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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
ANOTHER NOTE RECEIVED FROM
 FRENCH CHILD

Of late number of letters have been received by those who have adopted French orphans expressing their appreciation of the money do- mated for their support. The fol- lowing one is typical of the expres- sion of thanks given:
 To Mrs. Rose Rickard. Fairbanks.
 Alaska
 Dear Madam, Dear Benefactor:
 On behalf of my young child. Abel Laphin, have the honor of ac- knowledging receipt of a post office order for 45 francs. which you have kindly forwarded to me through the office Cat 4 Volney St. that dis tributes the American gifts to our war orphans thank you for being willing to undertake the care of my dear boy. was 20 years old when 1 was married. was strong and ambitious and had 8 fine husband, good workman. and we were soon blessed with daughter. But an unfortunate accident on the railroa, deprived me of my husband, and later I lost my daughter. also through an accident. was left all alone with my grief. Three years afterwards l married young man. Q baker named Laphin: and our two children are still living; Abel, 1 years old. your protege. and Peter John. years old. He Is also under the protection of your generous society. When the war broke out. our little bakery business was ruined and all our plans for the future upset. In 19l my dear husband died in battling for France and again l was left alone. What was l to do? returned to the small farm of my mother. who has five children. one of them draft. ed. To forget my trouble. began to work. I soon learned that some generous Americans would come to our assistance. I made application and received your help. May God bless you! Across your immense ocean, send you our most sincere thanks. shall teach my dear Abel to bless your name and if ever fate which is responsible for all things. makes 1t possible for him to meet you, assure you that he will be very pleased to know you.
 Please accept. dear benefactor. our renewed thanks.
 Your affectionately,
 (Widow) JOSEPHINE LAPHIN,
 (Maiden name, BeD
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
CEREMONY WAS
 LAST EVENING

Last evening at nine o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs. Carl Sel- berg MT. Christian Nelson Christian. sen and Miss Matilda Leino were united in matrimony, Rev. w. s. Marble officiating. On the conclu- sion of the ceremony and after the exchange of felicitations the newly welded couple and the witnesses, MT. and Mrs. Selberg, adjourned to the U. 8. Grill to partake of sump- tuous wedding dinner.
 The groom Is we'll known in Fair banks and is engaged in mining at Gold Hill, in the Ester district. The bride is also well and favorably known here. A host of friends extend the best of wishes to the happy couple on the sea of matrimony. They will probably reside at Ester after brief stay in Fairbanks.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
FISH WARDEN
 IS PREPARING

Fish and Fur Warden Cal Town. sent. IS already making preparations for his annual cruise up and down the Yukon and Panama rivers. At the present time the launch "Swan,' which is used by this department ex. clusively. is undergoing some minor repairs and changes. The housing of the launch is being changed from a canvas one into wooden struc ture. The boat will be newly painted and other necessary repairs given to make the boat fit for the season.
 This department is better off this year In the way of having trans portation than is the land office which also has special launch. The failure of the appropriation bill to pass deprives the land office of the necessary finances to allow the use of the launch. The fur warden had sufficient funds left over from last year to enable him to use his craft for the coming season.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
TO
 CUT OFF BONUS

It is reported by a late arrival from the Kennecott mines that noti- fication has been issued by the min. ing company that the bonuses given to the employees would be stopped on the first of April. This action was necessary owing to the big drop in the price of copper. the discon. tinuance lasting for an indefinite period.
 On receipt of the news the em- plOyees for g time threatened to strike. they maintaining that the wages without the bonus would hard ly enable them to make both ends meet owing to the high cost of the commodities of life. The bonuses paid monthly amounted to between $40 and $50. which loss is greatly felt by the employees. The trouble seems to be adjusted as no strike was called.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21

fore the bar of justice when appre- hended. During the month of March two convictions were secured for the violation of the law.
 One of the offenders. Eli o. Oborn. was caught running still and on his arraignment pleaded guilty. He was fined the sum of $70O and is serving out the fine at the rate of two dollars a day.
 Catherine Walsh, another offender, was tried for violating the dry law and was convicted. A fine of $65O.O0 and costs was imposed. the total coming to $700.43. Both fine and costs were paid.
 Outside of these two convictions the peace of the camp was very good: no law suits were instituted or other disquieting events took place.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
TOWN IS
 BOOMING PLACE

