The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-22


tn. trails between Fair.
banks and the coast in all seasons.
seems to be just as much of a diplo-
mat as he is driver
Mr. Sheldon came to The Citizen
office late Sunday night, week
ago, and bought a bundle Of papers
TO be delivered to him for taking
over the trail the next morning. L.
will be remembered that he sent one
machine out on Sunday and left on
another the next day
You can probably make profit
trail" it was suggested to Mr.. Shell
don. when he paid for them.
But | don't intend to sell them, -
he explained. Il do expect, however.
that will get profit out of them.
How in the world can you make
a profit out of them il you do not
sell them" he was asked.
Well, you see, when l arrive at
a roadnouse | will walk in and after
greeting the people there | will turn
to the lady of the place and pass
her copy of the paper, saying:
Here is an Alaska Citizen, fresh
off the press Then | will look
around a moment and say: What
kind of pie have you on hand?' Just
leave it TO me. I'll get my money
back"
Talked Many amusing incidents
Too resulted from the adver-
Slow. Using scheme OF the
Suter jewelry store early
last week at the Potlach. Everybody
wanted to win one Of the prizes by
saying the proper words to one OF
the unknown persons holding ticket
One man. who Is slow of speech,
accosted another and started to ask
him the question that would entitle
him to the ticket, in case the man
questioned held one, but while he
was hunting for his words. Miss
Anna Winecoff came up to them,
asked the man the question in
few words and was awarded the
ticket while the slow talker was
still trying to finish the required
sentence.
Johnny Kelly, who is one Of the
best jokers in town, filled his peck
cts with some fake tickets, each
numbered %, and set out to get vic
tins. A young lady met him on
the street and asked him if he
traded with Suter. He replied he
he was one of the men carrying the
tickets, and he replied he was. There
upon he produced one of his fake
"23's" and she took it, hurrying to
some OF her friends to tell them of
her good fortune. 1t was some time
before she was Informed that the
that she had been given the "skiddoo
number" as joke.
Mr.. Kelly gave another of his
joke tickets to Miss Lewis, in the
office Of ST George & Cathcart, but
she concluded to play joke on a
certain young man by asking him
TO take the ticket to Suffers store
to get the prize for her. When he
arrived at the store and found 1t
was a joke. he felt that he could not
go back empty-handed, so bought
small ivory billiken. and returning
to Miss Lewis told her it was her
prize.
Mad Letters received in Fair
Coyotes banks a few days ago
Feared. from Eastern Oregon
tell of terrors that are
being experienced by the people
there. who are ever in fear OF being
bitten by mad coyotes. 1t seems that
some years ago a mad dog ran wild
and before he died he had bitten a
coyote, which in turn spread the
rabies to other animals. Then the
mad coyotes began to attack cattle
and horses, which in turn took hydro
phobia.
The matter was called to the state
authorities OF Oregon, and an effort
was made to stamp out the disease
by killing all the coyotes possible
and doing away with all infected do
mestic animals.
In the letters received a few days
ago, it is stated that the conditions
are getting worse. A farmer living
in the Malheur valley was recently
bitten by a mad coyote that attacked
him while he was leading his horse
10 watering trough. The man is
now under the care of physician.
Another farmer opened his door one
morning to find one OF the dreaded
animals lying on his doorstep. The
state is now paying 50 for each coy
ote scalp in an effort to kill them
off.
Foreigners There is much good-na-
Good. tured rivalry between
Natured. the foreigners in Fair
banks who represent the