The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-24

THE ALASKA [ to steal chicken. much less 10 steal one from hospital 1 The chicken was stolen a few night ago from the barnyard at St Joseph's hospital. The thief wruns 1 the neck of the chicken. and leaving i the head at tie henhouse. took the remainder of the bird away with him.
 The methods employed by the chicken thief were similar to those usually practiced by tramps, of which Alaska. and especially Fair banks, has none. IL is to be sup posed that the thief took the chicken into some place in the woods and had a feast over camp fire, though there is just the possibility that he cooked il in some cabin.
 Makes They say that the third Third time has the charm, and Effort if so. the Rev. c. F..
 Betticher. pastor of St. Matthew's church will succeed in his trip to Panama crossing. which he started for the third time Saturday.
 MT. Betticher is preparing to leave for the Outside, but before he goes he must attend to some business at the Episcopal mission at Panama crossing. He is anxious to get back from the trip in time to catch the last boat for the Outside.
 Twice he started out for the Up per river. and each time the boat was forced to return on account of the high water. Before leaving Saturday morning. MT. Betticher de clared that he would make the trip to Panama crossing if 1t resulted in his having to go out by way of the trail
 MT. Betticher will spend next win ter in lecturing in the States about mission work in Alaska.
 Catholic Father Monroe says the Church Improvements to the Improved Catholic church are so
 far along that before winter the main part of the building will be completed inside
 It has been his ambition to have the building improved for long time. but only this year was he able to commence the work. He is planning to continue the work as funds are received, and thus much will be left to do next year.
 The improvements in the building are important, and are in the in terior as well as the exterior. The roof, for one thing has been raised
 One of the important changes in the interior of the building is the ceiling has also been changed In order to aid the acoustics. Chicken On Garden Island is Without freak chicken that has Feathers no feathers although it
 is quite large. It was in that predicament, and the story of it's needed feathers resulted few days ago in it's owner receiving a number of letters from her friends, to whom she had told the story of the chickens condition.
 At a sewing party not long ago, the lady owning the featherless chicken told of the joke nature had played on it. It was assumed by those at the party that the high cost of living had something to do with the inability of the chicken to sport any kind of feathers.
 After the owner of the unfortunate chicken had departed, it was agreed that each one present should mail feather, with the request that it be used in clothing the chicken. What has been the fate of the feathers thus received is not known by those who sent them.
 Trapper French John," the Has Bad trapper, had what might Luck be called gamblers
 luck" few days ago. for he earned a good fee and lost it all in a little while after receiving it.
 The trapper had been employed to bring the body of J. M. Wiswall. the prospector who was drowned near Salcha to Fairbanks in boat For his services, so it is said he was paid $40O.
 Soon after getting his pay. French John started back up the river feel