The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
l ocal Happenings in Brief

Ralph. returned last week from .o Mile creek In the sa1etakst country They found their sreuHi wei au5 though they reached bedrock indications s#owea taa. the erouuI did not warrant farther prospec,ins.
 Br5nsins the ir,sut shipments of Fr'd pousc and L. T. Erwin. 'Ioutca~ Blancafi,i. the former city cypress man. arrived in town last Mon3.s from Chitina
 A chimney fire at the Fl Herus residence OH seventh a4,nHe near Lacy street called out the fire department Monday afternoon Tae company mar, quick run but founi lfttlr work for them to do
 J. r. sherman. accomqaHs. ] hy la- wife and child. returned to the city last week from the Te,aIaniRa dis tfict. where he has been mining for ts" past season.
 As the sunday school of the Pres
  ed on account of the epidemic of humps. Rev Geo. G Bruce hal his sermon to thc children printed >n that they would not miss their weekly seripturaI lesson
 The Fairbanks Choral society hell its weekly rehearsal at the Ilarmonla hall last Monday evening and som, of the numbers which are to be giy- cn at the January concert were gone over
 The lower river stage which icft the city "Wednesday took a special con sisnmcnt of 7,ooo pounds of the delay ed mail matter which arrived in th. city from the coast last sunday TBe mail is destined for all lower river points
 Edward Fahrny. of olnes. for F. years a resident in the United state filed his application for efizenshia in the office of the clerk of the court last week. He k a native of Swift zerland
 Sis passengers were aboard the stage which arrived from Ctitina last Monday. Those arriving were: G. NJ. Sproat, Charles scEoffsld, Anton Koz- l.usky. Robt sheldon. H. N Gohe.n and Mrs, Ollsen.
 With George Lieht and Ernest An aerson of Hughes. Koyukuk. in GUS tody. Deputy Marshal l.. Anlers, cf Hot Springs. arrived at Tanana last week and is now on his way to Fair banks The men are charged with the iIleeal sale of Iquor
 James smart the former young Fairbanks jeweler, who recently mar ried Miss Josephine Stroup. after trip down the Pacific coast Las pre- pared home in Seattle wAerr !.e will be located for the winter.
 Gordon Shea, who arrived srom the lower river last week. reports that creek, a tributary of the Yukon river below Ruby. is genuine one He states that the creek is IS miles long and has been -staked from end to end.
 A large first class mail arrived n the city from the Outside last Mon day evening. Mail from Circle, Daw- son and the upper Yukon also ar rived Monday while lower river mail including shipment from Iditarod and Nome reached the city Thursday.
 In the last mail adviccs were receiH- cd from the outside to the effect that Mrs. F. L Foster who left for the States on of the last boats. had the misfortune of eXperiencins two train wrecks in twenty-four hours while crossing the continent, furious.
 Cards have been received in the city from Seattle announcing the law part nership of Thos R. Lyons and Ira D. Orton. Attorney Lyons formerly acted as judge in Alaska while Mr, Orton was at one time attorney for the receiver of the defunct Fairbanks bak. the Washrine ton-Alaska.
 In honor of the birthday of her husband. Mrs. R. C. Wood entertained a party of his friends last Monday evening. which was given in the na- ture of a surprise party.
 Tuesday was the coldest day this winter when the thermometers regis tered 45 below. The cold lasted but day and was again at it's usual level after the sudden cold shiver friends. from Rochester, Minn., that he is now convalescing after having an operation performed by the Mayo Bros. He stated that he was inn proving rapidly and expected to leave the hospital within a short time and may mush over the trails again be- fore long.
 After a few months stay ot Val dez, Robert Sheldon. the first to cross the Valdez trail to the coast in an automobile, arrived in the city again Monday He will be in tine city but a short time and will return to the coast soon.
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