The Alaska citizen., 1914-04-20

NOW is the time to take up home
steads near Fairbanks. for this can
be done without the cost of private
surveys
1T seems that both chechacos and
sourdoughs are responding in large
numbers to the call of the North
land this Spring.
IT is easy to tell the age of a
horse by his teeth, but with people
it is so different that you can't even
tell their ages by their dental bills
THE Tanana river is threatening
to break into the Cinema slough.
Even the river wants to get to Fair
banks now that the railroad is as
sured.
FIFTY cents is not much. but it
it enough to put you on the list Of
1ppreciative people who are Contri-
buting for the purchase of present
for President Wilson.
FAIRBANKS has a horse on a
water wagon that is said to read
water signs. There are some men
supposed to be on the water wagon
who can read beer signs only.
1T is asserted that when Alaskans
20 to the States they have to break
themselves of the habit of speaking
about the outside for fear others
will think they have been in jail.
THE police in Portland, Oregon,
are stopping all dances, even of a
private nature in residences, after
midnight Fortunately that class of
freak laws is unknown in Fairbanks
THE next stampede promises to
be to Twenty-Mile creek That GER
tainly is convenience, for the men
who go broke prospecting there
can mush home without much diff
Guilty.
AS matter Of protection nature
has provided that some animals and
birds turn white during the season
of snow Perhaps that accounts for
a large number of gray-haired people
in Alaska.
IF the Copper River & North
western railroad is to be sold to
the government. its owners must
keep it from getting blocked with
snow so often, or the road will con
denim itself.
A WINDOW of local millinery
store was found broken a few morn
ngs ago, and it was charged that
IN intoxicated man fell into it. Per
haps he just fell for the prices
he saw quoted there.
TELEGRAPHIC reports say that
there is strong anti-American feel
ing in Mexico 1t will have to get
quite strong if it is to equal the
anti-Mexican feeling in some parts
II the United States.
THE Spasm will hereafter refrain
from using the phrase, "Johnny-come
lately" in referring to the editor of
hat the Spasm will have a Johnny
come-later" its STAG in a few
lays.
RECENT arrivals from the Outside
declare that the passage of the Alas
ka railroad bill has had much to do
with revival of business in Seattle.
Seattle always has taken moth
arly interest in Alaska, but it seems
to be case of child supporting its
'oster parent.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM says
the appropriation for the proposed
new federal building in Fairbanks
must be delayed on account OF the
necessity of first getting an increase
n the appropriation for the buildings
1T the seat of government at Juneau.
But why not make Fairbanks the
seat Of government first and then
make the main building here?
THE liquor dealers of Fairbanks
rave proved themselves to be law
abiding citizens, for they cheerfu}ly
obeyed the order for Sunday closing.
1t was different with the people in
Nome, who almost revolted against
4 similar order and even went so
far as to call mass meeting in an
effort to get the federal officials
removed for enforcing the Sunday
losing order.