The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
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 ID ALASKANS
LAND FRAUDS IN ALASKA

LAND FRAUDS IN ALASKA
 CHICAGO. Nov. IS. Fc eral Judge Ilandis has handed down .a decision ovcrruling the demurrers 70 the indictments aeainst Nlhrri Frost and others who are charged with land frauds in Alaska. and th, cases are ordered Q proceed
 COAL BURNS AT DAWSON.
 DAWSON. Oct l>. The lar., pile of coal in the north end of town next to the bunkcrs of the Northern Light. Power and Coal Co, took fire from spontaneous com. busticn. and. under the effects of a strong wind last night. was fauuol into a flame which iguited the tresflo work of the kIondike. river hriaze. TAYLOR HOLDEN DIES SUDDENLY
 SEATTLE. Nov 1>. Taylor Hal- den. an old-time resident of Dawson end Fairbanks. died in his city Io day as the result of q sudden at tack of pneumonia The deceased tas well tnoNn here.
 MAJOR MORROW RANOUETTED
 SEATTLE. Nov. 19 ht .ho ban quet which was given in honor ul he members of the Alaska railroad commission in this city last night hE local AlaskaHs and others inter csted in the development of the North. Major Jay Morrow. chairman of the commission, enthusiaslicaH described their recent tour fhrou sA the territory. and expressed conf. dence in the ability of AlaskaTs tr make of their country one of tho foremost possessions of Ihe Unitei States.
 pr. Alfred Brooks and the o'Egr members of the commission also were called upon. and each took O. casion to compliment Alaskana for thc manner in which they had eu tertained the members of the g0E erument party
 GUGGs BUY MORE.
 IDITAROD Nov 19. The Gua- eenheims have just concluded tho urchase of d considerable Gunntity Of dredging ground on io@er Fllj creek. for which they ar" reported 10 have paid the sum of $loGo0u. The property includes the Mohawk association. numbers |. ? and ! he low. the Glen association and small interest on Otter creek. The paysreak on the Mohawk is over tooa feet wide
 The big company has staEed water right on otter, and plans The construction of ditch four miles in length The water will he used for the operation of monster power plant which will be erected on Ot- ter Gurina the coming season,
 Alrhouah Flat creek was practi- cally deserted during the past sca- son except for the Gug% dredee. il is estimated that fully $3.5Oo.00 was taken out of the various creeks Of this amount the dredge cleaned up approximately $l 000.OoO
 GAMBLING NOT ALLOWED.
 IDITAROD. Nov 19 That thern is no disposition on the part of l0- cal officials 10 permit gambling tC become general in the camp is in dicated by the action taken durin@ the past week by the commissioner at discovery. Otter Three men. Ar thur Field. D. Soraci and Bert John son. were arrested on the charge Of running gambling games, and when arraigned pleas of guilty were en- tered. The commissioner promptly fined each one the sum of S2ao and in addition warned the offenders and the public generally that th" next ease of the kind brought before him will be dealt with the utmosf severity within the limit of th" law
 ORDERS HYDRAULIC PIPE.
 IDITAROD, Nov. 19. - Tom Ait ken has given all order 10 a local firm for 2.500 feet Of ten-inch hy- draulc pipe, which he Will use dur ing the coming season for carryins water to his hill top claims.
 BLIND PIG: PLEADS GUILTY.
 IDITAROD. Nov. l9. George Baker. who was arrested last week on the charge of running q blind pig on Otter creek. pleaded guilty when he was arraigned before the commissioner at Discovery, and was fined the sum of $l20
 MANlEY WORKING ON WILLOW.
 IDITAROD Nov 19 ~ Frank Manley Is doing considerable pros pecting work this winter on Willow creek. and he plans to operate in that region extensively durin% the coming season.
 MUST STAND TRIAL.
 Jt NEAU Nov. 19. - District A torney Rustgaard this morning re- ceived a cableeram from Attorney General Wickersham which statel that the supreme court had ovcrrul- ed the motion to dismiss the govern ment's appeal in the transportation cases This means that the corpora tions and individuals indicted mus now stand trial
 GUILTY OF CHECK RAISING.
 NOME. Nov. 21. - Convicted ou the charge of increasing the amoun' of a Sesnon company time check from B to S22. James Eckdahl has been sentenced to serve five years in the federal prison at l.eavea- worth. In deciding the term Of Imprisonment. Judge Murane figured three months for each dollar secured unlawfully making a total of sixty months.
 NEW CITY HALL.
 NOME. Nov 21.-The dedication of the new Nome city hall recently was the occasion of numerous speeches complimentary to Mavor