The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-10-28
SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES

Recently bolt dropped into the
armature of the power plant at White
horse, totally destroying the gener-
ator and plunging the city into dark
ness.
Jacob and George Mutchler of Flat
recently purchased Dave Mutchler's
interest in the Iditarod Tram Com
pany. He left for the States with the
body of his wife, and will not return
The Bank of Juneau has started
suit in the district court to foreclose
a mortgage upon what is known as
the Juneau General Hospital property,
which was given to secure note for
s12,370.
The Fairbanks Aerie of Eagles gave
a harvest dance recently, at which
farming machinery, farmers and
farmerettes were staged. The hall
was decorated with Tanana valley
vegetables.
A letter has recently been received
in Dawson stating that Captain Will
lam Cowley was engaged throughout
the war in operating government craft
on the River Euphrates, and that he
spent much time in the original Gar
den of Eden.
Mrs. A. Swanson of Juneau was IA
tally burned recently when she at
tempted to revive dying fire by pour
ing kerosene on it from a can. The
violent explosion which ensued set
fire to her clothing and the house. She
died later in the hospital.
The body of Joseph Santina was
discovered recently at Mud bay, near
the wreck of the Princess Sophia.
Nothing but the skeleton remained,
but a bank book and naturalization
papers were the means Of identifying
the victim. The deceased was an Elk.
Judge E. M. Axelson of Yakutat is
busy man. Besides being United
States commissioner, he is postmaster,
teaches the government school, is a
missionary among the natives, and
runs a fishing business. He manages
to make a living by working twenty
four hours a day.
Nat Lyons, a former Dawson pros
pector and newspaper advertising man,
who made a stake in the IditarOd and
then went to England and married an
English lady of title, yearns for Alaska
He says that the North beats "civiliza-
ton" all to pieces, and that he may
return.
Haines ranchers are trying to get a
fruit cannerey established in that city.
Farmers in the vicinity had fairly
good crops this year, but transporta-
ton is great problem. The twelve
inch snowfall recently is said to have
injured the potato crop considerably
Many strawberries are raised in the
Haines section
Arrivals in Fairbanks over the trail
from Brooks state that mushers are
compelled to carry their provisions
with them, as no roadhouse is doing
business along that route The houses
have been left open to accommodate
the wayfarers, but the proprietors
have joined that innumerable caravan
that has proceeded to the States.
Harry Beagle of Fairbanks was re-
Gently fined 1925 for having liquor in
his possession. Beagle was arrested
at the time Williams, the Fairbanks
messenger, was in. He was in the
rig with Williams, and when his bag
gage was searched a quantity of
liquor was found. At first he pleaded
not guilty, but changed his plea later.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Juneau by the Pioneer Alaska
Sanitariuim Corporation. The incor-
porators are J. R. Hickman, Joseph
Ulmer, D. Smith Harris, Al Osberg
and A. j. Inman, all of Ketchikan. The
capital stock is given at 500, 900, di-
vided into shares of a par value of