The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-21


 statement that ocean liners are navigating northern waters with difficulty this winter on account of the cold weather. On recent trip the steamship Northwestern is saiG to have accumulated fully 100 tons of ice.
 Several people in Fairbanks were i'll last week from ptom1ina poison ing. They were Mrs. X. Wilson Mrs. Harry Phillips, Anton Christo- pher and Lars Hauge. The il!n"s5 of all except MT Christopher is al. -ributed to eating pork. MT Chris topher thinks a cracked crab he ate is responsible for his illness. A game of basketball played al Fort Gibbon recently resulted in the defeat of a team from Woodchop per creek by a soldier team the score being 19 to 8.
 MT and Mrs. F. P. Walters of Olnes, entertained a party of their friends at valentine party last Monday night at their residence near the creek city.
 Mrs. F. R Peoples entertained the Tuesday card club last week The first prize was won by Miss Anna Fitchett, while Miss Gertrude Pratt captured the consolation prize.
 MT. and Mrs. Mike Cooney Jeff for Nenana last week. They have leased the Duke trading post for two years.
 Leon Kellum has gone to the Tolovana country to test some ground in which he is interested with Fred JOrgensen.
 ]. H. Groves has received q letter from Fcrnand de Journel, attorney for the receiver of the Washington Alaska bank, telling of the progress of the bank cases now being han died Outside
 F. Anderson, of Hot Springs, is ! recent arrival in town. He brought John Anderson, the Eureka creek man who Is aged and helpless. to the hospital here for treatment at the expense of the government.
 Miss Helen Callahan, who is to make an indefinite stay with her sister at Circle; Mrs. J, F. Kelly and two children, of Miller house, and Dad" Ingram, the travelling salesman. were passengers for Cir cle with Johnny Palms mail rig last week
 Robert E. Dunbar is in the GUS. tody of Deputy Marshal C. ". Naw- ter at Tanana in default of $1 0G0 bail, fixed by Commissioner Joseph c, Dehn. on a charge Of selling liquor to Indians
 In telegram to his wife, re- ceived early last week. Fred DOuso states that he expects to be in town with his freight and mulc7 some time tomorrow.
 Mayor Andrew Nerland is in re ceipt of letter from a young east eln physician who wishes to locate in Alaska He says that he is in business with his father, but that the father Is too old fashioned to suit him. He therefore wishes t0 hranch out and show his father that he can do something for him self, having stated in the letter that he thinks Alaska is a good field to start in with.
 J. F. Moulton, representing the Seattle Hardware Co. has arrived in Fairbanks on his annual trip through Alaska.
 On account of fire at tho News Miner office Thursday morn i ing the chemical rig Of the fire department was called out. The ! fire was caused by gasoline on the floor under the burner of the linO type machine becoming ignited.
 Mrs. J. s. Van Orsdale arrived l in town from the coast on Thurs days stage. She is going to the Toloyana country to join her hus- band, who is prospecting there.
 l. J. McCarty has been excused | from further grand jury service for reasons which seem good and sufii- cient to the court.
 Mrs. Walker, formerly cook at the Rhoads-Hal mine. has taken charge of the Thelin roadhouse on the Olnes-Brooks trail, and Happy Jack" Winreid has taken over the place known as the Snowshoe roadhouse,
 William R. Taylor, of the Kan tishna country, is in town fer few days.
 Clyde T. Fieljs, operator in charge of the telegraph station at Salcha, and Mrs. Maude StoneThOmpsor who has been in charge of the Episcopal mission at Salchaket, were married last Tuesday night by Com missioner John Knox Brown. The witnesses were Mrs. D. D. LOWrie and MT. Harry Stacer. The newly weds left Wednesday morning for Salchaket, where they will reside, Mrs. Fields having consented to remain in charge of the mission