The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-08
Local Happenings in Brief

Mrs. J. l.. Clark and son. Mrs. George smith and son and Henry T. Ray ar rived in town Monday evening The stage also brought the first shipment of mail amounting to l.60o pounds. most of which was first class matter. saloon. Is confined at St Matthew's hospital for a few days. Dr. Grafton Burke. missionary and commissioner at Fort Yukon arrived in Fairbanks Monday evening to at tend to court matters. He was ,c- companied by his wife and son As soon as business matters in Fairbanks are attended to Dr. Burke and family will leave for the Outside.
 Five passengers took passage on Mondays stage for the Outside. The list included R. R. Stoddard and four explorers who arrived week ago from the Arctic region. Captain l.. l.. Lane. W. F.. Hudson. Eben s Draper and Dunbar Lockwood
 After summer spent working in opencuts on Glenn gulch. in the Kan tshna country. George Hamilton ar rived in Fairbanks last week In a few days he will return to the Kan tishna but will return again about Christmas with Dan keeler with whom he was working during the summer
 John w. Barker. special agent of the General Land office. who has heen stationed here. in wire to the local office states that he is attend Dor, where ha will be located this month.
 The horse used by the Waechter Bros. in delivering meats holds the record for runaways. one day last week the ordinary gait was too slow and the animal ran away twice No one was hurt in either race but the second time the sleigh was lost in parts and the animal was slightly bruised.
 One of the largest nuggets found in the Fairbanks district is now on cxhi- hition at Suters iewelry store. It is the property of Peter Lesh and was picked up last summer in an open cut on No. s. Glenn Gulch. The mug get weighs about 45 ounces and is l;.t nugget found in the tailings on the same ground few years ago
 After months outing, part of which was spent in hunting, Joe Mor- row and Al Sutton have returned to Fairbanks. The hunters made their headquarters about miles from the Home cabin on the middle fork of the Toklat. in the kantishna While on the hunt, each secured van dyek here
 In the last mail the Commercial club received a communication from . party of Oregon people who are con templatins a trip through the North next summer. and asking for particu- lars regarding the routes to take The tourists possible come thhough to Fairbanks next summer
 Upon the arrival of the stage last Monday evening a party of about 30 Arctic Brothers gathered at the stage office to greet Henry T. Ray who was elected Grand Arctic chief of the order at it's last annual conven- tion. After the reception the members gathered at the Arcade cafe where d newly elected official
 The city council last week sat each evening board of equalization to hear the complaints of the tax pay CTS regarding their assessments. In most cases the board succeeded in convincing the complainant that the ure
 To accept a position with McGowan X Clark made vacant by the resigna- ton of Richard Geoghegan, Miss Els telle Pitts has resigned her position in the clerk of the courts office. The vacancy in the clerks office will be filled by Miss Grace Fisher.
 At the meeting of the Fairbanks school board which was held last week the monthly report of Principal P. A. Knowlton was read and discuss ed. The report shows that there were more absentees than usual because of illness but that the progress of tra classes is noticeable. The attendance at school this year is 5 less than last year.
 In writing to her husband Mrs. R. M. Crawford states that their young er son Robert who is student at the Chehalis high school, is playing the piano evenings at a picture show house there.
 Walter Rowson who formerly actel as secretary to Judge r. E. Fuller is now enroute to his old home in England and after short visit will return to enter the University of Cali fornia. MT. Rowson states that he does not believe that he will come North again.
 Chief of Police Wiseman has receiv- ed an innuirN for Eranl, Tam firm,