The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-02
iDiTAROD NEWS NOTES.
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Captain E. H. Langley, who has lined 10 his room, is able 10 be about again.
 Mrs. Annie Clifton has begun the sonstruC;itn of tWO-stOry reSidenC ( tt the corner of Flat street and Sec ond avenue.
 l.. T, Chambers and C. II. Laboy- aux returned yesterday from Dike- man with q small Lad of fir fight. They report the trail overland to be inc for dirships.
 E. Levin and William Barrett eX- Dect to leave for the Outside about the first of the year.
 Captain Worth, of the Green frac- ion, Otter creek, came up from Dikeman, on Sunday, with load of supplies for his claim.
 W. $. Mading expects to lave for the Outside by way of the Sew
 ard trail, about December T.. lie will return early next spring, to resume work on the Mading leas. on the Wildcat association.
 Curly Robinson, a well known old timer, formerly oi Ester creek, in the Fairbanks district, is erecting a building at Flat, which will be used for restaurant purposg $.
 A. N. Lars Il, Of Larson & Hen derson, operators on No. l below Otter, has removed, with his family, to fiat where the family are com furtaDly settled for the winter.
 Lyman Jones had a narrow escape Hat i,, ! serious accident, few days ago. While coming down hill from Boulder 10 Otter creek, a loaded sled, on which he was ated, was over turned, MT. Jones right ann and face being severely bruised. He suffered no internal injuries, how ever.
 According to the reports from the TOkotna, Harry Jones, formerly bar tender fir Bill McPhee, in Fair. banks, has left the x. C. Co. post over there for another sojomn in Herr Van Franks country, some- where far up near the head of the KuskCkWim Jones spent last win ter in that section and evidently likes the looks of things.
 Jack Ross, a " ~llknoWn freiSht CT, formerly of Nome and Ophir, died recently at Takotna, where he was building roadhouse. Death was caused by hemorrhage of the stom- ach. Ross wife was with him at the time of his death.
 Karl Thiel, formerly the James K. Hackett, of Fairbanks, where he played the stellar role in many a serio comic tragedy, but now the genial proprictor of Thiers pool room at Discovery, Otter, was laid up about week ago with a severe attack of grip. He tackled the open air too soonly during his first con yalesenCe and suffered relapse, which set him back several days more. Dr. Spauldins says he is o K just now.
 Freight rates to the creeks have been cut from 3 to one and a half cents a pound, the result of a to get even" with another but the people who employ freighters are not kicking.
 In the case of J. l. Johnstone vs. F. McGibney, an action for forcible entry and detainer, involving the possession of a portion of a First avenue lot, on Thursday in the commissioners court, judgment was entered for the plaintiff. McGibney gave notice of appeal.
 Dr. Wortman, assisted by Dr. Brooks performed a serious operation upon AXel Erickson, at the Miners Home hotel, last Thursday, the sur geons also b,ing assisted by Mrs. Cummings and Mrs Young, trained nurses. The patient is now rap idly recovering. He is a wellknown Otter creek operator.
 The Free and Accepted Masons of Flat creek will meet at N. H. Jaffes store at Flat City, on Tuesday even ing, for the purpose of organizing a club. The club will have quarters in Dr. Spaulding's new building which is now under construction heIe are quite a number of Masons at Flat, and ii goes without say. ing that they will have a splendid club.