The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-20
Local Happenings in Brief

Toundiugs.
Early Wednesday morning at ST
Joseph's hospital fine healthy
son was born to the wife of Jacb
Stewart, the Fairbanks creek oEe
rat r.
Rudolph Thies, who formerly work
ed at Barthel's brewery, in a letter
written from Chisana. states that
he and his brothers and three others
are working on a small creek up the
stream from the original discovery
made in the Chisana and have OBJ
tanned fairly go d prospects.
The physicians OF the city have
issued warning against thl use
OF water taken from the slough N
front OF Fairbanks because an cpl
demic of typhoid may threaten the
. city. At present one case has
been reported t the authorities that
of ST. Calderhead- young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. w Calderh ad.
but his attack is reported to be a
mild one.
While skat ng on Noyes slough
Wednesday evening, Mrs W. A.
Shinkle had the misfortune to fail
and break a small bone above the
wrist. Though the arm nains con
Sif or Ilr
who is in charge of the patient. states
that the break will mend quickly.
The memb- Is of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church
held another one of the b weekly
sessions Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. j. A. Healey on
Third avenue.
Through the malici us destruction
of me of the insulatorson the
poles Of tn government telegraph
line between Fairbanks and Hot
Springs by some ambitious MIN
rods. telegraphic commun cation with
the lower river was cut Of for
time Nedne sday until repairs could
he made.
From a wire received by K. {.
Wood of the First National bank,
it is learned that Fred Joreenson.
who had his neck broken several
years ago, has had his injury treat.
ed and is now in Seattle on his
way back to the Tanana.
The official date cf the closing OF
the slough N front of the city for
the year 1913 has been set as
October 18th, though there still
remains a stretch of open water
below the bridge which always re
mains open for some time after the
rest of the river is frozen ever be
cause Of the warm water which
comes from the y. c. plant.
Hunters returning from the Big
Cinema country report that Dr. a. 5.
Waiss, the moving picture man. has
arrived at the Chsna Hot Springs but
had not succeeded in obta ming films
4 the caribou herds because they
had not yet started t. migrate.
After ten days hunt in the Wei
nifty OF Birch Lake. Harry Badger and
H. II. Berry returned to the city
with the limit amount OF small birds
They state the Birch lake region
is an excellent hunting country. No
large game was sighted.
After several unsuccessful attempts
i'll doing seri us damage When run
ming away, the horses of Chris /.
keene. waterman, made another
squirt Monday and damaged the .
wagon SO seriously that anoths had
to be used.
The local order of Pioneers has
been advised by Wire by Nome Igloo |
that the lodge there suffered LITTLE /
injury during the recent storm.
The music committee OF the Fair
banks Choral society has decided |
TO hold its first concert on the even |
ing of November % Another con
cert FIR charity is planned for Jan /
uary 9th. The society is now holding |
weekly practices in preparation for |
the winters work.
The stage which left for Chtina |
Monday morning carried a small /
mail for the coast and the Outside /
and six through passengers and i
two way passengers. The passen-
gers for Chitina We're: Ctpt. George
Green, Capt. Jules Oliver, I. B. I
Hyde, F.. c. Fitzgerald, William
Harnett and Miss Robertson.
According to Principal p. A
Knowlton the present enrolment il,
the Fairbanks public school is ia
of last year. Mr.. Knowlton believes
that there will be an increase in at
tendance before the first of the
year
On Tuesday the first over-the-trail
mail arrived here from Ch,tina, the
trip from the railroad terminus hay
ing been made in II days. Henry
Martin, who was driving over the
last stretch, reports the trail in
fairly good condition, though it IS
st II rough in many places. One pas