The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-15
Local Happenings in Brief

last Monday morning he pleaded guilty
 ta the charge of contempt of court
 and was fined $loo ny Judge F. r. . Fuller. IneIes hal been summoned as a witness before the grand jury an.l i twice appeared before the body in an ! intoxicated condition so that th. de- . Alterations had ,n b" postponed until
 the witness snaered up. When the | fine was taif. 1nIics was released from custody "tt. a warning After ',.n.. sn, n" necessary bon Is
 William E Taylor I~ft Fairbanks last
 week f.. Glacier city in the Kantisr- i na whsr. 4' Ntd @er'e as commission. T. Tay l,t Was appointed to the posi-
 ton la Sattenher as successor to William l. Lloyd. who resigned but as
 ther" HHs ue tran service ta the camp he was not appraised of his appoint
 ment unta Ee arrived in Fairbanks,
 The funeral of George Mouraka. the Japanesr er=h. who died of stomach | trouble. WAS held last Monday morning with Rev George C. Bruce officiating. l \ large namher of cnantrymen accom- panied the body to its final rest iu@ place
 Preliminary arransements for the annual Christmas ball given by the Harmonic society are now being com p1ctcd hy the general arrangerna nts committee The affair Is ta he siren at the Auditorium on Christmas night and il is planned To haze this event exceed any of the former balls given " the society.
 Carl Douglas. of tite summit road house, was a city visitor last week to make arrangements for q big festi= val at his hostelry during the holi- day season The celebration will in cludc a big sllead and a dance. mus- ic for which will be furnished by an orchestra which will go out from Fairbanks
 'NAt Juipi " illltiiIl Jullttl lldS ttt'ii excused from further duty on account of illness
 After hearing the arguments of the attorneys. Judge Fuller held that the hail of John Wisser should remain at H,o0O until the supreme court rcn- aers decision upon the validity of tA" indictments found under the pro visions of the territorial laws
 C. A. Carlson and August Gustafson left for the Bonnifield country last week and while enroutc will stop at the connie post to build relief cabin in place of the one at the 2O-mile post which has been taken over by 3omesteader who is starting road house there.
 Miss Grace Fisher has assumed the duties of stcnographer in the offiea of the clerk of the court while Miss Estelle Pitts has taken similar pos ition with McGowan X Clark
 In rendering the decision in the ease of Mires vs. McDonough. Judge Fuller held that in as much as mining opera tionS were not being carried on at the present on the Solo association claim the defendant was entitled to the wood already cut on the property but he was enjoined from cutting or removing any more wood. The judge added, however. if the plaintiff want ed damages new suit would have to be started
 Richard Geoeheean and Andrew An derson were passengers for Chitina on the stage which left here last Monday while Mrs E. Griffith was bound for Faxsons.
 On motion of District Attorney Crossley the old action entitled |. s ys Mark Stein was dismissed from the criminal calendar of the court stein was indicted in 1906 for stealing a silver fox skin but as the bill in the case was lost some way no action was taken upon the matter. In the camp and further action would be fu- tile. The indictment was made before Mr. Crossley assumed the position
 After being released upon bail of 5000 on the charge of larceny which was sworn to by O. T. Knowles, George Foss. of Cleary. was rearrest- ed upon a similar charge made by William J. Nolan. Bail in the second case was fixed at $1.000.
 Joseph c. Dilow and Hans Hess were passengers on the Beam stage which arrived from the Big Cinema failed to find relieve at the Springs and soon after his arrival he went to St Matthew's hospital suffering with stomach trouble.
 At the meeting of the Fairbanks Choral society which was held last Monday evening 1t was decided that the next concert to be given January 9th at the Auditorium and will be Giv- en for the benefit of the two Fair banks hospitals The society is now rehearsing the new numbers which will be rendered at their next public appearance.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Newsboy