According to one of the late ae. rivals from the coast Cordova is one of the liveliest and most prosperous towns in Alaska. In addition to be- ing the key to the interior and the terminus of the Copper River & Northwestern railway, handling thousands of tons of copper ore. the several canneries there add mate- rially to the activities of the city.
 All of the canneries are located within the radius of few miles from Cordova, nearly all of the help being employed in the town instead of being shipped up from the states by the shipload. For many years 1t has been the custom to ship up any number of Chinamen from the coast cities. returning them in the fall. All of the money paid to them left the country and was spent else where. Under the present system the employees are paid off in the coast town and the money remains where 1t will do the most good-at home in Alaska. All of this goes to make the coast town a lively one, as hundreds of people are employed in the canneries. It was stated that two new canneries would be erect. ed there before the spring was over, which will mean more people em. ployed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
LOAN MEETING
 WILL BE HELD

This afternoon upon invitation of J. H. Miller some of the representa- tive business men and citizens will meet in the commission er's court room for the purpose of discussing ways and means on the coming loan drive.
 There is large territory to cover and MT. Miller is desirous of hay ing every inch of it covered in or der to secure good results from what may possibly be the last loan drive for Alaska. At the meeting this aft ernoon plans will be discussed for the carrying on of the campaign and those invited should be present. Fair banks and vicinity has always res. bonded literally to the loan subscrip- tions and 1t Is the intention of Mr. Miller to have the reputation es- tablished maintained.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
RUBY SECTION MINING NOTES
 OF THE SEASON

According to recent advices from the lower river three local strikes have occurred In the Ruby district, viz: Long, Poorman (lower) and Fourth of July. Two claims on Greensboro turned out unexpectedly we'll.
 The now prospects on Long and lower Poorman are as yet merely holes down to bedrock, but with very good ground showing up there. On Greensboro the claims being worked comprises ground that the Yukon Gold company leased to other parties as they did not believe 1t worth while to work 1t with the dredge for a new season on account of the limited area of ground.
 The only production going on In the camp is on Me-catch-um creek, tributary to lower Long. There are five different outfits working on this creek. The pay Is very narrow and everyone is working in small way. Only one of these outfits Is doing well.
 On Spruce creek a couple of out. its are working and only one of these has anything worth while. the lucky one being Fred LaBelle. AS far as other mining activities are con- cerned the rest of the camp is stagnant. with no new creeks re. porting pay from the winters pros- pecting.
 The so.called new strike on the lower Yukon caused quite small stampede from there but they are all returning one by one with the information that there is nothing there and advise all those who are on their way or contemplating start. ing for the scene not to go.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
||MUSHON" HAD AN EXPERIENCE
 ON HIGH SEAS

The following from the Seattle Star deals with one of the best known characters in Alaska. Fred Jansa was one of the first to join the rush to Dawson, and in the en. deavor to supply the people of that camp with the best food for the least effort devolved upon a scheme which made him famous.
 He had a small tin house con structed by local tinsmith which fit over a tray carried by a strap around the neck. In this small house which was labeled the "Mushon Hotel" he carried an assortment of sandwiches tamales. hot dogs and other choice lunch delicacies.
 AS long as the Dawson camp re tained its rush days character "Mushon," as he came to be known did a thriving business. Later he came to Fairbanks and from here to Seattle. where he resided until the outbreak of the war.
 Because of the fact that few oi his northern friends were aware of his real name. Mushon applied to the court for . change of name which
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
AUTO JOURNEY
 TO TOLOVANA

Saturday morning Robbie Sheldon will endeavor to negotiate the trail between Fairbanks and the Tolovana country with an auto. his services being engaged by a number of Tolo. yanaites who wish to return to that camp at the week end. Among those to make the trip will be o. P. Gaus tad. the Brooks merchant. and H. J. Patterson, mining man.
 Robbie guarantees that he will land his passengers right side up with care at their destination and will use one of his best autos on the trip. This is the first time that a trip to the Tolovana has been at tempted since N. G. Cox successfully negotiated that trail with 8 machine a few years ago.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
CLEARY MINER
 BREAKS A LEG

On last evenings train Andrew Johnson. operating on below Cleary. was brot to town suffering with a broken leg. He is now confined at the hospital until he can ree dn the use of the member. 1is Gartner. Harry Pearson, accompanied him in.
 Mir. Johnson sustained the injury in rather peculiar manner. While moving boiler one of the skids upon which the heavy piece was being moved either shot out from under the boiler of else skewed around so fast that he could not get out of the way. the timber strik. ing him just above the ankle and breaking it. The accident is stated to have happened late Saturday af- ternoon. The fracture will be set today.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
RIVER AT
 PRESENT UNSAFE

At the present time travel on the Cinema river is considered to be un. safe. the ice becoming very thin in many places or else rotted from the water or the surface.
 Yesterday morning a man named Melvin started for Nenana with his dog team. He had not proceeded far down the river when both team and sled broke thru a thin spot in the ice and 1t was with difficulty that he extricated himself and the team from the perilous position. On sound ing the place below the ice he found that the water was several feet dsep. He returned to town, having changed his mind about making the trip.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
NEW CREEK IS
 WELL DRILLED

