The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-26
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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 John Felkel the we'll known flu buyer arrived after a long tradin, trip with an immense quantity o furs which he has picked up, som of it on the Yukon delta and mos of it on Seward Peninsula. Flo. and lynx predominate in the col lection which he has got GooC travelling almost all the time, bu on the Yukon little late for dos sled navigation, is his report of con ditions on the trail
 
 o. +. Flowers, the Solomon dredg- ing man, left last evening with four or five men to begin at once labor upon his dredge getting it ready for the work of the summer. A con- siderable amount or repair work vii have to be done on this machine which was hauled to it's present site on the winter river trail by w. J Rowe, from that location where il closed the season last summer. Ma terial has already gone to Solomon for this work.
 Office and Residence of J. F. M'Allister, freighter and transfer, Elite Baths. Phone Red f5..
 Last night Council city was cele- brating the big Camoogan race which was run and won by Mrs Stevenson. The actual running time from Solomon to Council of the various teams is as follows: Mrs. Stevenson 11;41. Grant Jackson 7:05, Will Mcclure 9:44, Billy Webb 7:26. Doe Kemp 11:41, J. Garrod 11:46, Henry Burgh 1929, Ralp Lomen 14:34 and Oliver Weav- CT 1 5 hours.
 The people of Council are having a general race carnival at this time and will provide big entertainment for the visitors from Nome. It is expected that they will return on Sunday next.
 
 The Wittenberg family in Nome yesterday was made glad upon the arrival of the mail yesterday, let ter which came via Dawson arriv- ing from Captain Leo Wittenberg who wrote from Herschel Island OH September S He was then going further in and had a two hundred mile trip yet to negotiate leaving for Bailey Island the day the letter was written. The sea was then clear of ice and all smooth sailing. All on board the boat were in good shape. fine spirits and very hopeful of the future. facing the winter that was still some ways off in a fine hearty and sanguine mood that was reflected in the letter.
 Martin Danielson who is employed by the Alaska Lightorage Co. was injured yesterday in serious and painful manner when his lower eX- tremities were burned and his cloth ing destroyed by flame in some un- explained way. Dr. Mustard who attended him says that the injury is serious but more than usually painful for burn. No one knows how it happened and Danielson said he didn't know himself. He was working in the shop back of the general offices where was no fire and he rushed out calling for help while help tried to reach him. He finally fell in a snow bank when many reached and gave a hand staying the burning clothes. H. Fl. Moller who was passing turned in a fire alarm and the fire department answered the call to box 24 where the false alarm was turned in from on Tuesday. The Department insists that the A box was pulled simult- aneously with the other from the Alaska Lighterage Co.'S place which was not responded to until later The Department is satisfied that they responded correctly although the general belief is that the wires must have been crossed in some way for the Alaska Lighteage Go. alarm did not ring up at all.
 
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 The firm of Springstein, Berg.