The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-13
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 Tolovana last week. was buried il Brooks. Nearly all of the old tim CTS of the camp turned out to pa! their last respects.
 E. E. Durgin brought suit severa months ago in the commissioner court to recover wages from tn, Titusville Mining company, operat ing in the Chandlar. in the sum O S75S. He won the suit and it wa: appealed. The case came up or appeal Tue esday and it took the jury just eighteen minutes to sus tain the lower court and add S2O1 SC as interest
 Reed Heilig, Ralph Hebert and J G. Heiges have gone up the Biz Cinema on a three weeks huntine trip
 Tobie Thur5ton, the lone barber of the Tolovana. returned from his new home last week in order to fix up some business which he was not able to complete before he left here.
 Swan MagnusSen was the only male exhibitor of fancywork at the fair. His display of tatting was ey quisite beins his own work, and he carried off first prize.
 There being no boat due to sail during the first part of last week. it was necessary to send the mail out on launch connecting with the Delta at Panama.
 Mrs. Jennie Harmon and Mrs Harry Clark Coe, Jr., were the win ners of the pinning contest at Cor. don's store Monday. Gordon had secreted two s1O bills about his store and the customers were supposed to pin tag where they thought either of the bills might be The tag being nearest was the win, ner
 Al Cosslett is back from the Tolo vana country. In his opinion the camp will prove a good one.
 Eleven persons were granted their citizenship papers after passing their examinations Tuesday evening" The next naturalization session will be held on the first Monday evening in October
 A. J. Nordale has received the pleasing information that both his sons, Hjalmar and Arnold, are en- rolled in the Leland Stanford uni
 A. c. Bockner left on the Shu- sana for the Tolovana country, where he will put in the winter working on above Mike Hess creek, in which he owns a half in terest Falcon Joslin is recent purchaser of the other half of the same claim.
 The government launch Midnight Sun arrived Tuesday. having on board Casey Bennett who has been suffering with stomach trouble. MT. Riggs was expected to return on the launch, but did not materialize
 R. K Latimer and Walter Gould were appointed bailiffs for the pres ent session of court.
 Fred Strom, of Gold Hill, had the misfortune to injure two fingers so badly that it was necessary to have them amputated. The digits were cut by a wood saw
 United States Attorney Roth is making needed changes in his resi- dence by the addition of an extra room and thorough renovation,
 George Wheeler secured a judg- ment against Emil Furstenau in the district court Wednesday for $4,66445 and interest amounting to $1,591.10. The attorney in the case was allowed $75O for his fees, The case was uncontoS+ed.
 The Calderhead property on First Avenue changed ownership during the past week, August Alm being purchaser.
 The two Cathcarts have gone 10 the Cinema Hot Springs for their vacation.
 D. M Hooker, who has been tele- graph messenger for the past year, is now occupying the position of assistant engineer at the wireless station.
 The launch Midnight Sun left Fair banks Thursday with supplies fer the survey party. Herb Wilson re turned to the party after an en' forced vacation of couple of weeks.
 An order has been signed for the sale of the only remaining asset of the Washington-Alaska bank, a mining claim on Fairbanks creek. An offer of $5,000 has been made for the property, consequently that is the lowest figure that it will be sold for.
 Charley Beam, of the Cinema Hot Springs, made a hurried trip into the city the past week.
 Bob Vining, who is driving over the trail in Chalmers car, will be in the city within few days.
 Four laborers employed by Nieml