The Howell drill. which is pros pecting on Steele creek, is still boring holes to bedrock on the new. est addition to the mining creeks of the camp. According to the infor- nation twenty holes have already been put to bedrock and operations will be continued until the creek has been thoroly prospected.
 In addition to the prospecting the drill will put down four more holes to bedrock that will be used by Mike Rakovich in sinking his work. ing shaft on the claim on which he took a lay. Within the next few days active operations will be com, menced on the sinking of the shaft and good results are looked for aa soon as bedrock is reached.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
BROUGHT HOIST
 FOR STEEL GREEK

That active mining will take place on the recently discovered paystreak on Steel creek Is evidenced by the preparations that are being made by Jack Sullivan and Mike Rakovich. who recently took a lay on the ground now being prospected by the Howell drill.
 Yesterday Oscar Bloomquist, the Ester freighter. brot in a hoist to one of the local machine shops to be fixed up for these laymen. When the necessary repairs have been made the hoist will be taken to Steel creek and used in putting down a work. ing shaft for the laymsn.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
IS
 NOW AT JUNEAU

From a late arrival from the Out side 1t is learned that Roy Ruther. ford, of the Independent mill in Fair banks, is now located in Juneau and will make his permanent residence there.
 Rutherford is stated to have pur. chased the interests of the Worthen Lumber Mills in the capital city and after enlarging the plant and mak- ing some additions to the equipment will engage in the production of lumber. His will be the only mill located in Juneau. He still retains his interests in the mill property in Fairbanks, which will be under the management of Roy Ferguson.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
MORE DAMAGE
 BY THE FIRES
 NOW REPORTED

According to arrivals on yester. days train the brush and timber fires of the past few days are raging on most of the creeks, tho flames and sparks being carried rapidly by the increasing wind.
 Yesterday the fires were travel ing at great rate along upper Gold stream, completely destroying a fine large cabin on claim No. and which was formerly owned by "Hootch" Williams. At the time of the fire 1t was occupied by number of men who are mining in that vicinity. One of the men Is said to have lost a considerable sum of money when the cabin burned.
 Johnny Metzger stated that they had hard time fighting the flames away from the large piles of cord wood. which were hauled to the claims near the mouth of Fox to be used in this summers scraper opera tions, one claim alone having over a thousand cords on it.
 Three days ago fire cleaned a strip of ground between Chatanika and Olnes and was yesterday raging fiercer than ever below those places. Great volumes of black smoke could be seen from the train. arising from back of Cinema.
 People having wood cut in the hills are advised by oldtimers to be on the lookout as long as the present strong winds prevail as there is great danger of the wood being burned up.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
COLD WEATHER
 PROVES SETBACK

The recent cold snap has some what disturbed the calculations of the mining men of the district as far as an early sluicing season is concerned. Many of them had thaw- ed out their dumps, anticipating an early flow of water. The sudden change in the weather will be the cause of them doing their work over again.
 R. P. Cosgrove. the Happy creek mining man, who arrived in town on yesterdays train. was one of those caught by the cold. He had his dump all loosened up waiting for the water and 1t is now nearly as hard as be- fore 1t was thawed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
REV. DRANE IS
 ON ANNUAL TRIP

Yesterday morning Rev. F. B. Drane, superintendent of the Episco- pal missions in the Panama valley, of his annual trip of inspection.
 left for Munson's on the first stage
 Each year MT. Drane makes a trip to all of the missions of the inte. rior, proceeding as far up the Panama river as the mission at Panama Cross ing. The trip this year will be made overland as transportation by trail is now out of the question. He will probably return after the river opens.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
FUND NEARING
 THREE HUNDRED

The fund for the Fatherless Chill dren of France is rapidly nearing the three hundred dollar mark. an other day like the past two and 1t will exceed that amount.
 Yesterday there was received two donations from remote points. One came from Livengood. Mr. Olsen handing In $SO.6o for the support of
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
FREt0HTlNo MEN BACK
 AFTER SEASON ON TRAIL

Ole Amundson and Joe Cox, who have been driving for the Carl White stage line between Olnes and Brooks all winter. came in yesterday having finished their seasons work as the trail between the two towns is all gone for want of snow. The teams were left ct Olnes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21

an orphan for a year. Mrs. Clinic, of Rampant, sent in three dollars. The addition of these amounts brings the fund to s273.50. its present stand ing.
 Some of the lower river places are yet to be heard from and when they have reported 1t is believed that the fund will be well over the three hundred dollar mark.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
MINER IS
 CONFIDENT OF RESULTS

