The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-28

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didn't work very well. Il was there
fore at the expense of much time
and effort that he finally arrived at
the house where he was to get the
pups He remained there little time
to rest before his return. but when
he found that it was already $50
o'clock he became anxious. for he
was supposed to be at the bank by
10 o'clock.
The start on the return trip was
even less encouraging than the out
going trip. for the dogs insisted on
misunderstanding commands. and the
pups refused to be led. Added to the
trouble was the insolence of a
freighter who wanted TO take up
the entire road. But patience and
diplomacy won out against the OBJ
Stinate teamster. and better time was
being made when the climax of the
mornings troubles was reached.
Just as Mr.. Morrow, with the pupS
and tie troublesome dog team had
ltttutu lllt SubuI Us vi NoN IL man
standing by his cabin called out and
wanted to know where he had found
-the pups Mr. Morrow told him
where he had gotten the pups. but
the man finally convinced Mr. Nor
row that the pups were his. so
Mr. Morrow returned to the bank
minus the two pups and about
half DAYS time, and with only a
little patience remaining to his credit.
Believe That Marshal Erwin is
Marshal seriously sick at Battle
Is Sick Creek, Michigan. is the
opinion of the deputies
in his office who state that he has
not been very well for a long time.
and the fact that a telegram was
received from him a few days ago by
John F. Clark his chief deputy. from
the city in which the noted sanitar
ium is located, is held as good evil
dence that he is getting medical
treatment there.
Since leaving Fairbanks, Mr.. Err
win has been to Washington. d. c..
on business matters. and has been
travelling considerably to get re-
w
bring back to Fairbanks with him
keep him Outside for some time, but
him of late indicates when he will
really return to Fairbanks.
Determined Though not a cheechaco
To Reach from the point Of his
ToIovana time of residence in Alas
ka, Frank Cook, the To-
cal agent of the Wells Fargo EX-
press company, is showing some
signs of "cheechacodom" these days
according to information received
in town during the past week, from
Dimes. Mr.. Cook is now taking
his annual vacation from office du.
ties and is putting in the time STAN
peding to the Tolovana country.
Mr. Cook left Dimes with a to-
bogean bound for the new diggings,
"necking it." as the saying goes. The
trail from the Tolovana to Dimes is
a well travelled one, hut new snow
having fallen on the day Mr.. Cook
left Dimes. he became lost and wan
dered away from the road. He spent
the night in the woods but was found
next day by a woodchopper and TAX
en- back to the trail. but not daunt-
ed by his experience he started for
the new goldfields again. Later
reports are to the effect that he is
still going so it is presumed that
he reached the Tolovana in safety.
Mails Uncle Sam, through his
ayi
Presents here, Postmaster Deal,
proved good Santa
Claus this year by bringing delayed
parcel post packages from the Out
side just in time for Christmas.
have received many expressions Of
appreciation for their efforts to get
he packages to everybody 2s soon
as possible after they arrived
Instead of going to the Christmas
tree exercises on Christmas eve, Mr..
Deal and his assistants worked all
evening in distributing the mail and
delivering the packages to the peo-
Pile who flocked to the postoffice for
them.
Packages came from every corner
of the country, and their contents
were Just as varied as their sources.
There were fruit, reading matter and
all sorts of attractive articles.
From away down in North Caro-
lima came four big apples for G.
Ellis Gardner, assistant district at
torney. The apples had been frozen,
but two Of them seemed quite I'M
injured as a result of the frost. The
other two were not spoiled. but were
not as good as fresh But these
were only samples of the interesting
things that Uncle Sam brought to
the people of this remote little north
ern city.