The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-13
NEWS NOTES FROM
 |D|TAROD

lDITAROD CITY. Jan. IL - Pc ter Rooney and Charles Marsh who are ill charge of the logging camp of the Slippern Mill company, have in the neighborhood of 100000 feet of timber ready for the spring drive
 s. Maiho, while logging on upper Bonanza, had the misfortune to break his arm Frank Clark, while Jay. fell and broke his arm. and Ed O'Brien, while working on the A. B. building, broke his thumb. All three are staying at the Connolly House, and are under the care of Dr. Spaulding.
 J. A. Chute and Sam Sanderson have taken a lease on the upper end of No. l below on Otter cre-k. and prospecting the ground is now under way.
 Iditarod Masonic club will give a dance on the evening of the neXl meeting of the club, January 26, to member of the club and their lady friends.
 Otter Masonic club is already mak- ing preparations for it's grand ball, which will be given on the evening of Washington's birthday, February P, next. The ball will be held in the new and connections A. B. hall lhrte hundred and fifty invitations will be issued.
 The OddfelloWs of this district will meet at the store of x. N Jaffe, Flat City, or Monday evening, Jan uary 16, for the purpose of organiz
 ing an Oddfellows club.
 Miss Anna fluffy and Mir. w. Me Mullen were married on Christmas day at the home of Mrs. Newman which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The ceremony was performed by Judge Maltby. The yong couple will reside at Flat City
 Eric Palmen is nursing a sore throat and lacerated chin ana nose, the result of a kick from horse last Friday. He was bringing to town load of wood when his sled broke down, and he stopped down to look at the broken part of the sleigh. The next thing that he remembered he was trying to rise from the ground and grouping about with his hands He was able 10 get to a point where help could be had, and he was brought to town and Dr. Wortmann summoned. His neck had been partially paralyz- ed from the impact of the horses hoof However, he has now practi cally recovered but his escape from sudden death was almost miracu- lous.
 Although hardly any one knew what he would do with it if he won it, nearly 200 chances on the live reindeer that was rallied off by Billy Wise, New Years night, and the event created no little excite ment.
 After several false alarms, No. IT. took the prize and when traced to the owners, it was found that Miss E. Peterson and Miss M. Fulvig of Home bakery on Willow street were the luck ones.
 Finding the market too stiff for the government allowance, Deputy Marshal Donovan completed arrange ments with Charley Miller, of the Merchants Cafe. last week, whereby the prisoners and the insane pa tients in the federal jail are being fed from the restaurant.
 After more than month spent on the trail, Assistant District At torneg Clegg and Billy Butler ar rived in the city Friday afternoon in the wake of Mail Carrier Snow. They had long trip of it but were not in a hurry, spending quite few days at Nulato following a big storm that raised havoc with the trail. They left Fairbanks early in December and took long look at the scenery along the way, knowing that the business of the United States courts would not suffer in the mean time. They expressed themselves, however, as being glad that they are here.