The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-29
Town Gossip and Stories
By The TattIer.

1dttIer. is understood that he intends to go directly from New York to Seattle, but where he will finally settle, he has not indicated in his letters. Bargain George L. Bellows, the In genial proprietor of the Stamps. Front street store known
 as the Bijou, is good advertiser, and in this line is an active rival to the Pirate" The advertisements of the Bijou are al ways worth reading, even though 6 person is not after bargains.
 For several days last week Mi Bellows advertised bargain il postage stamps. The advertisement probably drew more attention than any of his former clever catches. and there are many in Fairbanks who are still in the dark in regard to bHe ollei ilaue oy lHS blJou U sell 26 stamps for "a cent and a quarter" But those who tried purchase the stamps at that price found that the Bijou lost no money by the offer, though none was earn ed. If the advertisement should be transposed. and. by using the same words, be made to read as follows. the joke would be made plain:
 BARGAIN IN STAMPS-Twenty six stamps for a quarter and a cent"
 Will Gus Conradt, the we'll Benefit known mining man, be Fairbanks. lieves that the Tolovana
 will be a rich camp and that Fairbanks will be the chief distributing center for it. In other words, MT Conradt is an encouraging optimist, though he is a conservative authority on mining,
 After Conradt arrived in Fair banks a few days ago, he was asked what he thought about the possibility of the Tolovana camps getting sup plies from Rampant, and he explained that while t is just possible that some supplies may be sent to the camp from that direction, Fairbanks is certain to remain the chief source of trade.
 It is anticipated by MT. Conradt that there will be a large number of men in the Tolovana country this summer, but he does not expect that much mining will be done there un- til another season. It will not be possible, he thinks, for the owners thoroughly to prepare for mining until next winter.
 In Fairbanks, the merchants and others look upon the strike at Tolo- vana as being one of much importance to this city.
 Thought He "Scotty" Dalton thought Was "Seein' that he was ''seein Things" things" the other day
 when he took walk ou the Valdez trail and saw a brown ob ject, presumably caught in rabbit snare. Particularly was this true in view of the fact that the St. Patricks day celebration and the big potlach was just over. "Scotty" knew that unless it was a freak, there was no such thing as brown rabbit at this time of the year and thought he had them sure this time. However he decided to fight it out and upo Investigating the rabbit snare, which he found that small brown dog had been caught in if.
 The little animal, the property of little Helen Young, was advertised as lost in last weeks Citizen, the advertisement being handed in at this office on Sunday night. Dalton lOuuu lle uO5 Ol W Cul1Coudy dAu Al is therefore evident that the animal had been in the snare for at least four days.
 That the dog was not choked to death seems almost a miracle When found it was so weak it had to be carried into town, and 1t had parked so much in its endeavor to attract attention to it's predicament, that it could not make barking sound when discovered.
 Many Shoes J. o. Ellis (The Pirate) But None has a large stock of To Fit shoes of all kinds but
 says that he has none which will fit his own feet. That is the reason he is still wearing his felt shoes He also has in his stock of hardware a line of shears of all sizes. Perhaps it is by req son of the same token he doesn't get his hair cut.
 I've got one of the biggest line. of shoes in this town" said the r rate the other day, when it was sug gested to him tbet as spring come, he had better discard the