The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-17

lSli-Mdy IL, lI.oV r. M. 1916-May IA. 4:42 P. NJ. 1915-May 6, 4:26 P. NJ. 1914-May IT. 1O:52 A. NJ.
 1913-May r. 2:25 P. NJ.
 1912--May 5. 2:O5 P. NJ.
 1011-May IS, 100 P. M.
 Pola and Kennel are sluicing on Trail. Larsen. Hoxie & Olson have
 finished sluicing their dump
 Joe Stone & Co. are sluicing an
 other dump on the upper end of the
 Novikaket.
 On Thursday evening. May 30, a public meeting presided over by
 Chairman Ed Wilkinson was held at
 of paying honor to the dead who
 gave their lives that America might be united country. The program
 undertaken was little broader in scope than usual owing to Americas
 participation in a new war for free
 dom
 Flanagan, whose subject was the need of refraining from distracting officials in our hour of national peril by refraining from constant criticism; Vance R. McDonald, whose subject was the richness of the meaning of Memorial Day: Mrs. Allen Ives, whose subject was the Fatherless French Orphans and the
 results of Americas befriending
 them; Ed Wilkinson, who read the speech before the senate delivered by Prince Udine of Italy, which had for it's theme the cementing of friendship between Italy and Am erica.
 At this meeting $1S.50 was donat
 ed toward the support of one French
 orphan. which sum. added to the $26.50 collected at the meeting of
 the Long Loyal League. makes a
 total of $45 raised for this purpose The question of how to dispose of the balance over and above the , $36.50 needed will be placed before
 the league at it's next meeting. The $36.50 will be forwarded to Mrs. Cecil H. Clegg of Fairbanks by Mrs . Allen Ives of Long, to be placed in : the hands of the Alaska Committee |. of the Fatherless Children of France . Teddy Edlund is hobblng about
 on crutches and is rapidly recov-
 ering from his injuries.
 Ruby district has been stirred 10 profoundest sorrow by the terrible
 accident on the Mascot bench. Long, which resulted in the death of F. B.
 Walker of Gidlund & Walker Moth
 ing in the annals of the camp has
 so shaken it to it's depths as the
 tragic death of this man. regarded
 by all who knew him as prince
 among men.
 Walker, popularly referred to as Bert Walker, met his death in the drift on Friday, March 31, some
 time between 12:3O and 1:3O, while alone. He had gone down to try a little banning and it was some
 time before the crew went down to
 begin the afternoons work. The four men in the first bucket started ? toward their different tasks when l one of them shouted to the others. , The body of Bert Walker was lying 3 in the drift, his left side injured ? from head to heel bleeding pro- fusely from wounds in his head. 5 Hurriedly the men called John
 Gidlund. Walkers partner. and the !. then dying man was hurried above : ground, where every conceivable 3 first aid measure was resorted to !. with no success.
 r On Saturday afternoon, June |, l. an inquest was held by Commission
 CT Vance R. Mcdonald and the fol. 9 lowing jury was enrolled: Ed Olson, ! J. R. Van Wrinkle, Albert Verbonik. g John Miller. Geo. Cahill and Joe t Olson. The following witnesses B were examined: Nick Peterson, Hans ]. Tillesen. Olgat Anderson. Albert By '- lund. John Gidlund. E. Narcotic. Q Pete Jemo and William Vrest
 The jury then visited the Mascot 3 bench. went through the drift with ], the witnesses and. after consulta- g tion. rendered the verdict of death ), in some unknown accidental manner. B The funeral services will be. held n lon Monday. June 3. at o'clock. in '- Moose hall. Long The dead man