The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
Local Happenings in Brief

When Frank Carroll and F. F. Leaf. iaymeu on the Owl association claim Oh Engineer creek reached bedrock at depth of S0 feet Sun da} evening they landed on pay that shows d depth of five feet AS the shaft was put down a distance of lso feet from the old workings. it is probable the Iaymen will have q nice little stake in the merry spring time.
 bad Keeler and Joseph Poz left Tuesday morning for the kantishna They are travelling "dogmobile." They are off to do representation work on Dr Sutherland's quartz hold ings
 The members of the Harmonic SO ciety indulged in smoker and song feast al their home corner of Third and Lacy streets, Sunday night
 0 r. Gaustad came to town from Gleary. Thursday evening. with the last cleanup of the season from the claim owned by himself and A. C. Troseth A large nugget, weighing nearly $loo was included in the dust
 Frank Hawkins was a passenger on Thursdays stage for Valdez, where he has been summoned to ap- pear al the Barnette trial
 Mir and Mrs. George F Gates were trudtrcd reception at the Presby- terian church Wednesday evening. Mrs. Gates, who has been very ac- i've as q member of the Ladies Aid. vas presented with a handsome set Of salad forks by the ladies MT. Gates has been treasurer of the church and president of the board Of trustees. They leave on the stage for the Outside this morning
 The Eagles danced at their hall Friday night. the A. B,'s will piruette next "Wednesday evening.
 Pay is reported to have been found oh below, Tenderfoot creek last week by Ed Hearn, of the firm of Hearn X Jorgenson
 Tommy Killing. who has been ticket agent of the Panama Valley railroad ill Fairbanks for the past three or four years resigned a few days ago. and W. II. Joslin. formerly agent at Fox and Ridgetop. has been appointed 10 the position by Manager (. W. Joynt
 Carpenters are busily engaged in repairing Deals grocery, which was SO badly damaged by fire last week Instead Of two stories as formerly, the building Will now be but one story
 The dancing school which opened at the Harmonic hall last Wednes- day night is proving success as Is shown by the good attendance The classes are arranged to meet al < o'clock, while the social dance starts at 9 every Wednesday and Saturday nights. There is violin and piano music in attendance and the admission is only s1
 Dr and Mrs w. C. Cassels leave on the stage for Valdez this morn ng The doctor has been summon ed as q witness in the Washngton- Alaska bank cases. Mrs. Cassels will, however, not stop in Valdez but a short time. expecting to spend the winter in Seattle. returning to Fairbanks on one of the first boats.
 The recommendation of Chief Buck. ley re the installation of fire alarm boxes for the city. was referred to the fire committee at the council meeting Friday evening. The cost of installing the s100 box system, with sixteen boxes throughout the city and Garden Island, is estimated by the chief to be about S3,329. Of this sum sl,600 represents the price of the hoxes.
 The city council met in regular session Friday evening, and the regular rOdtine business disposed of. in addition the first report of Sec retary R. $. Mcdonald, of the Fair banks park commission was read and filed, and the report of Chief Buck ley on the installing of fire alarm box system was referred to the fire committee
 Miss Lucille Latimer was hostess for the Young Peoples society of the Presbyterian church, Friday night at the residence of her sis ter, Mrs. R. L. Lavery, on Fifth avenue
 J. R. FOwle leaves this morning on the stage for the Outside. MT. Fowle has been suffering greatly for some time with an eye trouble and must under@o treatment.
 Deputy Marshal A. H. Hansen has resiened his position with the marshals office. He has been a deputy marshal for the past four years, and has the reputation of being a splendid musher. He wilt represent three or four Outside wholesale houses
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