The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09

A large moose hide sketch of Dr. s. Keller, past Grand Arctic Chief surrounded by various sketches of the aurora borealis, a dog team, prospector's cabin, cache in the yard and also a prospector and musher in front of the cabin, is on exhi- bition in the archway of the Keller Bros. store in Skagway. Max Kohlm was the designer.
 A report was made to the Coast Guard at Nome from Fort Davis that a small boat was adrift in the slush ice but close investigation by the life savers proved that the boat was in reality nothing but an iceberg of unusually large dimen- sions.
 A number of auto owners at Nome a short time ago took advant- age of the fine speedway presented by the frozen sea beach to make a run to Safety Lagoon where they were obliged to stop as the uncer- tain condition of the ice wade fur ther going unsafe.
 Edward Christensen was made the President of the Alaska Labor Un- ion at Anchorage in an election held there recently by an easy ma jority The office of Secretary and Treasurer is the only salaried office in the Union and had two candidates for it.
 Three well known old timers of the Nenana district were recently placed under arrest charged with having more than a lawful amount of sheep meat in their possession. Two of the men were fined fifteen drew a fine of $1.
 The City Council of Fairbanks has passed a dry" ordinance, eff fective January 1st, making it mis- demeanor to give, sell or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating liquors, or to have the same in ones posses sion, or transport the same without an order from the Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Division. At Nome recently two sixty foot scows were moved by 10 head of stock from near the Wild Goose pumping plant to the sandspit over the ice which is in an excellent condition for freighting. The scows will be used during the summer in the freighting business in the vicin- ity of Dime Creek.
 Two Fairbanks boys recently sold $700 automobile for $400 to get enough money to take them to San Diego to enter the aviation corps Two two boys were raised in Alas ka and were splendid specimens of manhood Some of the boys have had to walk to the coast to have money enough to get outside to en- list.
 A Russian hunter at Fairbanks recently found and captured alive a strange animal which was officially identified as a rabbit The creature was white and had natural snow shoes on its powerful kangaroo legs An old time sourdough declared that when he first came to Alaska they were quite common and were used for food. He said that it was genuine rabbit A taxidermist ad- vised that the Smithsonian Insti- tute at Washington, D. c. be noti- fled.
 The trail from Nenana to Indian River is in mighty poor condition which has fallen there this winter and considerable open water is en- countered. especially on the Cantwell River about forty miles this side of Nenana. William Landon, an old timer of the Interior spent month in making the journey being held up for several days at various places because of the swollen streams.
 Nenana has the distinction of having sidewalks built in rather noval manner. MT. Anderson. the contractor. has a small stove which he moves about on hand sled where he warns his hands and when the light is insufficient he has a lantern. Several thousand feet of walks have been laid. Considering the temperature in winter in Alaska Mir. Anderson is to be complimented upon his work.
 
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