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SUFDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1931“ j ' ‘
AUTO WRECK
A few days ago Tom Bell and Dick
Hack went over the hill near Charl
ie Goodlatawfs house. When it skidd,
ded and went down it rolled over a
bout 4•£ times. The first fime it
turned over it thru 32om out and on
ly scratched his chest. But Dick
went1 over in the car nearly the 4-jV
timesi He had to go to the Dr. He
was not much hurt. It has always
been the style in Chitina it seems
that cars roll over and over down
hills and into the ditch without e
vcr injuring anyone very much. But
of course, we donrt really advise
any one to try it.
PUFETUL POR JOHF ARFOTT II" ARCTIC
BROTHERHOOD HALL
A 2 P.M. Monday a funeral was held
by the Pioneers for John Arr.ott of
Strelna, who was killed. There was
a large attendance, more than 20
people being there. J.D.Lyons had.
made a very neat coffin. It was co
vered with beautiful sprays of flo
wers from the gardens of Mrs.Prank
Shipp. Mrs. Arnott and quite a no.
of her women friends were present.
U,S.Commissioner Faison read the J
Episcopal service.Six pall bearers ]
took the body up to the graveyard oh
on the hill above the Copper River.j
The funeral was finished there and j
ended, with the Lord’s Prayer,
BUILDING OPERATIONS OP HISTORIC'iL
AND INTERESTING NATURE
Nr Nrs.Jos.L. Clough of New Eng. j
are putting up an additoin to their '
pretty green bungalow opposite the i
schoolhouse. It consists of living-j
room, bedroom,kitchen and 3 closetsj
NriClough is adding another bedroom!
lavatory with open plumbing, extra j
closet,vestibule &.cache.Joe Good- j
lataw is working on it. He is a na- !
tive carpenter of much ability.He
has had’a hand in lots of enterprise
es here,in this place.
In the makings are:
12 X 12 stringers from the old Chi
tina R.R.tunnel that was so danger- !
ous.
Doors,floors & sink from the
big summer resort at Strelna which !
burned down. . i
Wall paper from Sears & Roebuck
whose catalog is often called the
Alaskan Bible*
Part is from a prospector's log
cabin which has been torn down and
salvaged.
The timbers are from the 3 old
Cpper River steamboats,Nizina,Chi- I
tina and Tonsina which were scrapp- ,
ed after they had finished bringing j
supplies to build the R.R. from here
to Kennecott mines. nJ.L.” can con
sider that this little house has ;
its histories all the same as some
of the colonial homesteads seen ;
back in New England.
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A very comical site to see in Sept, j
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is John Hondel’s. horse sled going
up and down the hill by Mrs. Gene
Richard’s house.The road is so bad
his friend’s car cannot carry lum
ber up or down. The sled rides on
grass as there is no snow as yeti
LIFE IN ALASKA-ROAD COMMISSION CW*
ON RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
The Circulation Mgr of this paper
was lucky enuf to get to go out to
one of the Road Com, Camps 175 Miltf
out the Fairbanks Trail, You can
get there in a Ford Commissary tru*
ck. The men live in tents,there is
usually a big Bull Tent,and quite a.
few little ones whitch hold 1-4
men,heated by regular stoves,& they
sleep on colapsable spring beds.Khey
eat in a large tent made by putting
.two together,They have everything
they want to eat & lots of it,& a
cook and a flunkey.The camp is rite
across from the Delta River and op
pasite a big glacier. On clear nites
the water froze in the water buckets
j It is A1 Moore who is foreman there.
CHANGED HOUSES
A few days ago the Lyons * & 'Shepards
traded houses.They are by now quite
c^omf^i^ably settled in their new
homes. ■■ -
FINE RESTAURANT IN CONNERCIAL
Nrs.Estradk has moved her restaurant
to the Conmercial Hotel across the
street from her old location and has
taken over the hotel for the winter.
People who| get to eat with her live
high.She has the Road Commission
meal sheto for two months.She has
just hired Sami Takahashi for help.
NEW PUPIL AT SCHOOL NOW
Laurence Dewitt,nephew of Laurence
Dewitt who used to be at Nentasta
^Trading Post but is now at Salina
running the roadhouse, started in
school last week. ¥akes 10 pupils
now and two more coming next month,
which is a| very large school for
Chitina. Laurence boards at Lyons’.
PAIR EXCHANGE OP DOCTORS
Dr. F.B.Gillespie the much liked Dr
here for the summer, has gone to
Kennecott for a week or two, while
Dr .Wilson of the K.copper camp has
gone out the Trail on a vacation &
hunting trip. We hope he gets some
big ones. Next week Dr.Wilson will
fly with Gillam in the plane to the
R.R. city of Anchorage to attend the
Court. --
NATIVES GET GAME
The sheep JoeGoodlata went up the Ft.
after today was a goat .There was a
14 inch pawed hear after it too,& as
Joewas alone he wouldn't have a chan
ce with such a big one,It went over
the ridge back of town having small
chance to escape with men & bear. ' .