The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01

G,ve Up Panama Crossing. who Bread was i'll town last week.
 says that the Indians near Tanana Crossing have been forced on account of the war. to give up the luxury this winter Of eating tread When the war is over and conditions become normal so that women will buy furs again the Indians expect 10 reach point where they will be able 10 eat bread once more.
 As Mir. StreliC keeps store and buys turs from the Indians he is familiar with their habits and he tells in an entertaining manner how the natives economize in times like these
 The Indians must have their tea and tobacco first of all Those are things with which they seem un- able to go without" Mir, Strelic explained when in town. Before white men came here, Indians lived entirely on meat When they have no money they go back 10 their or iginal meat diet, but when they are doing well financially, they buy flour and potatoes. But these last are luxuries for them"
 IL was explained by Mr Strelic that the Indians are forced to keep trapping In spite of the low price of iurs. However. they are not suf terinS.
 Concerning conditions in the vi cinity of Tanana Crossing, MT Sire lie explained that time there are dull,and but little is doing in min ing way He said that the country there has not been properly pros pected and that he thinks that good finds will be made there in time. Masonic People are still talking Banquet about the big banquet Praised given a little more than
 week ago by the Knights Templar at their installa- ton The banquet was one of the most notable features of that occa- sion, and as it has been declared by those who took part in it to be be- yond anything of the kind in Fair banks, previously, it is probable that it will be remembered and talk cd about for long time to come.
 Somehow the newspapers over looked this feature of the ceremony, but what the newspapers failed to do in the matter of giving it publicity has been made up for by the compli- mentary talk about town that it created Lack of space prevented The Citizen from describing the din her in the general story of the in stallation ceremony.
 As soon as the installation cere- mony was over, the main room of Masonic hall was cleared of people who retired to the other rooms for social conversation, and a force of men was put to work placing tables for the dinner and getting it in readi- ness.
 There were three long tables run ming lengthWise of the hall and one across the room. At there fully l50 people sat down to eat. There was great variety of colt meats, ap- petizing salads, relishes. cakes. etc. etc
 I, would be wrong to overlook the tasteful decorations of the place. These were festoons of artificial flowers, and worked i'll at various places were tie artistic banners of the Knights Templar,
 Wanted Judge Bunnell is said To Be 10 be seriously in love Rememberedwith a certain young
 lady, but this is not sur prising in the light of the fact that the object of his affections is his own attractive little daughter, one of the sweetest appearing little girls In Alaska. According to teie- gram received by the judge few days ago from Mrs. Bunnell the little miss and her mother are now on their way to Seattle, where they will remain until navigation starts, and then they will come to Fair hanks.
 Little Miss Jean Bunnell is five and a half years of age, but in spite Of her extreme youth she sometimes has d serious way of looking al things. When il was explained 10 her that her father was going to be separated from her for some time, she hunted up a post card picture of herself and presented it to him, that he might have something 10 remind him of his absent child.
 The presentation of the card was followed by some serious thought, and then she asked for permission to write her name on the back of the picture. When asked why she put Ter name there she explained that she feared that during her ab- sence, her father might forget her and would not know whose picture was on the card. Therefore she be- lieved 1t best to put her name there as a matter of identification,
 Spectators Over at the land office Are it is explained that the Siienced inquiries concerning coal
 lands have stopped since the bill passed congress providing means of securing leases for the coal lands It is apparent from this that the host of people who seemed so anxious to get hold of a lease of coal lands, did not really want the leases for themselves, but were hoping to speculate by holding them until others would take them off ( cir hands at advanced prices.
 Under the new law. there is no possibility to speculate, for the regu- lations will not permit of it. Be- fore a person is given lease on an Alaska coal mine, he must ex- plain for what purpose he wants the coal, and he must show his own records ard give other ideas of