Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-03

come before the district court al Fair banks next week, no less than seven offenders being up for sentence or trial. Clifford Smith, son of Mir. and Mrs. M. c. Smith of Fairbanks, and who some time ago went to Colorado to attend school, was opearted on for ap- pendicitis recently.
 A fire originating in the basement of the Lavery & Bailey store. at Fair banks, last Sunday morning, caused a loss of 25.0O0. partially covered by in surance. Business was resumed in former store building.
 Lynn Goyne, who has been in the Novikaket country for some time, re- turned to Nenana recently and reports that mining will be conducted on a larger scale in that section than for merly, several outfits moving in.
 The gas boat Good Partner, which broke her moorings at Metlakatla, dur ing the recent heavy storm was found by a revenue cutter battered to pieces on the locks at Point Adams: Her en- zine and fittings were saved.
 w. K. Keller, head of the Fairbanks schools, for the past two years, has been chosen by the Juneau school board to assume the principalship of af the schools in the capital city. The new incumbent is a graduate of the university at Pullman, Washington.
 Fiction writers are now making AL aska in the winter season to secure color for some of their stories. The latest addition to the colony being Mrs. Eleanor Martin, who will wTiteup the country for some of the outside publications.
 All roadhouses on the Chitina-Fair- banks trail have received question naires from the steamship companies relative to the number of tourists that can be accommodated. The steamship companies intend to include the trail in their itinerary of Alaska travel thls summer.
 of patprch11rp Pdnt11n and half owner of the shrimp boat Lieba, recently lost his left arm at the elbow by having it entangled- in the winch on the boat. His misfortune is doubled on account of having lost the other arm some years ago in a shin gle mill.
 The federal grand jury for the 4th division, which was convened on Feb 2, made it's final report to Judge Clegg last Tuesday morning. During it's ses- sion the jury returned fl indictments marked true bills and two mot true bills" Seventy witnesses were exam [ ined while the jury was in session.
 Mining operations in the Salcha dis trict will be in full blast this season, James Stewart, who holds options on number of claims in that district will soon ship to the north 150 tons of machinery for mining purposes. A dragline excavator is included in the outfit.
 The new bridge spanning the Tana- na river at Nenana has been accepted by the commission. The structure is 700 feet long from pier to pier and contains 2,3S1 tons of steel. The bot tom of the span is about 50 feet above low water level, the truss is 96 feet and the width 30 feet. Commenced on October 2, 1922, it was pronounced completed February 22, 1923, with a loss of working time of only five days. A record for construction of huge bridges.
 Thomas H. O'Brien of Kobi, recent ly pleaded guilty to entering the resi- dence of Vivian Howard of Tacotna, in January and stealing about $500 the-efrom. O1Brien was intercepted as he was leaving the country. about 4o miles this side of Kobi and the sum of money tallying to that stolen was found sewed to the inner side of ms undershirt. Commissioner Green tried him on a simple larceny charge, oy consent, and defendant pleaded guilty
 Rev. Richadr Decker, member of the Atlantic Pacific Radio Supply Com pany, is covering the Territory ln the intorests of his company demonstrat-