The board of inquiry into the shooting of Oscar Lind, a pri
vate in Company D, by Julius Rosenblum, the post engineer, at
Fort Gibbon post Jan. 2, has exonerated Rosenblum. Rosenblum
claims that the wound on Lind’s head was not caused by a bullet,
but by a blow with a butt of the revolver; and that he only tired
in the air in order to attract attention, so that Lind would be inter
rupted in an assault upon him. Lind, he says, had him down arid
w£ts handling him roughly when he struck him over the head with
the revolver.
Rosenblum thinks the account of the affair published last week
was unjust to him and submits the following communication:
Editor Tanana Leader: Foist Gibbon, Alaska, Jan. 8, 10K).
In the last issue of the Tanana Leader an article appeared regarding a
"Shooting Affray” at the post. The incorrect statement made, probably
through misinformation, that I took the offensive, practically would injure me
personally, as in matter of fact those occurrences are generally to be traced
back to the rather tempting liquor-distributing places of Tanana. Personally
l am a strictly sober and peacefully inclined character, and regret very much
that this occurrence look place, which through the incorrect statement in
your honorable paper brought myself into a rather misleading light before the
respectable citizens of your community.
Hoping that this article will And space as a correction in your honorable
paper, I remain yours very respectfully, 1 Julius Rosenblum, .
U. S. Post. Engineer, Fort Gibbon, Alaska.
FORTUNE FOR
J. J. CORBETT
St. Louis, Nov. 30.—James J Corbett, who disappeared from his
heme in Boston, Mass., in 1S73, following liis acquittal 'on a burglary
charge, is the heir to a large sum ol money and several pieces of vain
able real estate, according to a letter recently received by Chief cf Polit e
Creecy from William R. Schaiton of 43 Tremont street, Boston. In the
letter Seharton states Corbett was believed to have come to St. Louis
after leaving his home, and requests that the police search for him.
Corbett, who is now 56 years old if alive, has his initals tattooed
on his right arm, and on the back of his right hand the figure ‘ 5” is
tattooed. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall. Seharton does not state the name
of Corbett’s benefactor, but intimates the money and property were lelt
him by a man who falsely accused him more than a quartet of a century
ago
WILL ESTABLISH
SEVERAL FOX FARMS
North Star, December i: Gustav
Pretsner, now working for the Cor
dova Drug Company, has received
a very interesting letter from Clias.
W. H. Meideman, relating to fox
farming in Alaska, It is said the
writer was formerly in charge o!
the government experimental sta
tion at Copper Cen'er. Mr. l’rets
lier is an experienced fur trader.
The letter follows:
Seattle, Oct. 23, 1909.
Gustav Pretsner, Cordova, Aka.
Dear Sir—Pardon my delay in
writing you 0:1 the matter of fox
farming. I have interested some
capitalists here, and there is no
question now but that a company
will be organized to start at least
three fox farms in the interior of
Alaska. I will have the manage
ment of the company as well as
being a stockholder. I would he
very glad to have you associated
with me in the company. I feel
sure that I can offer you a salary ol
$1,500 a year together with your
living expenses. The understand
ing is that all men employed by the
company are to be paid as follows:
One fourth in cash from month to
month, the balance is to be devoted
toward the purchase of stock in the
company. By this system every
man becomes interested in the suc
cess of the business beyond his
mere salary. You would also be
expected to purchase at the start a
small amount of stock, sav $i ooo
! worth. Of course, if you desire,
j you can go in heavier. I think
! with your knowledge ofvwild ani
! mals j-ou could help make it a suc
| cess. We have not decided yet as
! to the amount of stock to be issued,
' but I think $25,000 will be put in
at the start, which would he big
money.
I am also in touch with other
parties who favor a larger compain
! with $200,000 capital. These peu
! pie are organizers and promoters,
| and they would expect to kc-ep hall
! the stock for promoting. If these
people come to time I may he able
to offer you a salary without re
questing you to subscribe for stock
at the start. Personally I favor a
small company with everything at
par and only bona fide stockhold
ers. Let me know at once if you
favor an offer on either of the above
plans of organization.
Yours very truly,
Chas. W. H. Heideman.
Wolf Robe for Sale—New, lias
never been used, 7x9 feet. Apply
Kentucky Restaurant, lamina
MASONS, ATTENTION
All members of the Masonic fra
i ternity residing in the vicin ty of
Tanana are urgently requested to,
leave their name and address at the
office of Phil Gallaher, Tanana.
