The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-08
Town Gossip and Stories
b. The Tattier.

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tention TO put up at hotel there
and visit with all of his friends and
relatives before they knew who he
was. His failure to fool the people
of his old home he laid to Delegate
Wickersham, who comes from the
same vicinity. for he had no more
than stepped of the train when
he was met by delegation of his
old friends. who gave him the glad
hand Of welcome home.
However, just before Mr.. Joynt
left Fairbanks, he was interviewed
by The Citizen as to his intentions
1t did not take much coaxing to get
him to tell how he was going to
surprise his friends, and to name Il
few of them. The interview was
printed in brief. the paper was
marked, and sent back to prom
inent merchant in Illinois whom Mr.
Joynt had named.
He was therefore greatly surprised
to be recognized when he arrived
at the old home town. He says
that his first thought was to blame
Jim" Wickersham for telling the
people there that he was coming,
but knew that he had had "one pu.
over on him" when he was shown
the marked copy of The Citizen.
Writes For lust for the pure sen
Treasures timent Of the thing"
Stored Here. writes Egbert G. Allen
Of 722 s. Bonnie Brae
ST. Los Angeles, Il would like to
ings | left in Fairbanks when |
left there in 1907. l have thought
many times that would return
North and renew the old associations
and friendships formed there in
early days, but have never had the
opportunity of doing SO. However,
l would like very much to get
line on some of the things | left
stored away in the James house Oh
Ninth and Cushman, as reminders of
a time which | consider was one
Of the best Of my life
The letter in question was re-
ceived by K. NJ. Crawford on one
of the last mails from the Outside
The writer was formerly very well
known in Fairbanks as surveyor
ferred to in his letter are a number
of maps, papers and surveyors
transit, all of which excepting the
transit, are believed to be stored in
the attic at the James residence
which was built by Allen in early
days
NerIand Andrew Nerland who
To Be resigned his position as
Candidate. city councilman early
in the winter and went
Outside, is due to return to Fair
banks about the first of next month.
1t is learned from some Of his friends
here that he will probably be
candidate for election to his old
job on the council
Before Mr.. Nerland left Fairbanks,
he was asked by some of the mem
bers of the council if he would be
willing to be candidate for the Of
flee again if he should come back
to Fairbanks before election time
this spring He said that he was
not looking for the job, but if he
were here in time and his friends
wanted him to run for the position
again, he would do so.
From what can be learned by The
Citizen, MI Nerland has been urged
by his friends to be a candidate
again this year and it is under
stood he is willing. However, poll
tics had nothing to do with his plan
to return to Fairbanks at this time,
it is asserted.
Courtesy It is generally conced
OF A ed that the government
Postmaster. has In Fairbanks about
as courteous and oblig-
ing a set of people to look after the
postoffice as can be found any
where, but it is doubtful il they can
beat certain postmaster in Cali
fornia, from whom card was re-
ceived in Fairbanks few days ago.
A few weeks ago, a certain lady
in Fairbanks received nctifica'
ton that there was postal card
addressed to her at the California
postoffice alluded to, and she itn-
mediately sent one cent for it to
be forwarded to her. 1t seems that
the government does not forward
postals without additional postage.