The Alaska citizen., 1914-07-13
Town Gossip and Stories
BY The TattIer.


mined to publish a his
tory of his eventful life from the
time he left Sweden, q years ago,
up to the present time. But the
problem confronting Pete is to find
capable writer who will under
take the work.
There are few people in Fairbanks
who have seen more Of the adven-
turesome side of life than has Pete.
and he has just awakened to the
realization that II it is properly
written 1t would make good read
ing He was wounded in an m
dian war long before the gold ex-
element brought him to Alaska,
and since coming to the North he
has endured all sorts of hardships
that If properly told would probably
be as interesting as Archdeacon
Sucks account of his trip to the top
Of Mount Mckinley.
In his search. however for suit
able literary star to chronicle his
adventures, Mr. Norberg has come
to grief 1t seems, according to his
own story. that he found a man
recently who claimed to be literary
man Of the first cast, and an agree
ment was entered into by which the
latter would come to Mr.. Norberg's
cabin on Second avenue and do the
writing.
The literary man was given num-
erous notes from which to make his
story, and then Norberg left him
alone to his work Soon after the
owner Of the cabin departed, the
writer began to look around the
place and discovered three bottles
of whskey under the pillow. From
that time on. the literary work re-
ceived secondary attention to that
given the whiskey. and when the
bottles were emptied, the writer re-
signed his job.
1t is now understood that man who
will undertake to write the biography
Of Peter Norberg must first take
the oath of total abstinence.
TRIES TO II the stories that
BOTHER come to me are correct,
DEAL 1t seems that there is
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the postoffice who is trying to make
1t difficult for the incoming post
master and his force Of men to
manage the work there.
According to the report that Is
going the rounds, one Of the en-
ployes of the postoffice who will
not be employed by the new post
master, removed all the names from
the inside OF the boxes on the first
Of the month, when it seemed that
Mr.. Deal would take charge that day.
The story comes to me from a
round about way, and is so vague
that it may be entirely in error,
and if it were not for the fact that
the name of the employe has been
omitted, would not mention the
affair
understand that Mr.. Deal has
made arrangements for employing
his new staff, but he has not made
the names public. In Fairbanks the
postoffice employees must work over
time when the mail comes in. but
on other occasions. 1t seems, their
work is not hard. and job there
Is somewhat desirable.
COLLISION Up in the Tanana
WAS NOT club, in the saloons. and
SERIOUS on the street corners
men have been talking
for week about collision that oc-
Cured last Monday on Cushman
street. Nobody was killed and the
newspapers made no record OF the
affair, but it created a great deal Of
talk. just the same.
1t was really not an automobile
accident or any occurrence Of that
kind, but it was collision between
Toby's left cheek and Dams hand,
resulting from misunderstanding
concerning the Democratic primary.
Toby doesn't look any the worse for
the affair. and they say Dan will
be able to use his hand in the fu-
ture as we'll as in the past.
Just how the whole thing came
about Is not fully understood, and
am sure that if you should ask
Toby or Dan about it. neither Of
them could give you a clear account
of the affair They will agree. how
ever, that Dan called Toby a very
naughty name for having interfered
with his political plans. and that he
punctuated his remarks with a slap.
Toby has been telling his friends
that there was no occasion for the
attack on him, but even If Dan
is about three times his size. he
says, the big man doesn't have him
bluffed yet.
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