Tanana Restaurant
Under New Management
~BisT WEALS IN ThFcAMp”
SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS
Bsst of 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 Anlolch, Prop. Tanana, Alaska
Rev. Pringle
Still Hammers
St. John M. B —Addressing tin
Women's Christian Temperanct
Union convention recently, liev
John Piiugle praised the Douklio
oors, hut <!eclared the Mdrmo.s
were a moral and spiritual canker
“When it was demanded that thes
people he prevented Tom enterin'
Canada tire minister of the interin
sot on hi-, ear and 1 udtd them ti
the skies, and ministers of tit
church shut lip One of Canada’s
dangers was that the people worth
put up a wall to shut out God The
nigh moral sense of the peoph
must he aroused ”
He charged that lor three year.
and a half a normal scheme f edu
cation of political crooks had btei
kept up at London, Out , by gov
ernment supj ort.
An i fficial ot the Yukon who e
duty it a as to enforce 'her ini 1
code lived disreputably, and the
government refused an enquiiv
where witnesses could be examined
on oath, although the law said that
no undesirable settlers could eitlet
province or tenitorv, a stream <>1
them poured into the Yukon foi
leti years The law could easi.e
have been enforcnd.
When the police a few years be
fore tried to enforce the law, a peti
lion was sent to Ottawa by liqir r
men and keepers of dives, and tin
police were called off Later, it was
learned these tr en contributed $6n,
ooo to an election fund in Brandon,
where the miuiste. of the interior
was a candidate- Young men o!
good families in the Iiist said tln-e
could not in those days attend rt
ceptious at officials’ homes, because*
they would be bled at poker
Dr. Pringle declared that equal
jus.ice- should be meted out to men
| and women.
Try Williams’ new barber shop for
an easy shave or a stylish haircut.
The Detroit Free Tress gives the
following rules for killing youi
town:
Denounce your mcrrnants be
cause they make a j rolit on their
goods.
Refuse to unite in any scheme
for the betterment (if the material
interests of tIre people.
Make your town out a bad place
and stab it every chance you get.
Tell your merchants that you
can buy goods a good deal cheaper
in some other town, and charge
them with extortion.
Keep up divided public senti
ment on the best method of in
creasing business.
When you have anything to say
of your town, say it in such a way
that the impression will be left that
you have no confidence in it.
If you are a merchant don’t ad
vertise in your home paper, but
buy a rubber stamp and use it. It
will save you a few dimes and
make your letterheads and wrap
ping paper look as though you were
doing business in a one-horse town
GRAND JURY
IN FEBRUARY
It is believed that a grand jury will
be called some time in February. The
murder case of Charles J. Smith and
the shooting of Charles Chanquist at
Fort Gibbon will be brought before the
body, Arthur E. Barney having con
fessed to this crime. If Tom Rockwell
and wife are bound over, their cases
will also be considered in connection,
with the Smith murder.—Fairbanks
News-Miner.
[This morning, since the above was
put in type, it is learned that the
grand jury hasj been called for Feb. 7.]
NOTICE
All persons knowing themselves to
be indebted to the estate of Charles J.
Smith are earnestly requested to come
forward and make settlement. Persons
who had open accounts with deceased
should come and have the same ad
justed. OSCAR LUNDIN,
Administrator.
Office at the Yukon saloon building.
Tanana, Alaska. Dec. 29, 1909.
That Rascal Pat”
Saturday Evening
Saturday of this week has been
itxed upon for the presentation r!
die long looked forward to coinedy
“That Rascal l’at.” The cast,
which includes some of the best
talent in post, has been hard at
work for the past week rehearing,
and the audience may be prepired
lot a good hearty laugh.
The comedy, which will run
ibotit at hour, will be supple
uiented by vaudeville featllies,
111akit g a most -xcellent program
'Idle cast i- made up as follows;
Pat McNoggerty, a lmndy servant,
■.Jos. Novak
Major Puffjacket, on haif pay.
. W. J. Tobin
Charles Livingstone, poor but am
bitious ..D. L. McGinnis, jr.
