The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-07
Local News Items

Mss Violet U HaTa entertained d number of the miners of upper Fairbanks creek at her residence at Kellenvilie recently, according to word received from the creek.
 MT and Mrs Harry Buzby enter tained at their ranch home last Wednesday evening in honor of a few friends from the Circle coun- try Among those present were Mrs. J. H. Kelly and two children, of Miller house, Miss Helen Calla- ban and MT. Jack McCloy.
 An addition is being built to the Heilig stamp mill on Fairbanks creek according to information re- ceived in town.
 Judge Charles E. Bunnell has is sued an order to the effect that the recording office in the Fortymile pre- cinct is to be changed from Steel creek to Franklin gulch, which, it is stated, is more centrally located place. Captain J. J. Donovan i5 commissioner there.
 c. B. Sweeney. through his attor ney, Guy B. Erwin has dismissed the contest to the granting of a timber permit out of the land office to Burt w. Johnson The latter therefore has right to cut wood under his original permit, except where it infringes on Sweeney's homestead rights.
 Grover and William Frame are tention of getting their automobiles ready for spring traffic They will start the run as soon as the wea- ther permits They are leaving a Dodge car in storage here.
 Hugh T. (Ginger) Stewart well known in Dawson several years ago by many Fairbanksans, was killed last fall on the firing line in France He went to the front with Boyles contingent from Dawson, but joined another regiment at Vancouver
 Ed Bartlet, and P. A. Thelin, Brooks lrei5hters left Olnes for the new camp with heavy loads Thursday morning.
 It is understood that the proprie tors of all of the roadhouses on the Olnes trail to the Tolovana have agreed to charge $50 per meal for service at +heir places of business. And each has posted forfeit of S25 to insure his good faith in the agreement
 Mrs. Tom Dickenson is planning to give a dance at her roadhouse at West Fork OH the evening of Sat urday, February 5, according to word received in Fairbanks.
 Mrs c. W. Porter entertained a number of the members of the Meth odst Ladies Aid society at her home on Wendell avenue last We'd nesday afternoon.
 A cabin on Fourth avenue owned and occupied by Wallace Gouston was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night Water was not used in quench- ing the flames, the firemen prevent ing their spread with the chemical. MT. Houston was not at home when the fire started
 Tony Zuber and George B. Wesch were arrivals In town from the Tolovana country during the early part of the week
 s. Ott, of the firm of Ott & Sheele. merchants of Eagle, has gone Out side on buying trip for his firm, according to advices received in Fairbanks.
 Sam Simondson is in town from Mike Hess creek. He expresses himself as discouraged with condi- tions there in a mining way, as he has completed eighht holes to bed rock at the mouth of Moose creek without finding anything that could be called pay in the smallest sense of the word.
 Writing to friends here Peter Vido- vich states that he intends to make his future home In San Francisco. He has had an operation performed for an ailment to his spine and states In the letter that, although he is thin and haggard, he feels much better. MT. Vidovich collect ed his insurance money on the burned California building without trouble when the facts were laid before the insurance company.
 The passengers arriving in Fair banks on Saturday evenings stage