The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-22
Town Gossip and Stories
By Tattler,
3, The Tatuer.


10 fight for their country. as they
are unable 70 become citizens of the
United States. The Montenegrins,
II is understood. are looking forward
to future naturalization examina-
ton with the hope that one of the
Teutons will fail to pass
Children When Mrs H. Barthel
Wore returned to Fairbanks
Large. with her two tall sons.
Walter and Richard. each
more than six feet in height. they
had many amusing stories to tell
concerning the mistaken report tina.
went ahead Of the Barthels to the
effect that the mother was bringing
with her her two small children
| 1t seems that through some mis-
take the news was sent ahead from
Chitina to the roadhouse at which
they were to spend the first night
that the passengers would include
.hIS bdI tHtI dllu ltI WV
When the stage arrived at the road
house. a man went out to help the
lady TO get her children safely into
the house. and when he inquired for
the youngsters, someone pointed to
the stalwart six-footers.
But the word was passed along
1inn 0P no Wv
even when Mrs Barthel arrived in
Fairbanks it was reported that she
had come home with two children
The two sons OF Mrs. Barthel have
been outside to college for long
time. and are personally known only
to the oldtimers in Fairbanks
Want Any No, this isn't an adver
Ice Today tisement, but there IS
Lady, one young man in Fair
banks who has about two
chunks Of any size, for sale, delivery
guaranteed His name is-well he
or his agent, another well known
young man, will probably PROFOUND
| the question to you soon, if you
have not already been interrogateG
on the subject How this young man
secured the ice is another story.
! One evening last week he was
at certain family residence, being
a particular friend of one of the
young ladies of the house. While
| he was there the ice question came
to the fore, resulting with the father
Of the young lady asking the young
man If he knew where some ice
could be disposed Of He jokingly
replied that he could use about two
tons himself, and thought no more
about it until his next visit to the
house when, 10 and behold, he was
| informed that his ice was cut and
awaited his inspection.
After having ordered the ice
whether in joke or not, he had to
take it to keep lin right" with the
''old man" Consequently, he has
enough ice on hand to keep himself
and his friends in cocktails and high
balls for the summer at least, al
| though he is trying to dispose of
| enough OF it at market prices to
| come out even on his deal
| Could While it is true that
Not Sell the majority of people
Money. are ever trying to get
something for nothing,
| it is also true that many people
will refuse to take a good bargain
| for fear that there is some trick
about it.
When the potlach started Mr..
Sharrard put two silver dollars on
cards in the show case in his store
| and wrote the announcement on the
cards that each of the dollars would
be sold for rs cents. The two silver
dollars, although perfectly good
cially, were still there at the end
OF the potlach, for nobody could be
induced to BUY them.
| Soon after the dollars were put
on sale, man came into the store
and. looking at them for few min
utes said that he guessed he would
buy them. He was told that he
could have them for IS cents each.
Then he looked at them a moment
more. and shaking his head, declared
that he would not take them
At quite short intervals people
would come into the paint store and
look at the two dollars offered for
sale, and though some would at first
say they would take them. they
would finally decide not to invest.
People are certainly funny things"
is the comment made by Mr. Sharrard
in discussing the matter afterward.
Adjourned Last Thursday afternoon
For Tho in the district court
Dog Race. room, shortly before the
court crier announced,
| Court Is now in session." in his
usual sonorous tones, and before
Judge Bunnell had taken the bench
| for tho afternoon sooaiOn NJ court