Walter Fisher arrived on yester- days train from lower Goldstream. where he has been doing extensive prospecting for the past two years. The claim upon which he Is doing work is located below the mouth of Nugget creek. At the present time he is running tunnels to ascertain the extent of the paystreak. Walter appears confident as to the results of his operations in that section.
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21

Lloyd Hunter. prospecting on low. CT Goldstream. is in town for a short visit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
ENFORCING DRY
 LAW AT RUBY

The civil authorities at Ruby are endeavoring to uphold the bone dry law and all offenders ars hailsd b.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21
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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19
LAWSON
 GOES UP TRAII.
WILL ENDEAVOR TO MEET THE PARTY BRINGING WILLIAMS
 TO THE HOSPITAL HERE

on a truck owned by the Alaska road commission, which left yester-
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19

1aE morning for Donnelly's to bring in Major Waugh. Frank Lawson. old. tune mining man of this district. took passage for Richardson. His eN- act destination depends upon what new he learns up the trail regarding Harry Williams. who iS being bro, to town with a broken leg MT Lawson ."uIiay,- hat fine injured man should have been in town by this time and is making the trip to meet the party or else ascertain tho cause of the delay.
 Two weeks ago last evening an
 C. truck left here for Richardson with EIam Harnish and Colin Ham Hron, who were to take a polling boa. I'D Shaw creek and bring Williams 'u town in it. II is believed they will arNr within the next few days.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19
SETTINGS ARE STARTED
 ON BEAUTY PORTRAITS

Yesterday afternoon Miss M. E. Jack started on the work of painting in oils the portraits of Miss Marian Creamer and Martin A. Pinska, who were chosen at the dance Saturday evening as the most beautiful woman and popular man in Fairbanks. The work is being done in a studio fit ted up by Miss Jack at the Pioneer hotel and the portraits will probably b. finished early this week.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19

Operators attentTon-Highest pric<s paid for gold dust by the Farmers Bank.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19
VISITING TEAM
 FAILS TO TAKE
 HOME THE MEAT
NENANA LOSES THE TWO GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY LAST GAME OF SERIES WAS ONE OF THE BEST EVER PLAYED HERE BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE.

Returning like for like, the Fair banks ball team won the series play ed here Saturday and Sunday and now the score stands again even, the series played at Nenana having been won by that team A good crowd na- in attendance at all three games aithO thehe were several more at alrho there were several more at at either of the others. The game Saturday. an account of which wa, ~j:en in a previous issue, was more .r less one-sided, the home boys not stfikina their stride until too late 70 save the day
 Neither of the two games Sunday sa~ sineCure for the home team by any means and were won only be cause hey were playing ball every minute of the nine innings One of the best exhibitions of baseball eyer presented On the local diamond was .u up Sunday afternoon when the Nenana team went down to defeat with score of two to five
 owing to the fact that Nenana has aon one series and the home team another. there is now talk of a third being played but nothing definite has yet been arranged. It seems to be the general opinion that this should Ie iomc this season and it is extreme y likely that a third series will be arranged within few weeks.
 In the game called at noon Sunday Taylor took the mound for the visit ing boys with Blakey at the receiving end For the local boys Keene start cd as twirler and Mclaughlin wore the mask At the end of the fourth Kcene was taken out and Fowler went in the box, finishing the game. At the opening of the game Nenana took the field
 In the first inning Fairbanks took the lead, scoring seven times. and the visitors were unable to overcome
 his The final result of the game was II to s, in favor of the local team. The score by innings:
 Fairbanks .7 0 l ? 0 0 O-11 Nenana .......O ? o I o 9 0 O S
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-19
THIRD GAM E.

The fielding of the home boys was the outstanding feature of the last game of the series. Mills took the mound and Mclaughlin guarded home plate. The Nenana battery was Han scn and Blakey Three double plays in the first, fourth and fifth innings, each time putting man out on both frs and second base testifies that the infield of the home team vas on its toes at all times A num- Der of good catches were also made by the fielders. There were but very few errors made by either side, both ,eams doing their utmost to win the game and, thus, the series Hansen, for Nemana, showed up in his old time form The entire visiting team proved themselves to be good ball ulayers and also a bunch of good fellows.
 McMullen on first, Noziglia at sec ond, BidWell on the third sack and NOWloer as shortstop did excellent work in holding the Nenana boys down. Boardman, Cathcart and Keene in the field were always under it when one of the visitors knocked the ball high and far More than once the bases were full and it look cd as if there was every chance that Nenana would scOrr but, aided by the support given him by the rest of the team Mills pulled out of each hole. The score of the game by in nings was:
 Fairbanks ........1 o 0 o 0 ? 1-5 N2nana ..........0 l 0 o l 0-2
 The Girls Rootel club was out to all three games in full force, their comments and kidding" of the play CTS adding much to the entertain mcnt of the crowd.