The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-16
Town Gossip and Stories
By The TattIer.

II IS evident that the Ia" intends that the votes must be Canvassed within ten days after the third Tuesday in November. which would be about November 27 But the lawmakers at Washington. when they passed the law evidently knew little of the vast distances in Alaska and the slow methods of transpor tation, for It is not possible to get all the returns to Juneau by that time
 Clerk Mcbride of the federal court who receives the returns for the division. says he thinks it will be nearly Christmas before the reports are all received. As fast as they are received and recorded by him he forwards them 10 Juneau where they will later be canvassed by the governor. surveyor-general and col lector of customs for the Territory
 After they are received and re corded here IL will take the last re turns of this division from two to three weeks to reach Juneau. and thus it can be seen that it will probably be early next year before the final count is made in the capi- tai city.
 Government Few people around Garden Is town seem to know that Success the government main
 tained a profitable gar den in Fairbanks during last sum- mer. As a result Of this innovation, the prisoners and guards at the iail are being fed upon potatoes and vegetables that Were produced at little cost to the nation.
 Early in the year Marshal Erwin conceived the idea of converting the yard surroundine the detention hospital into a garden The mar shal bought the seed and the pris- oners did the work The garden provided a cheap lot of vegetables healthful open-air exercise.
 There Is In the vicinity of an acre of ground in the yard that was culti- vated and enough potatoes were produced to do the people at the jail several months in addition to the other vegetables that were grown there.
 Tn the recent political campaign lt was asserted by the opponents of the marshal's office that the build ing was being used as chicken coop. II is explained that this charge grew from the fact that Caretaker Young raised some chickens in the ward. though they have since been Killed
 Library Since the library open Needs ed early last week. Chairs there las been an in
 creased patronage prob ably due to the fact that it had been closed for more than a month, The library Is quite well supplied with wood and various other neces- saries now, but the increased mum Der of patrons has caused a short age in the matter of chairs.
 It has been suggested by R. M Crawford. secretary of the board of library trustees. that people of town able extent by giving it's chairs that may no longer be of use to the house. hold
 'Tt Is possible" said Mir Crawford that some of the people leaving for the Outside will have chairs that are not of use 10 them any more and will be willing to donate them to the library.
 "Naturally, 1t pleases us to see the library get good patronage. but We don't like to see men standing about the room or leaning against the wall while they are reading. r is not comfortable. If anyone car give us a chair. it will be much ap- Dreciated"
 Judoe There will be no court Amendment session in Fairbanks Delayed for the next few weeks
 that seems quite certain The Citizen has received reliable news to the effect that the Presi dent of the United States will not appoint a judge for this division until after congress meets again which will be about December 9
 It is to be expected tat there will be much preliminary work to keep the members of congress busy for little time, and it will take some time thereafter for them to approve an appointment by the President.
 If the new judge is not appointed until about the middle of December it is not likely that the grand jury will be called until after the holi- days.
 There are several cases in court that are awaiting the action of the grand jury, and the prisoners in volved must wait much longer than usual before they can learn their fate.
 By the time court convenes again, 1t is probable that the business will be piled up, and that 1t will take long time to catch up with the work. Capital It has been suggested To Stay frequently that inasmuch At Juneau as Fairbanks will un-
 doubtedly be the termi- nus of the new railroad. and as it Is almost in the center of the Terri tory, the capital should be removed from Juneau to this place.
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