The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-01
SHORTSTORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES

Harry Nakagawa, a Japanese resi-
ed of gambling, for which he was as
sessed $3.50 by Commissioner Dehn
Harry paid his fne-an indication
that the game wasn't so bad after all
Superintendent Snodgrass of the
government farm on the Ester road,
says that all the grain in that vicin-
j.. ity has been threshed and that he is
ready to put the threshing machine
away for another year. He has not
been able to compile any statistics on
this years production, but it will be
large enough to encourage even the
most pessimistic.
Robert Blakely of Fairbanks met
with an accident on the government
trail, receiving a self-inficted wound
from a .22-caliber revolver. Blakely
had the weapon in a strap belt that
he was wearing, and it was discharged
in some unknown manner, the bullet
striking him just below the left hip,
penetrating deeply into the flesh and
making a painful wound.
Smith Bros. e McGlone, who have
just completed a cleanup on ore from
their mine on ST. Patrick creek, state
Lo+ hiohlv coticfan
tory, and that the prospects for the
future are as promising as could be
desired. The cleanup was from
continuous mill run of 272 tons of
ore, and the bullion assay showed an
average of 1880 per ton for the en-
tire run
When the Fairbanks city council
met in special session for the purpose
of taking some official action in re-
gard to keeping the present time in
effect it found that it was without
power in the matter, and that any
ordinance it might pass for that pur-
pose would conflict with federal legis
lation enacted in March, 1918. Nat
urally, under the circumstances, the
council let the matter ride.
Recent arrivals from the Tolovana
country are authority for the state
ment that considerable prospecting
will be done in that camp during the
f'winter season, in the hope of lining
up new paystreaks for future develop
ment. The population of the camp
has been considerably reduced by re-
cent departures from the district, but
those who remain during the winter
expect to put in a busy season. and
all are looking forward to large-scale
mining activities in the spring.
Margaret Delaney, seven-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. De-
laney of Fairbanks, is declared to be
afflicted with what is known as rheu
matoid arthritis, a disease not uncom-
mon with children of her age, and as
result the little miss had to be taken
from her class in school. DR.. De la
Vergne is the attending physician, and
in his judgment the young lady will
have to be taken to a warmer climate
before she can fully recover. AS a
result of this decision the Delaney
family will go to California as soon
as proper arrangements can be per-
fected.
Thomas Wade has filed a declara-
ton of his intention to become citi
zen of the United States. He is resi-
dent of Miller House, on the Circle
tfS1, and a native of Newfoundland.
3 He came to Alaska in 1904 from Daw-
son. Mr.. Wade's declaration bears
the number 1000 The present form
being used by the naturalization Of
ficers has been used since 1907. The
first number of that series was filed
in the Fairbanks court during the lat
ter part of August, 1907. In twelve
years 1000 persons have made their
applications for first papers in the
Fairbanks office alone. More than
one hundred others have filed through
the Ruby office.