Laura, niece of Puffjacket, and in
love with Charles. G. A. Mitchell
Nancy, her maid, in love with Pat,
— -.Howard Yergin
I’at, the leading chaiectei in the
play, attempts to seive two mas
ters and is continually gettrhg into
tiouble, involving many extremely
laughable situations. The comedy
was first presented in Brant’s opera
house, in Harrisburg, Pa., in 1864,
and has never lost its popularity,
ihe com mi iee having the aricnge
ments in charge decided that inas
much as these diamatic features
were planned primarily for tire
pleasure of the garrison arid the
good ot the community at large,
only a small ihaigeof admission
sufficient to cover tlis expense inci
dent 10 staging same would be
made: thu-. fixing upon a general
admission o! 50 cents for civilians
<«nd 25- lor tiie post people. No
seats'will be held in reserve, ami it
will be a case of first come nisi
se:ved.
Harry the J ip, who lias been, a
lesioent oi Aln-ka for a longei pe
tiod.tlian any otiier son ot Nipp >11,
ar.ivel in Tanana from Hot
."pti gs 11st Tuesday, where he has
been li. ing during the past few
years.
FORT
A special meeting of the Fort
Gibbon Dramatic Club was held
Saturday evening and after giving
the matter careful consideration it
was decided in view of the common
interests and purposes ot the Dra.
tu itie Cluh and the Social Club to
merge the two. The proposed
merger being effected at the meet
ing of the Social Club held later in
the evening. The organization
"ill in th • future he known as the
F< rt Gibbon Social and Dramatic
Club. I'lie officers of the Social
Chill will Con*.inu as liefote. The
following fpetial uiaoaging com
mil tee having charge of the drama
tic features: IV J Tobin, stage
manager; Guy Wiiberstein mini
cal director and O D Richardson,
pronei ty custodian
One evening eacii mouth will be
devoted tt> dramatic f.-irutes.
o o o
Captain Haskell has tecentlv re
ceived ihe manuscript nt two ot the
must popular c medies put on la.-t
w inter at l*\.it Sew.ttd— lie entitled
"Sunset,” anti tin- otliei "Lnd Me
Five Sailing'.” Work 01 these
popular plays "ill begin in the
ne n tut vre.
o o o
A stag smoker ami gues-ing con
test was held on Monday evening
at Secretary Reid’s quarters follow
ing the meeting <>f tile Study Club.
These featuies help to make the
winter evet iags pass pleasantly for
the men at the post.
ooo
Mrs H ,-kell enteitatmd the
ladies "f t.e post and town today
at a luncheon which was k the na
ture of a p.’easant surpii-e to one
ot the invit'd gne-ts Covos were
mid for eight, aid the table was
exceedingly attractive. The after
noon was devoted to hi idge.
ooo
Four new members w* r • initi
ated into the- mys eri s oi the l!i
sk\ ka flu-kite- (iegite of the Fo.t
Gibbon Social ami Dram tic Club
and Several oilier new un tie- pro
j osed. Notwitint.in ling the ex
t re me cold the social program was
carried out in full. Following the
moving pictures the evening was
devoted to dancing.
THAW VISITED
BY HIS WIFE
Matteawan, N. Y., Nov. 25.—
Mrs Evelyn Neshit Thaw, accom
panies b\ her brother, Howard T.
Nesbit came to Fishkiil Landing
thi- morning Mis Thaw carried
several bundles, as did her brother.
The two telephoned for a closed
cab, as a violent snowstorm was
raging al the time.
Anived at the bos; itnl here, Mrs.,
Thaw rent her card to Harry, ami
the hitler, having no knowledge of
her coming, was dumbfounded
when he walked into the reception
room and saw his wife confronting
him The two conversed for some
time, anil in the midst of their talk
Mrs Mary C Thaw and her maid
anived, l,den with the usual bun
dies of good things for Harry. The
elder Mis. Thaw was as much as
tonished as hei son to see Evelyn
at live asylum The three engaged
in an earnest talk for about half an
hour, however.
j Its result was apparently unsatis
j factory to Evelyn, for at its conclu
j sion she arose from her chair in
anger and said:
“I shall never come to see you
again.” She left the asylum ini
! mediate'v.
WEEK’S WEATHER
Observations taken at Fort Gibbon %
at 7 p. m. daily. M. U. Grissinjjer,
observer.
Thursday, Jan. f>, ciou-ly 17.0 6.0
Monday, Jan. 10, cloudy —21.0 —51.0
Tuesday, Jan. 11, fair --47.0 —58.0
Wednesday, Jan. 12, cloudy—23.5 — 50.1
The Leader is on sale at the
postottiee lobby.
Max. Min.
Friday, Jan. 7, cloudy
Saturday, Jan. 8, fair
Sunday, Jan. 0. fair
8.0 —8.0
::.o -sac
- 26.0 —59.0
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