The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-01

hs heautitGl and costly gold watch, snease6 in Tanana nuggets, and in- serihed "Preseuted to Hon. James Wiekersham hs members of the Fair banks Bar, Dec. sl, l9o7. The Judge responded to the address ard presenta- tion in manner expressive of his az preciation of the friendly feeling man- ifested hy the donors, all of whom were pleased with the declaration hy the judge that 1t was not his intention so leave Alaska, but to remain and enter upon the practice of his protes- sion at Fairbanks.
 -Ain't no use to grumhle or complain. Ain't no use in growlin' at the rain. Ain't no, use in gsttin' in a stew;
 But we to.
 Ain't no use in kickin' at a freeze. Ain't no use in hein' hard to please Ain't no use in hein' glum, I swear; But NC ate.
 Ain't no use in whinin' all tho time. Ain't no use writin' of this rhyme.
 II amt apt to do bit of good; But it should. = Fairbanks News.
 The Seward Gateway sizes up the situation in more than one Alaskan town thus: There seems to he more than oue man in town this winter who has been casting longing eyes toward the jail, where they can be properly fed, housed and warmed at government expense. Recently one man received sentence of lo1 days, and yesterday aLo.her reached the goal. The trouble with tliess buns is they like a long sentence too well. The old English treadmill, revised in Alaska. is about she only thing that would make con l .inemeut a punishment.
 The Juneau Dispatch asserts that he Hindus in and about that place are unworthy of charity, as they have not shown an inclination to work, and have ,legenerated to state of vagrar- cy. Where first they met with char :. its. the Hindus are now turned away, as the citizens have no desire to sup port men who will not or cannot 60 s5nethirg in return for the bounty they receive.
 Douglas News: The skagway Alaskan notes the presence of singing meadow larss in that town on the
 10th day of January. What d het ache It is said that the Gug- genheims are going to build immense coal buukers at Cordova, ii ----. !. A tourist printer just down from katala says that it is or the bum. The only Christmas dlnner luxury the
 a,idents of that town enjoyed was toast p0rcupine at g 00 a throw. The Cordova Alaskan says that Judge
 Si Reeil has an open countenance. by
 which We suppose is meant kind of a
 aie-face. The inability Of the Juneau city fathers to cope with the lquestion of the dead line gives rise tc
 the suggestion that Gov. Hoggatt be
 notified, to see if he cannot have q clause covering this matter inserted
 in the Alaska game law.
 ! It is probable that in the neal
 future Valdez will be made the head quarters of the court in the thitd
 aivision. In an interview Judge Reid
 ,tated that he is so fayorably impress
 ed with Valdez. and its superior facil-
 ities for communication with the
 states and the balance of the district.
 shat he contemp'ates having the courl ! aeadqulrters established here. The
 judge las asked the atturney-geuera ] .Ur permission to make the change,
 4ud ne has received instructions tc
 establish lis headquarters at any point
 ID the district which he deems the
 most suitable. Valdez Prospector.
 Tine co7tSss now on between Ka- !tslla and Corloea add, much to the
 gayety of life in the far north. Il Ee.IY they were on more beaten path ilIt SC ID gbt hear the news concern .Dg 5e iittIe belligeleut- within few
 aonths of it's happening. the effect
 would be materially heightened C5rdoea began it: she was heral led a. the coming great when Mr. Hene, sailed into Cordova bay and bsga driving piles. Cordoya was desert | over night. Then Myron Rodgers sailed out of the mouth Of the Copper river and turned to tue left and began measuring the depth of water in Comptroller bay with view of build ! ing the great breakwater and back came the deserters to Katalla, and some more. Mr Heney, after bril- liant dash st railroad hgIlding, quit work and the whole world was at the i feet of kataIla. The population rose | from twenty-five net to twenty-five { hundred. and the price of reai estate did rise much better than that. K1taiIa newspapers laughed and sang oyer the discomfture of Cofdova. Then suddenly Mr. Heney, who had l been 70 New York, returned and be- gan doing things again, and NJ. [ <.tts@ rTtt1 io,,,.L