The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-31
Town Gossip and Stories
By The TattIer.

Tattler.
 
 mined to go through, even if he does have to live off the generosi- ty of his friends after this issue of The Citizen is published.
 The story in question has to do with little side issue at Dick Thorne's picture show last Monday evening. Or rather. the issue v participated in by J. H. Caskey, editor and proprietor of The Citi- zen. and Postmaster T. H. Deal took place in the foyer at the show house. the finish. That is, he was busily engaged in separating the combat ants by hanging on to Mir. Deals back. After the altercation was over. however, Dick was heard to remark that he wouldn't mind pull ing off such a stunt every evening with Messrs. Caskey and Deal as the participants, if they would agree to take the stage for it.
 The little fistic altercation was the result of an editorial appearing in The Citizen last Monday morn ing entitled That Brooks Mail And it was only another little eX, emplification of the bitterness of truth pills.
 The stringency of the laws of the territory forbids that profession al decisions nOt be rendered at Dris" fights. Therefore. the only repre- sentative of the local press present at the time the stunt was pulled off. other than one of the combat ants, has decided that it was a news paper draw.
 Feet Are Somewhere in the Fair Too Big banks mining and re To Fit. cording district there is
 an operator whose feet are so large and unshapely that Seattle shoe dealers cannot supply pair of dancing pumps to fit them. At least, so says the Seattle P.-I. of recent date, the story being to the effect that Martin A. Pinska, the local merchant, has had more trouble trying to purchase those pumps than he has had in doing all of his other buying.
 The extract from the story is as follows:
 Mir Pinska was approached short ly before he left by large and imposing mining operator who had a pair of large and imposing feet. The mining operator, according to Mir. Pinska, is learning to dance and, feeling that a pair of dancing pumps would perhaps be the correct step tC take. or at least On2 of the first correct steps to take, commissioned Mr Pinska to purchase them. To date Mir PiLska has had no luck in finding anything that would fit and has about made up his mind to call for sealed bids from local shoemakers in the hope that the contract may be completed before the winter season is over in Fair hanks"
 Was 1t A Carroll Judkins thinks Genuine that some Fairbanks lady Mistake? made a big mistake one
 night last week when she threw her arms around his neck in he semi-darkness prevailing on Cushman street at the time. For he is of the opinion that the lady mistook him for her husband or for some other loved one. But if she didn't make a mistake it's all right with Big Jud"-although this isn't an advertisement, either. At least, it won't be paid for unless it gets results
 The fact of the matter is that DIE Juu "do IoillAllSo uo" II OS'iA man street about o'clock on one of the cold evenings. He had his fur collar up around his neck and was walking along minding his own business, and not paying any par, ticular attention to the lady com ing from the other direction Suddenly, however, he felt pair of arms around his neck. Hello dear, What are you going down town now for?" said the lady.
 Big Jud," of course, was speech, less, for he had never seen the woman before, to the best of his knowledge and belief. However, he finally managed to gulp out now air ye," like they do in old Mis- 5ouri, and feeling the touch of femi ninity, which made him think of the wife and family he left back in Spoopendyke. Minnesota, or some other place, he returned the hug. | It was not until Big Jud's" lovely voice split the cold air that the lady .uo, ,v;eo Put cha lost no time