The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-06
Town Gossip and Stories
By The Tatuer.

t0luCfs considerable quantity of light gar. 1 bage and tin cans which had accu. mulated around his place, into somo barrels and boxes. nailed them up and painted them. The next move was to put them in the street in front of his house. This he did. taking care that all of the young hopetuls in the neighborhood saw him at work.
 And that is why there was a con siderable accumulation of garbage in the school house yard next morning WILLIAMS Cash" Williams. (his BUCKS THE real name is J. Cas- TRAIL. son) the popular
 money distributor of the Alaskan Engineering commission. has just had lively time bucking the trail between Fairbanks and Ne mana. According to the reports. his horse broke through the ice and got mired. It is not known how the horse was finally pulled out, but 1t Is supposed that Cash pulled him out by main strength and awkwardness.
 After Williams arrived in Nenana he was forced to go around on crutch. es. He claims that he slipped on an icy log and strained his ankle, but in view of the circumstances 1t seems more likely that he Is merely stiff and sore from the unaccustom. ed exertions.
 If he Is able to get around at all. Williams expects to be back in Fair banks Saturday or Sunday.
 THOSE Collectively speaking. cHEECHACo this isn't a story on GIRLS. cheechaco girls In
 general. It Is merely little story of one cheechaco girl who came north during the late summer to wed the man of her choice And she welded him-but hereinafter lies the story.
 This young woman's husband Is in business for himself. We will not say what business, for that would be telling. But, suffice to say. he employs a large number of men.
 Not long ago the cook employed by the young husband went on strike The strike took place at meal time. and he didn't know what to do. In fact, the only thing there was to do was to telephone to Fair. banks for another cook, which he did, but in the meantime his men had to be fed.
 He went to his family domicile and explained things to his bride before he went to telephone some distance away He didn't think of her doing the cooking; he just want ed to tell her his troubles. But when he came back from telephon. ing he found her in the cooking quarters up to her elbows in work. And the men were fed that night as usual, even if the cook did go on strike Nor were they back ward in saying that they were glad the cook struck.
 The only kicker was the young husband But he kicked only to the extent of making her promise that she wouldn't do such thing again. saying that he didn't bring her north to cook for his gangs. But be ex- presses great pride in her for being ble to do so.
 MIXING Owing to the fact UP THE that last night was SHOWS. the time -honored Hal
 lowe'en, 1t was ex- pected that there would be all kinds of pranks and depredations. But lit. tie was doing, however, according to all reports, although it Is stated that even as early as midnight some of the residents of Fairbanks arrived home to find their front gates gone for parts unknown.
 The only prank of any moment, as nearly as could be learned at late hour last night, was that played on Dick Thorne. Two big brass signs, for which MT. Thorne paid $50 each on the Outside. for ad' vertjsinp nurposes disappeared from