The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-17
Town Gossip and Stories
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would be published. the whole story
would be learned.
Iu hue time. the News-Nmer made
its appearance. and everybody look.
I'd il over Tor the latest news of
the fire. which had been announced
by that papers bJlletius earlier in
the day But there was no mention
of the fire to be found in any col
umn and up to the present time
no ore seems to understand why
the great scoop" of the afternoon
paper made It's first appearance in
The next mornings Times.
Bobby Bobby Sh aldon has
shsIdoo's ceased operating his
Profits automobile stages to the
coast until summer time
he states. but he feels that although
he has not come ont much ahead
in a financial Way. he has however.
/ been we'll paid in another way for
his work
To some II his friends a few days
80 Bobby explained his financial
~ ~. Ill Id'uti ptttHidi Nd.
/ lie declared that he had paid off
all his felp and debts and that al
/ Ter "gaue'iAG them ne found thai
ne H7u balance ol JuSt ~ cents.
hui THESE ~ cents, ne explain
.l 'iu nor represent my net pro
HIS ID my accounts. made an
entry Just beIo" me 81 cents bal
nee. cftul'InS Hlysef win ;" ooo.
representing the N"lne OF being my
own boss lot the winter so you
see l am ahead Just $2'oooSO for
my winter work.
VINO ih"re Is deep mys
ooH / ne Terry hanging over the
JueK: IRE hall in Fairbanks.
ana II Is probable tNat
detective with all the ability
u the mythical sherlock Holmes
We're here he would find himself
oaffled.
1t seems that somebody who had
been hunting early in the week,
sllled some ducks He concluded
getting into trouble. as killing ducks
At this season is not legal, so he
/. 'ooked about for safe place for
2eepInS them until e wanted them
cooked.
Just why he decided that the fire
nan would De safe place for the
fark" IS not suite under .oad, Hn
mat Is where he took them, The
'nchs We're hung up on long line,
icing fastened to the line by their
eads. imagine. however. the con
iefnalon felt by the tunter when
went I" set the ducks and tounu
Il the heads stiIl fastened to the
me. but thn body of one of the
'drEs missing. fhe robbery had
cen committed under the very eyes
= the pole" department, which.
o#e|er. could not be expected to
Hard Illegal game.
me only cleW to the fate of the
HekS IS the announcement that a
ET;am "elIhno"n bachelor, whose
name Is not mentioned, brought
tuek 10 a certain restaurant the
'NehlhS the one disappeared from the
faek porch OF the fire hall and had
cooked for himself.
Why He In recent issue of the
'oucneu Hippodrome, a weekly
1er. published in Seattle by
a dance hall of the same
name a really good story is told
boG, an Alaska miner, who return
q TO Ne>tu" after long stay in
tie North The story was told by
Daniel Gleason, formerly of Fair
banks.
Mr.. Gleason is floor manager at
~ Casper Fischer, also a former
F5loen' OF this citv and We"
Known Northerner. The story told
BY MI Gleason IS as follows:
"A miner friend of mine came
down from Alaska after the Klon-
dlke excitement upholstered like
7ansoH cab with greenbacks. He'd
been tartar from the madding
'IoWd. and soon after he alighted
from the boat at Seattle he saw
very much betlounced and bejewelled
person OF the female species, alight-
ne from an automobile.
"Blil approached warily, and while
he lady was giving instructions to
Ter chauffeur deity caressed her
heck with his toil-hardened hand.
# course he was arrested. and when
allied before Judge Gordon to an
Wer to charge of misdemeanor,
'aid
jess come down from Alaska,
ledge, an things is prettye rough
up thar. | amt seen fresh paint
in so long, peared like | couldn't
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