The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-17
Local Happenings in Brief

The owners of the Sc azsgeia tion claim on Solo creek have filed complaint with the clerk at t4e oq4r, agaiast William DJsough. ,aa aai.- en freighter and wood deattr. #he complaintants charge thc dstaaeau. With having cut 2ae earts a. =ot on their property which fl saken away would de,eriorate Is yafae and ask the court to eniein the aa- fendant from hauling away tha wood or having ally interest therein.
 Deputy Marshal w N. Fife made trip during the week with Bert Hansen and his dog team 10 small wood creek where he served some subp enas upon witnesses who are wanted to appear before tae 1aat jury.
 A the Iarties to tha sai, T. acAcl an agreement out Of cent. tle et> of Levin V. Marks which was ns f- r7'ed n tha commiss .ouer's cGurf a week ago. has been dismissed.
 The plaintiff in fhe sasa of Hfs Cora Myers ys. Alais i-sigHfr := hieh n verdict for the defendant was given by Judge DHlen. has af- peeled 'o the dls-riet court aua ta~ case Will have t he tried again. tn .ime before a jury.
 The members of the Fairbanks Choral society held another Of their rehearsals last Monday evening ia the Harmonic Hall There was 6 large turnout at the practice. the society going over the numbers which will form part of the program aJ the concert which is to he given November 21st at the Aujit rum.
 l.. l.. James the former. TanaHa Valley mining man, has formed company with San Francisco mtH for the purpose of eXHert'ns and i'm orting tea The ncH firm has or- fees at San Francisco, New York. China and Japan and is said to Ee doing we'll
 The party including C. C. Page. Harry F. Pratt Jesse r. Rryant. Charles Clemens and Tom NacDor- aid, which left here two weeks az taking the Ross auto to Delta from which point they mushed over the rail. arrived at Chitiaa in ten davs' time
 Pete Anderson and Ole Hjelyk afe in town from the Kantishna coun- try to get winters outfit. They report travel exceedingly hard now because cf lack Of snow and over flows. The worst part of the trail was encountered near Nenana river. where jam has iaused the river to overflow
 For heroism in saving two men from drowning in the Yukon river in Fr2nt of Ft. Gibbon last July Henry lsoWbot, m. now located at the Fa;r- banks wireless stat on has received certificate of merit from President Wilson which is signed by the see retary of war and the adiutant gen. eral. The recipient will also TO felVe $2 month additional pay 4s long as he is in the government service
 Dr. | A. Sutherland has been al Visea by Governor S rone that he has been appointed a member of th , board ef eight physicians. which IS to examine any new physician before he is admitted to practice in the territory
 Those who have travelled over the Valdez trail report he load to be in worse shape at the coast end than it is about Fairbanks because of the lack of snow.
 The marshars office has been I. vised that the lower river mail car. Tier found George Cowan 50 miles below kaltag after having suffered t'E "itl OhtH | lover river officials have been in structed to take the afflicted man tC Nulato to receive medical aid.
 Commissioner Sam Weiss of Cha anika states that he has appointe5 Dr. C. E. Danforth 10 collect the territorial poll tax on the creeks.
 MT and Mrs. Ray Crook of Els ter creek and P. J. Rickert and hi. reice M ss Abbie Bond. left for thf Chena Hot Springs Tuesday. makine the trip with horses and double enders.
 In foreclOsurse proceedings broueh by George c. Stubblefield admins trator of the estate of Thomas Day ies, Deputy Marshal John C. Woo, of Chatanika sold the property G Anton Larson last week. The pro perty included in the mortgage wa. located on Little Eldorado and Fair banks creeks.