The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-03
Town Gossip and Stories
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 However. il was decided to in vestigate the writers of some of the letters applying for the job, and thus letter was received some time later in which it was stated that the young woman to whom reference has been made. had a reputation of being somewhat for ward vixen in the company of men.
 Further inquiry about the young what seemed to be inclination to flirt was only physical defect. From another source it was learned. upon inquiry. that the young woman had a nervous defect that caused her to appear to be winking at times when she was talking. This had given rise. it was explained, to I rumor soon after she arrived in a new city. that she was trying to flirt with the men she met. Those who came to know her best, how ever. soon found that the rumor was entirely misleading. for the young woman proved to be a thor 0ugh lady.
 Likes D. C. Stutler the gov Fairbanks ernment inspector who Summers recently arrived here
 from Washington to check up the books for the various federal departments, is so highly pleased with this place, that he is wishing that the government would find some reason for authorizing him to remain here the coming winter.
 T had always had longing to see Alaska. but l never realized what this country was until l ar rived here,' said Mr Stutler the other day.
 Probably you thought it was big iceberg, just as other people on he Outside picture it." it was sug- gested to him.
 Not exactly" he replied. "I real ized that some parts of it would not be an iceberg, but l never dreamed that such delightful sum mers could be experienced here. To see how things grow here is revel- 1ton to me-"
 There are two other things that especially interest MT Stutler. One of them is the gold and the other is the anticipation of getting to see the Northern lights.
 Somebody showed Mir. Stutler some gold nuggets a few days ago. He had never seen anything like them before and in speaking of it afterwards he declared that it gave lim the gold fever.
 Mr, Stutler's work here will prob ably keep him for several weeks, md he may not get away until sometime in September. He is sur 'ederal business is done in this jul iicial division
 Court It seems that the court Leaves is rushing things through iditarod pretty rapidly down in
 the lower river coun- try. According to telegram re- ceived by Marshal L. T. Erwin, the court left Iditarod late last weeK for Ruby, where it will convene on August 10.
 The Ruby session, so it is assert ed, will be much slower than that 1t Iditarod, and it is probable that the court work there will not be completed until early in September.
 In the meantime, there does not seem to be anything of importance coming up here to need judicial at ention, and the coming grand jury session, which will follow the re- turn of the court here, promises at the present time to be a tame af fair
 Refuses Most Alaskans have an To Leave ambition to pay visit Alaska to friends on the Out
 side at some future time, and it is seldom indeed that one meets person who is so root ed here that he never wants to go away even for visit.
 Henry BaatZ is one of the few people who has no desire to see the outside of Alaska again. He came North in 1S96 and in 1899 made his only visit to the Outside since that | time And with MT. Baatz it is not question of being able to do bet ter here financially than on the | Outside, for he has a brother in | Montana who is prosperous busi-