The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-12
ALASKA
 NOTES

The following letter was found written to his wife by Henry Leon- hauser after hlc death:
 Dearest wife: We have been parted good number of years. have been a wanderer on the face of the earth since then. but if you still believe that was wrong forgive me-dont hold 1t out against me. Kiss our two chill dren and think back of the time when we were happy. wish you to write Wentworth Brothers at Lakeside: have some property there, and now a fond farewell. Think kindly of ms once in a while. Your husband.
 H. c. C. LEONHAUSER.
 Leonhauser, who was well dressed. apparently was in good spirits when he engaged the room. He introduced himself to W. D. Creighton, one of the propr!etors of the hotel, as inter .sted in mines. The bank book he left con- tained the stub of check issued for $25, but did not show his balance at the bank.
 Seattle.-It is understood that Pres ident Taft has remitted the rema nd CT of the sentence imposed in 1899 upon Col. George A. Cook, of Fsrt Gibbon, Alaska, for lax business methods in handling army fuads. Cook was retired from the army. Cn- der the terms of President Taft re. mission Col. Cook can be reinstate1 and re-enter the service.
 Fairbanks, Feb. 10.-Upon his ar rival in town last Tuesday John Ro- nan. of Dome creek, was arrested charged with assault with a danger ous weapon. The complaint was sworn out by Captain Cunningham, one of the partners in the Spalding lease. The complainant allegei that while in an argument with Roman or. Monday the latter drew a dangerous weapon, threatening to use the same unless he (Cunningham) absentcd himself from the place in a hurry.
 When arraigned in the commlsslch- CTS court Tuesday afternoon R2nan was not represented by counsel, but conducted his own case throughout, while the interests of the government were loked after by Assistant Dis- trict Attorney J. k. Brown. Az a lawyer the defendant proved himself a marvel, defending himself in an able manner and putting the district attorney at a decided disadvantage several times.
 After hearing the evidence of all parties Judge Dillon decided there was not sufficient evidence to sus- tain the complaint and dismissed the case.
 The following is from Valdez paper:
 San Francisco are full of former AL askans. who are now democrats and near democrats who are looking for jobs under the Wilson administra. tion. It does not seem to matter that they haven't lived in Alaska for many years or that when they did reside there they hid their democracy un- der a bushel.
 Captain Conrad Siem of San Fran. cisco would like to be Alaskas next governor. Siem lived in Nome for a few years, but has not resided in AL aska since 1904. E. F. Putnam, form- erly in the Alaska custom service, but now a resident of Oregon, has been in Seattle looking for endorsements from Seattle -Alaskans and democrats for collector of customs. John H. Dunn. for years clerk of the court at Nome. but now living in Portland, would like to return to official life in Alaska, although a republican, and so would Albert J. Lowe. at one time a deputy marshal at Nome and later at Wrangell.
 In fact it may be said that in Se- attle. San Francisco and Portland there are active candidates for every position.