The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-01
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ALASKA NEWS NOTES

Miss Martha Barthel, well known | in Fairbanks, was recently married 1 to Leevrick Duryea of Everett, Wash ington. Mrs. Duryea resided in Fair banks for several years during the i first growth of the place. She was very prominent in the social affairs of the younger set
 Tony Lunivich, a prominent min ing man of Brooks died suddenly at i that place. He has some very good ground there and has been working i it quite extensively. MT. Lunivich i has been in Alaska for some time. Henry Geiger, owner of one of the finest dog teams in the interior left Fairbanks for Ruby recently. His dogs took first place in the races at Ruby last winter.
 The students of the Nenana High School have suffered greatly reduced ranks as the result of an epidemic of colds and tonsilitis which has swept the place. The younger chil- dren are also affected.
 Harry Thisted, of Cordova, writes | Seattle, that he has succeeded in making arrangements for all the cans they will require at their new clam cannery near Cordova. The new plant is all ready to run, and will give employment to forty or if ty persons.
 Teddy Harrington, of Fairbanks, recently received the news of the death of one of his brothers in France. His other brother was killed in action in France some time ago. Teddy would have been over with them were it not for a physical de feet which makes it impossible.
 A. w. Blanchard, of Fairbanks, re- gently plead guilty to having liquor in his possession and was given nine ty days in jail. A Native woman was given 75 days for drunkenness, Blanchard would have been given a more severe sentence had he been a younger man.
 Leith J. Russell of the News-Min CT force of Fairbanks. recently left that place for the outside to enlist. He has been in the North for twen- ty years and during the majority of that time has been engaged in newspaper work. Many Fairbanks young men have left for the Outside for the purpose of enlisting.
 There are now 230 workers in the coal mines located at Eska Creek, Little Susitna river Moose Creek and Chickaloon. Much devel- opment work is being done.
 Kay ROan an emplOye or the grOc- cry firm of Larson and Wendler at Anchorage recently suffered brok- en arm when a crank kicked back and struck him.
 George C. Hazelet, president of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce, has received a letter from Delegatel Chas. A. Sulzer, in which was en- closed letter from Secretary off the Treasury McAdoO expressing re- gret that the government will be un-l able to carry out its plans for the erection this year of a public build ing at Cordova on account of war conditions.
 Daniel Morency, 15 year old Fair banks boy, is again under arrest, charged with stealing a witch, knife and revolver from Halls Bath House. At first the boy denied the theft but later admitted it.. He has a long string of burglaries to his credit and this time if not given a severe sentence by the court will undoubted- ly be sent to some reform school until he gets older. Only his age has saved him in previous offenses.
 A complete cannery for the pack ing of seal meat was landed on the Pribilof Islands by the steamer Roos- evelt. The government will can for export all seal meat not required for the population of the island Seal meat is quite palatable and the brains and liver are the finest. The meat has been the only fresh meat used on the island for years.
 Daniel B. Patterson, a local An chorage man is now in service at Camp Lewis and is inspecting and buying horses for the government He was associated last summer with A. C. Craig in the contract for lay