The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-29

trail and should arrive here Thursday.
 X large first class mail containing large amount of Christmas mat ter was received from the Outside early Christmas day. The postoffice force went h work upon its arrival asserting tne Christmas greetings 10 the eager public
 Rev. Charles F. EctticIrr of St Matthew's church mad" . hurried trip carly last week to Salchaket mission where he held the first of the Christ mas festivals for the natives. Thurs day evening he started for Nrnana where all of the natives If the lower Panama valley canSrcGatc annually at this time to celebrate Christmas
 After tes,ifyine before the grand jury. J. c. Kinney. Jack Nelson. Bob Buchan. Charles Murray. Jack Holger started on thrir return trip to the koyukuk country Wednesday Others from the same region Who are in the city plan To remain until after the holidays.
 Mrs Roy Rutherford was hostess al an enjoyable dinner party last Tuesday evening in honor of the birth day of her Anshani The latter part of the evening was spent in music and playing cards.
 Joseph Mikuta and Robert Herroll are being brought to Fairbanks from Tanana where they We're sentenced by Commissioner Dehn. Mkuta Is to serve out a fine of $500 for selling liquor without license while Her rold has a sentence of BOO days before him for larceny. George Light, of Red Mountain. was found not guilty on the charge of selling liquor with out a license In each of the cases the government was represented by Assistant District Attorney Bion \. Dodge
 Chief of Police Wiseman is in re ceirt of a letter of inquiry from Miss pisanna Carroll. of St. Louis. Mo, asking for her brother John Carroll who last wrote from Fox city two years ago. Any information concern ing the man would be appreciated by the chief
 Ralph H Giuilanl has advised the local land office of his arrival at Portland. Oregon. where he will re main till the first of the year after which he intends to leave for Wash inEton. D. c.
 After being out of commission for few days the submarine cable be tween Valdez and Sitka was put in working order again by the crew of the cahleship Burnside The regular telecraphtc service with Seattle was again established Tuesday evening.
 Among the passengers who left on last Mondays stage was John Zuc. of In ic roine to Valdez where he will make his headquarters for the winter Aft CT attending to the accumulated husi- ness there he will make a short trip 10 Seattle
 Johnnie Palm. the Circle-Chatanika mail carrier, spent a few days in the city last week. He returned to the westward again yesterday morning.
 Greetings to the local fore" of the N q company was received before Christmas day from Superintendent Volney Richmond who wae in Wash ington Where he was representing the company in the matter of the Alaska mail contracts.
 Jacob Samuelson, of Richardson. made a short business trip to the city last week with his auto truck.
 r S. Gordon was advised by wire Tuesday that his wife had success fully undergone an operation for apen- dicitis at Seattle and would start for the North again on January Huh She is at present staying at the home of her sister Mrs. Dr. Bates
 Jack MacCormack returned to Hot Springs Wednesday after a few weeks stay in the city on court matters,
 To appear as witnesses before the grand jury, O. J. Nicholson, Arthur Newton and Robert Winer arrived last week from the Chandlar.
 P A Knowlton and George A Be vier, of the high school staff, accom- panied the John L. Timmins party to the Ronnifield and will be son" on a two weeks vacation. while the school observes the Christmas holi- days.
 The fire department was called out last Monday morning at o'clock in response to an alarm from the resi- dence of Mrs. D. Thomas on Fourth avenue near Cushmen stre-t. which proved to be a small bl2zr on the roof believed to have been started by a spark.
 The stage for Chitina which left Fairbanks Monday morniny carried two passengers for the OutsiGe. John Zuc. of the Alaska road commission. and Axel Mckenzie. of Circle city.
 After two weeks hunting trip in the Salehaket country. Jack Hay and Taul Lescure returned to the city .ast week
 Bernard Carr and Leon ird IIeaeock spent few days hunting near the Summit roadhouse for Christmas l'ir6. but only managed to collect enoGgi. for one meal.
 ouis II. kcir. who was among Ihe early stampeders from the city to the Chieana returned again last week md .eports that everything Is prtc ti.aily at standstill there uo.". Ec rerorts that there are about 45o in"n located at Johnston city but few of them mining.
 I. Carlson arrived in the "ity Tuesday 10 secure some supplies to continue operations on his property on va'ae> creek He states that mtcn rrnspecting is being done this winter in preparation for the hydraulic work whia, i- planned for next ,,unnl.r
 The Newsboy and Rhoads-Hall crews were given a three days vaca- tion to celebrate the Christmas holi days in town.
 Harry Jordan. coored man of Fairbanks. was arraigned in district court Friday charged with concealin" stolen property in the Groom case from Hot springs. Today is the time set by Judge Fuller at which he