The troubles we make There are no game laws
light of are usually other governing the sport of kill
. people’s troubles. ing time.
One Dollar Per Month.
TANANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1909.
Two Bits a Thkow
DELEGATE
COMING ON
CAMPBELL
On the steamer D. R. Camp
bell, which left Eagle yesterday
morning, Congressional Delegate
James Wickersham is a passen
ger for Fairbanks where he will,
during the next few months,
“catch even” on his law practice.
He is at the head of the legal firm
of Wickersham, Heilig & Roden.
At present it is his intention to
leave the Tanana country this
fall in time to visit at Nome,
Cordova and other seacoast set
tlements before he return to the
national capital.
At the special session of con
gress, just closed, Mr. Wicker
sham introduced several bills re
lating to Alaska’s welfare. Al
though the extra session was as
sembled expressly for tariff
revision, Mr. Wickei’sham de
cided that the introduction of his
measures at this time would
prove expedient.
As the length of the steamer’s
stop at Tanana is limited to a
few minutes, it will be impossible
for our citizens to extend the
popular delegate as enthusiastic
home coming welcome as they
desired, but hope to be given an
opportunity to make him feel at
home among our people on his
return trip to Washington before
the close of navigation.
Will Winter in Innoko
“Cow” (H. I.) Miller returned
on the Susie last Tuesday from a
month’s trip to the Innoko, and
passed on to Fairbanks yester
day. It is Mr. Miller’s intention
to remain in the upper camp a
few weeks, when he will return
to the Innoko with a freighting
outfit and will riside there dui-ing
the coming wintei1. He secured
a contract from John Morrow,
the Disliaket trader, to haul his
good? from Reagan’s, on the.
Ditna l-iver, to Ophir City, a dis
tance of about 40 miles.
Mr. Miller saw several return
ing stampeders into the Iditarod
■country who failed to find any
thing there to warrant their re
maining.
Are Fighting
For Millions
“It is war to the knife,” said John
D. Spreckels recently in San Francisco
>when interviewed concerning the con
test instituted by himself and his bro
ther Adolph against Rudolph and
Augustus Spreckels, for a share of
■their father’s millions.
“There was undue influence used
■when my fatner, Claus Spreckels, made
his will,” continued John D. “That will
was made out in New York, when all
■of the interests of the family with the
•exceptioh of mine and Adolph’s were
represented. VVe are not going to
■mince matters. All of the family
affairs will be brought out in court,
skeletons or no skeletons.”
New Strike
at Katalla
Katalla is again experiencing a re
vival of the oil boom, the latest strike
being in the neighborhood of Martin
river, about eight miles from the town.
The discovery was made last fall, too
late to permit of any work, but with
the going of the snow work was com
menced with one rig, and two more
will be in operation as soon as they can
be obtained from the states.
At this latest discovery, oil is found
bubbling from the ground in consider
able quanties, and is accompanied by a
How of natural gas, which when lighted
burns to a height of about four feet.
Considerable activity is being displayed
throughtout the entire oil field adja
cent to Katalla, a number of rigs now
being at work, and several companies
are making preparations to begin work
at an early date.—Valdez Prospector.
JOSEPH J. ROGERS
DIES IN VICTORIA
Was Formerly Clerk of District Court at Juneau and Practiced
Law at Cleary City—Had Stomach Trouble
Victoria, B. C., July 14.—Joseph J. Rogers, an attorney
formerly of Juneau and Cleary City, died in this city yes
terday motning of stomach trouble, a complaint that had
made him a sufferer for several years. His funeral took
place today under auspices the of the Benevolent and Protec
tive Order of Elks, of which organization he was a member
of long standing. Mr. Rogers was well known in
Southeastern and Central Alaska. He was formerly clerk
of the court of the First judicial division. Mr. Rogers had
been twice married; liis first wife, who died about seven
years ago, left him with two small children. In the autumn
of 190(5 he married Miss Adelaide Cohen, of Faii*banks, a
singer of considerable ability and reputation, and together
they spent several months in Paris, Berlin and London
while Mrs. Rogers was receiving instruction in voice cul
ture. During the last illness of the husband, Mrs. Rogers
has been singing in the vaudeville houses to pay the ex
penses incurred.
BRIDGES FAILED TO
BURN HIS BRIDGES
Fairbanks, Juiy 14.—Willis R. Bridges, formerly in
the service of the United States signal corps at the Chena
and Fail-banks stations, and who secured his discharge from
the force last spring while serving at Fort Gibbon, is now
in the federal jail in this city charged with the embezzle
ment of $900 in postoffice funds.
On his arrival in this city about six weeks ago from
Gibbon, Bridges accepted a position in the money-order de
! partment of the Fairbanks postoffice. Last week he made
■ a trip to Chena, where, it is reported, he infused a little
j life ii\ the old town, and “went down the line good and
j plenty for fair.” He then disappeared, evidently realizing
! that he had gone beyond the limit. At Nenana he was ar
rested and brought to this city on the steamer Pup.
Bridges made a full confession to the authorities on his ar
rival, and the case is now before the grand jury.
WRESTLING CONTESTS
GALORE IN FAIRBANKS
% ————————————
Fairbanks, July 14.—Fred Russell, the champion
wrestler of this section of the country, is to meet Tom
Vacile, a Greek, in a catch-as-catch-can contest of best two
out of three falls next Saturday night. The betting is
light and in favor of Russell.
