The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-01
1 Local Happenings in Brief

| l inquiry 10 1he local marShalS Of fee. asks for information concern ing her father. Edward Moore. who 1911. at which time he was working on the coast. The father is feet inches in height, weighs about | l90 pounds and is dark. The daughter resides at Conrad. Mont. and is anxious t learn of his whereabouts The masquerade ball which was given by Camp Cleary of the Arctic Brotherhood Thanksgiving night prov ei marked success. Music was I furnished by a two-piece orchestra | which went out from Fairbanks
 In wire received by Chief Depu- ty Marshal J. F. Clark Marshal Lew l is T. Erwin staies that he let Chit ira Wednesday and would likely ar rive here on Thursday
 Mir. and Mrs. A R. Helig were hosts at sCmptuous Thanksgiving dinner las Thursday at their resi- dence on upYer First Avenue. Covers were laid fir twelve
 Gabriel Nendetti, two ferr quart" or TWO feir two bit was released Wednesday after I years incarcera- ton in the federal jail. Ate" tn 'org term as guest of Uncle sam he thought it was too much to accept Of his hospi ality at a Thanksgiving dinner.
 r. j. Rickert returned Tuesday evening af'er a ten day stay at the Sig Chena Hot Springs. He reports that Charles Beam is erecting tea new cabins at the Springs to ac- commoiate the many patrons.
 Nearly 300 persons tended the annual Thanksgiving ball given by he Fraternal Order of Eagles al their hall on Fifth avenue last Wed aesday evening. Music was furnished by a seyen-rieCe orchestra and the dance is reported to have been the est held this tainter A feature Of
 he occasion was real Thanksgiving dinner served at midnight at which the turk and all his accomplices were present.
 The contempt proceedings which were recently instituted against John Schlotz because he prevented laborer5 appoin'ed by the court from
 peratiag on a claim on Little Fl. dorado creek, have been dismissed y Judge F. F. Fuller.
 The fire department on Wednesday afternoon responded to an alarm from the Simon residence over the Mammoth clothing store which prov ed to be slight chimney blaze The fire siren was frozen and in sounding the alarm emitted some fantastic noises Def Ire it reached the scheduled notes.
 At a debate held by the Ursa Major society in the high school Wednesday afternoon in which ?irls were the debaters it was decid- ed 1llat travelling by rail was more sanGerous than travel by water
 Percy Blanchfield. one of the first UT graduates of the Fairbanks high school who left for the Out side on cne of the last boats has arrived at San Francisco. He star ed to work as soon as he arrived there but was unsettled as to what colege to enter.
 A. E. Light, special agent to sup press the liquor sraffic among the Indians arrived from the lower riv- CT Tuesday and reports that the people at Ruby are very optimistic over the outlo k in their camp Much prospecting Is being done there this win CT and most of the creeks ara showing up well. He made the trip from Ruby. in 15 days.
 A small second class mail from the Outside arrived Monday even- ing and a first class mail arrived Thursday and was distributed upon it's arrival, even though the day was Thanksgiving and a legal holiday.
 Herman Anderson left for the Out side last Wednesday. He plans 10 re urn over the trail in the Spring.
 Jce Henderson, A. Rasmussen and Hex Reayis have taken a lay on the Bige.oN property. below Gold stream. The new laymen have left for the property and will com mence operations in short time and expect to take ou: a dump this winter
 The stage which is expected to ar rive from Chitina tonight is carry ing shipment of 1,6OO pounds of first class mail and also three pass engers from the Outside. This is
 he first shipment to arrive here since the mail allowance was in creased this winter. The passengers who left Seattle two weeks ago and are expected to arrive tonight are: Mrs. J. E. Clark and son, Mrs. George smith and son and Henry T. Ray.
 Marshal Lewis T. Erwin who is ,n his way North after taking out a party cf prisoners and insane Ia. tients, Is reported to be bringing