon
and VValle, is all the official data 1
have received regarding the conduct
of the business of the board prior t»
the taking of office bv the newly
t elected members.
The claim of H. C. ITern, for serv
! ices as janitor, etc., set out below, has
| caused some comment. It has not been
; finally acted on by the board.
Respectfully,
A. J. CAMPBELL,
Clerk Tanana School Board.
Tanana, Alaska, March 10, 1910.
Tanana School to H. C. Hern, for work
! from Oct 1, 1909, to Jan. 1, 1910.
i Wood and water, upstairs, 90days $90.00
Scavenger, 90 days $45.00
Building shed and hauling lura
! ber. 25.00
. Repairs on seats, et c . 10.00
Two months downstairs . 40.00
Shoveling snow, ten hour* . 10.00
This up ta Jan. 1..$220.00
RAMPART MINER
SUES FOR SALARY
A suit for $10,000 salary has been
filed in the district court by M. E.
Koonce against, the Rampart City Gold
Mines Company. Mr. Koonce asserts
in his complaint that from September
1, 1905, to September 7, 1909, lie was
the superintendent of the defendants’
hydraulic properties on Hoosier creek,
engaged at a salary of $2,500 a year,
none of which salary has never been
paid to him. according to the Fair
banks Times, he duly filed a lien
against the property for t he sum of
$10,000 in September last.
Tlie company was equipped with
costly and efficient appliances and last
season started up undeAtondiliotis fa
vorable to success; but the failure of
the water supply and other unfore
seen circumstances are said to have
reduced the output far below the profit
line.
Russian Furs Scarcer
According to the estimates of the
Russian government for the year 1910
the following results are expected in
respect to the catch of valuable sea
and fur-bearing animals: Sea bears,
0,000; beavers, first quality, 40; second
quality, 140; blue Arctic fox, 550, and
other varieties, GOO.
The revenue to the treasurer paid for
eaeh beaver, first quality, is 200 rubles;
second quality, 100 rubles; blue fox, 18
rubles; white fox, 9 rubles; entirely
white, 5 rubles, and sea beats, 10 ru
bles. The total to be expected by. the
treasury this year is about 100,000
rubles. It is unfortunately to be ob
served that there is a gradual decline
in the industry. The treasury got from
the seal fishing of 1905 222,000 rubles,
in 190G 141,000 rubles, and in 1907 ouly
34,000 rubles. — Fur News.
Musis Was Peluk
The larges, social gathering of the
season was present last night to take
part in the dance announced by the
A. B.’s. After it was too lute to make
other arrangements the social commit
tee was confronted with a hopeless dis
ced in the orchestra that had been
engaged for the occasion, and had to
substitute machine music. A very en
joyable time was had, notwithstanding.
No charge was made.
The Leader is on sale at the Tanana
pestofflee lobby.
MINOR ITEMS
j Charles Chanquist is planning addi
1 tions to the Grand Hotel that will
I bring that well-knowu house up to a
I high standard of hotel excellence. De
tails have not yet been settled and the
work will not be commenced before
summer.
Capt. J. J. Donovan arrived from
Fairbanks on Tuesday’s stage, but wiil
not settle down at headquarters yet
awhile. He leaves Saturday in charge
of Franklin Moses, accused of defraud
ing t he g iverntnent, and at Hot Springs
will receive two prisoners to be taken
to Fairbanks for trial on a whisky-to
Indians charge.
On the arrival of JackSipp, expected
today or tomorrow, the last of the
‘moat for the P. C. S. Co. from Minto
will be landed in Tanana. Jas. Blod
gett arrived with a big load Tuesday
and S. E. Heeter with six double-end
ers full yesterday. Mr. Heeler said he
did not run into the soft weather till
he reached the Yukon.
| Bert Lucas and Henry Helena are
j “all set” to go to the hills in a day or
' two to remain all summer. They pro
pose to go by the head of the Iledlands
and establish headquarters at some
point on the divide between the Nowi
and the Kuskokwim. Cy Simpson will
go along to bring the dog team back.
The others expect to mush back, light,
in the fall.
! HOTEL ARRIVALS
i —_
i The Gran I—Thomas James, Ber
nard YV'Heitel, Cold foot; John M
Ousley.U.S census; Harry Lath
; man, Tanatia river.
! Kentucky Restaurant—H D.
Fountain, J. J. Brice, Dr and Mrs.
Carter, Hot Springs; Fred YVilli
son. A H Hansen, Fairbanks;
j Thomas James; Bernard W Hellel,
Coldfoot; W. A. McKenzie, U S
census; Kail Chytiter, W. Carney,
Frank Sullivan, Grant creek.
Albert Rainey, C Shubert, Adolf j
Mansol, Iditarod; T. W Howell,
J S. Crowley, Red Mountain; H.
O Stromdahl, Charlie Nolen, Val-!
dez, en mute to Coldfoot; Limer
Cox Fairbanks, L, E. Banzer,
Valdez, en route to Kuskokwim;
John Morrow, Martin Sangen, John
Jerry, Diskaket; Hairy Jones, Fair
banks, C. Nelson, Rampart, en
route to Kuskokwim. Robt. S'out, j
Fairbanks; George Niles, Edward
Retd, Iditarod.
Try Williams’ new barber shop for i
an easy share or a stylish haircut.
Huge Star Falls
in North Dakota
Residents of Foster county, South
Dakota, who had occasion to be up
at 2 o’clock on the morning of Jan
uary 22 were treated to a spectacu
lar exhibition they will not soon
forget. A monster meteor 65 incites
in diameter and weighing many
tons buried itself in the earth to a
depth of six feet about seven miles
northwest of Carrington.
The attention of near observers
was attracted by the dazzling light
from the heaveniy visitor, which,
for a full minute before it struck
the ground, illuminated the entire
country for miles around as light
as day. The huge ball took on all
colors of the rainbow and traveled
with tremendous speed but without
perceptible noise.
The concussion when it struck
the ground, however, was terrific,
the noise taking the form of a
heavy roar
Tne vibrations of the earth, oc
casioned by the collision, awoke
many inhabitants, who generally
supposed they were caused by an
earthquake shock. The meteor
kept hot for more than 24 hours
after its fall. It now has the ap
pearance of dull ore. Hundreds of
residents of the county are driving
to the scene to inspect the curiosity.
WEEK’S WEATHER
Observations taken at Fort Gibbon
at 7 p. m. daily. M. U. Grissinger
observer.
Max. Min.
Thursday, March 10, cloudy 6.8 — 4.0
Friday, March 11, cloudy 13.3 2.2
Saturday, March 12, cloudy 16.8 —10.5
Sunday, March 13, clear 23.0 —14.8
Monday, March 14. clear 20.0 — 5.5
Tuesday, March 15, cloudy 26.3 13.3
Wednesday, Mar. 16, cloudy 33.3 22.4
Blue, pink and acqunmarine dia.
monds were recently exhibited in
London _
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