Russell has issued a challenge to Ed Jern, the big
Chatanika wrestler, for a contest in the near future, and
agrees to throw Jern three times in an hour. The Chata
nika wrestler now has the proposition under consideration.
Harry Parker has issued a similar challenge to Frank,
the powerful blacksmith and race-horse man. Crowe has
declined the “defi” for the reason that be cannot get in
proper form within a short time for such a contest. He is
now 30 pounds over weight. These men met on the mat in
this city last month, and Crowe won the match by using
Champion Gotch’s famous toehold.
MINERS IN A SHIP WRECK
Salcha, July 14.—Jacob Samuelson and Frank Snell,
two Tenderfoot miners, started down the Tanana river from
Richardson for Fairbanks last Thursday on a raft. On a
small sandy island, a few miles above this station, their
craft was wrecked and floated away from them, and they
were “marooned” there for two days and nights without
food or shelter, as they had no tools with which to make a
new raft or timber to use in its construction. They were
rescued from their sad plight by a passing boat early Sun
day morning.
JOSLIN ON WAY WITH BIG ELECTRIC CARS
Seattle, July 14.—Falcon Joslin, president of the Tanana
Valley Railroad company, who has been spending the winter in
■this city, left here yesterday for the North. He is shipping with
him two large electric cars for use on his railroad. The cars are
large and speedy, and the motive power is obtained from storage
batteries. It is claimed by those familiar with conditions m the
Tanana, that these cars will easily make the trip from Fairbanks
to Chatanika, a distance of 40 miles, in an hour’s time.
WILL FEED PRISONERS
RY CONTRACT SYSTEM
Fairbanks, July 14.—The Department of Justice is contem
plating a change in the system heretofore practiced in the feeding
of the federal prisoners. The proposed scheme will be to furnish
meals by contract bids for such service. No orders in this regard
are expected until R. J. W. Brewster, the federal prison inspector
who is now touring Alaska, returns to Washington and makes report.
MARATHON RACERS
WANT ANOTHER “GO”
Fairbanks, July 14.—Local runners are anxious for another
Marathon race. They are trying to persuade Capewell & Phinn,
the owners and managers of Marathon park, to arrange for tryout
races among the local racers to determine whether it will be
worth while to bring fleetfoots from Nome and the outside this fall.
, appointed to
along. A largo _
“FRENCH CAW»LLEs TROTH
I 'ib » a denizen of thei
, w 14—“French Camille, loc8L\ celeb
Fairbanks, Jay • and Jake Hepenfing , alleged!
that the marriag d deportation.
law, as the woman dreadea a l
PURCHASE
UUTFITS IN
THIS CITY
Andrew Johnson has been in
the city this week selecting a
year’s supplies for his expedition
up the Porcupine river, where he
will prospect and trade with the
natives. He leavesTanana on the
Susie for Fort Yukon today.
The Rodman company has
just finished outfitting Nelson
and McNeil with a year’s layout
for a prospecting trip on the
Hosiana river. The outfit was
shipped today on the steamer
Susie to Victor’s woodcamp, and
later it will be taken to the pros
pectors’ scene of activity"
Henry Hickey, a well known
Fairbanks miner, outfitted him
self with a year’s supplies for a
prospecting trip to the Innolco.
He started down the river with
his goods in a large poling boat
last Monday,
Fine New Bar
C. J. Smith, proprietor of the
Yukon saloon, yesterday in
stalled beautiful new bar fixtures
in his resort in the upper part of
the city. The furniture was .
made at the famous house of the
Brunswick-Balke Co., manufac
turers of billiard tables.
LET’S HAVE
BALL GAME
The citizens of Fairbanks have
raised a fund to defray the ex
penses of the Dawson baseball
team during a visit to the later
city in the course of the next few
weeks.
A movement is now on foot in
this city to arrange a game be
tween the Dawson club and the
Fort Gibbon team to take place
on the parade-ground diamond.
If the Dawson aggregation can
play the game well enough to
“interest” the soldiers boys while
making the trip to Fairbanks,
a game will be scheduled for the
return journey.
COMING AND GOING
H. Chadwick, the Rampart member
of the trial jury, spent a few days in
town last week while enroute to Fair
banks.
Mrs. J. Fred Struthers and little son
Jack, were passengers on the Hannah
for the outside last Sunday. Mrs.
Struthers health has been anything
but satisfactory for the past six months,
and the trip to the south at this time
is made in the hope that she may be
benefitted.
Howard Yergin, of the U. S. Signal
Corps station at Hot Springs, was a
visitor in Tanana recently.
A. B. Culp, Tanana's representative
on the grand jury, left to attend eourt
last Eriday morning on the Str. St.
Michael.
Jesse Reutter, Chena pioneer and
lucky Ester creek miner, passed
through the city last Sunday on his
way outside.
Attorney C. B. Allen, of Rampart,
who was called to Tanana last week on
legal business, started for home Tues
day evening in a gasoline launch.
Mrs. M. J. McNeil and wife, of Hot
Springs and Sullivan City, visited in
Tanana a short time this week while
waiting for a boat for the outside.
Lieut. Jacob Schick is spending a
fow days of his leave of absence at Hot
Springs.
Ed Y. Lee, of tho Golden North
Cafe, has been confined to his room the
last two days suffering from a severe
cold._
A Ketchikan saloon is towing schoon
ers over tho bar at 6 cents per, tho
first time it ever happened in Alaska.