The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-03
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

All persons are requested to im- mediateiy take advantage of the warm weather and get the winters refuse out on the ice beyond the Flag Line before May 10th, 1917. W. DARCY CHACE. Health Officer. Water is not reported as flowing in any very great abundance, but the snow is disappearing as if by magic and some of the hydraulick- CTS are beginning to get alarmed over the situation lest there be an actual shortage even for the siuic- ing of the few dumps that were taken out during the winter.
 The Alaska Lighterage Go. is en. gagged at present in beginning the work of decking the dock, the planking having been stripped at the close of navigation last fall. In addition men are engaged in raising the Kellogg residence building and getting the Dorothy in shape for summer work.
 Cap Anson returned yesterday morning from Safety where he has been on a contract fitting the Eagle up for the passenger trade. He has concluded his part of the work down there and will not return. A new cabin, bulk heads and a gen eral overhauling was given the schooner. The entry Of the Eagle into the coastwise passenger bus mess is not going to be any sort of a monopoly as already the Arctic and the Silver Wave are engaged therein, the latter being the mail boat. As business is to say the least of restricted nature it is hard to see where there is room for three boats on this run and some lively competition ought to be the result.
 A delightful evening was enjoyed at the May-day party and Travelog given byt he Federated Aid Society Tuesday. Ar A. B. Miller presided during the program hour. A short | travel-talk was made by Dr. Par sons. After some lovely music a travelog through central and south ern Africa was screened, with Rev. w. F. Baldwin operating the stere- l opticon, and Dr. Parsons explaining the striking and beautiful pictures. Hawaiian songs with instrumental accompanimentS, were a pleasing | feature of the occasion. After the program a May-day social was con- ducted by The Ladies Aid Society. It was managed by Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Aver, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Crow ley and Mrs. Mulligan. Last of the travelogs, Shadows of a Great City, visit to Chicago, is to be given Friday, May II. It will be American and patriotic.
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 It is understood that good news has been received from the Outside concerning the furs which the Rus sian government seized from the Diamond L. The Diamond L, it will be recalled, sey- eral years ago under charter from the owners by local traders went rather late to Siberia. While there one of those on board, Max Gott
 schalk, was arrested charged with peddling hootch and also with com 1 plicity in shooting at a native Some time before when on another shir The natives who were deputized also seized the furs and trading
 goods which they took down to Plover Bay The traders protestt d at the time and in the winter Of I1915-16 John Felkel when outside engaged counsel to take the matter
 up with view of getting back the | furs which had been seized in such
 a summary and illegal manner. MT
 Felkel having been one of the trad
 CTS. Thereupon action was taken
 at Washington and Petrograd anG | it is now stated that word has beer
 received that the Russian govern | ment has ordered the release ot the flrs and they will be placed ir
 charge of the trader Swenson who is supposed to bring them to Nome this coming summer. The recovery of these furs will be hailed with | considerable satisfaction by tho | owners who suffered a big loss in