The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-24
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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" nW ~w ~ " The next event of importance iii the dog racing line is the Moose Burden Handicap which is already sending members of the Moose rust ling dogs over the country. Some of the burdens being heavy weights, long and strong teams arc the only sure chance for victory for some of tho entries. Silver spoons are provided for the burdens: there's a wrinkle for you.
 Says the Valdez Miner:
 It is reported from Seattle that Fred Tracy, general traffic and passenger agent of tho Alaska Steamship company, is soon to make the trip to Los Angeles, whore he will be married to q Les Angeles divorce, Mrs. Edith Wilkinson Steel former wife of Postmostor Harry G Steel of Cordova, and daughter of Dr, H. C. Wilkinson, 9 pioneer of Nome.
 The following item from the Juneau Empire is of interest;
 E. F. Fleming, a Seattle mining man, WHO $ interested in a copper property two and one half miles south of Pinta Bay, Chichagoff Is land, left on the launch Dagny ;his afternoon for the property, where ten men who went over on the Al-Ki are working under the direction of Stewart Fleming. H. II. Whitehead, interested in tho development of the property, also is on the ground,
 Major F. w. Davidson, tho new disbursing agent of the Alaska road commission, is at Pinta bay, on a hunting trip and is ret expected to return to Juneau for several days yet.
 
 The Workers Unalaklcet cores pendent thus writes:
 About the mail: Frank Beeson took all the mail from here last trip The carriers on the Nome-U -Unalakleet run arc always on time and leave here invariably with the limit Give hundrc pounds) If there is any loft the next carrier takes it up to the limit l am not aware of any appro- priation to take care of anything above the limit. MT John Somers who has a sub-contract from the N. c. Go. from Kaltag to St. Mich aels vie Unalakleet has had at times to rush the mail through to make up for loss of time that may oc- cur further up the river and he and his carriers so far have made good The system may be wrong but as far as the writer's observation goes the carriorG are and have been making good
 "Mr. GustafCon the missionary here lay within the shadow Of Azrael's wing during the big blow. It appears he went to visit the rein deer herd in the care of the herders. During the storm tho tcnt blew down and MT. Gustafson's clothes disappeared and he had to Gtay in the sleeping bag whilst the tent hastily re-erected gradually filled with the storm driven snow packing him tight With ont clear hand he kept a space round his face so that he could breathe refusing the crown the angels were offering him. His thoughts were not altogether of heaven, and while not afraid of death he did not like to leave his wife and family. When the storm was over the natives returned and dug him out. He was about all in, but is all right now"
 
 No show tonight at the Dream Theater. Tuesday night Q magnifi- cent Pathe production in two parts, The Counters of Challante, a subject full of historical romance and thrilling adventure one of the in tense scenes in this picture shows the beautiful Countess being led to her death prccided by the grim exc cutioner amid the pomp and bar barious splendor of Medival Chivalry. A Gaumont Weekly and a beautiful Standerd called The Great Harmony completes the pro- gram. Wednesday and Thursday the Million s Mystery.