CHCTIUA, A3ASKA. ABRIX. ?A) . £,6* 1
CAR WRECKED
Chitina, Alaska. 12 mile.— John
Doreiisen started out the road with
a truck going On the 12 mile bridge
the slippery rut made by otherar.1»
kade ^im slip "off the i'oad intositv©
ditch. The ditch was full of .slush
and when he hit the slush it keut
on going until he was off of *the
rOad. John was able to jump cm t
but the car lit up-side-doun. Dee
Smalley was'right behind him so he
picked him^up• The bridge is a bad ^
actar because the ice. keeps pil
ing up and glaciating over it all
winter. It makes a bad place t o
cross even for the best of drives.
SOMEBODY CMJHT TO°D& SOMETHING
When a-pagJiho is uSu&ly aman of
good sence\ &ets drunk every once
in a while he Ought t o do some -
ing about it. At l§aswt the man
who pays his big bond ought to.
They might try living together so
when the man gets to go on'a spine
the bond man ttan lodk him up. C r
even tie feim up if neccessary. So
he will have to keep peace.wheath
er he is in the condition or not.
So in this way they can protect
e a ch other.
P0XE ARRIVES
Mrs. Barnett's brother arrived in
Chitina onthe last train. He came
all the way from Texas and willpnb
ably stay all winter. And in a HttQe
while shewexpects her sister,Zona,
and her husband touvisit her on the
way to a trip t6 Europe.
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LQTS OF PEP IN T^rm
In addition to young Polk's come
ing to Chitina, Holmer Olts grand
son came• He is from Seattle.
They are going cmt on the first
trhck to Gnlkana. Also R. A. Si7ly,
(Sullivan) nephew Harold Pierce w
from the state of Ohio and has ijnst
gotten here.
NO GOOS~TTSE FOR A FLASHLIGHT
Gr-nner got fn 11 of moon -
shine, and began to ©all Carl Carl- '
son*-, names. He hit 6arl on theftfre
head with his flashlight then' big
Carl got Gniiner down and sat on him
till he said he'd'be good. Next day
a trieluwas^hadvGniner didn't get
looket np b-nt had to pay $£©3.0® to
keep peace which he will probly _
have to borrow. And a $£5 fine for
costs of the cort.
o w
What day do yon gn.ess the ice goes?
WATCH NAB3ZNA. IT LOOKS GOOD TO WS.
. SUJIUUJj £UAJ£U.
At the resent school election Mrs.
Elsie Coats was elected. She is
wife of John Coats master mechan
ic of the Alaska Hoad Commission.
The other members are Ed Barnett
and A1 Moore. They held over. It
is true that Chitina has a right
to be prond of its School Board.
MOVED TO HEW iOCATIOH.
A few years agowO. A. HeIson got
the big Cpper Hngget that was at
Strelna. He had it bfot donn here
to Chitina. And set np across the
way from Chitina Hotel. It is the
biggest in Alaska. Its weight is a
ton and then some. To be exaet it
is 2560 lbs. It is worth $400. for
the copper in it as it isnot ore.
3ht a pnro nngget. It was moved &
pnt by the Commercial Hotel last
week. •
J'fHIOR HEWS.
Just lately Mary Elizabeth Simon
sen has learned to walk and wants
to go all the time now. Catherine
Barnett is growing fast, specially
her hair. It was long from the fi
st. It is growing longer all the
time. It is the longest we have o
ver seen on a baby. Jackib Coats
baby brother Bobbie is awfully c-nto
and has the biggest smile. There
•nsnaly ^renot So many babies.Chiti
na is snre a Incky place now*
ALASKA INTERESTS AT NATIONAL CAFITL.
"While Mrs. Wickerham was attending
a bridge party in Washington,!/ C.,
one of the players inquired whether
the w Cogressman frbm Alaska Was an
Esquimo. This resulted in much con
troversy and when it was learned at
Mrs. Wickerham was from the North »
the question was referred to herShe
admitted that the Delegate was her
husband, and not an Eskimo. And then
gave quite an interesting talk about
the native people of Alaska and of
their habits and professions.
For the past 10 years the Pub
lie Health Service has given medic
al adVice by radio to ships at sear
The "Surgeon General announces th^t
thru the cooperation of the Coast
Guard,medical advice will be given
from Marine Hospital at Port Town
send, Wash. This will provide facil
ities ithe need of which has been re
cognized for some time, for vessels
plying Alaskan waters.
w Fairbanks p&ople are very anx
ious that0construct ion of their new
^Federal building start°during the
mild season of early summer and have
asked the Delegate to o*ert his in
fluence to that end. Ge$* Van Norts
states that it is very iiapfobable
that actual Work oil construction be
gin before duly, but wall hurry up
things as much as possible. The con
crete building will cost £>4ooooo$0Q.M