The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-03
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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
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 Captain George Green, the wei kroWn steamboat mar is a recent arrival in town from the Koyukub country. He expects to roman i1 Fairbanks until the opening of navi gation, although he nay possibly put in part of the time in the Tulo Vana country.
 Cole McDougal, former Fairbanks an. was stabbed three t'nlr, al Long City, in the Ruby distric-. according tC word received aerA The lan who did the stabbing i; Raphael Bara do 6 South American laborer The stabbing, which Was done with pocket knife, was the result of q quarrel It is state1 that Mo D2ugal will live
 A Chicago paper te;ls of Il e re- cent marriage of Charles Drebelbis formerly a deputy marshal here, but now a ranch owner in Montana. ii wife Was former'v Mrs Marjorie l Yates, whom he is st ,te,' to iaN 3 h.red as hls housekeeper through "a Chicago employment agenny.
 Ray Erchlnger has brought suit in district court agau,t John Doe V 'l.lrey and others. The complaint aSkG that the defendants be nieCtcd from piece of mining ,sroInu known as the Erchinger fraction !. also aks that the plaintiff he granted fh0u damages.
 A baby boy was born to Ms. Al Morency last Wednesday morning at St Joseph's hospital This is the twelfth child born to the couple.
 Fully 120 people were in atten- dance at the dance given Christmas night by the ladies of Brooks. The ratio of those in attendance was 30 women to 90 men The dance was dedicatory of George O'Brien's new building, which was just re gently completed
 It rained throughout the lower Panama and Yukon river valleys Tuesday, December 2S, according to reports received at the local sig nal corps office.
 Joe Poz has taken a lease on the ground known as the Hindenburg claim at the head of Little Eldorado creek and will work it for anti mony.
 N. c. Cox reached Olnes Monday with his automobile from a trip to the Tolovana country. It was the first automobile trip ever made to the new camp.
 Carl Aanland, a former resident of Fairbanks, died recently on the Outside, according to a letter re, ceiyed by Chief of Police F. c. Wiseman.
 Mrs. Maud Bishop has purchased lot IS in block 75, city of Fairbanks, from John Ritter.
 Dan Keeler is the defendant in a suit brought for a small balance on account, recently brought by the x. c. company.
 Hitler & Bertrand, of Munson's Christmas dinner on Christmas night There were about a dozen guests.
 Judge Bunuell and Marshal Erwin both expect 10 reach Fairbanks dur ing the month from the Outside, according to information received here during the week.
 William Roman, a well known character of early days in Dawson, recently died at the upper Yukon city, according to word received here He was a very eccentric character, saying but little about himself or his past life. By some who knew him he was believed to be of noble birth. It is understood that his former home was in Norway.
 Martin Knezevich has sold a one HUI uleIeSl III lue upper ulNlueu one-half of No. 8 below. second tier, right limit of Dome creek, to A. D. Thompson. Another mining deal re- corded during the week was that wherein John Durand purchased a one-fourth interest in the Christmas association claims in the Dome flats from O. F. Degler.
 Joe Henderson, the Wolf creek quartz man, and Miss Mary Hart, former matron at he Fair View were married on Christmas day and kept their wedding secret They will live on Wolf creek.
 Edward Smith, known as Sour dough" Smith, former resident of this city, committed suicide at Sew ard recently by taking cyanide, It is stated that Smith was Respondent over the fact that he had failed to receive money he had wired for from his son, who is Outside.